DatterBoy

"For Those Of Us Who Can Draw, Do You Think That, you would make a good mecha designer?" Yes

WOW. This thread is x-tra geeky. As a fellow geek boy, I can say I have never tried to go through it really quick. Don't think I've ever tranformed one in under 3 minutes. More power to ya, fellow geeks. Post vids. I'd love to see it go Rubik's Cube style!

Am I the only one who thinks this repaint looks like a cheap paint job?

Fellas... Chidori from Full Metal Panic.

Looks like you are missing the CG VF-1S ready for take off from DokGonzo

Brilliant! Now... make it transform!

JDK, if you think a 3D model is gonna pop up once you put the orthos in, you're in for a world of hurt. Many of the better models in this thread took months or years of refinement. But maybe we're misunderstanding what you think is supposed to happen. In the meantime, just so we know where you stand, do you know how mold and shape primitives?

Nah... I'll throw down...

Not sure I wanna throw down against Rod and Dok's entries...

Gerwalk pics coming. Clear Canopies if made from a Rohby recast. Yellow canopies are original JM's. No Low Viz, it's not cannon and I don't have any particular interest in a plain grey valk. I am doing some non cannon ones, but I think they are awesom ein design. LV is sorta... plain.

No... NOW I'm just showing off... Go to the original post to see the other showoff pics.

Those look sweet! Diggin thye brownie. What paint did you use for it and how well doe sit hold up to transformation? I like the seperation from the black nose stripe without the black highlight around the cokpit frame. May have to try that for one of these customs. Here are some high detail shots. On second look, I think the Rick is not perfect, butdefinitely one of th ebetter ones I've made in terms of minimal flaws.

OK, so imperfections on this one are far less than my other ones. Detail shots: Just look around any had painted spots: - leg fin - head stripe - visor - front intake - cockpit frame Damn, just realized I forgot to put red in those front holes on the nose like I normally do... Added gallery shots above too for jet fighter mode.

I can't sell my custom! Currently considering costs to make customs for those who want em. PM me if you are interested. If you held a gun to my head right now, fair or not, I'd ask for about $150. Yes. It is worth as much as (if not more) than a 1/48 to me now based on I had to create the Waterslide decals from scratch, sand and prep the little sucker, paint (Fusion and Tamiya), and apply clearcoat. Original JM's are hard to get these days. This one was made from a Roy 1S body and a recast 1J head. Needs to be a Roy 1S body so if ANY chipping occur, at least it's white underneath. I wish I had an airbrush and am seriously considering getting one. I think I could eliminate virtually all imperfections I get as a result of hand painting Tamiya if I do. Need to get those flaw pics for you guys to see how imperfect these things actually are.

What are you asking for on this one? WIsh Rohby was still around, it is broken exactly where I've got about 3 breaks on other JM's. That piece that connects it to the back is easy to break. Kind of a pain in the butt.

I don't have enough. I'm still on the hunt. Actually, I think I have only 1 more left I can customize.

Are these guys like the "Patriots" from Metal Gear? What mother lode do these guys have? Fill us in man! No need to divulge names. Rumors! Start em!

Topic title corrected. I know not who this 'Lick Hunter' of whom you speak. Graham 377592[/snapback] Things would be different if I were admin... RICK FOREVER!!! RICK FOREVER!!! RICK FOREVER!!! RICK FOREVER!!!

Thanks all. Several things: 1. These JM's are far from perfect. I think the shots don't highlight how bad some of them actually are. I'l post flaw pics shortly. 2. I intend to go with the cannon non DYRL models first and still need the following: - Miriya (Millia before Graham edit's my post ;P) - Ben TV (Kakazaki see above) - Cannon Fodder - Angel Birds (debating whether or not I really want to do this) Once these are done I may do the DYRL ones, but the 1A versions. Roy will be the only Cannon 1S EVER... - Hikaru 1A (can't even call it Rick) - Kakazaki 1A - Max 1A - VT-1 Ostrich - VE-1 Elint If I can get through these, then a few I would consider: - Enigma 1S - Minmay Guard - Minmay Guard Moon Act - 1A hex pattern - SPW So I need to get 14 more JM's, somehow. If you got a messed up complete one I'm buyin! But don't expect me to pay premium cuz pristine don't matter, I'm repainting them. 3. Bobe-Patt is the JM king

Someone asked I put up a group shot. Sorry to all those whomay be feeling my custom JM overload...

I think I am giving up on Rohby's recasts. They don't seem to like paint regardless of the prep work. Tried sanding, soap washes, all kinds. The paint just comes off it like it was coated in oil, very difficult to work with. The last 3 including this one were made from Originals. I should say, however, I believe that rohby used more than 1 kind of resin, so depending on the kind you got, it's affinity for the paint and the kind of paint you use would probably vary.

Battroid Pics posted. Fighter and Gerwalk pics coming.

Possibly. PM me. Maybe we can work out some detals.

Sure. Will put one up tonight. Though I really think that we need a CF and Miriya (Millia for you purists) and maybe a Ben... we'll see.

If Bandai actually reissued them this way with this detail, I'd be ecstatic. Making these things is extremely rewarding, but maybe that's my creator spirit floating around. I'm learning alot through each one I do and almost have the custom process for JM's down to a science, but my humanity always screws something up. As for the "Rick" thing... they can bite me. When I first watched Robotech, I didn't even know what the hell his Japanese name was... so they can say whatever they want. C'mon now, Rick sounds way better than Hikaru anyways...