Solscud007 Posted August 25, 2003 Posted August 25, 2003 (edited) Oh yeah I love Hasegawa. I used a lot of parts from Hasegawa to fix the Tanmen boosters to look liek they fit. and I used a Wave sensor for the head. The head is plug and play so it can fold in fighter mode or hang low. The boosters are plug and play as well as their vernier boosters (big ass funnel) plugs in so it is all recastable. I think. Need to have expert recaster Rohby look at this at teh con. Right now it is done except paitn job and the leg armor. I stil havenet finished those yet. Still need to work those out. Oh I added minus molds in the vernier lock locations. Oh of course I put my dual pilots in there. and I used Hasegawa wing blisters for the wing tips. just cut and paste Edited August 25, 2003 by Solscud007 Quote
Myersjessee Posted August 25, 2003 Posted August 25, 2003 SWEET!!! Nice work Nick! So this is what you have been up to!!! Excellent....now...we need Rohby to do a run of two seaters for us!!! (please! ) Quote
Solscud007 Posted August 25, 2003 Author Posted August 25, 2003 Oh here is a comparison of teh Joke Machine Fast packs compared to my Ostrich booster and tanmen's. Quote
Valkyrie Hunter D Posted August 25, 2003 Posted August 25, 2003 Niice, makes me even more excited about Rohby's recasts. Quote
GreenGuy42 Posted August 25, 2003 Posted August 25, 2003 That is, by far, one of the cutest/coolest things I've ever seen.... Quote
Toonz Posted August 25, 2003 Posted August 25, 2003 wah! that's really beautiful and cute! keep it up Quote
ChristopherB Posted August 25, 2003 Posted August 25, 2003 Hello, Totally awesome! It would definitely be cool if other JM VT-1 fans could get a hold of a conversion kit. I remember that we first talked about your project the beginning of July, and I'm glad that my Hasegawa idea worked out for you. I'll be looking forward to seeing it at the MW Con. Sincerely, Christopher B) Chjr Quote
bigkid24 Posted August 25, 2003 Posted August 25, 2003 Sweet! I can't wait to see it at the Con. Quote
EXO Posted August 25, 2003 Posted August 25, 2003 Nice job Nick, can't wait to see it painted... Quote
kidkorrupt Posted August 25, 2003 Posted August 25, 2003 damn nick you really are whipping this out fast. i have no doubt you can finish by saturday, lol. no wonder you didn't want to come out to the car meet at life. all i can say is keep it up! Quote
Commander McBride Posted August 25, 2003 Posted August 25, 2003 (edited) Damn, that looks badass! I want one! Hell, I want an Elint version! (hint, hint ) Edited August 25, 2003 by Commander McBride Quote
Graham Posted August 25, 2003 Posted August 25, 2003 Cute, but why isn't Minmay in the rear seat? Graham Quote
Toonz Posted August 25, 2003 Posted August 25, 2003 Cute, but why isn't Minmay in the rear seat?Graham misa called her back to sdf-1 Quote
Rune Posted August 25, 2003 Posted August 25, 2003 Rick the Hunter actually made one for Greenalpha about a year ago and I have to say that the SD VT is really sweet. Greenalpha also commissioned RTH to do an Elint version, but that was around the time he flakked out and noone has heard from him. He still has one of Greenalphas SD veritechs. Great work Solscud007. Anyone everthought of doing an elintseeker, or making the armor available for recast. I am sure (myself included) that they would be great sellers for us Macross junkies. Quote
Myersjessee Posted August 25, 2003 Posted August 25, 2003 Rick the Hunter actually made one for Greenalpha about a year ago and I have to say that the SD VT is really sweet. Greenalpha also commissioned RTH to do an Elint version, but that was around the time he flakked out and noone has heard from him. He still has one of Greenalphas SD veritechs. Great work Solscud007. Anyone everthought of doing an elintseeker, or making the armor available for recast. I am sure (myself included) that they would be great sellers for us Macross junkies. Ricks used Tanmen stock boosters though I believe, which are a bit too small.... Quote
EXO Posted August 25, 2003 Posted August 25, 2003 The Minmay figure will be in the upcoming 1/60 Ostrich release. The pilots in Solscuds custom are also from the 1/60 line. Quote
