ruskiiVFaussie Posted October 21, 2005 Posted October 21, 2005 (edited) Yeah, can't stand the yellow much either, although cool idea, having Roy as an "equal".. but just doesn't sit right, Roy is afterall, THE king. I wonder what Roy thinks of the 'equal opportunity' color hehe? Edited October 21, 2005 by ruskiiVFaussie
promethuem5 Posted October 21, 2005 Posted October 21, 2005 I'd like to see the Roy, with the yellow "heat sheild," outfitted with strike armor, with hands raised. Oh man...wickedace gets the wordplay best post of the day award.
eugimon Posted October 21, 2005 Posted October 21, 2005 I've said it before and I'll say it again. A yellow heatshield does not work on Roy's VF-1 because it makes him yellow-bellied...
Jin_Kune_Do Posted October 21, 2005 Posted October 21, 2005 I donno about you guys, but i think its cool. Im also saving money up for a DYRL Roy with the yellow heatshield custom. In that way, i dont need to worrie on wether or not the VF-1S valks in DYRL should or shouldnt have/use the colored/black heatshield issue. See?...now my universe is at peace again - Jin
Toonz Posted October 21, 2005 Posted October 21, 2005 the yellow shield.....well...cannot make it....
Wicked Ace Posted October 21, 2005 Posted October 21, 2005 Fresh out of their respective boxes -- mmmm, minty.
1 VF-1 2NV Posted October 21, 2005 Posted October 21, 2005 Just added the green pilot figure, hikaru vf-1s and yamato stand. Yamato needs to make the 1/48 vt-1 and ve-1 .
Wicked Ace Posted October 22, 2005 Posted October 22, 2005 Not quite Godzilla's collection of CFs, but it's the best I can do.
mechatek Posted October 22, 2005 Posted October 22, 2005 You just need a chunky monkey CF in that pic Wicked Ace. What did you use for the panel lines on your 1/48 CF? Looks cool.
Wicked Ace Posted October 22, 2005 Posted October 22, 2005 (edited) What did you use for the panel lines on your 1/48 CF? Looks cool. 338720[/snapback] Instead of breaking out the oil wash, I used a pen from the local art supply store -- the Pigma Micron 005. This thing bleeds, so using it is kind of a localized oil wash. I'm not sure if it will fade, like the gray Gundam markers do. Edited October 22, 2005 by Wicked Ace
sidearmsalpha Posted October 22, 2005 Posted October 22, 2005 It's probably been discussed before, but I can't figure out why Yamato used that clear, shiny plastic for the 1/48 heat shields. It's not so bad on the shields that have skulls on them, but they're just so gaudy on the VF-1J's and now, the VF-1A CF. It just clashes with the flat paint/colored plastic on the rest of the Valks. I like the solid plastic on the 1/60 heat shields, plus they added that cool curvy groove on them, which is anime-accurate, right? That thin painted line on the 1/48 heat shields just sucks. You would think that since Yamato went through the trouble to add such a cool gimmick as the pullout heat shield, they would go even further to make it look good. I'm thinking about repainting the non-skull heat shields in flat colors and, maybe, cutting the groove into them to stand out better. Has anyone done this?
1/1 LowViz Lurker Posted October 22, 2005 Posted October 22, 2005 (edited) I wish the whole valk had a shiny finish actually. Sort of like the bandai mac7 toys. Mmm..light reflecting off into the side and making me squint when I look at it. I like the clean reflective look. Maybe its just that I want to trick people into thinking it is diecast. Edited October 22, 2005 by 1/1 LowViz Lurker
Die, Alien Scum! Posted October 22, 2005 Posted October 22, 2005 Painting the back side of clear heatshields keeps the paint from rubbing off during transformations. Yeah, it does look a bit odd, being so shiny compared to the rest of the valk. The color is also distorted slightly, but it beats the hell out of chipped paint.
