1/60 Yamato VF-4G Web-Exclusive Toy

[valid]

i use it to all of my action figure to help them standing still .. never have any complain

[vf_1s]

Thanks to the great tips from wm cheng!!! Final finished this last night. Here is my VF-4G reporting to duty!!!

Thanks Yamato, this is definetly one of my favorite valk!

Edited January 29, 2013 by vf_1s

[Mechinyun]

Damn vf1s, thats beautiful..

[Mommar]

Wow, that guy is decal-ed up! Even the sliding plate on the back of the calf!.

[Reïvaj]

Great job, VF_1S!!!

[Kicker773]

Looks awesome!! and Mean!!!!

[MichaelS]

Such beautiful customs I hope Yamato 1 pays attention and 2 is very very proud of this!!

[EXO]

You guys are bringing it!

[wm cheng]

Fantastic job vf_1s!! Are those the supplied stickers or did you somehow get waterslide decals? It looks great - congrats on a wonderful custom (how Yamato "should" have sold this toy!)

[takatoys]

That is beautiful!

I guess you used a combination of decals and stock stickers.

[vf_1s]

Fantastic job vf_1s!! Are those the supplied stickers or did you somehow get waterslide decals? It looks great - congrats on a wonderful custom (how Yamato "should" have sold this toy!)

Thank you for all the comments guys! and thank you wm cheng! It was you who inspired me to paint mine.

I agree with you that the "101" decal that came with the kit was too small, so I used the ones from my 1/48 VF-1J. The rest of the decals were from the 1/60 VF-1J, VE-1, and VT-1. The tail fin is the only one I painted. I actually used the testor "Radome Tan", guess it turned out alright. The booster cone were painted with Mr. Metal Gold. I personally liked it, kind of give it a "space craft" look. I then cover everything with a flat coat.

Again, thanks sharing all the tips and references on this thread! It was so useful! I love this community!

Edited January 30, 2013 by vf_1s

[derex3592]

WOW! Awesome job!!!

[UN Spacy]

Interesting...but IMHO you applied too many.

But hey...different strokes for different folks.

[danth]

Thanks to the great tips from wm cheng!!! Final finished this last night. Here is my VF-4G reporting to duty!!!

Thanks Yamato, this is definetly one of my favorite valk!

Best VF-4 custom yet, IMO.

[Mechinyun]

Do any online retailers have these in stock anymore - I think i gotta buy now.. jeezzzzzz these are hot!!!!!

[valid]

Thank you for all the comments guys! and thank you wm cheng! It was you who inspired me to paint mine.

I agree with you that the "101" decal that came with the kit was too small, so I used the ones from my 1/48 VF-1J. The rest of the decals were from the 1/60 VF-1J, VE-1, and VT-1. The tail fin is the only one I painted. I actually used the testor "Radome Tan", guess it turned out alright. The booster cone were painted with Mr. Metal Gold. I personally liked it, kind of give it a "space craft" look. I then cover everything with a flat coat.

Again, thanks sharing all the tips and references on this thread! It was so useful! I love this community!

hai vf 1.. are you using lacquer paint? what type .. and is it durable from scratching?

[Reïvaj]

Do any online retailers have these in stock anymore - I think i gotta buy now.. jeezzzzzz these are hot!!!!!

http://www.nippon-yasan.com/lang-en/macross/3606-choujikuu-yousai-macross-vf-4g-lightning-iii-limited-edition.html

[xrentonx]

^^^Hahah! How'd I know you would be the first one to post something from NY? Do they pay you commission or something?

Very beautiful...makes me wanna do it to one of my pair but I don't got the guts right now

[Mechinyun]

http://www.nippon-yasan.com/lang-en/macross/3606-choujikuu-yousai-macross-vf-4g-lightning-iii-limited-edition.html

Thanks dude - just ordered!

[Reïvaj]

^^^Hahah! How'd I know you would be the first one to post something from NY? Do they pay you commission or something?

