gwfalcon Posted October 31, 2009 Posted October 31, 2009 Man, cant believe all of the work done by yourself! SO SO SO SO SO SO SO beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dont know whether you wanna paint it. But personally, better not. This snow white princess is beatiful enough. See, yamato is coming out unpainted version. Quote
MaveRick Posted November 11, 2009 Author Posted November 11, 2009 (edited) hello guys.. .sorry if it took me a while to update this build.. i have been busy lately with work and renovating our house.. i totally converted my two old rooms into my very own dedicated display area... work pretty much lasted for roughly two months... now back to the project.. i've already build the base form for the boosters.. i injected my own preference by making the booster more streamlined looking by adding a little curve on it.. it would have been easier though if i stick strictly with the line art and make it look boxy. still have to add up those minute details and edges on the booster.. will continue working on it this weekend.. hopefully i'll be able to put up everything by the end of the month. thanks for looking Edited November 11, 2009 by MaveRick Quote
Valkyrie Hunter D Posted November 11, 2009 Posted November 11, 2009 Holy frickin cow. Did anyone call Hobby Japan about this? I can't wait to see where you go with this MaveRick. Man, I really should go to this section of MW more often. Quote
Knight26 Posted November 12, 2009 Posted November 12, 2009 Now that will be an SDF-1 worth $2000+ Quote
KiriK Posted November 12, 2009 Posted November 12, 2009 nice stuff! And amazing display room. Looks Fantastic and has a real museum feel to it Quote
wasabi_kid Posted November 13, 2009 Posted November 13, 2009 Damn, thats a ridiculously cool display room u have there, easy to see why u have had your hands full lately... SDF is coming along nicely too...can't wait to see the finished product Quote
MechTech Posted November 28, 2009 Posted November 28, 2009 Beautiful rooms and build! VERY NICE! Hang in there with the build! - MT Quote
leading edge Posted December 12, 2009 Posted December 12, 2009 Beautiful rooms and build! VERY NICE! Hang in there with the build! - MTQuality job on the deck man I never knew you could used acrylic talcum powder that way. How do you keep all those lines so crisp? In any case you need to get that in a magazine dude your sure to get some notoriety for such a professional job. Quote
peter Posted December 31, 2009 Posted December 31, 2009 I think this thread deserves to be pinned.....anyone else agree? Quote
VFTF1 Posted January 2, 2010 Posted January 2, 2010 Hm. Watched the trailer. Hm. It could be good. It looks a bit too "clean" ... but then, I never saw the original anime... but...hm... it could be good. I do appreciate the fact that the movie is in Japanese. Pete Quote
peter Posted January 3, 2010 Posted January 3, 2010 Hm. Watched the trailer. Hm. It could be good. It looks a bit too "clean" ... but then, I never saw the original anime... but...hm... it could be good. I do appreciate the fact that the movie is in Japanese. Pete ? Quote
MaveRick Posted February 12, 2010 Author Posted February 12, 2010 sorry guys.. a lot of things came up lately, problems here and there that has deprived me the luxury of time at working on this project. i managed to do 'lil work on this project though last week. i'll post some updated pics tonight.. just need to work on this pile of paperworks i have on my desk.. Quote
MaveRick Posted February 13, 2010 Author Posted February 13, 2010 again.. sorry for the very late reply.. project is roughly at 80% completion.. i've managed to build both boosters and hooked them up to the main hull.. nuff said.. here's some quick updated pics.. sorry for the crappy pics, got too lazy to check on my camera settings: thanks for lookings guys Quote
MechTech Posted February 13, 2010 Posted February 13, 2010 Absolutely AWESOME work! It was worth the wait. I think the next question is, "when are you going to make resin copies?" It would finance your other hobby projects - MT Quote
miriya Posted February 13, 2010 Posted February 13, 2010 holy mother of macross! That is pure jenius! I am sure many of us are jealous, I know I am. He with the largest SDF-1 Wins. Quote
505thAirborne Posted February 13, 2010 Posted February 13, 2010 Absolute genius MaveRick!!! Can't wait to see some color on this beauty! Quote
