Arcadia SDF-1 Movie version 1/3000 reissue

[dragonstar1982]

So finally finished the decals. I think because their so old I'm gonna and a layer of glow in the dark paint to them. After that I'm going to start with more of the weathering. My wife is still giving me the stink eye with how much this cost lol.

[gingaio]

Nice, Dragonstar. Are the arms pretty easy to get on and off? 

[dragonstar1982]

44 minutes ago, gingaio said:

Nice, Dragonstar. Are the arms pretty easy to get on and off? 

They were stiff the first time.. actually they were a pain to put on the first time lol but now it's really easy too. It just about applying the  right pressure 

[no3Ljm]

3 hours ago, dragonstar1982 said:

So finally finished the decals. I think because their so old I'm gonna and a layer of glow in the dark paint to them. After that I'm going to start with more of the weathering. My wife is still giving me the stink eye with how much this cost lol.

Ooooh. SDF-1. Pretty soon. I'm going to have my own.

 

[gingaio]

3 hours ago, dragonstar1982 said:

They were stiff the first time.. actually they were a pain to put on the first time lol but now it's really easy too. It just about applying the  right pressure 

Thanks. Yeah, when the PF SDF-1 comes in, I'm gonna need like an instructional video on how to do it properly. I had a hell of time trying to get the arms on the original Yamato release and eventually just put everything back in the box. 

[neko878]

21 hours ago, dragonstar1982 said:

So finally finished the decals. I think because their so old I'm gonna and a layer of glow in the dark paint to them. After that I'm going to start with more of the weathering. My wife is still giving me the stink eye with how much this cost lol.

Nice work!

[arbit]

On 9/13/2017 at 10:38 AM, gingaio said:

Thanks. Yeah, when the PF SDF-1 comes in, I'm gonna need like an instructional video on how to do it properly. I had a hell of time trying to get the arms on the original Yamato release and eventually just put everything back in the box. 

You dont attach them straight in like a plug. You attach at an angle, then with pressure you click in the second side.

[arbit]

On 9/13/2017 at 5:17 AM, dragonstar1982 said:

So finally finished the decals. I think because their so old I'm gonna and a layer of glow in the dark paint to them. After that I'm going to start with more of the weathering. My wife is still giving me the stink eye with how much this cost lol.

Wait, I thought the original yamato decals WERE glow in the dark.

[dragonstar1982]

2 hours ago, arbit said:

Wait, I thought the original yamato decals WERE glow in the dark.

They are, but these stickers are so old they barely work. Even the adhesive is wearing then.

[Sandman]

4 hours ago, dragonstar1982 said:

They are, but these stickers are so old they barely work. Even the adhesive is wearing then.

Interesting. So if you had applied those stickers when you first got them, it's possible they would have started peeling off the SDF-1?

[dragonstar1982]

18 minutes ago, Sandman said:

Interesting. So if you had applied those stickers when you first got them, it's possible they would have started peeling off the SDF-1?

I'm gonna say yes to this. While the larger ones do fairly well the small one are not gonna keep on very well. I've already had to go back and readjust some of them just while handling it but again these are old. That's why I was trying to figure out should I use a flat or clear coat to seal everything.

[derex3592]

Not so sure about this. I've had Yamato 160 Ver2 valks that I have had stickers on for years now, since the line began with absolutely no signs of coming off, and i have never flat or clear coated any of them. 

[dragonstar1982]

2 hours ago, derex3592 said:

Not so sure about this. I've had Yamato 160 Ver2 valks that I have had stickers on for years now, since the line began with absolutely no signs of coming off, and i have never flat or clear coated any of them. 

Oh I agree with you. I've never had an issue with those decals either. The problem with these are there so old they have to be sliced off carefully because there brittle, but I got these as an extra from a member here when I bought his sdf last year. I believe these are the ones that came with the model version.

[gingaio]

12 hours ago, arbit said:

You dont attach them straight in like a plug. You attach at an angle, then with pressure you click in the second side.

Thanks! Yeah, that was the way I tried it, but it required so much force I didn't want to risk breaking anything. Maybe I should have just used more force. 

When you removed the arms, was it the same procedure (unsnapping or unclicking one side, and then just removing it)? 

[derex3592]

15 hours ago, dragonstar1982 said:

Oh I agree with you. I've never had an issue with those decals either. The problem with these are there so old they have to be sliced off carefully because there brittle, but I got these as an extra from a member here when I bought his sdf last year. I believe these are the ones that came with the model version.

ohhh.. ok, I see what you mean now, I as well, got the PE parts, the decal sheet and glow in the dark sheet from a member here years ago. I only used the PE parts on my assembled toy version. My 1st time with PE.. LOL.. that was interesting. What I also did was chop up and use old water slides from Star Wars kits to get tiny black, white, red and yellow rectangles and just went crazy putting them randomly all over the SDF-1. Came out great. 

[dragonstar1982]

1 hour ago, derex3592 said:

ohhh.. ok, I see what you mean now, I as well, got the PE parts, the decal sheet and glow in the dark sheet from a member here years ago. I only used the PE parts on my assembled toy version. My 1st time with PE.. LOL.. that was interesting. What I also did was chop up and use old water slides from Star Wars kits to get tiny black, white, red and yellow rectangles and just went crazy putting them randomly all over the SDF-1. Came out great. 

That's funny because I've thought about using some of my old water slide decals from my pg gundam as added detail.

