Xigfrid Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 (edited) You can visit my Isamu Bike section on Shapeways, there you will find three versions of the bike in the following scales: 1/72, 1/60 and 1/48 here: https://www.shapeways.com/shops/xigfrid3dshop?section=Macross+Plus+bike&s=0 Design finalized,due to the very small size and details required, this bike is limited to FUD and FXD materials. Very fragile and brittle. A few highlight for the 1/60 scale design: -use of Arcadia's Isamu figurine as the bike pilot. -Lucy should be figured from a 1/72 siting blond figurine such as Preiser figures -no articulation except for the black part of the wheel that should rotate in order to facilitate painting it a different color. Available here: http://shpws.me/IdVO For 1/72 and 1/48 scales models, you would have to source your own Isamu and Lucy. Edited July 2, 2015 by Xigfrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmkjr Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Wow! You're on a pretty productive roll! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xigfrid Posted June 12, 2015 Author Share Posted June 12, 2015 A few days ago, I was on the X-9 design when suddenly the power cut off and I lost half a day of data, including the X-9 files. So I decided to do something else but lighter to forget the loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger69 Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Pack it with my drone! Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xigfrid Posted June 12, 2015 Author Share Posted June 12, 2015 I have finalized the design and put some updated pictures in 1st post. I am uploading it to Shapeways and will add it to my next order to review it. Stay tuned ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechTech Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 That's a great idea and looks good too! Too bad the blonde is extra!:-) - MT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GU-11 Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Wow! You're definitely on a roll here, Xigfrid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonc Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Awesome, my friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xigfrid Posted July 1, 2015 Author Share Posted July 1, 2015 Received it today, and I am pretty happy with how it comes ! As usual, the tight tolerances made printing residues to stack between the wheels and the motorcycle, so patience is required to inserted a wire in between and slowly remove all the dust that block the wheels to turn. here is the free front wheel! Next step: masking the canopy and have it painted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHAVAKAISER Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 where is lucy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaajin Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 cant wait to see how it will turn out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Received it today, and I am pretty happy with how it comes ! IMG_8712.JPG As usual, the tight tolerances made printing residues to stack between the wheels and the motorcycle, so patience is required to inserted a wire in between and slowly remove all the dust that block the wheels to turn. IMG_8710.jpg here is the free front wheel! IMG_8711.jpg Next step: masking the canopy and have it painted! That's so awesome, Xigfrid. Can I ask what's the material used on the one that you received? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xigfrid Posted July 1, 2015 Author Share Posted July 1, 2015 (edited) cant wait to see how it will turn out. Painting is not my best skill, I am working on it where is lucy? Still looking for a descent Lucy! If you spot her somewhere on ebay/amazon/hobby shop, let me know! Probably I am going with one of these http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-72-Preiser-72403-Girls-Figurines-ORIGINAL-BOX-/291434402659?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item43dad81363 That's so awesome, Xigfrid. Can I ask what's the material used on the one that you received? Thanks. I used Frost Extreme Detail, mostly because I have never tried this material before. I think the quality would be almost the same as in Frost Ultra Detail. Testing Isamu on his bike, he is firmly sit, but so alone right now Edited July 1, 2015 by Xigfrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
505thAirborne Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 where is lucy? Waiting in Isamu's bed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool8or Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 what about in 1/72? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xigfrid Posted July 2, 2015 Author Share Posted July 2, 2015 Feasible, any interest for a 1/72 version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaajin Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 (edited) Testing Isamu on his bike, he is firmly sit, but so alone right now IMG_8715.JPG IMG_8717.JPG IMG_8719.JPG Can the arms reach the handlebar? Arcadia's pilot arms can be rotated... Edited. Cant remember whether its the arms or the head or both is/are moveable... Edited July 2, 2015 by aaajin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xigfrid Posted July 2, 2015 Author Share Posted July 2, 2015 Can the arms reach the handlebar? Arcadia's pilot arms can be rotated... Edited. Cant remember whether its the arms or the head or both is/are moveable... I didn't know about the moving arms! I will test it once the bike is dry though. Cool8r, I