Rob Posted December 15, 2003 Posted December 15, 2003 darn this is just awesome jung. pff i think everybody can only dream to have a baby like that Quote
Rune Posted December 16, 2003 Posted December 16, 2003 Jung, as always your customs rock the party! Thanks for sharing the picts. Quote
Mechafan Posted December 16, 2003 Posted December 16, 2003 Now that is an excellent custom job. I never thought a 1/48 cannon fodder could look so good. Quote
Uxi Posted December 16, 2003 Posted December 16, 2003 Wow that looks incredible. No way Yamato would give us a paint job and weathering like THAT. Nice! Quote
Anubis Posted December 16, 2003 Posted December 16, 2003 Perfect job, Jung. Can't wait for Yamato to make one, though I highly doubt it will look anywhere near what you did with it. Quote
Jung Posted December 16, 2003 Author Posted December 16, 2003 Wow.... that's all I can say... simply... wow. Question: how did you add the ball joint to the thumb? -popped off the back of the hand -removed the thumb, and chopped off the tab -drilled a hole at the base of the thumb -inserted a steal rod -attached a small bead at the end of the rod (from my little niece's necklace building set.. , luckily the hole was the perfect size for the steal rod), your ball joint -added a small amout of putty on the inside of the back hand plate -wet the ball, and make a depression on the putty, this is the socket. -let the putty cure, than trim off excess. I than applied a small amount of super glue to the putty socket, I think this seals it and gives it a smoother surface. -put the hand back together Quote
Skull Hunter Posted December 16, 2003 Posted December 16, 2003 All I can say is, Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayum! That is the best looking custom Cannon Fodder that I have ever seen. Great job man! Keep up the good work. Quote
dr_vandermeer Posted December 16, 2003 Posted December 16, 2003 nothing but praise for you. ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC!!! Quote
Kamion Posted December 16, 2003 Posted December 16, 2003 *bow*bow* We're not worthy! We're not worthy! *bow*bow* As always, I can only drool at Jung's customs. I can't imagine the degree of his attention to details and even more so, patience! Quote
Chuey Posted December 16, 2003 Posted December 16, 2003 Cannon Fodder never looked good. Curses, when I eventually, get a 1/48, I see that customized detailing is the way to go. Quote
wm cheng Posted December 16, 2003 Posted December 16, 2003 Holy geeze, miss a few days, and this wondrous work appears!! Welcome back Jung! great to see and hear from you again - and back in full form - what can I say that hasn't been said before. Excellent custom, it really looks fantastic, top notch. Two questions, how is the paint holding up to the transformations? Especially around the moving parts - what did you seal them in with? and how many coats to protect them? Second, did you use waterslide decals or the stickers? You've made a CF lover out of me Fantastic work on the pilot, when you reshaped its arms, did you use epoxy to re-attach them back? Thanks for putting Toronto on the MW map! We should all meet at Animextreme or somewhere like that some day - maybe a T.O. MWCon. Quote
Pointer Posted December 16, 2003 Posted December 16, 2003 Woohoo! Dang good job on that one! I wish I had the skills to do that. Any chance you will be doing this for money? -- Pointer Quote
vf1x Posted December 16, 2003 Posted December 16, 2003 Jung is awesome!!! Your custom is one of the best I've seen so far! Quote
Mervin Posted December 16, 2003 Posted December 16, 2003 Hey WM, Jung, Are you guys from Toronto ??? May I tag along when you have gatherings? I want to inherit some of your skills btw, nice work Jung ! Quote
dodiano Posted December 16, 2003 Posted December 16, 2003 Yeah I hope you get a job at Yamato dude you could teach those guys how to make toys, Roberto Quote
Jung Posted December 17, 2003 Author Posted December 17, 2003 Holy geeze, miss a few days, and this wondrous work appears!!Welcome back Jung! great to see and hear from you again - and back in full form - what can I say that hasn't been said before. Excellent custom, it really looks fantastic, top notch. Two questions, how is the paint holding up to the transformations? Especially around the moving parts - what did you seal them in with? and how many coats to protect them? Second, did you use waterslide decals or the stickers? You've made a CF lover out of me Fantastic work on the pilot, when you reshaped its arms, did you use epoxy to re-attach them back? Thanks for putting Toronto on the MW map! We should all meet at Animextreme or somewhere like that some day - maybe a T.O. MWCon. wow thanks william, I'm a huge fan of your work the paint is holding up great, the enamels are pretty tough themselves, so it doesn't scratch easily. You'll really have to dig your nails into the paint ot scratch it. However of course, the areas where pieces rub against each other the paint will chip off. Before my first rebuild, I primed the entire piece, after I rebuilt it, I was really rough in transforming the thing. This showed where