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Feet... sorry that's a classic!

Yes they are, link in PM

@ivorysniper you got pm!

update picture of the PaCSWS-1G on the 25F, I plan to paint the missile in green drab and the white or yellow side stripes. Stay tuned!

That looks like exactly this one (2C variant), thanks

i think the AMM-101 are too small to be reduced in diameter, but the other should be good in 1:72. Is there a "classic" Bandai attachment for pylons? Or the need need to be glued under the wing

Arbit, if i were you, I would try the "professional" sprays (aimed for car paint) For a satine finish, I have found a local brand that makes 400ml cans for 4eur cheap. It drys hard and really great. 

Just make sure to search for acrylic ones to be safe from paint peeling 

Thank you @chyll2 for the support! I got used to sanding 3D SLS plastic now I use 3 tools:

1) 6 faces nail buffer. I use Step1 and Step2 faces mainly.

2) DREMEL EZ473SA abrasive brush, 220 grit. Amazing tool for all surfaces, best tool ever for curved lines.

3) Dremel EZ413SA 240 grit flat surface disc. Great tool I use to re-shape the corners and sanding flat surfaces.

Humbrol gloss is generally an acrylic coat. That's what I use on my enamel paints, the result is not great, so I polish a bit this layer and make a second layer of gloss coat with Tamiya lacquer spray.

If I go directly with Tamiya spray over my enamel (Humbrol) or Gunze acrylic, I got serious peeling :/

Crazily nice diorama! Is this a 1/60 VF-1, if yes, you can rotate the shoulder cover and have the arm in any angle

@derex3592 I have continuously had strong chemical reaction between Enamel paints (even dry for 2 days) and gloss Tamiya Spray TS-13... Perhaps I should give a try Tamiya's, any advices ?

The VF-1X++ is almost finished now! I have put all the upgrade parts for sale on my Shapeways shop, except for the shoulders plates. I think I should open a new thread for this upgrade parts if there is some interest. Anyway the parts are just as I wish and I am pretty happy with it. Everything clicks hard and close firmly.

Just a quick update to demonstrate the pylons and missiles.

I put a set of 2 Reactive Missile pylons and the 4 Reactive missiles from my Ozma Armor Pack, assemble and put them on the VF-31 wings.

Then I quickly assemble (no painting, only black primer)  a set of 2x VHMM , each on a single pylon from the set of 4 Single pylons.

Pretty neat result! Now I need to smooth them and add the canopy and paint the VHMM

31 minutes ago, Slave IV said:

Haha, sweet!

Very nice! I've been tempted to get back into military aircraft (I have tons of models from childhood) but so far, only got a few 1/144 JWings. The size is great considering the detail in them and ease of finding space but I kinda want some 1/100 or 1/60 to go with my Valks. Then, it starts to get expensive...some cost more than Valks!

Speaking of 1:60 models, I have been lurking for some time the Black Hawks helicopters for my Zero display. You can find a few ones already painted and assembled  but I couldn't decide which one was the best. Any suggestions?

Nice job Derex! What is that greyish (metallic ?) color you used on the sides (the tube-like details)?

I never could get myself to make a 2,6mm figure in FUD because of the price and the brittle nature of the material. Now there is Black Acrylic which is stronger but a bit expensive, but the last micro painting step is blocking me... I always got my eyes on Noch and Preiser figures which could make the illusion 

On 14/05/2017 at 1:06 AM, Cesar Enrique said:

Details added to my kit conversion. I love how it looks. We're almost there

These conversion parts are great, I wish I had the skills to do as well.

On complete opposite subject, I now have proof that you can put up to 7 people in an octo, including the pilot.

At some point Jasonc proposed to take orders for custom paint schemes but I think I was the only one who committed one. 

I have tried Taobaofocus.com and I have been greatly impressed. You can have a conversation in english on Facebook with them, they make product searchs.

I have yet to buy something though: I wanted the painted Fan Racer but apparently it is not anymore available. I was a bit anxious at first because I couldn't use Paypal for this transaction and I had to pay with my Visa, but they fully reimbursed my payment card for this transaction.

I just don't see the KO stuff being cheap now. But if in the future these VF-1 come under the 50 USD mark I would gladly take a few for repair/custom purpose.

@spacemanoeuvres thanks!

@no3Ljm Do you got one? I have sold quiet a few of these in 1:72 and 1:60 scales, if you don't you can still grab one now!

@spanner Still waiting for my copies too, in particular I can't wait for the low-viz (grey) one from Jasonc!

@davidwhangchoi The ghost has always looked good, with a lot of anime magic though, that's probably why there are so few models available.

@treatment thank you

Nicely done ! 2017 is not the Rooster year, but the Lancer II year

3 hours ago, spanner said:

LOL! I think so! 

At my local toy shop, there are many autoart cars, but they rarely exceed the 200€ mark. Is there "limited edition" ones that cost much more? Or just they just double in price on release like bandais' Valls?

Sure, it is always there.

Hey Tage, this is coming along nicely. The panel lines are really important because it is so hard to scribe them later, make sure to put too many than too few. 

Yeah sls is prone to very small steppings. These are not a problem on small surface but bigger flat surfaces like the wings or the fins would become a nightmare to sand if you don't make sure of the best orientation for printing. 

I reorganized the detolf a bit to put all the Frontier toys on the same floor. 

I just hope they keep with these colors for the DX! Elvis valk wins for me

Thank you Seto Kaiba for the detailed story summary on "the ride". I still have a few questions but I think I can gather the details from the existing Visual books translations. 

This is more like cream, and I love it milky