Danny Lectro

Have you seen the teaser JJ Arms released for Star Wars VII, which was a tracking shot of the exterior of the Millennium Falcon, eventually coming to a rest on a model of the Tumbler Batmobile fixed to a recess on the underside?

Depeche Mode, "Personal Jesus". Was also covered by Marilyn Manson.

Here's another one that featured a Cobra, but this show was not named after the car:

Joe: That is some dedication, right there. Looking very good, especially so knowing that you are new to using this technique. Miles: Very interesting. I look forward to seeing more. Brayden: Looking forward to seeing more of your Harley and trailer as well. I have a pic of the little bit I've done on this build. I hope this posts properly, I'm posting from a tablet right now, and the image tags don't always work with it. I have broken down the Frame Architect and fixed up most of the seams. I am also looking to see what other sub-assemblies can be put together in advance. Unfortunately, some of the outer armor bits have to assembled around the frame, whichwill make seam removal and painting harder. I will see if any of those tricky sub-assemblies can be put together and then modified to slip into the frame after being glued, puttied and painted. The sub-assembly on the upper left hand corner of the cutting mat is the mecha's flight pack, and yes, it does look like a caricature of a drone aircraft, particularly like an MQ-9 Reaper UAV... ... but with a jet engine in place of the prop. Yes, I think this is stupid. I don't know how something with such tiny wings and one tiny jet engine could provide enough lift and thrust for a 50+ foot tall giant robot. I have a 1/144 scale B-2 stealth bomber somewhere in my stash, I want to see if it is a good size to make a better flight pack for the mecha. I would block off the cockpit windows, and perhaps try to beef up the jet engines. Maybe I'll finish up the original flight pack and display it as some kind of drone wingman for the mecha.

Is it "Cobra"?

Enthusiasm. Perfect description.

And we have a winnah!

I say this a s a fan of Dave Grohl: You're right, he's not a great drummer. His drumming with Nirvana was very powerful, but very basic. I think he turned out to be a much better guitarist and songwriter, when he started the Foo Fighters project.

Is it "Midnight Special"?

Correct!

Thank you, Joe. I also have to thank you for starting this community build project. You and the other contributors have helped to get me out of a slump that lasted far too long.

I had originally planned to work on a car model next, but as I was looking through my stash, none of my car kits were really calling out to me. As I continued to look around, my eyes fell on this: The SA-17 Rapier Zephyr from Kotobukiya's Frame Arms series. Frame Arms is a series of original designs, all based around a gimmick the manufacturer calls the Frame Architect: The Frame Architect comes pre-assembled in the kit box... ...but I really wish it wasn't. It has gaps and sprue scars all over it, so I have to disassemble it so I can clean it up before painting. Fortunately, it doesn't come glued, so I just have to get a knife in between the parts to get them separated. I don't have any of my own photos,yet, but at this point I'm just using the cement-weld technique to glue the parts and fill seams. When the cement dries, I will sand off the excess cement to hopefully leave a smooth surface. I think I will paint this similar to the gray low-visibility scheme used on some modern combat aircraft.

That is a great idea, and very well executed. Nice job!

Thank you, Wayne. That's very kind of you. Brayden, I agree. Bring it on!

Yes, Hoax Slayer is an excellent resource. I also use Snopes, Facecrooks and Naked Security by Sophos. All of these groups have Facebook pages, so if you're on FB, you can read about all the latest scams in your news feed.

Thank you, Joe. I may end up contributing something else before the deadline, but I think my next project will be a model car. Please use the fifth photo from my post in the intro post. Thanks!

Nice work on that cockpit, Joe. It's amazing how much impact some weathering can have. Well, I think I'm done. Wayne, thanks again for your advice on the yellow lines. I did as you suggested, and I think it worked well. It even gives a bit of a 3-D effect. I was originally going to also follow your advice on using a 50/50 mix of black and German grey for the fabric parts of Batman's costume, but when I sprayed on a base coat of Tamiya flat black, I noticed it had a greyish cast and fabric-like texture. I tried painting the body-armor with Citadel chaos black, which dried to a matte finish that I thought made for a nice contrast to the dead-flat black base. It took a few sessions to finish painting the all the body armor panels, but I got it done. The bat-symbol was painted with Tamiya semi-gloss black (which, of course, can't be seen now that the figure has been attached to the bike), the utility belt was painted with Tamiya gold leaf and a wash of Citadel chestnut wash, the face was painted with Citadel elf flesh, the lips were highlighted with some Citadel chestnut wash, and the blank white eyes are Citadel skull white. The trailing edge of the cape was thinned out with my Dremel before painting. The Tamiya flat black works great to replicate fabric, but it just can not be handled. It will absorb the slightest bit of skin oils, even if you just washed your hands, and turn into a semi-gloss finish. I bought an IMEX display case to keep people's grubby hands off, sanded off any mold lines from the base and polished it. I glued on a piece of dark grey sandpaper, and added double yellow lines as discussed previously. I drew a line with black CA glue to represent asphalt patch (the glue is still wet in these photos) and stuck on some crumpled pieces of BMF and frisket backing paper to make some litter. I ground some Tamiya Weathering Master oil stain pastel into the sandpaper in a few spots. Once again, thanks everyone for the advice and comments during this build.

Hi, Garry. I really like what you are doing here. Great job on the scratch-built roof!

Wow, Paul. That looks really good!

Okay, I edited my post to not be so confrontational. It went too far. I also apologize for making unfounded assumptions. So, do you have experience with Photoshop? I'd honestly like to know. I'd also like to know if your "Because he said so" remark was based on an assumption I didn't have a legitimate reason for my judgement on whether something was Photoshopped.

Now, I agree with you on that one. I can see a mostly grown tree holding up a car. I don't think a sapling could lift a car, even if the car had been stripped of ALL driveline, suspension and interior parts. However, I can comfortably entertain the idea that I might be wrong. (Edited for incorrect autocorrects.)

I haven't ruled out the possibility of the first image being Photoshopped. However, you haven't ruled out the possibility of it being genuine, either. Quite a few people here have presented perfectly reasonable explanations, which you are outright refusing to entertain. If it's a Photoshop job, it's a dang good one, rivaling the work of folks I've worked with who have been professional graphic artists for years. The image of the car up a tree looks like the tree and car came from images with different resolutions. To my eyes, the tree looks sharper than the car. I'd like to know if you have any experience working in Photoshop, Danno.

Now that one, is definitely 'shopped.

I know you were being sarcastic, Harry. My point - which I think you missed - is, I don't think your sarcastic point ruled out this being a genuine image.