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The old cardboard statement was meant more in jest, this thing is stronger than the Chunky Monkey VF1

it weren't meant as a correction... cuz i do use old cardboard too...

for different purpose though....

I love The gerwalk!!!

Especially when The creators pull it of nicely,

There are some mechas that doesn't pull it of so well though...

When the nose is way to long is one example...

The best gerwalks IMO is VF-1 and VF-25

I've seen kits that look rubbish compared to this, and to think its made out of old cardboard and paper.

the "arms" are rock solid... made of book binders cardboard they can easily with stand 50 kg pressure, maybe even 100 kg....

since they are gonna hold the Prometheus and Daedalus while also able to move bend and turn, they'd better be sturdy

ok Almost there!

just need to make it all "pretty" again

after having worked on it....

the "Arms" can rotate in 2 places and bend in two others!!

need to paint it where i have made changes

As promised ill show what i have in mind with the shoulder parts....

i disassembled the "shoulders" and made new structure inside

made room for the arms...

and here they are:

So the devil took hold of me again....

I decided to make the arm actuators movable

To Better accommodate the "transformation"

I'll post update to show u what I mean, tonight.

I would test it on a small area or a discarded piece first to see how it looks, probably more of a satin finish though, given the size of the "actual" ship. Naval ships are mostly flat in color, but the water and constant repainting, cleaning can make them appear shiny.

i will do that.... also i was leaning towards satin on most of the ship.... matte on thruster clusters.... no pun intended

Keeps looking better all the time!

Are you adding detail to the Daedelus and Prometheus?

yes definitely, its a must i would say

Ok i was wondering, which type of varnish would be best for the main hull of the SDF-1 : Matt, Satin or gloss....?

Personally I dont like gloss for this purpose, but I'm not sure about the other two types...?

Any input would be useful..

and yet again i have something to show you!

well nothing major like last update

did some of the stripes Main thrusther and upper side of the "shoulders"

also some progress on the rail cannons still not finished though...

some weathering has been done around the "legs/thrusther" area... not sure if i overdid it abit?

and i realized that i never showed u guys the underside of the SDF-1

here goes.....

this is awesome.

what is the best place to look to actually learn to do papercraft?

Papercraft in it self isnt that hard... same skill level as gluing a plastic model together...

other skills needed: Precision and Patience...

however if u mean a forum like this one....

http://www.papermodelers.com/

would be the go to forum for that...

im not there my self that much...

but definitely the go to forum for learning papercraft...

just acquired the paint needed for painting the stripes....

and also bought a new airbrush

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9u5uMLi0ghg

lol thx

u just gotta love them Minions xD

and thx

That is just badass. Period.

i agree and thx

Un. Be. Liev. Able

thx

Hey Arcadia, are you seeing this? This is what the TV SDF-1 should look like, its that awesome!!

wow thx i just hope they would make one since it hardly gets any love in japan its birthing place...

HOLY F*&^KING $#!+! That is damn impressive.

i thank you

That's WAWSOME!!! Great work with paper AND paint! Too bad we can't get resin copies! - MT

thankies i would be able to cast it if i had the knowledge for it :/

Absolutely awesome!!!! Can you ship it to us for the MacrossWorld Con to display! LOL

Great job on that. I love the blue you chose...really nailed it.

thx Shawn... not sure i dare do that xD

tweaked it a couple of times before i was satisfied with color.

Is it Non-Spec Sea Blue? (if so, we need to mail a bottle to Arcadia...)

yea it is... have half a bottle still...

I always knew this was going to be incredible! Great job man!

thx man high praise

Wow... Just wow... That is such an amazing piece. Hard to believe it's all papercraft. GREAT job!

thx and u better belive it

lol thx nice jaw dropper xD

Dare I ask if it can transform? Scratch that, don't care it is so awesome that I don't want to see it hurt. Would love to see it up close but we know what happens when people send prototypes to Shawn for MWCon, lol, jk.

yes it will need to make some changes to 3 parts which is not that difficult... just need some extra parts...

hehe

OK today i have a treat for you guys, im gonna show you the SDF-1

fully assembled and painted....

bare in mind that the weathering is not finished yet, and still need striping in various

places, like the yellow stripe around the main engine thrusters,

the red striping on the "shoulders" and midship.

the Rail Cannons still needs some paint...

Anyway here we go!!

wow...just wow.....you are probably the only person not waiting...no, not needing to wait....for an Arcadia TV SDF-1......

I look forward to seeing the completed model.....thanks for sharing!

tx alot

if Arcadia ever makes the TV version im gonna buy it, how could i not?

i'm in too......

option 2 or 3 would be my preferred!

but im game for what ever the majority decides.

Hi all!

I actually have an update already...

cant believe i can keep finding this much time to do stuff

well first on the menu is the lift thruster

and here a nearly complete Prometheus and Daedalus!

What a masterpiece!! I tried making this one time...but I have pretty shaky hands. That is a lot of detail and personally, I think that is a lot better then when its just printed out. Oh and a...if your interested in selling it...SELL IT TO A DANG MUSEAM SO YOU CAN MAKE A FREAKING FUNCTIONAL SDF-1!!!!!

thx im so exited now that its so close to completion!

People around do say i should go bigger next time!!!

Do I spy HP laptop fan grill in those thruster builds?

Tangently on topic old pc hard drives have one or two of those magnets in each on the read heads they have really small ones great for attaching stuff.

Beyond Awesome work.

Some insights into your methods would be great, I failed last time I tried to do this with a paper craft model.

Thx

actually those "grills" are hand made from scratch based on resin parts from Yamato's 1/3000 SDF-1 assembly kit..

The trick is to make it sturdy ill make a pictorial after the completion of this model where i step by step show the process of

making a part for this cruiser.

time for a little update!!

this is the finished inside of the main thusters...

this will be the "blue" color im going with, also with details.... still need to add

shadows and weathering.... its a variant of insignia blue, looks even better in daylight!!

This is pretty amazing..

I'd like to know of your process on smoothing edges, ridding off seam lines and how you build the core of the pieces..

in other words you'd like me to show it step by step? not a problem.... ill make a pictorial soon then...

The carrier deck looks great!

thx im quite satisfied with it my self

its coming along very nicely now...

you'll see very soon!

wow i actually have more to show already....

Added some more hatches on the top leg part..

also did the some detailing on the deck of Prometheus and preshaded it.

thx for all praises, ill be sure to update regularly now the heat has set on a tolerable temperatures!!

Such a wonderful job. To think that it's all paper too. Amazing.

Will you be painting it? Sorry if it has been asked before.

yes ill definitely paint it!

Thx everyone, im really looking forward to The finished result myself...

My goodness, that is a masterpiece!

Just out of random curiosity, how much will it weigh when complete?

Roughly around 1.5 kilos perhaps more xD

pheew! between the heat and my vacation, its hard to do anything....

finally managed to get some work done on this project.

ofcause the heat has made me forget to take enough progress pictures, however i do have some!