Nyankodevice Posted January 27, 2016 Author Posted January 27, 2016 Mostly done with the actuator part of the "arms" need to still make the connectors "docks" for the ships and put in a hangar in those also. Quote
Nyankodevice Posted January 28, 2016 Author Posted January 28, 2016 the actuator is pretty much finished... found some some strong click joints online from a broken DX Chogokin Macross Quarter.. need them to be able to hold the weight of the two ships Daedalus and Prometheus. also made the actuators slide-able so that the joints can be hidden in cruiser mode.... Quote
mickyg Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 Outstanding! Love the work and your pace is amazing as well. How you get so much done, so often, is just fantastic! Quote
Nyankodevice Posted January 29, 2016 Author Posted January 29, 2016 What's your day job, Nyankodevice?Nothing to do with model building of any sort🤔However I only work 3 days a week... That's how I get the time to build so much..😁 Quote
Nyankodevice Posted February 5, 2016 Author Posted February 5, 2016 well... i received the magnets im planning to use for this build already used some of them some heavy duty ones and some close to the last ones i ordered... 16 mm x 6 mm 49 newtons 13 mm x 4 mm 26 newtons 06 mm x 3 mm 09 newtons 03 mm x 6 mm 04 newtons Strength: 10 Newtons ~ 1 kg so finally the Main Cannon is attached.. used 13 mm x 4 mm magnets to keep the two sides together. and 16 mm x 6 mm to connect the cannon to main body its getting kinda heavy the 06 mm x 3 mm i will use for the docking mechanism of the two smaller crafts Daedalus and Prometheus. also started working on Daedalus Quote
Mommar Posted February 5, 2016 Posted February 5, 2016 Wow, look at that. Why the f**k is the crappy DYRL one the popular one in Japan??? Cultural preference is boning us out of the superior design. Quote
505thAirborne Posted February 6, 2016 Posted February 6, 2016 Wow, look at that. Why the f**k is the crappy DYRL one the popular one in Japan??? Cultural preference is boning us out of the superior design. Mark my words, someone at Bandai or Arcadia will see this SDF-1 and say "Sh-t we need to make our own and sell it!!" Quote
Xigfrid Posted February 6, 2016 Posted February 6, 2016 I remember how this thread began as a gorgeous papercraft build... And now this amazing transforming and detailed sdf-1! Quote
Mommar Posted February 6, 2016 Posted February 6, 2016 Mark my words, someone at Bandai or Arcadia will see this SDF-1 and say "Sh-t we need to make our own and sell it!!" I honestly don't believe that. It's more likely they'll gauge it based on the sales for that little SDFM SDF-1. Quote
505thAirborne Posted February 7, 2016 Posted February 7, 2016 I honestly don't believe that. It's more likely they'll gauge it based on the sales for that little SDFM SDF-1. Quote
Nyankodevice Posted February 8, 2016 Author Posted February 8, 2016 had a friend help me hold the ship while i took a picture and she wants to stay anonymous Quote
MechTech Posted February 8, 2016 Posted February 8, 2016 That thing is HUGE!!! The earlier pictures make it look large,. but not like almost a meter! Looking great so far! Are you gonna vacuform the bridge? - MT Quote
Nyankodevice Posted February 8, 2016 Author Posted February 8, 2016 That thing is HUGE!!! The earlier pictures make it look large,. but not like almost a meter! Looking great so far! Are you gonna vacuform the bridge? - MT already made the bridge IMG_20150605_190529.jpg Quote
Knight26 Posted February 9, 2016 Posted February 9, 2016 had a friend help me hold the ship while i took a picture and she wants to stay anonymous SDF-1.jpg Nice scale reference, that thing is coming together nicely. Quote
Nyankodevice Posted February 9, 2016 Author Posted February 9, 2016 made some more progress on the Daedalus.. had to lengthen it a bit, and i added 2 cm also changed the design of the back end of the keel to accommodate for the extra lenght and also it looks alot better imo. not quite finished but its getting there... Quote
MechTech Posted February 10, 2016 Posted February 10, 2016 I may be biased, but it looks good! - MT Quote
Nyankodevice Posted February 11, 2016 Author Posted February 11, 2016 I may be biased, but it looks good! - MT Forgot to take pictures today, but i have been sanding all day it looks a helluva lot better now.. also built a slide and open for the front Hatch. Btw. anyone knows what this is, or what function it serves: Quote
Nyankodevice Posted February 12, 2016 Author Posted February 12, 2016 a bit more done... added the back shell, whatever it is! also made the bridge boom/spoiler, and as mentioned in a previous post front hatch hinges. Quote
VF-1A Grunt Posted February 13, 2016 Posted February 13, 2016 Great to see more of your awesome work on this project! I just had the thought that it would be cool if Dragon or someone produced 1/700 models of the Daedalus and Prometheus (I'm sure that's been mentioned here before). Quote
Cesar Enrique Posted February 13, 2016 Posted February 13, 2016 Dude, seriously... Make a kit of it when your finish this, I'm in if you decide to do it. Quote
505thAirborne Posted February 13, 2016 Posted February 13, 2016 Dude, seriously... Make a kit of it when your finish this, I'm in if you decide to do it. I think alot of people on this site and the world would want one! Quote
MechTech Posted February 15, 2016 Posted February 15, 2016 Second me in! Even that "little" Daedalus is huge! That area circled is where a crane is supposed to come out of. I got all the translations back a few years ago. The bridge has a crane with cable spools under it, there is supposed to be cargo doors on the side that open, and then a crane supposedly slide out of the side, but it is never seen in the anime or drawn in books. - MT Quote
