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It looks like it would be a tough job since the LED is gooped to the hinged assembly, and there's not much room inside to do soldering and replacing unless you disassemble the whole top section. That could be a can of worms, since you'd need to take it apart and put it back together without...

HEY LES! (Re: BIG CHAP collectible figure) Hey, Les-- congrats! You did a great job with Ripley and really captured the essence of the young Ms.Weaver (foxy!). I've been following this thread since I ordered my BC (not yet received), and despite the talk, haven't been put off by any of the...

(Actually, Predators were imagined on Earth by human beings.) As for the other stuff, hey-- you're entitled to an opinion! I prefer to riff on a theme and don't attempt to sculpt the unimaginable. Heck, I wouldn't mind seeing your totally original & imaginative concept art though.

Good eyes! Yepper...it's a sight gag. I don't take this stuff very seriously, and I make what's fun for me to make (instead of doing the artsy-fartsy with a truly imaginative breatabago-less predomama with mini-dreads in her armpits).

You mean... Predators aren't Fantasy??? :google

I've been slowly assembling my AQ kit, and I'm documenting the build in a series of articles here: https://jbwid.com/art75a.htm I'm not building it according to "the plan", but page 3 shows a size comparison with the HT Powerloader. (IMO, Queenie shoulda whupped Ripley, but that wouldn't have...

I dunno... based on this reference pic, they all look inaccurate to me: :lol

Man, you are sooooo smart!!! Yes, you're right. In fact, I noticed that one of the sockets for a spike actually does have a tiny hole through to the interior, so that's where I'll pour my resin. (It's a couple months old but it appears to be okay, and this is a good way to use it before it goes...

They did a fantastic casting job, and I was pleasantly surprised that they cleaned up the castings so well-- that's time consuming work that I don't particularly enjoy. I'm glad I got in on this early because the molds are soooo fresh and crisp! I wondered about the torso too, since it's...

Sheesh, then you'd just want one posed next to a scantily-clad lass wearing thigh-high leather boots! :whip

Yep, it's big... and beautiful! I think the real challenge is going to be assembly, not painting. The thing is heavy with an unusual weight distribution: Mr. Winston didn't do us (modelers) any favors with the cool but unique design! The resin is very strong (with embedded wire in thin...

Some of you might be interested in this rare shot of her... uh...cat. (Bejezofrackalmighty!!! That's a censored word??? You've gotta be kiddin' me! :huh) -Jim

Here's a couple more of the the guys: Nothing new on the yellow one, but I made the DC-15a rifle for the red one this AM. It's a 1:6 MG34 stock & receiver screwed to an upside-down E-11 blaster (aka Sterling SMG). I Googled for reference photos and to my surprise, there weren't very many...

I don't think that photos would help as much as describing the process (since all the grinding's on the inner surfaces and hard to photo): Basically, I used a rounded-tip cutter to grind along the edges to make them thinner. The edge has a thicker "lip" and you can easily monitor how much...

Thanks! I'm also partial to the design of the 2nd version helmet, but there are a lot of customizing possibilities if you're not squeamish about desecrating valuable collectibles. Yesterday's Clone Wars cartoon showed the version 1 helmets with lights, and you can always dress it up with a...