No, I did a quick search and it was the only place I found. Do you know about any other? That might be helpful.

Edited January 30, 2013 by Reïvaj

[MacrossJunkie]

Your custom looks wonderful, vf_1s. All those stickers really make it look more detailed.

[Kicker773]

[vf_1s]

hai vf 1.. are you using lacquer paint? what type .. and is it durable from scratching?

Hi, thank you for the generous comments again!

I took wm cheng's advice of masking with the tamaya tape. It was so easy to use! I masked the booster and the black area, then airbrush a thin layer of testor enamel radome tan. Then cover it with a few coats of lacquer flat coat.

When I first transformed it (a day later), the locking points did have minor scratch, and I have to touch up. But after 3 days, the paint dried and harden enough, and I have transformed it 5 times since then, and no scratch. The key is to make aure the peg going straight in when you transform. Hope it helps!

Edited January 30, 2013 by vf_1s

[Valkyrie Magnus]

Very beautiful VF_1s Great job!!!!

Nice picture Kicker I think I'll go watch Super Trooper again!

Edited January 31, 2013 by Valkyrie Magnus

[Uxi]

Wow, that looks incredible. Love it all stickered up.

[xrentonx]

No, I did a quick search and it was the only place I found. Do you know about any other? That might be helpful.

Yes, it might

[Valkyrie addict]

I wonder why does NY prices fluctuate so much.

[Archer]

I think it's because they have a standard yen price, and the USD price fluctuates to match the conversion rate at the time.

I could be wrong about this...

[Loop]

I think it may also fluctuate due to how they source the item. I wonder if they hunt the items around town, because they tend to get things that I can't find elsewhere after pre-orders are shipped out.

Edited February 2, 2013 by Loop

[xrentonx]

I think it may also fluctuate due to how they source the item. I wonder if they hunt the items around town, because they tend to get things that I can't find elsewhere after pre-orders are shipped out.

That's my guess too. They probably send one of their employees out buying up stock from the local toy and hobby shops for these things and then mark them up from whatever price they paid for em.

[CoreyD]

So, I love Yamato's VF-4, but I couldn't shake the feeling that it really needed some appropriate squadron markings. The FB2012 stuff was a nice addition, but I didn't want to get started with trying any paints on this thing. I'd ruin a $300 toy, for sure.

I played with subdued skull squadron colors and the VF-1 wolfpack colors from a VF-0A sticker sheet, but it still didn't look right. The blue trim clashed with the schemes and that just bugged me.

Did some digging in the VF-1 Master File books and found a photo of some similar looking gray w/ blue trim VF-4s flying with an AK tail code. Ok, I can work with that. Found some old 1/48 A-4 Skyhawk decals with an AK tail code marking and decided to decal up my VF-4 tailfins. Ended up using the old multi-color squadron leader markings too. After some tests, I figured out that 50% flat clearcoat and 50% semi-gloss clearcoat matches yamato's plastic sheen perfectly.

Regardless, I know I'm not as good a builder as some of you out there, but I think it looks pretty good and I'm happy with it.

Edited February 2, 2013 by CoreyD

[mechaninac]

Looks really good, love the load-out (tacky putty?). Now, all you need to do is panel line it to bring out the engraved detail (I plan to do mine with a fresh grey Gundam pen) and you'll have real looker in your hands.

[CoreyD]

Thanks! The extra munitions are fit into Kurisama's weapon hardpoints from shapeways. I trimmed them into angles and then super glued the hardpoints on. They're holding pretty well for now.

[mechaninac]

Cool, but super glue on a $300+ toy?... You're a much braver man than I.

I think if I wanted to add those hardpoints I'd attach them with some automotive grade 3M double sided tape, much easier to clean up leftover tape residue than CA left-overs if you ever change your mind. CA requires acetone or an acetone based remover to strip away completely.

[plutoniumhunter]

The VF-4's an absolute beauty in Fighter mode.