modeled the 1/72 scale version and I have checked the tolerances, they are good so I made it available on my shop. I have also put the 1/48 scale. https://www.shapeways.com/shops/xigfrid3dshop?section=Macross+Plus+bike&s=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechTech Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 That looks awesome! Yes, go with the Preiser figures, they're some of the best. - MT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xigfrid Posted July 3, 2015 Author Share Posted July 3, 2015 Aaajin, I just checked and only the head is rotating, the arms are fixed. Anyway Isamu is so awesome that he can ride with its teeth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaajin Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Aaajin, I just checked and only the head is rotating, the arms are fixed. Anyway Isamu is so awesome that he can ride with its teeth! Ahh...glad to know that (that Isamu can ride with his teeth) Anyways, cant wait to see the final result! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 That bike is friggin awesome!!! I want one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xigfrid Posted July 4, 2015 Author Share Posted July 4, 2015 That bike is friggin awesome!!! I want one! You can grab one from shapeways anytime, they are really nice, apart from the "cleaning the wax from the wheels" part Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Tom Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Thanks for making the bike Xigfrid. Great job. May be you can consider making the SDF Rabbit for you future project: http://seesaawiki.jp/harmony-gold_japan/d/%A5%E9%A5%D3%A5%C3%A5%C8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 You can grab one from shapeways anytime, they are really nice, apart from the "cleaning the wax from the wheels" part ahh yes I did just check it out on the Shapeways website! Definitely worth it but I think I'll wait till the drone is out of the way.. or not.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xigfrid Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 Free shipping for all orders through 12th of July at Shapeways! Discount is applied automatically during checkout. This should convince a few Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickyg Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Wow! Xigfid, have you considered putting a link to your Shapeways offerings into your signature? I think it would be super helpful for people to know where to find your stuff. I don't think there are any rules stating you can't market yourself in your sig file. Just a thought... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger69 Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 I do that... and no admin Macross cannoned me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xigfrid Posted July 7, 2015 Author Share Posted July 7, 2015 I don't have a lot of things related to Macross yet. Later maybe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickyg Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Maybe not, but you have enough that I think you should go for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xigfrid Posted July 8, 2015 Author Share Posted July 8, 2015 Not finished yet, but I couldn't resist to take pictures of the bike with its comrades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyankodevice Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 That looks awesome.... any chance you'll make a 1/48 Bike for my VF-19? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xigfrid Posted July 8, 2015 Author Share Posted July 8, 2015 That looks awesome.... any chance you'll make a 1/48 Bike for my VF-19? Already available! Follow the link on first post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xigfrid Posted July 17, 2015 Author Share Posted July 17, 2015 Almost finished painting my bike, I got to say that I didn't wash enough the bike and the primer didn't attach well at first. Now, after hand polishing and a few vernish layers, it is becoming nice. For those who will buy one or haven't yet begun to work on it, I noted a few advices from Nscale.net forums: 27 minutes in acetone to remove the wax and what not(I can't find bestine locally, my local michael's store doesn't even care tempera powder anymore and Hobby Lobby or Dick Blick are enough of a drive that the gas is more than paying to ship).Then a quick bath in warm water to clean it all up.600 grit sandpaper to knock off any ridges from the printing process. GO CAREFULLY. On my not-UPS trucks from nscaleaddict, I accidentally wiped out the headlights and ended up freehanding them back in. Freehanding aerodynamic lights isn't a joy.Black spray primer. Anything else I've tried is not sufficient to kill the translucency of FUD without obliterating detail. The last batch I believed I used Duplicolor sandable primer. My not-UPS trucks were painted black on the inside, got testors glossy brown spray on the outside.Then it's just normal painting. I have already washed my FUD parts with acetone, but 27 min is pretty scary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonc Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 (edited) I got one of these, and it's very nice. the one thing I realized though, is that it's missing the front seat backrest. Was that taken out to fit the Arcadia figure. I haven't tried to seat a figure on it. I'm hoping form "someone" to sculpt them (ahem!) Edited July 18, 2015 by Jasonc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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