nightmareB4macross Posted July 18, 2012 Posted July 18, 2012 I have extra VF-0S parts; cockpit, legs, etc. I can send them to you to make a complete VF-0D kit. Let me look for he parts.... Quote
Kurisama Posted July 18, 2012 Author Posted July 18, 2012 Parts or a complete bird? I'd need everything BUT the intakes, wings, head/neck/head-flaps & possibly shins - honestly I'd need an almost complete valk! Colour me interested any ways - what can you help with? Quote
Matrix Soul Posted July 23, 2012 Posted July 23, 2012 Hmmm... I've been contemplating for one of these, and I just have the spare bird for it, definitely interested! Quote
Mommar Posted July 23, 2012 Posted July 23, 2012 How well are those wing pivots going to hold? Are they just relying on friction? Quote
daisuki Posted July 23, 2012 Posted July 23, 2012 amazing work but the small intakes wings are not supposed to fall back? Quote
Kurisama Posted July 23, 2012 Author Posted July 23, 2012 amazing work but the small intakes wings are not supposed to fall back? What do u mean? The canards fold down for gerwalk and then the opposite way and around for battroid. Working on this later today after I fixx issues with the HMMs I'm making for the VF-11. Tricky thing will be making the joints small enough to make it not bulky and toy like. How well are those wing pivots going to hold? Are they just relying on friction? The normal wings are held by friction - and small indents for specific angles (of which none work on the 3 VF-0's I have) The material is light - but will be further supported by the back of the shins - which is next up after the canard joints. Hmmm... I've been contemplating for one of these, and I just have the spare bird for it, definitely interested! Woot! wow. In for at least one set of these. Awesome! High five! All thank you! Quote
Kurisama Posted July 24, 2012 Author Posted July 24, 2012 So I have a dilemma. What would ppl want for the end/wing tip hard point? First pic is for use with existing missiles (will look good with reaction war head from the VF-1's super pack muhaha). Middle pic is 1/72 kit accurate, more or less - but no geometry for any missile attachment. Last pic nekkid - no pylon. Only reason is that with the hardpoint attachment or plain pylon it may look a bit eh in battroid. Thoughts? Quote
Kurisama Posted July 24, 2012 Author Posted July 24, 2012 That part is barely 2mm wide - so a plug for it at best would be 1mm wide for strength... and the way shapeways is going with tolerances... but its not a bad idea - let me look into it. Thanks Reivaj! Quote
Reïvaj Posted July 24, 2012 Posted July 24, 2012 The plug could be up to the total thickness of the pylon for extra strength, couldn’t it? Quote
daisuki Posted July 24, 2012 Posted July 24, 2012 i What do u mean? The canards fold down for gerwalk and then the opposite way and around for battroid. Yes i spoke about canards because I didn't see any articulations on them. i lke the naked wing too Quote
Kurisama Posted July 24, 2012 Author Posted July 24, 2012 (edited) I'm working on them right now. As Reivaj mentioned - plug-in pylons is probably the way to go for these. EDIT; Going to have to take some measurements and what not that'd be very difficult without at least what I've done here; Printed them out at the 1:1 size and glued them to cardboard just to see how I'm going to do the leg attachment pieces - I think I can get away with NOT making an entire new shin. Here's hoping... Edited July 24, 2012 by Kurisama Quote
Mommar Posted July 24, 2012 Posted July 24, 2012 (edited) The normal wings are held by friction - and small indents for specific angles (of which none work on the 3 VF-0's I have) The material is light - but will be further supported by the back of the shins - which is next up after the canard joints. Actually, my question was concerning the extra flaps that fold up and down at the ends of the regular wings. Not the actual wings themselves. I was wondering how well they would hold when folded over for use in Battroid. That's a case where they could easily flop back out and it would be irritating. The wings look good as is, they don't need to cut into the legs like in the show. I'd actually think that would make transformation a bitch since you'd have to figure out a way to finagle the wings out of the thighs on top of folding the legs down. That seems messy/irritating. Edited July 24, 2012 by Mommar Quote
