pengbuzz Posted October 21, 2020 Posted October 21, 2020 6 hours ago, electric indigo said: Do you think it's a good time to pitch my Star Wars 1946 script to Disney? "They're coming in too fast!..." LOVE this idea!!! Quote
slide Posted October 21, 2020 Posted October 21, 2020 6 hours ago, electric indigo said: Do you think it's a good time to pitch my Star Wars 1946 script to Disney? "They're coming in too fast!..." That'd earn my subscription to D+ for sure! Quote
MechTech Posted October 21, 2020 Posted October 21, 2020 @electric indigo That's a cool idea for a paint theme! Nice concept. But I would keep your day job just in case. - MT Quote
pengbuzz Posted October 22, 2020 Posted October 22, 2020 UPDATE: Repositioned the arms on a swing-plate so they aren't so "up-front" and throwing off everything: I still need to address the covering for the head turret, a "midships' section cover and then start developing the "outer skin" of the mech overall. Battroid mode is coming along fairly well: Right after photographing this, I realized the sides of the chestplate are interfering with the head, so I trimmed them off. The head also needs articulation, but running low on Plastic Welder is putting the brakes on that until I can work a few issues out. Needs a backplate to cover all the mechanisms and whatnot, then once I have some stuff in place, I can start thinking about a gunpod for this one. Stay tuned... Quote
MechTech Posted October 22, 2020 Posted October 22, 2020 Someone who can use that keyboard can surely make a transformable mech with masking tape! It's looking good. Transformable models are tough because you do one thing and then find it interferes with another. Then you gotta start all over again... - MT Quote
pengbuzz Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 2 hours ago, MechTech said: Someone who can use that keyboard can surely make a transformable mech with masking tape! It's looking good. Transformable models are tough because you do one thing and then find it interferes with another. Then you gotta start all over again... - MT Actually, with the way my arms and hands are, the keyboard helps greatly when typing. Quote
Dobber Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 (edited) My U.S.S. Kelvin is almost done. Still need to do just a touch more paneling and then the hatches for the turrets. (While cool, IMO) I don’t want them deployed on the model as it disrupts the lines of a Federation Starship. Then some minor weathering, decaling and done. I did use resin upgrade and photo etched upgrade parts from Green strawberry. Notably the nacelle end and bussard collector, deflector dish, and planetary sensor on the underside of the saucer ( the kit was just a smooth lump there with NO structure or detail, they completely missed it) Edited October 23, 2020 by Dobber Quote
Urashiman Posted October 23, 2020 Author Posted October 23, 2020 4 hours ago, Dobber said: My U.S.S. Kelvin is almost done. Still need to do just a touch more paneling and then the hatches for the turrets. (While cool, IMO) I don’t want them deployed on the model as it disrupts the lines of a Federation Starship. Then some minor weathering, decaling and done. I did use resin upgrade and photo etched upgrade parts from Green strawberry. Notably the nacelle end and bussard collector, deflector dish, and planetary sensor on the underside of the saucer ( the kit was just a smooth lump there with NO structure or detail, they completely missed it) Nice man - love the aztecs. Awesome work! Quote
Dobber Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Urashiman said: Nice man - love the aztecs. Awesome work! Thanks! All done with pencils, a lot of work but I like the results and am comfortable with the technique. Chris Quote
Thom Posted October 24, 2020 Posted October 24, 2020 Wow, great looking Kelvin! Pencil-aztecs are outstanding. Quote
pengbuzz Posted October 24, 2020 Posted October 24, 2020 UPDATE: Just a minor one this time, but I finally got to working on the head and did some improvements: Before: After: After trimming down the sides of the chest (will be doing more work on the chest soon!), I used the head that was there as a placeholder for a central "core" to build up the final structure. Originally, I was going to go with something like a "hood" (a la YF-21), but I felt this already borrowed heavily from that mech. So, I went with something a bit unusual that I can later "layer" the rear plane sections over to give a kind of hooded appearance without directly copying the 21. Stay tuned... Quote
Thom Posted October 24, 2020 Posted October 24, 2020 Real nice work on the head @pengbuzz! Liking that. Quote
derex3592 Posted October 24, 2020 Posted October 24, 2020 Got my a package of Amazon goodies for modeling this week, 28AWG wire, new wire strippers, sanding sticks, decal paper and a few other goodies, so now I can make some real progress hopefully! Quote
derex3592 Posted October 25, 2020 Posted October 25, 2020 Since I was at Home Depot anyway, I picked up a can of Aluminum Metallic RustOLeum and hit the engine parts so the light will bounce around inside theoretically.. Also primed and painted both the rear cabin and cockpit bulkheads. Stay tuned! Quote
