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A big update for Hobby Photo Host, making it the easiest and quickest way to share your photos here... Not only does Hobby Photo Host donate 30% of subscriptions to Britmodeller, it also has a brand new browser extension that directly supports Britmodeller with instant, tailored links. So you can get your photo links with one click, without even leaving this forum! Sharing your photos could not be easier! Get the browser extension in the official Chrome Web Store!

Hi @Mike Just a little post to let you know that as of yesterday I have increased the percentage Hobby Photo Host will donate from each subscription, from 10% to 30%. So you should see a larger payout every month Any Britmodeller user that has a subscription with Hobby Photo Host and hasn't already pledged support for Britmodeller, it's easier than ever to do so, and costs you nothing. You can now just click the below link and confirm your support to ensure you are all set up correctly This will maximise the value of our monthly donations to Britmodeller. Unique Britmodeller Community Support link: https://hobbyphotohost.com/pledge?SkJnMmlFUmY2Y2RNV3pWTFR4bDdEZz09 Feel free to share this link in order to help boost donations to Britmodeller! For those that are unaware, unlike all other photo hosting sites, Hobby Photo Host helps to support communities, including Britmodeller with regular donations. Because communities like this are important. Other benefits include helping to reducing the load, memory and storage requirements on their hosting and keeping photos safe, with 4-hourly backups. All the best Steve

Hi Adrian, No issue whatsoever! If it's in a historical context, either on a model or reference material etc, I don't see it as a problem, at all And if you ever need help with anything on the site, please always feel free to message me, email me or open a support ticket on Hobby Photo Host. All the best

Hi, Sorry for the delay! I've been travelling to and from Bristol today to visit family and have only just got home :/ At the moment you do indeed have to have your images saved locally on your hard drive or mobile device in order to upload them to HobbyPhotoHost. However, it occurs to me now you've brought it up that an 'Import from...' option might be a good idea. To allow you to import your photos from another service. I'll have to have a look at that sometime. For now though, you can only upload from local storage. Also, feel free to send me a direct message anytime, or contact me though HobbyPhotohost if you need help Best

I've not had any issues with that. Just tin your wire ends so they have a nice even coat of solder, then melt a small blob of solder on to the copper strip where you want to make the connection. Then hold the wire on top of the solder blob and apply heat for a fraction of a second. You get a strong solder join and your iron is barely in contact with the copper at all. Pretty sure the copper strip conducts/spreads the heat very well too, so it wouldn't be concentrated too much in one spot, so long as you don't hold the iron on there for ages you'll be fine My soldering iron is set at 180 degrees btw. I may do a test later on, to see just what it takes to actually melt the plastic while doing this. If I do I'll try to video it and post here

@Jedi Delio Oh wow, there's a memory I'd completely forgotten about Buck Rogers! I had a little Corgi version of the fighter when I was a kid I'd love to get my hands on a decent model as well, if you manage to find a good supplier, let us know!

Hi @Noel Smith, it will indeed support any community, any forum and any website. And if you have issues at all, let me know and I'll look in to it As mentioned by Kiseca, there are a default options for sharing that work on all websites, and a number of dedicated share options/buttons, like the one for Britmodeller. The dedicated options provide you with the extra convenience of one-click sharing, and once signed in you can customise which dedicated share buttons are presented to you when you upload your photos, from a longer list of communities. If you need support for a site that's not already there, I'll add it! Just let me know either via PM or via a HobbyPhotoHost support ticket Best

I took a quick look at the shuttle on unboxing, while inspecting the sprue and I remember thinking that it looks way too big? I've seen a few builds where people have mounted it on a rod next to the main model, so I might have a go at that, or something similar. This is the first consideration I've given to the shuttle tbh, I'd totally forgotten about it until your post I wonder if I could also light it in some way? You've got me thinking now!

I've started lighting the saucer section using LED strips, cut to size. I've created positive and negative strips using copper tape, that I can solder additional wires to for other lights when required. Which means I can keep the wiring that travels through the neck of the model to a minimum. This also and saves on wire and helps keep things tidy. The impulse engines here still have masking tape over them. Though I quite like the yellow look

That is absolutely stunning. Fantastic work! Thank you for posting as you went along, to see a little of your process was very interesting

Those Bandai kits are great quality and easy to work with, I did the Tie-Fighter of theirs, and compared to my AMT models it was a dream. So well made. I'm going to have to get the AT-AT at some point, your's looks great, not overdone, subtle weathering and worthy of any modellers shelf Very nice work!

ohh, they're wonderful! I watched Silent Running way back and was always fascinated with the robots. I got the movie on DVD some months ago, and it holds up surprisingly well And imagine actually getting feedback from Bruce Dern himself, just incredible!

Oh, and this one too! They only cost £7.50 each. Great fun and well worth it!

So here's what I've use the lid of a tube of toothpaste for (Oral B, by the way). It fits perfectly inside and supports the led in the centre, giving a nice bright spot in the middle and a gentile fade to the edges. I was originally going to have a coloured led in there, the lid would also help with light blocking. But I've decided that It would be best if the deflector had some colour while the lighting was turned off as well, so I will be giving the outside a coat of blue. Hopefully it's look okay

Got this today, a small one for when I need a break from my 1:537 Enterprise build (in progress)