1/48+fp's, 1/60+fp's, 1/72, 1/2k, 1/3k,1/100 and now 1/144

[MacrossJunkie]

Just some new pics of old stuff. I was bored and played around with lighting, exposure, saturation, and other camera settings to see if I could get a feeling of the cold darkness of space with the only the reflected pale light from a nearby moon or distant star as the light source. It shouldn't, but it still amazes me how much a camera can pick up over what my eye can see given enough exposure time.

2 shots. One under dim light and one under near darkness, same camera position:

VB-6 and VF-25S in the dark:

Edited October 9, 2013 by MacrossJunkie

[skullmilitia]

Finally got my VFX!

Edited October 9, 2013 by skullmilitia

[Valkyrie addict]

Love the setup! congratz!

Was it the one on Mandarake?

[Falcon18]

Wow, those in the dark pics are awesome. Really brings out the details and all the awesomeness.

[Mommar]

Just some new pics of old stuff. I was bored and played around with lighting, exposure, saturation, and other camera settings to see if I could get a feeling of the cold darkness of space with the only the reflected pale light from a nearby moon or distant star as the light source. It shouldn't, but it still amazes me how much a camera can pick up over what my eye can see given enough exposure time.

I think the second SDF-1 shot makes the most sense (it looks a lot like a scene from the movie really) because you have those bits of glow in the dark on it. It's the least "flat" looking because while it's dim there's some realistic bits that are glowing. It would be better with some glow from engines though. The other two pictures came out good but because there's absolutely no other lighting coming from them they just look dim and flat.

[MacrossJunkie]

I think the second SDF-1 shot makes the most sense (it looks a lot like a scene from the movie really) because you have those bits of glow in the dark on it. It's the least "flat" looking because while it's dim there's some realistic bits that are glowing. It would be better with some glow from engines though. The other two pictures came out good but because there's absolutely no other lighting coming from them they just look dim and flat.

Thanks for the feedback! I guess I'll need to work on getting some highlight lighting in there somehow.

[Mommar]

I think in terms of showing off the toys it all looks really cool and it's interesting. But in an attempt to make it look "real" there will need to be some additional things.

[SuperSenpai]

Just some new pics of old stuff. I was bored and played around with lighting, exposure, saturation, and other camera settings to see if I could get a feeling of the cold darkness of space with the only the reflected pale light from a nearby moon or distant star as the light source. It shouldn't, but it still amazes me how much a camera can pick up over what my eye can see given enough exposure time.

2 shots. One under dim light and one under near darkness, same camera position:

VB-6 and VF-25S in the dark:

Nice shots. I especially like the SDF photos -- makes the ship appear more Zentraedi-like.

[barurutor]

[lancalot]

i love this fighter ...now got to get me the VF-11C

[Mizicke5273]

Decided to put the Gallia 4 speakers on my RVF. I just could not wait any longer to get a 25G or even a 25F. I've had the set for about two months now and I have wanted to display them.

[close313]

You know what that actually matches the colour!

[TCracker]

[lancalot]

the armored VF25s look so nice....

[lancalot]

I finally caved in and got a weapon pack for the tornado .... i just love the tornado look and now it all ready for interstellar warfare

[skullmilitia]

Love the Tornado parts, I hope they make renewals.

[TCracker]

loving the tornado parts. even on the v1.

[lancalot]

loving the tornado parts. even on the v1.

yeah it hides all the imperfection of the version one anyways , also from the armor making the wings tilting upward and a new wing shape making it look like a different fighter altogether from all angles

[Scyla]

yeah it hides all the imperfection of the version one anyways , also from the armor making the wings tilting upward and a new wing shape making it look like a different fighter altogether from all angles

True, but I prefer the VF-25G Tornado because the color pallet and distribution blends the Tornado Part in much better with the core Messiah. The gray on Alto is just off-putting for me. In general I think the parts are two bulky. They look two big and blunt not. They don't match up with the fine lines and angles of the Frontier design and look like something that belongs to a VF-18 from Macross 7.

I've never seen any line-art from the first Frontier movie so I can't say how accurate the first DX toys where. In addition I never held a V1 Tornado Messiah in hands but I feel that it would look much better if all the parts where scaled down a little bit. Like making the delta wings a bit thinner, the lasers on the back a bit smaller, the VTOL narcelles not as bulky, and so on and so on.

All this blends in very nicely on the YF-29 the VF-25 just looks a bit chubby.

I also wished if the VTOL engines could fold away in Battroid-Mode to make a sleeker body. It is just a massive backpack!

Other than that make one for the Renewals Bandai. I beg you!

[lancalot]

It is bulky ...but i think it fit well as it suppose to be an armor upgraded fast pack..? look at the vf25s armored cause that thing is really bulky ... im still on the fence about getting the tornado Vf25G , but the blue look good ...

