my first contribution

[striderhiryu]

OK, i`ll start posting pics, sorry for the quality but still haven`t got the camera, iwas using one of those you use for video chats.

anyway here i go.

first my fisrt kit the fighter YF-19.

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now a front view of the battroid. (damned sun light).

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now a side view.

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close up of weapons module.

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here`s another close-up of the module showing the micro missiles.

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a last shot of it in rear view. will post other shot`s as soon as i get the camera so i can take better shots of it with better quality and detail. please let me know what you think of it so far.

anyway here`s another i forgott to mention: the chest can be lift to expose the pilot, will take a shot of it soon to show the inner detail.

[Myersjessee]

Which kit is this made from? (or kits? )

[striderhiryu]

i used mostly the hasegawa kit, for the head, chest nad partiall part of the back i kitbashe a severely damaged yamato valk. the forearms where from one of my leftovers. hand is a bandai 1/100 gundam. for the leg pack i used the ones of the VF-0 as a test. will mold a proper one as soon as i can.

the weapons module i used part of the hasegawa YF-19 underbelly. part of it also is of an F-15 interior, several parts where scratch built and the missiles with those parts from the sprues

[striderhiryu]

okay i confirmed with a friend to take the pictures usin a digital camera for today. i will post them today after 8 ó clock.

hope you will like the next [and better quality] pics i am gonna post.

[Myersjessee]

Sounds like a ton of work! I can't wait for the better pictures.

Thanks!

[gnollman]

More and better pics!

[striderhiryu]

OK i got the cam and here are the pics, still it is my first time i take pics with it and it´s already late but anyway here they are.

first a pic of both battroid and fighter.

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another one.

by the way i painted the eye sensor red since i could not find any clear green.

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kzo machigaimashita... forgot to post it...

here´s it.

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hers a side view with a close up of the weapons module with the opened hatch exposing the missiles.

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left side.

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did´nt realized that the upper pic looks as if the valk was sayin -who? me?-

well this is the last one for now. i´ll check tomorrow if i can take better ones. does anyone know how to improve the quality or any tips.

[Macross_Fanboy]

Get a better camera.

[Pat S]

That's awesome.

So, 2 YF-19's, but neither is transformable right?

How did you attatch the hips on the battroid?

I think your battroid would benefit from using the Yamato crotch piece

Looks really cool man.

What kind of paint did you use? Did you seal the paint? Just asking.

[Pat S]

Also, what did you use for the leg fast packs?

[striderhiryu]

for the paint i used a simple spray can of acrylic enamel for the white fuselage.

i paint it giving it several quick strokes with the paint so it gets flat to the surface, this way it dries in less than a minute but anyway i let it alone for an hour just to make sure.

and the legs fast packs are those of the VF-0 but will try to one specially for the 19. i just tought while building ig that the shape and size was a nice fit.

i´m really thinking that with the experience i had doing this one i could try to do a variable one, but that will take a considerable amount of time. but hopelly i won´t take as much as yamato [from wich we heard nothing, so i´ll consider this as a race to see who does a perfect variable 19 first: myself or yamato].

[Pat S]

I'm kind of trying to do one myself

http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=11036

[striderhiryu]

i wish you luck to fully achive your goals in this project.

i think that the main problem with the YF-19 is that the mechanical design has several issues like different proportions in three modes.

maybe the hoary froating head should use a diferent aproach when designing VFs like a the start of the pre-design stage to take in consideration the commercial potential of the design so when converting the concept of the VF in to a real object they can minimize problems to the toys designer so they can make perfect variable toys or models wich actually beat toys in detail and other aspects.

here´s another one with the open chest

[007-vf1]

i think that the main problem with the YF-19 is that the mechanical design has several issues like different proportions in three modes.

Isn't that the story of all macross toys..?

[Eternal_D]

damn, from those first pictures I was like, dayam this guy made a transformable yf-19...but looks like just two different models. cool nontheless. good job

[striderhiryu]

OK, its a new day an i took i few ones that loo better.

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another.

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another one...

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damn it happened again, sorry.

[JLYC]

great job!!

It looks very much like the yamato YF-19. This convinces me that it'll be very, very difficult to produce a variable, anime correct YF-19 in battroid mode from fighter mode. The battroid has too many round edges in line art compared with the fighter. Too much anime magic is invested in the YF-19, imho. I guess the ppl in the toy section can just keep on dreaming about the 'perfect' YF-19FP

[striderhiryu]

mmm... maybe it has several parts that retract whe going from fighter to battroid, this could explain why the nose cone is more larger in fighter than in battroid, just like the tail of some helicopters.

[Pat S]

Absolutely. There is no way to have the nice long nose in fighter, and a short one in battloid.

I am going to use two noses and make it easy to swap them with a polycap.

striderhiryu: I think yours look great, and I love the fastpacks, especially the custom arm weapons.

[bryan_f_davis@yahoo.com]

SNAP baby SNAP.

Wow. That is AWESOME!

[boinger]

If that's a 1/72 Hasegawa yf19 battroid and the yamato yf19 is 1/72 scale as well, then how much bother would it be to make a fast pack set for the Yamato Yf19?

Just wondering.