derex3592 Posted January 7, 2011 Posted January 7, 2011 (edited) I don't know much about modelling... Which type of glue should I use for parts in sprues while adding them to 1/3000 SDF-1? I just used everyday Testors plastic model glue...you know...the orange tube.. hint: use a toothpick to apply it to your piece and then glue the piece on. Have a pair of small needlenose pliers handy as well. Also, depending on the piece, you might want to apply the glue directly to the model instead of the piece itself. Makes it easier on some parts. Edited January 7, 2011 by derex3592
wm cheng Posted January 7, 2011 Posted January 7, 2011 I just used plain old white glue. A lot of the pieces fit in really well with a lot of friction holding them in. A lot of the pieces I also want to be somewhat removable if I ever need to disassemble the toy for any reason (they cover the screws). Also they are gluing dissimilar materials, some ABS, some POM, some styrene - so model glue only works on styrene and its permanent.
charger69 Posted January 7, 2011 Posted January 7, 2011 @derex3592 and wm cheng Thank you, you are great!
kyekye Posted January 7, 2011 Posted January 7, 2011 (edited) Finally i got mine today!!! For the people who's trying to get it late, AmiAmi : 26790 yen (17% off) - temporary sold out + EMS shipping to US about 4700 yen HLJ : 27880 yen (15% off) - backordered + EMS shipping to US(20% off) 3760 yen Hobby Search 27880 yen (15% off) - Looks like they have it in stock now - ? Shipping Otacute : $288.90 - backordered + ? shipping - still taking orders, but can't guarantee it. Anime-Export 29520 yen (10% off) -in stock + shipping to US 4700 yen - it was 17% off until recently, but they changed the price after other places got sold out. Personally, If i were late anyways, I would wait for 2nd shipment rather than paying more to get it sooner. After all, it's very expensive toy and it's Yamato. They will make more. So far, AmiAmi and HLJ cost about the same thanks to HLJ's 20% EMS discount. Or you can wait for HLJ's next Yamato sale if you're patient type. Happy SDF-1 hunting! Edited January 7, 2011 by kyekye
Agent-GHQ Posted January 7, 2011 Posted January 7, 2011 Thanks KyeKye! Maybe I should gamble on the price to dip lower or a weathered version
Kicker773 Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 finally they arrived yesterday....opened and checked the box and found out what took so long: They even checked the inside: Kudos to Ami Ami for the packaging After opening it and take it out of the tight styro foam box like everyone said, I felt excited.. all that hard work has paid off. Having displayed it in cruiser mode and staring at it.. seriously this is one of the precious items in my collection, next to its big brother of course. Having dodged the takatoku's a while back due to price and finally having a awesome sdf to oogle at feels nice. Now I'm just contemplating if I should pick up a few more when the stock is back in Ami Ami. TV version mode if definitely a go if produced.
eugimon Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 Soooo... What's the story with the headless VF-1s there?
MacrossJunkie Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 Blah, mine has been sitting in NY since Jan 1st and there has been no movement since as far as I can tell... The wait is killing me.
charger69 Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 (edited) Soooo... What's the story with the headless VF-1s there? Awesomeness of SDF-1 blows her head off! Edited January 8, 2011 by charger69
vf_1s Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 Hi all: Quite a few people have questioned on how to take apart the 1/3000 SDF-1 toy to get access to the city, so that they can repaint it. The 1/3000 SDF-1 toy is actually assemble together the same as the 1/2000 SDF-1 prototype. Therefore, I have taken pictures of the construction manual, and added it to the "1/2000 SDF-1 Customised" thread (P.5) as another reference. http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=33243&st=140#entry890466 Hope it helps.
VF-18S Hornet Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 (edited) Hi all. Got mine in on Thursday, and boy was it a pain to get it out of the box. I had to open both ends of the box and puch it out, but I was like a child when first laid eyes on it. I was so eager to get it out, I got the plastic snagged on the antenna(wish I had time to read Grahams review beforehand). I mus say the box was intimidating at first when I got, as I opened it up a co-worker mentioned it looked like Mighty Maid from Space Balls, I told him, Mel Brooks got the idea from watching Macross. The two dissappointments I have with the toy other than the price is the sprues and no decal sheet. One as I stated earlier is that I wish I ahd read Grahams review on the day I got it just to have a heads up once I opened it, those little buggers got on my nerves trying to get on as each piece kept popping off and landing somewhere I couldn't see beacause of clumsy big fingers and a not so reliable tweezers. I had one piece once I placed it on one of the cannons literaly popped off in the air and landed somwhere on my bed. Now mind you I searched all over my bed for one tiny grey piece on a white blanket and never realized it somehow landed in my --- pocket. That really baffeled me on how that happened. Then came the pieces for the shoulders, I had successfully placed the two on the left shoulder but the other two corner pieces would not go in at all. they weren't mold to that screw hole correctly I may have to glue them later with some moldeling glue. And last was that one panel on the main body that will never stay in, that one too popped off in the air, and was lucky to find it without getting frustrated, except for trying to get it back in with no success, so I taped it on to be glued on later. Plus there was no decal sheet to put the numbers 01 and 02 on both the ARMD Carriers. Is someone going to be commisioned to custom make decals for this, I liked to know. Tranforming it was a little hard since I don't understand Japanese text I had to go by the pictures, with success, though I do believe that there should have been an extra extension between the rotating joint and the elbow joint allowing a full 90 degree bend just like in the movie. Overall it's a great buy, and my account and my sister is screaming at me, because of piss poor planning because I got lazy and forgot to put away money for it on my Paypal account, I didn't have enough money to pay for repairs on my pain in the ass car. More to come later check out the 1/72 1/60 1/48 collection thread. Edited January 8, 2011 by VF-18S Hornet
ae_productions Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 No decals? For this price this baby cost? Really Yamato? Still... That is one SEXY toy!
