Thom Posted January 24, 2010 Posted January 24, 2010 (edited) Been working on this for a while. It's from Space Battleship Yamato, the Andromeda class super battleship. I've lengthened the Nike by an inch and a half, resin cast a replacement drive and am redoing the guns and superstructure. Here's a size comparison with the patrol cruiser, Interceptor and an original hull. http://s189.photobucket.com/albums/z156/Th...EFSNike1009.jpg A mock-up with the scratch-built under hull 'scoops,' and the new base for the command tower. http://s189.photobucket.com/albums/z156/Th...mock-up1002.jpg Nose in place, http://s189.photobucket.com/albums/z156/Th...nt=DSCF9014.jpg And the last pic so far, with the resin engine glued on and the gun decks just about finished. http://s189.photobucket.com/albums/z156/Th...nt=DSCF9030.jpg P.S. How do you get them - meaning the pictures - to explode up from the little display boxes? Edited January 25, 2010 by Thom
Noyhauser Posted January 25, 2010 Posted January 25, 2010 (edited) So I took a bit of a hiatus on my VF-11 build, but I got a couple of builds done over the holidays... both of the completed ones were gifts. A Tamiya 1/72 Corsair modified as a Fleet Air Arm aircraft A Heller 1/72 Harvard II Right now I'm working on a 1/72 Special Hobby De Havilland Sea Hornet. Edited January 25, 2010 by Noyhauser
VF-19 Posted January 25, 2010 Posted January 25, 2010 Just have patience for doing the Orange lines, its worth it in the end! My buddy in CA who owns a Hobby shop said as soon as the MKII Vipers are in, theres 2 with my name on them! Well, hopefully it won't be too much longer... If I'm not done this Viper by the time I get a Mk 2, I'm going to put it on hold. I really, really want to build the Mk2 really, really fracking badly. Now, where's my Galactica and Pegasus in plastic!
505thAirborne Posted January 26, 2010 Posted January 26, 2010 Building and painting with my son! Lookin good Bro!!!
Myersjessee Posted January 26, 2010 Posted January 26, 2010 (edited) My son's one of the reasons I'm building models. He gets a kick out of it. I'm hoping this PG shows him it can be fufilling to take your time on something. Tonight we practice airbrushing and decals on a MG model! Love looking at everyone elses work! The Legioss and Tread builds are inspiring, and I love all the Galactica stuff. Gotta finish this GP01FB and then I want to move onto an Xwing and a Raptor....mmmm Edited January 26, 2010 by Myersjessee
505thAirborne Posted January 26, 2010 Posted January 26, 2010 My son's one of the reasons I'm building models. He gets a kick out of it. I'm hoping this PG shows him it can be fufilling to take your time on something. Tonight we practice airbrushing and decals on a MG model! Love looking at everyone elses work! The Legioss and Tread builds are inspiring, and I love all the Galactica stuff. Gotta finish this GP01FB and then I want to move onto an Xwing and a Raptor....mmmm What kind of RAPTOR? From BSG?
Myersjessee Posted January 26, 2010 Posted January 26, 2010 What kind of RAPTOR? From BSG? Yeah. I have a Studio Scale Xwing and a 1/24 Raptor that are both begging to be built and lit....here's hoping they dont cause me to many more grey hairs!
505thAirborne Posted January 26, 2010 Posted January 26, 2010 Yeah. I have a Studio Scale Xwing and a 1/24 Raptor that are both begging to be built and lit....here's hoping they dont cause me to many more grey hairs! The X-Wing will be nice, I'll be all smiles for the RAPTOR!! Speaking of BSG, those new MKII Vipers should be out very soon. Can't imagine you won't get a few of those as well!
Myersjessee Posted January 27, 2010 Posted January 27, 2010 The X-Wing will be nice, I'll be all smiles for the RAPTOR!! Speaking of BSG, those new MKII Vipers should be out very soon. Can't imagine you won't get a few of those as well! My F+M is on the way right now with clear parts and gear....
Mechleader Posted January 27, 2010 Posted January 27, 2010 (edited) Nice! Just finished my Colonial 1 (I'll post pics soon) Now trying to finish Republic Cruiser. Then...who knows. I want to build the 1/24th Raider! I am waiting for MM to do a Raptor. Although the 1/72 one is SWEET! Edited January 27, 2010 by Mechleader
VF-19 Posted January 27, 2010 Posted January 27, 2010 The X-Wing will be nice, I'll be all smiles for the RAPTOR!! Speaking of BSG, those new MKII Vipers should be out very soon. Can't imagine you won't get a few of those as well! Not soon enough... If it's not in my hands right now, it's not soon enough.
