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3 hours ago, KOG Water Dragon said:

I'm not super enthused about green TV Rau since this would be my 4th Rau kit... but I do like the TV head better.

Personally, I’ve always loved the tv version more and couldn’t wait for this one. I only bought the M&M versions and skipped the standard purple, mostly cause I don’t really like purple, so this will be my third. Although I’ve been tempted on the purple one because I love that box art and would love to turn it into a sorta wall poster

5 hours ago, derex3592 said:

Started knocking back the pre-shading on the Cat's Eye 👁️‍🗨️ and the Blackbird on Monday. I'm determined to make the SR-71 not just look BLACK... but like they do in reality...which isn't easy. 

Not black is tough. Gotta go dark, but not too dark and then shading is rough cause it can just disappear and then lighter highlights can look too light and then certain weathering products turn darker with top coat. Good luck and I’m sure you’ll get a great looking kit done as long as you take care and definitely take a little time to test things out.

40 minutes ago, GMK said:

Can you point me toward a reference so I can tell the difference? Cheers!

The front of the tv arm launchers is angled, but the movie ones have a flat end

4 hours ago, tekering said:

No way!  The bigger, the better.  I have the 1:60 KOG with buster on pre-order. 😋

I wish I had the space, but unfortunately, it’s the 1/144 version for me

2 hours ago, Cheese3 said:

I just finished my imai, 1/144th vf-1a, it wasn’t my best work but it’s done. I bought the kit again as a re-do. Also! Here’s my 1/144th collection 

Love the little collection 

1 hour ago, Papa Rat said:

Those old kits though. I think you are right about surface prep. I like overcoming a challenge to a certain degree. It just feels good in the end. I also adore the smaller scale of those kits compared to the huge, let’s say VOLKS KOG kit with the buster. That box sits on my shelf which I haven’t had the courage to start yet. One day. 

I like the small kits as well. One of my favorites and sadly discontinued line of Macross kits were the tomytec vf-1 models. I really wish that line would get a revive cause they were great for the size and came with cool decal options if you didn’t want them as is. I would’ve loved for them to have done destroids and zentraedi mecha to go with them

3 hours ago, Papa Rat said:

Getting closer. Still needs decals, detail paint, top coat, the usual…I’m excited to finish this up but I have to say that this build hasn’t been as fun as some of the old vintage stuff I have been doing. Regardless I’m learning a lot through the process. 
Maybe I’m learning in too hard on the highlight shading thing with my paint jobs? I am on the fence about it. 

A big thanks to @pengbuzzfor the heads up about pilot options. I reached out to @arbit for the digital pilot files. They are tiny tiny and work perfectly for this build. I had a blast painting them and they actually look half decent. ♥️

@derex3592Look! Got one of those stands you plugged awhile back. Super handy, thanks for the heads up. 👍

Looks really great so far and love the little dudes

11 minutes ago, SteveTheFish said:

@Papa Rat You're coming along very well. I'm still tempted to think you're a phony when you say that you've only been modeling for about a year or so, like you're having us all on.

He’s definitely come a long way, but I do gotta say that people new to the hobby these days have far more resources than people starting out before the age of the internet. There’s also been a lot of innovation in tools and tricks that weren’t around a decade or so ago. I think community has a lot to do with newer builders compared to the lack of community back in the day.

There’s also a certain amount of natural talent that some people have for learning a hobby or music or art. Some people just catch on to these things much faster than others 

3 hours ago, pengbuzz said:

More like smeared things together...

I was trying to be nice, but smeared works better. 

1 hour ago, Bolt said:

My thoughts exactly. Didn't pull the trigger on that one. But i definitely got the tv Q-Rau. 
But i can't help feel like I'm adding to a stash i have no idea when i'm gonna see . Also pre ordered the full armor MG ZZ and the hangar w leds. 

Yeah, not sure how all this is gonna play out.

3 hours ago, Shawn said:

But at least they made it white!! (hint hint Bandai)

Why would it be white? It usually looks more gray in the show. I really didn’t get a great look at them in the movie version though.

8 hours ago, Thom said:

If we want, we could imagine this as a heavily modified/updated version of the VF-1 series that is still active into the Frontier era. These were still used as trainers, but I can see this as a still viable combat version.

i was thinking more like a few junkers got parts together from things in the Macross 2 universe and kinda slapped things together 

2 hours ago, Shawn said:

We know the Nousjadeul-Ger has coming in 2026, where else are the going to go?

I really love the movie version and would also get at least one tv version. The only thing other than larger ships would be the gnerl fighter and I’d definitely get at least one of them

42 minutes ago, Papa Rat said:

I’m onboard for the Queadlunn-Rau. The old IMAI kit was my very first model kit build and what got me into this hobby last year and I’m so excited to get a new “more accurate “ version in the mix. 
 

I built one of the Bandai rereleases of that kit the first round a while back and still have fond memories of it. There appears to be more surface details on the old kit since it’s based more on the detailed art rather than the tv line art and show appearance. Although I kinda wish it had that extra surface detailyou can see the tv one is much smoother like the new kit, but most of the extra detail would just take a bit of thin plastic sheet. The added venting stuff would be a bit more difficult though 

6 minutes ago, VF-1A Grunt said:

Thanks, I’ll just order one kit for now. I may just do it in the standard colors regardless. I’ve never been a huge fan of the “hero” schemes because I like the generic and squadron schemes to represent regular pilots in the series. I’m guessing that if they offer the standard version, it will just have the blank faceplate like the movie version.

