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Joined: 30/07/2015 Posts: 20 Points: 60 Location: Spotswood, NJ
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Hello all! I'm about to get my 3rd month's worth of parts (issues 9-12) and wanted to start a diary here. I feel that I'll never complete this because every time I check out someone else's build I want to add/change/detail something more! I'm not a pro builder and I just got back into model building after some time away so I am relearning a lot of skills that I forgot. I also did a lot of work on Halloween props and projects like a mostly cardboard R2-D2, the lifecycle of a Xenomorph Alien and soon will be building the Anovos original trilogy Stormtrooper armor kit. If interested in some pics of that stuff check out my Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/avant1963/albumsTo kick off my build diary here is my cockpit work in progress (still need some clean up and weathering on the back seats and a little more detail here and there) and the hold couch.    Really enjoying checking out everyone's builds and hope I can add more to forums! Cheers!
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Welcome to the forum  I know what you mean about wanting to keep changing things, I started off going with a dirty interior but after doing clean corridors I decided I preferred it which now means I have to go back and redo the hold  Your cockpit is looking really cool  Oh and I love your R2D2 
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Welcome to the Forum Avant love the weathering Rgd Martyn Building ?
Completed. Soliei Royal . Sovereign of the Seas . Virginia . Scotland . San Felipe . Corel vasa , Santisima Trinadad X section , Vasa
Next Build ?
When sailors have good wine, They think themselves in heaven for the time. John Baltharpe
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Joined: 30/01/2013 Posts: 4,604 Points: 13,607 Location: Monmouthshire UK
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Welcome to Modelspace, Avant You've made a great start on this one! Steve
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Welcome to the forum and enjoy your build, some very nice work there  Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Welcome to the forum, looks like you're off to a great start.... Regards Alan
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Rank: Beginner Level 3 Groups: Registered
Joined: 30/07/2015 Posts: 20 Points: 60 Location: Spotswood, NJ
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davetwin - thanks for your kind words on my Artoo - he adorns my bar and will soon be flanked by my Anovos Stormtrooper armor! Thanks for the warm welcome everyone else. Doing my best to meet the crazy standards that you guys do here. Some awesome work I keep looking at for inspiration!  BTW - I blame this forum for my digression on the hold couch - the more I see everyone doing more the accurate ANH couch the more I wanted to pull off the last four back cushions (even though I spent the time to putty the backs and sand them down). So I just yanked them off and starting to putty the holes to make the more screen accurate end of the couch. Thanks everyone for making more work for me!  Seriously though - this forum is such a wealth of talent and inspiration you guys can do nothing but make me a better model builder. Thanks!
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That's the great thing about this forum, the members continue to inspire and help others and helps make this the best forum out there.... .. Will be following your progress.... Regards Alan
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Joined: 08/05/2015 Posts: 239 Points: 693 Location: Wisconsin
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Excellent work. And in total agreement that this forum has incredible talent. Kinda scary for a newb like me.
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Joined: 17/12/2013 Posts: 3,982 Points: 11,974 Location: NY, USA
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Looks great avant1963
Welcome to the forum. I am forum support for USA so let me know if I can help in any way
Carl
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Very nice work Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Very nice work Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Rank: Beginner Level 3 Groups: Registered
Joined: 30/07/2015 Posts: 20 Points: 60 Location: Spotswood, NJ
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Past the point of no return on the hold couch...   Need to wait for the putty to dry and then repaint the whole thing and re-weather.
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Rank: Pro  Groups: Registered
Joined: 06/08/2015 Posts: 276 Points: 817 Location: Monrovia, Ca
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Nice work. Can't wait to see the end result. Current Builds: HMS Sovereign of the Seas /// Lamborghini Countach /// Eaglemoss BTTF DeLorean
Finished Builds: Millennium Falcon
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Joined: 09/06/2015 Posts: 76 Points: 228 Location: Lancaster, CA
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Way to be creative. Tamiya 1/32 P-51D, Revell 1/32 Bf 109G-6 x2 1/32 P-51B, 1/32 Trumpeter Bf109K-4, 1/32 Hasegawa Bf 109E, Testors 1/32 F-117, RMF 1/35 Tiger 1
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Rank: Beginner Level 3 Groups: Registered
Joined: 30/07/2015 Posts: 20 Points: 60 Location: Spotswood, NJ
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Starting the long, hard slog... Going to go with the Tamiya Deck Tan that Davetwin used. Just need to spend a lot of time sanding little pads. 
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The tamiya deck tan is a great choice and gives a good finish, to be fair I probably over exaggerated the sanding part, just take your time and you'll be fine
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Rank: Beginner Level 3 Groups: Registered
Joined: 30/07/2015 Posts: 20 Points: 60 Location: Spotswood, NJ
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I know this isn't Falcon-related but it is a major step in my goal to learn painting techniques, weathering and up my skills in model-making so I can build the best Falcon I can. With a lot of help and inspiration from this group I've finished my first plastic model build in probably 10-15 years - the first using almost all airbrushing and a heavy amount of weathering. Here is my Cylon Centurion:    My next non-Falcon build will be a Red-5 X-Wing so I can practice hull painting and weathering before moving on the Falcon plates. Thanks for bearing with non-Falcon pics - I'm just pretty happy with my progress over the past year and wanted to show off to a group of builders that have inspired me.
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I hope you're pleased with your efforts because that does look like a job well done. The size of the Falcon does make it a daunting bit of kit to work on  Persoanlly I will be waiting for all the bottom parts to be attached then I will paint it, others are doing one panel at a time.
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Joined: 27/06/2011 Posts: 434 Points: 1,309 Location: milton keynes
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very nice job Avant1963 you should be very proud, super job regards dan Built - MP4/23, Zero, Deagostini Falcon, Model Airways 1903 Wright Flyer, Senna Mp4/4.
Working - Mclaren M23 1/8th scale to complement the Deagostini MP4/23 & Mp4/4
on the bench, Model Airways Sopwith Camel.
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