Arcadia SDF-1 Movie version 1/3000 reissue

[HardlyNever]

7 hours ago, jenius said:

Yeah... I won't be doing that. I also just put my toys away after a review so the work just isn't worth it.

So the entire anymoon collection is just sitting in storage?  I'm not sure why, but that makes me mildly uncomfortable... 

To each their own, of course.

[jenius]

I have small children, it's safer for everyone.

[HardlyNever]

Understandable.  I have really young nieces and nephews visit sometimes, and it is crazy how fast they will run at this stuff to check it out.  Luckily all my collection is behind glass so nothing happens, but even the cat isn't allowed in the same room as the collection unsupervised. 

[RED WOLF]

1 hour ago, jenius said:

I have small children, it's safer for everyone.

 

1 hour ago, HardlyNever said:

Understandable.  I have really young nieces and nephews visit sometimes, and it is crazy how fast they will run at this stuff to check it out.  Luckily all my collection is behind glass so nothing happens, but even the cat isn't allowed in the same room as the collection unsupervised. 

I have two small kids and animals. My stuff is in my garage (man cave) behind glass too. 

[Slave IV]

I have a 5 and 1 year old. Luckily they are very good with toys. My older daughter is especially careful and I can trust her with just about anything. 

[jenius]

I live in a very high cost of living area and my photo rig takes up too much space as it is. My kids have been great so far but I would really have to infringe on space that can be used for a lot of other things and wouldn't have anyone to blame but myself if it resulted in damage. Storage and selling off excess toys works best for me. I also kind of like that I can have house guests come over and it doesn't have to be a point of conversation

[Mommar]

My SDF-1 doesn’t seem to really glowat all.  Could the fact it sat in high heat on the porch for six-ish hours affect it?

[jenius]

it doesn't seem like that should have much of an impact. Do you have some really strong lights to put it under? The glow is pretty dramatic on mine but I have been viewing it after having it under giant LED photo lamps for a while. My normal room light doesn't seem to have much impact.

[jenius]

Proof!

[Slave IV]

1 hour ago, jenius said:

I live in a very high cost of living area and my photo rig takes up too much space as it is. My kids have been great so far but I would really have to infringe on space that can be used for a lot of other things and wouldn't have anyone to blame but myself if it resulted in damage. Storage and selling off excess toys works best for me. I also kind of like that I can have house guests come over and it doesn't have to be a point of conversation

Makes a lot of sense. My daughter is always saying I don't need to buy any more comic books because they are already filling up her entire room and there isn't one spot in the house that isn't displaying toys if possible or storing boxes. 

11 minutes ago, jenius said:

Proof!

Nice!

I can't help but think "Hey lighthead, hey Christmas tree!"

 

 

[Lolicon]

22 minutes ago, jenius said:

Proof!

Whoa that looks like you rigged a bunch of LEDs to it! Amazing! 

[jenius]

Yeah, that's not going to represent how most people will see the toy. As you can see on the left, there are some very bright lights shining down on that thing and those lights are immediately out of frame. I then turned off all the lights (including the computer because the camera is so sensitive it was picking up the glow from the keyboard). I used the scene setting for a night-time picture with a tripod. The glow-in-the-dark effect cast a lot of green on the background so I then dropped the exposure a bit in Photoshop to actually darken that picture on the right up a smidge. The average person who isn't going to absolutely blast this thing with a ton of light and then view it in the most pitch black room possible is going to have a much more muted effect. I'm really looking forward to taking pictures in cruiser mode... since it was a bit mistransformed out of the box I went straight to attack mode and have started there. Here's the pic that retained the green glow from the paint, which do you guys prefer?

[ArchieNov]

6 hours ago, Mommar said:

My SDF-1 doesn’t seem to really glowat all.  Could the fact it sat in high heat on the porch for six-ish hours affect it?

I mentioned a few pages back that I was underwhelmed by the glow in the dark. It’s not as bright as the photo promos make them out to be to the naked eye. For example, in some promo shots you can see there’s a light shining on the SDF-1 but the glow in the dark is still very intense. I haven’t been able to replicate that look without the use of a camera.

It’s a shame really because that promo shot of the glow in the dark feature was the main reason I opted to get this version and sell off my Yamato.

