cambodian tire Posted April 11, 2004 Posted April 11, 2004 Since this is my first valk. and can't keep from transforming it time to time this isn't a full blown custom paint job, however it started a hikaru F 1J .Please keep in mind I haven't weathered it yet or painted the engine nozzles etc. I'll post pictures when I get it finished .... later Quote
cambodian tire Posted April 11, 2004 Author Posted April 11, 2004 your probably absolutely right ,but the aviation purist in me made me put the 101 on the nose where it is ,not that it matters but in real life if roy was the leader - 100 the next rank would be 101 then every other underling getting any other modex after 102,103 etc. within that squadron. Sorry to all those purists out there! Quote
Uxi Posted April 11, 2004 Posted April 11, 2004 Your placement for the numbers is interest too... at least as far as a "purist" perspective might go. And why would you start with a 1J? Looks nice outside of purist-type concerns. Quote
UN Spacy Posted April 11, 2004 Posted April 11, 2004 Did you take a piece of the PROMETHEUS sticker for the pilot name? Does that say H. THEUS? Quote
Mechamaniac Posted April 11, 2004 Posted April 11, 2004 Cool! I love the detail on the missile clusters! Quote
cambodian tire Posted April 12, 2004 Author Posted April 12, 2004 I think I chose the J because I'm partial to it's shape , the name on the canopy says M. THEUS because that happens to be my name and no the red band is so far not painted but I have a darker red to go on there 'cause I don"t like the "ketchup red" too much Quote
RichterX Posted April 12, 2004 Posted April 12, 2004 Is it a 1/60 VF-1J Hikaru repainted? I like the repainted TV type roy Quote
David Hingtgen Posted April 12, 2004 Posted April 12, 2004 I sure can appreciate the 101 modex number. And yellow live warhead stripes on the missiles. Quote
cambodian tire Posted April 12, 2004 Author Posted April 12, 2004 Uhm it's a 1/48 T.V. type Roy/Hikaru VF1J repainted - unfinished, hope that answers your question, thanks for the interest! Quote
cambodian tire Posted April 12, 2004 Author Posted April 12, 2004 Ah... another aviation enthusiast? Quote
Mechamaniac Posted April 12, 2004 Posted April 12, 2004 Ah... another aviation enthusiast? To say David Hintgen is an aviation enthusiast would be the understatement of the century I think. Quote
cambodian tire Posted April 12, 2004 Author Posted April 12, 2004 Cool if there's anything you can think of , like mini "remove before flight" flags/pins hanging off the second set of missiles - for wheels down static display. what do you guys think? Quote
RichterX Posted April 12, 2004 Posted April 12, 2004 I have seen on Walmat they sell this 1/48 F-14 Diecast model, I have one already but I would like to buy another one and repaint it as a UN Macross Zero F-14 like the one of the first Episode. Quote
Neova Posted April 12, 2004 Posted April 12, 2004 Very good and I like what you did the pilot. Gives me something to do with my the extras in my ground crew kit. So many customs to make, so little time (and money). Quote
Wicked Ace Posted April 12, 2004 Posted April 12, 2004 That thing is definitely different! I really dig the pilot; nice job. Quote
KingNor Posted April 12, 2004 Posted April 12, 2004 i'm still confused why its a 1j, why its 101 and why the numbers are in weird spots, and how that makes it a "purists" valk? isn't ALL that stuff diffrent from the show? enlighten me. Quote
RichterX Posted April 12, 2004 Posted April 12, 2004 Well actually wasn't Roy on the first episode of Macross Zero Delta-1 and later in the Episode 2 his squad is called Skull? His VF-0S number is 301. Quote
RTShark Posted April 12, 2004 Posted April 12, 2004 i'm still confused why its a 1j, why its 101 and why the numbers are in weird spots, and how that makes it a "purists" valk? It is all different from the show, which is why he said it's *not* a purists Valk. Basically he made it the way he did because he wanted it to reflect real world patterns more than the show version did. And I guess the 1J just because he likes it (I agree! 1J rocks!) Quote
cambodian tire Posted April 12, 2004 Author Posted April 12, 2004 To answer some of KingNor's questions, the valk markings aren't "purist" or accurate from a macross point of veiw but rather , more so , from a USN point of veiw. I was into aircraft before I was into Macross and some things in terms of markings stands out to me as weird. I think the artists and animators take their cue from real life, like the UN SPACEY kites on the wings and nose and the rest of us can identify that those things are supposed to be there. I think however that animators don't necessarily know what all those numbers have evolved to represent.Thats totaly fine for the macross universe because it's all makebelieve, and I wouldn't expect it any other way. I just wan't mine not to look out of place to me. Just FYI in the navy Skull Squadron is the Jolly Rogers Squdron and at the time of Macross' debut their squadron # was "84" or VF-84 the "V" being an arbitrary symbol for heavier than air (dregebles, not planes, were the norm) and "F" for fighter squadron The "modex" number or the number on the nose and wings in the navy are either numbers in the 100's or in the 200's or in the case of a training squadron, in the 400's. The leader or CAG (Roy) gets an even 100 or 200 the next rank the CO gets 101 or 102 so you see in my makebelive world Roy somewhere, gets to fly around in his VF1S marked 100 and my valk could somebody else in a VF1J marked 101.To sum up it's all different from the show the only thing less accurate to the show I guess I could have done is to paint it hot pink oohh! See ya for now! Quote
cambodian tire Posted April 12, 2004 Author Posted April 12, 2004 Edit - I meant the CO gets 101 or 201 ..... sorry Quote
KingNor Posted April 12, 2004 Posted April 12, 2004 RTShark & cambodian tire: thanks for the update, i must have misread the post. neat lookin valk i still like the roy pilot. can we get a pic in robot mode? Quote
hirohawa Posted April 12, 2004 Posted April 12, 2004 Looks awesome. I like the unique take on Roys valk. You did a great jorb! Quote
Agent ONE Posted April 12, 2004 Posted April 12, 2004 Did we ever see the big UMM nukes on the wings IN the atmosphere? Quote
cambodian tire Posted April 13, 2004 Author Posted April 13, 2004 KingNor here's a couple of pictures in robot mode but please remeber this is not finished as I haven't had time yet. In the photos you can see blueish colored liquid masking on the inside of the legs as I have yet to paint the black stripes, I have painted one black stripe on the outside of the legs so far. It needs weathering,decaling,exhaust/feet to be painted fast packs detailed & painted,gun pod painted and much more. I'm a little leary of posting too many pics of it uncomplete. There's also some close up pictures of my cockpit on my other topic "TV roy for 1/48. Thanks again! Quote
cambodian tire Posted April 13, 2004 Author Posted April 13, 2004 and if anybody cares to educate me on how to size (in photoshop) and group smaller pictures in on attachment it would be welcomed but for now here's one more. Quote
Mechamaniac Posted April 13, 2004 Posted April 13, 2004 Did we ever see the big UMM nukes on the wings IN the atmosphere? No, I'm pretty sure those are capital ship busters in the series. Not to say that they couldn't be carried in atmosphere, but definitely on the inner wing hardpoints, or perhaps the fuselage. Quote
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