Chas

Sounds good. can't wait to see what you come up with. How was/is the build? have you made any mods to the kit? Was it a 1:12th or a 1:15th scale?

Woa!That is quite the haul. Whatever happened with the mospeada ride aromr you started? I was rely looking forward to seeing it built up.

That kit was originally produced in 2006 by Neograde :http://www.neograde.com/shop/step1.php?number=566 To my knowledge it has never been reissued, so any other company that you get one from is selling a recast. You might try contacting the guys at Neograde they are a pretty nice bunch of guys. I visited them when I lived in Seoul.

For the VF-1S I like AS-20 insignia white.

Hey Rob. As far as i know the line art in the (corrected) link Mr. March posted is the closest Official line art that exists of the orthos for that vehicle. Maybe try contacting John to see if he has any that he drew up for his resin kit.

The T.V. version had a straight sided canopy while the DYRL version had a bubble sided canopy.

http://www.krylon.ca/ca/eng/products/workable_fixatif/ This is the stuff I use. BUt you could also use this http://www.krylon.ca/ca/eng/products/matte_finish/ as I've done in the past works well and also won't yellow. Those two give a matte finish for a gloss you could use this: http://www.krylon.ca/ca/eng/products/low_odor_clear_finish/, or this http://www.krylon.ca/ca/eng/products/uvresistant_clear/ Not sure about their tripple coat crystal clear as I've never used it, but might be worth testing for high gloss applications.

Also a Krylon user. I use it for my finished graphite and charcoal drawings and also for my models. Bonus is that because it is made for protecting artwork it is archival grade, thus it is designed not to yellow with age.

OMG people you are all being way to complicated here. It's one small panel line on the back of the model. Valkyrie addict had it right. Just get a mechanical pencil that will fit in the panel line and make a few passes til it looks right. Personally I'd just leave it. weathering is supposed to be uneven that's its nature. If all the panel lines are equally darkened it just looks fake and toy-like. But that's just me.

Seeing as I don't play with my models the particularly finicky transformation is not a great concern for me. It would simply be a matter of transforming it once in a while in order to display it in the different modes. These videos actually make the kit look not half bad and have me thinking about picking 1or 2 up just to have a mod in my collection that can show the transformation. Plus part of me still wants to fiddle with it to see what mods can be done - particularly to the knees in gerwalk mode. Not positive that I'm gonna get one just a lot closer after seeing those videos than I was before.

That's what I get for posting with my phone

definitely going to get one of these at first. If Hase doesn't release a strike A or a seperate strike pack then I'll get a few more, just hope they don't wait too long.

The Printing is just half of the equation. We Now have the other half! http://www.matterform.net/

Nope I'm def. out. Those flipped out knee caps in Gerwalk are a sure fire NO-Go for me. To any that do pick it up I hope you enjoy it.

Here's some of my stuff. Most of it is pretty old. Sorry if some of the images are kinda small, they're from my sketchbook thread over at conceptart.org - didn't wanna rescan 'em. They're all graphite and/or graphite and charcoal on either illustration board or sketchbook paper. Some are finished, most are not.

We had this conversation before, or one very similar to it when the Bandai VF-25's came out. There has never been a fully transformable (non parts-forming), inejction moulded kit of the VF-1. That has only existed in the toy end of the spectrum. Due to their nature, toys do not have, and cannot have the, fine details and precise fit possible with a finished model. Given that Bandai attempts to fuse these two dichotomous elements together there are bound to be comparisons to both sides; and given that what they are attempting is neither of these and both of them, at the same time, the comparisons work and don't work at the same time. They are fair and unfair at the same time. Bandai has set themselves apart from both toys and models: they have essentially created a hybrid, or chimera. I am not saying that one cannot, or should not compare them to, say Yamatos or Hasegawas. I am simply pointing out that any direct comparison will be inherently flawed due to the differing nature of objects being produced, and perhaps this needs to be taken into account when making the comparisons. For myself I think a more interesting question, and possibly more fruitful, for us as individuals is to ask Why would I want a transforming model? What are the advantages and disadvantages to this strange new beast? What do I plan to do with it when finished? What is possible with this that is not possible. or too difficult with either of the existing options? When the VF-25 kit was released I went through this process of questioning and came to the conclusion that it was simply not something I was at all interested in. With this offering from Bandai I am very close to the same conclusion, the only thing that has me considering it is the possibility of modeling the VF-1 in mid-transformation, in transitional positions. That is something that appeals to me that I see this kit possibly making much easier than any previous or existing kit. So I am still on the fence and will have to wait until the final release to decide.

Nice Job! looks great in the traditional colours too! Personally I would extend the feet to avoid having the bottom of the leg in contact with the ground, but that's just personal taste - still looks outstanding!

"Begin the legs by assembling parts U9+U11 and U12+U8 from the fighter kit" intakes and the 'accordion piece' are from the fighter kit. The rest of the leg is from the Battroid kit. EDIT: I've edited the instructions to make that section a little bit clearer - you were right it was a little confusing- poor word choice on my part.

Ha, ha! TOOT! TOOT! Thanks Benson. My intention in making that thread was so that folks could follow the steps and end up with a Gerwalk. I tried to make it as complete as possible so that there were no surprises. The one thing I did not mention in that thread was to add some weights ( I used the lead balls from some buck-shot shells in the feet, nose and front end of the fast packs - I chose those locations because of the pose I wanted the model in)

Not to toot my own horn, but here is a step by step walk through of how I did mine. http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=20983

left over sprue is also useful in a couple of different ways: 1) I use it as a source for solid styrene rods - comes in handy very often! (I mod a lot of kits!) 2) It can also be used to make your own styrene filler/putty. Just leave it in a close container of Ambroid or Tennax. Granted both of these a slightly more 'advanced' uses, but I thought it was worth mentioning here.

Already been mentioned, and seconded, but I gotta say again all of OZU's oeuvre and definitely Tampopo. you've already mentioned Kurosawa, but aside from the standard (Yojimbo, Seven Samurai, Rashomon etc) Dersu Uzala (デルス·ウザーラ), and Dreams (夢) are both must sees.

well I hope everything works out for you! Glad I could help.

Ok this is probably my last attempt here. If ordering from Japan is easier and all round better for you have you looked HERE there may be something available through RAKUTEN and they do have an international shipping service. I think THIS ONE should suffice.