mslz22 Posted January 19, 2013 Posted January 19, 2013 Mods, hope it's OK to put this here, the beast has lived in the forum for a long time so I wanted to share it with the guys here..... mike OK so this has been a lot of 10-15 minute work sessions, but now that i have a little more time in the winter i want to really get going on this if possible, this thing is to awesome to be a shelf sitter. I have made some mods that are specific to soldier mode, in no way are any of the mods a reflection of the kit, just some tweaks that i wanted to do to enhance the soldier mode. I modded the upper nacelle covers a bit to bring them inline with the intake part, added a few chip detail parts and a couple of other small details. The 2 big changes were the heavy mod to the nose to shorten it up for soldier mode, and the first operation on my milling machine to cut a trench into the body just above the hip where the color separation between blue and white are, that gives it a little illusion of separate panels in that area like the art. thanks mike Quote
Hoptimus Posted January 19, 2013 Posted January 19, 2013 YES! Finally. I am glad to let this thread live here... Please post more! Quote
peter Posted January 19, 2013 Posted January 19, 2013 Woah, how long have we been waiting for a thread like this? 10 years or so? Mike, you scratch built the 1/24 scale VF-1 in fighter mode, any change to you can do a strike version, and also one in Battroid mode please? Not too much to ask, right, haha! Quote
mslz22 Posted January 19, 2013 Author Posted January 19, 2013 Thanks, here is the progress for today. I am using Tamiya insignia white for the white since it's scaled a little to gray, pure white looks too white to me. The nacelle are blueish gray, it's actually close to hot rod gray primer, the color of the original BSG studio viper actually, that's why i have it in my color library. For the blue i went to home depot, picked out a blue that i liked, and took it to an auto paint store and had them scan it, custom mix it and put it in a large spray can mixed dead flat. I use the auto paint store a lot for this, it's great to have a library of colors available, and the paint is awesome. It's a little pricey, but it's no more than buying 3 cans of tamiya spray, which is about the volume that you get. The other 2 colors will be gunmetal for some parts and accents and the footpad and foot armor will likely be tamiya storm gray. All the colors were picked keeping in mind that a light wash/filter will be done over the whole model when it's finished, so all the colors will benefit from some added depth. thanks mike Quote
505thAirborne Posted January 19, 2013 Posted January 19, 2013 Amazing so far Mike, keep the updates coming!!! Quote
MechTech Posted January 19, 2013 Posted January 19, 2013 In the words of Dr. Frankenstein, "IT'S ALIVE" Great to see one of these baby's come to life! - MT Quote
derex3592 Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 This is gonna be soooooooo kickass!!!! Quote
MacrossJunkie Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 Wow, I can't wait to see one finally built. I like the color choices. Keep it up! Quote
mslz22 Posted January 20, 2013 Author Posted January 20, 2013 No surprise how well engineered the kit is with the hardware. One pic to show the color of the foot guard. thanks mike Quote
vt102 Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 Looks good so far..... Can't wait to see it finished. Quote
MechTech Posted January 21, 2013 Posted January 21, 2013 That's cool! Half model, half hardware store! In 1/6 scale looks you could fit REAL turbines in that puppy with bottle rockets for munitions. Sorry, just the meniacle side coming out Thank for keeping us posted. - MT Quote
mslz22 Posted January 21, 2013 Author Posted January 21, 2013 After some internal debate i think i will be going with the open missile bays. This detail will "pop" more after a wash. Quote
Hoptimus Posted January 21, 2013 Posted January 21, 2013 Right now this is my favorite topic! Go go go! Quote
coronadlux Posted January 22, 2013 Posted January 22, 2013 Holy Mother of God! That beast is huge! I'm watching this for sure. Quote
peter Posted January 22, 2013 Posted January 22, 2013 That's cool! Half model, half hardware store! In 1/6 scale looks you could fit REAL turbines in that puppy with bottle rockets for munitions. Sorry, just the meniacle side coming out Thank for keeping us posted. - MT Hey, no one's stopping you! You of all people could probably pull that off too, so just make sure you post lots of pictures for us Quote
mslz22 Posted January 25, 2013 Author Posted January 25, 2013 It stands! Few anxiety inducing moments while tightening up the joints but it seems very sturdy now. Hope it stays that way when all the other parts are added on. thanks mike Quote
DarrinG Posted January 25, 2013 Posted January 25, 2013 THAT is one of my top 5 movies of all time. I recommend it to people and that look at me very strangely... As for the Beast Build Up - I N C R E D I B L E ! Put a 1/60 VF-1 V2 in the next shot for scale ! Quote
505thAirborne Posted January 25, 2013 Posted January 25, 2013 Holy Sh-t that thing is big!!!!!!!!!!! Quote
Kicker773 Posted January 25, 2013 Posted January 25, 2013 man are these kits even still available? Quote
505thAirborne Posted January 25, 2013 Posted January 25, 2013 man are these kits even still available? Pretty sure the Captain sold out all that he made. If your lucky someone who ordered the Legioss kit (with no time or want to build it anymore) will sell you theirs. Quote
mslz22 Posted January 25, 2013 Author Posted January 25, 2013 Here you go with the 1/60. Got the gunpod painted up. I am using the G system hands instead of the ones that came with the kit, no reason other than i prefer the square fingers. thanks mike Quote
Kicker773 Posted January 26, 2013 Posted January 26, 2013 Pretty sure the Captain sold out all that he made. If your lucky someone who ordered the Legioss kit (with no time or want to build it anymore) will sell you theirs. I hope so. I don't collect much of the mospeada stuff but I would love to add this next to the standing 1/2000 SDF =) Quote
505thAirborne Posted January 26, 2013 Posted January 26, 2013 I hope so. I don't collect much of the mospeada stuff but I would love to add this next to the standing 1/2000 SDF =) I'll keep my fingers crossed for you, between your 1/2000 SDF-1 & if you could get this Legioss one day, you truly would have the Collections of Collections. Quote
Kicker773 Posted January 26, 2013 Posted January 26, 2013 yeah one can only wish. I hope so too. Narrowing down my colllection to make sure I'm dedicated to one specific line. Quote
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