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It looks like she's spent a couple winters in Alaska. Well done!!!

... The 31's are... I don't recall the 25's canopies being tinted🤔... Guess it's a good excuse for a Frontier rewatch! but they've also done it to the VF-1J in the Hi-MetalR line: Which is not accurate. This is potentially just my own personal taste, but the pilot should be able to see out of the canopy really well, which usually means one should be able to see in really well. If they're going to do it I'd appreciate it being much more subtle... the frosted gold canopy on the DX VF-31C, for example, is on completely the wrong end of that spectrum imo. but maybe I'm the weirdo on this one

Thanks guys! I'm trying to keep it tidy as best I can, but it's an exercise in discipline! 😇 My favorite thing about the set-up is the Adam Savage inspired lights... GAME CHANGER, highly recommended if you're looking for more lighting! @derex3592 I paid someone who knew what they were doing to put my vent in. I'm glad I spent the money (and I'm glad I didn't have to drill a hole in my exterior wall myself) but it weren't cheap🤑 One of the youtubers I watch recommended Lysol all-purpose cleaner for acrylics, and it's worked wonders and smells great once I'm done airbrushing! I'm also glad I did it so I don't have to subject my cat to VOCs when I use solvent-based paint and make her even more 'special' than she already is.😸 @Papa Rat That Plamax is looking real good! What did you use for the green? It looks like a great match for the scheme.

That would be nice, but since I display all of my Bandai valks in-flight it's not an issue for me. However: Can anyone explain Bandai's insatiable need to tint the canopies on their valks?

Newer alloys will help with staving off corrosion/wear. Proper hardening/heat-treating will also help keep wear-and-tear down. Proper storage conditions for when they're in-between runs of that kit is critical for longevity, but eventually they will degrade over thousands of injection cycles. Some careful/highly skilled welding/refinishing processes can be employed if a mold develops wear or damage... but eventually they'll just have to be retired and hopefully you got your investment back from them well before that happens. I think the oldest/most reissued kits in my stash are Hasegawa's Macross Zero boxings of the Mig-29 [scalemates says it was tooled in 1987] & F-14 [scalemates says it was tooled in 1977], and they've got a bunch of flashing [the Mig is worse than the Tomcat], which is usually the biggest sign of an aging mold. They also have some mold-alignment/seamline issues, and one of Tomcat's wings is slightly warped [not sure it that was an assembly error on my part, or if it was the kit tbh]. The Tomcat is also all raised panel lines [argh!!], as opposed to the Mig which is engraved panel lines. Other than that, the fitment on both was still pretty good, no huge gaps or parts that wouldn't fit or anything like that... nothing some minor putty-work and/or sanding couldn't take care of so far. Molds are not cheap. Complex, high-production steel molds range from $30,000 to well over $100,000. I'm curious as to what Bandai's enormous PG Nu Gundam's molds cost. I've never heard a model company actually describe these costs to their customers, but I'd be very interested to find out real numbers.

I don't think I have the eyes, hands or patience for that... Well done! I realized I mentioned my new workbench but didn't post any pics: and I made some slight progress on the Mig tonight: clearcoat and the first few decals

^That ... and I want one... I've managed not to splurge on any of the VF-25s toys... there's enough models in my stash that I can't justify it to myself... but this? Just when I thought I was out, the pull me back in!!

Hasegawa, Wave or Max Factory are more likely (and my preferred options) to do a VF-19 series in 1/72 fighter mode. If it's Hasegawa, we can expect a full VF-19 set, as they'll milk those molds until the steel turns to ash. I'm personally hoping for that outcome, as I want them all: Basara's Kai, the VF-19S/F of Emerald Force, and the VF-19P. Some of the other "less canon" variants from the Masterfile or Macross the Ride would be sweet too, like the VF-19EF. I have spare YF-19s in the stash for those alternate White/Blue & White/Orange schemes. They're pretty! I also eagerly await a 1/48 YF-21... they might even make a VF-22 in 1/48, but I'll keep praying for that and world peace and see which come first😇 Either way, I'm quite happy to have this particular addiction of mine fed, so here's to hoping!

My ever-growing mountain of plastic crack [which ALSO includes all the original vf-25 releases] will include at least 1 Tornado... No, thank you, I do NOT have a problem...

I can see it in the final image when I expand it to full-size. Looks good, nice and subtle like OTEC materials and paint should imo.

@Papa Rat Thanks! Your Bellvine's paintjob is excellent btw. Looking forward to your Alaska VF-1 @joscasle Looking great so far! 🤣If they made it, maybe there's hope for us all!

Sweet. What pink did you paint it with?

Impressive... Giving me wild ideas!

Wonderful work! Is that a kit, or a 3D print?

😆 Good one! I was going to post the exchange between Arya Stark and The Hound regarding people naming their swords, but thought better of it 😇 High Telméan sounds familiar, what's it from? Cool name anyway!