Dobber Posted October 17, 2014 Posted October 17, 2014 The painting of the tiny planes is the only part of this kit I'm soooooo not looking forward to! One thing I was disappointed by was that not all the Cosmo Falcons can be completely built. I think only 4 have the parts to build completely and the rest don't have an underside as they are intended to be on the carousel. I'm planing on displaying the model with the AirWing flying over in formation but I can only use 6 Falcons (2 that came with Yamato and the 4 that can be completely built from the expansion pack) 2 Zero's, and 1 each of the Type 100 and Seagull. The other 2 will be displayed in the hangar. Would have been more impressive to have the majority of the Falcons flying over though. Chris Quote
derex3592 Posted October 18, 2014 Posted October 18, 2014 I figured! I am not too sure which mecha that is, but I think that is the one design I was most interested in. Was there a thread I missed to get one of these showing the process like the space crab? http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=41380 Quote
modelglue Posted October 18, 2014 Posted October 18, 2014 Thanks for the link Derex, missed that one entirely. Stupid outdoor work getting in the way of my MW reading. Quote
UN_MARINE Posted October 21, 2014 Posted October 21, 2014 Couldn't help upgrading the stock hands, so I got a set of 1/144 Builders Parts hands. I also managed to resurrect another old project with the new hands. (I lost a finger from the RG RX-78's hands & completely lost interest). GM's need custom love too. Quote
electric indigo Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 The Builder's Parts hands are great. The later HGUC GMs had good stock hands, but Bandai didn't follow that road with their recent kits, so it's good to have an alternative, and in different sizes, too. Quote
UN_MARINE Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 I'm actually a little disappointed with the builders parts hands, the thumbs on the fists are merged with the index & middle fingers, and the base of the thumbs have a lazily designed shape. The stock fists from the GM Custom have properly separated thumbs, which look a lot better in comparison. I thought I didn't need to modify the builders parts, but oh well... I was going to anyway. Quote
electric indigo Posted October 23, 2014 Posted October 23, 2014 Indeed, the GM Custom (and related models) hands remain the pinnacle of 1/144 Gundam hands (right after the ridiculously priced B-Club offerings). You can't have enough cool hands for your 1/144 Gunpla, IMO they are a key factor in the appearance of the kit. Quote
derex3592 Posted October 25, 2014 Posted October 25, 2014 Started parts cleanup on the new guy...Monster is still being a pain to seam fill and sand/primer. Quote
Lt. Z0mBe Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 Finally finished the Battletech Longbow CB/AAD (Counter-Battery/Anti-Aircraft Defense): Comments and criticism welcome. Kenny Quote
Jefuemon Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 Just washed it, be starting on it in the next few days. Quote
modelglue Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 Looks excellent, a definite improvement over the Destroid version. Not to be hatin' but the Macross styled mech just screamed "Improve me!". Quote
Jefuemon Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 what's that, Jeff? 1/4000 scale DYRL SDF-1, from Yellow Submarine. Plan to start building it, so of course Hasegawa has to go and announce that they're making one! Quote
coronadlux Posted October 27, 2014 Posted October 27, 2014 You all bring tears to my eyes. I can't build anything for a few months, and when I can, I don't. that said, I can't wait to see the progress on the SDF Quote
big F Posted October 27, 2014 Posted October 27, 2014 1/4000 scale DYRL SDF-1, from Yellow Submarine. Plan to start building it, so of course Hasegawa has to go and announce that they're making one! STOP THE PRESS !! How come I missed that ? Quote
EXO Posted October 27, 2014 Posted October 27, 2014 http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=41717 Quote
derex3592 Posted October 27, 2014 Posted October 27, 2014 I think he meant how did he miss the boat on the Yellow Submarine one.... which I never have actually seen one either, so I'm looking forward to his build! Quote
