Anasazi37

Yep, those are for the knees. Nick's tweaking them right now so they fit better.

You'll notice that there are no 1J decals on the entire sheet. Nick wants those on a separate supplemental one. It's also easier for me production-wise if they are on a separate sheet. With the current arrangement, I can fit two sheets on one piece of sticker paper. That helps keep the cost down, too.

I can do it for you. Let me know what you need done and I can give you an estimate. Nose art for a 1/60 shouldn't cost very much.

Wow, that's a lot of stuff to fit on one sheet. I could do it, but I don't know how many people would buy it. Let me think about it.

I print on demand, so they are ready pretty much anytime starting today for those who ordered the recast kits. You order it, I print it. Turnaround time is about two weeks.

myersjessee and mslz22 approached me when they started their recast project and asked if I would be willing to design decals for both the YF-19 and YF-21 based on what Hasegawa includes with their 1/72 models. It took a little longer than expected, but here there are. I even threw in a 1/48 version of the Hasegawa Macross Plus option sheet for those who might be interested. You'll notice that I didn't include any of the elaborate, large, solid color marking decals that come with the Hasegawa kits. I made the decision that if you were nuts enough to take on building either of these models, your skills must be good enough to do masking and painting rather than rely on decals to cover your valk. It also keeps the price down. Speaking of which, here are the prices: YF-19 set - $10.00 YF-21 set - $10.00 Option set - $20.00 (it takes up an entire sheet of decal paper!) Shipping is included in these prices. I'll be contacting everyone who ordered kits from myersjessee and mslz22 over the next few days. After I take orders from those folks, I will post a general thread in the For Sale forum for everyone else.

I still make them. They are $12. Stickers or waterslide decals--your choice. PM me if you're interested.

Only in that you'll want a grey that isn't so dark the semi-translucent decals won't show up after application. While many decals are opaque, some are partly see-through so they blend nicely into the paint job. I haven't made an Enigma personally, though, but I do use Tamiya acrylics. I'd stay away from dark grey and perhaps medium grey. Kurt would know better, though. PM might be the best way to get a hold of him--I know he's pretty busy with his "real job" these days and doesn't check threads very often....

Fixed!

Looks great but I think the numbers on the leg fins are upside down. Okay, somebody smack Nick. I'm so busy these days that I didn't even notice the leg fin issue. I'll get that fixed ASAP.

Nick and I finally worked out the design details for the JM sticker set and we tried to incorporate as much of your feedback as possible. A few of the decals won't show up in the sample pic below because they are printed in white.

The only Rob parts I have are his Ostrich recast set, Elint recast set, and a nice pile of clear canopies from the one time vf1x.com had them for sale.

It depends on what you want to have done. A complete repaint with decals and detailing would be $150 for just the valk, $200 for the valk and fast packs.

Wow, that was fast, Kurt. Glad to see that you could make sense of that mess of decals I sent you. (Sorry) Awesome job, as always.

*GASP* Chris Barretta is alive?! He dropped off the MW radar several years ago when 1/55s became less popular in the face of Yamato's 1/60 and 1/48 valks. No one's heard from him since. I owe him a great big hug. His heatshield and head sculpts are superb and my 1/55 customs are much better looking as a result. I jealously guard my Barretta resin part stockpile....

I designed decal sheets for 1/72, 1/60, 1/55, and 1/48 versions of the original Minmay Guard from Model Graphix (including a strike set for the 1/48--check out the Toy Customs section on the main page). I also have a 1/48 decal sheet adapted from the Hasegawa release of the Minmay Guard Strike (again, check out the Toy Customs page). However, I don't have a 1/55 version of that set available at this time. There hasn't been any demand for it and I can't simply resize my 1/48 set. It would require a lot of work to make the decals fit a 1/55.

Yep, it's Grenade Box Protector. Gotta love Engrish....

Lots of masking tape and patience. An alternative is that I can get you a set of waterslide decal canopy lines that are opaque black and fit the Bandai 1/55s perfectly. You can see an example of them here: I can probably squeeze them in during another print run and just charge you shipping, so let me know.

Nick and I are still working out the details on the number of sheets, etc. I actually have a few PMs from him that I need to go through and respond to before I can say anything more about what these sheets are going to look like. I've done the three piece chestplate decals before on 1/55's and they look okay. It's really the only way to deal with a complex and curving surface like that....

The paper I used is ultra thin polyvinyl film (PVF). Adheres to surfaces like a mofo, especially after exposure to heat. Don't push it, though. The topcoat and inks I use aren't indestructible....

Chest stripe stickers are notoriously hard to do. I made them for my first 1/55 sets then quickly abandoned them on later sets because they don't work very well.... I'll talk to Nick and see what we can do....

Note: This is an actual test set I printed out today. I still have some bugs to work out, but they look great.

The going rate is $300 for labor and materials (paint and decals). You have to supply the valk. When you factor in how much time is involved and how expensive the decals are to produce, us customizers are working for peanuts.... Devin: Will the rate be the same for the "MinMay MoonGuard" Custom? Yep. It's my standard rate for a 1/48 Strike custom.

Nope, it's not a stripped screw hole. I could have screwed the pieces together so tight that you couldn't see the seam line on that side, but it would have ruined the paint job on the inside of those pieces where the foot thruster pivots. That particular piece was a little larger on the right side than the left (Yamato QC strikes again), so I had to leave a little room for it to move.

No, but I can, if you like. There isn't much to see below the chest on those pilots, though. I painted the boot stripes purple, but that's about it....