Nyankodevice Posted January 6, 2015 Posted January 6, 2015 i started this back in 2011, but i got sidetracked in to various other projects! i simply love the design of this fighter, but this model not so much...yet. if bandai's 1/55 VF-1 was a chuncky monkey, this model is a flying Burger!! the only thing on this that is scale 1/100 or closest to, is the plane itself. the rest is way out of scale, well thats how it looks to me. i decided to rework it all to make it look like the linedrawings... as much as i like to make it look like this! it wont be possible in this scale with transformation _________________________________________________________________________________________________ first up was the back thruster parts, hollowed them out to make room for actual thrusters but when i revisited them i decided they where still to thick/big, so i made them thinner. more to come soon.... need to take some updated picture of the parts as they are now... Quote
Nyankodevice Posted January 12, 2015 Author Posted January 12, 2015 Back when i first got the kit, one of the first things i noticed was the Gunpods. the upper gun is a Heavy Rail Gun and the lower is a Medium Rail Gun o_O nani?! the lower Gun would'nt even fit inside the storage space inside the left arm thats how big it is! you can kinda guess what i did next......modify modify! i made the Heavy Rail Gun slightly bigger and meaner looking... and made the Medium Rail Gun Smaller! and collapsible! Heres they are compared to the unmodified onces: and lastly as collapsed. Quote
Nyankodevice Posted January 19, 2015 Author Posted January 19, 2015 (edited) to show the difference between original and my reworked! now the nose took me along time to make (below) i couldn't quite place what made the nose look so off, then just recently it occured to me what was wrong... it wasnt thick enough.... so i made it look more whole and its still able to slide in under the chest plate. ill upload pictures of individual parts later! Edited January 19, 2015 by Nyankodevice Quote
grapetang Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 Very nice! I love the base VF-2SS design (minus the SAP). What's the nose made from? Polyester putty or epoxy putty? Quote
Chas Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 Wow! That looks worlds away from what it started out as! Fabulous work there. Quote
Nyankodevice Posted January 23, 2015 Author Posted January 23, 2015 Very nice! I love the base VF-2SS design (minus the SAP). What's the nose made from? Polyester putty or epoxy putty? would you believe me if i said i used paper for modifying the nose? Wait, you're 100% remaking this??? well yea Quote
505thAirborne Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 You are a Master of model making/modifications and you're making my baby the VF-2SS look even better!! Quote
Nyankodevice Posted January 27, 2015 Author Posted January 27, 2015 as i promised earlier heres some more pics of the parts separately, more or less! first some early progress pics anno 2011 female pilot and cockpit interior _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ and the separate parts female pilot painted. Quote
Mommar Posted January 28, 2015 Posted January 28, 2015 I suppose I have to wonder why Bandai couldn't make their model as well as yours? Everything about your proportions are better. Quote
chyll2 Posted January 28, 2015 Posted January 28, 2015 I suppose I have to wonder why Bandai couldn't make their model as well as yours? Everything about your proportions are better. age of kit and anime magic. I wonder though if we will ever get a modern CAD design toy or model Quote
Nyankodevice Posted February 23, 2015 Author Posted February 23, 2015 (edited) A little update!Have made some progress on the side launchersMore details and almost ready to be painted.. Begun painting on some of the other parts not weathered yet... Edited February 23, 2015 by Nyankodevice Quote
MechTech Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 Macross II gets a bum rap by some, but I've always loved that design. Awesome job on the upgrades and showing again what can be done with paper!-MT Quote
GU-11 Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 (edited) All I know of Macross II was that it was made without Dza Biggu Froating Head's involvement, and he's apparently still sore about it--never watched the anime, or even read the synopsis. The only thing that matters to me is that the VF-2SS is a gorgeous Valk, and you did an amazing job on what seems to be a rather wonky kit. Can't wait to see it all completed! P.S., I wonder if we'll ever see an updated kit or toy of the VF-2SS. Edited February 26, 2015 by GU-11 Quote
Zinjo Posted June 22, 2016 Posted June 22, 2016 All I know of Macross II was that it was made without Dza Biggu Froating Head's involvement, and he's apparently still sore about it--never watched the anime, or even read the synopsis. The only thing that matters to me is that the VF-2SS is a gorgeous Valk, and you did an amazing job on what seems to be a rather wonky kit. Can't wait to see it all completed! P.S., I wonder if we'll ever see an updated kit or toy of the VF-2SS. I don't know if he is sore about it, but "officially" he has stated he has never seen it. I am doubtful about that, but that is my opinion. Quote
SebastianP Posted June 29, 2016 Posted June 29, 2016 This build looks really nice, and I kind of wish there was an 1/72 kit of the VF-2SS to go with all the other VF kits. Quote
Nyankodevice Posted November 2, 2016 Author Posted November 2, 2016 at long last, FINISHED!!! or nearly so for some reason i have overlooked the top missile launcher!? Quote
Hikaru1234567890 Posted November 3, 2016 Posted November 3, 2016 at long last, FINISHED!!! or nearly so for some reason i have overlooked the top missile launcher!? IMG_20161102_192735.jpg IMG_20161102_192806.jpg IMG_20161102_192811.jpg IMG_20161102_192842.jpg IMG_20161102_192907.jpg IMG_20161102_193729.jpg IMG_20161102_193752.jpg IMG_20161102_194000.jpg IMG_20161102_194208.jpg IMG_20161102_194218.jpg Congrats! It looks Like what? 100% better then the Evo Toys one XD! Really like how you got the proportions to look this amazing! Now i kinda want pick up this kit just to toy around with it! Quote
MechTech Posted November 5, 2016 Posted November 5, 2016 That came out great! VASTLY better than the kit which I thought was cool to start with! - MT Quote
slide Posted November 5, 2016 Posted November 5, 2016 Wow... she looks great! a vast improvement over the basic kit!! Quote
Nyankodevice Posted November 5, 2016 Author Posted November 5, 2016 and a couple of pictures in GERWALK! Quote
Thom Posted November 7, 2016 Posted November 7, 2016 Love it. She looks great. One of the favorite VFs! Quote
Mommar Posted November 7, 2016 Posted November 7, 2016 And the greatest Vf-2SS award goes to Nyankodevice. I know it's a Bandai mod but you made it work better than it appears they've even been able to do with the new Hi-Metal version they've shown off. Quote
Nyankodevice Posted November 8, 2016 Author Posted November 8, 2016 And the greatest Vf-2SS award goes to Nyankodevice. I know it's a Bandai mod but you made it work better than it appears they've even been able to do with the new Hi-Metal version they've shown off. wait what.... the VF-2SS... show me! Quote
no3Ljm Posted November 8, 2016 Posted November 8, 2016 wait what.... the VF-2SS... show me! Love your VF-2SS. http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=41926&p=1309673 Quote
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