Big s Posted March 9, 2022 Posted March 9, 2022 Looks pretty front heavy in Gerwalk but definitely interesting Quote
no3Ljm Posted March 11, 2022 Posted March 11, 2022 On 3/9/2022 at 1:37 PM, Bolt said: Nice ! Here's a Yukikaze/Macross combo i just saw on Pinterest. Couldn't figure out who did this, though. https://pin.it/LvFDY4a I think that's the actual model featured on R-Area Vol. 13 Magazine. @jvmacross posted that in the Macross Book thread. Here's some photos he shared from that thread. I gotta say, Yukikaze Mave from that get-go should have a robot mode. Quote Quote
arbit Posted March 20, 2022 Posted March 20, 2022 On 2/12/2022 at 10:58 PM, Shawn said: Clean 1/48 build, but the highlight to me are the special 'missiles' 😛 I'm getting a weird vibe-like this has been in a magazine before? Memory not like it used to be.. I missed this one. A really fun idea. And the guy really thought it through: Notice that the missile placements are empty. Quote
Shawn Posted March 20, 2022 Author Posted March 20, 2022 Wow...having Mach 3/Firefox video game flashbacks! That was cool!!! Quote
Big s Posted March 20, 2022 Posted March 20, 2022 Did the paint those internal details on the outside? That looks insane Quote
Thom Posted March 20, 2022 Posted March 20, 2022 Wow, someone did a great job on that paint/diagram scheme! Very cool! Quote
derex3592 Posted March 20, 2022 Posted March 20, 2022 Saw that on my Twitter feed this morning! Blown away! Quote
wm cheng Posted March 20, 2022 Posted March 20, 2022 Such a great idea and so well executed - probably paint marker. Quote
Shawn Posted March 22, 2022 Author Posted March 22, 2022 https://twitter.com/GggOgawa/status/1497894073449213954/photo/1 Lanxster SparHawkender! Quote
Big s Posted March 22, 2022 Posted March 22, 2022 I guess in space, there are no weight restrictions Quote
Bolt Posted March 22, 2022 Posted March 22, 2022 OMG, that's awesome and awkward 😂 I love it ! Though the recoil would bounce that thing around like a pinball🤣 Quote
Thom Posted March 23, 2022 Posted March 23, 2022 That, is a damn good looking amalgam! Looks like something the engineers threw together below decks! Quote
Thom Posted March 23, 2022 Posted March 23, 2022 10 hours ago, Rock said: Alto got curves! Always thought he looked better as a woman! As she is in my head-canon! Quote
Thom Posted March 24, 2022 Posted March 24, 2022 This got the feelz going. I'm not crying, you're crying! They're not dead, and you can't tell me differently!! Quote
MechTech Posted March 25, 2022 Posted March 25, 2022 On 3/14/2022 at 8:36 AM, Convectuoso said: Impressive! Don't "woosh" your models around the room when you can make them fly on the computer😄 Great build and diorama (they're coming after Arbit's build). - MT Quote
MechTech Posted March 25, 2022 Posted March 25, 2022 On 3/20/2022 at 11:09 PM, no3Ljm said: And it has a pilot too. Looks awesome! For those of you who don't like to paint, this is always an option! This is a COOL idea!!! - MT Quote
Shawn Posted March 26, 2022 Author Posted March 26, 2022 Wow.... So at what point in our lives did we just say 'oh heck...I can make that rea-life kit look exactly like a painting'? Or a cel? I mean how did we all collectively just level up from 'weathered' to this all of a sudden? I find it absolutely insane. Quote
Big s Posted March 26, 2022 Posted March 26, 2022 14 minutes ago, Shawn said: Wow.... So at what point in our lives did we just say 'oh heck...I can make that rea-life kit look exactly like a painting'? Or a cel? I mean how did we all collectively just level up from 'weathered' to this all of a sudden? I find it absolutely insane. I feel like it kinda started with the gamers trying to make the minis look like the painted cover art, then the anime fans with their resin figure kits and things went all kinds of wild from there. I feel like whatever anyone wants to do they will find a way to turn a basic kit into a work of art Quote
pengbuzz Posted March 26, 2022 Posted March 26, 2022 2 hours ago, Shawn said: Wow.... So at what point in our lives did we just say 'oh heck...I can make that rea-life kit look exactly like a painting'? Or a cel? I mean how did we all collectively just level up from 'weathered' to this all of a sudden? I find it absolutely insane. It started with three words: "Hold my beer..." Quote
Convectuoso Posted March 27, 2022 Posted March 27, 2022 Great custom using an SD Valkyrie kit and the 1/144 VF-11 MAXL kit Quote
arbit Posted March 27, 2022 Posted March 27, 2022 11 hours ago, Shawn said: I mean how did we all collectively just level up from 'weathered' to this all of a sudden? I've wondered the same thing. I've come up with several ideas: Advances in quality of hobby supplies and paints increase painting quality for everyone, even total nubes. Youtube and other online tutorials spreading knowledge. Cross influences from different types of hobbies, electronics, and art into scale models. All types of people and personalities get into scale modeling, not just the sci-fi or military fans. And now with 3D Printing, the future will knock our socks off even more. Quote
Big s Posted March 28, 2022 Posted March 28, 2022 18 hours ago, arbit said: I've wondered the same thing. I've come up with several ideas: Advances in quality of hobby supplies and paints increase painting quality for everyone, even total nubes. Youtube and other online tutorials spreading knowledge. Cross influences from different types of hobbies, electronics, and art into scale models. All types of people and personalities get into scale modeling, not just the sci-fi or military fans. And now with 3D Printing, the future will knock our socks off even more. The 3D printing is definitely getting better. It’s getting to the point where the layer lines are getting harder to see year by year. We may just be all downloading kits in 20 years rather than buying straight from the hobby companies. Things like colored and even moving parts are happening as well. Maybe they’ll even have a simple inexpensive way to program painting the full kit one day down the line. Just program a simple weathering or complex cell shading or maybe even intricate graphics to the model. Until then just gotta get your hands dirty Quote
sh9000 Posted March 28, 2022 Posted March 28, 2022 That Takani style Armored Valkyrie is awesome. Quote
Anasazi37 Posted March 28, 2022 Posted March 28, 2022 9 hours ago, Big s said: The 3D printing is definitely getting better. It’s getting to the point where the layer lines are getting harder to see year by year. We may just be all downloading kits in 20 years rather than buying straight from the hobby companies. Things like colored and even moving parts are happening as well. Maybe they’ll even have a simple inexpensive way to program painting the full kit one day down the line. Just program a simple weathering or complex cell shading or maybe even intricate graphics to the model. Until then just gotta get your hands dirty I can't see any layer lines when I use my high resolution resin printer (Elegoo Saturn), and it can print really fine detail. Parts look like they've been casted. The printer can also crank out a lot of parts, fast. The downside is all of the prep work and cleanup that resin printing requires. I've printed several really large, complex kits recently, and they were a mix of filament (PLA) printing for large pieces like wings and structural components and resin for the smaller and more intricate pieces. When the kits are designed well, the results are really nice. You do see faint thin lines on filament pieces, but those can be sanded out. Quote
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