Ranger565

I agree with you. Maybe except for the Cat's Eye (I have the Tanmen one), and the GBP (I'm building the Neograde version).

But another thing that I really, really want, it's the FANLINER.

I think that after the Glaug, this could be a good option, considering the high cost of the Glaug, Fanliner is very small, and cheap.

hehe! you got that right!

Nevermind. That would be too big in 1/72....

Like the size of the external tank to the space shuttle. that would be a 1/72nd

If you guys look into the history of what kits the Captain has actually made, you'd realize that none of those things would ever be made by him. The demands for those models made in resin would be unsuprisingly low, and there's a gap that the Cap is trying to fill in the 1/72 world that those mechs don't belong in.

EXO You took the words out of my mouth, I know this is a wishlist, but I think most of what Cap works on is Macross TV related. However, I cannot speak for Cap and he may tackle many other projects, But as of date hes has done Macross TV. Which is why I love the work he does. Hey I am all for other projects, But I would not be very interested in those.

To give you a hint of things that we could see for future release that have been talked about before in 1/72 is

All Are Macross TV:

GPB VF-1 Armor

Glaug ( Have to sell an arm for this one)

Cat's Eye ( better version then the Tannman project)

Zen Male and Female Armor

These are just Ideas, and things that have been talked about, none are fully on the block other then the Glaug.

I'll probably end up putting my hand up no matter how painful it is. But I can see this being one of the rarest of the rare kits, in the current climate.

Yeah and thats why I have to find a way to get the money if I can. I can try, I used to get overtime and that helped me with my Macross Kit addiction, But now thats gone I have to watch what I spend.

Theres alot of that going round now. A Glaug would be nice but it may be best to hold off on it and wait for things to improve.

Yeah Kind of depresses me, all overtime has been cut, my Job is on Highering Freeze its ugly. And we have so much work to do they they are making us do and removing the contractors from the Job to cut down costs.

For me 300+ for a kit right now Is too much even if its in May. Something smaller is fine. I can save 50 here and there until the next kit is ready but I cant put out too much in the next few months. Just not smart for me.

But I back whatever John wants to do. How about those Ground trucks? or even the Cats eye, or even something else not talked about.

Not sure If I can afford the Glaug right now. I can put in about 150.00 buts thats all. Money is tight, and very tight

Ready, set, go! This project is finished, and ready to buy, if you're interested.

Head on over to Studio Starforge for details on ordering.

WOW nice job man! Glad the Pics I got you really helped. I will be sending you my order tonight. I guess we have to reg on your Page.

FYI in Advance I will be buying 3 to start

I would like to purchase the ES-11D too... but at this stage it seem impossible to find, unfortunately.

Petar, You in luck, John said that after he finishes the Glaug, He could do a new run at the Cats Eye. This is no joke. Ask him yourself. I thnk that he should do the Cat Next, I need more time to save up 300+ for the glaug, as of right now I dont have it, and with the economy, I dont know when I will have that much to spend.

Carl

Great! What was the weathering technique? Is the upper hatch actually hinged, and if so, how did you do that? :-)

Hey what color did you use for the main body?

Hi guys.

I'm building a Tomahawk model kit, Moscato version. Searching ilustrations to see color schemes and decals, I found in the Macross World gallery section, these pictures about the Arii's version:

As you can see, and according with the boxart, in the final model there are a Pinup of a girl seemed to "Vampirella" in the left leg:

Does anybody have this model kit? Can you please post a scan of this pinup? Or a higher resolution scan of the boxart... (I'm begging you!!)

Thanks in advance for your help.

Hey Cool8or,

Well I consider myself somewhat of a big fan of the Tomahawk. I have built my kit, have another kits but parts are missing 8( Somone sold it to me with missing parts. but here is some pics of the first one I did.

FYI the Cartoon picture of the Phalax is the correct "Tan" Color you want to use. Its not the correct color for the Phalanx but really great for the Tommy. Please disregard the color of the Yellowish Cartoon picture of the Tomahawk. it is totally wrong!! I only gave that so you can see what it looked like body and style from the Cartoon Only. Use the Phalanx color for your Paint job.

Also the Missile doors are Brown. More like a Camo Dark Brown. If you can find a good Darker Kaki that would do you just fine for main body paint color.

For Decals look on starship modeler for Cheesecake Decals if you want some decent Women Pinup art. Their is SOOO Many to chooose from. Thats how I got the Indian women on the front leg. I used a Indian Head from a P-47 Model kit to represent a "Tomahawk" Just kind of a touch I did to give it an affect you may want.

NOTE: The Missiles on MY Tomahawk are VERY VERY VERY VERY WRONG!! I am going to have to Repaint them. I dont know what the hell I was thinking giving them Red Tipps. Look at the pic of the 1/60 Yamato I have placed down here. THATS what they should look like and I am going to re do my Tomahawk Missiles Very soon.

Johns Kit is the Best Tommy kit we have ever had, so take your time and enjoy it. You will never see them again 8( Maybe, but I doubt it.

Oh for those who are asking why my feet are Orange/Red Dust? I like to Theme my kits, This Tomahawk is from the Mars Battle. Hence the Red Mars Dust on the legs

I am really anal when it comes to making my Kits Accurate. So Keep doing research before you start painting. FYI Faceplates on Tomahawks are Green, NOT RED! No idea I have never seen that on any of the Cartoons. ONLY Green! Look at the cartoon shots? They are Green!! Even the cover with the busted up Tommy. OH yeah I am doing that one next!! Just wait until I get my stuff out here in Cali. You going to see a PHAT busted up Tommy. I am prob going to use the Wave Kit for that. Not one of Johns.

