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Thanks, I'll check that out later tonight...

Hi, I'm looking for 1/48 valk parts such as cartoon hands, vf-1s head and colored visor, and armor parts gap covers/fillers for the sides and back of neck. If anyone can direct me to anyone selling originals or recast please let me know Thanks in advance

All done. I custom made red lenses for is legs, applied an Autobot symbol and then shot him up with clear coat. Sadly, It will still be very vulnerable to scratching and scuffing, but he looks great! What do you all think? I put him up against the original toy and box art which I used as a model.

Well, after such a long hiatus, I finished painting my Jetfire. However, I am now missing some parts, mainly I am missing a set of 1/48 hands and one of the lenses on the knees, aside from that, I think it looks pretty good.

It's been a while... My Jetfire is almost done. I even got the armor now. I think i overpainted as transforming it scratches parts, especially the turrets on the head. Also, I did not screw the head turrets on and am looking for a way to make them feel snug.. lock tite or rubber cement? Also, looking for Autobot symbols I will probably settle for reprolabels but really want Takara Re-issues.. I just cant find them in the clear. New pics will follow soon....

Hey all! I haven't logged on in a while havve been quite busy with a lot of different things but I did get a lot of work done on my Valkyrie. I still do need to fix the landing gear and can use the spare (Thanks for offering Hiriyu PM me) , I will still use the punch and hopefully I won't hurt the piece further. I did remove all the lenses including the wings (which actually snapped off, but they will be glued back after painting.) I decided however to do a Jetfire. I have my Skull 1 and all the Macross Valkyries I'd want to make are available to buy. So, a Masterpiece Jetfire seemed ideal for me. I did split the head, painted the neck and and then sanded down the seems from the glue. I did not screw the cannons back on the head instead I used a thread tape on it. I used the classic paint scheme fromt he toy and am only deviating slightly due to the differences in the bodies between the old chunky Jetfire and the newer Yamato I have been using Fusion and the onloy real problems I have incurred have been overspraying and some paint chipping and scratching here and there. For my first project I think it's coming up aces. I also gave Jetfire a black interior (not photographed) Here are some pics of the work in progress.

I wanted to remove the lense and either paint it or replace it with a different color also, I wanted to paint extra details along the neck and the side cannons and figured that taking it apart would be my best option. I am back to sanding and prepping all the other parts , but I was going to paint the entire Valkyrie, what I can efficiently not paint for contrast or just because it won't be seen I will discover as I go along... So I will pry the head open.... wish me luck.

Finally! I got my parts (VF-1S head, hands and a new blast shield). I waited for the parts to come in so I can do the project in one shot undisturbed, I stripped most of the old paint and prepped it all for painting and decided on a design scheme. However, I don't know how to take apart the VF-1S Head... Any tips out there?

Using a punch was my first thought as well. Hopefully, I won't have any trouble. Masking will be a pain on all the lenses. With painting the chestplate, should I remove the airbrake and paint it separately or mask it place?

I had a bad experience with Brake Fluid, it took forever to remove the paint and ate the underlying plastic on a blast shield, it made it real soft and doughy. I still haven't tried anything to remove the paint on my new Blast shield, but Brasso, steel wool and 1250 sand paper seem to be doing the trick for the other parts of my Valkyrie. II am just apprehensive on anything clear.

Isn't G1 Jetfire a different scale than the Yamato 1/48?

Nothing looks broken, the wheel just falls off. Also, having trouble removing the amber lenses on the shoulders of the Valkyrie, any tips?

It was a lesson learned. Good thing it didn't cost me much, but now I have Brasso! And 1250 grit sandpaper... Anyone know how to fix Landing gear when the wheels fall off?

BAD NEWS: Turns out, Brake Fluid actually DOES eat plastic. Blast Shield No MORE!! I was going to take a picture but it was just too tragic. Good News: I ordered a 2nd Blast shield with the 1S head, so I took the risk on the Brake Fluid. Also, one of the wheels on the rear landing gear fell off, I put it back in and it just falls off again. Anyone know how to repair that?

Actually, I wasn't. I used to work for an aerospace company that manufactured plastic parts and they had a sandblaster designed for plastic. I have used it before for other projects, but oddly enough never a toy. However, I am not too attached to my Gundam and was going to throw that in the fray. If it doesn't make it out in one piece maybe i'll customize it under 'sever battle damage' Googling Chameleon paint remover now....

DnD has a lot of posts. I did find one where he stripped the paint with Brasso and steel wool. I think I'll give that a shot. However, I think I will still do a quick sand blast over the whole outer shell of the Valkerie and make it all even. I just hope the blast won't eat up the plastic. It looks like my only Gundam Model might go on it's last mission. I have all my paints and I didn't find Tamiya tape, I found Pactra tape, hopefully it works well. I think I will start painting it before the head arrives and get some real work on this puppy done! I think that it is the TV hands that I saw. Is it available only through Yamato or is there somewhere else I can get them?

Here are the before pics. Note that the Blasy shield is missing as it's been sitting in brake fluid for almost 2 weeks. Good news: it removes the paint and doesn't seem to harm the plastic. Bad news: It takes about two weeks to finish. Anyway, I have since learned to take apart the Valk and don't know if I'll post the until I start painting. Anyone know where I can find the proper high grade sand paper for this project? Thanks! I will take any suggestions and advice anyone has to offer here.

The hands I saw were solid, didn't collapse, and the guns held tight in their grip. Also, will regular blue painters masking tape be appropriate for prepping the Valk?

Hello, I am new here and this is my first post, so please be kind. I am in the process of customizing my first Valkyrie (a VF-1a to a VF-1S) and I have a few basic questions on trouble spots I have noticed while tinkering. Disassembly? While taking it apart seems relatively easy, I can't find the screws to undo the lower legs from the knees. I know there's got to be a way but I don't want to break it. Is there a panel or something I can pop off to expose the screw? Also, I want to tighten the left knew which seems a but loose and I am positive I can tighten it once it is taken apart. Paint stripping? I read in an earlier post that brake fluid works so I dropped my extra blast cover in a bottle and soaked it.. almost 36 hours later and some toothbrushing has cleaned up most of it, but the clear plastic is now foggy. Is that residue, or chemical reaction to the fluid? Also, I have access to a plastic sand blaster from an aerospace company i used to work at. Wil that destroy the plastic or just dull it and clean it a bit? Repaint? For the most part I have decided to use Fusion, but they are limited and dont have the colors to match the intakes. Any suggestion on what paint to use there? Decals? I want to do a fairly quality job and don't really like the default yamato stickers much, are there any decals I can get that will look better? Extra parts? I have seen a custom with solid hands that hold weapons better and was looking into getting them. Extras? This one is just a crazy notion, but has anyone put any working lights in a Valkyrie, maybe an LCD in th head? Think that will look okay? I'm new hear and may have missed a few threads, but I wil appreciate any and all help I can get. I will be posting pics soon. OH yeah, before I forget: I have a Low Viz Urban Body Armor Parts that I want to sell or trade out even for Strike Armor and possibly a stand. The Body Armor Parts has no box, but has the instructions for the decals and an unused label sheet. Anyone interested, please hit me up. Thanks! MacrossA