MaveRick Posted June 27, 2009 Posted June 27, 2009 (edited) Hey guys, it's been over a week since i finished my second project build.. but even before it's completion, i was already planning on doing my third project.. a 4 feet long MACROSS DRYL SDF-1.. it's quite an ambitious build, that i'm not even sure if i could actually do it.. but anyways, since i've started doing scratch build projects recently, then i might as well try it. I started doing some research, compiling all pics i can grab on it over the internet. i had a hard time looking at the line art pics, so i turned to my WAVE SDF-1 to figure out on how i'm gonna put on all intricate details. I was contemplating whether to make it fully transformable to attack mode which might require some compromise on the details and maybe a 'lil more brainstorming on how i'm gonna do portions that needs to be transformed, or just make it static, but with all the details and electronics implemented (lights, some parts rotating like radars and the like)... anyway, after over an hour of contemplating, i decided to choose on the later.. i think it's a safer route for me. wish me luck guys.. Edited June 27, 2009 by MaveRick Quote
Kicker773 Posted June 27, 2009 Posted June 27, 2009 tang ina tol... ang dami no atang panahon ngayon ah! Dali bai ...himo e nako og akoa..lol Quote
MaveRick Posted June 27, 2009 Author Posted June 27, 2009 (edited) thanks vegas.. already started working on it today.. basically spent the whole day working on the bridge part.. i'll post pictures later (currently uploading them) edit: oppsss... kicker.. i will.. don't worry.. hopefully when this will be materialized i don't have any new project in mind to build.. Edited June 30, 2009 by MaveRick Quote
MaveRick Posted June 27, 2009 Author Posted June 27, 2009 here's my first progress pictures.. basically worked on the ships main body (center part) and the bridge.. i wasn't so happy with how the bridge turned out, it appears a bit wider with no more space for the round part, so i'm gonna have to do some changes on it.. already placed some minute details on the body, with a few holes on some part where i'll be putting on some lights underneath.. basically i intend to give the build somewhat the same light colors as this: (yellow, red and blue rectangular parts) Quote
MaveRick Posted June 27, 2009 Author Posted June 27, 2009 some more pics: i borrowed my friend's exia gundam for scale reference: thanks for looking Quote
big F Posted June 27, 2009 Posted June 27, 2009 Well I guessing you didnt do all that work today.... Looking good so far. I for one will be watching this thread. Congratulations on what you have achived so far. Quote
Major Focker Posted June 28, 2009 Posted June 28, 2009 very impressive. wish you good luck on the rest of the build. just curious, what material are you using to build that? Quote
Ghadrack Posted June 28, 2009 Posted June 28, 2009 Holy cow. Awesome start, I missed the other thread until this morning, that came out incredibly, I will enjoy watching your progress pics, thanks for sharing! Quote
mitch Posted June 28, 2009 Posted June 28, 2009 I can't wait to see the finished article, its looking great so far! I know a guy who is a pro model builder and I have nothing but respect for anyone who can build something from scratch, especially when it comes to scribing and technical/mechanical reproduction (plus the lighting is going to kick some serious ass!!). Good luck! Quote
thegunny Posted June 29, 2009 Posted June 29, 2009 Lookin' good but just curious to know why you've chosen to do the movie version and not the "real" version Quote
MaveRick Posted June 29, 2009 Author Posted June 29, 2009 (edited) thanks guys.. somehow it gives me this feeling of excitement, anxiousness and pressure at the same time.. i really hope i could get this done as planned.. AND FAST. (Hopefully i could finish this in in a month or two) currently modifying the bridge, and the rest of the main body.. will post pictures by weekend.. big F: did the planning and scaling the other week, which took about two days.. then just slowly working on it since wednesday last week (roughly 1-2 hours, then spend the entire weekend working on it), fortunately a friend of mine was kind enough to let me stay at his place.. Major Focker: for this build, i used both hard type cardboard (the one's being used for picture frames) and wall cladding tiles (rubberized and a bit flexible thingy mostly used for wall finishings and sometimes for flooring). As much as possible i wanna make it as lightweight as possible without compromising its sturdiness. thegunny: i kinda like that version better.. Edited June 30, 2009 by MaveRick Quote
m0n5t3r Posted June 29, 2009 Posted June 29, 2009 lupit mo talaga, pre! another scrath-build! how the hell did you do that (image copied below)!?!?!? what's that made of? pwede ba magpagawa sa'yo? lol Quote
Lethalzero Posted June 29, 2009 Posted June 29, 2009 hmm cardboard ba yan boss?Parang hindi..hehe it looks real plastic kit from hasegawa.. xD mag recast ka ba nyan boss? xD *looks ta profile aw queen city of south.. gusto ko sana makita in person Quote
MechTech Posted June 29, 2009 Posted June 29, 2009 (edited) Awesome and FAST work so far Maverick! If I wasn't studying and playing with my children, I'd give you a run for your money Keep it up man, lookin' good! (insert really suave Filipino text here) - MT P.S. - If you want to add motion to your model, check out my link below to Gizmoszone. His motors are great and run smooth. The smallest diameter is a mere 6mm. I'm going to have to buy more myself soon. If you're picky, you may want to wrap whatever motors you end up using in a rubber grommet to insulate the nise that goes through the model. - MT Edited June 30, 2009 by MechTech Quote
Smegalot Posted June 29, 2009 Posted June 29, 2009 Wow it looks cool, can't wait till it is completed, are you going to do any scale Valk's to go ith it? But keep up the good work, and look forward to seeing it as it progresses. Quote
MilSpex Posted June 29, 2009 Posted June 29, 2009 Great work so far. Approximately what scale is this? Quote
