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Matsuo
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This is the Halcyon kit pretty much straight out of the box.
Quick and dirty build, that's how I roll. 
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temponaut
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| Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:10 pm Post subject: |
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Nice build, Matt! Great paintwork and weathering. The custom base is excellent, too. It adds a sense of atmosphere/location.
I wish my quick and dirty builds came out looking like yours. Mine just look like they were built quickly and, well, dirtily. 
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What are we gonna do NOW man? What are we gonna DO?! Game over man! The transmitter was on the APC, it's WASTED! Bishop should go! You can count ME out! I was gettin' SHORT! Now I'm gonna buy it on this ROCK! Aint' FAIR man!  |
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Hudson! this little girl survived longer than that, with no weapons and no training!
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phase pistol
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Why don't you put her in charge?  |
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joberg
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| Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 6:36 am Post subject: |
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| Good build Matsuo! Love when people take picture outside...natural light is unbeatable! |
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Matsuo
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| Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 7:49 am Post subject: |
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Thanks guys, I really enjoyed building this, i wanted to adjust the wheels to show the four-wheel steering but thought better of it, if I do another I probably will. I also wanted to add lights.
I wasn't too thrilled about the amber colored glass but I worked with what I had. I actually masked the window and sprayed it with dullcoat so you ghet the telltale clean/dirty wiper path.
I didnt realize those pix were so small here are a couple larger ones showing the turret.
Now I just got to find another one... or two...
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| Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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Beautiful work mate. Your attention to detail is the perfect balance of the correct scale and the correct amount of distressing..
I always loved this vehicle. It reminds me of the troop carriers I drove around in for years and years. We had huge ass stereo systems blasting away in the interiors as well as the finest pin-up material plastered on the inside walls....
Cheers for sharing!
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| Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 6:52 am Post subject: |
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Staar you described my heavy transport to a tee: weapons? Check. Pin-ups? Check. Loud music? Check.
By the way, and not to diminish Matsuo quality job, Raytheon, at www.resinilluminati.com , second page of the Sci-fi models page, did a 1/16 UPC transport with lit interior Check it out. |
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Mike Rush
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| Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 8:08 am Post subject: |
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Nice build Matt! Could you clarify this please:
| Matsuo wrote: | | I wasn't too thrilled about the amber colored glass but I worked with what I had. |
Do you mean your Halcyon kit came with an amber windscreen? I've never heard of that before.
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Matsuo
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Correct, I believe all the re-relaease halcyon APC's had amber plastic and not clear. Unless mine was a fluke.
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| Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 12:23 am Post subject: |
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That looks terrific, Matsuo. I'm not sure about the clear glass; I had an original APC when they were first released, and I remember the glass was kind of smokey amber look to it; then I scrapped it as I was in my early teens and the paintjob I did on it wasn't that good. I bought another several years later and that too was amber, though I noticed the plastic out the box had a greener look to it.
I had a dropship too when I was 13, but I er... ...dropped it. So I bought that again several years later. That was a great little kit. The second one I bought is still boxed and unbuilt in storage round my folks place in England. Gonna build it one day! |
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That is sweet!!!!  love the colors.. great job!!!!!
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| Nice job, Matt. |
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