Wicked Ace Posted February 2, 2008 Posted February 2, 2008 (edited) The Models forum has a large "What's lying on your workbench. . ." thread or two, so I thought one belonged in this section to include both the talented toy and model artists. Since no talented artists have had a chance to reply, I'll post pics of what I'm spending a Friday night doing. It's okay, because I have no life. Actually, that's not true; I just don't want to go out to do grown-up (i.e. boring) stuff. Anyway, I'd much rather hang out on MW acting like a nerdy juvenile. I've got this on my table: Edited February 2, 2008 by Wicked Ace Quote
Wicked Ace Posted February 2, 2008 Author Posted February 2, 2008 (edited) The decal application process can be very frustrating -- here's my favorite part. Edited February 2, 2008 by Wicked Ace Quote
Wicked Ace Posted February 2, 2008 Author Posted February 2, 2008 (edited) I like to use Future brand floor finish before and after applying water-slide decals. Edited February 2, 2008 by Wicked Ace Quote
Wicked Ace Posted February 2, 2008 Author Posted February 2, 2008 I wish it were chicken legs (even Buffalo wings) on this plate instead of these; I'm hungry. Quote
isamu_dyson Posted February 2, 2008 Posted February 2, 2008 (edited) Really nice work Wicked ace personnaly i'm finishing the shep's spaceship from "interstella 5555" and beginning an "Armed Force" at approximatively 1/15 scale these are fullscratched models I'm working on a 1/12 VF-1 (fighter mode) project (it'll be a looooooong project, lol. when it'll really begin ) Edited February 2, 2008 by isamu_dyson Quote
Wicked Ace Posted February 2, 2008 Author Posted February 2, 2008 (edited) Really nice work Wicked ace personnaly i'm finishing the shep's spaceship from "interstella 5555" and beginning an "Armed Force" at approximatively 1/15 scale these are fullscratched models I'm working on a 1/12 VF-1 (fighter mode) project (it'll be a looooooong project, lol. when it'll really begin ) I have no idea what these things are or what sci-fi they come from, but they look very interesting. Edited February 2, 2008 by Wicked Ace Quote
isamu_dyson Posted February 2, 2008 Posted February 2, 2008 (edited) shep's starship is from "interstella 5555" , an anime made by Leiji matsumoto's team around a "daft punk" album. The ship is about 40 cm long Armed force is from "jayce and the wheeled warriors" an old 80's anime... it's 32 cm long Edited February 2, 2008 by isamu_dyson Quote
Wicked Ace Posted February 2, 2008 Author Posted February 2, 2008 Armed force is from "jayce and the wheeled warriors" an old 80's anime... it's 32 cm long This one sounds familiar to me. Quote
Dante74 Posted February 2, 2008 Posted February 2, 2008 shep's starship is from "interstella 5555" , an anime made by Leiji matsumoto's team around a "daft punk" album. The ship is about 40 cm long Armed force is from "jayce and the wheeled warriors" an old 80's anime... it's 32 cm long They made an entire anime for that album? I loved that video! Quote
Wicked Ace Posted February 2, 2008 Author Posted February 2, 2008 Can't wait to see that VF-0 finished. It's not as exciting as say, a 1/48 scale Thunder Hummers armor, but I actually have pictures of this thing. Quote
miriya Posted February 2, 2008 Posted February 2, 2008 Hey, Wicked Ace, Great custom on that VF-0. Really nice. I too am looking forward to seeing lots of pics of the final thing. Did you repaint the legs? Did you make your own decals? Quote
Wicked Ace Posted February 2, 2008 Author Posted February 2, 2008 Hey, Wicked Ace, Great custom on that VF-0. Really nice. I too am looking forward to seeing lots of pics of the final thing. Did you repaint the legs? Did you make your own decals? The legs are repainted. The decals are mostly Anasazi37's (a.k.a. Devon) -- I believe these are one of the last sets he did before his "retirement." Some minor decals are leftovers from various model kits. Also, I've had good luck with Robographics (Night Stalker's) decals. Quote
miriya Posted February 2, 2008 Posted February 2, 2008 The legs are repainted. The decals are mostly Anasazi37's (a.k.a. Devon) -- I believe these are one of the last sets he did before his "retirement." Some minor decals are leftovers from various model kits. Also, I've had good luck with Robographics (Night Stalker's) decals. Awesome! Do you paint with an airbrush? What kind of paint are you using? Quote
