Only the hangar frame is done. I am currently working on the rear panel, side panels, hangar door, floor, and launch arm. And, yes, everything will be functional, just not recastable.
Oh yeah, forgot to mention...it's all 1/48!
Wow, great job on the paint.
It's funny, maybe it wasn't you who mucked up the "NO STEP" markings, but one of your little illiterate support crewman.
Keep us posted to the sweet and inevitable end.
Fantastic customs. Now, this is the motivation I needed to complete my "full of bells and whistles" 1D.
Kudos Kurt for another excellent job!!! His best work yet.
I even like the frosted look on the canopy of the 1D with Hikaru and Minmay. Looks like it getting hot and heavy in that 1D.
Don't come a knockin' if the valkyries a rockin'
Paint the verniers (in their respective places) then wash them. If you paint then then try to reinsert them you run a good chance of chipping paint in the process.
Great job.
I don't think I'll ever tire of the VF-1. The design is so simple and complex at the same time. I just can't get enough of it.
My only gripe is that there is still room to do more with the VF-1, primarily repaints. Not of customs, but of what remains to be done:
1. TV VF-1S Roy
2. TV VF-1A Max
3. TV VF-1A Kakizaki
4. TV VF-1A Alaska Base
5. TV VF-1? Dark Blue with Red Band on Wing
6. TV VF-1D Trainer
7. TV VF-1D Virgin Road
8. DYRL VF-1S Max
This list alone should be enough to keep Yamato busy for a while and keep us happy.
A bit off topic here but...
...Graham, are you hinting at something? Your sig says something about an SV-61?? Nora Type? Is this for the new Macross show?
Or is it just a typo?
Decorate fancy and tasty cakes on the side.
I'm working seven days a week and keeping up Nightmare B4 Christmas, Macross, Alice In Wonderland, GI Joe, and various other collections. Been doing this for the past six years...f**k, I'm tired, but at least I'm not broke and enjoying every minute of it.
Why not just make sure they adhere to the rules of the forums, just as everyone else does. If they (donater) decides they are now all and mighty after forking a few bucks then refer them to the amended rules (place new amendent about donations). If the person is still having issues, ban them, and leave it at that.
After all, it's a donation and not a subscription to "RANT AND B!TCH WEEKLY."
Just my two cents...no wait, my $25.00 I donated at MW06.
Well, let me see...
...oh, yes...
1. 1/48 Valkyrie hanger (ARMD) with launch arm. Something that can be shipped with some assembly required. Maybe LEDs?
2. 1/48 Support Vehicles and figures.
3. 1/48 Destroids
Megahouse all the way!!
I would stay clear of any Mospeada Toynami junk. And if CM plans on having all those visible screw holes, well they can just forget about getting my money.
Mr March,
I was cruising through your awesome site today and noticed a few things.
1. The DYRL VF-1S has red triangle instead of yellow.
2. Are there anymore pics of the hangar bays? Maybe a pic that shows the exact location of the areas? I remember seeing about 3 of 4 different lineart pics somewhere.
3. Are there any pics of the launch arm?
Keep up the fantastic work.
NB4M
If you look closely at the figure, you'll note that the joints that allow it to transform between modes, are actually not there. This is more of a puzzle Legioss that required removal and replacement of parts. I'm guessing this is the 1/55 version that transformed only between soldier and diver.
***Look for the swiveling shoulder joints.
Nice pics BTW, thanks for sharing.