MechTech Posted October 25, 2020 Posted October 25, 2020 @Dobber I love the details and the photoetch does makes a big difference! Your pencilwork paid off too! At least it will never "peel off." Is it just me, or does that one nacelle shot look like the mouth of a leach or lamprey? @pengbuzz The head design looks cool! I love the hood design too, but like you said, it gets overused. I think because its reminiscent of Samurai armor. @derex3592 It's looking good! Let us know how the paint works. I use foil, but it's a pain to lay down and it conducts so it can cause short circuits. Lighthouse update: Last week I made a base to cover the marks on the blue base (used previously for something else) and the drive mechanism. The drive is a tiny gear motor and belt drive. The belt drive acts like a clutch in the event something jams the plane from "flying" around the tower. It is also dead quiet! This week I machined a recycled circuit board with a lot of "meat" on it it and made the shaft and rotor to go on it. The circuit board gaps were filled in with solder and sanded smooth. The rotor is styrene with old motor brushes for contacts. The roof will be redone to match the new size of clear piece I used. And a GIF to put it all together... For now. I got to say I like the rotation better than those model circuits that dim and brighten a light like on train sets, This actually casts light and shadows for more realism.- MT Quote
derex3592 Posted October 25, 2020 Posted October 25, 2020 (edited) Got some of the HDX Modelworx decals down this afternoon in the interior...very nice to work with. Edited October 25, 2020 by derex3592 Quote
Thom Posted October 26, 2020 Posted October 26, 2020 Some lovely work @MechTech and @derex3592! I eventually want to see that Runabout buzzing the lighthouse! Quote
pengbuzz Posted October 26, 2020 Posted October 26, 2020 43 minutes ago, Thom said: Some lovely work @MechTech and @derex3592! I eventually want to see that Runabout buzzing the lighthouse! Maybe he could put it on a steel rod connected to a motor, so it circles the lighthouse! Quote
pengbuzz Posted October 26, 2020 Posted October 26, 2020 UPDATE: while not finished just yet, I felt it was time for "first colors" (pre-paint to check overall concept workability and preview final look): The paint scheme is a bit rough at this point and I'll probably revise it a bit as I get near the end. But here it is in color! Stay tuned... Quote
MacrossJunkie Posted October 26, 2020 Posted October 26, 2020 On 10/23/2020 at 10:26 AM, Dobber said: My U.S.S. Kelvin is almost done. Still need to do just a touch more paneling and then the hatches for the turrets. (While cool, IMO) I don’t want them deployed on the model as it disrupts the lines of a Federation Starship. Then some minor weathering, decaling and done. I did use resin upgrade and photo etched upgrade parts from Green strawberry. Notably the nacelle end and bussard collector, deflector dish, and planetary sensor on the underside of the saucer ( the kit was just a smooth lump there with NO structure or detail, they completely missed it) That's looking nice! I completely forgot they had turrets instead of phaser banks. The upgrade parts do seem to improve the look of it a lot. 10 hours ago, MechTech said: @Dobber I love the details and the photoetch does makes a big difference! Your pencilwork paid off too! At least it will never "peel off." Is it just me, or does that one nacelle shot look like the mouth of a leach or lamprey? @pengbuzz The head design looks cool! I love the hood design too, but like you said, it gets overused. I think because its reminiscent of Samurai armor. @derex3592 It's looking good! Let us know how the paint works. I use foil, but it's a pain to lay down and it conducts so it can cause short circuits. Lighthouse update: Last week I made a base to cover the marks on the blue base (used previously for something else) and the drive mechanism. The drive is a tiny gear motor and belt drive. The belt drive acts like a clutch in the event something jams the plane from "flying" around the tower. It is also dead quiet! This week I machined a recycled circuit board with a lot of "meat" on it it and made the shaft and rotor to go on it. The circuit board gaps were filled in with solder and sanded smooth. The rotor is styrene with old motor brushes for contacts. The roof will be redone to match the new size of clear piece I used. And a GIF to put it all together... For now. I got to say I like the rotation better than those model circuits that dim and brighten a light like on train sets, This actually casts light and shadows for more realism.- MT That looks awesome! The lighthouse casting a bright light really does add to the effect. 5 hours ago, derex3592 said: Got some of the HDX Modelworx decals down this afternoon in the interior...very nice to work with. Looks like it's coming along pretty nicely so far! Quote
MechTech Posted October 26, 2020 Posted October 26, 2020 12 hours ago, pengbuzz said: Maybe he could put it on a steel rod connected to a motor, so it circles the lighthouse! Thanks, but that's where the F-86 has to go. I like the design of your mecha. It has a nice arrow shape to it. It looks like it has a more realistic transformation to it than most designs which are overly complicated. @MacrossJunkie Thanks! All this work just to sling around an F-86 to "battle" Godzilla! Quote
