Less than Super Ostrich Posted September 11, 2005 Posted September 11, 2005 This kit is the Yellow Submarine resin kit of the Macross SDF1 in cruiser mode. Actually it is a recast of that kit by G-System. There were no decals and the kit needed a ton of clean up. I also had to pin lots of the parts because the weight of the kit was too much on several of the joints. I weathered it heavily with pastels and oil washes. I wanted to make sure it looked like it fell to earth. The engine bell area was done with Alclads burnt metal and exhaust. The rest was done with Tamiya acrylics. I used a small Aztec-ing affect to give the open spots some character. I'm particularly pleased with the ARMD Space Carriers. By the way... this is my second resin kit ever... I'm pretty pleased. I finished this for the Armorama.com Capital Cruiser Campaign... it was a good excuse to finish this puppy up. Please let me know what you think. Armorama Capital Cruiser Campaign Submission Quote
Ido Posted September 11, 2005 Posted September 11, 2005 wow, the first pic look a lot more a CG model then a scale model, weird, looks very good. Quote
Ishimaru Posted September 11, 2005 Posted September 11, 2005 WOW . Give us a picture of the bridge that looks real nice. Quote
Ignacio Ocamica Posted September 11, 2005 Posted September 11, 2005 Turned out excellent!!! I was waiting to see it finished Looks great, love the weathering Quote
HWR MKII Posted September 11, 2005 Posted September 11, 2005 Sweet! Excellent finish there.It doesnt look as cluttered as other buildups of the kit i have seen. You executed it perfectly. Detail balance is great. Quote
big F Posted September 11, 2005 Posted September 11, 2005 Very nice great work and only your second resin kit build. Quote
mojacko Posted September 12, 2005 Posted September 12, 2005 i also mistaken the first pic as a CG model...very impressive work.....!!! Quote
Dax415 Posted September 12, 2005 Posted September 12, 2005 Can't believe this is only your second resin kit that you've worked on, great job! Quote
mslz22 Posted September 12, 2005 Posted September 12, 2005 Awesome work, and what an advertisement for mirrored bases all that work people do on the bottoms of models only to be out of view....but not with a mirrored base, way to go... Quote
Grayson72 Posted September 12, 2005 Posted September 12, 2005 Really great job LTSO, it looks fantastic, I love the ARMD's too. Quote
kazuki Posted September 12, 2005 Posted September 12, 2005 Very Impressive. Excellent stuff you've got there! Quote
Less than Super Ostrich Posted September 13, 2005 Author Posted September 13, 2005 THanks all. I really appreciate it. As usual, I'm trying to improve my technique and I'd love any constructive criticism you might have. Specifically, what would you have done differently to improve this. Thanks. Quote
jardann Posted September 13, 2005 Posted September 13, 2005 That looks great LTSO! The finish is really reminiscent of a real WWII naval battleship. I really have to get that kit sometime. (after the 1/72 Monster and several other items though ) Can you give a quick impression of the kit? Quote
Less than Super Ostrich Posted September 13, 2005 Author Posted September 13, 2005 I really have to get that kit sometime. (after the 1/72 Monster and several other items though ) Can you give a quick impression of the kit? 327936[/snapback] The kit itself is ok. A couple parts were a little warped, but that has more to do with the G-System casters, which are usually pretty good. No flash on the kit. Small bits were a little brittle, but generally ok. The engine bells were not the same thickness, which bothered me a bit. The kit goes together easy enough, but you have to pin the legs and the arms. I did this with some brass rod. This was a little difficult for me since it was my first time pinning a kit. The stand is too weak for the weight of the kit. I think in hot weather it will bow. I drilled two holes with two pins in the stand and then two holes in the bottom of the kit, so the stand would stay tight. I should've made a new stand, but I wanted to get this kit done. The ARMD's were generally pretty easy, but you can accidentally fill in some of the deck detail if you sand/putty too much. Overall, a good kit... I'd give it a 6 or 7 out of 10. Quote