[arbit]

22 hours ago, gingaio said:

Thanks! Yeah, that was the way I tried it, but it required so much force I didn't want to risk breaking anything. Maybe I should have just used more force. 

When you removed the arms, was it the same procedure (unsnapping or unclicking one side, and then just removing it)? 

Yes thats the way to do it.

It is a very strong joint and pressure wont hurt it.

The risk is to damage other parts of the ship while you put that pressure, so keep that in mind and dont slip. Move fragile antenas and stuff out of the way of your hand motion.

[arbit]

6 hours ago, dragonstar1982 said:

That's funny because I've thought about using some of my old water slide decals from my pg gundam as added detail.

If you have seen Kye's amazing custom, I used the same HiQ micro decals. Hundreds of them. Its a lot of fun and you cant go wrong.

[gingaio]

3 hours ago, arbit said:

Yes thats the way to do it.

It is a very strong joint and pressure wont hurt it.

The risk is to damage other parts of the ship while you put that pressure, so keep that in mind and dont slip. Move fragile antenas and stuff out of the way of your hand motion.

Gotcha. Thanks!

[fenrir72]

Bit the bullet, sold a kidney and pre ordered the Arcadia regular from Amiami. My 1st SDF since 1984 release.

[brouken]

Hmm, has the market for kidneys gone down recently? I would have thought that a kidney would have gotten you a Premium Version at least. 

[fenrir72]

1 hour ago, brouken said:

Hmm, has the market for kidneys gone down recently? I would have thought that a kidney would have gotten you a Premium Version at least. 

HLJ's premiums are all out unfortunately just as soon as my funds became available (as in today). So I went for the plain amiami version instead. They always deliver my PO unlike the two incidents I had with the former where confirmed preorders were never delivered and cancelled of which I wasn't able to replace them  anymore.

Edited September 19, 2017 by fenrir72

[brouken]

Premium version is still available in NY if you're interested:

https://www.nippon-yasan.com/figures/22049-1-3000-kanzen-henkei-sdf-1-macross-premium-finish-limited-edition.html

[Sanity is Optional]

55 minutes ago, brouken said:

Premium version is still available in NY if you're interested:

https://www.nippon-yasan.com/figures/22049-1-3000-kanzen-henkei-sdf-1-macross-premium-finish-limited-edition.html

I'll be honest, if the one I ordered from Hobby Search could be cancelled I'd probably grab the premium from NY.

Edited September 19, 2017 by Sanity is Optional

[fenrir72]

On 9/19/2017 at 2:19 PM, brouken said:

Premium version is still available in NY if you're interested:

https://www.nippon-yasan.com/figures/22049-1-3000-kanzen-henkei-sdf-1-macross-premium-finish-limited-edition.html

Extra Y20,000? I'll pass. And I already committed to amiami. They might ban me in the future.

[chyll2]

I think this is the first time an Arcadia listing from NY get sold out.

[fenrir72]

4 minutes ago, chyll2 said:

I think this is the first time an Arcadia listing from NY get sold out.

Y5K less? No wonder it sold out.

[no3Ljm]

I wonder why NY is still taking PO for the Premium Finish one knowing that it's already closed at Arcadia? I wonder if Arcadia will meet the numbers of orders within their main store and other stores in time of release.

 

[Slave IV]

1 hour ago, no3Ljm said:

I wonder why NY is still taking PO for the Premium Finish one knowing that it's already closed at Arcadia? I wonder if Arcadia will meet the numbers of orders within their main store and other stores in time of release.

 

For Bandai Exclusives, NY regularly has preorders open long after the Bandi listed end date...Perhaps this is a similar situation?

[Sanity is Optional]

Just now, Slave IV said:

For Bandai Exclusives, NY regularly has preorders open long after the Bandi listed end date...Perhaps this is a similar situation?

They probably just ordered extras to sell at a markup later on. I know they did for the PG Phenex.

[Slave IV]

Just now, Sanity is Optional said:

They probably just ordered extras to sell at a markup later on. I know they did for the PG Phenex.

They probably did...but I think the point here is you can still get it for their regular preorder price even after Arcadia has closed theirs.

[no3Ljm]

1 minute ago, Slave IV said:

For Bandai Exclusives, NY regularly has preorders open long after the Bandi listed end date...Perhaps this is a similar situation?

Hopefully, it's like that. Because IIRC, Arcadia did declared that once it's closes on their website, that's it. So in my mind, I thought the other online stores will follow suit with the PO end date. I'm just curious since both companies practices differently.

 

[Sanity is Optional]

3 minutes ago, Slave IV said:

They probably did...but I think the point here is you can still get it for their regular preorder price even after Arcadia has closed theirs.

If I hadn't ordered one of the normal release from hobby search, which can't be cancelled...

[Slave IV]

3 minutes ago, Sanity is Optional said:

If I hadn't ordered one of the normal release from hobby search, which can't be cancelled...

Get both then, problem solved! it is the MW way!

[no3Ljm]

11 minutes ago, Slave IV said:

Get both then, problem solved! it is the MW way!

Correction. MW way is always to have three. One to open and display. One to keep it MISB. And one for swooshing. If you don't want that. One for Fighter. One for Gerwalk. One for Battroid. 

I know. I know. You might say SDF-1 only have two modes. Cruiser and Attack mode. That's true.  

But it won't hurt to try and do this on your third.