Nyankodevice Posted November 19, 2015 Posted November 19, 2015 (edited) had this kit laying around... and decided to work on it! the pilot figure in the box horrified me.... looked more like a girlish boy than a well proportioned woman... so..... i...... the arms were imo out of proportions... did something about that.. also started on the "cockpit" and lots of things where "off" started work on that too.... will make room for the pilot.... all of her... will also add as much of the interior as i can.... also missile bays on shoulder will be made bigger... Edited November 19, 2015 by Nyankodevice Quote
MechTech Posted November 20, 2015 Posted November 20, 2015 That looks great Nyankodevice! Nice changes to the proportions and adding articulation. Can't wait to see it finished. - MT Quote
EXO Posted November 20, 2015 Posted November 20, 2015 looking great! Can't wait to see it done. I can't believe it's 1/144. Quote
Nyankodevice Posted November 22, 2015 Author Posted November 22, 2015 got abit more done today..... modified the legs so they work on a polycap joint instead, to make room for where the pilot legs goes into.. kinda like exoskeleton pants made sure the polycap joint and pilot hip joint, move with each other added more bulk to the missile pods (shoulder) begun on making the knee launcher larger.. Quote
Ignacio Ocamica Posted November 23, 2015 Posted November 23, 2015 Great start!!!! Can't wait to see more progress pics. Quote
Nyankodevice Posted November 23, 2015 Author Posted November 23, 2015 more work done... fitting the pilot... and knee launcher Quote
Nyankodevice Posted November 24, 2015 Author Posted November 24, 2015 How tall is this kit? That's crazy! It's roughly 14cm Quote
Nyankodevice Posted November 24, 2015 Author Posted November 24, 2015 progress on the missile hatches (shoulder) and size difference! i believe they are a tad bigger than the line drawing, but looks a bit more brutal this way! Quote
Nyankodevice Posted November 26, 2015 Author Posted November 26, 2015 sanded the shoulders, fitting the hatches.... still need a bit more shaping on the shoulders, then ill start on the Details! Quote
Nyankodevice Posted November 30, 2015 Author Posted November 30, 2015 its update time... well a little one addeed more bulk to the legs and changed the shape a little.. made the upper arms, need to find some small joints for the elbows and ankles.. made the shoulder hatches oppenable... (not yet finished) what it looks like so far.... Quote
derex3592 Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 wow! lots of love going into this build! Keep it up! Quote
Nyankodevice Posted December 2, 2015 Author Posted December 2, 2015 made progress on the shoulder pods... used my wall mounted rotary tool to grind out the inside of the pods, to make room for the hatches and their opening mechanism... Quote
mojacko Posted December 4, 2015 Posted December 4, 2015 Looking great, the amount of detail you put is awesome. Quote
Nyankodevice Posted December 6, 2015 Author Posted December 6, 2015 (edited) more progress! made a "outer Rim" on the shoulder launchers. also worked on the knee launchers... almost done... some of the finer details are done.... need the rest of those, and need to finish the cockpit and pelvis area.... and of cause need to add missiles to the shoulder launchers Edited December 6, 2015 by Nyankodevice Quote
Nyankodevice Posted December 13, 2015 Author Posted December 13, 2015 I`ve run into a dilemma... Is the pilot supposed to have legs in the q-raus legs or are they meant to slide in to the backpack so she almost lies on her stomach?? Any thoughts would be appreciated⭐ Quote
MechTech Posted December 14, 2015 Posted December 14, 2015 Looking awesome and glad to see you're making the missile hatches open! As for the pilot, the only pictures I found just show the waist opening. This one is from the Macross Mecha Manual (shameless plug for one of our members): http://www.macross2.net/m3/sdfmacross/queadluun-rau.htm%C2'> I would suspect the pilot's legs go into the mechas legs. I love the way you made that happen! - MT Quote
Nyankodevice Posted December 14, 2015 Author Posted December 14, 2015 Looking awesome and glad to see you're making the missile hatches open! As for the pilot, the only pictures I found just show the waist opening. This one is from the Macross Mecha Manual (shameless plug for one of our members): I would suspect the pilot's legs go into the mechas legs. I love the way you made that happen! - MT Thx... Ill stick with the setup I already made.... I just noticed that in the DYRL 1/60 q-rau the pilot had her legs in the backpack... Incidentally i had to do some calculations, and Stumbled over something interesting... This kit is not at scale 1/144... Instead its around 1/119 -120 And the pilot needs to be around the same size as A 1/20 figure... So I'll have to make the pilot bigger Quote
Big s Posted December 14, 2015 Posted December 14, 2015 For the anime it's probably correct. That show as awesome as it is had a scale system that made no sense. He regult should be able to fit pilots the height close to the vf1, but in most shots the enemy me ha would only be around waist high. By th way I love the work here. Quote
Nyankodevice Posted December 14, 2015 Author Posted December 14, 2015 For the anime it's probably correct. That show as awesome as it is had a scale system that made no sense. He regult should be able to fit pilots the height close to the vf1, but in most shots the enemy me ha would only be around waist high. By th way I love the work here. pretty much the same conclusion i arrived at a little update... no need to change the pilot size, she only lacks 4-5 mm... so im not gonna do more about it... added some details in the cockpit and more to the underside for the pilot protection.. Quote
EXO Posted December 14, 2015 Posted December 14, 2015 I like the fact that the legs go in the back pack much like Yamato did it. But it doesn't really solve it when it comes to the Nousjadeul Ger. The legs still need to go in the mech legs. That's why this is interesting to see. Quote
Nyankodevice Posted January 5, 2016 Author Posted January 5, 2016 pretty much done... minor touchups still needed, cockpit needs more done... pilot not yet finished... Quote
MechTech Posted January 6, 2016 Posted January 6, 2016 That looks GREAT! Looking forward to seeing the pilot done and photos with missiles hatches open. - MT Quote
tplayer Posted January 9, 2016 Posted January 9, 2016 This is great work! I especially like how you built up the missile pods with movable hatch doors. The paint job is spot on. What green color did you use? Quote
Nyankodevice Posted January 9, 2016 Author Posted January 9, 2016 This is great work! I especially like how you built up the missile pods with movable hatch doors. The paint job is spot on. What green color did you use?I used these two. 8 parts green and 2 parts grey Hope this helps🐱 Quote
Nyankodevice Posted January 10, 2016 Author Posted January 10, 2016 a bit more done... missile launchers almost finished... also added the screen infront of the pilot.. startet painting the pilot.... Quote
tplayer Posted January 10, 2016 Posted January 10, 2016 Thanks for the green paint color formula! The missiles in the pods were they from the kit or did you build them? They look correct with the modified missile pod. Quote
Nyankodevice Posted January 10, 2016 Author Posted January 10, 2016 Thanks for the green paint color formula! The missiles in the pods were they from the kit or did you build them? They look correct with the modified missile pod. in a way they where from the kit.... i used parts from the green sprues to make the missile tips Quote
Big s Posted January 11, 2016 Posted January 11, 2016 I love this build. I can't wait to see the pilot completed. Quote
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