I have also included the render of my Destroid Decals that I made. If you like to make your own decals, You can print these out on White decal Paper. Please Feel free to use them for your Kit. Or Anyone from Macross World. You can see mine on my Tomahawk. If you notice I also made my own Kill markings

Hope this helps, I have lots of more things if you need them.

I also have Johns Instructions for the kit

So when this comes out would HLJ be the place to get them? Or some other place?

Woah! and John is the only other who has gotten my WOAH!

Nice man, really nice! I feel really good i was able to help you with the pics!

On a basic level I completely understand where you're coming from. On the other hand, sometimes the reason something never makes it into 3-D form is that, well... Not enough people are interested in it.

Oddly enough, my most successful models have been those that HAVE already been produced in 3-D. Badly. (Regult, Destroids.)

The thing that I am most greatful for is the fact that John Loves this stuff as much as we do. I find John a person who really cares about his product and what quality he brings to the table of the kits he makes for us. I know John is a big fan of the TV Show Macross and Most of us are too. I believe that Johns Glaug will be he biggest kit to date and Willbe a major sucess.

Its amazing the kits I have now because John cared enough to do this for us. With Profit asside, Its clear that he fully enjoys doing this for this Macross community. With that said, I cant see any Kit that John makes not be a profit maker. I do hope he continues with the 1/72 Line of TV macross kits. Cats Eye, LVT Avenger II Attack Aircraft, Siokorvsky Sea Sergeant Helicopter,Flemenmik Nousjadeul-Ger Battle Suit. Are just some examples of many kits that We could see. I can see any kit he makes Sell.

Hi guys.

Yup, I'm still up for oing a Cat's Eye if I can swing the numbers. Perhap after the Glaug, assuming I survive making it.

Man all you on the Glaug. Thats going to be one BIG kit! I will have to start saving now, but I am in for the Glaug.

I have always wanted to do a Diarama of 2 Cats eyes, sitting next to a Velk on a Runway.

'Cats Eye' Recon Aircraft

'Cutlass' VF-9

John, I know you have talked about it before, but on a serious note. Is the Cats Eye something you are still considering for the future? This was my Wish kit after you did the Destroids.

Carl

Not to worry, I am all too aware of the financial downtime we're currently in, and as Cobywan said, I currently still have my hands full with the Commanchero, so a Glaug won't begin until February, and I probably won't be requesting more than a fractional downpayment at that time anyway. If necessary, I'll do a 3 phase payment to break it down into more manageable chunks, but I'll cross that bridge (gingerly) when I come to it.

...And you shouldn't be thanking me, it's I who thank all of YOU for your support. You guys helped make this dream a reality; I just shared

Thanks John, That I am sure I can manage.

Carl

John, due to the econimic times, and the fact that it is Christmas I will not be able to buy a $350.00 Doller kit at this time. I have bought every kit you have ever made. But during this time I just cant afford it. I would love to get this kit but I would suggest to wait a few months, maybe April.

Now if you went with something thats in the 130.00 Range I can deal with it. But I think people are going to be hurting to Pay for 300+

Thanks for what you do john.

Just found the VF-4 resin model kit for sale online.

Ordered and it has been shipped

Is this resin kit hard to build or easy?

Here is the URL

http://www.monstersinmotion.com/catalog/pr...products_id=134

Love this Looks of this Aircraft!!!

Evil

Its the vinyl kit isent it? Not resin?

petar, have you tried kneadtite or procreate instead of milliput?

(also, MJ, Yamato i already releasing 1/60 ground crews with their destroids.)

Its kind of nice that they are releasing the 1/60 ground crew and pilots the only thing thats sucks about the Crew and the Destroid pilot, is 1 the Uniform is Not correct and totally wrong and they are also colored wrong. They are so far off on what the pilot looks like its having a gundam pilot man a Velk. Yamato is VERY VERY VERY VERY BAD when it comes to color accuracy. and I can back up what I say here However, they got the colors right for the destroids. They got the color PERFECT for the 1/60 Defender I will give that to them.

Give this some time and I think I certin someone may take this poject on.

Great shots, thank you. Saved for reference. There may be some indication of that communicator on her wrist on the sculpt. Going to be tough though getting the buttons there...

Petar,

Dont kill yourself on things like the little buttons, I dont think we are going to complain. Believe me If I really wanted buttons. I will just paint them. The buttons would be smaller then the Ball point Pin head

Hey Petar,

Here is the some of the pics you asked for of Misa space suit. I have also added a pic of the communicator they have on their wrist. Not sure if you can get that kind of detail but I got a shot of it for you anyway. And I added one of the Ground Crew. FYI i have pics from the Perfect Memory if you need them of the ground crew.

Carl

Great glad they are helping. I also wanted to post that the others on the board can reference the colors to the uniforms. Guys If you need any pic of something just let me know.

The one area on this board that we dont have is a Reference section that we can all look into if we ever needed a idea of how something looked

Ok here is the pics! I have a bunch so bare with me. I also took pics so you could see colors of the Uniforms.

I will serch for more ground crew tonight. I wanted to get these uploaded first. As you can see I got the color and the pics for the Destroid pilots as well. Hope this helps and I will start getting the other pics now.

Carl

The plan has always been to do at least one of each - atmospheric and space. I am looking forwards to seeing those scan, because I know the uniforms have backpacks of some description, I just can't find a decent shot.

Meanwhile, here's Misa in development, with another pic to give you a sense of scale. Photography at this scale is always a challenge for me - I think I need a new camera.

OMG! DUDE! Pics are on the way! Petar do you realize that you just sold prob 1000 figs