[Slave IV]

7 hours ago, jenius said:

Yeah, that's not going to represent how most people will see the toy. As you can see on the left, there are some very bright lights shining down on that thing and those lights are immediately out of frame. I then turned off all the lights (including the computer because the camera is so sensitive it was picking up the glow from the keyboard). I used the scene setting for a night-time picture with a tripod. The glow-in-the-dark effect cast a lot of green on the background so I then dropped the exposure a bit in Photoshop to actually darken that picture on the right up a smidge. The average person who isn't going to absolutely blast this thing with a ton of light and then view it in the most pitch black room possible is going to have a much more muted effect. I'm really looking forward to taking pictures in cruiser mode... since it was a bit mistransformed out of the box I went straight to attack mode and have started there. Here's the pic that retained the green glow from the paint, which do you guys prefer?

Thanks for sharing! I like the version here mainly because you can see the figure better. 

[Mommar]

8 hours ago, jenius said:

Proof!

This does not look like mine.  I’ll have to put it under super bright lights and see if it was just the weak bulb I had last night.

[anubis20]

For me the biggest selling point was the panel lines and extra painted details. Glow in the dark was just a bonus 

[Mommar]

I have to say for the premium price they should have put all of the runners on.

[kyekye]

Didn't they use black light in promo photos?

[anubis20]

6 minutes ago, Mommar said:

I have to say for the premium price they should have put all of the runners on.

That I can agree with. They were already panel lining the damn thing, they could've easily added them. 

[Slave IV]

40 minutes ago, anubis20 said:

For me the biggest selling point was the panel lines and extra painted details. Glow in the dark was just a bonus 

This. 

[RED WOLF]

SDF-1 PF is on the way! Can't wait! I have M & M's coming too. Now if BBTS would get in Scott and Rand...

[yman1437]

14 hours ago, jenius said:

I have small children, it's safer for everyone.

I have small children too...Loved the way you put it .

[Vifam7]

Anyone know where this piece goes?

It fell out of the plastic bag containing the main body. Looked all over but can't figure out where it goes.

[HardlyNever]

It goes in the "crotch" of attack mode.  It covers the hole where the display stand plugs in.

[Vifam7]

4 minutes ago, HardlyNever said:

It goes in the "crotch" of attack mode.  It covers the hole where the display stand plugs in.

 

Ah~ Ok, so it's not seen or needed in cruiser mode.

Thanks!

[Saburo]

Here is a preliminary test shot of the SDF-1.

Edited May 11, 2018 by Saburo

[F360]

Those glow in the dark lights make a HUGE difference. 

[Saburo]

Test shot 2, getting things dialed in for the pretty lady.

[Slave IV]

Just now, Saburo said:

Test shot 2, getting things dialed in for the pretty lady.

Looking good!

[ArchieNov]

@Saburo Does it require some photo editing or manipulation in order to achieve this look? This is kinda what I hoped it would look like on my shelf, but it doesn’t.

[Saburo]

1 hour ago, F360 said:

Those glow in the dark lights make a HUGE difference. 

The lights do make it pop, but I with the illumination last a longer. Still looks great though.

 

1 hour ago, Slave IV said:

Looking good!

Thanks @Slave IV!  I am working on getting better shots of the glow in the dark paint.

 

1 hour ago, ArchieNov said:

@Saburo Does it require some photo editing or manipulation in order to achieve this look? This is kinda what I hoped it would look like on my shelf, but it doesn’t.

@ArchieNov, I always take my shots to minimize the amount of photo editing/manipulation I need to do.  These shots as do my other photos have some processing done to them. The glow int he dark is tricky to capture, blasted it with my studio lights for a few min to charge up the paint. (I wrote that because it sounded cooler than me typing I put it under some lights. ) then turned them down to take the shot.

It can look like that on your shelf for a brief moment till the illumination fades.

Edited May 11, 2018 by Saburo

[Shizuka the Cat]

Soooo..... 

Did Arcadia add articulation at the knees and hips to the PF SDF-1, to make it movie accurate?

[jenius]

Oh man, there was the craziest thread way back when Wave did their WHAM SDF-1 about those knees... don't go there!

[Shizuka the Cat]

18 minutes ago, Shizuka the Cat said:

Soooo..... 

Did Arcadia add articulation at the knees and hips to the PF SDF-1, to make it movie accurate?

I am now imagining the SDF-1... sitting in the corner, smoking, getting high. 

Edited May 11, 2018 by Shizuka the Cat

[tekering]

Hell, it doesn't even have the elbow articulation to pull off this pose:

Edited May 11, 2018 by tekering