1 VF-1 2NV Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 (edited) I finally had the balls and the time to do this. This is my first attempt at a full repaint . Edited April 23, 2006 by 1 VF-1 2NV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Cool! Reminds me of vintage 1950's USAF schemes in plain metal. If you paint the randome black with a stripe leading from the nose to the canopy like on the lowviz 2, then it will look even more like a vintage USAF 50's fighter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 I don't know how I feel about the paint scheme but it looks like the job was impeccably done. Really impressive stuff, not a drip or smudge to speak of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechatek Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Wow, shiny. Clean job there 1 VF-1 2NV. How about some gerwalk and battroid pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Is there any gold in the paint or is it just the lighting? Because that instantly reminded me of bare titanium, like the A-12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Looks good. But I think it'd look better if you paint the feet either black or gunmetal. A little bit of an oil wash for the panel lines wouldn't hurt either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kensei Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Looks damn good! If I didn't know any better, I would have thought that Yamato came up with a copycat Doyusha line in 1/48! Clean paintjob all around, looks bad ass too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante74 Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Looks damn good! IMO Yamato could just skip the LV 2 and make one like this instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonz Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 metallic grey! nice! just like those 3D valks in VF-X. very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
do not disturb Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 nice job but we need more pics, namely battroid. its looks so clean and smooth, did you use an airbrush? spray paint? hand painted? i might have to score a cheapy valk and try my hand at it, very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechafan Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Great job! Well done with that classic look. All I need to see is some sidewinders on the wings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaajin Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 shiny~! but looks good. cant wait for the other modes poses. cmon, dont tease us.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignacio Ocamica Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 It looks so good!!! Great job, I like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promethuem5 Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 I'd nail it with some panel lines, but i've gotta admit, I like the gunmetal look with the LV decals... I like it alot. And yeah, really nice job with the smooth finish... no issues here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightmareB4macross Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 Nice Job. I like the overall look, but I just can't get past the non-painted feet. How about some pics of the other modes?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 (edited) You know, back when I worked on cars there was a rule. The rule was that all show vehicles should have three distinct colors. I can't tell too well from the picture but I think you're sporting a silver and purple (decals) but are missing the trim. Now, if you have a softer silver being used as trim my monitor probably just isn't picking it up. Of course, that rule was not a be-all end-all rule. Lots of people prefer the simpler two-tone approach. The original LV has light gray, dark gray/black, and light blue as its three colors. I think yours would maybe benefit from a silverish glossy and a different silver tone flat. You could incorporate that second tone along the chest and heat shield. I totally do not mean to diss what you've done, it's great work, I'm just throwing out some suggestions worth only what they cost. Edited April 22, 2006 by jenius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternal_D Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 hmm, that's pretty interesting...yah, def repaint the feet...doesn't match right now. but nice job...that's a lot more than I've ever done...finish a custom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 VF-1 2NV Posted April 23, 2006 Author Share Posted April 23, 2006 As requested. Added a few pics in g and b mode. Thanks for the comments. I used a recast 1s head so it doesn't look quite right. Anyone have an original 1s head for sale or trade? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 (edited) Nice paint job, but the color reminds me of that Walmart 1/55 bootleg. Edited April 23, 2006 by >EXO< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightmareB4macross Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 Is it just me, or does the head look wierd??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 Is it just me, or does the head look wierd??? He said the head's funky because he used a recast one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1/1 LowViz Lurker Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 Cool. Will there be a shiny gold "hyaku shiki" VF1 custom next? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortress_Maximus Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 Looks good... reminds me of the Golden Lagoon episode from G1. No offense, I like the look, but agree with others comments about the feet and adding the black portion to the nosecone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 As it's all metallic and would probably really glint in the sun and be visible from a long distance, shouldn't it be called a Hi-Vis? Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 (edited) The F/A-22 is quite shiny/silvery and it's considered low-vis. But that's mainly because how they say it's painted and how it actually looks totally disagree. The markings are certainly low-vis... (In the 1980's there were lots of "camo vs markings" combos that were part high and part low vis, so many times you have specify exactly what part is or isn't low-vis) Technically almost any brightly-painted plane nowadays has low-vis camo with high-vis markings, but many planes in the 80's were high-vis camo with low-vis markings. Edited April 25, 2006 by David Hingtgen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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