Bishophal2000 Posted November 4, 2010 Posted November 4, 2010 Hi guys, I like this site a lot. I love modelling and I am also a very ardent fan of macross since my younger days as I cannot afford the kits until recently. That is why I developed my skills in scratch building in paper. Here is my first post with a progress build of the destroid spartan in large scale. Uploaded with ImageShack.us With large scale models cardboard was flimsy that they warp and not strong enough. I got thick cardboard but was hard to cut up. I decided to use foamboard as as sandwitch between the cardboard to get some strength as well as to reduce the overall weight. Made the one above but decided to do scale up to bigger scale instead Quote
anime52k8 Posted November 4, 2010 Posted November 4, 2010 DAMN, that thing is HUGE! keep up the good work man. Quote
caslon Posted November 4, 2010 Posted November 4, 2010 yeah!! it's gonna be gorgeous!! keep posting man! Quote
PetarB Posted November 4, 2010 Posted November 4, 2010 Super awesome! You did pick, however one of the harder destroids to do, in terms of those damn hands! I can see they're going to be very finicky to do in card. Anyway, very cool to see. Quote
Blue Faced Beast Posted November 8, 2010 Posted November 8, 2010 Looks great, almost big enough for a Halloween costume! Quote
peter Posted November 8, 2010 Posted November 8, 2010 First, welcome to Macrossworld! Second, holy $&%#! Quote
THOR Posted November 23, 2010 Posted November 23, 2010 (edited) i love it! bigger is always better when it comes to macrsoss! keep up the great work! what scale? 1/18? Edited November 23, 2010 by THOR Quote
Maiden Japan Posted November 23, 2010 Posted November 23, 2010 Good job so far. I think the most part where you need to be careful is the shoulder, and hip joints. Quote
505thAirborne Posted November 25, 2010 Posted November 25, 2010 Holy Crap on a stick that thing is big!! I'll be keeping an eye on this project! Quote
Bishophal2000 Posted December 3, 2010 Author Posted December 3, 2010 Throughout the build I may have screwed up my scaling. I think It is 1/16. Making some of the missiles for the shoulder packs. Here is my initial test sample: Uploaded with ImageShack.us Here now are what the final products will look like: Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Note the conical section. Sanding it gives it a smoother contour: Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Doing a test run of the overlay for the missile markings. Not much references about details on the markings. Made my own ideas. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us wIll further modify and test fit the final markings Quote
Smegalot Posted December 3, 2010 Posted December 3, 2010 Wow, that is fantastic. I can't wait to see how it looks when it is completed Quote
jardann Posted December 3, 2010 Posted December 3, 2010 This is looking quite amazing! It looks like a marathon project. Keep up the great work! I suggest you print up a Budweiser can label to go on one of those missiles! Quote
KiriK Posted December 22, 2010 Posted December 22, 2010 just saw this and i'm definitely impressed that this is all done with paper. good job! Quote
panzertank Posted January 2, 2011 Posted January 2, 2011 OMG that is A, Gonna Be HUGE. B, Looking like a thang of beauty & C, I Want one. What actual scale is this gonna be? I`d love to see mecha for 4" figures. Quote
MechTech Posted January 6, 2011 Posted January 6, 2011 That is some awesome work! And yeah ,worth killing trees over :^) Building it in foam board, you might as well do it in plastic stock or Gatorboard which is styrene covered, then you could glue plastic bits to it. That IS HIUGE!!! Great work and what are you going to do with it when done? Scare away the neighborhood kids? Keep up the great work! - MT Quote
wolfx Posted January 7, 2011 Posted January 7, 2011 Man this is so wicked sick! Keep up the good work! Quote
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