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I've sprayed the nose blue. Just need to do the leg fins and wing tips then gotta figure out the hardest part to me, the tailfins. I tried looking for a high res image of the tailfins but couldn't find one so I just grabbed a pic online, upscaled as much as could then retraced it line by line in Inkscape. Luckly, my wife has this thing called a Silhouette Cameo so I'm experimenting with using a low tack vinyl decal as a mask. I gave it to her in a png file and she inputted it in her software. The one you see is just a test as she started to throw it away after she thought she made a mistake. I put it on to see if it'll work ( I didn't peel the beak part), I'm impressed at how small that thing can cut! It sticks on pretty good and peels off nice and easy with no residue or damage to the paint. Next thing I'll do is test paint the tailfins then work on the UN MARINES font and right tailfin RH letters as it slants in the opposite direction.

More affordable because of not paying licensing fees plus no research and development costs and not giving 2 Fs maybe? All of them are just reverse engineered Yamato items. If they created their own 1/60 valks and offer them at a cheaper price then I'd be impressed. 

Some of those $10 prices are for deposits only but still, the full payment prices are still cheap. The only thing is the middleman fees and shipping which eat up some of the savings. I ordered a KO just to compare and when I got the item, I couldn't tell any difference.

1 hour ago, 505thAirborne said:

https://www.shapeways.com/product/NMN5PCYEF/vf-0-fenix-trainer-b-type-conversion-kit?optionId=42420452&li=marketplace

Here's a possible option for making a VF-0C. Might see if I can get a spare Yamato 0A cheap. 

Yup, it comes out very nice. I've seen 3 of those customs finished. I think it was robodragon, valhary, and ratatarse's ones. I wonder if you can get it where it's printed oriented in the way with less noticible steps visible.

Hello again. Here is where I'm at now. I put the B on the side for now till everything is cured. I finished priming and spraying the base color for the VF-0C. After I let it sit for few days I sprayed on the darker grey color which is what I have now. I'll be masking the front so that I can spray the blue in a few days.

I like the fact that it could support the weight of itself and the valk.

Awesome as always!

5 hours ago, valhary said:

I wish see this scheme on the 0c

*snip*

That's the scheme I'm working on right now. Does anyone have the Decals for the VF-0C and would be willing to provide a high res scan?

1 hour ago, Xigfrid said:

WIP picure

A lot of issues with attachments considering the VF1 should transform. I also ordered the Visual Books when I found that Kuna models were not really accurate to the VF X++ line art.

 

NIce! I think KuWa's 1/72 VF-1X++ is closer to the line art and the 1/60 one is supposed to be a precursor or something if I recall.

17 hours ago, mickyg said:

Very nice start!  You sure you're new to this kind of thing?

Thanks guys. Yes, with the exception of the X-9 this is my first try at something like this.

1 hour ago, Mommar said:

Sweet.  Are you going to knock out a C after this?

Yes, I'm in the middle of masking it for primer right now. That one will be in the regular VMFAT-203 scheme. It's a little more work as for whatever reasons Arcadia decided to glue the back half of the conformal tanks where you'd swap out for the slotted ones. I ended up snapping them off with the pegs still in but thankfully I have the slotted ones from the VF-0B that I'm not gonna use with it. I just drilled out the pegs in the holes.

The B is slowly coming along. I gotta get the decals/stickers on and decide if I wanna try to panel line it or leave it as is.

Hopefully sometime in 2017 would be good as it will be the 15th anniversary for Zero although the RA would count for that.

5 hours ago, Xigfrid said:

Holy S... ! You are making me dream

A question: did you clean the original paint before the tamiya grey primer ? With a solvent like alcohol or light sanding ?

 

Just a quick wipe with a microfiber cloth. The primer and sprays look like they stick to the plastic pretty good  as I scratched and dropped a few pieces without even fazing it. The Tamiya sprays are pretty hardy though I did give them a few days in between colors. 

Finished VF-0B here and here.

Finished VF-0C  here.

Hello. I always wanted both a VF-0B and a VF-0C but I doubt Arcadia will do them (though one can hope!). I bought extra D's and A's in the hopes that the canopies could be swapped so I could make both a B and C. Thankfully they could and posted a couple of pics in the toys section. Although they looked okay I thought "both of them need a paintjob" so here I am. Bear with me as I'm a noob at these things so some of the ways I do things might not be the best way but it worked for me.

Some helpful tools to have are: 

Spudger/Pry tool kit for the tiny screw hole covers and areas that need a little gentle help.

