Ranger565

Hey Rob, Add me to the list I have bought from you before.

Ranger565

Hehe its leaning aginst my flashlight to take the picture. hehe

here is a picture of a Destroid I broke as a kid. So naturally I redid it and well lets just say I did LOTS of Battle damage. I used a Plane Xacto Hobby knife and widdled holes some larger some smaller. When you do battle damage. use your Imagination. Think of what a Busted up Destroid or Figher would look like and keep going.

If you have any questions PM me

Ranger565

Thank you very much for your comment. Stay tuned for pictures of my Traditionl VF-1A super that I have been working on. I have modeled it as if its in preperation for the Last battle.

Ranger565

Hey guys,

To me any macross model if somthing that we dont have would be nice. Yes I have emailed them about the Cats eye and sent them pictures of it. But this is OUR chance to Maybe get a good Kit of any special thing we have always Wanted to see. Yes, we have seen a Cats eye, but I can prob name 100people on this forum what would buy one in the blink of an eye if SMT offered one. But i would love a GLUG or even one of those Macross shuttles( the one that delivered Misa to earth) These guys are asking for your imput. So my suggestion is give it to them.

But like I said. a NEW cast of a Cats Eye from a Company that knows what they are doing could give us somthing that so many of us have been wanting and Tenman could not deliver.

like I said in my title its just 'An Idea"

Guys I was not suggesting a Recast at all. I was suggesting that They May just take up a NEW Kit all togeather and We can forget about Tanmen.

Well guys is seems the People over at Scale Model Technologies are looking for ideas to make kits. Well I was thinking since so many of you guys are Looking for a Cat's Eye, maybe it would not be a bad Idea to send them a letter? What you think? If they get some serious Numbers of intrest it may give them a Idea to look into. Heck they got a Monster kit comming out soon.

here is a quote from the main webpage http://smt.theshoppe.com/

What kit would you like to see?

We want your input! What spaceship would you like to see as a kit?

In the months ahead we are planning the following releases:

Another independent design by Alfred Wong

1:48 Galactica shuttle (summer release finally!)

Thunderbirds - any interest? We've had several inquires into a larger Thunderbird 2 to start.

Babylon 5 - We've had several inquires into ships from this show. Email us and let us know.

So the way I see it is.

1. they make money for a Cats Eye.

2. We all get a Kit we all Really want.

you can email them here

smtemail@telusplanet.net

Well anyway its just a simple Idea.

Here is my Completed Lancer II, I weathered it up a bit and chiped decals and paint to give it a Used look.

Great little model Resin kit. Let me know what you think

Hey Guys,

Well I found a way to Convert a Bandi VF-1J SUPER Max Type to a Gerwalk VF1J Miria With arms As you know, I dont know any 1/72 scale Gerwalk SUPER

VF-1J. However with this kit it is possiable, and with a little patience it should look fine.

Here is a picture of the kit

http://webpages.charter.net/wampler56/DSC00236.JPE

Now that you know what Kit I am Talking about lets get down the the Conversion

Stuff you will need!

1. GOOD hobby knife (as always)

2. Sheet of Styrene (FLAT ) sheet

Picture of the Styrene that can be bought at a local Hobby shop

http://webpages.charter.net/wampler56/DSC00238.JPE

Now First find the Model part that looks like This. Its is #110 of the Kit

http://webpages.charter.net/wampler56/DSC00229.JPE

Once you have this part number #110 CUT along the Edge of this Line marked in Red

http://webpages.charter.net/wampler56/DSC00229b.JPE

Once you have the pieces Separated and sanded down to make them smooth you need to makea side wall with your Plasitic Styrene

http://webpages.charter.net/wampler56/DSC00234.JPE

once you have made your wall cut from the Styrene you can putty it up do whatever you need and will look like this when finished

http://webpages.charter.net/wampler56/DSC00230.JPE

Here is a picture of what I have completed so far

All the parts that you need to make the LEGS and arms are Included in this kit. The only Piece that is not included is The Forarm Armor for the VF-1J so you need to cut and make what I have done. Now the Model I have is not quite finished but You can see what results I will have once I am done. its just a simple cut and Glue and you can take a Cheep easy to find model and make it a Conversion

here are the extra parts included

Well I hope you like the Idea. Its something I have come up with. However NOW I find there is trouble with my paint sceme. however I am working on research. For 1 thing I do know. the "TRADITIONAL" Miria Fighter did NOT Have Red Armor on the Legs like in this Yamato To come out soon. and HER Arm armor is NOT blue its RED.

