Mr Bomber Posted February 12, 2017 Posted February 12, 2017 (edited) Awesome pics MJ, the 27 lools amazing. Edited February 12, 2017 by Mr Bomber Quote
MacrossJunkie Posted February 14, 2017 Posted February 14, 2017 (edited) On 2/12/2017 at 0:05 PM, Mr Bomber said: Awesome pics MJ, the 27 lools amazing. Thank you, Mr Bomber! And finally the battroid mode pics to finish off the set. Edited February 14, 2017 by MacrossJunkie Quote
Slave IV Posted February 20, 2017 Posted February 20, 2017 2 hours ago, sh9000 said: Armors. Anyone mesing with this crew is in for a world of hurt. Quote
sh9000 Posted February 20, 2017 Posted February 20, 2017 16 hours ago, spanner said: that is an impressive photo!! Thanks spanner. 15 hours ago, Slave IV said: Anyone mesing with this crew is in for a world of hurt. Yep. Quote
VF-18S Hornet Posted February 21, 2017 Author Posted February 21, 2017 23 hours ago, sh9000 said: Armors. I see a VF-1S Cannon Fodder in GBP-01 Armor. Quote
wmkjr Posted March 3, 2017 Posted March 3, 2017 Good to know at least 2 members have one of those. Looks awesome with the flight deck diorama. Quote
Lolicon Posted March 3, 2017 Posted March 3, 2017 Finally got around to decaling up my VF-25F after putting it off for about... 5 years. As usual the decals are a combination of Hasegawa, 3rd party, and homemade decals (scanned Yamato sticker sheets reprinted as decals). A bit of weathering added, but seeing as Alto went through three or four of these babies, I figured it shouldn't be too dirty and still look new. I'll save the heavy weathering for Ozma. Attempted to repaint Alto to be more anime accurate, but man the molding quality of these Bandai pilot figures is just terrible. Sorry for the so-so quality of the pics; the only camera I have is my phone. I'll snap some gerwalk and battroid pics when I get home later tonight. Quote
wm cheng Posted March 3, 2017 Posted March 3, 2017 (edited) Stunning!!! Can't believe that's the toy, looks like an amazing model. You should be very proud, congrats, what a stunning piece in your collection. Now you have the dilemma of bringing all your pieces up to this standard to not make it stand out You might want to paint the landing gears white now to make it fit into your gorgeous finish. Edited March 3, 2017 by wm cheng Quote
Lolicon Posted March 4, 2017 Posted March 4, 2017 Thanks! And argh! You just had to point out the landing gears! I thought of painting them but skipped it out of laziness. Now they're really sticking out and I really will have to paint them! At the rate I'm going, I'll have the entire SMS Skull Squadron done in about 15 years. Quote
Ignacio Ocamica Posted March 4, 2017 Posted March 4, 2017 Turned out great!!!! The right amount of weathering. What did you use to panel line it? I like the subtle panel lines. Quote
Lolicon Posted March 4, 2017 Posted March 4, 2017 5 hours ago, Ignacio Ocamica said: Turned out great!!!! The right amount of weathering. What did you use to panel line it? I like the subtle panel lines. Just a mechanical pencil. Low tech solution. Gerwalk mode. Quote
Lolicon Posted March 4, 2017 Posted March 4, 2017 (edited) Battroid mode. Edited March 5, 2017 by Lolicon Updated pics Quote
pengbuzz Posted March 5, 2017 Posted March 5, 2017 On 2/19/2017 at 9:57 PM, sh9000 said: Armors. "Here we come Gerwalkin' down the street We get the funniest looks from Everyone we meet Hey, hey, we're the Valkyries And people say we're flyin' around But we're too busy shooting To even wear a frown..." Quote
Lolicon Posted March 5, 2017 Posted March 5, 2017 14 hours ago, spanner said: Beautiful shots Lolicon! Thank you, kind sir. I think I need to get myself a new dedicated camera. Phone camera just doesn't cut it, even if it is a really good phone camera. Quote
spanner Posted March 5, 2017 Posted March 5, 2017 4 hours ago, Lolicon said: Thank you, kind sir. I think I need to get myself a new dedicated camera. Phone camera just doesn't cut it, even if it is a really good phone camera. that's true, unless you go with one of those Sony phones with the high spec camera then you're always gonna struggle taking decent quality shots. I guess the camera on my Note 5 isn't too bad but they could be a lot better. I had been meaning to buy a proper camera for a while now but find it hard to justify the money when I could be spending that money on Valkyries or cars! LOL! Quote
Lolicon Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 Same here. I have a Nexus 6P and for 99% of my needs, the camera is fine. But for taking really high quality pics of things like valkyries, it's lacking. Just can't justify spending a lot of money for something I do so infrequently when that money can be spent on more toys. Though I really wish I had a macro lens... Quote
505thAirborne Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 I like the CF VF-1S with the GBP Armor, but I think the Armor would so much better if the Red parts were painted a matching shade of brown. Just a thought. Quote
