Scream Man Posted January 6, 2007 Posted January 6, 2007 Im flattered that u guys all seem to like it n all. anyway heres my VF-0S Max. I basically just tooka Citadel Blue paint and repainted a few bits to make it look different. I then gave it a Max Jenius pilot name sticker. Im after ome numbers in the same scale as the M0 ones, ideally saying 331 on a white background similar to the zeroes. well, and some the size of the tail and leg fin markings with clear or black backgrounds. But whatever... Sorry bout the lousy pics, I took em with my phone. Cept this first one, which is what made all the requests for pic sstart: im glad u all liked it. Quote
myk Posted January 6, 2007 Posted January 6, 2007 Hmm...I wonder if Yamato will give 'Scream credit when they see this thread and then decide to release this as an official variant of the Zero somewhere down the road... Quote
Kicker773 Posted January 6, 2007 Posted January 6, 2007 mind if i ask what you used to panel line the Vf0S? Quote
Wicked Ace Posted January 6, 2007 Posted January 6, 2007 Im flattered that u guys all seem to like it n all. anyway heres my VF-0S Max. I basically just tooka Citadel Blue paint and repainted a few bits to make it look different. I then gave it a Max Jenius pilot name sticker. Im after ome numbers in the same scale as the M0 ones, ideally saying 331 on a white background similar to the zeroes. well, and some the size of the tail and leg fin markings with clear or black backgrounds. But whatever... Sorry bout the lousy pics, I took em with my phone. Cept this first one, which is what made all the requests for pic sstart: Very nice! Although, for the time period, maybe Pilot Max Jenius, Sr. would have been appropriate. Quote
zeo-mare Posted January 6, 2007 Posted January 6, 2007 awesome work on this, i love the color scheme chris Quote
eugimon Posted January 6, 2007 Posted January 6, 2007 Heh, I love it. Even if all you did was paint some stripes The max scheme just works so nicely with VF-0s. Quote
Wicked Ace Posted January 6, 2007 Posted January 6, 2007 Hmm...I wonder if Yamato will give 'Scream credit when they see this thread and then decide to release this as an official variant of the Zero somewhere down the road... Yamato has to choose wisely on official variants, as only an estimated 4 VF-0S units were made. http://macross.anime.net/mecha/united_nati.../vf0/index.html Quote
nightmareB4macross Posted January 6, 2007 Posted January 6, 2007 Yamato has to choose wisely on official variants, as only an estimated 4 VF-0S units were made. http://macross.anime.net/mecha/united_nati.../vf0/index.html Official? This is a custom scheme. IIRC, so was the LV1. If Yamato was to hold back on producing something like this because it's not canon, that would be insulting to us and themselves. Milk the molds, Yamato. Milk those molds, 'til they can't be milk-ed no more. Quote
Wicked Ace Posted January 6, 2007 Posted January 6, 2007 Official? This is a custom scheme. IIRC, so was the LV1. If Yamato was to hold back on producing something like this because it's not canon, that would be insulting to us and themselves. Milk the molds, Yamato. Milk those molds, 'til they can't be milk-ed no more. Member myk brought up the "official" part. Of course, just because there were, according to the Compendium, only an estimated 4 VF-0S units made does not mean Yamato doesn't have quite a few other models to produce. I agree with you about milking the molds and giving us more choices as opposed to less. I'd prefer if the new choices did not have breaking biceps though. Quote
UN Spacy Posted January 6, 2007 Posted January 6, 2007 Well Roy used up two VF-0S' in Zero so that only leave 2 models IF Yamato were to make another variant. Hehehe. Quote
Dante74 Posted January 6, 2007 Posted January 6, 2007 Good idea for a custom! It looks best in battroid mode IMO. Quote
Veritas Posted January 6, 2007 Posted January 6, 2007 Spiffy. I like your custom better than the official Roy scheme heh. Nice Job. Quote
David Hingtgen Posted January 6, 2007 Posted January 6, 2007 Easy solution: same plane wore multiple schemes. Very few planes remain with the same squadron for their entire existence. The famous Heater-Ferris splinter camo F-14? That was actually the original Wolfpack CAG plane. It went straight from high-vis red to splinter greys. And if you accept the Hasegawa decals as canon, then a Sundowners CAG plane, which was also the Black Knight's 50th Anniversary plane, later became Shin's F-14! And heck, it went from an F-14A to an F-14A+ Kai (which is no different than the many real F-14A's converted to F-14D's) So, the 2 "remaining" VF-0S's could have worn several more schemes each, until scrapped or sent to museums. Though being such rare planes, with the VF-0 being replaced by the VF-1 before it even really went into service, probably means they were all scrapped at a young age. And if we assume F-14-style conversions, it's possible some VF-0A's were converted to VF-0S's as replacements for the ones Roy destroyed. Quote
Scream Man Posted January 6, 2007 Author Posted January 6, 2007 Well thank u all i use a pacer pencil with .05mm nibs to do my panel lining. Works ok on most of the surfaces. As for Max sr; not necessarily, though Max would only hacve been 15 when M0 was set. Im pretty sure he was 16 wehn he first appears in Macross. Also it was just an easy custom to do, I really didbnt think of it logically in story terms Well, this was such a hit ill have to put a bit more effort into finishing the Wolfpack scheme on my 0A! And now im a bit more motivated to make that Low Viz 2 VF-1 varient Ive had in the back of my mind... Quote
