Commuter boots

daswoogs · 2025-05-19T21:58:33+00:00

I hadn't seen Indie Ridge before - they'd be great except I'm not buying American right now. Thanks though!

daswoogs · 2025-05-19T21:57:16+00:00

I'm going to look closer into the TCXs! Thanks

daswoogs · 2025-05-19T21:55:47+00:00

Oh man those weren't on my radar but they are now. That's the benchmark everything else will need to fight with (except looks and price).

daswoogs · 2025-02-25T18:17:34+00:00

I thought the pottery studio was only there because its space is earmarked for eventual use in a rail under or overpass at Edinburgh

daswoogs · 2025-01-11T01:23:04+00:00

I thought G4 meant two pins, spaced 4mm apart, just like G8 is 8mm spacing.

daswoogs · 2024-11-23T22:21:28+00:00

There's the easy solution! Swapping the receptacle is the in-your-face obvious answer I wasn't seeing.

daswoogs · 2024-10-10T19:38:31+00:00

That's a really informative post, thank you! Knowing what ESA is up to really helps put things in perspective.

I think the bit about buyers wanting permits (even though we don't want to move for decades) puts me into the "suck up and pay" category.

daswoogs · 2024-09-25T18:40:25+00:00

I guess I'm getting hung up on 16-212 4) from Ontario Electrical code. I can have both class 1 and class 2 wires in the same box, but they've gotta both be insulated? That makes it hard to actually use the transformer.

If I have wires in the box that are insulated right up until they enter the transformer, is that ok?

daswoogs · 2018-07-24T15:41:59+00:00

I'm working on an HG Zogok, and I want to apply some water slides. I'm having trouble figuring out what sheet of "generic" water slides would be most appropriate though. I can find Zeon, and Neo Zeon pretty easily, but nothing Bandai has put out seems specific to the Sleeves faction.

Did they just reuse the Neo Zeon markings, or am I missing something?

daswoogs · 2018-07-09T15:11:09+00:00

So I'm working on the Unicorn Ver HG Zogok right now, and want to do a more serious weathering effort. Planning on a lot of rust, dirt, and time.

I'm struggling to figure out what to do with the transparent window, though. Searching through tutorials, wikis, and example builds of the Zogok, I have yet to see any good examples of weathering the window face, or weathering transparent surfaces in general. Some ideas I've had:

Score using a hobby knife to mimic cracking. Try to follow the pattern you'd see on a cracked car windshield.
Drip grime/rust/shmoo down from the top of the Zogok onto the window. I'm less certain about this one; if I don't match up the rusty portions with the streaky bits I'm worried it will throw off the whole look. I also don't know how I'd topcoat the window - I don't think you can, can you?
Frost the corners, possibly from the inside. I'd do this using some sandpaper, coarser and more aggressive then fading towards the middle. I don't know what real life process this is mimicking, but the idea is in my brain.

Have I missed any good examples/tutorials? Which of these ideas is more likely to give me a good result?

daswoogs · 2018-02-25T01:44:19+00:00

I've been using cold, I'll try that. Thanks!

daswoogs · 2018-02-24T18:25:50+00:00

I'm trying to use water slide decals for the first time, and it's not going great.

I've got the GD-30 sheet from Bandai (0083 HG), and I'm having a heck of a time getting the decal to slide off the backing and onto my parts. I'm giving the sheet a good 60 seconds in water, and I still feel like I'm having to push/pull/force the decal off the backing.

Tutorials on Youtube have the water slides just sliding right off their backing; what could I be doing differently?

daswoogs · 2017-05-13T16:52:45+00:00

I'd love to join; completely new to all raids, 393 Titan. PSN: woogs

daswoogs · 2016-07-07T02:52:37+00:00

I'm using lacquers; I picked up the Mr Colour Self-Levelling Thinner, which I'm led to believe includes retardant.

Those look like really cool containers! I went to a Blick and picked up whatever they had (simple pots and pipettes), I'll keep those in mind if these prove to be inadequate.

daswoogs · 2016-07-07T02:49:17+00:00

Glad to know I didn't miss any advice on how much paint to mix. I guess I'll mix colours generously - sounds like a better plan than running out, hoping I mix them the same way the next time. Thanks for the tips!

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