do not disturb Posted January 19, 2005 Posted January 19, 2005 heres another shot of the 1SJ with the red visor...i couldn't help myself.
do not disturb Posted January 19, 2005 Posted January 19, 2005 heres a group shot of some non-canon customs.
cambodian tire Posted January 19, 2005 Posted January 19, 2005 Too cool, I've got...sniff, sniff just three valks sniff and only one thats started to be customized. Haterist is inspiring me to crack out the paints! You've got more non-cannon valks than I have total Very nice I think I like the "TV max - S" the best, thanks for the photos bud......saving to "my pictures" now..
cambodian tire Posted January 19, 2005 Posted January 19, 2005 (edited) Here's a shot of my J head with chrome mylar tape behind the visor Edited January 19, 2005 by cambodian tire
柿崎速雄 Posted January 19, 2005 Posted January 19, 2005 heres another shot of the 1SJ with the red visor...i couldn't help myself. i like the green visor more
do not disturb Posted January 19, 2005 Posted January 19, 2005 Here's a shot of my J head with chrome mylar tape behind the visor that looks sweet dude! QQ, did you just pry the green visor out of the J head or did you have have to take the head apart to get the sticker back there? i think that reflective sticker really helps bring out the green. yeah, its been cold, i can't skate so i've been messin around with the custom heads. its funny cause i had orginally intended to just buy one 1/48 for the sake of having one, then the addiction kicked in.
Gabe Q Posted January 19, 2005 Posted January 19, 2005 I love looking at everybody's valks. Thanks for posting your pics! I thought I'd post a few pics of my VF-1J.
wolfx Posted January 19, 2005 Posted January 19, 2005 heres a group shot of some non-canon customs. To be or not to be....that is the question...
eugimon Posted January 20, 2005 Posted January 20, 2005 heres a group shot of some non-canon customs. To be or not to be....that is the question... Alas poor Yorick, I knew him horatio...
wolfx Posted January 20, 2005 Posted January 20, 2005 heres a group shot of some non-canon customs. To be or not to be....that is the question... Alas poor Yorick, I knew him horatio... A fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy.
cambodian tire Posted January 20, 2005 Posted January 20, 2005 Nice pics Gabe Q !! and haterist I pried the J head apart pushed the peg that held on the green visor from behind. Then clipped off the peg and sanded and polished the back side so there wouldn't be a green circle as seen from the front. Then mylar chrome tape on the back side cut to size with sisscors after it was applied, then crazy glued it all back together. Oh and in case your wondering where the chrome tape came from it's made by "Mono-Kote" it's used to cover radio controlled planes 'comes in many colors incl. chrome. Wow long winded response huh???
kensei Posted January 20, 2005 Posted January 20, 2005 (edited) oh you mean like that,, yeah some garage doors are like that too. But with that there's also a drawback. In order for you to slide the one-piece door in your cabinet it will have to be deep enough for it. If the length of you door is 18inches then your cabinet will have to be 18 inches deep in order to fit that door, and also 18inches in height. So like your pic,, looking from the side it'll look like a square. 18inches might be too deep for a display cabinet. I really like that idea though obakesan. But you could design one that is that deep if you want the 1/48s to be in some cool action poses. Particulary fully armoured in Battroid mode with wings spread and missiles attached and gunpod arm stretched out to maximum. But compared to hinged and sliding, it seems the most fragile. Problem would be attaching the glass to the railing, unless it was surrounded by a frame for support. But then again, all glass is pretty fragile no matter how carefully you treat it. Stress cracks near the hinge are apparent every couple of years. I heard 3M has a film that can cover the glass and increase its strength and prevent it from shattering, while at the same time filtering out UV light, another bonus. Anyone ever heard of this stuff? Anyone ever tried perspex? I wouldn't mind using it, but all I've ever seen is scuffed, scratched and opague perspex. But do you think it may be cheaper? Edited January 20, 2005 by kensei
Bub Posted January 21, 2005 Posted January 21, 2005 Wow. I almost forgot that yamato made the VF-1 's in 1/60 scale.
Daysleeper Posted January 23, 2005 Posted January 23, 2005 The all-white Hikaru: This was my first 1/48, and it was second-hand, with applied stickers. I'm not too happy with them, really, and am planning to strip and redo them one day.. perhaps with water-transfers.. But, it still looks presentable; particularly with the recast 1S-head.
