honkhet Posted September 16, 2009 Posted September 16, 2009 hi guys, sharing some pics of my custom grey CF 1J... its customized out of necessity from a seriously yellowing hikaru 1J the work is still IP... havent finalized the scheme for the jet mode Quote
nightmareB4macross Posted September 17, 2009 Posted September 17, 2009 Wow, looks pretty cool. But, wait, WHAT...an already yellowing V2 1/60 vf-1j??? Wasn't this just released? What a crap load. Quote
BlueMax Posted September 17, 2009 Posted September 17, 2009 Very nice custom! Do you have pictures of how yellow it had become? I was kinda scared to open my 1J due to the exact same reason, especially when I would have to display in the open.... guess it'll have to saty in its box til I get proper display... Quote
mitch Posted September 17, 2009 Posted September 17, 2009 Very tasty! Nicely done mate! Just out of curiosity, what type of paints did you use? Quote
miriya Posted September 17, 2009 Posted September 17, 2009 Great clean work! I love the color choice. Quote
honkhet Posted September 17, 2009 Author Posted September 17, 2009 thanks for the comments guys my vf-1j hikaru yellowed probably due to too much exposure to sunlight, as my display cabinet is right next to a window... but really sorry i didnt take any pics of the yellowing 1J i used mr. hobby paints: neutral grey and RL66 black grey Quote
mickyg Posted September 17, 2009 Posted September 17, 2009 Very nice work! You use lacquers, right? Not the water based acrylics? Probably makes for a much more durable finish too! Quote
eugimon Posted September 17, 2009 Posted September 17, 2009 looks great, scary story on the yellowing though. I haven't noticed mine yellowing... < crosses fingers > Quote
Kyp Durron Posted September 17, 2009 Posted September 17, 2009 Wow...I know what Yamato V2 1/60 I WON'T be buying. Nice custom work, honkhet. -Kyp Quote
eugimon Posted September 17, 2009 Posted September 17, 2009 Wow...I know what Yamato V2 1/60 I WON'T be buying. Nice custom work, honkhet. -Kyp or you could just not keep it in the sun... Quote
honkhet Posted September 18, 2009 Author Posted September 18, 2009 thanks for all the comments guys! really motivates me to do more Kyp, the hikaru 1J is still worth buying, i only regret that i did not take good care of it... Mick, yup i used laquer paints will be posting pics of it in gerwalk and jet mode tonight, before i continue on the painting Quote
eugimon Posted September 18, 2009 Posted September 18, 2009 can't believe you brush paint, great work, looks really clean. Quote
SchizophrenicMC Posted September 19, 2009 Posted September 19, 2009 My god, that's my avatar... Wait, no. My avatar's a 1A. Never mind. Great work, man. I'm impressed. Quote
Excillon Posted September 19, 2009 Posted September 19, 2009 Awesome job. My only suggestion is maybe a stripe for the chest plate. If you could find or paint a black one on it, that would look cool. Of course, white might work better since the arms/legs are white. Quote
honkhet Posted September 22, 2009 Author Posted September 22, 2009 thanks for all the comments guys! i am truly grateful i'm afraid that i wont be keeping the grey CF scheme after all, i guess the loss of a hikaru 1J valk was too much for me to bear here's what i've been up to lately, hope to complete it by the end of this month: Quote
BlueMax Posted September 22, 2009 Posted September 22, 2009 Your own low -vis Hikaru 1J! heh... should go well with the Focker's version once it comes out. Quote
honkhet Posted September 23, 2009 Author Posted September 23, 2009 yup thats right pray to God this goes well.. Quote
honkhet Posted September 25, 2009 Author Posted September 25, 2009 Finally done painting my low vis scheme and here are the pics (This is what the grey cannon fodder shown previously finally became) Now the hunt starts for the low vis 1/60 decals, especially the grey UN Spacy kites! where the hell can i find them? i know i know... the sticker sheet of the VT-1... OMG help me hope it looks OK Quote
SchizophrenicMC Posted September 26, 2009 Posted September 26, 2009 Can I jack your colorscheme for to make colored lineart of it? Quote
gwfalcon Posted September 26, 2009 Posted September 26, 2009 Hey, mate, awesome job and thx for sharing it. How about painting a fast pack set to match it, hehe (only my own opinion la~~) BTW, we are very close ha, I m in SG... Quote
honkhet Posted September 26, 2009 Author Posted September 26, 2009 hey buddy yup a fast pack custom is definitely in progress Quote
Kyp Durron Posted September 26, 2009 Posted September 26, 2009 or you could just not keep it in the sun... Yeah, I know he mentioned that it was kept too close to the window, it just makes me kinda paranoid. I like the "Low Vis" Hikaru scheme, it should look great next to the Low Vis 1S that's coming out. -Kyp Quote
gwfalcon Posted September 27, 2009 Posted September 27, 2009 HEHE, wait for seeing the FP la~~~` BTW, went to your blog and you got a very good toy collection, xD Quote
miriya Posted September 28, 2009 Posted September 28, 2009 great work on that and great color schemes. Thank you for posting the pictures in all three modes! Quote
Shaorin Posted September 29, 2009 Posted September 29, 2009 hi guys, sharing some pics of my custom grey CF 1J... its customized out of necessity from a seriously yellowing hikaru 1J WHAT?!?! the 1/60 V.2 1J is, for all intents and purposes, a brand spanking new item!! how can any of the existing examples out there be yellowing?!?! Quote
mojacko Posted October 7, 2009 Posted October 7, 2009 great hand job....i mean hand painting skills.....lol.....hehehe....although i prefer to have a bit white in the scheme rather than all grey...... Quote
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