Whats Lying on your Workbench MK IV

[anime52k8]

single greatest VF-11 scheme ever:

[Benson13]

Man, I am diggin that lilac power paint.

[Lt. Z0mBe]

Finally finished the canopy glazing on the Frazi:

Starting on the cockpit:

Comments and criticisms welcome.

Kenny

Edited June 29, 2012 by Lt. Z0mBe

[Shaorin]

I like the paint job. I just recently picked one up myself. Any hints to pass along on the build?

just to expect loose-ish poly-joints, especially on the weight-bearing ankles and shoulders,

that can pose quite a frustration when attempting any fancy poses.

if you can figure out a better way of firming them up than i (electrician's tape around the top-half of the joint-balls) then please by all means share.

for the most part, engineering is largely on par with BANDAI's 1990's HG GUNDAM kits.

in other words, PLUM/PMOA are amateurs. most inspired amateurs, mind you, but indeed amateurs all the same...

Edited June 29, 2012 by Shaorin

[derex3592]

Put in some time on my Cylon Raider this weekend. Ready to have this thing finished. It needs some weathering of some sort but I'm calling it quits on the painting. FYI--Starship Modeler NOW has vinyl painting masks for this kit. BUY THEM! I wish they would have been out before I started painting this...oh well..maybe I'll do another one someday.

[Ignacio Ocamica]

Beautiful paintwork on that Cylon Raider!!! Turned out great.

[derex3592]

thanks!

[505thAirborne]

Looks really good Derex, the texture & different shades really stand out!

[Noyhauser]

Well, I finally finished the the P-51C and a kit that has been sitting on my desk for ages... the F3D Skynight.

The final part of the P-51C became a problem when I accidentally rubbed off some of the final coat, which I tinted to give the worn look. I finally settled on reapplying alclad overtop... which worked well by giving it more of a color difference.

Edited July 3, 2012 by Noyhauser

[SpacePirateNeko]

Those are tiny, nice work, it's hard to get anything smaller scale to look so nice.

Ive had a 1/72 P-51 sitting in its primer stages for over a year

Edited July 3, 2012 by SpacePirateNeko

[derex3592]

Finished the Raider up today. Not completely happy with it, but meehhhh....next! Snapped the neck off the clear stand while trying to put the model on it. LOL. oh well. Backup stand to the rescue!

[PetarB]

Finally finished the canopy glazing on the Frazi:

Looking good, although - and this is not your issue, it's the designers - the canopy struts on that thing are huge.

Nice raider, Derex. Looks fresh out of Cylon Academy!

Edited July 4, 2012 by PetarB

[MechTech]

The planes and raider look great guys! - MT

[Lt. Z0mBe]

Looking good, although - and this is not your issue, it's the designers - the canopy struts on that thing are huge.

Thanks! Tell me about it. I am pretty sure the "real" one could also serve as an above ground atom bomb test bunker. You saw how thick I had to make the glazing just to get them flush with the surface. Grrr...

Finished scratchbuilding the cockpit stuff. Keeping the Narn "roots" while making it look a bit more late production or field modified for a human:

After the Aves dries I'll give it a bit of touchup sanding and begin painting. The pilot's below. The plastic bead was the perfect shape and I used the holes to allow me to set the sightline so I don't get off-track during construction. I removed the right arm and hands and sculpted a new ones over a copper armature, along with a bit of sprue for a control column (it matches the circle on the right side of the tub). He's still got a way's to go before he looks "Babylon 5-ish":

Comments and criticisms welcome as always.

Kenny

Edited July 7, 2012 by Lt. Z0mBe

[MechTech]

Looks great! I think the only thing the cockpit is missing is a flux capacitor - MT

[derex3592]

Falcon got a pre-shade and a base coat this weekend. I used a 50/50 mix of Model Master Light Grey and Camouflage Grey for the base.

[electric indigo]

Getting there:

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derex, looks like a good start.