Jefuemon Posted October 28, 2014 Posted October 28, 2014 STOP THE PRESS !! How come I missed that ? If you're talking about the Hasegawa version, see the link Exo posted. If you're talking about the Yellow Sub version, this sucker is ancient! However, there are still a few floating around, and with the upcoming Hasegawa release, the price will probably plummet on the resin kits. I picked up a bunch of Club M/Yellow Sub 1/72 VF-1 kits for around 3000 yen (they retailed at around 19,000 originally I believe) thanks to Hasegawa. Quote
cool8or Posted October 29, 2014 Posted October 29, 2014 haha, I didn't recognize the pieces, a shame considering that I have it also. well, I just have the G-System recast. Quote
Jefuemon Posted October 29, 2014 Posted October 29, 2014 (edited) I also picked up a set of this to go with my SDF-1 kit. It was originally released for use with the 1/3000 Yamato assembly kit. Edited October 29, 2014 by Jefuemon Quote
ArK Posted October 30, 2014 Posted October 30, 2014 Sorry if this is a super noob question but can someone point me in the direction of how to weather the 1/48 toys? I understand panel lining and clear flat coating once you've finished but not sure how to weather the actual white. Is this just done by lightly airbrushing thinned out grey over the white? Trying to create something akin to kurts custom vf-1s Quote
Jefuemon Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 (edited) Not too bad for only 2~3 days worth of building. The part I'm really not looking forward to is painting the ARMD's. The decks are marked very faintly, really going to have to be careful with my masking. Edited October 31, 2014 by Jefuemon Quote
modelglue Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 What a nice kit. Good luck with the masking. I think the ARMD is my favourite "space ship" design ever. Quote
007-vf1 Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 This has been my bench for 2 months now and still waiting.. Quote
wm cheng Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 Hey! What are those tiny plane?! What scale? What are they? Quote
MechTech Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 I second WM Chang's question. Are those the 1/700 aircraft from the stealth frigate? - MT Quote
007-vf1 Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 They are from the Yellow Submarine resin Valhalla III at 1/700. they are pretty good detailed for that size. There's 2 of each... I am building it to side it with the Imaii Quel-Q Bug's Eye which is close in scale.. (Genius whoever decided to sculpt it on that scale for Yellow Sub) WIshed I would finish my styrene 1/700 ARMD which has been in storage for the past 5 years. Or find someone else making Macross vessels on that scale.. I am posting a more detailed pic of the munchkings V. Quote
derex3592 Posted November 1, 2014 Posted November 1, 2014 I've got my fall colors all picked out...LOL. Going to go with the exact same decant and airbrush method I used on Mr. Blueberry crab...minus the horrible figuring out of different color ratios of blue paint to get the color I was after! Quote
Kicker773 Posted November 2, 2014 Posted November 2, 2014 it can look like this when finished =) Quote
Jefuemon Posted November 2, 2014 Posted November 2, 2014 (edited) it can look like this when finished =) That's what I'm shooting for, but those ARMD's are gonna be a bitch to paint. EDIT- Oh yeah, and I've only got 1 leg/engine left to build (probably finish it today), then on to putty, prime and paint. Edited November 2, 2014 by Jefuemon Quote
Kicker773 Posted November 2, 2014 Posted November 2, 2014 can't wait for it to be finished...still have one 1/3000 kit and the 1/2000 left to find someone to build it... my builder went M.I.A. Quote
Jefuemon Posted November 2, 2014 Posted November 2, 2014 can't wait for it to be finished...still have one 1/3000 kit and the 1/2000 left to find someone to build it... my builder went M.I.A. I really, really, really would love to look though your unbuilt resin kit collection. With a full wallet. And you hopefully open to offers... Quote
Major Focker Posted November 2, 2014 Posted November 2, 2014 @Jefuemon wow, you sure build fast. glad to see it being put together after years of languishing in my closet. @007-vf1 looking forward to your build updates on the Valhalla. maybe i'll pick up a thing or two. Quote
Jefuemon Posted November 2, 2014 Posted November 2, 2014 @Jefuemon wow, you sure build fast. glad to see it being put together after years of languishing in my closet. The building on this kit is pretty easy. It's the detailing that's gonna take some time. Quote
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