wm cheng Posted October 1, 2003 Posted October 1, 2003 Hey, has anyone noticed that the Hikaru pencil sharpener is around 1/48 scale, pretty perfect to pose beside the 1/48 Yamato Valkyrie. Anyone taken him off the pencil sharpener? Quote
jwinges Posted October 1, 2003 Posted October 1, 2003 I know somebody tried fitting one inside the cockpit. Quote
EXO Posted October 1, 2003 Posted October 1, 2003 Hey, has anyone noticed that the Hikaru pencil sharpener is around 1/48 scale, pretty perfect to pose beside the 1/48 Yamato Valkyrie. Anyone taken him off the pencil sharpener? I was having such a hard time finding the stupid thing that I had to get it recasted. Knight26 also put one in his 1/48. Looked great. Quote
bigkid24 Posted October 2, 2003 Posted October 2, 2003 Yeah, I remember seeing the original post about this discovery and then finally being able to see it at MW con 3. It was pretty sweet. It adds a lot of detail but I don't have a 1/48 and there wasn't an original pilot to compare to. Anybody got side by side pics? Quote
Skull 001 Posted October 2, 2003 Posted October 2, 2003 Yah I would definately buy a few who recast them for you. Quote
H Kakizaki Posted October 2, 2003 Posted October 2, 2003 I'll ask him to make some extras. Are those copies going to be the "as is" pencil sharpener or are they gonna be modified to sit in the 1/48? Quote
EXO Posted October 2, 2003 Posted October 2, 2003 I'll ask him to make some extras. Are those copies going to be the "as is" pencil sharpener or are they gonna be modified to sit in the 1/48? Just the figure by itself, standing up. No base. Not sitting down. Quote
jwinges Posted October 2, 2003 Posted October 2, 2003 While your at it can you recast the minmay too. She'd look awful nice next to a valk. Sell them in a 2 pack. Quote
Myersjessee Posted October 2, 2003 Posted October 2, 2003 SWEET! Now I definitly need a few of these! Quote
Toonz Posted October 2, 2003 Posted October 2, 2003 yup, i did the same to mine when i bought it last month and they look so nice together Quote
hevangel2 Posted October 2, 2003 Posted October 2, 2003 Just wondering, how much is the re-cast? I'm interested too. Quote
EXO Posted October 2, 2003 Posted October 2, 2003 While your at it can you recast the minmay too. She'd look awful nice next to a valk. Sell them in a 2 pack. I don't have the Minmay sharpener. The original isn't even mine. It was lent to me by Solscud, which was originally given to him by Seichii... I don't have a price because I'm not the one doing the recasting. I gave the piece to Rohby because I didn't want to screw it up. I'll ask him when I see him again or shoot him a PM. Quote
bigkid24 Posted October 2, 2003 Posted October 2, 2003 Sweet, if Rohby is doing the recast, I'll take a couple. I could also let him borrow my Minmay to recast. I do remember that the person that did replace his pilot with the pencil sharpener said that he had to shave some plastic off of Hikaru's butt to get him to sit low enough in the cockpit. Can you reshape resin after it's cast? I mean will we be able to reshape the recast legs to get him in the cockpit? (Of course that means I need a 1/48. ) Quote
EXO Posted October 2, 2003 Posted October 2, 2003 Sweet, if Rohby is doing the recast, I'll take a couple. I could also let him borrow my Minmay to recast.I do remember that the person that did replace his pilot with the pencil sharpener said that he had to shave some plastic off of Hikaru's butt to get him to sit low enough in the cockpit. Can you reshape resin after it's cast? I mean will we be able to reshape the recast legs to get him in the cockpit? (Of course that means I need a 1/48. ) I doubt it... the material is different from resin. It's a bit rubbery. Sean (Knight26) boiled his sharpener figure and then bent him to a sitting position. Then proceeded to shave his butt. (well, hikaru's... not his own ) Yeah, he sadistic mofo... LOL. Quote
bigkid24 Posted October 2, 2003 Posted October 2, 2003 I doubt it... the material is different from resin. It's a bit rubbery. Sean (Knight26) boiled his sharpener figure and then bent him to a sitting position. Then proceeded to shave his butt. (well, hikaru's... not his own ) Yeah, he sadistic mofo... LOL. Doesn't it sort of defeat the purpose of the recast then? Quote
EXO Posted October 2, 2003 Posted October 2, 2003 Not for me. I just wanted the pilot standing up. So I could display it next to his valk. Like I said, I asked Rohby as a favor to myself... Sorry George... Quote
Solscud007 Posted October 3, 2003 Posted October 3, 2003 People, people why so lazy? Just a little shave here and snip and a tuck and you can glue those legs 90 degress to get the look you want. Or recast the Yamato 1/48 pilot whiel we're at it and frankenstein the two. Use the legs from the 1/48 pilot and the upper torso from the Pencil Sharpener. This should be a breeze compared to a tanmen sd pilot fitting into a Joke Machine. Quote
EXO Posted October 3, 2003 Posted October 3, 2003 People, people why so lazy? Just a little shave here and snip and a tuck and you can glue those legs 90 degress to get the look you want. Or recast the Yamato 1/48 pilot whiel we're at it and frankenstein the two. Use the legs from the 1/48 pilot and the upper torso from the Pencil Sharpener. This should be a breeze compared to a tanmen sd pilot fitting into a Joke Machine. Or just make your own from scratch, right? Quote
phatslappy Posted October 3, 2003 Posted October 3, 2003 Not everyone is the surgeon that Nick is. Boy's got STEADY hands! He was helping me paint my pilots for my custom VF-1D 1/55 a couple years ago. When I tried to just paint in a couple lines, it was all over the place. When he did it, it looked BOOTIFUL! Quote
Veifwan Es Posted October 3, 2003 Posted October 3, 2003 Oh man, if these are being recast please put me down for 2! The scale is good enough for me. Quote
bigkid24 Posted October 3, 2003 Posted October 3, 2003 Not for me. I just wanted the pilot standing up. So I could display it next to his valk. Like I said, I asked Rohby as a favor to myself... Sorry George... That's cool. If Rohby's still willing to hook the rest of us up I'll still sign up for a couple. I guess I'll try hacking and slashing them with my meager skills. Quote
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