Ignacio Ocamica Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 (edited) Absolutely beautifu F-16l!!! Edited January 31, 2013 by Ignacio Ocamica Quote
GU-11 Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 @ Electric Indigo: I've said this once about your ZOE Jehuty, and I'll say it again about your Fighting Falcon: I love the subtle shading you do for your model kits. Quote
Wasabi-san Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 Macross Zero Tomcat build by chance? Signature from Info Society? Quote
505thAirborne Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 It will have something to do with Mac Zero... Just not Shin related. Quote
big F Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 MMM!!! I have one of those but with the non Macross decal set Always wanted to build it up and give a Macross themed paint just not as Shin's ride as its done, May be one day. Quote
ivorysniper Posted February 1, 2013 Posted February 1, 2013 We have lift off... Impressive !!!. Quote
Model-Junkie Posted February 1, 2013 Posted February 1, 2013 We have lift off... Electric Indigo, I really love this shot. Your painting and weathering skills really bring the models to life. Did you build the kit out of box or did you make any modifications? I do not remember seeing the radome lightning diverter strips being included as new parts or molded on the kit. Quote
Shaorin Posted February 1, 2013 Posted February 1, 2013 (edited) got this fairly decent "KITECH" chinese repro of the old MONOGRAM 1/32 "BLUE THUNDER" assault Heli (from the 1983 movie of same name) coming my way in the next couple weeks. my favorite fantasy helicopter from my childhood!! should turn out something like this; Edited February 1, 2013 by Shaorin Quote
Jefuemon Posted February 2, 2013 Posted February 2, 2013 Working on some 1/48 scale goodness now. Quote
derex3592 Posted February 2, 2013 Posted February 2, 2013 That Blue Thunder is SICK awesome!!! Great detail on that Valk pilot!!! Quote
Chas Posted February 3, 2013 Posted February 3, 2013 (edited) There is some really great work here! And some equally great photography. My pics are not nearly as sharp, but I haven't seen any posts on the site of buildups of the Wave 1:100 Valks. so I took a few shots of mine. Just preliminary assembly so far (with a 6 year old and an 11 month old modeling time is rare and brief so these will probably take a couple of years to finish. ) They are really nice little kits. Lots of detail for the size and I love the proportions and the sculpt. Definitely worth picking up if you fancy smaller scales. better shots of the detail http://imageshack.us/g/1/9997472/ Edited February 3, 2013 by Chas Quote
sbantonelli Posted February 3, 2013 Posted February 3, 2013 I agree, those wave Valkyries are great little kits, and they go along well with my 1/100 Arii Regults. I can't wait to see your Valks painted up! Quote
electric indigo Posted February 4, 2013 Posted February 4, 2013 (edited) Electric Indigo, I really love this shot. Your painting and weathering skills really bring the models to life. Did you build the kit out of box or did you make any modifications? I do not remember seeing the radome lightning diverter strips being included as new parts or molded on the kit. It's the 1/72 Hasegawa release from 2011 http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10144510; the base kit might be the 2000 kit of the F-16C, with additional parts on separate runners for the Emirate's E. I did not use any 3rd party upgrades, the pilot is recast from Hase's 1/72 aircraft crew figure set, which looks much better than the neckless kit's figure. I built the HUD from two bits of 0.25 mm plastic sheet and iridescent gift wrap foil, which I also used on the sniper pod. Fitting and detail level is what you expect from Hasegawa, although not quite as good as their 2003 kit of the Mitsubishi F-2 I have here for comparison. It needs putty at the intake parts and the seams of the two fuselage halves. Edited February 4, 2013 by electric indigo Quote
MechTech Posted February 6, 2013 Posted February 6, 2013 Great work guys! The valks look great and so does the 19 pilot and seat. That Blue Thunder kit brings back memories Shaorin. Girls with big cleavage standing near windows will never be safe again! Let alone those doing pilates in their own courtyards -MT Quote
Shaorin Posted February 6, 2013 Posted February 6, 2013 (edited) STERN; "any tighter and we'll be eating blades!" SCHEIDER; "WE'RE FOLLOWING HIS LEE-DAH!!" (LEADER) ME; Edited February 6, 2013 by Shaorin Quote
wm cheng Posted February 7, 2013 Posted February 7, 2013 (edited) Ok! I just couldn't resist... I'm so happy with how it turned out. Can you guess what it will be? I've always been scratching my head of how to paint the missile bodies white, with the red cap and have a dark background when the piece is molded all together - short of insanely painting each missile body individually. Well, if you paint the whole thing in Tamiya white acrylic, then dampen a rag with a bit of windex, you can rub the tips off exposing the red plastic underneath. Then use a thick black oil wash to do the base and the capillary action will draw the black wash around the base of each missile (looking like a hole from which the missiles emerge) and adding instant depth to the missile pack interior. Use the same black oil wash to dot the tips of the red caps to show off the engraved warhead details. Volia, instantly better than just the red molded suckers that came in the box! I want to power through this one if I can (don't know how much time I'll have - so no step-by-step thread for this one, its pretty much like the previous one I already did which I have been referring too before I started) but missing out on the Renewals made me pine for this bird and actually crack the box even though its a nightmare in masking! Plus when Hasegawa issues theirs, I doubt I'll ever look back at my Bandai collection. Edited February 7, 2013 by wm cheng Quote