David Hingtgen Posted January 6, 2007 Posted January 6, 2007 Lots of things you could do for Wolfpack markings, depending on if you want 70's, 80's, or VF-0 style camoflage. (the toy's stickers seem to be a 70's/80's hybrid) Things to consider: Black glareshield ahead of canopy. Tan radome tip. White rudders. Red ventral fins (with white trim striping) Red fin tips BTW---The Wolfpack's callsign was "Wichita". Go here and scroll to the bottom for many pics of an excellent model: http://maxi.gotadsl.co.uk/models/Hasegawa_F14A_011.htm Quote
Mowe Posted January 6, 2007 Posted January 6, 2007 That is one fine looking custom, can't wait to see the VF-0S piggy back that blue Ghost...yum... Quote
Scream Man Posted January 6, 2007 Author Posted January 6, 2007 Lots of things you could do for Wolfpack markings, depending on if you want 70's, 80's, or VF-0 style camoflage. (the toy's stickers seem to be a 70's/80's hybrid) Things to consider: Black glareshield ahead of canopy. Tan radome tip. White rudders. Red ventral fins (with white trim striping) Red fin tips BTW---The Wolfpack's callsign was "Wichita". Go here and scroll to the bottom for many pics of an excellent model: http://maxi.gotadsl.co.uk/models/Hasegawa_F14A_011.htm Ive been hesitant to do white, because painting on white always looks really streaky and bad. I suspect UIll do a sort of hyprid; the black stipes get painted red, as do some of thebgrey. Im trying to decide if i want to paint the heatshield or leave it dark grey; it would stand out more on the 0A than on the 0S. Ill try a hand at it later today. Actually, i kinda cocked up the stickers a bit so i could use a fresh set of WP markings (hint hint). Also; now that anasazi has stopped doing custom stickrs, is there anyone else out there doing them? Quote
David Hingtgen Posted January 7, 2007 Posted January 7, 2007 There's always real F-14 Wolfpack decals. Though there are none in 1/60 scale as that is not a modeling scale. Currently, the only easily-acquired ones are CAM's: http://www.brookhursthobbies.com/camdecals...amaction=decals Though I think Yamato's stickers are a bit closer to 80's than 70's markings. Only source I can think of for 80's Wolfpack decals at the moment is Hasegawa's recent 1/72 kit. Far fewer good pics of 80's Wolfpack planes, despite being longer-lived and more recent, but here's a decent one: This is a mid/late-80's CAG plane. The regular squadron planes lack the nose markings. Early 80's had red ventral fins, and markings on both sides of the tailfins. Quote
Scream Man Posted January 7, 2007 Author Posted January 7, 2007 i really dont get on well with decals. Ive tried a few times to apply properly, and despite some practice and the help of a friend whos a big model maker, Im yet to aquire the knack. Quote
Scream Man Posted January 7, 2007 Author Posted January 7, 2007 Well, I decided today to work on the Wolfpack valk. again sorry bout the crappy photos. Basically just painted a lot of the grey stripes red, applied the wolfpack stickers. Ihad a spare wolf logo, so i cut that out for the heatshield logo. worked out pretty well i think. So there we go. Quote
jenius Posted January 7, 2007 Posted January 7, 2007 (edited) I can see your foot I like the paint scheme, spruces up the valk a little. I'm still diggin' the Max though. Edited January 7, 2007 by jenius Quote
ghostryder Posted January 7, 2007 Posted January 7, 2007 I like it! - Actually more than the Max scheme. The color scheme ties together very well. Quote
Arthurius Posted January 7, 2007 Posted January 7, 2007 i like the max better, because i love my vf-0a just the way it is. The vf-0s on the other hand, wow, u did an AMAZING job, nice man. Quote
baronv Posted January 7, 2007 Posted January 7, 2007 Wolfpack looks nice, reminds me of the VF-11B. Quote
Lonewolf Posted January 8, 2007 Posted January 8, 2007 (edited) Im flattered that u guys all seem to like it n all. anyway heres my VF-0S Max. I basically just tooka Citadel Blue paint and repainted a few bits to make it look different. I then gave it a Max Jenius pilot name sticker. Im after ome numbers in the same scale as the M0 ones, ideally saying 331 on a white background similar to the zeroes. well, and some the size of the tail and leg fin markings with clear or black backgrounds. But whatever... Sorry bout the lousy pics, I took em with my phone. Cept this first one, which is what made all the requests for pic sstart: ...Snip... im glad u all liked it. That's some great customizing work. Congratulations Edited January 8, 2007 by Lonewolf Quote
wolfx Posted January 8, 2007 Posted January 8, 2007 Really nice, scream man. Keep up the good work. Quote
Scream Man Posted January 8, 2007 Author Posted January 8, 2007 Thanx guys, but lonewolf, could u pls unquote the images? Quote
jenius Posted January 8, 2007 Posted January 8, 2007 technically it's okay to quote that image since it's no longer on the same page... Quote
rdenham Posted January 8, 2007 Posted January 8, 2007 Lots of things you could do for Wolfpack markings, depending on if you want 70's, 80's, or VF-0 style camoflage. (the toy's stickers seem to be a 70's/80's hybrid) Things to consider: Black glareshield ahead of canopy. Tan radome tip. White rudders. Red ventral fins (with white trim striping) Red fin tips BTW---The Wolfpack's callsign was "Wichita". Go here and scroll to the bottom for many pics of an excellent model: http://maxi.gotadsl.co.uk/models/Hasegawa_F14A_011.htm Once you apply all of the markings to the Hikaru Ichijo’s VF-1J it does a fairly good impersonating a VF-1 F-14. Of course if you make a custom with all the little VF-1 details it would a much closer match; but in the same vein you would have to remove many of Skull Ones markings if you were making a USN VF-84 custom. Since most everyone acknowledges that Skullones colors were inspired by the Jolly Rogers colors you could say the same thing about Hikaru Ichijo’s VF-1J & VF-1. Quote
Lonewolf Posted January 8, 2007 Posted January 8, 2007 Thanx guys, but lonewolf, could u pls unquote the images? Done. Quote
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