Aurora-7 Posted January 4, 2005 Posted January 4, 2005 Anybody? I'm hoping mine arrives this week. I hope to post construction images not long after that. Quote
Less than Super Ostrich Posted January 4, 2005 Posted January 4, 2005 pre-ordered mine from imageanime and hasn't arrived yet. Quote
Dobber Posted January 4, 2005 Posted January 4, 2005 Got mine last week from HLJ. SAL shipping too! It's next on my to do list or maybe second! Chris Quote
Vince Posted January 5, 2005 Posted January 5, 2005 mine came in before x'mas, very nice improvement over VF-0S, I mean the leg fins finally have pins on them. I don't have 0A and B, are they like this also? Quote
Gerwalker Posted January 5, 2005 Posted January 5, 2005 Got mine last week. It's a beauty!! Though the way the Hase modellers painted (I mean the small pics at the sides of the box) it is way awfull (a boring cobalt blue all over, no weathering at all)!! This VF deserves a wmcheng treatment to represent the original animation painting. What about the credit card leaflet whit the Black 1/48 VF-1? Anybody knows what it says? Quote
Aurora-7 Posted January 5, 2005 Author Posted January 5, 2005 Argh! Mine shipped on the 18th of December! I usually get SAL from HLJ in 2 weeks. Maybe the Holidays slowed things down. I just wish I knew where it is in its journey to me Quote
chowyunskinny Posted January 5, 2005 Posted January 5, 2005 NEW Yamato limited edition 1/48 VF-1J, Move over low vis, new guy in town thread Quote
Aurora-7 Posted January 6, 2005 Author Posted January 6, 2005 (edited) It's HERE! Nice decal sheet! It gives the choice of UN Spacy, Air Force, Marine or Navy! Now to begin! Edited January 6, 2005 by Aurora-7 Quote
Mithrill Posted January 6, 2005 Posted January 6, 2005 I got mine yesterday. Nice nice model! Very cool details. I think I'll get another 2 or 3 more. Quote
wm cheng Posted January 6, 2005 Posted January 6, 2005 I bought mine just before Christmas at a local Toronto hobby shop. A bit expensive at $60cdn, but at least there's no customs & duty. Quote
Penguin Posted January 6, 2005 Posted January 6, 2005 (edited) I bought mine just before Christmas at a local Toronto hobby shop. A bit expensive at $60cdn, but at least there's no customs & duty. Tell me about it! I hate that little $5 "I sat in the customs warehouse fee", on top of the GST. Even so, I got my VF-0D from HLJ, so now it sits in the line, behind my massive Tamiya 1/32 F-16. At least I'll have time to decide which paint scheme I want to use. Edited January 6, 2005 by Penguin Quote
wm cheng Posted January 6, 2005 Posted January 6, 2005 I hate customs and brokerage! I once had to pay $100cdn for something that was around $150! when all the taxes, duties, customs fees and brokerage fees were accounted for!! Ohh, I'm jealous, that Tamiya F-16 is a beauty - too bad its so big, I don't have a place to put something like that - why can't all these 1/32 scale ultra-detailed kits be scaled down to 1/72 - I might go blind building them, but at least I would have space to display them afterwards. Quote
David Hingtgen Posted January 6, 2005 Posted January 6, 2005 (edited) I pay no heed to size of kits. I've got TWO Academy Hornets. (Thank you, half-off sales) And I plan to get the Academy 1/32 F-16 once it comes out, as well as whichever company does an early Block 30 first... (unless it takes forever, then I'll just get the older Hase release) I don't think I've ever seen a Macross kit for sale by me, there's only 1 shop that even sells a decent selection of Hasegawa jets period. I live in the land of Monogram and Airfix... Edited January 6, 2005 by David Hingtgen Quote
Penguin Posted January 7, 2005 Posted January 7, 2005 Ohh, I'm jealous, that Tamiya F-16 is a beauty - too bad its so big, I don't have a place to put something like that - why can't all these 1/32 scale ultra-detailed kits be scaled down to 1/72 - I might go blind building them, but at least I would have space to display them afterwards. You're wiser than I. I know I've go no where to put it, but I couldn't resist and picked it up anyway. Luckily, the box it comes in can be reconstructed after the model is built into a case for the finished model. The tail and canopy are removable after completion, and there's even a box for all the ordnance. I'm fairly impressed with it! Quote
Penguin Posted January 7, 2005 Posted January 7, 2005 On another note, has anyone tried to find the "air superiority blue" listed in the paint scheme for the VF-0D? It's listed as Gunze-Sangyo Mr Color #74, but the colour charts I've seen are missing #74 (and 74 in the acrylic is duck egg green - that ain't right). To use US Federal Standards, the colour is FS35450. Anyone have any luck finding this colour already-mixed? Quote
David Hingtgen Posted January 7, 2005 Posted January 7, 2005 35450 is d*mn close to the medium blue used on Flankers. Not many companies make Flanker colors (nobody makes true FS35450) but you can get Testors Model Master Enamel #2131, Flanker Medium Blue. If nothing else, buy it as a reference to mix your own. Also, RLM 78 Hellblau is supposed to be close to 35450. Honestly, the color is "sky blue", for "bright blue skies" camo. Name may change over the years/nations, but it's all the same color. PS--my list shows Gunze 74 as simply "Blue". Quote
