Goshawk Posted July 17, 2005 Posted July 17, 2005 I hate to ask this, but any idea on ETA? I might have to take out a small loan to get this but
mslz22 Posted July 24, 2005 Posted July 24, 2005 I hate to ask this, but any idea on ETA? I might have to take out a small loan to get this but 311561[/snapback] i actually did some work on the foot yesterday, first chance i've had to work on it for a while...i got a couple of big casting contracts that will keep me busy for a month or so but this is still on my radar, i just purchased some modeling board for some of the parts that need it. sorry for taking longer than expected, i've barely been to mw lately but i still have an investment in this project....i will get some pics of the foot progress in the next week or so... mike
mslz22 Posted July 26, 2005 Posted July 26, 2005 This is obviously not the final, still needs some smoothing out and some details..but this is pretty close to how it will look, coke can for size..this is already more detailed that the other 1/72.... mike
HWR MKII Posted July 26, 2005 Posted July 26, 2005 Wow your a nice person. Buying a house just to keep your 1/72 monster in
Robert S Posted July 29, 2005 Posted July 29, 2005 yea well. You know how cranky these things can get if you don't give them enough room for thier guns.
Goshawk Posted July 29, 2005 Posted July 29, 2005 lol I have to find a place to put this thing. Between my wife and I and all the junk we got, Oh well things just gonna have to be moved.
mslz22 Posted July 30, 2005 Posted July 30, 2005 just a peak at the forward part of body, still needs lots of details and some putty but wanted to give you an idea of the size, again coke can for ref....the white insert part is the part that will need to be painted red, that will be cast seperatly. i may even cast that translucent for lights, need to check to see if that is a light up part... mike
RT junkie Posted July 31, 2005 Posted July 31, 2005 Wow! Being able to add LED's to that would be totally sick! I've got a couple wall transformers here waiting for a good use, and that would be perfect! I might have to get a glass top coffee table, and put this beast on the bottom of it. Then close off the sides, and I have my display case..... My wife better not think about putting any doilees on the top either! If you are looking for a deposit, I can send you over a couple cases of Coke, to help you burn the midnight oil
MechTech Posted August 2, 2005 Posted August 2, 2005 Big and beautiful! If only I had the room. I scratchbuilt one in 1/100th scale to go with my Imai/Arii/Bandai kits and it is TOO big to display, let alone in 1/72nd! 1/100th was just a phase... I love the small space 1/200 uses, but I'm a 1/72nd scaler at heart since 1st grade! Keep up the great work! - MT
mslz22 Posted August 8, 2005 Posted August 8, 2005 quick update, i noticed after posting the above pics that the side of the body did not look right. I was using some line art as a guide and enlarging the image to use as "blueprints", anyway i made a mistake and distorted an image...so long story short, made some changes to the side of the body and i think it looks much better now, and the best part is once i got one side right i made a paper template and copied i to the other side. Instead of the coke can i dropped in a HCM 1/72 valk for size comparision. keep in mind that is only the front half of the body, hope to get the basic shape for the back this week as it will be way to hot and humid to do much casting on other stuff... mike
RT junkie Posted August 8, 2005 Posted August 8, 2005 That really looks great! Especially with the valk for size reference. I guess I won't need a display shelf for my valks once I have that Monster... I can just pose them sitting on top of it hitching a ride.
mslz22 Posted August 8, 2005 Posted August 8, 2005 basic shape of the back of the body, in case you can't tell this is hollow, and the main body will be cast in 3 seperate parts, what you see here and 2 bottom parts. Looks a bit weird now but the shape seems right, it will look more correct once i get the 4 cannon mounts in... mike
Jasonc Posted August 8, 2005 Posted August 8, 2005 Um, I don't know if you still needed it, but I'm still in for one, maybe 2 depending on taxes and how those go. But keep me for one. And BTW, those pics are B-E-A-utiful!!! Damn, I need this!
