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John Byrne
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If anyone is curious...
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Gundars Berzins
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I like your modification JB, looks great. Going to get another bookend too?
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John Byrne
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There’s a same-sized Superman, but I don’t like the face.
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Michael Hogan
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Can you provide a link to him, JB? Thanks.
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John Byrne
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Plunging deeper into plastic model madness, I’ve ordered 1:32 scale kits of a B-24 and a Lancaster. Both have wingspans of about 38”, so I’ll be rearranging the planes hanging from my studio ceiling to get these monsters suspended. I fretted about buying these for a while, mostly intimidated by the paint jobs. Then it dawned on me that several of the pre-constructed models I already have are bare aluminum or stretched canvas painted silver. No exterior paint details or decals. So that will make things MUCH easier. A sidebar to this has been prowling around some modeling sites, checking comments on these particular kits. I was prepared for the usual “this line of rivets is 1000th of a centimeter too high” malarkey, but WOW, I was not prepared for the psycho-ward intensity of some of those people. They make the most rabid comic fanboys look calm and reasonable!!
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John Byrne
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Can you provide a link to him, JB? Thanks.•• Hm. Can't seem to find it. Maybe I should ease up on the peyote. . .
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John Byrne
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Somewhat grudgingly, I like this...
...tho it perpetuates that rather silly concept of "1940s versions" of characters actually DESIGNED in the 1940s!!
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Paul W. Sondersted, Jr.
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Marc Baptiste: “Paul,
Forgive my ignorance, but what is that figure? Looks cool!
Thanks”
Hi Marc, That’s a Balrog from Weta. They created a line of figures based on the film versions. I’m working on completing the set of 18 figures (IIRC). 4 more to go!
See my post a couple of pages back for more wordage from me.
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John Byrne
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Just noticed this on Amazon. Probably the closest to capturing the CRAZY of Dark Phoenix I've seen, cartooniness notwithstanding.
Got the chest emblem right, too!
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Bill Mimbu
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Collect all 110 issues of Deagostini's "Thunderbirds Secret Base" magazine to build a diorama model of Tracy Island, complete with LED lights and motorized gimmicks:
Deagostini Thunderbirds Secret Base Website
The first 2 issues are roughly $5 and $10 USD, and after that it goes up to $18.
Tempting, but not sure where I'd find the room to put the completed version...
Edited by Bill Mimbu on 14 January 2020 at 1:15pm
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Ryan Maxwell
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$1959 before any taxes and shipping charges?!?
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Bill Mimbu
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Spread out over 2-3 years, yup.
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