Valkyrie Hunter D Posted March 7, 2005 Posted March 7, 2005 The valk was doomed from the start; its number of 013 adds up to four-the number of death! Awesome piece as usual Kurt! Quote
promethuem5 Posted March 7, 2005 Posted March 7, 2005 CFs can take a hit and not immediately disintigrate? wow.... Gorgeous work Kurt, glad to see this baby finished. Quote
eugimon Posted March 7, 2005 Posted March 7, 2005 truly amazing work.. but I too have to say I get a weird feeling in the pit of my stomache lookng at a damaged 1/48... but in this case the results are definitely worth it! Quote
Die, Alien Scum! Posted March 7, 2005 Posted March 7, 2005 I notice that one of the forearms is white and the other brown. Is this a case of one forearm being replaced due to previous battle damage, or just Kurt getting lazy and forgetting to paint it They pulled it from the one Hikaru scrapped in DYRL! Quote
Wheels Posted March 7, 2005 Posted March 7, 2005 CFs can take a hit and not immediately disintigrate? Another long held belief shattered by Kurt! Quote
Nani?! Posted March 7, 2005 Posted March 7, 2005 Slightly wounded? He got hit in all the vital parts! Again, truly awesome stuff Kurt! Quote
Osean Posted March 7, 2005 Posted March 7, 2005 most gorgeous work.do you mind describing or showing how you made the damages? I especially like the ones where the damage exposes the internal mechanics- did you scratchbuild those? thanks!! You can find out how he did the battle damage here: Latest custom 1/48 in progress, Alittle battle damage on this one.... Quote
Lynx7725 Posted March 7, 2005 Posted March 7, 2005 Hmmm.. Very nice. One observation though, from the way the fresh damage is grouped, it seems that this particular valk got hit at 3 separate times. The upper fuselage (in Fighter) damage (both before and after the split torso) seems to be from one cluster, but the impact holes and burrs suggests two different source of fire. That your intention? I didn't notice the non-matching forearms.. I guess one got blown off and had to be replaced totally. Hmm. No pilot's name, not ever the overused "Warmaker".. It's a great piece of work, but to be honest it's not something I would pick up as my first 1/48. Maybe Godzilla. Quote
Kurt Posted March 7, 2005 Author Posted March 7, 2005 Thanks everyone. Yes I was depicting previous damage with the welded on plates and the non-matching forearms. And I was not intending the damage to come from just one hit. Quote
ChristopherB Posted March 7, 2005 Posted March 7, 2005 Excellent job! It's the nicest "battle damaged" valkyrie that I've ever seen, regardless of the fact that I've only seen a couple. Quote
yman1437 Posted March 7, 2005 Posted March 7, 2005 such marvel works just left you speechless...... Quote
Jawjaw Posted March 7, 2005 Posted March 7, 2005 Poor valk. Love the patches and all the weathering effects. Quote
Ed.Coli Posted March 7, 2005 Posted March 7, 2005 (edited) Or maybe the CF pilots just keep dying in that plane after every battle.Once the crews get it patched up again they just slap another rookie into it only to have it returned damaged again and another pilot fatally wounded. Good luck Kurt on selling that work of art. That'd be one cursed valk. Excellent custom; I really like how the scorch marks accent the actual damage. The patches are a nice touch too. Edited March 7, 2005 by Ed.Coli Quote
twich Posted March 7, 2005 Posted March 7, 2005 (edited) Wow, that is really a nice piece of work, at first when you posted your intention to make a battle damaged 1/48, I thought you insane, but looking at this, I think it is well worth it! I salute you, you are indeed a first rate customizer. Twich Edited March 7, 2005 by twich Quote
do not disturb Posted March 7, 2005 Posted March 7, 2005 i remember some talks of you posting this on ebay soooo....... great work as usual kurt. Quote
Godzilla Posted March 7, 2005 Posted March 7, 2005 Damn Kurt! Looks great. Sooo tempting to buy this... Quote
Kamion Posted March 8, 2005 Posted March 8, 2005 Please let us know when you've put it on Ebay. Quote
Mr March Posted March 8, 2005 Posted March 8, 2005 Absolutely gorgeous work! This is one of the best customs I've seen. I like how you kept the amount of damage low and did some patch jobs. The result is definitely believable. I also like the burns behind each blast point that trail along the hull of the Valkyrie. A very nice touch. Quote
dr_vandermeer Posted March 8, 2005 Posted March 8, 2005 Thanks for sharing your great work. Looks fantastic! Love all of the little details that you added. Well done! Quote
Kurt Posted March 8, 2005 Author Posted March 8, 2005 Thanks again everyone for your compliments. I wanted to offer this to everyone here first before Ebay. So PM me with and offer and I will consider it. Quote
Zentrandude Posted March 8, 2005 Posted March 8, 2005 looks good but wondering why you never add like little dents in the skin? Im sure there was some blast that got deflected leaving a small dent and paint chips. Quote
Osean Posted March 8, 2005 Posted March 8, 2005 That'd be one cursed valk. Excellent custom; I really like how the scorch marks accent the actual damage. The patches are a nice touch too. A cursed valk that is built tough. Quote
hirohawa Posted March 8, 2005 Posted March 8, 2005 That is very well done. The battle damage looks fantastic. What do you paint and seal the customs with to avoid scracthing? Do you sand down any parts? Would love to know for my next custom. Thanks Quote
kensei Posted March 9, 2005 Posted March 9, 2005 (edited) THis is absolutely fabulous work. Well done. EDIT: This should sell around the price of a LV. Edited March 9, 2005 by kensei Quote
Mercurial Morpheus Posted March 10, 2005 Posted March 10, 2005 Really amazing work. I wish I had skills like that. Quote
BoBe-Patt Posted March 11, 2005 Posted March 11, 2005 dayum that's toit!!! Now if this had the damaged fast packs on, it would make this piece even more perfect! Good freakin job! Quote
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