Lt_Dan Posted June 30, 2009 Posted June 30, 2009 Well he said it's going to be 4ft. SDF-1 is approximately 1210 m (before 2012). 4 ft = 1.2192 m ergo the scale is 1:993. Quote
MilSpex Posted June 30, 2009 Posted June 30, 2009 Well he said it's going to be 4ft. SDF-1 is approximately 1210 m (before 2012). 4 ft = 1.2192 m ergo the scale is 1:993. Thanks, I couldn`t be bothered to look up the SDF-1 stats and figure it out myself Quote
Alastar Posted July 1, 2009 Posted July 1, 2009 (edited) WoW Amazing Scale. Are you going to Build Twin ARMD platforms as well? Or am i jumping the gun? Edit: I didnt see your ARMD thread. Still Keep it up! Looking forward to this build Edited July 1, 2009 by Alastar Quote
MaveRick Posted July 2, 2009 Author Posted July 2, 2009 hey guys.. i appreciate all the comments.. hate to break it but to my dismay, what i've worked so far ended up in the garbage bin.. got so furious about it.. :angry: i guess i'm really better off working in my own workplace... i intend to go back to square one as soon as i get back to my house this weekend.. i've manage to get more detailed reference and cg rendering on the TV version SDF.. so i'm thinking i might do the TV Version instead. will update you guys by weekend.. Quote
007-vf1 Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 Sorry to hear about the little "mishap". I am sure now you'll get back to it twice as faster. I'll stay in line for a recast of the kit... he,he.. Quote
Ignacio Ocamica Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 Sometimes it's a good thing to go back to square one!!! I'm sure you'll come up with a great SDF-1 be it TV or DYRL? Quote
SchizophrenicMC Posted July 3, 2009 Posted July 3, 2009 (edited) Sometimes it's a good thing to go back to square one!!! I'm sure you'll come up with a great SDF-1 be it TV or DYRL? Oh yeah! Edited July 3, 2009 by SchizophrenicMC Quote
MechTech Posted July 3, 2009 Posted July 3, 2009 Hang in there Maverick! Sometimes things like that are for the better and we don't see it until it's all over and done. I've rebuilt several parts of my Daedalus up to three time getting things the way I wanted them to look. I feel your pain man! Compound that with a couple of accidents my children caused. Keep us posted. If you have access to it, something that that is strong and light is Gatorboard. It's foam core with a styrene outside so you can glue model pieces and spares right on to it. Smooth surface and you can scribe it too. Plus it will be light weight (a good thing in a 4 foot long model. I almost used it myself. - MT Quote
big F Posted July 9, 2009 Posted July 9, 2009 WTF who put it in the bin ?? I'd have them killed. I do feel your paint as several of my projects have been ended due to someone thinking they are junk and putting them in the trash. Quote
MaveRick Posted July 10, 2009 Author Posted July 10, 2009 (edited) Hey guys, i'm back... well.. after about two day's i've managed to pacify myself.. it's the first time afterall that something like this happened.. but yeah, i'm just focusing on the good side of the situation.. (i kept telling myself that the first one didn't turned out as accurate as i wanted it to be anyway) i've managed to channel my depression over my work's mishap so far with working on a better plan and doing more research.. i've decided to do the TV Version instead.. MechTech: thanks a lot for the tip and sympathy.. will try to look for it, hopefully i can find it here locally. Since i'll be doing the TV Version, of which compared to the DYRL version have better streamline design but most of the part are curvy, so i will discard the hardtype cardboard this time as one of my main materials.. i've experimented bending cladding blocks by heating a portion of it where i do the curves and so far it turned out pretty good! anyway... here's my UPDATE.. i dropped the "CARD BOARD" as my main material for this build, i thought of using styrene sheets, but with its scarcity in my location, i researched for some other materials closely the same to it.. no luck either with mechtech's suggested material.. went to a couple of hardware shops, 'til a particular material caught my attention - a rubberized vinyl plastic tile.. tried to buy one and test it for curving and it turned out pretty good! i started working on the bridge area.. i wanted to make it as accurate as possible this time, so i just took my time doing all the minute detailing.. i think one thing i learned from my last build too is not to rush things.. here's how it looks like with lights installed: i'll also do some articulation on the bridge's left part since i noticed from other pictures it appears to be connected to the main control area (in attack mode), while at some pictures it appears to be separated.. (cruiser mode) the bridge's about 80% done.. still have to the following: - detailed bridge internals - detailing for bridge's back portion - more sanding on curve areas hopefully i could continue on working this by next weekend.. thanks for looking guys Edited July 10, 2009 by MaveRick Quote
wm cheng Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 WoW! Fantastic... I'm subscribed... hooked line and sinker... You scratch builders always amaze me with what you can do from absolutely nothing... cheers to you! Quote
cool8or Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 Wow!! This is trully awesome! I prefer the TV version, so I can't wait to see it finished! the bridge's about 80% done.. still have to the following: - detailed bridge internals Please tell me that you are not thinking in to make the Bridge Crew... Its size would be 1.8 mm!! Quote
big F Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 Please make sure you have got rid of any waste bins this time. Great work so far. Im hooked Quote
Kelsain Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 (edited) Woot! That's sexy! Is that a 1/2" grid on the cutting mat? How thick are the tiles you're using? Are they floppy at all? Edited July 10, 2009 by Kelsain Quote
Ignacio Ocamica Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 What can I say that hasn't been said before??? Wow, just wow Quote
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