505thAirborne Posted January 28, 2010 Posted January 28, 2010 He still needs a little touch up, But here is my VF-0S. Will definitely get another one of these kits and make a 0A version!
shinagami Posted January 29, 2010 Posted January 29, 2010 He still needs a little touch up, But here is my VF-0S. Will definitely get another one of these kits and make a 0A version! nice.....i like
PetarB Posted January 30, 2010 Posted January 30, 2010 Here's a resin kit of the Supersylph Yukikaze in 1/72 scale. I love the subject; it's a very elegant shape. I threw this kit together quickly... after a long modeling hiatus. All decals have been replaced - the originals were rubbish, but I emulated them with whatever I had available - including Gundam ones, but I'm not into Gundam so it's no big deal to me. Also I replaced the supplied canopies with some new vac-formed ones I made. No pilots were supplied so I used my own Macross ones. Purists beware! Now it's time to get back to my various scratchbuilding projects! Thanks for looking.
PetarB Posted January 30, 2010 Posted January 30, 2010 Actually this was quite a 'rush job' for me - not too much attention to detail here - but thanks for the compliments.
MechTech Posted January 30, 2010 Posted January 30, 2010 Looking great EVERYONE! We need to keep this post alive with everything from old school pistons to nuclear turbines I've missed out on a few of these earlier thanks to access problems. - MT
electric indigo Posted January 30, 2010 Posted January 30, 2010 Thank you for finishing this beast, Petar. The new canopys make it so much better. Is your kit a recast, because the decals for my Fand were perfect? I'm actually picking up my Sylpheed again and tried to make a heatpresses canopy, but failed with my first attempts.
PetarB Posted January 30, 2010 Posted January 30, 2010 (edited) I bought the kit second hand - packed in a plain box, so I've no idea really whether it was a recast, but looking back, it probably was. It came with photoetch, etc, so I'm not sure. Anyway, was there a Sylpheed kit available? Or is it scratchbuilt? Edited January 30, 2010 by PetarB
electric indigo Posted January 30, 2010 Posted January 30, 2010 Anyway, was there a Sylpheed kit available? Or is it scratchbuilt? Don't tell me you missed this
PetarB Posted January 30, 2010 Posted January 30, 2010 Don't tell me you missed this No, sorry, I thought you meant on of these. Anyway looking forwards to more Yukikaze aircraft!
ultimateone Posted January 31, 2010 Posted January 31, 2010 Hi Guys, first off, happy New Year to everyone. Took some time to work a bit more on the Regult : Hope you guys like How's the Regult coming along???
cowie165 Posted January 31, 2010 Posted January 31, 2010 I bought the kit second hand - packed in a plain box, so I've no idea really whether it was a recast, but looking back, it probably was. It came with photoetch, etc, so I'm not sure. Anyway, was there a Sylpheed kit available? Or is it scratchbuilt? Petar that SuperSylph is your usual, amazing work. It looks great mate. Is it only Platz that do a 1/72 SuperSylph? I didn't think it had cockpits? Did you dremel out a cockpit? Great work, thanks for the pics. Mark
EXO Posted February 1, 2010 Posted February 1, 2010 ugh... don't you hate it when the exacto slips??? haha... it's just sculpey...
Myersjessee Posted February 1, 2010 Posted February 1, 2010 ugh... don't you hate it when the exacto slips??? haha... it's just sculpey... you'd think you could share some... (wait for it) "Pointers"! Nyuck nyuck nyuck!
PetarB Posted February 1, 2010 Posted February 1, 2010 Is it only Platz that do a 1/72 SuperSylph? I didn't think it had cockpits? Did you dremel out a cockpit? As mentioned, I don't know the history of the resin kit I had, it was probably a recast - Platz is the only game in town for Yukikaze as far as I know. The cockpit 'tub' was there, I just put the bits and pieces in it...
Myersjessee Posted February 1, 2010 Posted February 1, 2010 As mentioned, I don't know the history of the resin kit I had, it was probably a recast - Platz is the only game in town for Yukikaze as far as I know. The cockpit 'tub' was there, I just put the bits and pieces in it... I have an original and it matches your description. Photo etch...etc...(not sure how good my decals are...have not tried them) The cockpit on the body is opened up, but it simply as no detail. The canopy is a solid piece of resin with two destinct plugs that will fit into the two wholes where the pilots should go. I've always intended to simply attempt to vac-form a new canopy for it and then detail the existing holes. Does that sound similar to yours Petar...or was your canopy already vac-formed and your cockpit detailed?
VF-19 Posted February 1, 2010 Posted February 1, 2010 ugh... don't you hate it when the exacto slips??? Yes, I do hate it when the exacto slips. But then I put a bit of my blood on my model so that it gets it blood sacrifice (usually on an inside surface that will never see light).
SchizophrenicMC Posted February 4, 2010 Posted February 4, 2010 Building and painting with my son! Holy GP-01, Batman!
neptunesurvey Posted February 4, 2010 Posted February 4, 2010 Don't tell me you missed this They still had one available at starshipmodeler as of last night.
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