Diverdown Posted August 25, 2003 Posted August 25, 2003 Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!! I am very impressed!!!!!! Quote
Solscud007 Posted August 25, 2003 Author Posted August 25, 2003 Dont worry. With Rohby's Excellent recasts I will make an Elint very soon. Unless some one (ahem Kidkorrupt) beats me to it. Quote
fulcy Posted August 25, 2003 Posted August 25, 2003 Nick - any shots of the leg armor? The boosters look great! I tried to work on a JM Elint, but as with most of my projects, gave up on it - for some god unknown reason.... Quote
kidkorrupt Posted August 25, 2003 Posted August 25, 2003 Nick - any shots of the leg armor? The boosters look great! I tried to work on a JM Elint, but as with most of my projects, gave up on it - for some god unknown reason.... got any parts left? Quote
Smut Peddler Posted August 25, 2003 Posted August 25, 2003 That looks great, and I don't even like joke machines. Quote
joke-machine Posted August 25, 2003 Posted August 25, 2003 It just makes me drool seeing this. I wish I had the time and skill to be able to tackle projects like this. Quote
rnurmin Posted August 25, 2003 Posted August 25, 2003 Waow Nick. Very cool.. You and your SD creations never fail to impress me Quote
Solscud007 Posted August 25, 2003 Author Posted August 25, 2003 Nick - any shots of the leg armor? The boosters look great! I tried to work on a JM Elint, but as with most of my projects, gave up on it - for some god unknown reason.... Hey Fulcy took your idea and made it work. I couldnt find D rods or styrene for that matter so I used wooden rods. Quote
question Posted July 15, 2004 Posted July 15, 2004 Solscud007, Are there any updates on JM ostrich? Quote
Solscud007 Posted July 15, 2004 Author Posted July 15, 2004 nope never resolved the paint issue on the recast Quote
Solscud007 Posted July 16, 2004 Author Posted July 16, 2004 Paint issue??? nothing seems to want to stick. Primer or paint. I washed the parts and everything. I never did try sanding the parts but not even primer will stick to the resin. I would primer the parts and then mask parts and paint. when I take the maskign tape off the paint and primer comes off all in one. Quote
goldenboy_forever Posted July 16, 2004 Posted July 16, 2004 yo bro go to the e2046.com website and check out the forum to find answers there tons of stuff over there bunch of smart resin heads j/k. Seriously check it out From Rich ANIME PUNCH!!! Quote
CID Posted July 19, 2004 Posted July 19, 2004 Paint issue??? nothing seems to want to stick. Primer or paint. I washed the parts and everything. I never did try sanding the parts but not even primer will stick to the resin. I would primer the parts and then mask parts and paint. when I take the maskign tape off the paint and primer comes off all in one. Sorry, I cannot help you in this matter. I do hope that you will find a way for the paint to stay on. That VT-1 JM is one of the custom job I been waiting to see a final version for longest time. Keep up the good work. Quote
DatterBoy Posted February 1, 2006 Posted February 1, 2006 Sorry about the resurrection. Wanted to know if it was at all possible to get your custom pieces casted? I'd love to give this a shot. I recently had the same problem as you with my 1D JM. http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=17663 I could not get the paint to coat properly and I did sand and everything. What I ended up having to do was literally soak the pieces in FUSION and pray that when it dried the paint would not bunch and the details would still come through. Everything looked like water and ran off with awful holes... Anyhow. I'd love to get those pieces casted so I may one day have an O JM. I've been checking around to see if I can't find a caster who would do small pieces on request for a decent price. Quote
Lonely Soldier Boy Posted February 1, 2006 Posted February 1, 2006 I'm not a joke machine lover either, but I'm considering very seriously to get one of each! Quote
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