Scrub a dub dub...

Simple Green, stiff brush and a gentle hand to clean the metacube resin...

Bad SAFS. Poor Fuchiko.

After a nice dinner last night with friends at their home, some bad ass SAFS came out...

Poor Fuchiko san. 

Back from Nippon- Ma.K Modelers Showcase Vol.9

I arrived the night before the show. And didnt realize just how thectrip and time difference tweaked that until i adjusted. Weeee!

Here are just a few of the photos from the exhibition. All the photos I took can be found at Struschie Ma.K's Flicker account- http://www.flickr.com/photos/struschie/sets/72157638126441153/

Some of my builds -

                                Photo courtesy of  Yasushi Shimizu.

 

                                            Dora

                                                      Ketzer variant.

                                            Mel.

                                            AFS variant.

                                            Fireball.

                                            Moon Archie.

                                                   Chatting about how I painted my Kangaroo.

                                                      Kangaroo.

                                                Rapoon.  Photo courtesy of Kow Yokoyama.

                                       Oskar. Photo courtesy of Kow Yokoyama.

                                        The award from Model Graphix- proud that I recieved this for the Oskar.

                                       My collection of builds. Photo courtesy of  Yasushi Shimizu.

                                                      Kow Yokoyama and Makoto "Max" Watanabe are down 
                                                      with my Pelican.


Some of Kevin's works

                                                Kevin's Munny. Photo courtesy of Kow Yokoyama.

                                                      Kevin's Raptor. Photo courtesy of Yasushi Shimizu.

                                                 Kevin's KK. He won the Kow Yokohama prize for it.

Other modeler's works

                                                      This was one of the coolest builds. Sorry, but I don't know 
                                                      the modelers name. 

                                                      This RC walker created by Shinsuke Kiyomoto was 
                                                      the bomb!

                                                  Gentledudes who received acknowledgements.

Artist and Ma.K maker, Do Ho Suh in the Wall Street Journal

Not only a sculptor whose work can be see around the world, but a fellow who has a long time love for Ma.K. He's the gentleman behind Hexa Models - http://www.hexamodel.com

Check out the WSJ article and note the Ma.K kits Kow is credited for - 
Artist Do Ho Suh Explores the Meaning of Home

The kitty told me to

Moving right along, though in a different direction, I'm now building a Raccoon variant. Heavier armor and looking stance, the idea is it runs with A8/R8s and is a field conversion.
Thanks for the extra parts in other kits, Kow. ;)

Please note the extension of the hip armor using plastic card and that kitty are not included.

Start me up! Woow!

Back from Japan, and now feeling awake. I was jonezing to work on a kit while there and frankly, the only reason I wanted to come home...

But first, tighten up the bench....