[neptunesurvey]

What colors are using on the Thunderbolt?

[Benson13]

Getting there:

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derex, looks like a good start.

I'm really impressed with the crispness of the lines where the body meets the wings. It looks fantastic.

[electric indigo]

What colors are using on the Thunderbolt?

The colors were custom mixed with Tamiya acrylics. The light blue is white & medium blue in a 7:1 ratio, the darker tone is 2:1.

[wm cheng]

Awesome jobs - EVERYONE! It's always good to see your guys work when I don't have time to get to my workbench. - MT

+1

[Chronocidal]

Falcon got a pre-shade and a base coat this weekend. I used a 50/50 mix of Model Master Light Grey and Camouflage Grey for the base.

Is it wrong that I kind of want to suggest putting a couch in the cockpit? You know.. Actually, if I ever did make a Falcon kit, I'd probably rig the hatch to be able to be opened, and rig a couch prop to hang out of it, with a tiny obese Han figure hanging off of it.

[neptunesurvey]

The colors were custom mixed with Tamiya acrylics. The light blue is white & medium blue in a 7:1 ratio, the darker tone is 2:1.

Thank you. I was not certain of the colors. Going with the Flanker scheme?

[electric indigo]

It's actually the PAK FA scheme in Flanker colors

[ron5864]

Just completed the 1/72 VF-11B Thunderbolt with a light naval gray color scheme. The kit comes with landing gear down as the only choice. So some minor modifications to the landing gear doors were made so they can close flush with the body. Other than that, it was a simple build.

[Benson13]

Just completed the 1/72 VF-11B Thunderbolt with a light naval gray color scheme. The kit comes with landing gear down as the only choice. So some minor modifications to the landing gear doors were made so they can close flush with the body. Other than that, it was a simple build.

Ron that is a beautiful piece of work. Also, how did you paint your pilot?

Edited July 13, 2012 by Benson13

[MechTech]

That 11 looks great! Nice choice of colors. - MT

[ron5864]

Also, how did you paint your pilot?

Thanks Benson and MT. I assembled the pilot first as per instruction and then I started painting the blue flight suit. After that, I painted in the white gloves, chest piece, and helmet. The gloss black was applied next to the helmet area and chest piece. Flat black for the shoulder area. Finally, yellow highlights for the helmet and shoulder pads.

Now that I think about it, it would have been easier to glue the helmet on last since it gets in the way of the shoulder pads while painting.

I am really starting to warm up to the VF-11. Maybe I will pickup an 1/60 Yamato VF-11B sometime later when more $$ is available.

[Reïvaj]

Beautiful job on a beautiful bird, Ron

[Lt. Z0mBe]

Lot of work for a little progress. Preshaded the cockpit with MM Schwarzgrau and misted Russian topside gray over it. Added some strip to the outside of the cockpit tub to make it mate with the canopy frame better (canopy's waaaay to wide):

Nearly finished my Earthforce pilot. I made the details from masking tape and sealed it all with CA glue. IT's all a bit washed out in the picture. Here's the best I've got:

Comments and criticisms welcome.

Kenny

[derex3592]

Put in a LOT of masking and airbrush time in over the last couple of days...and here are the results...Bottom painting pretty much DONE!

[electric indigo]

pew pew

[PetarB]

Ron that VF-11 is beautiful. Thanks for the pic. Hopefully I get to tackle one of these in 2012.

I can't wait to see the final of your VF-11 Roman. I want lots and LOT of pics! Your photography is fantastic, not to mention modeling.

I've been working on my own 1/72 Macross project for the past few weekends. Everytime I go to grab the camera for a WIP shot, I think 'I should spend this time modeling' since time is at such a premium for me at the moment. Can't wait to show the finished item soon. Maybe this weekend.

Edited July 17, 2012 by PetarB

[505thAirborne]

Amazing VF-11 Gunpod!!!

[Benson13]

pew pew

Excuse my ignorance but what does that belong to?