Vifam7 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 (edited) Finished my Wave 1/100 scale VF-1S! This was a relatively quick build (for me). About 2 months from start to finish. The buildup of this kit is relatively easy. It’s mostly snap-fit. Some parts do require glue however. The fit is decent but not quite to the level of Bandai gunpla precision. I would suggest that in some areas, the snap-fit pins should be cut off entirely and instead the parts be glued together. I did not do this and thus some areas on my build got a bit gappy. Made a slight change to the main landing gear covers. I’m a leg man and I wanted the main landing gear legs to show. The main color is Model Master Light Gray (FS36495) enamel that was brush painted on. Tamiya Gunmetal (TS-38) was used for the foot thrusters. Tamiya TS-6 for the black part on the tailfins, the gun, and parts of the wing stripe. I had problems with the decals. I don’t know why but they were constantly cracking or breaking apart while I was adjusting the placement. I then learned that Gunze’s Topcoat doesn’t quite seal the decals like Tamiya’s TS-80. The decals were flaking off on my fingers! I found out that the best way to deal with this was to apply a thin coating of Topcoat to the decal, then apply Microset, then apply another coat of Topcoat. I pretty much had to paint much of the black wing stripes after they crumbled off. I was real lucky that the UN Spacy kite survived. Also, some of the decals like those for the tailfins and ventral fins were poor fitting. They just didn’t line up at all. I made a mess out of the ventral fins. After that, I decided to simply paint the tailfins. That all said, I like the details and the sculpt is excellent. It’s a modern kit and definitely several steps above the old 1/100 Arii. Save for the decals, it’s a relatively easy kit to complete. The scale goes great with Gundams and other sci-fi mecha models. And now for some pics. I hope I'm not posting too many. Next to the old Arii kit that I built several years ago Edited January 16, 2019 by Vifam7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derex3592 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Nice clean little build! I can't believe you brush painted it. I don't see any streaks or brush marks. Good job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool8or Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Looks great, I like it. And I have to say it, your Arii fighter is far better than mine, built 15 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabe Q Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 I love that shot of the old and new right next to each other. What an awesome build. Thanks for posting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric indigo Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 You did a flawless job on the kit, especially with the brush painting. Regarding the model, I think that Wave has done better work in the past and considering that the price of this kit is almost that of the Hase 1/72, they're not doing the franchise a favor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vifam7 Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share Posted March 4, 2014 Thanks everyone for the kind words. Putting it next to the old Arii was my main drive to build this kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrinG Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Very nice work - and the right gray for every VF . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechTech Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Great job Vifam! There is a BIG difference in the sculpts, details AND decals between the two! Actually great job on both! - MT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coronadlux Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Awesome job. Noticeable difference in both, but both look good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vifam7 Posted March 6, 2014 Author Share Posted March 6, 2014 Great job Vifam! There is a BIG difference in the sculpts, details AND decals between the two! Actually great job on both! - MT Big difference in age too! That Arii kit came out like 30 years ago! There was a 1/100 scale non-super packed transformable model by Arii back then too. I've never been able to find one though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie2008 Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Nice touch Vifam7! I like legs myself I've always love planes with landing gears out. I'm suprise how much detail that WAVE 1/100 kit has. Seeing someone else's work has aways inspire me to start a project of my own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyDude Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 The wave kit is very nice. I bought the fighter and battroid kits and build mine in Gerwalk mode. Extra parts are included. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechTech Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 I think the Bandai kit is the old Arii kit, especially since they bought out the molds. I've got two of the armored Millia kits in 1/100. - MT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie addict Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Those little wave kits are the best for 1/100. Great job Vifam7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dax415 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger69 Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 (edited) Guys do you think that painting is required for this kit? http://www.hlj.com/product/WAVMC-63/Sci Edited June 16, 2014 by charger69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyDude Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 It will require glue and painting. Check the icons in the 'assembly guide' of the listing. Build a 1/100 VF-1S Gerwalk from them using a Battroid and Fighter kit, each kit has a few of the needed parts for that. You can swap them out to display one if the 3 modes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger69 Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vsim Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Nice job! I hope my next build looks half this good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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