Wicked Ace Posted October 22, 2005 Posted October 22, 2005 (edited) It's probably been discussed before, but I can't figure out why Yamato used that clear, shiny plastic for the 1/48 heat shields. It's not so bad on the shields that have skulls on them, but they're just so gaudy on the VF-1J's and now, the VF-1A CF. It just clashes with the flat paint/colored plastic on the rest of the Valks. I like the solid plastic on the 1/60 heat shields, plus they added that cool curvy groove on them, which is anime-accurate, right? That thin painted line on the 1/48 heat shields just sucks. You would think that since Yamato went through the trouble to add such a cool gimmick as the pullout heat shield, they would go even further to make it look good. I'm thinking about repainting the non-skull heat shields in flat colors and, maybe, cutting the groove into them to stand out better. Has anyone done this? 338754[/snapback] A quick fix might be to take a Scotch-Brite pad and and gently buff the sheild just enough to take the shine off. Edited October 22, 2005 by Wicked Ace
VF-18S Hornet Posted October 22, 2005 Author Posted October 22, 2005 It's probably been discussed before, but I can't figure out why Yamato used that clear, shiny plastic for the 1/48 heat shields. It's not so bad on the shields that have skulls on them, but they're just so gaudy on the VF-1J's and now, the VF-1A CF. It just clashes with the flat paint/colored plastic on the rest of the Valks. I like the solid plastic on the 1/60 heat shields, plus they added that cool curvy groove on them, which is anime-accurate, right? That thin painted line on the 1/48 heat shields just sucks. You would think that since Yamato went through the trouble to add such a cool gimmick as the pullout heat shield, they would go even further to make it look good. I'm thinking about repainting the non-skull heat shields in flat colors and, maybe, cutting the groove into them to stand out better. Has anyone done this? 338754[/snapback] I agree they should have used a solid color plastic heat sheild instead of the clear plastic heatshield for the TV Version Valkyries. I thought they were doing that with the Hikaru 1J until I took a closer look at tot see they are still using the clear plastic with a line drawn on it. Anyway I think I figured out why I wasn't able to post any pics from using the Kodak Easy Share program here is my first test subject using a digital camera for the first time.
VF-18S Hornet Posted October 22, 2005 Author Posted October 22, 2005 (edited) Annnnnd for my next set. Edited October 22, 2005 by VF-18S Hornet
VF-18S Hornet Posted October 22, 2005 Author Posted October 22, 2005 (edited) And the Before and afte pics of my VF-1A Production type Valkyrie (AKA the Cannon fodder I Know I said I was gonna do a custom with this Valk but changed my mine atleast for awhile I gonna do some photoshop editing with the pics to see what must be done first before I plan my next step so I have to get another one. Edited October 22, 2005 by VF-18S Hornet
VF-18S Hornet Posted October 22, 2005 Author Posted October 22, 2005 And here are the other pic of my cannon fodder with the decals on I have done a lot of trimming with the decalsto place on the 1A; however, the way I saved the photos to allow them to be posted here. You might not see what I have done to make it look like I had used waterslide decals but speaking of decals I wonder if anasazi would make me a set of custom decals I'm not done with it yet and I still have to get the fast packs from toy-wave.
