Firefox Posted March 20, 2006 Posted March 20, 2006 (edited) Here is my own custon using VF-1A. It is the 2500th Anniversary version. The decal is from Anasazi37 (If I remember correctly). It has been shelved for long and finally have time to complete it The pilot, of course, is the infamous Millia Jenius I have modified the leading edge of the wings, upper air intake (chest area)removed a few antennas (near the main landing gear and air brake) and adding the IR tracker. I also modified the tail section (both vertical tails) and decided to follow the MiG-29 style tail section. Edited March 20, 2006 by Firefox Quote
kensei Posted March 20, 2006 Posted March 20, 2006 Absolutely fantastic! The pilot looks funny though. Got a closer pic? Quote
Firefox Posted March 20, 2006 Author Posted March 20, 2006 The pilot is unfortunately not well done. I am really not good at human modelling. Quote
xstoys Posted March 20, 2006 Posted March 20, 2006 Very nice! Do you have any step by step pics? What kind of paint & color did you use? & do you have any pics of what the original unused decals look like? Quote
Firefox Posted March 20, 2006 Author Posted March 20, 2006 Sorry that I didn't take photo of step-by-step. Basically I have to dismantle the entire 1/48 and sand it with 600 - 800 abreshive paper. I then gave all the parts a coat of grey primary paint. Use masking tape (cut into desired shape to mask away the blue section. Apply 3 coats of Insignia White (Tamiya can spary). After the insignia white paint is thouroughly dried (preferably 1 day), remove the masking tape. Use masking tape to cover the white paint (cut according to the shape). Applied 3 coats of Cobalt Blue (Tamiya can spray). After it has dried, removed the mask and applied the final masking for the Orange (Tamiya can spray) color. There is some paint sipping through the seam of the mask. I use 800 - 1000 abreshive to carefully sand the paint away. Re-assemble everything, and applied the decal. After that I applied 3 coats of clear paint to protect the decal and the paint. The original decals are mostly white and the backgroud is very light blue. I have a hard time to cut the decals out as I could not see it clearly (except for the head logo). I took a picture before but it really turn out nothing. You could check with Anasazi, he should able to sell you one. Quote
Wicked Ace Posted March 20, 2006 Posted March 20, 2006 Sorry that I didn't take photo of step-by-step. Basically I have to dismantle the entire 1/48 and sand it with 600 - 800 abreshive paper. I then gave all the parts a coat of grey primary paint. Use masking tape (cut into desired shape to mask away the blue section. Apply 3 coats of Insignia White (Tamiya can spary). After the insignia white paint is thouroughly dried (preferably 1 day), remove the masking tape. Use masking tape to cover the white paint (cut according to the shape). Applied 3 coats of Cobalt Blue (Tamiya can spray). After it has dried, removed the mask and applied the final masking for the Orange (Tamiya can spray) color. There is some paint sipping through the seam of the mask. I use 800 - 1000 abreshive to carefully sand the paint away. Re-assemble everything, and applied the decal. After that I applied 3 coats of clear paint to protect the decal and the paint.The original decals are mostly white and the backgroud is very light blue. I have a hard time to cut the decals out as I could not see it clearly (except for the head logo). I took a picture before but it really turn out nothing. You could check with Anasazi, he should able to sell you one. 382031[/snapback] That is very, very nice. And, painted with a rattle can! I'm impressed. Quote
mechatek Posted March 20, 2006 Posted March 20, 2006 Sweet custom! Yeah, how about some battroid pics. Quote
fansubs2000 Posted March 20, 2006 Posted March 20, 2006 WOOHOO!!!! Nice job, keep it up let's seem more!! Quote
Firefox Posted March 21, 2006 Author Posted March 21, 2006 Updated with pilot, gerwalk and battroid pictures Quote
Firefox Posted March 21, 2006 Author Posted March 21, 2006 (edited) Updated with pilot, gerwalk and battroid pictures Edited March 21, 2006 by Firefox Quote
ghostryder Posted March 21, 2006 Posted March 21, 2006 Looks even better in battroid mode - freakin' sweet! Quote
Graham Posted March 21, 2006 Posted March 21, 2006 Can I add this to the MW Custom Toy Gallery? Graham Quote
eugimon Posted March 21, 2006 Posted March 21, 2006 very nice! I love that the custom paint job works in all three modes and not just in the fighter mode. Quote
mojacko Posted March 21, 2006 Posted March 21, 2006 wow!!! thats a nice custom!!! nicely done....great work!!! Quote
buddhafabio Posted March 21, 2006 Posted March 21, 2006 you might find some one who eill do the pilot for cheap/free if you ask.(i suck so not me) Quote
wolfx Posted March 22, 2006 Posted March 22, 2006 Wow.....looks awesome in all modes. Great work. Quote
nightmareB4macross Posted March 22, 2006 Posted March 22, 2006 Damn, that's some really nice work you've done there. Quote
mechatek Posted March 22, 2006 Posted March 22, 2006 I especially like how the wings look together at the back in battroid. Quote
Firefox Posted March 22, 2006 Author Posted March 22, 2006 Graham: Yup! you could add this to the gallery. Thanks! Quote
Knight26 Posted March 22, 2006 Posted March 22, 2006 (edited) Isn't this based on a model custom from a magazine, can you show us that for comparison besides this one? I swear there were some better pics of it out there. Edited March 22, 2006 by Knight26 Quote
Dante74 Posted March 22, 2006 Posted March 22, 2006 Very nice custom. I really like it when a Valk has those sponsor stickers on it like this one and the Minmay Guards. Quote
1/1 LowViz Lurker Posted March 22, 2006 Posted March 22, 2006 Nice work. Looks surprisingly good in battroid mode too. Quote
bigkid24 Posted March 22, 2006 Posted March 22, 2006 Nice work. I totally forgot about that scheme. Quote
Gabe Q Posted March 23, 2006 Posted March 23, 2006 Really nice work! How did you make the little sensors that go on the nosecone and tail end? Are there any other modifications??? Quote
Firefox Posted March 23, 2006 Author Posted March 23, 2006 Gabe Q: The little sensor on top of the nose cone is made by a plastic tube (plastic rod is OK too) with putty and a lot of sanding. Knight26: Yes, the entire paint scheme and the modifications are based on the magazine. The only difference is that I have made a little changes on the sensor on top of the nose cone and bevel tail section. I have decided to use MiG-29 style, rather than the square-cut as shown on the magazine. Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.