Darth Mingus Posted November 11, 2013 Posted November 11, 2013 I am starting my Hasegawa 1/48 VF-1J and I was wondering how the balance is on this kit. Do I need to add weight to the nose to make sure it rests on it's rear tires properly? Quote
no3Ljm Posted April 1, 2017 Posted April 1, 2017 Hey guys. I don't want to create a new thread just to ask question and since this is still a question regarding a 1/48 VF-1, I rather post it here. If I were to use a Hasegawa decal as a guide for a 1/60 VF-1S for a future project, which one do you prefer to have it on your Arcadia 1/60 VF-1S Hikaru? The ones from 1/48 or 1/72? Just so you know, I'm not gonna use the actual decals from both scale kits. But it's more like copying what it has on the kits onto the 1/60. I kind of like what I'm seeing on the 1/48 decals just by basing it on the official online photos but I don't want to look too much on the 1/60. Whereas when I checked the 1/72 one, it felt like it's less decal for a 1/60. Was it confusing? But anyways, I just like to have somehow an 'ultimate' VF-1S Hikaru that can still transform once in awhile since I don't have mad skills like some of you guys here when it comes on building kits. But ofcourse, someday I still like to own my own 1/48 VF-1S Hikaru. Looking forward to your comments and feedbacks. Thanks in advance! Quote
kajnrig Posted April 1, 2017 Posted April 1, 2017 Hm... I'd say go with the 1/48 ones based on size alone. It'll do better to scale them down than to scale the 1/72 decals up, if you get my meaning. Do you have any particular decals in mind? Or are you just hoping to "mimic" the decals/placement from the kit to the toy? (I mean, obviously it won't just be a matter of scaling down to 1/60 anyway, the proportions are too different, but hopefully you know what I mean.) Quote
no3Ljm Posted April 1, 2017 Posted April 1, 2017 41 minutes ago, kajnrig said: Hm... I'd say go with the 1/48 ones based on size alone. It'll do better to scale them down than to scale the 1/72 decals up, if you get my meaning. Do you have any particular decals in mind? Or are you just hoping to "mimic" the decals/placement from the kit to the toy? (I mean, obviously it won't just be a matter of scaling down to 1/60 anyway, the proportions are too different, but hopefully you know what I mean.) Hey kajnrig. Thanks for the reply, sir! Well, it's more like 'mimicing' for sure. Because I kinda like how the 1/48 looks like with all the decals on it. And this is just what I saw online. But I just don't want too overpowering. Like I said earlier, I'm sure that when I mimic the one from 1/72, I know that it will look less. So probably toying around kind of less than what the 1/48 is. But still in par on that level for the overall look. What I plan is scanning the decal and rescale it to 1/60. Or probably edit more while eyeballing it to the 1/60. Coz I'm sure resizing it as a whole to 1/60 will still have one or two decal that's going to be big or small for some certain 1/60 parts. Anyways, I hope you understand what I'm trying to say and trying to accomplish. On that note, is there someone here willing to email me a highres scan of that Hasegawa 1/48 VF-1S Hikaru decal sheet in 100% 600dpi? Along with the decal instruction sheet? Quote
kajnrig Posted April 2, 2017 Posted April 2, 2017 Dang it. I was looking through my trove of kits trying to find mine so I could scan the decal sheet for you, only to realize that I don't have a 1/48 kit of the VF-1. (The YF-19, yes. The VF-1, no.) I felt really sad about that. Best of luck. Quote
chyll2 Posted April 2, 2017 Posted April 2, 2017 A 1/72 scale decal, IMO, looks good on a 1/60 toy. My only reservation would be, you have to use the modern release decal so that it is sharper and has better print. Quote
no3Ljm Posted April 5, 2017 Posted April 5, 2017 On 4/1/2017 at 5:28 PM, kajnrig said: Dang it. I was looking through my trove of kits trying to find mine so I could scan the decal sheet for you, only to realize that I don't have a 1/48 kit of the VF-1. (The YF-19, yes. The VF-1, no.) I felt really sad about that. Best of luck. On 4/1/2017 at 8:40 PM, chyll2 said: A 1/72 scale decal, IMO, looks good on a 1/60 toy. My only reservation would be, you have to use the modern release decal so that it is sharper and has better print. Thanks guys for your inputs! No worries too, kajnrig. Quote
Chas Posted April 7, 2017 Posted April 7, 2017 I could scan the decals from THIS ONE and email 'em to you if it's what you're looking for. Quote
no3Ljm Posted April 7, 2017 Posted April 7, 2017 15 hours ago, Chas said: I could scan the decals from THIS ONE and email 'em to you if it's what you're looking for. PM'ed. Quote
Mintox Posted April 12, 2017 Posted April 12, 2017 I would go with the 1/48. I've always felt they were more varied although that does mean more decals. Quote
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