I personally just really like the black and green, but often I do like the grunts 

33 minutes ago, VF-1A Grunt said:

Very cool, I'm glad to see both of these new models. It's interesting how the VT-1 product description says, "The kit is composed of parts that allow you to choose between the Gerwalk Fighter and the Gerwalk." I assume that means it will include the arms tucked in for Fighter mode as shown in the product artwork or the arms extended out like normal Gerwalk mode (which I don't think was ever shown in the movie). It was always interesting to me how it was portrayed in the movie, that Hikaru only extended the legs when they landed and never fully transformed it into Gerwalk mode.

I don't know much about the Queadluun Rau appeared in the TV series and only really have the Macross Mecha Manual to reference. It doesn't appear to me that the standard Queadluun Rau has any detail differences vs. Millia's. Here's the "Standard Battle Colors" version from the Macross Mecha Manual. I'm considering ordering two kits so I can do one in this color scheme as a "wingman."

They’re the same other than color, although you may want to wait a bit and see if they do the standard color version with a slightly different pilot, but it would only be very slightly different if anything 

Here’s the description for the Queadluun Rau from hobby searchI’m just really glad it seems they changed up the necessary stuff rather than just doing what they did with the Macross kit

Everything listed is up for preorder, I checked an hour ago and they weren’t there, but they’re up now. I ordered the Queadluun Rau and looks like November release, but not sure how shipping and such will go down by then

I guess there’s also a 1/12 resin figure to add to the hasegawa list of upcoming goodies 

8 minutes ago, SteveTheFish said:

Hey, I just checked again and I take it back. I just saw a lack of a figure and didn't read it. However, it says specifically TV版ミリアフィギュア in the advertising graphic. D'oh! Additionally, in the product description it says:

ミリア・ファリーナのフィギュア原型は太郎もちこみ 氏が担当。/ The Millia Farina figure prototype was created by Taro Mochikomi.

In the graphic the Japanese says that it only features the upper half of Millia's body is included, but the kit we already got is like that anyway. I actually bought mine in July when a seller on Rakuten had it on a killer sale, with free shipping. I only paid something like 3800 yen with free shipping. I couldn't refuse!

So scratch out my theory that there may be some licensing clause which prevents them from doing non-DYRL stuff. So if that's the case, why did they recreate a great cockpit for the Glaug but no Kamjin figure? 

Has anyone made an STL file Kamjin for 3D printing?

Thanks for the update, I feel relieved now. Hopefully they do a full resin figure of her like they did the movie version.

As far as the Glaug, I really don’t know other than maybe the figure would look too small, but then why bother with a cockpit. Maybe by the time a tv Nousjadeul Ger happens, they’ll give him a chance 

4 minutes ago, twich said:

I don't have to worry about it disintegrating like a popcorn fart in church. 

I didn’t know people ate popcorn at church. I never go, so I guess I wouldn’t know

1 hour ago, SteveTheFish said:

I'm guessing that the reasons why we aren't seeing figures of Kamjin for the Glaug or TOS Millia for this new Q-Rau is the result of the truce established between Big West and hissy-fit Harmony Gold

Did it say they weren’t including Mirya in this version?

I did think it odd they left out Kamjin, but I don’t know if that’s really the reason since Plamax hasn’t had any problems and I don’t think hasegawa had any issues with the tv vf-1 kits 

2 hours ago, GMK said:

TV Queedrun Rau (sp?)!

I definitely need this one

1 hour ago, pengbuzz said:

Yeah; this happened due to a hot oil fryer blowing up (NEVER let water anywhere NEAR those)., and me pulling my wife out of the way of it.

I hate to hear that you got hurt, but at least you’re a true hero

I was kinda thinking about it and I was liking the movie up until Bucky figured out that they had to do something about Bob. I think they should have done more of the group trying to nail their employer and less of the big bad God Bob. I still don’t get the groups motivation for giving up at the end, they could’ve nailed her and just said Bucky was their political support for the group. It was such a terrible ending that it kinda just will make the movie rather forgettable. I don’t think I’ll ever rewatch it like I did with a lot of the older marvel movies. The whole thing felt more like a tv show plot for a mostly skippable episode than a full on movie story

4 minutes ago, pengbuzz said:

My current project:

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This happened Wednesday night; it took the very top layer of skin off. Thankfully, no blisters (used cool water immediately to keep the heat from continuing to damage the skin for 20 minutes). Urgent care checked it out and it's not infected. Just going to take time to heal; bad news is this is my writing/ drawing hand, and it's right on the wrist. Using Band Aid brand Hydro Sea*l (hydrocolloid) to keep it most, but also giving it "breathing time" so the skin doesn't get macerated (softened due to moisture and no air).

Yeah, it hurts. 

Anyways, I have this under my doctor's care so hopefully it will heal up sooner rather than later.

*Was going to use clearcoat but I thought that might sting a bit.  

Aside from this, not much else going on; money is short (story of my life), so nothing new on the table. May try post-shading/ "post mottling" my cat's eye; it does need a stand so there's that.

In other news: cannot find my 1/72 Tomcat models that ere in progress. We seem to think they may have gotten left behind during the move; that reduces my stash to...zero.

Ain't life fun?

Stay tuned.

Next time it’s taco day, remember that you’re not in the menu because we all look forward to your updates on the hobbies. Can’t wait to see how things go once that arm heals up. 
Be safe and get well soon and don’t overdo things too soon

3 hours ago, derex3592 said:

Also picked up a Dspiae mini rechargeable electric sander

Gotta let us know how well it works. I’ve seen some non English vids of people using it and it seems pretty cool.
That company is coming out with some rather interesting tools, saw a no clean airbrush that not only runs bottled paints, but also can be set to run paint markers as well. I don’t know how well it works, but they definitely have some creative ideas.