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May, 2006 Meeting
New Shinny bits from SM
^ Proxy Homework Submission
Collage of Buildday pics
^ Builddayers You can see more buildday pics over here.

May, 2006
5:30-7:30PM
Hoffman Estates' Blackhawk Recreation Center
Techmage monthly meeting:

Upcoming events:
   

   

   

   

   Wonderfest is eminate.

Sparky here:
Techmages Activities:
 Buildday
   Builddays will be suspended after wonderfest for a month or 2 R&R.

 Demos
No demos planned at this time

Attendees:
   Kevin, Tony, John, Larry J & Co, James, Jon, Neil P, Joe, and Terry.

Part 2.
Descriptions of in-meeting exhibitions.

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Joe Suttie:
   Sparky had a JITG, Just In Time Gribbly for the vent port on Tony's X-Wing Dio

Jon Kunatz:
   He's building more tanks, the black base coat was on the latest.

Tony Agustin:
   Tony's been busy, as usual.  He's finished the lighted CC X-Wing and is working to finish the Death Star vent base.  Ne's not going for movie accurate."

   He's compeletd his classic Batgirl figure, Areil was not scalped, shes butch now.

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Larry Johnson:
   Larry is steadily working on his big 1/35 scale mech.   He's building the leg and torso parts and taking the care to round edges on his cardstock construction.  He's also working out the various structural components required to make sure this thing actually supports itself.

Kevin Shin:    

Neil Prentice:
   Completed gaming Command Tank mounted on a scrap piston head.

John Lester:
Had a Studio Scale

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Terry "ter_or", President


Running List of Top Ten things over heard at a Techmage meeting:

Tony: "I didn't have to scalp Glitter Princess Ariel after all she just got trimmed a little. . ."
Joe:"You should've still brought her, I think we'd all like to see butch Ariel."

Tony: "I'm Gonna scalp Glitter Princess Ariel. . ."

Balta: Nose to box, "It smells bad. . ." inhales deeply, 'but I kinda like the smell."

Joe: Holding Serenity by the nose at belly height with tail sticking up;
   "Man I got a whole bucket of rubber at home."

Joe: "Jewel will you autograph this?"

2/11:
Balta: 'I've had some troubles with this seam under the deflector, I've sanded & reputtied. . .'
James: 'Ya, you don't want to do that, that raised section is accurate to the studio model. . .you've removed accurate detail'
Balta: "This is the Madina Class."

Buildday
   Builddays will be suspended after wonderfest for a month or 2 R&R.

Joe "Sparky", Cruise Director

Techmage May Meeting:

Image: Tony!

Image: Joe!

Image: Larry-n-Co

Image: John n James

Image: Kevin Lieks Neil's Moose Eye


Battleship Yamato/Starblazer's Minis Painted by Terry:

Image: Box-o-ships

Image: Flat-top

Image: Flat-top's engine

Image: Destroyer type

Image: Other ships

Image: Other ships


John's Cruciform Fighter:

Image: Tailguns

Image: Winglet Guns

Image: Engine Housing

Image: Cockpit

Image:

Image:


Fantastic Plastic's "Galileo" Atomic-Powered Moon Rocket:

Image:


1/48 Galactic Raider, Pet ship:

Image: Top

Image: Pet my Belly

Image: Give me a kiss


Tony's Luke Nail's it Star Wars Dio:

Image: He's surprised

Image: Instruments

Image: Death Star Vent Port

Image: Vent Port reinforcment

Image: CC Cross Fighter

Image: Lit Cockpit Instruments

Image: He can't Believe it

Image: Lit Engines

Image: Visual Targeting Display

Image: Just In Time Gribbly, Vent Port Instert


Updates from Terry's Ravenstar BSG Mini buildups

Image: Ink-Future Wash

Image: Belly


Terry's Commemorative Macross VF-0:

Image: Red Cap Crane

Image:

Image: Blended Red

Image: Faint Feathers on wing


Jon's New Tank:

Image: Shinny

Image: Screen Details


Pat's remote Homework Submission:

Image: TOS Cyclon Raider

Image: Relpaced Engine Inserts

Image: Relpaced Tail detail

Image: Close look,Engine Vanes

Image: Close look,Engine Vanes

Image: Sharper Details

Image: Foot with new toe details


Larry J's Paper-Styrene Mech Update:

Image: Leg Bottom

Image: Armore Pivot cap


Frankstien's Monster:

Image: Monster Seams


Tony's Orginial Batgirl, Yvonne Craig, Dio

Image: Batgril's Goods

Image: On the Cover of Time

Image: Yvonne Craig

Image: Newspaper Page 1

Image: Joker's Rap Sheet

Image: Cowling and Hair

Image: Batgril!

Image: Airbrushed Wood Grain

Image: More airbrushed wood grain

Image: More wood grain

Image: ok one last woodgrain

Image: Aves moded furniture legs

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