Kurisama Posted July 25, 2012 Author Posted July 25, 2012 Looking good Kurisama!! Thank you! And a preview of the battroid mode config of the wings; Actually, my question was concerning the extra flaps that fold up and down at the ends of the regular wings. Not the actual wings themselves. I was wondering how well they would hold when folded over for use in Battroid. That's a case where they could easily flop back out and it would be irritating. The wings look good as is, they don't need to cut into the legs like in the show. I'd actually think that would make transformation a bitch since you'd have to figure out a way to finagle the wings out of the thighs on top of folding the legs down. That seems messy/irritating. Ah, ok - it'll be a male/female plug held by friction - will find out how well this works when I get the samples in. I don't think it'll be floppy - the opposite I think... But in regards to cutting into the back of the leg - the back of the leg on the C/D variants are slightly different to the A/S; it has a bit of extra bulk to allow the v-stab to anchor to and articulate from as well as holding the leg in place with support from the delta wing. I was originally going to leave the gap and make the v-stab come from the inner part of the delta wing - but we all know how ppl are with regards to 'line-art accuracy' Quote
Kurisama Posted July 25, 2012 Author Posted July 25, 2012 Minor update, canard components. Keep in mind these are mostly roughed out - and will need fine tuning and refinement, but the idea is there; Gerwalk config; Battroid config; Quote
D' only Posted July 25, 2012 Posted July 25, 2012 I'm really excited on the progress, keep up the great work! Quote
Mommar Posted July 25, 2012 Posted July 25, 2012 Thank you! And a preview of the battroid mode config of the wings; Ah, ok - it'll be a male/female plug held by friction - will find out how well this works when I get the samples in. I don't think it'll be floppy - the opposite I think... But in regards to cutting into the back of the leg - the back of the leg on the C/D variants are slightly different to the A/S; it has a bit of extra bulk to allow the v-stab to anchor to and articulate from as well as holding the leg in place with support from the delta wing. I was originally going to leave the gap and make the v-stab come from the inner part of the delta wing - but we all know how ppl are with regards to 'line-art accuracy' I assume it's the same deal for the Hip Canards as well. As for line-art accuracy... I don't see anybody else attempting a conversion of this magnitude. Quote
claude grant Posted July 25, 2012 Posted July 25, 2012 Man, you're turning into the go to person for some of the coolest stuff nobody else is producing...and it's looking hella good from what I can see! Quote
Knight26 Posted July 25, 2012 Posted July 25, 2012 Looking great, one minor crit, don't the wings overlap slightly in battroid mode? Quote
nightmareB4macross Posted July 25, 2012 Posted July 25, 2012 They do. And this are the early developmental stages. I'm sure Kurisama knows what he doing. Quote
Kurisama Posted July 25, 2012 Author Posted July 25, 2012 Sorry to disappoint fellas, wings don't overlap for the delta wings; http://www.macross2.net/m3/macrosszero/vf-0d/vf-0d-battroid-rear.gif Quote
nightmareB4macross Posted July 26, 2012 Posted July 26, 2012 Must have been a custom I remembered, or probably a screencap. Oh well, my bad, but I am sure glad your on top of the details. Quote
mechaninac Posted July 28, 2012 Posted July 28, 2012 (edited) Inspiring, and a very ambitious endeavour. The amount of talent I see represented within these forums, for all media forms, is truly something to behold. Edited August 3, 2012 by mechaninac Quote
gwfalcon Posted August 7, 2012 Posted August 7, 2012 any progress, buddy? It is truly fantastic so far! Quote
caslon Posted August 7, 2012 Posted August 7, 2012 any progress, buddy? It is truly fantastic so far! Hey bro, since you've made the C/D head for your VERO valks...so I guess this will be your next acquisition:) Quote
Kurisama Posted August 7, 2012 Author Posted August 7, 2012 Sorry muchachos!!! Been busy with work and what not - also been sanding and spray paintin' the Rau parts - I'll get back to this soon! Quote
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