cool8or Posted January 4, 2012 Posted January 4, 2012 Hi guys, I want to start wishing to all of you a happy new year, and a lot of success this 2012... the year of the Megaroad!! I'm sharing with you my latest model kit, the Miria's Q-Rau, made by Club-M, in 1/72 scale. Well proportioned, but no more details that the lineart show it. This kit is made of the typical resin used in Japan in the 80's, and gave me a huge problems with the paint fixing. Just at the end of the road, I found that a coat of Future improves incredibly the adhesion of the paint. Bad thing not knew this before... I lost all 2011 with this /&%$%&/$/&%$ kit! ¬¬ Also, I need to improve my chipping techniques, but I think I'm getting it. I just need to think better in the locations of the chips... these ones are very ilogical!! About the custom details, the thrusters are of aluminium (I bought them in Ebay), and the canopy can be opened thanks to some wires. Also I made again the antenna and the cannons of the arms, because the originals are very ugly. Another issue was the center of gravity, due its huge "backpack". I solve it turning the legs to the front, as you can see in the lateral view picture. To strong the stability, the legs are fixed, only the arms are movable. And at the end, one of my classic "group pictures", to figure out the size and scales of these mechas. Aside the Club-M Miria (in 1/72), you can see the Yamato's Miria, supposedly in 1/60... Anyway, none of these Miria's can fit in this Q-Rau!!... I just hope to see some day a Moscato's version, to see how John solves this scale problem!! As always, all your comments are welcome. Quote
Reïvaj Posted January 4, 2012 Posted January 4, 2012 Great job as usual, cool8or! Thanks for sharing! Do you mind if I ask you under which name you can find Future in Chile? Quote
cool8or Posted January 4, 2012 Author Posted January 4, 2012 Thank you for your comments. Reïvaj, knowing the fact that "Future" is wax for floor, in Chile we use "Cera Bravo": Quote
Jefuemon Posted January 4, 2012 Posted January 4, 2012 Very nice, sure blows my build out of the water! Yeah, I had the paint adhesion problem, too; luckily mine was confined to the underpart where the legs attach to the body, so no one will see it anyway. I had thought about fitting Miria in the cockpit too, but mine's head was too tall, and the canopy never fit quite right. Quote
Reïvaj Posted January 4, 2012 Posted January 4, 2012 Thank you for your comments. Reïvaj, knowing the fact that "Future" is wax for floor, in Chile we use "Cera Bravo": Thanks for such a quick answer, cool8or! So in Mendoza it's "Blem brillo acrílico incoloro". Quote
Cesar Enrique Posted January 4, 2012 Posted January 4, 2012 ¡Increible!, es difícil hacer que el rojo se vea temperizado en un robot de ciencia ficcion, te quedo excelente, da mucho gusto ver este tipo de trabajos en figuras de macross. Quote
Gian Posted January 4, 2012 Posted January 4, 2012 Thank you for your comments. Reïvaj, knowing the fact that "Future" is wax for floor, in Chile we use "Cera Bravo": Looks like you spend a lot of time encerando Saludos compatriota! Quote
mslz22 Posted January 4, 2012 Posted January 4, 2012 Really, really amazing work, i have been really craving to see some bad guy builds and this fits the bill perfectly! Quote
DarrinG Posted January 4, 2012 Posted January 4, 2012 STUNNING! Love the battle damage! My only suggestion might be to dirty up Miria's uniform a bit to match the weathered Rau. So you mean even washing the parts and priming the pieces the paint still had issues sticking?!? These Macross scales are the most tricky around. 50 foot tall soldiers when it should look cool and scary on the screen, then they magically shrink to 25 feet tall when they enter their mecha! Quote
cool8or Posted January 4, 2012 Author Posted January 4, 2012 Thanks for your words guys. Yes Darrin, after wash and sand the resin, still the primer (and all kind of paints) doesn't fix. The problem is when the surface is shine. In large areas you can sand it easily, but in detailed zones, to sand in every corner is very dificult. And when you think that you are ready, the masking tape pull away all the paint. It's very frustating!! And about the Miri'as clothes... I want to believe that she takes a shower after each battle!! Quote
valid Posted January 5, 2012 Posted January 5, 2012 wow nice model.. love the paint chip? are you using salt for this? i'm sory if i'm out of topic.. but i notice that you were talking about future.. have u use future in your airbursh.. if you have.. what you use to clean your airbrush after using future Quote
pfunk Posted January 5, 2012 Posted January 5, 2012 And about the Miri'as clothes... I want to believe that she takes a shower after each battle!! lol, me too, love the work man and the group photo is very cool Quote
derex3592 Posted January 5, 2012 Posted January 5, 2012 wow nice model.. love the paint chip? are you using salt for this? i'm sory if i'm out of topic.. but i notice that you were talking about future.. have u use future in your airbursh.. if you have.. what you use to clean your airbrush after using future I have used Future in my airbrush. Just pour in and spray. Windex for cleanup. Easy. Quote
DarrinG Posted January 5, 2012 Posted January 5, 2012 I have used Future in my airbrush. Just pour in and spray. Windex for cleanup. Easy. So you mist a thin coat of Future over all the parts after washing them, let air dry, then spray the primer, then paint? Quote
grapetang Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 Great job! I like the details & the SDF-style decals. Nice pics too, now with copyright/watermark! Quote