Mechwarrior Posted September 13, 2005 Posted September 13, 2005 I really have to get that kit sometime. (after the 1/72 Monster and several other items though ) Can you give a quick impression of the kit? 327936[/snapback] The kit itself is ok. A couple parts were a little warped, but that has more to do with the G-System casters, which are usually pretty good. No flash on the kit. Small bits were a little brittle, but generally ok. The engine bells were not the same thickness, which bothered me a bit. The kit goes together easy enough, but you have to pin the legs and the arms. I did this with some brass rod. This was a little difficult for me since it was my first time pinning a kit. The stand is too weak for the weight of the kit. I think in hot weather it will bow. I drilled two holes with two pins in the stand and then two holes in the bottom of the kit, so the stand would stay tight. I should've made a new stand, but I wanted to get this kit done. The ARMD's were generally pretty easy, but you can accidentally fill in some of the deck detail if you sand/putty too much. Overall, a good kit... I'd give it a 6 or 7 out of 10. 327942[/snapback] The model Looks great, its amazing how simple techniques can make the model look a whole lot better, i like the deck detail, looks great. Maybe one of these days ill complete mine. Quote
Berttt Posted September 14, 2005 Posted September 14, 2005 Nice work there LTSO. I have almost finished my debut in resin. GH's little spiderbug. Resin is definitely not for the faint hearted, kudos to you for producing some very good work there bloke. Cheers, Berttt Quote
kanata67 Posted September 15, 2005 Posted September 15, 2005 nice. I was gonna make a custom 1/3000 bandai zen sdf-1 but now I mike have to make a different custom. Guess I can always make both now that I have a boxed one... Quote
Less than Super Ostrich Posted September 16, 2005 Author Posted September 16, 2005 nice. I was gonna make a custom 1/3000 bandai zen sdf-1 but now I mike have to make a different custom. Guess I can always make both now that I have a boxed one... 328600[/snapback] grayson, is kanata talking toy stuff again? Quote
Grayson72 Posted September 16, 2005 Posted September 16, 2005 nice. I was gonna make a custom 1/3000 bandai zen sdf-1 but now I mike have to make a different custom. Guess I can always make both now that I have a boxed one... 328600[/snapback] grayson, is kanata talking toy stuff again? 328838[/snapback] I think he is, I'll grab the pitchforks and you grab the torches, we'll incite the villagers together Quote
kanata67 Posted September 20, 2005 Posted September 20, 2005 (edited) nice. I was gonna make a custom 1/3000 bandai zen sdf-1 but now I mike have to make a different custom. Guess I can always make both now that I have a boxed one... 328600[/snapback] grayson, is kanata talking toy stuff again? 328838[/snapback] I think he is, I'll grab the pitchforks and you grab the torches, we'll incite the villagers together 328877[/snapback] actually I was talking about both . For my zen custom I have a quamzin ship and a zjentohi auedy 1/20000 scale models I plan on using for the arms. Scale wise they are off but appearence wise the are perfect. What can I say... I like the detail of models and the structural stability of some toys... merging the two just seems to make sense to me. . you know.... I could use a pitchfork... Edited September 20, 2005 by kanata67 Quote
big F Posted September 20, 2005 Posted September 20, 2005 (edited) What can I say... I like the detail of models and the structural stability of some toys... merging the two just seems to make sense to me. . 329901[/snapback] Now if only you could apply logic like that to Women and Macross collections Edited September 20, 2005 by big F Quote
Grayson72 Posted September 20, 2005 Posted September 20, 2005 You can, you say, I like sex and I like toys, hopefully you find a woman who likes them together Quote
big F Posted September 20, 2005 Posted September 20, 2005 You can, you say, I like sex and I like toys, hopefully you find a woman who likes them together 330091[/snapback] says it all I think Quote
Hurin Posted September 20, 2005 Posted September 20, 2005 That's hands-down the best Macross SDF-1 model I've ever seen. If I had the skills and the materials, I'd make one that looks exactly like that. H Quote
nightmareB4macross Posted September 20, 2005 Posted September 20, 2005 You can, you say, I like sex and I like toys, hopefully you find a woman who likes them together 330091[/snapback] says it all I think 330106[/snapback] ....what about a woman who is a gorgeous Sex Toys Model. Quote
Grayson72 Posted September 21, 2005 Posted September 21, 2005 If you can actually find one, and she wants to go out with you, more power to ya pal. Quote
Ishimaru Posted September 21, 2005 Posted September 21, 2005 Finding a women like that is rare, if you find some one hot and you play with toys and everything...well ya know the story. Quote
Less than Super Ostrich Posted October 16, 2005 Author Posted October 16, 2005 Looks like Starshipmodeler.com put my pics up! http://www.starshipmodeler.org/gallery10/bb_sfd.htm Quote
Grayson72 Posted October 17, 2005 Posted October 17, 2005 Great review and great pics, I'd be honored man! Quote
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