Ken Cartwright

I was not commenting on the validity of the action taken, only noting that the F-35s saw some action, and that the report didn't even comment on F-35 development history, issues, etc. F-15s were involved as well, so it doesn't look like the action plan was necessarily influenced by the use of F-35s, and they were just being used as a resource.

I apologize if this was posted and I missed it, but it sounds like F-35s saw a little more action in Iraq. http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/f-35s-and-f-15s-just-obliterated-an-entire-iraqi-island-to-root-out-isis-fighters/ar-AAH5Ke6 Also interesting to me is that there wasn't any mention in the story about the F-35s being new, their cost, etc.

My Bandai kit arrived today, and it's in a big box, but yes, it is only about a foot long (about 30.5cm). It includes the opaque parts and some clear parts, and I am not really sure why. The opaque parts have holes for the lights to shine through, and I realize that using the clear parts can provide a different effect, but I am not sure it makes a big enough difference to be worth using them. At least with my skills. The holes with lights inside seem to do pretty well. I have two of the Zvezda kits in my stash that I will build some day, plus another Revell 1/4000 kit, and two Revell Germany Venator kits (one of which I've started on), but none of them will approach the build quality of this kit you're building.

Not only know, but care, too. I think that video would be just as exciting to most movie watchers as the stuff they give us that's over the top - it was well choreographed and had a lot of action, it just wasn't stupid. Thanks for posting!

Back on topic, Madhatter, that's just an amazing amount of detail you're adding. I don't think I have the patience, and I definitely don't have the skill, to do something like that. It's really, really impressive. You seem to know just where to add to build up the detail, but not overwhelm.

I've also got the lighted 1/5000 Bandai Star Destroyer on order, and it should be arriving tomorrow. Other than paint, I'm just going to build it OOB. Here's a video I found about the construction of the lighted kit, and it looks really impressive (I can't read the text, but the video is still very informative):

I had seen the Dauntless trailer before I heard of the Midway movie, and when a friend told me about Midway, I thought he meant Dauntless, especially the way he described it having cheesy CGI planes. Then I realized there were two different Midway movies with cheesy CGI plane animations.

Dunkirk actually did pretty well, grossing over $500M: https://variety.com/2017/film/news/dunkirk-christopher-nolan-box-office-1202559503/ I have only seen one movie from Roland Emmerich that I thought was any good, and that was the original Stargate. I think that CGI can be used in a way that would still serve a serious movie well, they just keep deciding to make it Star Wars when they do it.

I agree with everyone else - it looks great! And also agree on the weathering - just the right amount.

Looks good! And the photos don't look washed out to me.

Hmmm... Dedicated Boy? Delightfully Brainy? Decisive Businessman? What could it be...what could it be... 😄

I didn't hear how this went, but it's a cool idea: https://alltogether.swe.org/2019/07/participate-in-a-global-rocket-launch-on-july-16-2019/ Join the Global Rocket Launch! WHO: everyone with access to a model rocket, purchased or homemade WHEN: 9:32 a.m. EDT (US) on July 16, 2019 WHERE: anywhere in the world WHY: to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch

Again, very nice! I love the shot of it next to the BoP.

Great photos, and it looks like an impressive event! Thanks for posting!

Very nice! And looking at your masking reminds me of why my stuff never looks as good as what I see here - I just don't have the precision skill to get the sharply cut and shaped masks like that (among other deficiencies that I have) :).