Just rushed home and started on fine-tuning the programming for the lighting. I have cancelled the idea of using bi-colour Red/White LEDs and a switch (where the lights in the cargo hold turns from Red to white when the ramp is lowered) and went back to basics. So, now I just have some flickering twin […]
So, you got your Round2 Eagle…
Fresh from the pages of Round2, here is a very good guide in making your Eagle look good. (I did not know the tip about using a business card!) http://www.round2models.com/workbench/space-1999-eagle
Dreamforge’s Stuka Zu Fuss
This will be Dreamforge’s first vehicle, the Stuka Zu Fuss? Sounds and looks familiar? Well, it was based on the German World War II SdKfz 251 halftrack with rockets. But now, its ‘updated’ as an APC ans has gigantic wheels instead of the caterpillar tracks. So, looking at the Kickstarter site, this is a go. […]
Sasha the Welding Girl
This is the latest news coming from Industria Mechanika. Sasha, the sexy Welding Girl who keeps your 1/35 armoured vehicles and your 1/20 Ma.K suits from falling apart is now going to be available in plastic. Yes, you read that right, folks. ‘Going to be’ as Michael Fichtenmayer has announced that she is i a […]
Mos Eisley Spaceport. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious – Obi Wan Kenobi
While searching for the Falcon’s actual Engine grill detail, I happen across this wonderful map of Mos Eisley as drawn by John R. Mullaney. Although this looked like a ‘Where’s Waldo’ map, look carefully and you can see Sith ship here: http://www.thetopdraw.com/view/images/uploads/mos-eisley_1362755195.jpg But this one is from the copy of the Star Wars cutaway book.http://static2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110307194536/starwars/images/2/20/Mos_Eisley_map.jpg […]