Fly4victory

To have an accurate transformation shouldn't a wing or an arm fall off? Will Yamato break the curse of the first run QC problems? Love the SV-51 and the photos look great but think I will sit this one out until the reviews are in.

http://www.macrossworld.com/macross/models...wa/hasegawa.htm The scans of the decal set are in the model section above. Just need a color printer with a custom decal kit for that type of printer. I used an canon ink jet to make a set of low vis decals and they turned out ok.

Have to agree. I wish that Japanese toys were still made in Japan. Yamato's production in China is a sign wave. We as the consumer need to determine where the peak is and avoid the trough. The "new" 19 really has me worried about the SV-51.

My new YF-19 with booster arrived in the mail today. While Yamato fixed the landing gear and the gunpod... This is not an improvement over my first 19. The new one is even sloppier. The port side canard will not remain in position and the metal pin for the elbow was pushed out. How about a toy that I do not have to re-assemble and repair straight out of the box.

Bet there isn't a pilot in the VF-1! Would be nice to include since it is the 25th anniversary or will Hasegawa release a special version of the weapons kit also.

Is that after the Ghost shot them off????

Seeing the second airframe fly makes me wonder when a full size SV-51 will be in the air and how long before there is a transition course? Great Job!

Quite! I had a good run with them but when there is a problem it is big. A 1/48 VF-1A woodland was smashed on arrival. It was returned and I requested a different carrier and better packing, instructions were ignored and second one arrived smashed and delivery was refused. TIS ignored my emails and it took Ebay dispute and paypal to get my money back. Not a fun process.

Thanks. Remember that you started all this. Need to do something about my photography to make this work.

Another one in the case, doubt that the Miria VF-17 will see anything other than battroid, but my un-modified VF-17D did get “factory†painted intakes and chest piece. Other than the gun pod and making the VF-17 attractive in fighter mode guess that is it.

The Krylon states that it will bond to the plastic at the molecular level. BULL! After waiting the seven days required for maximum chip protection still had chipping during assembly. The paint is very think and heavy. While it is not meant to be a splatter paint some parts had a textured finish. It took two cans to finish and the color was consistent. The Testors Chrome enamel used for the chest gun tubes reacted and bubbled on the right side. Guess all the solvent had not evaporated but no problems on the left. The kite and diamond emblems were painted with Gunze Sangyo Aqueous. Great paint no problems there. As for the Krylon Plastic keep it for the patio furniture. There is not benefit going back to the rattle can. Edit: Fixed the picture.

Start by marking the center of the hand/wrist and drill a 7/64 hole. If the drill bit walks then make a pilot hole with your exacto knife. Use the knuckle bit on the dremel to make a cavity through the 7/64 hole for the wrist ball joint. The hole will need to be widened but 7/64 is a good start. SWAG! The cavity must be large enough for the ball if too large then the wrists will not hold, also the entry hole must be smaller than the ball to keep in position. Use pressure but not too much force or you can break the ball joint at the wrist. If you break the joint just make a new one from a section of the parts tree. The hands are not interchangeable! Once on the light blue slider that is it. They will break if you try to remove them!

Thanks much just building on the ideas of others. Jenius came up with the knee mod, Haterist AKA Do Not Disturb had the Gundam hands idea for the 1/48 VF-1's, and Ray painted the first Miria for Graham. The only thing that is truly mine is the hip mod.

The 1/100 HDM-116 has six fixed pose resin hands, two left and four right. One of the right hands can cradle the gun pod the other two cannot since the VF-17 gun pod is a round peg. The sides of the peg must be squared off and a slight taper cut on the front. I decided to use the right hand with a trigger finger so the trigger well had to be opened up. Since I was cutting up the gun pod, removed the front vertical peg and replaced it with a handle made for the blue resin parts tree. Just drill the hole from the inside of the gun pod where the forward friction pin holds it together. Cut the tree to length with a slight taper on one side and now you have a horizontal handle. It still does not fold, telescope or fit in the leg.

Back in February, ordered a set of the 1/100 HDM-116 Colored Gundam Mk-II Titans ver 2 from HLJ http://www.hlj.com/product/BCL2558. The back of the hands are a great match for the standard VF-17 but will need to be repainted for the Miria. The fists have to be removed from the original forearms so I used a hacksaw blade. The remaining lip at the wrist will be sanded down.

Rather like the toy themselves. I doubt that the S.C. Alphas are anything more than recolors with no improvements. Looks like Aoshima will be getting some of my money for a blue Legioss/Tread.

The 3/4 elevated view from port side looks awsome. Nice and dark. Makes me forget that I already have one and want to purchase another.

Has anyone seen the big spider tank for pre-order/sale yet?

Is that rather like the fix from Macross Plus to M plus movie edition? Is the show doing well enough for there to be a model or toy of the fighter?

I am about to be sick!!!! no wait... it was just a hairball. The cartoon wasn't even that good and they are going to waste live action and film. The studio needs to review the old live action He-man.

Bamboo sticks are great to hold parts for painting and drying. Surface preparation was cleaning with 91% alcohol. Painted outside 86 F, 54% humidity. Used Faskolor and Tamiya masking tape to keep the original yellow strips. Waited about 30 minutes after spraying and used an exacto knife to lift off the tape. The instructions on the can are “dry in 15 minutes, touch in an hour, fully chip resistant in 7 days†so assembly will not be for 7 days to keep things from chipping or sticking.

To keep track of the parts, screws, and gears have traced an outline of the VF-17 and then inserted the screws in the cardboard relative to their position on the toy.

Continuing to destroy VF-17S, this will have the modifications from above minus the Gerwalk forward bend of the knee. She will be a complete disassembly for repainting. The final product a Miria VF-17S. Using the new Krylon Fusion for Plastic bought at Hobby Lobby.

The ghost shin combo is great. Thanks for folding the vertical fins on the VF-0. First one that did not have broken tail spikes. You also get the normal missles and the super wing stores.

OH Great Model Masters, pull molds from these resin treasures and then offer for resale.!!!!!