See previous posts in the "Customs" section. Currently, there are three people who are in the process of customizing the 1/3000 SDF to various degrees.
Look these up and you should find more information than you need or deem helpful.
Sorry to hear about your QC issue.
Good Luck.
g3173,
Those are priceless.
Nice to see a working airbrake, amongst various other mods, on that 1/55 Roy.
I still have a bunch of 1/55 mod parts that will one day be used on a custom.
Logos,
That is a very impressive collection.
I used to do the same, years prior, but it was just too distracting.
Now I keep everything at home displayed in the garage/hobby area.
If you have the 1/48 Yamato TV Max or Kakyzaki, then those would suffice, as detail(s) reference. The details placed into the optic lens is very nice, indeed.
Hope this helps.