mickyg

Has anyone ever made the comparison to the VF-17/VF-171 Valkyrie designs?  They're about the closest thing to a Legioss that I can think of in the Macross universe.

Nice!  VF-143 is one of my favourites! I have an old 1/48 Hasegawa F-14B I started a long time ago with the CAG bird in mind.

Beautiful Saburo!

The way the light is hitting those lasers on the head, it almost looks like they're hollow.

Yup, those are just stunning! Can't wait till you get the whole gang all supered up! When they're released of course. 

...and the A too!

The printed panels lines, yes definitely. But also the quality of the printing isn't great. Lots of dots to make up shades and it's in weird colours you wouldn't expect. Like gray!

On 28/10/2017 at 11:15 AM, Valkyrie Driver said:

I apparently missed it. Now I just need the silicone rubber that you used. I wonder if I could use RTV silicone gasket maker in a similar fashion to superglue or floor polish? 

I tackled my VF-25G recently and tightened up the joints in both hips and shoulders. Also did the feet too. In all three cases, tightening the screws helps. I went one step further though and used a toothpick to apply gel type superglue in a random, scratched on pattern. I basically let it set before putting everything back together and it made it nice and tight while still keeping the motion of the joint. 

11 minutes ago, Chronocidal said:

See.. that just means that they had no excuse whatsoever.  ALL of the plugs should have been red.  The fact that they went to the trouble to mold some in red, while others got molded in white?  That's just pants-on-head stupid.

Suppose it's possible that they didn't have room in the molds to make all the necessary changes to get them all in red, but come on.  I've seen the sprues that a lot of the VF-1's parts come molded on in the kit.  Just put the plugs on the same sprues as the pieces they're plugging and you'll never have a mismatch.  

It's possible this is exactly what they did.  The lower legs are molded in white and painted red, just like the plugs, while the upper plugs are red plastic, just like thigh parts they fit in.  I think you've identified why it came out the way it did.

That is soooo good Xigfrid!  Both poses are incredibly menacing.  I still can't believe you managed to get this thing made so well, and to have it be so articulated too.  Well done!

That is SOME craziness going on there with the Super YF-29.  I love it!  Makes you appreciate how far they had to pull the stops out to get it up to beat out the 27.

Excellent shots as usual Saburo.  I'll have to drag the camera out again soon.  It's been way too long and most of my stuff lately is all edited snaps from my phone.  Just doesn't have the same sparkle to it...

Perhaps they'll keep the original size for the upcoming Super Parts with Missiles bundle.  I can hope, right?

Ooooh, my mouth is literally watering.  And not because of Mikumo!  I hear Japanese whisky is just amazing!

I should thank @Xigfrid as well - he actually got the ball rolling on this deal by sending me a PM about a few VF-27s up for sale.  I damaged my gun by attempting to straighten out a very slight curve and made it 10x worse in the process.  Anyway, he contacted me and told me I could always sell Sildani the super parts.  In the end, the option of buying a whole '27 turned out way too expensive but I realised I didn't intend on ever displaying the supers on what I had.  I contacted Sildani to see if he was still looking and the rest just sort of developed from there.

It's great to have such a supportive and truly global community of folks!

Wow!  The detail on that pilot figure is amazing for 1/72.  The person who built that for Hasegawa has some impressive talent.  I'm also digging the gloss finish on this, surprisingly.  It took Bandai so long to switch from that to more matte textures on their plastic, it's ironic that these more bright and in your face schemes almost need that glossy look to complete the picture.

17 hours ago, Sildani said:

Also: panel lining, missile bodies painted, and landing gear and bays painted white and washed a bit as you can see. It’s about the best 29 available, which is why I jumped on it!

Awe shucks... You're too kind sir.

Have you discovered the instrument panel yet?  As I recall, that's the first thing I did to it.  It started to snowball from there.

Great additions, all!

@Tking22: which Prime is that?  Omega is massive, but it's a whole new level if that's the "big" MPP-10 you've got there.

Canopy tint from ultra dark blue to an almost aqua tone, fold crystals from the bizarre blue to a more appropriate Fold Crystal Purple, and a very tedious and frustrating attempt to give the front sensor window a body tinted "frame" around the segments.

Here's a look at what they're like, stock:

Sorry for the O/T...

So glad it all got to you safe and sound, @Sildani!

15 hours ago, Sildani said:

I finally got hold of a set of VF-27 Super parts thanks to Mickyg!

I may have also bought his panel lined and color corrected YF-29 Isamu Type along with its Super parts kindasortamaybe by accident... but shipping from Oz is a bear, need to bundle while you can!

*Sniff, sniff* So glad Isamu went to a good home...

Grace looks really great too, by the way!

LOVE your work Xigfrid!  Really impressively done modelling there.

I've had good luck with just Setter (the opaque blue stuff) entirely on its own.  I use that pretty much every time and only come along and use the Softer (Clear stuff) for areas where the decal isn't snugging down into the contours.  Determining whether or not it's going to settle down is tricky though - the decal has to be almost completely dry before you can really tell with any certainty.  So generally if there are panel lines or other fine surface detail that I've got any doubts about, I'll just use the Softer after the Setter has had a few minutes to dry.

MT that is nuts!  Brings a new definition to what I'd consider "precision" - perhaps you'd like to consider building Integrated circuits next?

It looks so realistic, it's got me wondering what the range is on the radar?

Some of the best action poses I've ever seen!

34 minutes ago, Mommar said:

If they were smart they would make a limited number for the con for the uber fans to run and get immediately and then wait six months to release them online.  That way there's a draw for the con, and a limited time bonus for the people who go, but the rest of the fans aren't boned and there's no overly complicated nonsense like right now.

Sounds an awful lot like apple to me and even if you're not a fan, it absolutely seems to work for them.  Apple always has fans lining up before a phone release and over here in Australia, there's often a massive shortage in devices, so those that camp out actually have a better chance of getting what they want.  But wait a couple of weeks and they're everywhere and not at all hard to get.  Doesn't stop the hardcore fans from being first and absolutely doesn't seem to affect the desire to have them after release.

I don't know, I'm beginning to wonder if this "limited availability" stuff we're seeing lately is actually isn't such a bad technique.  For Bandai, I mean.  The surest way to make sure your product moves is to have your customers believe that if they wait, they'll miss out.  It's been working for a while for them now.  Only recently have there been extras available after release, and even with those, they eventually disappear too (looking at you, VF-31C and SV-262).

Maybe this "ultra limited, event exclusive and/or lottery only" approach is just the next logical progression?

Looks great!