charger69 Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 seems flat according to this picture: http://www.macross2.net/m3/macrossplus/x9-ghost/x9-ghost-2.gif Oh, I got it! Concave curve under the flat area bugs my eyes... Make it convexe and voìla! Quote
claude grant Posted September 5, 2015 Posted September 5, 2015 I see promise here Xigfrid, so keep tweaking. I look forward to the end result. Quote
Xigfrid Posted September 11, 2015 Author Posted September 11, 2015 I am playing with dimensions and I have almost narrowed to seomthing I like.I took as references a Yamato VF-1J (V2) and a 1:72 figure which is the closest I got to the Yamato 21's and 19's pilots. I measured the VF-1J at 24 cm long, the X-9 is currently at 23.3 cm. Do you agree with those figures? front view: Quote
spanner Posted September 12, 2015 Posted September 12, 2015 Those things must be massive then!? I thought they'd be a similar size to the Luca RVF-25 drones but clearly these things are bonkers bigger! Quote
wmkjr Posted September 12, 2015 Posted September 12, 2015 Looks good to me. Got a comparison pic like the Macross Chronicle scale? Quote
claude grant Posted September 12, 2015 Posted September 12, 2015 That looks to be about as spot on close as I could hope for. Quote
cool8or Posted September 12, 2015 Posted September 12, 2015 I have the old resin kit seen in the previous posts, but I know that yours will be far better. Keep the hard work!! Quote
Xigfrid Posted September 12, 2015 Author Posted September 12, 2015 Thanks everyone. Wmkjr, it would be hard to do it without a prototype because of the perspective, but globally that is the size I am aiming. It also should be larger than my fighter drone to be consistent so this is a small window and I can't be awfully wrong! Quote
wmkjr Posted September 12, 2015 Posted September 12, 2015 Got it. It looks good in those shots especially the front so aggressive looking. Are you also planning on making a stand adapter for this? Quote
Xigfrid Posted September 12, 2015 Author Posted September 12, 2015 Sure, Yamato compatible because this is what I will use and the bandai stand are so not convinient! Quote
Mommar Posted September 15, 2015 Posted September 15, 2015 Those things must be massive then!? I thought they'd be a similar size to the Luca RVF-25 drones but clearly these things are bonkers bigger! Not that much bigger, really. The RVF drones are over half the length of a VF-1 on their own. Almost 10 meters to a VF-1's 14. Quote
Xigfrid Posted September 15, 2015 Author Posted September 15, 2015 Not that much bigger, really. The RVF drones are over half the length of a VF-1 on their own. Almost 10 meters to a VF-1's 14. Perhaps this is the problem: the rvf's ghosts included in the super parts are too small. They should be 2/3 of a VF-1 and not a little more than its half as they are. Quote
Spitfire_BR Posted September 16, 2015 Posted September 16, 2015 it looks just great, an agressive and dangerous war machine, just perfect ! Quote
Mommar Posted September 19, 2015 Posted September 19, 2015 Perhaps this is the problem: the rvf's ghosts included in the super parts are too small. They should be 2/3 of a VF-1 and not a little more than its half as they are. The Dx valks aren't really in scale. All of the 25's are a bit too small as well. Regardless, this design here is awesome and spot on. Quote
Xigfrid Posted September 19, 2015 Author Posted September 19, 2015 Thank you all for the great comments. The more I am working on it the more it is becoming complex with moving panels and such. I am still having design dilemmas such as should the landing gears have rubber or plain plastic/resin is good enough or do I need to make the mini HMMs ? Quote
Mommar Posted September 21, 2015 Posted September 21, 2015 What sorts of moving panels are coming up? I think everybody would vote for rubber wheels but whatever makes life easier for you (unless you're a perfectionist) is probably the smartest idea. You've done more than any of us here anyway. What do you mean by make mini-HMMs? Where would you put them? Aren't they all internal payload anyway? Quote
Bolt Posted September 21, 2015 Posted September 21, 2015 Mini HMMs would be amazing. And, hopefully , not too difficult yes? Quote
