To Detail Or Not To Detail

[GrimlockCW]

i've a spare scrapped 1/60 Max 1A i've mentioned and i'm gonna repaint him to Jack Carvers 1A from Roblowtech Battlecry (sry i really can't say or type that with a straight face)

should i go flat/gloss coloring like the games Cell shading or extra detail with my Gundam Marker and an airbrush (once i get one)

i've never had much luck with gloss as it seems never to dry right for me, and collects dust and dirt really easily :/

so any recommendations (paints/removers/tools/etc..) for a customization newb?

should i extra detail my 1/48 1S Fokker fer fun?

Detail lines mostly, unless someones got a tutorial on weathering i could learn from

thanks ahead, i would've posted in the Newb Questions post but it seems all but ignored now

[do not disturb]

for tips, check the pinned thread in this section for wmcheng tips, they help alot.

i hate gloss finish/paints myself. to me a glosssy finish is strictly for cars and not for fighter jets. i prefer using acrylic paints to anything else since its thinner than most paints, its easier to use and to clean up but thats a personal perference, everyone likes what they like.

as far as paint removal, theres a few methods but the most recent find that works is this STUFF

and lastly, its jack ARCHER not carver....where the heck did you get carver from? LOL!

[GrimlockCW]

i have NO idea

i was just playing the game too... LOL

bah

who cares what his name is! J/K

i've yet to see much in the way of his design popup anywhere (even Toynami's YF-1R figure was painted wrong compared to the game) so i figured it'd be a good one to make and little more original than doing what everyone else is

on the WMCheng thing most of the links are broke :/

mentions it right there, and honestly i can't find much for weathering in'em :/ least not that helps a newb out.

though grand tips for construction of those kits though, i'm half tempted to dig one up!

[kyatsu]

dude, you gonna ruin a perfect 1/60 max? man, i say you sell that to me and use something else for your custom, kyatsu

[GrimlockCW]

dude, you gonna ruin a perfect 1/60 max? man, i say you sell that to me and use something else for your custom, kyatsu     

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lol

i'm not crazy!

the tail part broke of at the tab/joint piece and is held together with a small piece of tin and a ton of superglue (not to mention some flesh) i managed to do it just right that it Tforms clean and stays rather tight, though its got a gap in fighter mode now, but hardly noticable really

i've a mint in box one sitting aside i saved from the display case at store somewhere in Hiroshima while i was in japan now

so this ones on the mark to be redone

hence the "scrapped" comment in my original post

strip the decals and paint and i'm gonna redo this sucker some, course first i need money... heh, leaving the Navy and got my last paycheck so im waiting on my DD 214 (discharge papers) so i can get a good job, otherwise no one will believe me and my benefits are useless

Edited July 19, 2006 by GrimlockCW

[Wicked Ace]

i've yet to see much in the way of his design popup anywhere (even Toynami's YF-1R figure was painted wrong compared to the game) so i figured it'd be a good one to make and little more original than doing what everyone else is

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How are you going to do the animation error head? I'll try to rephrase my question in Robotech speak; how have you (or will you) get the two additional lasers on the Battloid's head?

[GrimlockCW]

i've yet to see much in the way of his design popup anywhere (even Toynami's YF-1R figure was painted wrong compared to the game) so i figured it'd be a good one to make and little more original than doing what everyone else is

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How are you going to do the animation error head? I'll try to rephrase my question in Robotech speak; how have you (or will you) get the two additional lasers on the Battloid's head?

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say wha? roblowtech can take its whack YF-1R and head laser crap an' shove'em where the sun don't shine

i was just using that as an example since Toynami painted it wrong (game version had red markings/"eye" where the toy went white), i won't even buy anything (figure wise, since the gameing market is slim for Macross) marked roblowtech mind you, Yamato all the way! (i'm still on a boycott agianst Harmony gold... sry, but i just can't stand money grubbers that won't even work a better deal than redesigns of the 80's versions, i'm also agians Fu*&imation (DBZ/ FMA) for stuff they cast upon the fans when Budokai was getting released, so i'll import my stuff for these from Japanese companies and pay that extra to them willingly)

i intend to do the 1A you start out with in beginning of the game.

so it was an animation error? i was wondering where the hell they got that screenshot they show on their website

and honestly, looking at that pic there i didn't even realize how close it even came to the 1A's head... lol, a 1A mixed with a 1J.. interesting...

Edited July 20, 2006 by GrimlockCW

[Wicked Ace]

i've yet to see much in the way of his design popup anywhere (even Toynami's YF-1R figure was painted wrong compared to the game) so i figured it'd be a good one to make and little more original than doing what everyone else is

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How are you going to do the animation error head? I'll try to rephrase my question in Robotech speak; how have you (or will you) get the two additional lasers on the Battloid's head?

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say wha? roblowtech can take its whack YF-1R and head laser crap an' shove'em where the sun don't shine

i was just using that as an example since Toynami painted it wrong (game version had red markings/"eye" where the toy went white), i won't even buy anything (figure wise, since the gameing market is slim for Macross) marked roblowtech mind you, Yamato all the way! (i'm still on a boycott agianst Harmony gold... sry, but i just can't stand money grubbers that won't even work a better deal than redesigns of the 80's versions, i'm also agians Fu*&imation (DBZ/ FMA) for stuff they cast upon the fans when Budokai was getting released, so i'll import my stuff for these from Japanese companies and pay that extra to them willingly)

i intend to do the 1A you start out with in beginning of the game.

so it was an animation error? i was wondering where the hell they got that screenshot they show on their website

and honestly, looking at that pic there i didn't even realize how close it even came to the 1A's head... lol, a 1A mixed with a 1J.. interesting...

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I believe I was confused as to the nature of your project. I didn't realize the "Jack Archer" had a "Veritech" besides the "YF-1R" (based on an animation error in the original Macross TV series). So, if this "Archer" character starts off in the video game with a VF-1A, how is it different from Yamato's 1/60 CF? I actually own "Robotech Battlecry" but somehow can't remember much about it.

[ghostryder]

Is this the on you’re talking about? Pretty sure it has a standard 1A head.

Definitely go flat finish. For a bright red scheme, maybe stick with just light panel lines first to see if you like the look before going hog-wild on weathering and battle damage.

[do not disturb]

thats the jetfire bootleg!

[GrimlockCW]

Is this the on you’re talking about? Pretty sure it has a standard 1A head.

Definitely go flat finish. For a bright red scheme, maybe stick with just light panel lines first to see if you like the look before going hog-wild on weathering and battle damage.

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yeah that paint scheme

the "wolf squadron" scheme in his colors

question though, how did u get a screenshot of him and izzy both in the same colors?! Izzy flew that mission in her green valk i coulda sworn...

jetfire was the bootleg

i've got 3 of them..

Edited July 20, 2006 by GrimlockCW