Rodavan Posted January 10, 2005 Posted January 10, 2005 Dawid - Talking about Flanker Colours , Just got a old 1/72 Revell Flanker kit , with the mixing details for all sorts of colours , can you replace all those mixes with the Flanker colours from Model master ? Flanker Pale Blue Flanker Meduim blue Flanker Blue/Grey Quote
HWR MKII Posted January 10, 2005 Posted January 10, 2005 actually a 32 scale F16 isnt at all that big. now a 32 scale F15E is BIG if the 16 comes with markings for the 63rd FTRSQ out at Luke AFB in AZ then ill get it. im making 32 scale models of all the squadrons i have been in. i need to get this VF-0 it is actually a different looking kit for once. how is the overall parts breakdown and detail? or do i have to wait for a buildup from WM to see how it is. Quote
David Hingtgen Posted January 14, 2005 Posted January 14, 2005 (edited) If anyone's still looking for Air Superiority Blue, Humbrol #47 is close IMHO. Cut it with white or light grey if it looks too "intense". Saw it used on a Ukranian Flanker model and it looked great. Find pics of OLD F-15's, they're painted in 100% Air Superiority Blue--they are what it was created for. Testor's Flanker colors are known to be off. Basically-they look great in the bottle, but dry to a totally different color. Better than totally guessing though. Best opinion I found was the 2 lighter are "ok", with the darkest being too dark. Avoid Xtracolor Flanker colors. "Niche" Flanker paint is supposed to be right on, but impossible to find. Also, the very famous and oft-modeled Ukranian Flankers have non-standard colors. One of them is Air Superiority blue, but the other two are not your standard Flanker colors. There's a dozen companies a year that say they'll make Flanker colors, but none ever show up. Or they're ultra-hard to get. Finally: The most often quoted FS numbers for Flankers: FS35550 FS35450 FS35526 However, 35450, Air Sup Blue, is much too bright for real Flankers IMHO. I've seen 35420 listed, that may be better. (I like Ukranian Flankers, as does everyone else, and they're the most photographed--which messes up what every thinks of as "normal" Flanker paint) Edited January 14, 2005 by David Hingtgen Quote
Graham Posted January 14, 2005 Posted January 14, 2005 Does the VF-0D kit include a color guide for painting it as a standard grey VF-0D, instead of Shin's blue version? Grahan Quote
Myersjessee Posted January 14, 2005 Posted January 14, 2005 From what I can tell, no. Sadly. Yet, if I know Hasegawa...thats another version of the 0D they will be selling someday soon. (or at the least a decal set! ) Quote
spellbinder99 Posted January 14, 2005 Posted January 14, 2005 Yes, decal option 2 in the VF-0D kit is a Medium Sea Gray BSBS381C/637 over Gray FS36622 example with nose markings for ship #308. The other markings are the same High-Viz red and white roundels. Is that what you were after. Cheers Tony Quote
wm cheng Posted January 14, 2005 Posted January 14, 2005 Oooh! I like that grey scheme better- damn, I might need to get another VF-0D! Any real aircraft modellers out there? How would one reproduce that light whitesh grey around some of the panel lines in the CGI rendering? Any real world references? I've read some good weathering details on the navy's TPS grey schemes, but they only really work on 1:32 scale aircraft, its just too hard to replicate it in 1:72. Quote
HWR MKII Posted January 14, 2005 Posted January 14, 2005 try using lighter grey artists pastels around the panel lines then seal with your favorite topcoat and do the black wash over that. or you could postshade/highlight with a similar lighter grey around the lines. Quote
Myersjessee Posted January 14, 2005 Posted January 14, 2005 Yes, decal option 2 in the VF-0D kit is a Medium Sea Gray BSBS381C/637 over Gray FS36622 example with nose markings for ship #308.The other markings are the same High-Viz red and white roundels. Is that what you were after. Cheers Tony my bad...your correct. I can't believe I missed that! Quote
Gerwalker Posted January 14, 2005 Posted January 14, 2005 The options in the decal sheet are great. The grey version is indeed a good option to consider but I still prefer the blue one (more Flanker like if you know what I mean What is fugly is the way the Hase modelers paint it for the box pics. Quote
Akula Posted January 17, 2005 Posted January 17, 2005 Oooh! I like that grey scheme better- damn, I might need to get another VF-0D!Any real aircraft modellers out there? How would one reproduce that light whitesh grey around some of the panel lines in the CGI rendering? Any real world references? I've read some good weathering details on the navy's TPS grey schemes, but they only really work on 1:32 scale aircraft, its just too hard to replicate it in 1:72. That looks like paint shipping around pannels and the effect seawater would have on a painted bird... but David Hingtgen will know more than I Quote
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