Agent-GHQ Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 WTF, are you kiddin me Yamato!!! A near $400- with no decals. At least a water slide ones. As for the sprue parts, I can deal with tho.
VF-19 Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 I picked mine up yesterday... And the manual is mis-cut (as in the pages weren't centered when they cut them apart). Other than that, it's a great piece.
m0n5t3r Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 i can't imagine how you would be able to put 1/3000 scale "no step" or "danger" decals on this toy...
ff95gj Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 i can't imagine how you would be able to put 1/3000 scale "no step" or "danger" decals on this toy... You've read my mind.
wm cheng Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 What decals/markings would you be thinking of?
Agent-GHQ Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 (edited) The same decals or markings that came with this SDF-1: Edited January 9, 2011 by Agent-GHQ
wm cheng Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 The same decals or markings that came with this SDF-1: But the DYRL SDF-1 doesn't have all these stripes...
derex3592 Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 But the DYRL SDF-1 doesn't have all these stripes... EXACTLY. Giant decals would look horrible on this thing. It needs very small subtle decals if any...refer to the excellent 1:2000 custom thread. I for one am GLAD they didn't include any stickers. And could you IMAGINE the whining, moaning that would be going on if they had included water slide decals with this thing????
VF-19 Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 I would have cheered waterslide decals. At least an "01" and an "02" for the ARMDs.
derex3592 Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 I would have cheered waterslide decals. At least an "01" and an "02" for the ARMDs. agreed! I need some of those. Anyway--had a chance to do some panel lining/detailing on this thing this weekend...not finished yet, but here's a few pics up to this point....the more detail you add to this thing, the better it looks!
charger69 Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 Anyway--had a chance to do some panel lining/detailing on this thing this weekend... What are you using for panel lining? 0.1 pen?
Vi-RS Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 What are you using for panel lining? 0.1 pen? A wash is much practical.
Snail00 Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 (edited) IM glad this is selling well Here's hoping to A TRU TV version of the SDF-1. Still waiting on the rest of the destroids G-Man. Did you ever ask your contacts at yamato if they would ever do a commander type Zentradi POD. That would be My WHITE Whale. As a kid I really loved that thing Edited January 9, 2011 by Snail00
Agent-GHQ Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 A wash is much practical. I can't seem to tell whether its a matte or gloss finish?
derex3592 Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 What are you using for panel lining? 0.1 pen? Nope. Just using Pro-Modeler's Dark Dirt Wash. Fill in the lines with a paint brush, let it dry, and wipe away the rest with a slightly moist finger tip, or q-tip.
Agent-GHQ Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 (edited) Derex, great job man! It looks really good and very detailed in terms of color. Edited January 9, 2011 by Agent-GHQ
derex3592 Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 Derex, great job man! It looks really good and very detailed in terms of color. Thanks Agent! And there's nothing glossy about the finish on the thing whatsoever.
VF-18S Hornet Posted January 10, 2011 Posted January 10, 2011 More pics of the Macross, this time in Storm Attacker Mode. Before I poseted these pics on my photobucket account I took a look a look at the picture on the box and it occurred to me that main gun tips were long and the ones on my ship weern't. Didn't occur to me that they had to be pulled out, they did not show that in the manual.
VF-18S Hornet Posted January 10, 2011 Posted January 10, 2011 finally they arrived yesterday....opened and checked the box and found out what took so long: They even checked the inside: Kudos to Ami Ami for the packaging After opening it and take it out of the tight styro foam box like everyone said, I felt excited.. all that hard work has paid off. Having displayed it in cruiser mode and staring at it.. seriously this is one of the precious items in my collection, next to its big brother of course. Having dodged the takatoku's a while back due to price and finally having a awesome sdf to oogle at feels nice. Now I'm just contemplating if I should pick up a few more when the stock is back in Ami Ami. TV version mode if definitely a go if produced. Glad you got yours,sorry it took long maybe it's the area you live in where customs are more strict. I had no problem with mine getting to me I sent payment for it back ine late December cleared one 2nd and it came in on January 5.
logos Posted January 10, 2011 Posted January 10, 2011 Finally picked mine up today. It arrived Friday but I missed it at home and it was not yet at the post office when I went there with my slip. . Anyway I love this toy and the Sprue pieces where actually pretty easy to assemble. Had to use some plastic cement on some to keep them in but they where not hard to put in at all and only took about 1 hour. Note mine did arrive with a defect. The piece on the left arm that attaches to the ARMD (magnet piece). Everything was fine until I swiveled the arm on the attachment piece and it popped off at the joint! Thank Jebus that there is a screw right in the elbow that lets you easily take the forearm apart. Reassembled it back in and notice that when twisting the piece it was forcing the seems apart, which allowed it to pop out. Screw was tight so I figured it most have something to do with how it is seated in the joint. Played with it a bit more and managed to find the correct seating position so that it does not do this again.....whew^_^.....well it's right as rain for now.... ....... Like I said I love this toy but feel a bit underwhelmed by it at the same time. Everything about it is great but for the over $300 dollar price tag I just wish it did......well more. Super easy to transform once you have done it once and it appears to be pretty sturdy. Maybe a sound effects stand or something and some lighting like you see on the new battleship Yamato releases.
Kicker773 Posted January 10, 2011 Posted January 10, 2011 you can make your own sound effects as you whoosh it around going .." Pew Pew Pew" LOL
Cent Posted January 10, 2011 Posted January 10, 2011 Yea Graham mentioned the tip extension in his review. He missed it too.
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