dora9 Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Good show Red 5! Shawn M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted June 1, 2018 Author Share Posted June 1, 2018 funny you should mention that Andre....its taken me FOREVER to figure out that the color and number of stripes on the wings indicate who is who dora9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringleheim Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 The X-wing looks great! Regarding Bandai and their engineering... I wish other top model companies would adopt some of Bandai's approach to engineering a kit. Bandai has figured out how to create outstanding fit and finish while not diminishing detail...in a snap together construction. That technology could be VERY useful in a more traditional kit of an airplane or tank in certain areas. The whole kit need not be "snap together" but there are areas in every build where it would be really useful to not have to muck around with glue to attach parts. Bandai can get it done...why not Tamiya or Dragon or anyone else? Heck, I wish Bandai would launch an assault on the model industry with traditional 1/72, 1/48, 1/32 aircraft kits and 1/35 armor kits. Bandai is at the very top of the model ladder, it's just that a lot of builders don't know it, largely b/c Bandai focuses on Gundam and sci-fi, and a lot of older builders aren't into that. BloorwestSiR and Shawn M 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringleheim Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 "stay on target" Shawn M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 Very nice X-wing Shawn! Brian, they're a slippery slope. Once you build one, especially if it's a stress relief build you want to do more. I've got their Falcon in all three scales that they do: 1/350, 1/144, and 1/72. The detail that they pull off in their molding is incredible. Tamiya is probably glad they stick to Sci-fi stuff. Carl Shawn M and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted June 4, 2018 Author Share Posted June 4, 2018 thanks gang! I agree about their engineering, molding and detail. As I built it I kept wondering, why can bandai do this and no one else can? LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Texan Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 Hey, very slick Shawn! Shawn M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 I really wish that blue on your Cobra, was a better match for my Meade. I have a new finder scope that badly needs a re-paint. I do have a few Testors blue lacquers that I can try though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted July 31, 2018 Author Share Posted July 31, 2018 repaint the whole thing then, no need to color match! LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 29 minutes ago, Shawn M said: repaint the whole thing then, no need to color match! Not necessarily looking for a match, as such, just something close. I think the Star Spangled Blue might just do the trick, and I have a three pack of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted September 10, 2018 Author Share Posted September 10, 2018 had a great weekend with my non LSP builds! mpk, LSP_K2, Daniel460 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Good job, Shawn, and congrats on the wins. Shawn M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 On 11/8/201 race cars need stripes... I could hear Shaka in my head saying "Man up Shawn.....do it...." So, I did. With calipers and machinist ruler in hand I laid out stripes and painted 'em on! with my confidence boosted and all the tools out, I forged on time for a bourbon With a lovely colour and finish such as this, surely a spiced rum over a bourbon? Shawn M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted September 13, 2018 Author Share Posted September 13, 2018 lol, Im a bourbon, rye whisky fan these days still have a tipple of rum from time to time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 There's no accounting for taste. :p BTW. I really have enjoyed reading through your thread. Great work Shawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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