VF-18S Hornet Posted October 22, 2005 Author Posted October 22, 2005 (edited) Here are some more before I sign off. Edited October 22, 2005 by VF-18S Hornet
aaajin Posted October 23, 2005 Posted October 23, 2005 (edited) It's probably been discussed before, but I can't figure out why Yamato used that clear, shiny plastic for the 1/48 heat shields. It's not so bad on the shields that have skulls on them, but they're just so gaudy on the VF-1J's and now, the VF-1A CF. It just clashes with the flat paint/colored plastic on the rest of the Valks. I like the solid plastic on the 1/60 heat shields, plus they added that cool curvy groove on them, which is anime-accurate, right? That thin painted line on the 1/48 heat shields just sucks. You would think that since Yamato went through the trouble to add such a cool gimmick as the pullout heat shield, they would go even further to make it look good. I'm thinking about repainting the non-skull heat shields in flat colors and, maybe, cutting the groove into them to stand out better. Has anyone done this? 338754[/snapback] really? I thought that on the VF-1J Hikaru, the heatshield is painted white on TOP of it. or I might be wrong I agree they should have used a solid color plastic heat sheild instead of the clear plastic heatshield for the TV Version Valkyries. I thought they were doing that with the Hikaru 1J until I took a closer look at tot see they are still using the clear plastic with a line drawn on it. Anyway I think I figured out why I wasn't able to post any pics from using the Kodak Easy Share program here is my first test subject using a digital camera for the first time. dont tease us with small pics...cmon, you can do better than that aaajin Edited October 23, 2005 by aaajin
nightmareB4macross Posted October 23, 2005 Posted October 23, 2005 It is rare and seldom seen...more milia please!!
VF-18S Hornet Posted October 23, 2005 Author Posted October 23, 2005 I agree they should have used a solid color plastic heat sheild instead of the clear plastic heatshield for the TV Version Valkyries. I thought they were doing that with the Hikaru 1J until I took a closer look at tot see they are still using the clear plastic with a line drawn on it. Anyway I think I figured out why I wasn't able to post any pics from using the Kodak Easy Share program here is my first test subject using a digital camera for the first time. dont tease us with small pics...cmon, you can do better than that aaajin 338905[/snapback] Sorry it's the best I can do with the easy share program during the saving process I had to select best for web feature under what format I should save menu.... since I wasn't able to save it and posting it in it's normal size. That's why I couldn't post pics earlier.
eugimon Posted October 24, 2005 Posted October 24, 2005 i wonder if it is a durability issue... someone correct me if I'm wrong... but when you add a pigment to plastic, doesn't it weaken it somewhat? the clear plastic on the heat shield seems to me to be much stronger and flexible than the other plastics used on the VF-1... those little hinge nubs take a fair amount of stress.
VF-18S Hornet Posted October 26, 2005 Author Posted October 26, 2005 (edited) It is rare and seldom seen...more milia please!! 338968[/snapback] Ask and you shall recieve. Edited October 26, 2005 by VF-18S Hornet
VF-18S Hornet Posted October 26, 2005 Author Posted October 26, 2005 (edited) and here is a group pics of my TV Valks and max Edited October 26, 2005 by VF-18S Hornet
Rabidweezil Posted October 29, 2005 Posted October 29, 2005 (edited) I was playing around and took a few shots of some of my 1/48's *dial up warning* the pics are kind of big gah, I just noticed that 2 of the covers for the missles on the Hikaru 1S are on wrong...oh well. Edited October 29, 2005 by Rabidweezil
nightmareB4macross Posted October 29, 2005 Posted October 29, 2005 I was playing around and took a few shots of some of my 1/48's*dial up warning* the pics are kind of big gah, I just noticed that 2 of the covers for the missles on the Hikaru 1S are on wrong...oh well. 340557[/snapback] - | - | Man, it sure is funny when that happens. Post all the pics and then see your own mistakes.
jenius Posted October 29, 2005 Posted October 29, 2005 (edited) JENIUS!!!! Edited October 29, 2005 by jenius
Chowser Posted October 29, 2005 Posted October 29, 2005 (edited) hey, i forgot, does the super/strike actually LEAN that much forward in fighter mode? finally put down my CMS figure and opened up the 1S and CF. now, for decaling/stickering time... also, does anyone else have trouble with the gunpod staying on the TV arm armors? I had to shave a little bit of the nubs off the armor to hold the gunpod. Edited October 29, 2005 by Chowser
jenius Posted October 29, 2005 Posted October 29, 2005 Chowser, what's the white YF-19 on the far left? Is it a customized Yamato?
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