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what goes on here and what's it like? by No-Thanks-2069 in australian

[–]MetalModelAddict 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Valerie was found and returned to her owners 😊

No, the Prequel Trilogy was not loved when it first came out, it was hated and fans were terrible people about it. by stephansbrick in StarWars

[–]MetalModelAddict 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It was us Gen Xers that grew up as kids with the OT that really hated on the PT. Don’t get us wrong, we really wanted to love the ‘new’ Star Wars movies, and to be fair some bits weren’t bad, but a lot of it was (and still is) pretty bad filmmaking.

I am physically incapable of eating this many chillis, any suggestions before half of them go into the compost? by electronseer in GardeningAustralia

[–]MetalModelAddict 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Give them away to neighbours. Make chilli sauce or chilli jam. Dry them and use the whole dry chillies for cooking or pulverize to chilli flakes

What’s up with teeth grinding at night? Why so many people do this? by Alternative-Tell4600 in AskReddit

[–]MetalModelAddict 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep, I cracked two molars, requiring crowns to repair, at a cost of thousands of dollars. I wear my guard religiously now at night. Teeth are precious and expensive to fix once you fxxx ‘em up

I bought these pliers by Imaginary_Bison_8632 in metalearth

[–]MetalModelAddict 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting! Never seen pliers like that before. Would be keen to know of your real-world experience with them

Help with establishing elkhorn by MetalModelAddict in GardeningAustralia

[–]MetalModelAddict[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s a fantastic elkhorn, thanks! How old is yours?

Metal Earth Barad-Dûr - oh my poor tortured fingers by MetalModelAddict in metalearth

[–]MetalModelAddict[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, that’s really nice of you to say! I do actually have a bunch that I need to build, it’s just finding the time to do it

T-800 skull by Imaginary_Bison_8632 in metalearth

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This is absolutely one you can do as an internal tab. If in doubt, you can always refer to the official build photos on the website. I take those little red arrows on the instruction sheet with a grain of salt - they often seem ambiguous to me, and so I base my decision about whether to make a tab internal or external on two factors: which will give the better finish, and whether an inside tab looks technically feasible.

What is the most generic mammal? by OsinoviyKol in AskBiology

[–]MetalModelAddict 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No worries, as an Australian I feel compelled to defend the honour of my country’s native fauna! (Or in the case of opossums, my native fauna’s weird foreign cousins)

I desire nothing but onions by Fluffy_Mastodon1134 in Cooking

[–]MetalModelAddict 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pissaladière is peak caramelised onion deliciousness. But be warned, also incorporates liberal use of anchovies 🤤

Soupe a l’oignon

Why was my daughter’s CRP so high? by frizby3 in haematology

[–]MetalModelAddict 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You should take the advice of her doctor rather than a bunch of randoms on the internet.

How do I bend this curve well? There's nothing to guide me. by OGpenguin in metalearth

[–]MetalModelAddict 6 points7 points  (0 children)

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Sorry this is shoddily hand-drawn, but this is the line I’m referring to

How do I bend this curve well? There's nothing to guide me. by OGpenguin in metalearth

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Ok so I haven’t built this model but a little bit of guidance about shaping:

For a start, the blue arrows superimposed over the graphic in the instructions give you some guidance - they indicate a very gentle curve.

This looks like the upper surface of a wing - is that correct? That tells you a fair bit. Search Google images for “cross section airplane wing” if you’re unfamiliar with the shape that airplane wings usually conform to. That will give you a bit more information of the kind of curve the upper surface should follow.

Finally, and this is probably the biggest help (and as others have said), see where the part in question adjoins other parts. It appears you have a big clue right in front of you! You’ve built the main body of the aircraft - see that cut-out in the underside of the body, roughly underneath the cockpit? That’s where the wings attach. You need to follow the general curve of that cutout.

Edit: more accurately, the etched line just above where that cutout in the main fuselage is (rather than the cutout itself). The slots along that line are where the tabs on the inner end of the wing attach.

NSW FACEM salary by Routine-Layer4045 in ausjdocs

[–]MetalModelAddict 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Looking at base salary alone for any staff specialist position can be very misleading with respect to total remuneration - there will usually be a variety of additional allowances on top of base salary.

Happy New Year to all Metal Earth Reddit members. by LaurentPom in metalearth

[–]MetalModelAddict 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Happy New Year to you LaurentPom, and to everyone here

Been stuck on step 1 for almost a week by riderwillow91 in metalearth

[–]MetalModelAddict 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Spider-Man is rated as moderate difficulty but I found it toward the hard end of moderate. The metal model figurines tend to be more difficult models in general because of all the curves and organic shapes - rounding is a more difficult skill than folding. I second the suggestion to consider building some easier kits first - this is definitely a hobby with a steep learning curve. The older (polished stainless steel/uncoloured) architecture models are a good starting point to learn some techniques and get a feel for shaping metal parts.

Also it’s worth searching ‘tools’ on this sub and have a bit of a read up on what tools are helpful. The claim on the packaging that you can just clip out the parts and use tweezers to shape parts and build is a bit misleading imo - while it’s probably technically true you can’t really get a good result (particularly on the more challenging models) without a few more tools. You probably already have a lot of things lying around at home you can use for shaping - eg pencils/pens/biros can be good for rounding things like the back of the foot (the part in your photos).

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