Edited October 14, 2013 by lancalot

[Mechapilot77]

nice! i see you sprung for the ozma renewal and armor pack! nice photo as always, your phoos have a distinctive look. while they don't show off all the detailing as much as some others due to the moody dim lighting, i immediately know a photo is yours when i see it and can evaluate who it "really" looks like as compared to other things you have photo'd (useeful if you have at least one of the things yhou've photo'd as point of reference)....your setup must be consistent.

[MacrossJunkie]

Every time I've looked at my Mac Quarter, I felt a little dissatisfied with the way it looks. When I first got it however many years ago now, I painted the areas they neglected to paint, according to the line art, and added a bit of weathering with the Tamiya weathering kits. I still didn't get any sense of scale like the cap ship it was supposed to be because it was so plain and generally lacking in surface detail, so I drew in panel lines some time later, inspired by some shots of various scenes in some episodes. It was better but still didn't look quite right to me. Last night, I used my airbrush to weather it further and this time also treated the panel lines I drew in as actual panel lines and weathered them too with varying widths from broad to hairline. Not really sure what else I could do with it at this point other than finding some glow in the dark stickers and applying them all over like I did with the SDF-1.

Here's how it came out with last night's endeavor:

[TCracker]

nice! i see you sprung for the ozma renewal and armor pack! nice photo as always, your phoos have a distinctive look. while they don't show off all the detailing as much as some others due to the moody dim lighting, i immediately know a photo is yours when i see it and can evaluate who it "really" looks like as compared to other things you have photo'd (useeful if you have at least one of the things yhou've photo'd as point of reference)....your setup must be consistent.

*snip*

Umm....thanks?

The Ozma renewal I got it way back. That is nearly 7 months ago.

I have a very basic setup for my photoshoot. Just 2 black backing boards and an old 10MP camera, nothing more. I use the room lighting and thats all. No light box, not whatever bulbs etc etc.

Here is one I recently took.

Edited October 14, 2013 by TCracker

[Mommar]

Every time I've looked at my Mac Quarter, I felt a little dissatisfied with the way it looks. When I first got it however many years ago now, I painted the areas they neglected to paint, according to the line art, and added a bit of weathering with the Tamiya weathering kits. I still didn't get any sense of scale like the cap ship it was supposed to be because it was so plain and generally lacking in surface detail, so I drew in panel lines some time later, inspired by some shots of various scenes in some episodes. It was better but still didn't look quite right to me. Last night, I used my airbrush to weather it further and this time also treated the panel lines I drew in as actual panel lines and weathered them too with varying widths from broad to hairline. Not really sure what else I could do with it at this point other than finding some glow in the dark stickers and applying them all over like I did with the SDF-1.

Here's how it came out with last night's endeavor:

Glow in the dark bits might look cool, though I think one of the biggest problems is with the design itself. It's too busy a design.

[Valkyrie Magnus]

As always cool stuff displayed

[lancalot]

Every time I've looked at my Mac Quarter, I felt a little dissatisfied with the way it looks. When I first got it however many years ago now, I painted the areas they neglected to paint, according to the line art, and added a bit of weathering with the Tamiya weathering kits. I still didn't get any sense of scale like the cap ship it was supposed to be because it was so plain and generally lacking in surface detail, so I drew in panel lines some time later, inspired by some shots of various scenes in some episodes. It was better but still didn't look quite right to me. Last night, I used my airbrush to weather it further and this time also treated the panel lines I drew in as actual panel lines and weathered them too with varying widths from broad to hairline. Not really sure what else I could do with it at this point other than finding some glow in the dark stickers and applying them all over like I did with the SDF-1.

Here's how it came out with last night's endeavor:

Seeing all your pic are amazing Macross Junkie , they are a work of art man.... for the Mac Quarter i think the deck needs solid black lines as it look like now to pastel .

[TCracker]

[MacrossJunkie]

Seeing all your pic are amazing Macross Junkie , they are a work of art man.... for the Mac Quarter i think the deck needs solid black lines as it look like now to pastel .

Thanks!

I'm not really sure what you mean by solid black lines. However, the lighting kind of washed out most of the weathering on the ARMD-L and the entire toy was extremely pastel to begin with out of the box.

Here's some shots of the Quarter doing yoga... I mean in carrier mode. This time, there's no light directly reflecting off the surface of the deck so the details should be more visible.

[Benson13]

I'm just gonna go throw my Quarter out now.

[derex3592]

Glad I never bought one cause I'd be doing the same thing right about now...

[lancalot]

lol well you convinced me to get one actually... look so good ... i need one in my collection now..! man my saving all drying up!!

[Benson13]

Keep an eye on HLJ. They had good sale prices on the Quarter.

[lancalot]

the super tornado as a friend on facebook call it .....

i just love this look with the missile pods

[TCracker]

hah, I see you got the tip from them Malaysian Macross Fans FB page. Awesome, Lance.

[lancalot]

hah, I see you got the tip from them Malaysian Macross Fans FB page. Awesome, Lance.

yeah thanks.... they are a very active facebook page which is very cool for a noob like me ...