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Some progress I'm happy with. And more detail.

It's just for money saving. Mostly they are selling reruns old molds, with as little money expended as possible. And before 3D modeling, sculpting good pilots was not easy. And if you talk about character pilot figures from an anime, they would have to license the figure as well as the vehicle. That's why you see these no-name valk girls.

Thanks MT, yes I think I should make those pouches with softer edges. The chest computer details vary depending on the line art, so I am fine with those. The important question to me is: overall does it looks like the character? But it doesn't have to be perfect.

Hi guys, This is a WIP for your feedback. I've been stuck on it for a long time, but started to make progress by working section by section, and not worrying about parts I wasn't happy with. After a lot of procrastination, I think it's finally headed in the right direction. Could you guys give me some feedback on the body proportions (for example head size). Please also comment on the facial features (I can elongate or widen any features). Please go into any detail that might help improve the overall look.

@tankball Did you mute the songs, or are they not functioning?

This is the final smoothed version. After some more error checks it will be ready for 3D printing. I will post it on my Patreon page when it is ready for download.

This is how the soldier model actually looks without animation "smoothing". I did some work on the model to show you the process. - I separated all the body parts - I edit each part to make sure it is 3D - I reposed the arms and legs Next step will be to "smooth" each part for 3D printing. The challenge will be to "smooth" the part without losing the shape.

Cool. Thank you. Do they include any armature files? These can be used for posing. (Maybe search .arm files)

There is a Zentran model.

I meant, let me know if you find any figures in the games, like Macross 30 game or Frontier games. I think there is one female pilot figure in Macross 30. FYI, I release my models on Cults too.

Thanks! What other models does Frontier have? Please let me know if you find any figure models of the characters. Yes, a lot of editing is required to print a good model. Every point has to be inspected and redesigned. It would take many many hours of work for a good result that is printable and looks good. But a bad model like you find on thingiverse doesn't require much work.

Cool. Little eyes are a problem, but only when zoomed in like that. Did you consider putting some shadow on the area and going from there?

Looks very good. Great job!

Pretty cool. I like the helmet the most. If you try to smooth each item separately, you will get better definition. For example separate the shoulder pads, chest pads shoes, helmet, etc. and then smooth them. Sometimes I don't smooth smaller details if they ruin the main body. You can also bevel all the sharp edges and thin edges before smoothing to also improve definition. If you want, you can send me your original low-poly file, and I will try to "upgrade" it for you.

Looks cool Mechtech. And I DID NOT read that as Roman Orgy. I know very well what an Ogee is, especially after googling it just now 😁 Very nice paint finish. Colors look great. Thanks for sharing. Love the old school. Looks like your prints are headed in the right direction. I am sure you have learned a lot that will help you with future 3D valk models not taking so much time as this one did.

It is your design? Very cool. Do you have a website to see your work?

Nice. Very clean print.

Cool. That's a VFX pilot. Where can we get one?

This was something I was planning, but I was way too tired to focus on it before. I find that with a break and some rest, you can come back to something you really like with new approaches to problem solve, think about methods with a new perspective, and the patience required to get your idea done. I had the guy's jumpsuits ready from before, these can be used as stand-alone figures for dioramas and such, unlike my couples poses. I cobbled together Lynne Kai pretty quickly, just for completeness sake. I couldn't figure out what exactly Minmay is wearing, because she doesn't seem to wear that in the film, so I took the opportunity to put her in the yellow concert dress from the billboards scene in DYRL. And since this is the DYRL version, I got Claudia and Misa in the new uniform sculpts I have been meaning to finalize (The uniforms I had for SDF were some of my first modeling, and I was never that happy with them).

Looks great. Love those 80's starship designs, so organic looking. Very solid looking 3D print. It looks very hefty. Is it solid or hollow? @505thAirborne Your Ride Armours are looking great. A full set will look nice. @Thom Love your workbench. Keeping up the Yamato love!

Hey Steve, Welcome to MW.

Hi y'all. I am back from an extended internet and hobby break over the summer. I like to check out and refresh every now and then. I've had a chance to go over all the great stuff you guys have been doing over the past few months. Hope you will have me back? It's funny how we like different aspects of modeling. I love digging and cutting and drilling to customize a model, and can't wait to throw out the instructions, while on the other hand I live in fear and apprehension of painting (Although I do like painting a bit too.) Really cool scratch work, I hope you will see it through now. Really cool paper craft, what got into you? Seems like a lot to learn how to design the parts. Very nice sea weathering on that sub. Is that algae? This new project looks like a BEAST! I am looking forward to seeing this progress. I really got tired of unsuccessfully molding sculpts, which is the main reason I got into 3D printing. Those will be awesome! I always wanted pilots for my 1/55s! Yeah, I never have luck painting transforming kits anyway. I think the weathering came out great! I would love to do one of those, usually my valks are clean. Bandai Gundam kits are just superb. And Gundam gets so many cool exclusive kits and even space stations. I wish Macross got the same love. Gundam fans have it soooo good. Very envious.... We just have to keep designing our own. @MechTech That's soooo cool. You know that gears are the way to my heart😍 I'm surprised these new 1/20 kits have fit problems. What exactly is the issue? About the pilot not fitting, I learned from 3D Designing pilots that the thighs/legs/torso actually need to be shortened (I'm not into anatomy, so feel free to explain the issue to us if you are). That's a really cool interior. I like the old fashioned look. Aaaaand, this is some of my stuff painted by others. I feel like I want to spend more time painting my own models, rather than just releasing more and more figures. And I need a new diorama project to work on. I like long projects that I can spend 6 months to a year on.

One of my DX Banking Adaptors broke, so I designed and printed my own. Works perfectly. Available for download here: https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/art/dx-banking-adaptor-for-valkyrie-display-arbitscalemodels

Great work!

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