Roll pin set and a small hammer to access the pins in the swing bar and to separate the chest piece. Don't need to do this using the new way.

Extra plastic containers with lids labeled to keep all the small parts together. Don't do what I did and leave them in ziplocs as I found out the hard way as my darling wife threw a bag of small parts out into the rubbish and I spent half a day sorting through bags looking for it

First thing I did was to take apart as much of the valks as I could so that I could mask and paint. Here is a pic of it apart, primed with Tamiya fine grey, and sprayed in AS-16 light grey. The legs are together and hanging.

The rest of the time was masking and painting the various colors. I decided not to do the SPW scheme and instead do the VF-8 theme in the Master File. I sprayed the nose and lighter colored parts AS-20 insignia white, TS-16 yellow, and TS-29 semi gloss. After I let everything dry I put it all back together. Here's some pics of it in gerwalk and fighter modes. There's still a lot of stuff I need to touch up and put on some decals but that's where I'm at now. Thanks for stopping by!

Here is the scheme for the VF-0B:

This is the VF-0C scheme:

3/13/17: I added on the VF-0C to this thread so that I don't need to do another one.

Edit 3/22/17

VF-0B Colors:

Tamiya fine grey primer, AS-16 light grey for the main color, AS-20 Insignia white for the lighter parts, TS-18 yellow and TS-29 Semi gloss black. TS-80 flat clear.

VF-0C Colors:

Tamiya fine grey primer, TS-81 Royal light grey for the main, AS-7 Neutral grey, TS-15 Blue, TS-16 Yellow, and TS-29 Semi gloss black. TS-80 flat clear.

EDITED: 8/26/17

I want to thank fellow member Ratatarse as he also did conversions but had a different way of converting. The difference is that he showed an easier way to convert than the way I did it. All he did was swap the cockpit sections along with the cockpit shields. Disregard all the rest of the instructions as my method was trying to fit a square peg in a round hole. Lol.

I'm liking that paint scheme. 

There were 2 members in search for this in the wanted section I believe.

Hmm, I thought that I remembered that before the server update and name change of the Facebook page we'd get updated info from the FB feed on the front page. The FB page had the latest info/news/pics from other sources condensed. There were the latest news/FB feed on the top, speaker podcasts, and/or cosplay sets or whatever category RSS that was pertinent.  Maybe the permissions to post on the MW front page changed or whoever's in charge of the FB page needs to redo the link for updates?

Edit: Here's some info about the FB name change taken from the "MW Back up! Please read!" thread:

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Regarding our Facebook/Social Media presence change, I'll be absolutely honest. I don't use FB/Twitter, and years ago when Exo said we should have a FB account I literally said 'We already have a forum, but ok'. But what he created and nurtured is incredible, reaching out to thousands of fans across the world. It is more international that these forums will ever be, and that is my dilemma. 
I like a smaller community plain and simple. But he grew it into something larger and more successful than I could ever imagine, and that is why it changed.
He can now grow even more without this old man's stupid restrictions. If you have not bookmarked it please do so!! Again great job Exo!!
https://www.facebook.com/MacrossFanCentral/

Thank you all for reading, and please have a good time here!
Shawn

I think the site is still following along the lines like in the "About MacrossWorld" section.

17 minutes ago, mog_kupo said:

I posted it on the Megaroad topic but may as well ask here sine its Frontier related, a new series based on Frontier?

Vague info as of now: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/44495-new-macross-tv-series-in-2018/ Could be anything not just Frontier as it has all main valks from each series in the teaser above (except Macross II).

Probably a Wonderfest limited Garage kit or something similar. I think the same one been on there for awhile.

49 minutes ago, linitrofe said:

Vajra. 36000 yen. Still open.

http://page6.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/f144746784

This thread is for posting SOLD items or completed/finished auctions. You could add it to this post though. 

What an awesome experience! Thanks for sharing!

Excellent idea! Sounds fun! I'd be down to give it a try.

I think a VF-11 renewal version would be better. The shoulder armor wouldn't work too well with the Yamatos unless they do the pegged shoulders like the RA. Make the B,C and D versions then the MaxL.

Good to know at least 2 members have one of those.  Looks awesome with the flight deck diorama.

Mjolnir sounds cool too. 

4 and 5 are 1/72 scale not 1/60 but seem fair. For reference:

YF-21 http://anymoon.com/blog/?p=245

VF-11B http://anymoon.com/blog/?p=239