nightmareB4macross Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 You nailed it!! Fantastic details and superb build. Quote
miriya Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 I LOVE IT!!! Great details and weathering finishing. Im totally jealous. Quote
GU-11 Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 That's a masterpiece if I ever saw one. Love the weathering. Heheh, so Klan was lying when she said Zentran equipment remains pristine even after centuries. BTW, did the kit come with the Milia fig? Quote
cool8or Posted January 7, 2012 Author Posted January 7, 2012 Thanks for your words guys. Yes, the Miria's figure comes with the kit. You can see more of this here: http://www.macrossworld.com/macross/models/club_m/172_quead.htm About the Future, I just apply it with brush, because I don't know how to clean it. What is Windex? Quote
Reïvaj Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 [...] About the Future, I just apply it with brush, because I don't know how to clean it. What is Windex? Windex is an ammonia based window cleaner, it has a transparent blue color to it. When using Future in an airbrush, to clean your brush all you need to do is shoot some Windex or other ammonia based window cleaner through your airbrush. Quote
GU-11 Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 Wow, I never knew you could use Future as primer, and you could even brush it on! That will definitely save me a ton of cash from buying all those cans of Tamiya primer. Quote
cool8or Posted January 7, 2012 Author Posted January 7, 2012 Thanks Reïvaj! GU-11, don't you think about Future as a Primer, because Future just improves the adherence of paint on the resin, that's all. With Future you can't see imperfections, bubbles, etc, like any primer does. Quote
GU-11 Posted January 8, 2012 Posted January 8, 2012 Thanks Reïvaj! GU-11, don't you think about Future as a Primer, because Future just improves the adherence of paint on the resin, that's all. With Future you can't see imperfections, bubbles, etc, like any primer does. Yikes! Thanks for the word of caution, cool8or! I guess there are some things you just can't skimp on. Future will remain strictly as a clear coat and paint diluter for me. Quote
MechTech Posted January 9, 2012 Posted January 9, 2012 Awesome finish and build cool8or! The chipping looks great and realistic. The "bad guys" never were good maintainers. Thanks for sharing! - MT Quote
PetarB Posted January 9, 2012 Posted January 9, 2012 Really nice project to kick the year in with, Reuben! Many, many years ago, I attempted this with the Imai kit.. and failed! Weathering looks good, I always think of the Zentraedi mecha as being really beat up, and you NEVER see red painted equipment/mecha this weathered, so I think you've done a very interesting job here. Fantastic! One thing I can see needs some attention next time: 'silvered' decals. They just stand out a little. Next time, you need to set them on to a gloss surface, and 'bury' them in gloss once you have got all the micro air bubbles out. Then they totally blend into the finish. I usually put a matt coat all over afterwards. It's a tiny thing really, but next project, it's perhaps a technique to consider. Thanks again for all the great pics. Your Macross collections grows! Quote
cool8or Posted January 10, 2012 Author Posted January 10, 2012 Thanks for your words guys. Petar, about the silvering, I have to say that the custom decals made of Testors paper are a bit difficult to work, because doesn't resist solvents like MicroSet, so I have to use only water. After applied, looks OK, but after apply a coat of barnish, the silvering appears! Look out my other models, doesn't have any bit of silvering. So, next time that I apply custom decals, I'll be more careful, applying exxtra gloss cotes before the decals. But, taking advantage of the thread: What brand of decal paper can you recomend me? Regards! Quote
PetarB Posted January 11, 2012 Posted January 11, 2012 That's very annoying... I did not see the silvering on your other models, so it's clear what happened. Most decal papers I have used are also difficult, so I am hesitant to recommend any. What I do however, is use Future (floor polish). I put a layer of this down first, let it dry, and then use it again as the 'glue' between the decal and the paint, and then once this is dry, I put Future over the top again to totally seal in. The technique may or may not work for you, I think experimentation is the only way. Anyway, I wonder what is next for your collection.... Quote
cool8or Posted January 12, 2012 Author Posted January 12, 2012 Anyway, I wonder what is next for your collection.... You'll see it in few days. I just finished to seal the decals, and guess what: 0.000% of silvering (I hope this helps to recover my reputation ) Quote
PetarB Posted January 12, 2012 Posted January 12, 2012 Haha. I'm going to be starting my new Macross build soon too, so you get to trash my rep as well! Quote
Vostok 7 Posted January 17, 2012 Posted January 17, 2012 Thanks for your words guys. Yes Darrin, after wash and sand the resin, still the primer (and all kind of paints) doesn't fix. The problem is when the surface is shine. In large areas you can sand it easily, but in detailed zones, to sand in every corner is very dificult. And when you think that you are ready, the masking tape pull away all the paint. It's very frustating!! And about the Miri'as clothes... I want to believe that she takes a shower after each battle!! I just envision that she takes a shower. :drool: Quote
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