007-vf1 Posted February 13, 2010 Posted February 13, 2010 It seems you could easily pull off on building a version of, let's say, 1/2500 scale? ...and, and maybe we could recast it...? Quote
big F Posted February 13, 2010 Posted February 13, 2010 Absolutely AWESOME work! It was worth the wait. I think the next question is, "when are you going to make resin copies?" It would finance your other hobby projects - MT And fund a good few resin manufacturers Quote
Mechamaniac Posted February 14, 2010 Posted February 14, 2010 Holy $hit does that belong in the CUSTOM GALLERY!!! Quote
Beltane70 Posted February 14, 2010 Posted February 14, 2010 I'm speechless! I remember years ago dreaming of making my own 2-3 ft long DYRL version Macross model. I hate to admit that dreaming of making it was about as far as I got. Quote
Iceblue106 Posted February 14, 2010 Posted February 14, 2010 Mav buddy, You never fail to amaze and inspire me with your work man!! Many many Kudos to a fine job!! Keep the pics coming bud! Feckin awesome man!! Blue Quote
chrisk Posted February 14, 2010 Posted February 14, 2010 The details are perfect on this thing! Great job Quote
Temjin Posted February 14, 2010 Posted February 14, 2010 I would prefer if the body is a bit wider, but very cool details, and love the solid structural look. Quote
Excillon Posted February 15, 2010 Posted February 15, 2010 I love it, can't wait to see it painted. I wish you'd provide material lists and instructions/documentation so we could all make one! Nice work though! Quote
wasabi_kid Posted February 16, 2010 Posted February 16, 2010 Way to go Maverick, that is a masterpiece!! Looks amazing as is, however I’m sure once you make the final finishing touches it will be mind blowing. You have a definite right here if you ever contemplate making resin copies for sale. Keep up the awesome work Quote
Chas Posted February 17, 2010 Posted February 17, 2010 (edited) Way to go Maverick, that is a masterpiece!! Looks amazing as is, however I’m sure once you make the final finishing touches it will be mind blowing. You have a definite right here if you ever contemplate making resin copies for sale. Keep up the awesome work Guys there is no way this would be made into a resin kit. If it is at all possible it would require a fibergalss mould in a wooden lay-up (rtv would too heavy and probably tear itself up under it own weight when demoulding) FG moulds are expensive, time consuming, and pretty tricky and demanding things to make plus the tend not to last as long. so we are talking about a very expensive process here. Oh yeah and by the way Maverick fabulous job! she looks beautiful. you should feel proud? Edited February 17, 2010 by Chas Quote
Vespaeda Posted February 17, 2010 Posted February 17, 2010 With all the stereolithographic services available today, would it be possible get a 3D imaging business to plot & scan this model's dimension data and then get it laser cut/carved into styrofoam blocks or even lamination slices of corrugated cardboard or hard pressboard? The completed sections/laminations could be used as a skeletal "base" kit to which a capable hobbyist could apply surface finishing and details. I envision pressboard lamination sections like a more filled-out version of those dinosaur skeletons out of thin plywood. Just cover with styrene sheets or PVC to skin or even add an articulated/hinged wood or metal armiture on the inside for transformation purposes. Something like that wooden SDF-01 that guy crafted in his garage, but not so clunky & mis-proportional . This would be a lot closer to a SDF model any man could own/build in appreciable size than what most garage companies could do in resin or limited run. Open to a lot more interpretation by the builder than the promised DX/Bandai or potential Yamato offerings. Just thoughts on giving your craftsmanship a legacy, Maverick....[one we'd all like a piece of Quote
totallyrobot Posted February 18, 2010 Posted February 18, 2010 (edited) looks awesome!!! limed for truth. A very awesome project, deserves to be pinned. Edited February 18, 2010 by totallyrobot Quote
peter Posted March 16, 2010 Posted March 16, 2010 looks awesome!!! limed for truth. A very awesome project, deserves to be pinned. No kidding, someone's asleep at the wheel, why isn't this pinned? Quote
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