Goshawk Posted August 9, 2005 Posted August 9, 2005 lol I am still trying to intice the bank, the wife, into letting me have one.
mslz22 Posted August 10, 2005 Posted August 10, 2005 (edited) Todays progress, the engine compartment. I've been looking forward to this , it like the other parts is hollow and will have the door exposing the engine. The engine will be cast seperately for easy painting. I've pretty much deceided to finish up all the main structures and then get to the final smoothing and the detailing. the detailing is the most time consuming but also the most fun IMO. today a yamato is overseeing constuction. mike Edited August 10, 2005 by mslz22
Ranger565 Posted August 10, 2005 Posted August 10, 2005 hehe starting to see I am going to need about a month of Overtime for this No seriously Woah! Its going to be bigger then my Dog. ROFL
mslz22 Posted August 11, 2005 Posted August 11, 2005 Today i worked on the upper leg and the cockpit hatch/windows. The hatch/windows will be cast seperatly and will likely be translucent, so you can mask off the windows, paint the rest green and stick an LED in it , the hatch you see now is really just the buck, i need to vac form some styrene over it, cut out the windows and laminate them together. the upper leg and outer detail part, the detail parts on the outside and inside will be cast seperate, that way i only need to build one upper leg (it is also true for the rest of the leg and foot), the detail part is not done yet and it kind of crooked because i am trying to hold it and take a pic at the same time. A cool thing about the leg (IMO) is that unlike the other 1/72 the upper leg is not one solid chunk of resin (as you can see in the last pic), it is much closer to the line art in that you can see inside, i think this really helps keep the sense of scale and detail needed for the model. mike
jorawar_b Posted August 11, 2005 Posted August 11, 2005 I hope you would consider making a detailed cockpit and figures...
Kylwell Posted August 11, 2005 Posted August 11, 2005 Everytime I hit this thread the theme to the Six Million Dollar Man starts running through my head. Damn but that's looking good.
Grayson72 Posted August 11, 2005 Posted August 11, 2005 I mean...it's ok if you're into that sort of thing...1/72 Macross models that is.
HWR MKII Posted August 11, 2005 Posted August 11, 2005 Its the only scale this kit should have been made in. I mean 1/160 and 1/200 WTF? This thing needs a scale to show it off not make it a desktop curiosity
Ghadrack Posted August 11, 2005 Posted August 11, 2005 Man that is gonna be big and beautiful, any idea ballpark-wise what this is gonna run? I am cutting back significantly on my toy/model expenditures this year, but I might have to start scrounging up pennies for this, it looks like a collection centerpiece
Less than Super Ostrich Posted August 11, 2005 Posted August 11, 2005 Mike, you never cease to amaze me. I'm extremely impressed at the speed this thing is coming together.
mslz22 Posted August 11, 2005 Posted August 11, 2005 Thanks everyone, i really want a few things for this kit..one i want it to be accessible, I am going to do everything i can to keep the price in everyones reach, i really want people to have the kit. the other is i am doing everything i can to make it easy to assemble and paint. I know that i personally get "hung up" on kits that have a tricky or "hard" part. I want people to build this, so i am approaching it from a point of could someone finish this in a week or so if they were able to work on it everynight (not counting lighting ) and i do want people to have the ability to light it, having the body hollow will not only help the price but also makes running wire nice and easy. I will likely build and light my test shot, and that will become a tutorial on the kit. thanks again everyone mike
Viceland Posted August 11, 2005 Posted August 11, 2005 (edited) Man that is gonna be big and beautiful, any idea ballpark-wise what this is gonna run? I am cutting back significantly on my toy/model expenditures this year, but I might have to start scrounging up pennies for this, it looks like a collection centerpiece 319374[/snapback] This will be a centrepiece for sure. Read the first post by AlphaHX... Edited August 11, 2005 by Viceland
Ghadrack Posted August 11, 2005 Posted August 11, 2005 Man that is gonna be big and beautiful, any idea ballpark-wise what this is gonna run? I am cutting back significantly on my toy/model expenditures this year, but I might have to start scrounging up pennies for this, it looks like a collection centerpiece 319374[/snapback] This will be a centrepiece for sure. Read the first post by AlphaHX... 319404[/snapback] Thanks, I neglected to check the first post for editting. I guess skimming the last random half dozen pages wasn't really the inteligent way to scour the thread That sounds pretty reasonable for the size.
mslz22 Posted August 13, 2005 Posted August 13, 2005 Got lots of little stuff done, the leg struts you see here are not final (everything may look a bit wonky because it is all held together with blue tape). got the cannon mount sculpted, now i can mold that and cast 4...got lots some of the arm parts done but they are in various states of ugliness . These pics should give you a bit of an idea of just how big this thing will be.... mike
Viceland Posted August 13, 2005 Posted August 13, 2005 You know what? you're right, that whole thing is just too wonky. I mean there's wonky, and then there's wonky, and this just takes it as the wonkiest ever. You won the wonk award Mike, I hope you're proud of yourself!! Sheesh, what a wonkerer...
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