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1 hour ago, Glitterwolf said:

 

 

@haldir There is a model kit from this from MPC.

 

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Yah I have it, but the mold is so old that I'll purchase one from Aoshima in the near future. I just wish the LED board was still available. If you can find that it, major bucks involved......

 

Millennium Falcon & the X-Wing are up there on the list, as SW was my favorite as kid. Ecto-1 from the original Ghostbusters is a favorite as well. The original Star Trek Enterprise is a favorite as well. Being a kid of the 70s, I guess I really don't have a favorite, I just like em all!

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2 hours ago, Corsair said:

Quizzle for today, 27 August 2020: What is your favorite vehicle from movies, books tv, etc?

TNG Enterprise.  Instant hot tea (Earl Grey, hot!) and food and a holodeck are all I need... 

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3 hours ago, Corsair said:

Quizzle for today, 27 August 2020: What is your favorite vehicle from movies, books tv, etc?

OK... there were a LOT on my list. But I decided on the one I like to fly. 

It has seriously been a while since I flew an LDR, I might have to challenge the hubby.

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TV Serenity from Firefly.

Movies: Galaxy Quest Starship

Gaming: Battletech Warhammer (Hot Hammer with only lasers and PPCs)

Books: Starship Troopers battlesuit.  (It would be nice if they made this into a movie)  (Yes I have seen the movie they made with the same name but that was Beau Geste in an SF skin.  Where were the suits that jumped you miles and shot H-Bomb grenades?)

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3 hours ago, Corsair said:

Quizzle for today, 27 August 2020: What is your favorite vehicle from movies, books, tv, etc?


For the legendary name AND iconic looks AND incredible durability: USS Enterprise from classic Star Trek. 
 

 

(I can only remember one instance where the artificial gravity failed, and that was due to sabotage. It was hammered by ginormous energy blasts, swallowed by space creatures, slammed into galactic energy barriers at least four times, and that gravity never shut-down....that was a tough ship.)


 

1 hour ago, Rahz said:

TNG Enterprise.  Instant hot tea (Earl Grey, hot!) and food and a holodeck are all I need... 

I would consider 1701D an acceptable 2nd choice. 

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2 hours ago, Glitterwolf said:

 

I was very wary of getting one since I'm basically A-technical, but I found the Elegoo Mars to be almost plug and play.
 

With the help of youtube one can learn how to use the chitubox for supports and scaling very quickly.

I think you can manage!

Thanks for the recommendation. 
 

Actually, the chitubox software is the least concerning thing. There have been instances where I have been on the Google Hangouts with @knarthex, he has shared his screen with chitubox going, and I have acted like tech support when he was trying to figure out some issues with scaling and rotating. 

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4 hours ago, Corsair said:

Quizzle for today, 27 August 2020: What is your favorite vehicle from movies, books tv, etc?

Most of my life I'd have said a 68 Camaro, or maybe a 67 GTO.

Now I'm more into the older stuff, 50s cruisers or my current favorite if you asked me today (which you did!): the 36 Deusenberg Model J. I have such a low commute, if I had a place to securely park it at work I'd use it as my 3 season car and keep my FJ for snow months.

 

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edited to add: oops, misunderstood the question. I guess a Star Destroyer would be nice to kick around in.

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Probably the USS Akron, or it’s sister ship the Macon.  They were flying aircraft carriers, with a complement of 4-5 biplane fighters that were launched and recovered with hooks.  

 

There are some newsreel footage videos on YouTube.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTGBFY82Gik

 

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The one surviving Curtis F9C Sparrowhawk hook-on fighter is at the Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy facility at Dulles Airport, painted for the Macon.

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5 hours ago, Corsair said:

Quizzle for today, 27 August 2020: What is your favorite vehicle from movies, books tv, etc?

 

If I'm in the water, I want the UEO seaQuest DSV:

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And should I be in space, gotta go with a classic (albeit reimagined), the Battlestar Galactica:

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And if I find myself in the post-apoc wasteland, I want a War Rig:

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WITNESS ME!!!

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