Ignacio Ocamica Posted February 7, 2013 Posted February 7, 2013 VF-25 Armor, looking forward to this WIP!!! Quote
PetarB Posted February 7, 2013 Posted February 7, 2013 wm cheng, the Gods of Modelling do not approve of your heresy: shortcuts are looked upon with severe disfavour! To pacify them, I hereby command you to prick your thumb with a craft-knife. For we all well know that no good model is finished without the blood of the builder splashed liberally upon the subject.... Seriously though William, great work, and I look forwards to seeing the final result! I haven't done any modelling for some time, due to work commitments. Maybe this will motivate me! Quote
MechTech Posted February 7, 2013 Posted February 7, 2013 That's Missilicious! Yes, it's a word (now) Thanks for taking the time to share and show a BETTER way to do it! Please at least give us some completed shots of the model! - MT Quote
miriya Posted February 8, 2013 Posted February 8, 2013 Working on my second egg plane. I still need to do the landing gear, paint the pilot, dullcoat, tamiya weathering (and the head laser), but getting closer to finished. Quote
VF-19 Posted February 9, 2013 Posted February 9, 2013 Started work on Tamiya's 1:350 DKM Bismarck as a reward for tedious progress on Queen Mary 2 (do work on one, and switch to the other). Again, I'm going to install a wood deck. I think it worked out really well on my Yamato. I really wish Pontos (the manufacturer of said deck) really would include better instructions... Quote
big F Posted February 9, 2013 Posted February 9, 2013 We all know that Wm Cheng's idea of a power through (read built as fast as possible) will still out do most of our best months long efforts. Quote
neptunesurvey Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 Here is the my progress on a tank kit I bought last year at Wonderfest. Never heard of the series Technopolice 21C until I saw this kit. Almost finished. Quote
Grayson72 Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 Here's what I've been working on for the last six months. Quote
Grayson72 Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 (edited) Here's some in progress shots, everything in white styrene or brass I added to the original kit. (since they don't make a model of this ship). Oh and those aren't decals on the flight deck. I had to make the entire radar mast from scratch. Edited February 10, 2013 by Grayson72 Quote
wm cheng Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 Phenomenal work Grayson! I can't believe how small and perfect everything is. As I age, and my eyesight gets poorer, the more I appreciate tiny details!! Quote
505thAirborne Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 Since I love Aircraft carriers this one looks really cool. The Photo-etch parts make all the difference! Quote
Gabe Q Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 That's some amazing work you've done! I'm really impressed! Quote
Grayson72 Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 (edited) Thans guys! I've got about 500 hours into it. I'm still gonna add some more details. It's a gift for my father, this was his ship in Vietnam. Edited February 10, 2013 by Grayson72 Quote
Benson13 Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 Thans guys! I've got about 500 hours into it. I'm still gonna add some more details. It's a gift for my father, this was his ship in Vietnam. That's awesome Grayson. If I received something like that I'd be beaming with pride. Does he know about it? Quote
Grayson72 Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 (edited) That's awesome Grayson. If I received something like that I'd be beaming with pride. Does he know about it? Yeah I presented it to him, he flew up to my place so he couldn't take it with him. That gives me more time to add details. It brought up a lot of emotions for him, i.e., beeming with pride that I'd spent so much time and effort creating this for him to such precise detail (he's a mechanical engineer) but also remembering being 19 and seeing the flight deck lined with black body bags etc... Edited February 10, 2013 by Grayson72 Quote
PetarB Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 Amazing work. What's going on in the background there? We forget how the people who lived through these times remember these subjects.... Quote
Grayson72 Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 Which picture are you talking about Petar? The blue hexagon thing? Quote
derex3592 Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 Amazing work and a very loving gesture for your dad. Well done. Well done. Quote
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