MacrossJunkie Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 On 3/3/2017 at 0:29 PM, Lolicon said: Finally got around to decaling up my VF-25F after putting it off for about... 5 years. As usual the decals are a combination of Hasegawa, 3rd party, and homemade decals (scanned Yamato sticker sheets reprinted as decals). A bit of weathering added, but seeing as Alto went through three or four of these babies, I figured it shouldn't be too dirty and still look new. I'll save the heavy weathering for Ozma. Attempted to repaint Alto to be more anime accurate, but man the molding quality of these Bandai pilot figures is just terrible. Sorry for the so-so quality of the pics; the only camera I have is my phone. I'll snap some gerwalk and battroid pics when I get home later tonight. That's a great job, Lolicon! I like all the decals you put on them. You even did the displays in the cockpit. I only put extra decals on my CF VF-25A according to the Hasegawa markings since I had gone through the trouble of painting it at the time. Didn't have enough to do them all so I picked the one that wasn't part of the squadron to do. Quote
sh9000 Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 2 hours ago, 505thAirborne said: I like the CF VF-1S with the GBP Armor, but I think the Armor would so much better if the Red parts were painted a matching shade of brown. Just a thought. Yeah I'm thinking about either that or painting most of the armor brown. Quote
Xigfrid Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 On 04/03/2017 at 6:51 PM, Lolicon said: Just a mechanical pencil. Low tech solution. Gerwalk mode. I love the look of your weathering, with a mechanical pencil !? How do you give the "wash / air-brush" effect ? Quote
barurutor Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 Man, i've gotta put that gundam pencil i have sitting in my drawer to good use like Lolicon! I have the same question as Xigfrid, how to get the wash effect around the panel lines after you draw them in with a mechanical pencil? Quote
chyll2 Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 I can guess, he is using something to clean and smudge it. It can be a cotton swab or sponge make-up applicator (like Tamiya weathering set) Quote
505thAirborne Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 11 hours ago, sh9000 said: Yeah I'm thinking about either that or painting most of the armor brown. That would be cool, if you go brown for the armor, then all the red parts should be grey, as well the shoulder missile hatches. Still waiting to see if you do a Cavaliers 1A. Quote
Lolicon Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 7 hours ago, Xigfrid said: I love the look of your weathering, with a mechanical pencil !? How do you give the "wash / air-brush" effect ? After drawing in the panel lines with a mechanical pencil, I just use the Tamiya weathering master kit. Just brush it on with a Q-tip (I don't really like the official Tamiya applicator) and use the clean side of the Q-tip to smudge/blend it. If you mess up, you can just rub it off with a moistened cloth or Q-tip. When you're all done, just apply a clear coat over everything to keep your work from rubbing off. It's really easy; if I can do it, anyone can! Due to the glossy finish of older DXs, you'll need to apply a matt coat first before using the weathering kit, as it does not stick well to glossy surfaces. Thanks to MJ for the heads up on that! This was the first Bandai valk I've detailed like this so it was good to know. For Yamato/Arcadia valks and newer Bandai valks, the weathering kit has no problem sticking directly to the matt finish plastic; no need to apply a matt coat first. Quote
barurutor Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 sorry turning a bit OT something like this? Quote
dizman Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 Lolicon's way is a bit more in depth and looks better when all is done but a mechanical pencil alone would work fine for a beginner, not a lot you can mess up that way and you have a bit more control. Quote
Lolicon Posted March 7, 2017 Posted March 7, 2017 7 hours ago, barurutor said: sorry turning a bit OT something like this? Yeah that's pretty much exactly how it's done. Quote
Lolicon Posted March 8, 2017 Posted March 8, 2017 (edited) On 3/3/2017 at 0:13 PM, wm cheng said: Stunning!!! Can't believe that's the toy, looks like an amazing model. You should be very proud, congrats, what a stunning piece in your collection. Now you have the dilemma of bringing all your pieces up to this standard to not make it stand out You might want to paint the landing gears white now to make it fit into your gorgeous finish. This one's for you, sir. Before: After: Edited March 9, 2017 by Lolicon Quote
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