Wicked Ace Posted February 2, 2008 Author Posted February 2, 2008 (edited) Awesome! Do you paint with an airbrush? What kind of paint are you using? I have an airbrush, but I used a rattle can (so far) on this. The "tooth" on the Tamiya spray cans is fine enough for something as large as this thing, and I'm not going to do any pre-shading. Also, I used both Tamiya and Mr. Surfacer brand primers. For transforming toys, I like to use off-the-shelf colors as much as possible in the event I have to touch up places later on. edit: Painting sure is fun. It's even more fun when you get into too big a hurry and get to do unpainting. Edited February 2, 2008 by Wicked Ace Quote
Wicked Ace Posted February 3, 2008 Author Posted February 3, 2008 (edited) Making progress. Oh no! I knew I shouldn't have parked this thing on the street last night. Now it's got a right bit of the dinge_eez. Edited February 3, 2008 by Wicked Ace Quote
warpaint22 Posted February 3, 2008 Posted February 3, 2008 That's looking awesome Wicked Ace, the "Sundowner" scheme transfers well to the VF-0. Can't wait to see it finished. Quote
EXO Posted February 3, 2008 Posted February 3, 2008 It's not as exciting as say, a 1/48 scale Thunder Hummers armor, but I actually have pictures of this thing. LOL, all in good time friend. meanwhile here's something else in the works: Quote
nightmareB4macross Posted February 3, 2008 Posted February 3, 2008 Hey, What's the update on this? LOL, all in good time friend. meanwhile here's something else in the works: Quote
Wicked Ace Posted February 3, 2008 Author Posted February 3, 2008 LOL, all in good time friend. meanwhile here's something else in the works: Tomahawk? Quote
Wicked Ace Posted February 3, 2008 Author Posted February 3, 2008 (edited) Sundowners! You knew I was working on this. More oil washing. Edited February 3, 2008 by Wicked Ace Quote
Wicked Ace Posted February 3, 2008 Author Posted February 3, 2008 (edited) OK. I've reached a stopping point for tonight (or this morning, I should say). Look, Yamato's 1/60 scale YF-21 isn't the only thing that can do delimiter mode. Edited February 3, 2008 by Wicked Ace Quote
Wicked Ace Posted February 3, 2008 Author Posted February 3, 2008 A couple more views -- odd how looking at the subject live doesn't reveal half of the flaws/mistakes that pictures do. I see a couple of changes that need to be made already. Quote
Dante74 Posted February 3, 2008 Posted February 3, 2008 You knew I was working on this. More oil washing. This pic makes it look like it's been rusting away in a barn for 30 years. Might I suggest you remove the stripe across the chest or paint it red or white? The dark grey looks a bit out of place now. Quote
Wicked Ace Posted February 3, 2008 Author Posted February 3, 2008 This pic makes it look like it's been rusting away in a barn for 30 years. Might I suggest you remove the stripe across the chest or paint it red or white? The dark grey looks a bit out of place now. The gray stripe won't look out of place when you see the rest of this bird -- there still a lot missing in the pics. Quote
miriya Posted February 3, 2008 Posted February 3, 2008 Man I am really impressed WickedAce. This is sooooooo BAD ASS!!!! I am really jealous! Great work! Quote
MechTech Posted February 3, 2008 Posted February 3, 2008 The Sundowner's scheme DOES look great on there! Nice choice! - MT Quote
miriya Posted February 3, 2008 Posted February 3, 2008 Hey Wicked Ace, I just saw your customs in the MW customs gallery. All great stuff! I like how you can make so many unique variations on the sundowners theme and have them all be so cool! Quote
David Hingtgen Posted February 4, 2008 Posted February 4, 2008 Link please? I've never seen a collection of Wicked Ace's stuff, and I checked every gallery/custom thread I could find. Quote
miriya Posted February 4, 2008 Posted February 4, 2008 Link please? I've never seen a collection of Wicked Ace's stuff, and I checked every gallery/custom thread I could find. On THIS page there is one beautiful "Red Tail Shark" custom and here are two of my favorite photos from that... Then .... Quote
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