wow Hagoth what a fantastic idea, to be able to build one of Katsu's models sounds just fantastic can't wait to see what the end result on this turns out like
have a great day to you and your family, I would also like to give thanks and gratitude to your ancestors
Thank you very much for you kind words.
Yeah, on the build thread someone mentioned it would be great to have this as a kit and I thought, ... I could do that...
Now to find time.
I'm happy to hear that.
You said it wrong !!! Or missed a couple of words out !!!
Now I HAVE to find time :lol I think is the correct phrase
:darnkids My motto.
Time is not the thing to find, it's the thing you make.
Ha ha! I can accept that. :lol Actually the phrase is a statement of determination. Maybe a more appropriate emoji would have been -> :devil
Since I just added this to the priority list something has to give... mechanized 1:17 X-Wing going on hold... again. Hence...
Man I need to retire. Katsu is blessed.
Hey! Retirement is wonderful!!
You can really enjoy it, I can tell.:lol
I hear you on the retirement !! I'm only 49 can wait to retire, I'm busy building as we speak, weekends are a godsend especially when the wife is working ( no ear bashing over the mess and noise ) Katsu definitely has it easy !!! Bento boxes, katsu curry business, model building all day and a spot of house work !!! ahhh to be in katsu's shoes :lol
I say again, retirement is wonderful. That's for sure.
I'm having rather busy days. Everything started on 6 am.
1. 0600: Wake up and make the bed.
2. 0610: Get to the kitchen and start cooking a bento for my wife and daughter. (Of course, I wash my hands and face before I do that)
3. 0645: Clean the room and help her wash clothes.
4. 0700: Check the TV and have some breakfast.
5. 0745: Send off my wife with a smile. Salute!
6. 0800: Get to my work shack and start to build.
7: 1300: Have some lunch.
8. 1300: Post up some progress photos on the RPF.
7. 1400: Take a little nap or watch some movie or TV show on Netflix or Hulu or play any games.
8. 1600: Get to the supermarket and buy foods for dinner.
7. 1700: Start cooking the dinner.
8. 1830: Welcome my wife with a smile.
9. 1845: Serve her a glass of cold beer or cocktail with some snack and listen to her bitching about her office and colleague with a smile.
Accompany her jogging sometimes to secure her safety. (or secure safety of neighbours from her)
10. 1930: Serve dinner.
11. 2030: Put the dishes in the dishwasher.
12. 2100: Take a shower or bath.
13. 2200: Get to the bed and sleep like dead.
I say again, retirement is wonderful. :lol
I love the fighter. Very cool kitbash!
The new window frames also look perfect for the starship
Thank you very much, blakeh1-san.
Here are some updates.
I wanted to put a large radar dome on the nose.
So I made it
Using a 1 mm thick aluminum sheet. Heat it up and slowly cool it down.
This is the tool I used for this. I found this in my tool box. Maybe this was a part of a furniture or lighting device or something.There is a proper tool here in Japan we called 'Bouzu' but 'professional use' is very expensive.
'Bouzu' means Japanese monk. Also means a clean shaved head not a baled head.
I used a couple of vice to hold it.
And hammering with a small hammer.
20 minutes of so, It's been done.
Sanded and polished a bit.
The diameter of a hemisphere depends on a size of Bouzu and aluminum plate.
The important thing is, don't use thin aluminum sheet. You should use at least 1 mm thick one..
Since I needed a certain tone of color, I used a liquid of metal finish.
Scribed some lines.
This is it for today.
Thank you very much for looking.
Katsu