Xigfrid Posted September 22, 2015 Author Posted September 22, 2015 (edited) What sorts of moving panels are coming up? I think everybody would vote for rubber wheels but whatever makes life easier for you (unless you're a perfectionist) is probably the smartest idea. You've done more than any of us here anyway. What do you mean by make mini-HMMs? Where would you put them? Aren't they all internal payload anyway? I have a small panel that appeared to be easier to be made, assembled and painted if seperated from where it was attached. Once detached, I realised that this panel could act as an opening trap where the Super parts would attach, so I tried to make it movable. But since this part is so small (1cm x 3cm) and located in a tough to access position, it is very hard to make it articulated. Well without a drawing/picture, it would be hard to explain it better until I finalize the design. Should be rubber then, I need to search on ebay/amazon, last time I searched for this kind of rubber I ended with O-rings BUT the easier to find/traditional ones are too thin to act like a 1:60 plane wheels. Any idea is welcome on the rubber! NB: Also the wheels would be an optional accessory, mainly because of the price of printing it in Steel from shapeways is quiet prohibitive (like 20 USD) Mini HMMs would be amazing. And, hopefully , not too difficult yes? About the HMMs, I plan to make a sort of cage of rods where the HMMs will attach by friction, this cage being clipsable into the launch bay. By doing this design I should make different cages to adapt more weapons such as the classical HMM from the YF-19 or nukes from the VF-1s as the ghost is supposedly able to bring different types of weapons depending of the mission. Edited September 22, 2015 by Xigfrid Quote
Mommar Posted September 22, 2015 Posted September 22, 2015 I have a small panel that appeared to be easier to be made, assembled and painted if seperated from where it was attached. Once detached, I realised that this panel could act as an opening trap where the Super parts would attach, so I tried to make it movable. But since this part is so small (1cm x 3cm) and located in a tough to access position, it is very hard to make it articulated. Well without a drawing/picture, it would be hard to explain it better until I finalize the design. Should be rubber then, I need to search on ebay/amazon, last time I searched for this kind of rubber I ended with O-rings BUT the easier to find/traditional ones are too thin to act like a 1:60 plane wheels. Any idea is welcome on the rubber! NB: Also the wheels would be an optional accessory, mainly because of the price of printing it in Steel from shapeways is quiet prohibitive (like 20 USD) About the HMMs, I plan to make a sort of cage of rods where the HMMs will attach by friction, this cage being clipsable into the launch bay. By doing this design I should make different cages to adapt more weapons such as the classical HMM from the YF-19 or nukes from the VF-1s as the ghost is supposedly able to bring different types of weapons depending of the mission. Maybe instead of a sliding panel just use a swappable panel with pins in it or something? That would simplify moving parts. Or would that compromise in another way? It's funny, the idea you have here for the swappable HMM's was actually the only solution I could come up with when I asked you what it was you were trying to do. Quote
Xigfrid Posted October 2, 2015 Author Posted October 2, 2015 working on supers and retractable wings right now Quote
EXO Posted October 2, 2015 Posted October 2, 2015 That's beautiful. I love graphics like that. Put it on a shirt! Quote
wmkjr Posted October 2, 2015 Posted October 2, 2015 Pretty neat setup for the wings with the locking tab. Quote
Jasonc Posted October 2, 2015 Posted October 2, 2015 Thank you all for the great comments. The more I am working on it the more it is becoming complex with moving panels and such. I am still having design dilemmas such as should the landing gears have rubber or plain plastic/resin is good enough or do I need to make the mini HMMs ? For rubber tires, there are some that can simply be bought. Making landing gear that fit to a tire that can be bought at a hobby outlet would help out a lot, if that's the route you're going for. Quote
Xigfrid Posted October 3, 2015 Author Posted October 3, 2015 Hi Jasonc, I have been looking on HLJ, Ebay and Amazon but couldn't find any tire that would fit. In fact I could find only rubber tires for RC cars or resin tiles for detailing kits. If you know where I can find these let me know! Quote
Mommar Posted October 3, 2015 Posted October 3, 2015 (edited) working on supers and retractable wings right nowMy God, that model of yours is incredible!Xigfrid does what BandCadia don't Edited October 3, 2015 by Mommar Quote
derex3592 Posted October 4, 2015 Posted October 4, 2015 My God, that model of yours is incredible! Xigfrid does what BandCadia don't + like 100! Quote
Xigfrid Posted October 4, 2015 Author Posted October 4, 2015 Thank you! Still this design is giving me some hard time, so much anime magic everywhere that every line becomes a challenge Quote
Xigfrid Posted October 4, 2015 Author Posted October 4, 2015 Lately that was the wings colliding with the supers. According to the files the wing should rotate on the sides of the main body, which is just impossible when the super are equipped considering the shape from the front view. But there is this picture where the X-9 is launching from the pod with supers and wings retracted. Btw almost found a solution, but I have to trick a bit on the lines to make everything working. Quote
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