macroadster Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 I got the kit 2 days before Christmas. My initial plan is to make this VF-1S a different pose from the stock kit. However, I am not sure if I should convert this to VF-0S for uniqueness. Here is how I started it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macroadster Posted January 2, 2005 Author Share Posted January 2, 2005 This kit comes with really rough parts. There are things sticking out all over the place and some of them ruin the details... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macroadster Posted January 2, 2005 Author Share Posted January 2, 2005 Here is a piece of the shoulder. I apologize for the blury picture, but you can see there is a big junkie piece stick out of the shoulder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macroadster Posted January 2, 2005 Author Share Posted January 2, 2005 I manage to sand all of the pieces. Resin is much more easily to sand than plastic. Resin turns to powder rather quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macroadster Posted January 2, 2005 Author Share Posted January 2, 2005 I am not so sure what to use to glue the resin parts together. Hints anyone? For now I am drilling holes between the pieces and pin them with staple pins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macroadster Posted January 2, 2005 Author Share Posted January 2, 2005 Here is a shot of the staple pins in the left arm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macroadster Posted January 2, 2005 Author Share Posted January 2, 2005 Here is a shot of the staple pins in the left arm from a different angle. Note, try to avoid using the bended section of the staple pins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macroadster Posted January 2, 2005 Author Share Posted January 2, 2005 Here is a dry fit of most of the pieces of the kit. The drilling and pinning were done in matter of couple minutes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macroadster Posted January 2, 2005 Author Share Posted January 2, 2005 Here is a rough visualization of the pose. The gun is pointed in the different direction instead of holding by two hands. I am almost convinced to alter this kit to become a VF-0S, but it will be a lot of work to reform the legs and various parts using eproxy putter. Lucky for me, I got some extra eproxy putter left over from my VF-0S plane project. Now, I just need to wait for someone to enlighten me on how to glue resin parts together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highside Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 Use super glue for resin kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWR MKII Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 those chuny bits are pour stubs. most resin its have them. yours have actually been trimmed down a bit for you. its where the resin gets poured into the mold. its quite common some companies (not many) actually clean them up alot more so all you have to do is a little touch up sanding. a good brand of gleu to use is ZAP CA glue in the green label bottle. it dries a little slower and is slightly thicker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f91 Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 I've used coat hanger wires to pin models before, but that might be too big for your kit. Any type of stiff wire or even plastic rod will work. Be carefull with that resin dust. It isn't good for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gundamhead Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 Ok quick basics for you. You've done great so far. 1. Try wet sanding resin. Keeps the dust to a minimum, it sands much better, and healthier. Go slow, resin sands easy and you can sand away detail pretty quick. 2. Crazy Glue (CA) or Epoxy bond resin kits. Careful with the Crazy Glue, it bonds instantly sometimes on resin. It's also harder than the resin, so if you have to sand away dry Crazy Glue, go slow or you might accidentally take away the area around the glue you're trying to remove. 3. Your model should get a warm soapy bath in a detergent soap. (Simple Green or even Dawn) It removes the mold release which can interfere with paint. 4 Your pins are very good. It adds strength to the parts. However, you might have gone a little overboard. Once you glue that guy, he'll never come apart the same way. Pinning is usually for areas that bear heavy stress, on heavier models. Hope this helps you, and show pics when you finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagull Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 where did you get the kit at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyowelb Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 where did you get the kit at? you can try e2046 or hobbyfan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurel Tristen Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 Nice kit. However a VF-XS...... http://nanashino.macrossmecha.info/variable/vfxs.html I trust you meant VF-xS.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macroadster Posted January 3, 2005 Author Share Posted January 3, 2005 where did you get the kit at? Got it at hobbyfan.com. I think that's the only place available online now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macroadster Posted January 3, 2005 Author Share Posted January 3, 2005 I've used coat hanger wires to pin models before, but that might be too big for your kit. Any type of stiff wire or even plastic rod will work. Be carefull with that resin dust. It isn't good for you. I breath in a lot of the white powder. I will watch out from now on...Thanks I hope I don't die any time soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macroadster Posted January 3, 2005 Author Share Posted January 3, 2005 those chuny bits are pour stubs. most resin its have them. yours have actually been trimmed down a bit for you. its where the resin gets poured into the mold. its quite common some companies (not many) actually clean them up alot more so all you have to do is a little touch up sanding. a good brand of gleu to use is ZAP CA glue in the green label bottle. it dries a little slower and is slightly thicker. I will try out the ZAP glue. I don't want my kit to glue together too fast by super glue, so I can model it a little while I am building it. Thanks for the tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macroadster Posted January 3, 2005 Author Share Posted January 3, 2005 Nice kit.However a VF-XS...... http://nanashino.macrossmecha.info/variable/vfxs.html I trust you meant VF-xS.... Yes you are correct. My bad for using a big "X". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macroadster Posted January 3, 2005 Author Share Posted January 3, 2005 I am trying to fill some of the holes and alter the details with epoxy putter. I am not sure if I am doing it right. I used my fingers to mold the parts into something that look like the shoulder pads, and fill in the circle on the legs. I also added some putter to the head so it would look like VF-0S's head. However, those hand made parts don't look professional at all. I am waiting for the parts to dry. Next I will sand those parts to remove finger prints from those parts. If I am not doing this right, let me know. I will try to remove the putter as soon as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macroadster Posted January 3, 2005 Author Share Posted January 3, 2005 I put the kits back together and wait for them to dry... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gundamhead Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 I've used coat hanger wires to pin models before, but that might be too big for your kit. Any type of stiff wire or even plastic rod will work. Be carefull with that resin dust. It isn't good for you. I breath in a lot of the white powder. I will watch out from now on...Thanks I hope I don't die any time soon. Wet sand! It's just better all around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myersjessee Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 Looking good...keep us in the loop please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurel Tristen Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 Nice kit.However a VF-XS...... http://nanashino.macrossmecha.info/variable/vfxs.html I trust you meant VF-xS.... Yes you are correct. My bad for using a big "X". Okay cool Good luck with it. It looks good so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macroadster Posted January 5, 2005 Author Share Posted January 5, 2005 I brought a new automatic sanding and cutting tool today. It used to take me hours to send a single part. Now, all parts were sanded in 10 minutes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macroadster Posted January 5, 2005 Author Share Posted January 5, 2005 The cutting tool helped in dividing the top right arm into two pieces for my new pose. I was extremely pleased with the cutting result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macroadster Posted January 5, 2005 Author Share Posted January 5, 2005 I haven't got much done today. I only painted the chest, and air in-take part is looking more like VF-0S than VF-1S now. The air breaker piece has been hand drilled, but I probably should have used a pan to align the holes before I drill them. They don't look aligned when looking closely. I sand away so much detail today that there is no turning back to a VF-1S now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macroadster Posted January 6, 2005 Author Share Posted January 6, 2005 Since the black strips are linear, I thoguht it would be easy to use the painting tape to tape all parts and brush away quickly.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macroadster Posted January 6, 2005 Author Share Posted January 6, 2005 By the time the black paint were dryed, I peal off the tapes and realized that I screw up big time. I probably didn't tape it tight enough or I was using too much paint. Perhaps, this method only works with air brush. I was pretty discouraged for the mess that I made. In addition, my new boss called me that I will be starting in a new job soon. Therefore I won't have time to play with the model anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macroadster Posted January 6, 2005 Author Share Posted January 6, 2005 Let's not panic. I decided to paint the head to boost my mood to continue to work on the model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macroadster Posted January 6, 2005 Author Share Posted January 6, 2005 Things are starting to look up again after I pin the legs together and realize that this model is really good looking.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macroadster Posted January 6, 2005 Author Share Posted January 6, 2005 prime the steel parts to ensure the steel color would stick on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macroadster Posted January 6, 2005 Author Share Posted January 6, 2005 The right leg has been assembled and joined by epoxy putter, and the left leg has been joined by crazy glue. The original kit's right leg does not really connect, so I add some putter to ensure there is no gap in the knee section. In addition, I sand away the olive shape of detail beside the air-intake to make the robot looks like VF-0S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macroadster Posted January 6, 2005 Author Share Posted January 6, 2005 I used epoxy putter to join the right arm too. This is because I cut off the right arm and re position the arm to another angle which is probably hard to be joint by crazy glue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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