This yamato picture of her super is a NO NO

Ranger565

I am just thinking of the Money a company like Hasegawa could make if they even made a Plastic Model of a Cats Eye

Hey Baronv,

Just wanted to show you what you get with this kit. I have had mine about a month or so and been working on it hear and there.

Here is the FULL kit, However I have started working on mine, and you will notice that some parts are primed and are also glued, and I have also been working with my Model putty.

Its really a Great KIT, Clean up of the Resin was not that bad. Kit fits very well and I had very little Resin Air Holes. I would like to have this kit complete in about 2 weeks. hehe Depends on how my work goes.

I grabed the kit fast when I first saw it. I only hope one day I can get my hands on one of those Cats Eyes

Ranger565

Well this Card came out of a Bandi Kit I built years ago. I have others, and other pictures from the old kits. Not sure if they are a value to you all but I figure that many people dont really see a cockpit all that often in that detail.

Ranger565

Hey guys I noticed that on the Model picture page of the Website, that this card was missing with info. This is from 1984 kit I had. Other side of card has Good Cockpit detail. I have LOTS of old pictures like this. if you need anything in specific, Send me a PM. Just thought that since Cockpit detail is hard to find, this would be a good help to many of you.

Front

Back

Hope this is some good information.

Oh well I figured with the sarcasum that YOu guys could care less. Oh well I will delete the Pic. Sorry to dissapoint you all <_

Grayson72 hey thank you for the pic, Beautiful Models. And thank you for the Info. I picked up a Khaki from my local Home Depot. I think That is the color I am looking for.

Ok I will put the Post up again.

Heres a pic of the Real Helmet

http://www.tmpforums.com/index.php?showtopic=3275

Humm very intrested in knowing what Brown was used in that Model link you posted for me, What Company that is would be helpfull, or is it a mixed custom color?

Could you refer me to what Color Brown you used? and what company?

Thank you

No DARL, just Macross Origional eposodes. I wont even be putting the Big box missles. just the 6 Large round cluster missles from the Last battle

so you think the Colors are ok?

Hey guys, I am currently working on a Hasegawa 1/72 Super VF-1A, and I am courious that maybe the Paints I am using is not in correct color.

Here is a Picture of 2 VERY OLD VF-1A I built about 15 years ago. I remember what paints I used.

For the Tan on both Fighers, I used "Testors Model Master Dark Tan FS-302919"

For the Blue Boosters of the fast packs on the Super I used "Testors Model Master Intermediate Blue FS-35164"

I would like to know if the Tan is too Dark? or if the Blue is Just not correct? Can you suggest a Better Color? Company of Paint? ETC.

What I Hope is that you can give me an idea of What you think works. I Know for a FACT that Traditional VF-1A standard had Blue Boosters and Armor. However I know that Skull-1 had a Greenish color Boosters and armor.

So if you know a Paint color you guys think is better, more vibrant, Please let me know. Also if you know a Better Paint Company. If you think its fine then I will continue to use the Same old Paints to give the same paint scheme.

Over all this new model will be a Traditional VF-1A from the Macross Last battle.

Thank you for your Feedback

Ranger565

OK, I am sure like 100% of you already know this but I am going to post a link becuase I dont see one on this Thread. Any way I hope you enjoy I am also posting the download Movie its 45 MB. This totally blew my mind.

Enjoy

This is where it started

http://macross.solsector.net/

This is the Main Forums

http://www.crius.net/zone/forumdisplay.php?forumid=22

And hold on for the download. I am still watching it and My eyes fell out

ftp://ftp.wcnews.com/files/fans/Teaser.zip

Ack ok well I see there is a spot on here. I must have missed it. But anyway IF you want to delete this Thread Go for it. Mybad I dont want to repeat.

heheh boy Have I had a time over the past few days trying to do this. I sware I have just about pulled my Hair out LOL!! LOL I have botched every attempt. I even managed to get 1 mold, but the epoxy just did not work well with me for some reason. I managed to get 1 guy body looking well, but His head did not come out LOL oh well, Maybe I will figure it out one day.

I am sorry I use an Air Brush, I use Paint brush for smaller jobs and fine detail

Humm cool idea, The only thing with me is I am a Traditional Macross fan. Dont get me wrong DRYL was good, but For my VF-1 models I want a Traditional Looking Pilot not the DRYL that Hasegawa provides. Here I am kind of in a Loss on what to do.