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MARK M3 · Planetary Explorer Joined: 12 Jul 2023 Posts: 43

I love Forbidden Planet! It's one of my all time favorite films. The ship, the C-57D Starcruiser is also an all time favorite!

Here is my 1:72 (28" diameter!)Build up of the ship. It's the first issue of the model. I built this way back in 2001. I recently pulled it off it's shelf in my storage/shop put a new battery in it and took some pictures! I hope to build another in the near future!

Thanks!

Bud Brewster · Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2023 12:48 pm Post subject:

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Hot damn, Mark! I don't know which to rave about first — your model-making genius or your photographic skills! Shocked

All Sci-Fi has several members who are fine model builders, and I know we'd all agree that you stand shoulder-to-shoulder with them all.

As the proud of site-admin of this forum, I'm sure I speak for all of us when I say that you couldn't possibly post too many pictures of your outstanding work!

Furthermore, you'll notice from other threads by members like Trekriffic (<— link) that we just can't get enough of the detailed descriptions our members have shared with us about their amazing projects. Cool

Like the old saying about modelers goes —

"Those who CAN . . . BUILD. And those who CAN'T . . . love to read great posts by builders on All Sci-Fi! Mr. Green

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MARK M3 · Planetary Explorer Joined: 12 Jul 2023 Posts: 43

scotpens · Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2023 4:04 pm Post subject:

Excellent work! I had the big Polar Lights C-57D kit in my stash for several years but ended up selling it. It would have been too much aggravation to glue all those pizza slices together and fill and smooth all the seams. I can see why the kit was engineered that way to save tooling costs, but it makes it a PITA to build.

Sure makes a great display piece, though. The thing is the size of a cocktail table!

Bud Brewster · Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2023 5:43 pm Post subject:

Again, I sincerely thank you sir! I will post more of my work until you guys get sick of me! Glad to be here!!![/quote]
Get SICK of you! That's like saying kids will get sick of Trix cereal!

Silly Rabbit, Trix are kids!

And sci-fi stuff like we hope you'll keep posting is for Monsterkids like us. Keep 'em coming!
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tmlindsey · Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2023 11:02 pm Post subject:

Outstanding work Shocked

I have that kit and started building it but it was too big and too much of a PITA to finish (as scotpens said). Embarassed

I need to pack it up and sell it some day.
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