Yamato 1/48 Recast Parts Interests

[Neova]

I get a lot of requests for parts and have found a high quality recaster to help ease the parts drought since there are not enough interests for the leftovers to justify parting out Valks at this time.

Please vote to help me gauge the interests for this project and I can get it going ASAP. Cost will depend on confirmed orders. Currently guessing 5-6 bux for resin bits (a set of TV hands) and 10 bux for hi impact part (pair or TV arms or TV Arm FP) before shipping ~ 2-3 bux by airmail.

Minimum order is 20 total pcs for any item or kit to start.

Most pieces will be produced in standard high cast resin to save cost (hands and pilots) or in a high impact polymer but will cost more. Some parts such as the arm and Fast Packs which will flex will be cast in high impact polymer only. The fast pack clips would snap off within 3-5 regular insertions if it was made in resin.

Note: All parts will be available in native resin color (milk or creme white) only. Color powder is lacking over here so you will need to paint all parts to match.

Casting quality will be the same as the scratch built 1/72 VF-4 offered by Valk009 (same caster).

For those looking for half a chicken (VF-1D conversion kit), I might be able to provide a Valkyrie with only the equivalent parts from the 1D kit removed for a discount. Everything else can be included. PM me and specify TV or DYRL donors.

Pilots : DYR Ultimate Type, DYRL Type, TV Type, Low Vis Type, TV Fat Hands

TV Arms and Fast Packs from both sides - Compare with your DRYL and Fast Pack Sets. GBP Sides and Backpack pieces for detailing up.

Custom sculpted and modified DYRL Hands (working prototype, not finalized yet. Will be slimmed down a bit): 1 Pair only, Thumb, Index and 3 fingers are ball jointed. Last 3 fingers will be merged but prototype is fully and independantly articulate.

5 Finger full articulated version will cost approximately double but doable.

First Picture shows Hasegawa VF-1 Battroid hands for comparison.

http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?...e=post&id=31941

http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?...e=post&id=31942

http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?...e=post&id=31943

http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?...e=post&id=31944

http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?...e=post&id=31945

3 Bad Men Hands (Right Trigger, Left Gunpod Cradle, Right Gun Pod Cradle and Salute, L&R fists.

Edited March 30, 2006 by Neova

[aaajin]

pm sent for half chicken. well done please, dont overcook

[aurascope]

what is the ultimate pilot like?

[kensei]

Aww man...this poll sucks, you can only pick one option....

[Die, Alien Scum!]

what is the ultimate pilot like?

370149[/snapback]

There's some pics here. They look good. They've got more detail than the Yamato 1/48 pilots.

[promethuem5]

I'm most interested in the side plates... more fixed pose DYRL hands would be fun too.

[aurascope]

what is the ultimate pilot like?

370149[/snapback]

There's some pics here. They look good. They've got more detail than the Yamato 1/48 pilots.

370158[/snapback]

The ultimate pilot looks nice. does it fit the Yamato 1/48's? What are TV arms anyway? I kown what the fast packs are, but I never knew the arms were different?

[Chowser]

here are TV arms next to DYRL arms.

basically, the 1Js had the TV arms.

i'd be interested in a few GBP side pieces.

[recon]

For me, i would be interested in fixed pose DYRL hands GPB side pieces.

Cheers

[Roy's Blues]

Voted for the GBP side pieces.

Interested in TV pilots and Metal BP8

What is this? DYRL Fixed Posed Mech Hands - From 3 Bad Men Resin Kit (5 pieces) - res

Any pics?

[TheFrenchOne]

IMO perfect set :

LV pilot

Ultimate pilot

GBP hands

That would make my day.

[promethuem5]

Yeah, what are the hands from the 3 bad men kit?

[Macross73]

Could you post pics of each item to clear up

any questions about what it is

Thanks

[EXO]

OMG! This is great news Neova. Low Viz pilots would be awesome. And more Hikaru 1S figures. Hey can you also take my idea and use clear blue resin for the head so the visors can look transparent?

BTW, the GBP hands suck! It's nicely detailed but way to big for nekkid valks. Everyone PM Eternal D to detail up his hands.

Edited February 15, 2006 by >EXO<

[ghiblione]

I'm interested in BP8 - specify white metal, it could be really great!!

When can we get it?

[aurascope]

yeah man, metal BP8! I need those low vis pilots! Give me a quotation so I can decide on the amount!

[ghostryder]

I voted GBP side pieces, but really the last 3 items would be cool (metal BP8).

[VF-18S Hornet]

Six sets of the GBP side pieces for me please

[Neova]

Hi all,

I will post pics of the donor parts soon for reference. No molds have been poured yet. Once I get enough interest in the parts, I will start taking orders. I will wait on this poll until at least the end of these week to start anything.

Waiting on the price quote for the white metal BP8. Note these will be in native metal colors so you have to repaint them. That is the one problem.

I am trying to see if we can at least color match all the resin parts.

I can definately mold all the pilot heads in clear resin (cannot confirm color tinting) but it would be easy to color it with food coloring or any of the transparent paints from Tamiya or Mr. Hobby. I can probably offer to have all the head parts paint in clear blue prior to shipping. Should not cost that much more.

Note: I will not recast the GBP hands. Those are way oversised for a regular Valk. The 3 Bad Men Hands are nearly perfect in size (albeit a little smaller than the TV Fat Hands) and will be modified to have the stubs for insertion and the grips modified to hold the gun pod.

If Eternal D gets his DYRL hands into production again, then I will not bother offering these hands as I feel his may be better and less effort is needed to get it going.

Edited February 16, 2006 by Neova

[Eternal_D]

heh, my hands are still going, because of the delay with the recaster, I keep getting new orders.

I want to stop, but you guys won't let me!

[DyNo]

This weekend I'm going to start making the mold for the GPB side pieces. So maybe I can help you guys out if this works....

Edited February 17, 2006 by DyNo

[nightmareB4macross]

Does this mean i am being bumped on the offer to cast these?

*see my sig.

[ghiblione]

Any news Neova?

[Neova]

Getting my prices sorted out and will post about it soon. Waiting to confirm on the white metal or stamped metal BP8.

[realdeal]

I think you should bundle a BP8 with DYRL hands.

[DatterBoy]

Does this mean i am being bumped on the offer to cast these?

*see my sig.

371040[/snapback]

I'd say you offer em up like Neova does and people go where they want. First one to get em shrunk to a 1/48 size gets my money, don't want no baseball mits for hands...

Edited February 23, 2006 by DatterBoy

[nightmareB4macross]

Does this mean i am being bumped on the offer to cast these?

*see my sig.

371040[/snapback]

I\'d say you offer em up like Neova does and people go where they want. First one to get em shrunk to a 1/48 size gets my money, don\'t want no baseball mits for hands...

373186[/snapback]

Actually, I will be doing exactly the same as Neova. Only difference is, he is handling the Eastern hemisphere and I\'ll do the west.

We\'re still working out a few kinks on this.

[Neova]

Added new custom sculpted hand pictures.

Place your orders here!

http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?...t=0#entry381547

[1/1 LowViz Lurker]

Looks nice. When you get to the 5 finger articulated version (slimmed down) I would like to see some final pics.

Looks like these would be the ultimate hands to own for a yammie. Considering the Toynami alpha hands were articulated, I wonder if yamato would ever make some of these in future? Even if they are not that detailed they could at least go for a alternator level of posability.