Bolt Posted August 13, 2021 Posted August 13, 2021 9 hours ago, peter said: I don't mean to toot my own horn, You deserve to , amigo. I've been enjoying watching your builds. And you've been quite busy at it ! As someone who's working as much on and off the land, appreciate your level of productivity. Quote
peter Posted August 13, 2021 Posted August 13, 2021 @Thom Lol, it's true, if you zoom into my work, you can see a lot of seams that I miss. It's pretty sloppy work compared to you guys. That being said, once in a while I build something that makes me wonder how the hell I managed to do that. @pengbuzz Oh man, that larger DX toy in the picture really needs some personality. It looks so sterile, lol! @wm cheng Did you weather your DXs? I was wondering if I had the guts to do that. I saw a few guys painted their landing gear and bays, did you post any pics of your custom DXs? @Bolt Oh man, I stay up all night sometimes and roll into work in my pajamas.....literally since I work from home now. Compound that with the screaming kids, diaper changes.....I drink gallons of coffee just to stay awake at meetings, lol.....so brutal. Quote
pengbuzz Posted August 13, 2021 Posted August 13, 2021 6 minutes ago, peter said: @Thom Lol, it's true, if you zoom into my work, you can see a lot of seams that I miss. It's pretty sloppy work compared to you guys. That being said, once in a while I build something that makes me wonder how the hell I managed to do that. @pengbuzz Oh man, that larger DX toy in the picture really needs some personality. It looks so sterile, lol! @wm cheng Did you weather your DXs? I was wondering if I had the guts to do that. I saw a few guys painted their landing gear and bays, did you post any pics of your custom DXs? @Bolt Oh man, I stay up all night sometimes and roll into work in my pajamas.....literally since I work from home now. Compound that with the screaming kids, diaper changes.....I drink gallons of coffee just to stay awake at meetings, lol.....so brutal. Well, a wash and some chalk pastels work wonders, my friend. Quote
wm cheng Posted August 13, 2021 Posted August 13, 2021 @peter I do weather them slightly, minimal effort to fit into my collection. I don't think I've posted them here. I do paint my gears white (it makes such a difference). I'll post some group pictures when I do my VF-1D in the next few weeks. Quote
pengbuzz Posted August 13, 2021 Posted August 13, 2021 1 hour ago, wm cheng said: @peter I do weather them slightly, minimal effort to fit into my collection. I don't think I've posted them here. I do paint my gears white (it makes such a difference). I'll post some group pictures when I do my VF-1D in the next few weeks. Have you ever considered the benefits of a sludge wash? Quote
wm cheng Posted August 16, 2021 Posted August 16, 2021 On 8/13/2021 at 5:20 PM, pengbuzz said: Have you ever considered the benefits of a sludge wash? What's a sludge wash? I do panel wash them with Flory's clay based wash - is that the same thing? Quote
wm cheng Posted August 16, 2021 Posted August 16, 2021 That's exactly what I do - he's even using the Flory clay based wash I've used. Works great on the Bandai DXs. Quote
no3Ljm Posted August 17, 2021 Posted August 17, 2021 20 hours ago, wm cheng said: That's exactly what I do - he's even using the Flory clay based wash I've used. Works great on the Bandai DXs. Hey @wm cheng. Quick question. Do you apply semi/gloss topcoat first on the Bandai's DX before using the Flory Wash? Thanks! Quote
wm cheng Posted August 17, 2021 Posted August 17, 2021 (edited) Nope, just straight on. It works really well because the bare plastic is so slippery anyways. I also forgo the clear coat afterwards as well now. It really stays around, even the pencil smudging seems to hold pretty well - although I don't handle my DXs too roughly and don't transform them too often (maybe 2-3 times a year). My tip is to vary the wash with different shades of grey, the lightest grey (I often mix my own grey with a white flory wash and grey wash) for the lines on the white part of the plastics, the more the panel opens, the darker the colour till I hit the moveable surfaces with dark grey and vents with black. It gives more life to the panel wash than just one colour. Edited August 17, 2021 by wm cheng Quote
no3Ljm Posted August 17, 2021 Posted August 17, 2021 34 minutes ago, wm cheng said: Nope, just straight on. It works really well because the bare plastic is so slippery anyways. I also forgo the clear coat afterwards as well now. It really stays around, even the pencil smudging seems to hold pretty well - although I don't handle my DXs too roughly and don't transform them too often (maybe 2-3 times a year). My tip is to vary the wash with different shades of grey, the lightest grey (I often mix my own grey with a white flory wash and grey wash) for the lines on the white part of the plastics, the more the panel opens, the darker the colour till I hit the moveable surfaces with dark grey and vents with black. It gives more life to the panel wash than just one colour. Thank you sir! Hope after the move and things gets settled, I can finally start doing some washes on some of my selected Valkyries. Quote
