Grayson72 Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 (edited) Well after a month of weekends I finally finished the twins. This was my first real attempt at panel shading (I may have gone a bit overboard though). I also tried some new techniques on the winglights as well. I'm pretty happy with the way they came out and together they look like they could kick some as (well for the 15 seconds they were alive anyway ). You may ask "why two"? I thought it would look cool and they will make my ultimate diorama more realistic anyway. Here they are together: Edited October 22, 2003 by Grayson72 Quote
Grayson72 Posted October 22, 2003 Author Posted October 22, 2003 (edited) From above in formation Edited October 22, 2003 by Grayson72 Quote
Grayson72 Posted October 22, 2003 Author Posted October 22, 2003 Here's the wing light technique I mentioned, I had to drill it out with a micro drill and then paint the inside of it with a tiny brush. Makes it kinda look like there's a bulb in there. Kinda of silly for such a small detail but I wanted to at least try it once Quote
Grayson72 Posted October 22, 2003 Author Posted October 22, 2003 Here's the lineup with my first VF-1A Quote
Grayson72 Posted October 22, 2003 Author Posted October 22, 2003 Last shot of them all in formation: Quote
007-vf1 Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 AWESOME!!! well done grayson. I would think that you are right about the panel shading..but since this suckers, in the TV series, get blown up that easily and are constantly in use and getting dirty they fit just fine..nice contrast with theit white counterpart... Quote
Knight26 Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 Nice work man, the soft loght pics look much better, again great work. Quote
Lightning Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 nice...makes me want to start modeling sooner... Quote
CoryHolmes Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 Allow me to repeat what I said when I saw your first pic: "Woah" Seriously, I love your panel shading. Just the right amount to seem like that VF-1A has been used and flown a bit (and survived combat, strangly for a CF). Great stuff, and keep it up! ps: What's this you say about a diorama? Quote
newca Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 very impressive!! and nice tip on the tip lights Quote
hellohikaru Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 Grayson Those valks look really good(love that light trick)...although i have to agree for cannon fodders they have survived far too long for kawamori's liking. But then again there are only brown because of budget constraints. Why not try one like this or the whole Angel Birds team Quote
robokochan Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 Very nice Grayson! I think they look amazing! So how many more models do you have to build now? Rob MN Quote
Gerwalker Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 Nice work!! I think you were right doing both models toghether: you can save a lot of time that way. In general I'm not very convinced about shading in model planes. But yours look really good, though. Tell us more about your diorama project!! Quote
DemonPlay Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 woaah nice twins the wing lights looks amazing, it's a good idea. A little, but awesome detail on these bastards, did u make this on your vf-1a too? Quote
Capt Hungry Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 Very nice work! I'll be interested to see what sort of diorama you had in mind. B) Quote
Grayson72 Posted October 22, 2003 Author Posted October 22, 2003 (edited) Hey thanks for the kudos guys, hellohikaru: I've actually got that kit, I have all the Hasegawa's now I have to decide which one to build next. Monkey-N: Heh, I have 4 built now, only 64 left to go and that's just the Macross models I have another 50 or so to build for the diorama, like buildings and support vehicles. DemonPlay: This was the first time I've tried the trick with the wingtips. If you've ever seen these kits in real life you'll know how tiny a detail it really is. I'm glad you liked it. Diorama: Well what can say, I'm at the accumulate the right parts phase I'd say I'm 50% there, I don't wanna go into too much detail right now cuz it's not started but think big, really big. I wanna create my own website that features the diorama, anyone know a good web creation software and recomendation for free webhosting? Thanks, Grayson72 Edited October 22, 2003 by Grayson72 Quote
wm cheng Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 Wow fantastic!!! Hey Grayson, your stuff is really comming along - I love the CF colours, hmm... maybe I should do one someday - I must admit, I hadn't thought of doing them since I was kind of fixed on doing at least one of all the box art covers Your's turned out great!! Man!, those wing tip lights are tiny! you're crazy The exhaust cones turned out great. I tend to agree the post shading is a bit on the heavy side, you could lighten them up by masking (with post it notes - unless the decals are properly sealed under a thick clear coat) at some of the panel lines and lightly spraying a lighter tan colour from front to graduated towards the rear of the plane. It would tend to wear the panels a bit, vary the tan shading, and lighten up the dark post shading. Look to the desert storm vehicles for inspiration. Thanks for sharing, keep up the great work!! Quote
bigkid24 Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 Wow, that is nice work, but now I really want to see this diorama. Quote
Tage Posted October 24, 2003 Posted October 24, 2003 hey grayson! thats really kool! those 2 look really nice 2gether, u've made me wanna do the same! hehe, and that panel line shading/weathering what ever you wanna call it looks fantastic! i'm a bit nervous about my first go at it and i'm putting it off for my models but i'll get some guts soon hopefully! nice 1 again!! -Tage Quote
Grayson72 Posted October 24, 2003 Author Posted October 24, 2003 I think for the next model I'm gonna limit the panel shading to just parts that move instead of every panel. Quote
trueblueeyes Posted October 26, 2003 Posted October 26, 2003 I think for the next model I'm gonna limit the panel shading to just parts that move instead of every panel. Might not be a bad idea. That said, personally, I think the panel shading is terrific and adds a realistic and "different" touch to the models. Nice work Grayson! Melissa Quote
gnollman Posted October 28, 2003 Posted October 28, 2003 Absolutely beautiful. I'm a particular fan of the CF for some reason (something deep in my psyche, no doubt) and these are some gorgeous examples. Keep us updated on that diorama.... Quote
Isamu Atreides 86 Posted October 28, 2003 Posted October 28, 2003 (edited) nice twins funny! reminds me of that Coors Light Commercial.... AND TWINS!!! Those CF's look tight. great work!! Edited October 28, 2003 by Isamu Atreides 86 Quote
DemonPlay Posted October 28, 2003 Posted October 28, 2003 nice twins funny! reminds me of that Coors Light Commercial.... AND TWINS!!! do u remember Twins cheers Quote
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