Thom Posted October 26, 2020 Posted October 26, 2020 15 hours ago, pengbuzz said: UPDATE: while not finished just yet, I felt it was time for "first colors" (pre-paint to check overall concept workability and preview final look): The paint scheme is a bit rough at this point and I'll probably revise it a bit as I get near the end. But here it is in color! Stay tuned... And the paint ties it all nicely together! Quote
arbit Posted October 27, 2020 Posted October 27, 2020 On 10/25/2020 at 9:46 PM, MechTech said: I got to say I like the rotation better than those model circuits that dim and brighten a light like on train sets, This actually casts light and shadows for more realism.- MT That's so cool. Quote
valkyriepm Posted October 27, 2020 Posted October 27, 2020 Hi guys! It's been a while! Well, just finished this nice kit from The Wings of Honneamise, the Schira DOW 3rd. It went like a dream Now to a Minmay Guard VF-1! Martin Quote
arbit Posted October 27, 2020 Posted October 27, 2020 3 minutes ago, valkyriepm said: Well, just finished this nice kit from The Wings of Honneamise, the Schira DOW 3rd. It went like a dream Looks great. I have a kit of that. Planning to do something with it one day. Quote
Thom Posted October 27, 2020 Posted October 27, 2020 9 minutes ago, valkyriepm said: Hi guys! It's been a while! Well, just finished this nice kit from The Wings of Honneamise, the Schira DOW 3rd. It went like a dream Now to a Minmay Guard VF-1! Martin Looks way cool! Now onto that Minmay Guard! Quote
MechTech Posted October 28, 2020 Posted October 28, 2020 @valkyriepm He's still alive! That looks awesome! Great paint and weathering two. The chips around the panel lines are a nice touch! - MT Quote
pengbuzz Posted October 28, 2020 Posted October 28, 2020 UPDATE: still trying to develop a backpanel for the mech. Otherwise, refined paintjob a bit with an over-tint of purple and applied some markings: I finally settled on a name I like for the craft: "Valkren". The designation for it is SVF-74R. The "Omega" symbol indicates its' air callsign, taking after the original "Omega One" for the Yf-21 ( As a point in the story for the Macross RPG I'm a part of, General Galaxy is developing this particular fighter in competition to the Three Star heavy Industry VF-113 within the Macross 14th Colonization Fleet. Both will take part in a multi-fleet stealth fighter contest that the Unity Government has going, with finals to be conducted at New Edwards on Eden). Also, this needs a gunpod; gotta work that up soon... Stay tuned... Quote
electric indigo Posted October 28, 2020 Posted October 28, 2020 11 hours ago, valkyriepm said: Hi guys! It's been a while! Well, just finished this nice kit from The Wings of Honneamise, the Schira DOW 3rd. It went like a dream Now to a Minmay Guard VF-1! Martin That's a beautiful finish on this awesome kit. I'd love to see more pics of your work. Quote
valkyriepm Posted October 28, 2020 Posted October 28, 2020 Thank you guys! I'm really glad you liked it! @electric indigo some better pics on the way, I'll just make a quick base to put it on @MechTech I'm always around! Martin Quote
MacrossJunkie Posted October 29, 2020 Posted October 29, 2020 On 10/27/2020 at 4:50 PM, valkyriepm said: Hi guys! It's been a while! Well, just finished this nice kit from The Wings of Honneamise, the Schira DOW 3rd. It went like a dream Now to a Minmay Guard VF-1! Martin Marvelous weathering job on that! Quote
arbit Posted October 29, 2020 Posted October 29, 2020 On 10/28/2020 at 12:48 PM, electric indigo said: That's a beautiful finish on this awesome kit. I'd love to see more pics of your work. Same here. More... Quote
arbit Posted October 29, 2020 Posted October 29, 2020 On 10/28/2020 at 9:20 AM, pengbuzz said: Otherwise, refined paintjob a bit with an over-tint of purple and applied some markings: Dang, pengbuzz, you pulled it off with a smooth finish. Quote
pengbuzz Posted October 30, 2020 Posted October 30, 2020 On 10/26/2020 at 10:27 AM, MechTech said: Thanks, but that's where the F-86 has to go. I like the design of your mecha. It has a nice arrow shape to it. It looks like it has a more realistic transformation to it than most designs which are overly complicated. Thanks MT! In developing this, I wanted to go with something believable in both shape as well as function. Also, I didn't want a transformation that would take 3 weeks, 24 engineers and 5 supercomputers to figure out! On 10/26/2020 at 2:02 PM, Thom said: And the paint ties it all nicely together! Glad you like it! I've done more since the last pics; I'll try to get some tonight to show the latest progress. On 10/29/2020 at 5:51 AM, arbit said: Dang, pengbuzz, you pulled it off with a smooth finish. Thanks Arbit! Bit it's gonna get a lot smoother when you see the next pics, trust me! Quote
pengbuzz Posted November 1, 2020 Posted November 1, 2020 UPDATE: Some refinements, the gunpod, and gerwalk mode: Quote
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