Anasazi37 Posted February 20, 2004 Posted February 20, 2004 This has been a true labor of love.... MW member min commissioned me to make him a very unique custom 1/48. He asked for a 1/48 Minmay Guard Strike, but not the one featured in the 1/72 Hasegawa kit. Instead, he wanted me to extend the designs from the original MG featured in Model Graphix onto a set of armor, FAST packs, and weapons. It took me quite a while to figure out how to make it all work so that when you add the armor the designs continue seamlessly. The end result is pretty darn cool. This custom was a total repaint. The armor is now a medium grey (the original blue didn't look good) and the valk itself was painted white with a variable grey undertone (cool effect in good light). I also did some light panel line work to accentuate details. Even the pilot was repainted to match the color scheme. All I have the energy to post tonight are pics of this valk in fighter mode, sans armor. I'll be taking A LOT more pics tomorrow when I have better light. For now, please enjoy these teaser shots. Quote
UN Spacy Posted February 20, 2004 Posted February 20, 2004 I'm glad to be the first person to (once again) bowdown to your godlike skills. Your custom decal sets are truely a work of genius. MW is sure glad to have Valkyrie customizers like you. I'll definitely be waiting for Gerwalk and Battroid (Strike) pics. You da man Anasazi37! BTW....how much time do you have to put aside for these "commissioned" customs? Quote
EXO Posted February 20, 2004 Posted February 20, 2004 ok I was waiting to see if there were more pics. hot damn!!! that looks so great, can't wait to see it with armor! Quote
柿崎速雄 Posted February 20, 2004 Posted February 20, 2004 AMAZING~!!! COOL DECAL DESIGN I"ve EVERSEEN~! Quote
g3173 Posted February 20, 2004 Posted February 20, 2004 Man Devin MG looks awesome! Can't wait to see the Strike FP on her! Great Job /Gene Quote
GreenGuy42 Posted February 20, 2004 Posted February 20, 2004 Stunning is the only word that comes to mind. Quote
GobotFool Posted February 20, 2004 Posted February 20, 2004 (edited) Stunning is the only word that comes to mind. What about astounding? Edited February 20, 2004 by GobotFool Quote
Beware of Blast Posted February 20, 2004 Posted February 20, 2004 Can we also have the Stunning and Astounding pics of the Gerwalk and Battroid modes too? Quote
Göönk Posted February 20, 2004 Posted February 20, 2004 How do u do that? Do you have special hands??? Where did you buy your hands!!! Quote
Graham Posted February 20, 2004 Posted February 20, 2004 Wow.....fantastic custom. I've forwarded the link to this topic to Yamato for them to see. I'm sure they'll be very impressed. One thing though, I notice the intake area on the legs is not properly attached in the photos. Graham Quote
recon Posted February 20, 2004 Posted February 20, 2004 Wow.....fantastic custom. I've forwarded the link to this topic to Yamato for them to see. I'm sure they'll be very impressed.One thing though, I notice the intake area on the legs is not properly attached in the photos. Graham Yes please Graham, I would die if yamato come out with another exclusive, Minmay Guard Variant. Just crossing my fingers. Maybe Graham you could also forward the link containing kurt's and Mike Egnima customs too. Hey Devin, so that whats being keeping you bust besides decals. Awesome job!! are you going to do one for yourself too? Maybe a Blueroses Strike? Cheers Quote
Eternal_D Posted February 20, 2004 Posted February 20, 2004 wow freakin amazing....simply amazing. I love the new custom 1/48s! a thing I noticed tho, the solid colors don't seem to be....so solid. there's seems to be blotchiness in the print of the decals? Yes I complain about everything...just call me Mr. Super Griper. Quote
Smut Peddler Posted February 20, 2004 Posted February 20, 2004 (edited) If I could manage to stop drooling on myself and put 2 words together I'd tell you That's AMAZING!!!!! Now hurry with those battroid pics. Just kidding take your time, as long as it is by tomorrow. Edited February 20, 2004 by Smut Peddler Quote