Die, Alien Scum! Posted January 23, 2005 Posted January 23, 2005 Kinda looks like jetfire..........kinda ! So does this one. I think Daysleeper's has a distant cousin. Check it out. Link
do not disturb Posted January 23, 2005 Posted January 23, 2005 you know... if someone took a 1/48 1S and gave it the jetfire paint scheme, i could see it selling for a pretty penny. all you gotta do is put "MPC jetfire" in the title and the TF heads will bite.
buddhafabio Posted January 23, 2005 Posted January 23, 2005 you know...if someone took a 1/48 1S and gave it the jetfire paint scheme, i could see it selling for a pretty penny. all you gotta do is put "MPC jetfire" in the title and the TF heads will bite. most of those guys are bone heads just save money and sell painted up 1/60s with fastpacks.
aaajin Posted February 5, 2005 Posted February 5, 2005 (edited) here's my first custom...Vf-1S Max..although lame... Edited February 12, 2005 by aaajin
Wicked Ace Posted February 5, 2005 Posted February 5, 2005 here's my first custom...Vf-1S Max..although lame... Not lame.
kensei Posted February 5, 2005 Posted February 5, 2005 Not at all. Simple, but everyone loves a VF-1S Max.
aaajin Posted February 5, 2005 Posted February 5, 2005 (edited) ahaha....soryy....what I meant is that the custom is so simple and others have repeatedly done this before...hope no one will get offended Edited February 5, 2005 by aaajin
VF-18S Hornet Posted February 7, 2005 Author Posted February 7, 2005 here's my first custom...Vf-1S Max..although lame... It looks excellent
do not disturb Posted February 8, 2005 Posted February 8, 2005 (edited) ahaha....soryy....what I meant is that the custom is so simple and others have repeatedly done this before...hope no one will get offended eh, i wouldn't worry about it, all the haters are just jealous of us 1S max owners. did you actually paint the arrows on the side of the head or did you use a sticker like me? Edited February 8, 2005 by haterist
aaajin Posted February 8, 2005 Posted February 8, 2005 ahaha....soryy....what I meant is that the custom is so simple and others have repeatedly done this before...hope no one will get offended eh, i wouldn't worry about it, all the haters are just jealous of us 1S max owners. did you actually paint the arrows on the side of the head or did you use a sticker like me? haha...but this is still my first custom....there's still plenty of room for improvements for a super rookie like me.... hm...I painted the arrows in swedish blue acrylics (by liquitex)...I used a very tiny-tip brush to paint it (got it from paint supplies section in my U's bookstore)....the antennas are painted by airbrush..and then were matt-coated (got it for 65 cents in the bookstore )....after the matt coating, IMO, the antennas look just like the originals (shine-free!) Thanks aaajin
Neova Posted February 8, 2005 Posted February 8, 2005 aaajin, Great looking Max 1S! Is that Rohby's recast head or an original? I can't tell!!! Now go paint the wing too!
aaajin Posted February 9, 2005 Posted February 9, 2005 (edited) its Rohby san recasts....just matt-coat the painted acrylics and it'll look about 100% like the original....cool for something that's worth 65 cents a bottle (the dull/matt coat)..anyway Neova...how can my inferior 1S compare to yours....or any of you guys' ... I dont have balls to paint the wings....hehe...prolly just gonna 'steal' from one of the extra Roys.. aaajin Here are some other pics of the head Edited February 12, 2005 by aaajin
nightmareB4macross Posted February 11, 2005 Posted February 11, 2005 Nice Max. Good job on the paint. One critique though, lacks soul. Pose it more dynamically, as if, it we in action. Great job though.
aaajin Posted February 12, 2005 Posted February 12, 2005 (edited) Nice Max. Good job on the paint.One critique though, lacks soul. Pose it more dynamically, as if, it we in action. Great job though. Aye-ay My Lord~ Post have been edited with "dynamically-posed" 1S-Max aaajin Edited February 12, 2005 by aaajin
aaajin Posted February 12, 2005 Posted February 12, 2005 (edited) hi, how about this 1S Low vis custom? EDITED : Actually these last two are photochopped....but kinda near the low vis color dont they? Edited February 12, 2005 by aaajin
promethuem5 Posted February 13, 2005 Posted February 13, 2005 I really do think this picture speaks for itself....
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