the major problem areas are. The knee cap like I mentioned before was the biggest area, had to sad that down significantly, also a bit from the tip of the lower/big leg piece that the knee cap rubs against. Important, don't sand the ring area of the knee cap piece, this keeps the knee caps stiff. When bending the knees, always lead with the knee caps, ie if you want to bend the knees forward for gerwalk, position the knee cap first than bend the knees. The other areas were minor, the back piece that houses the wings, just sand down a bit the areas that the wings slide along. The wing's are a tab and hole joint, so they will maintain their stiff rotation without worries. All the locking areas (ex. the leg locking the back pack/tail fins), you will experience minor specks of paint chipping off on the tabs. Protective coat I used future and model master semi gloss laquer. For the decals I just used the stickers provided. I did trim them very close however so they aren't that noticeable. The CF isn't very heavy on decals so I didn't bother with waterslides this time. Yeah chopped off the arms glued them back and than puttied the gaps. For the right arm (flight stick) I actually chopped off the elbow aswell. I wanted a more forward leaning position, rather than the 90degree bend originally. Notice the shoulder "pads", that's a plastic decals from an older takatoys decal set (originally for his custom 1/55 nose cone). It fit perfectly, just a bit longer, so I had to trim it off a bit. I used superglue for adhesive though, had to get a stronger more permanent seal due to the curviture of the shoulder pads. I think the decals makes it look like how it's susposed to look, as opposed to if I had painted it. Quote
Qrusader Posted December 17, 2003 Posted December 17, 2003 Sweet Merciful Crap! That is one of the coolest looking Valks ever.... Absolutely amazing work. Quote
bake_art Posted December 17, 2003 Posted December 17, 2003 Now I understand why the word 'Jung' invokes such fear and reverence in MW's forums Great work! Quote
Apollo Leader Posted December 17, 2003 Posted December 17, 2003 Awesome work, Jung! Your work proves that Yamato's 1/48th scale Valk is basically a preassembled Perfect Grade model... put some time into it and you will have a true masterpiece. Hope that this gives Yamato a hint to do a CF VF-1A. Quote
Sephiroth Posted December 17, 2003 Posted December 17, 2003 Incredible! And I thought Yamato's 1/48 VF-1A was a work of pure beauty...your custom is more so! Quote
muswp1 Posted December 17, 2003 Posted December 17, 2003 Great job Jung. That valk would rule with TV or DYRL FAST packs installed. Now Yamato reps, take a good look at Jung fighter. We want one just like it. Quote
wasp Posted December 17, 2003 Posted December 17, 2003 That is great. I am curious how you managed to do the missiles? Quote
Göönk Posted December 17, 2003 Posted December 17, 2003 (edited) If yamato releases one 1/48 as beautifull as Jung's, I will surely buy several in a raw! But I dread they can't meet such a high quality! It's perfect! Tinted plastic would be better though (but will they find the matched colour?) Edited December 17, 2003 by Göönk Quote
Hoptimus Posted December 17, 2003 Posted December 17, 2003 Awesome work, Jung! Your work proves that Yamato's 1/48th scale Valk is basically a preassembled Perfect Grade model... put some time into it and you will have a true masterpiece. Hope that this gives Yamato a hint to do a CF VF-1A. Even if Yamato makes a CF VF I dont think it will come close to the beauty and elegance of Jung's Hot damn is that one nice custom job. Quote
Powered Convoy Posted December 17, 2003 Posted December 17, 2003 MAN! That is one beautiful custom! Just perfect! Excellent work, if I were rich I'd do that one myself! Really topnotch work! Thanks for sharing! Randy Quote
Jung Posted December 17, 2003 Author Posted December 17, 2003 Great job Jung. That valk would rule with TV or DYRL FAST packs installed.Now Yamato reps, take a good look at Jung fighter. We want one just like it. fast packs on their way! Quote
Jung Posted December 17, 2003 Author Posted December 17, 2003 (edited) That is great. I am curious how you managed to do the missiles? same method, sprayed the entire missile flat black, paint it white, solid white at the center of the pieces, than work outwards, fading as you work towards the egdes/panels, in this case the groves of the missiles. Than sprayed Future clear acrylic coat, than a black enamel wash, than a semi gloss laquer finish to seal everything. Edited December 17, 2003 by Jung Quote
Jawjaw Posted December 17, 2003 Posted December 17, 2003 fast packs on their way! Holy smokes! That is going to be one ultra sweet custom. Quote
Ranger565 Posted January 23, 2004 Posted January 23, 2004 Could you refer me to what Color Brown you used? and what company? Thank you Quote
LePoseur Posted January 23, 2004 Posted January 23, 2004 Late to the party as usual, but D-yamn! that's nice Jung! Again, everyone before me has said so, but... I just can't stop looking at it. Superior work... truly. Quote
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