robokochan Posted February 20, 2004 Posted February 20, 2004 Simply AMAZING! That is all that can be said! Quote
Graham Posted February 20, 2004 Posted February 20, 2004 Anasazi, do you mind if we use some of these photos on the MW mainpage? HGraham Quote
Shmitty Posted February 20, 2004 Posted February 20, 2004 That custom is spectacular, can't wait for more pics! Quote
ChristopherB Posted February 20, 2004 Posted February 20, 2004 Devin, Awesome job! It's really cool to see one of your customs, and it's nice to see something different as well. Min is a lucky person indeed. I've got custom envy. Sincerely, Christopher Quote
Kurt Posted February 20, 2004 Posted February 20, 2004 Very nice Devin! Can't wait to see more. Quote
Mechamaniac Posted February 20, 2004 Posted February 20, 2004 That is freaking sweet!! Need to get a set of these.... Quote
GRAND CANNON Posted February 20, 2004 Posted February 20, 2004 Great job, Devin! The "bar" has been raised yet again. Quote
newca Posted February 20, 2004 Posted February 20, 2004 my English is limited, all the words I know have been used by others, so I don't have any! transform to G and B plz~~~~~~~ Quote
Mr March Posted February 20, 2004 Posted February 20, 2004 No words can describe this and that's a good thing. It's a fine job and I'm very impressed. The number of 1/48 customs keeps growing and I think it's fantastic. Quote
mechaninac Posted February 20, 2004 Posted February 20, 2004 OMDG... Must.......See......More......Pictures...... Quote
Ghadrack Posted February 20, 2004 Posted February 20, 2004 a thing I noticed tho, the solid colors don't seem to be....so solid. there's seems to be blotchiness in the print of the decals? I saw that too, but I can't tell, it almost looks intentional like marbelized or cloud-pattern in the blue. Either way, I really don't think it detracts from the thing at all, in fact it looks like extra detail to me. I am in awe, that toy looks like a work of art to me. You could not advertise your decals or macross collectibles any better, Awesome work!!!! Quote
Blaine23 Posted February 20, 2004 Posted February 20, 2004 That is simply beautiful... And I'm so not a fan of the Minmay guard paint scheme. Quote
Whatever_Guy Posted February 20, 2004 Posted February 20, 2004 OMG! some people are so lucky they have all the skills ... too bad I'm not one of them hehe Excellent job man! Can't wait for the rest of the pics Quote
sbarrett4 Posted February 20, 2004 Posted February 20, 2004 Wow, that looks great. Can't wait to see it w/ armor. Quote
Vermillion One Posted February 20, 2004 Posted February 20, 2004 Wow, that looks great. I can't wait to see the strike packs on it. Nice job. Were there any difficulties with the larger decals? Quote
kidkorrupt Posted February 20, 2004 Posted February 20, 2004 nice dev. and soon those armour shots everyone is dying to see? i'd like to see your take of the minmay guard design on the armor, especially the legs and boosters Quote
Anasazi37 Posted February 20, 2004 Author Posted February 20, 2004 (edited) As promised, MORE PICS! Sorry for the delay, everyone. I was exhausted last night after spending all day finishing up this bad boy. The FAST packs, leg armor, and arm armor now sport the same color scheme as the rest of the valk. It took a lot of planning and strategizing to figure out how to make the tire treads work properly since the armor is much darker and the original decals are semi-translucent (on purpose, so they blend into the paint job on the valk) . I ended up adding an opaque undercoat to the patterns and it worked beautifully! I also decked out the RMS-1 and UUM-7 armaments just for fun. I think it adds a nice touch to round out this valk. Edited February 20, 2004 by Anasazi37 Quote
Valkyrie23 Posted February 20, 2004 Posted February 20, 2004 OMG!!!! That's so beautiful Devin!!! Makes me wanna cry *sniff*sniff* Great job -- definitely one of your best works to date Quote
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