Nyankodevice Posted February 15, 2016 Author Posted February 15, 2016 Second me in! Even that "little" Daedalus is huge! That area circled is where a crane is supposed to come out of. I got all the translations back a few years ago. The bridge has a crane with cable spools under it, there is supposed to be cargo doors on the side that open, and then a crane supposedly slide out of the side, but it is never seen in the anime or drawn in books. - MT ahh makes sense... always looked like it could slide and open up, but never could find any info on it. thanks MT Quote
Nyankodevice Posted February 17, 2016 Author Posted February 17, 2016 a small update. added some details to the front hatch of the daedalus and also panel lines, and a prime layer of paint on the keel to se if it looked alright started on prometheus pretty much scrapped everything except the keel.. added lenght to the ship and made the top deck slightly slimmer Quote
ce25254 Posted February 24, 2016 Posted February 24, 2016 Catching up after being away for a while… I had to check back in the history of this thread because I wasn't sure this was still a paper model project! It's really amazing, and I'd never think it was made of paper after looking at the photos. I'm curious to know how it holds its weight and whether or not it is very fragile? I'd imagine it would be easy to accidentally buckle the shape if you held it in the wrong place. Is there a lot of internal bracing necessary? How much does the model weigh right now? How much did the paper craft book weigh before you started the model? It would be interesting to know the ratio of paper to other materials. Thanks for sharing the details of this build! It's really great. Quote
Nyankodevice Posted February 25, 2016 Author Posted February 25, 2016 Catching up after being away for a while… I had to check back in the history of this thread because I wasn't sure this was still a paper model project! It's really amazing, and I'd never think it was made of paper after looking at the photos. I'm curious to know how it holds its weight and whether or not it is very fragile? I'd imagine it would be easy to accidentally buckle the shape if you held it in the wrong place. Is there a lot of internal bracing necessary? How much does the model weigh right now? How much did the paper craft book weigh before you started the model? It would be interesting to know the ratio of paper to other materials. Thanks for sharing the details of this build! It's really great. its definitely not fragile the large pieces are reinforced on the inside, some parts are made with 3mm thick styrene sheets the parts that needs to hold weight are heavily reinforced... it sounds like resin when you knock on the parts all surfaces have styrene layer/layers, cyano acrylate (super glue) adds ton of strength to both paper and styrene it weighs roughly 2 kg / 4,4 pounds maybe 300 grams/10.5 ounces of that is paper/cardboard some parts have been made entirely out of styrene.... _______________________________________________________________________________________ Progress Update! begun work on the bridge of Daedalus and abit further with Prometheus... Quote
mickyg Posted February 25, 2016 Posted February 25, 2016 Outstanding! Love your work and love seeing it coming along. Thanks so much for sharing! Quote
Nyankodevice Posted February 27, 2016 Author Posted February 27, 2016 a little progress! got some more done on Prometheus ill probably redo the windows on Daedalus bridge, need them to be more square.. Quote
Nyankodevice Posted March 2, 2016 Author Posted March 2, 2016 a minor update! Daedalus bridge pretty much done.... Prometheus: more details added... Quote
505thAirborne Posted March 2, 2016 Posted March 2, 2016 a minor update! Daedalus bridge pretty much done.... IMG_20160302_194555.jpg Prometheus: more details added... IMG_20160302_194650.jpg IMG_20160302_194725.jpg This project never gets old!! How long before you start to paint this SDF-1? Quote
Nyankodevice Posted March 3, 2016 Author Posted March 3, 2016 This project never gets old!! How long before you start to paint this SDF-1? not long... still need various panels lines/section lines also more PE parts needs to be added, also the city in the legs needs to be made..( ) the various gun/missile turrets also need to be finished... Quote
505thAirborne Posted March 3, 2016 Posted March 3, 2016 not long... still need various panels lines/section lines also more PE parts needs to be added, also the city in the legs needs to be made..( ) the various gun/missile turrets also need to be finished... Awesome!! Take your time and get it right, nothing wrong with adding more PE parts. Can't wait to see the City! Honestly you will have the SDF-1 of all envy when completed. Quote
MechTech Posted March 5, 2016 Posted March 5, 2016 More AWESOME looking every day! You have made the official "Mini Me" to the 6" Daedalus - MT Quote
Nyankodevice Posted March 5, 2016 Author Posted March 5, 2016 More AWESOME looking every day! You have made the official "Mini Me" to the 6" Daedalus - MT well it would be more accurate "IF" i made the internals, for which there is actually plenty of room for a litte update! made antennas, small missile launcher and anti air emplacements on Prometheus, still need a bit more.. also next id probably make the bridge... also drew roughly what the "deck" will look like, not final! Quote
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