wm cheng Posted January 17, 2005 Author Posted January 17, 2005 Thanks so much Jim, It means a lot. I have just recently heard of the ARC site through David H. our resident aircraft expert around here - and I am checking it out - very nice site. I'd like to learn more about real world aircraft too and apply it to these Macross models. Please consider posting some of your work here too. Looking forward to it. Wm I just wished I had more time to do more models more frequently! Quote
broadshore Posted January 18, 2005 Posted January 18, 2005 WM? How would rate this model in the 1-10? I'm planing on going back into model building again. Been along time. I was thinking on building the VF-0 or the VF-1 series Valkiyers. Looks great should sends some shots to Fine Scale Modeller. :-P Quote
wm cheng Posted January 18, 2005 Author Posted January 18, 2005 Rate it in terms of what? Detail or accuracy: 9.5 (excellent engraved details) Seams or fit: 8 Engineering: 9.5 Difficulty to assemble: 3 (easy) Paint: 1 (very easy - all white ) I'd say the VF-1 fighter was the easiest to build and would recommend as a beginner model - all you have to do is paint it white and everything else could be done with decals. Quote
broadshore Posted January 19, 2005 Posted January 19, 2005 Pretty much the rating I'm looking for WM, you Valk is awesomely sweet. So the VF-1 series would be great on lets say. Getting back on the track of model building. I used to do Militray Scale 1/35th Modern. Would it make a differents by switching to say the smaller scale 1/72? Quote
wm cheng Posted January 19, 2005 Author Posted January 19, 2005 You're right, 1/72 scale is much smaller, a lot of weathering techniques for larger scales don't look right in 1/72 scale, I had to re-learn/experiment with a lot of techniques before I can get something I liked that looked proper in this scale. I had to forgo some weathering like watermarks in 1/72 scale, that I find only sucessfully achieved in 1/32 scale. From what I gather 1/35 scale is military tanks and vehicles, not many planes made in that scale - so aircraft weathering is pretty different from vehicular weathering - a lot less drybrushing. Good luck & post... Quote
Jim C Posted January 19, 2005 Posted January 19, 2005 (edited) Wm Cheng, I'm back...with many questions, and I apologize in advance for the sloppy images, but if you could give me a hand here on a couple of unsure things, I'd be most appreciative. I'll just post the pics, and you can reply when you have time...thanks again for the help, and I apologize in advance if you have answered these questions. Really sorry for the repetition...I'm in kind of a hurry! Best regards, Jim Edited January 19, 2005 by Jim C Quote
Jim C Posted January 19, 2005 Posted January 19, 2005 (edited) again... Edited January 19, 2005 by Jim C Quote
Sar Posted January 19, 2005 Posted January 19, 2005 Hmm... I read through this whole thread a couple of days ago and I'm fairly sure that the explanations you're after were in the posts you must have gone past to get the images... As far as I remember, the shading was done by airbrushing a dark shade (probably smoke, I guess) into the edges, the blocking in the wing gap is a bit of pretextured styrene sheet cut to fit and the magnets are for allowing the FAST packs to be detached and fitted without spoiling the look of the thing when they're not on. Off the top of my head. Quote
wm cheng Posted January 19, 2005 Author Posted January 19, 2005 Yep, you've got it Sar. The extra "revit" details are actually already on the kit, just really faintly (I guess the way its released from the molds) all I did was use a pin-vise with a very small bit and drilled out the faint impressions. I only made an indent, I didn't drill all the way through. Very easy, because its very soft plastic. The shading is done after I did a black oil wash on the parts to pick out the detail. Then I airbrushed really thinned flat black and just airbrushed where I wanted the shading to be. I immediately protected this very thin delicate layer with a semi-gloss clear-coat when I was happy with the finish. The little "fence" after the wing sweep is a piece of corrugated styrene that you could pick up at most hobby/train supply stores - there are quite a variety of textures to choose from. The magnets (rare-earth magnets to be exact - very strong, its needed since there's a bit of plastic to work through) are in the leg portion, and the steel washers are on the back of the fast pack portion so that they will become removeable after the model is built. Good luck, lets see some pics... Quote
Jim C Posted January 20, 2005 Posted January 20, 2005 (edited) The magnets (rare-earth magnets to be exact - very strong, its needed since there's a bit of plastic to work through) are in the leg portion, and the steel washers are on the back of the fast pack portion so that they will become removeable after the model is built. Wm Cheng, I have to admit that this is my first foray into the Macross world, so please be gentle... Do these things "transform" into some kind of techno-robot thing, which is why you folks refer to "heads" and "legs"? Is that what battroid mode is? Is there a movie based on this, maybe with English sub-titles? Thanks again for any help (and by the way, I still have to procure one of these...tomorrow, if I can get out of the house). Jim Edited January 20, 2005 by Jim C Quote
Ido Posted January 20, 2005 Posted January 20, 2005 (edited) The magnets (rare-earth magnets to be exact - very strong, its needed since there's a bit of plastic to work through) are in the leg portion, and the steel washers are on the back of the fast pack portion so that they will become removeable after the model is built. Wm Cheng, I have to admit that this is my first foray into the Macross world, so please be gentle... Do these things "transform" into some kind of techno-robot thing, which is why you folks refer to "heads" and "legs"? Is that what battroid mode is? Is there a movie based on this, maybe with English sub-titles? Thanks again for any help (and by the way, I still have to procure one of these...tomorrow, if I can get out of the house). Jim The vf-0S is from Macross zero (5 episodes home video anime). It can transform in Gerwalk and Battorid modes Gerwalk is basically a fighter with legs and arms This is the battroid You can find all the pics here keep in mind that the cg model of the 0S in the site is old, watch the others version too. Edited January 20, 2005 by Ido Quote
Jim C Posted January 21, 2005 Posted January 21, 2005 Ido, Thanks much for the help... That puts things into perspective. Unfortunately, I am not able to get Macross kits here in the US (at least not Hasegawa, anyway), as there apparently was an "issue" between Bandai (who actually held licensing for Macross) and Hasegawa, who apparently did NOT have a license deal with the Macross stuff, so Hasegawa is not allowed to import their Macross kits to the US. No big deal, as I just ordered from HLJ, but it's still kind of a pain. Jim Quote
Ido Posted January 21, 2005 Posted January 21, 2005 Ido,Thanks much for the help... That puts things into perspective. Unfortunately, I am not able to get Macross kits here in the US (at least not Hasegawa, anyway), as there apparently was an "issue" between Bandai (who actually held licensing for Macross) and Hasegawa, who apparently did NOT have a license deal with the Macross stuff, so Hasegawa is not allowed to import their Macross kits to the US. No big deal, as I just ordered from HLJ, but it's still kind of a pain. Jim I think is an Harmony Gold copyright issue, Bandai don't care about Macross anymore. HG cause a lot of problem when a Macross product must be realesed outside Japan, but there is surely someone who can explain you far better then me here. Quote
nickster Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 This build was the inspiration for my VF-0D... thanks again =D Quote
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