pengbuzz Posted August 18, 2021 Posted August 18, 2021 On 8/16/2021 at 6:12 PM, wm cheng said: That's exactly what I do - he's even using the Flory clay based wash I've used. Works great on the Bandai DXs. Okay. On that note: some some odd reason I thought I was talking with Peter! lol Been a long week! Quote
TMBounty_Hunter Posted September 1, 2021 Posted September 1, 2021 Boxart for 1/48 VF-19A VF-X Ravens Quote
NZEOD Posted September 7, 2021 Posted September 7, 2021 On 8/17/2021 at 10:12 AM, wm cheng said: That's exactly what I do - he's even using the Flory clay based wash I've used. Works great on the Bandai DXs. yep I'm another Flory's user! Quote
NZEOD Posted September 7, 2021 Posted September 7, 2021 On 8/13/2021 at 6:29 PM, peter said: I don't mean to toot my own horn, my builds look like garbage compared to some of the artists here (ahem Mechtech, WM Cheng, countless others). But if I'm going to be honest, my little 1/72 Hasegawa builds spark more joy than the 1/48 toys. I have a 1/48 Strike Valk in my queue, can't wait to get started on it, but I just need to organize some more display space. My DXs are all back in their boxes, lol! cut and reposition that launch bar on the nose gear and hook it up to the shuttle Quote
TMBounty_Hunter Posted September 7, 2021 Posted September 7, 2021 (edited) BEHOLD! NEW MOLDS! Edited September 7, 2021 by TMBounty_Hunter Quote
peter Posted September 7, 2021 Posted September 7, 2021 1 hour ago, TMBounty_Hunter said: BEHOLD! NEW MOLDS! Holy $hit Quote
Thom Posted September 7, 2021 Posted September 7, 2021 11 hours ago, TMBounty_Hunter said: BEHOLD! NEW MOLDS! Wow... Quote
pengbuzz Posted September 7, 2021 Posted September 7, 2021 11 hours ago, TMBounty_Hunter said: BEHOLD! NEW MOLDS! I could really use that for my armored factory. Quote
505thAirborne Posted September 7, 2021 Posted September 7, 2021 19 hours ago, TMBounty_Hunter said: BEHOLD! NEW MOLDS! Is this is a first for a 1/72 kit? Pretty sure I've never seen one before. At 4,000 yen you could build a small Army of these, I'll be getting a few of these! Quote
geck Posted September 7, 2021 Posted September 7, 2021 FINALLY!!! After all these years!! Thank you Hasegawa!! Quote
no3Ljm Posted September 7, 2021 Posted September 7, 2021 (edited) 19 minutes ago, 505thAirborne said: Is this is a first for a 1/72 kit? Pretty sure I've never seen one before. At 4,000 yen you could build a small Army of these, I'll be getting a few of these! For the GBP? I would assume it is. I remember seeing Hasegawa VF-1 Battroids kits in the early 2000's. Hikaru's Strike VF-1S; DYRL Super VF-1A Max and Kakizaki; a generic VF-1 that comes with 3 head units (A/J/S); and last is the VF-1S Minmay Guard. VF-0 Reactive Armor on the other hand, they did it as well. Edited September 7, 2021 by no3Ljm Quote
505thAirborne Posted September 7, 2021 Posted September 7, 2021 The VF-0 Reactive Armor kit, I'd still like to get one or two of these as well. 👍 I remember when the Minmay Guard kits came out and I kept hoping for Yamato or Arcadia... now Bandai to make one but yeah, that's probably not going to happen. Quote
no3Ljm Posted September 7, 2021 Posted September 7, 2021 1 hour ago, 505thAirborne said: The VF-0 Reactive Armor kit, I'd still like to get one or two of these as well. 👍 I remember when the Minmay Guard kits came out and I kept hoping for Yamato or Arcadia... now Bandai to make one but yeah, that's probably not going to happen. Minmay Guard... From @Roy's Blues custom 1/48 work: Quote
Bolt Posted September 8, 2021 Posted September 8, 2021 Those are both fine examples of Hase modeling! Quote
Urashiman Posted September 9, 2021 Posted September 9, 2021 2 hours ago, NZEOD said: A VF-17 and VF-171 would be nice Wave is planning a VF-171 1/72 kit Quote
no3Ljm Posted September 9, 2021 Posted September 9, 2021 1/48 VF-1J Super/Strike Valkyrie "SVF-41 Black Aces" October 29, 2021 Release Y6200 Quote
joscasle Posted September 10, 2021 Posted September 10, 2021 Came with 2 kits or the option to build it as Super and "normal"? Quote
Bolt Posted September 10, 2021 Posted September 10, 2021 Super/strike as per @no3Ljm looks like all 3 options in one kit. With Black Aces markings. Hasegawa love 🥰 Quote
Bolt Posted September 10, 2021 Posted September 10, 2021 Just now, Bolt said: Super/strike as per @no3Ljm looks like all 3 options ( for the one VF) in one kit. With Black Aces markings. Hasegawa love 🥰 Quote
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