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We almost have enough team members for 3 separate projects- with an average of four participants each. (Move one of the Canadian contingent over to the first step in the Northeast group, and there's 4 exactly in each.) Start the process on January 1. Each participant has 1 month to work, document, a...

Lonewolf wrote:I'm happy to work with Matt . . . as long as the model doesn't end up becoming a huge robot with machine-gun breasts.

Been there, done that. I'm trying to avoid working blue for awhile- don't want to be typecast.

Okay, I'm in- but this time, I'd prefer to be closer to the end of the line...

I'm in Kansas, so a Midwest group would be good.

With tracking.

Started another round, sent it off without tracking, it never got there.

I'm usually in for something like this, but I'd like some guarantee that it won't disappear like my last two entries.

How long has it been since you stripped it? I'd let it sit in a warm area for a few days and see what happens, may take a bit for the surface to dry out and all of the solvents to de-gas properly. I've stripped vinyl kits with lacquer thinner and it won't leave the surface tack and will also dry it...

I got a vinyl Horizon Space Jockey as a "rehab" project. Here's the issue: the previous builder tried to use rattlecan spray paint on the base, and now, after an extensive Simple Green soak and scrub, the vinyl is still "sticky". It feels like it's soft and tacky; however, the su...

My local Dollar Store sells glow-stick type necklaces that have rounded-corner plastic rectangular tubing as a protective insert.

Hey! My Aves didn't set- after 18 hours, it was still wet! Will cold or atmospheric moisture cause longer set times?

Of course, another method is to use AVES putty. Make sure the two parts are mixed well. Use a flat edge (I like using either a mini-spatula, an orange-wood stick, or even a plain old popsicle stick) and some alcohol to pack it into the hole, and smooth it level with the fuselage. You can smooth it f...

Okay, so now we've got it in the LHS in both the bottle and the rattlecan (both 500 and 1000)- any difference in effectiveness? Any warnings/advice on the rattlecan version (I imagine it's probably easier to cover large areas)?

I have the same question, about Mr. Surfacer 1000! (My LHS just got some in, and from the way everyone talks about this stuff, it sounds like all I should have to do is wave the bottle over the model and it will magically be healed...) Do you thin it? If so, what do you thin it with? Any specific ad...

I would have liked to see small plastic replicas of actual flying rockets--a 1/1000 USS Atlantis TOS Hmm.. PMC in reverse. Plastruct does offer various sizes of tubes as well as sheet plastic. We do end up with an extra pair of nacelles from the PL kit too... I'm still working on mine ... She's cur...

Eh, it's all water under the bridge.