wm cheng
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I've used the Model Master Acryl clear coats for my models, so I tried on these toys too. They are fine for Yamato toys (since the plastic has a bit more "tooth") but due to the glossiness of the Bandai plastics, its just too slick for them to adhere well and is too delicate and gets easily scratched off - especially the matte/flat coatings. I'm going to try MJ's Future method on my next Bandai toys - but the trick is to give them a soapy wash first as there is often a lot of oil/grease in the joints when it comes out of the box. I'm just hesitant because you have to mix a Tamiya flat base in each time which adds a level of uncertainty each time you spray on the clear coat. How do you get such a perfect black background? Velvet? I love your photos!
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It looks FANTASTIC MJ and I love the overall effect - perfect subtle balance of realism without going overboard! He is the advanced technology, so he should be "charred" as much as the. other CFs!!! Which Gundam marker? Is it ink or paint - do you have the number? Thanks for pointing that out on the hip guns, you did a great job at matching - what colour illustration references did you use? Lastly, is there anyway to make a Future Clear-coat completely matte/flat without that "frosting" effect? I always like to do my fast packs in a totally matte/flat like a tank - I like how it contrasts against the semi-gloss brighter colours of the plane.
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Wow! Bravo, it looks great MJ. Did you add that zig-zag line on the engine nacelles and the oblong hexagons on the wings with a white paint marker? If so what did you use? On some of the full-sized close up shots, it looked like there was some "dusting" of some white particulate in the clear coat, was that the Tamiya base not mixing into the Future?
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OMG!!! When does this come out? What's the best place to order it? (weird, to order stuff for a domestic product...;-) I've been waiting for this one for so long, I can't wait. A little disappointed that some of the engraving is so deep - I'd rather draw in the hatching with a mechanical pencil like they did on the original filming miniature. Where is there more info on this kit? How accurate is it compared to the Time Slip Creations Resin one? I wanted that one for so long, but they kept selling out and its hundreds of dollars. -
Yep, I have to throw my hat into the broken ring... I only transformed mine ONCE (knowing how fragile they are from these posts) and it seemed to have survived. I weathered it and sealed it in and transformed it back into the fighter mode and checked the triangles again, and they seemed to be fine! - I breathed a sigh of relief. Then I checked it a few weeks later (its only been on a stand in my shelf) and I saw that one side the tiny thin triangle under the NUNs section developed a crack all on its own! No stress marks, no pressure, no transformation at all. It probably developed the crack on my last (and only) transformation and just didn't show up till weeks later. Oh well, I'm still not sorry I purchased this one. It wasn't even on my must have list (I was never a fan of the Nighthawk or its derivative designs) but after seeing MacrossJunkie's amazing weathering job, I caved after finding it for cheap and I am glad I did even with the breakage. This design and dark colour scheme really has grown on me especially when you see it in 3D, I'm not that particularly fond of the white Alto one either. It really is too bad that there is so much breakage, a blemish on an otherwise great release. I'll post some shots when I get a chance to take a picture of it.
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Fantastic subtle work as usual MacrossJunkie! Why didn't you do the lighter "dry-brushing" highlight effect this time around? Too much?
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This is exactly what I use and its what I've been preaching all these years!!! There are different 3M cartridges, make sure to get the one for "organic compounds/solvents" which are good for lacquers. Love the Canadian F-18 BTW!
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Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Pacific Rim'
wm cheng replied to fifbeat's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
A little bit of tooting my own horn... Can anyone read German (I can't - I had to Google translate it)? For anyone that missed my presentation in Stuttgart on my design work on Pacific Rim, here's an online advertisement of the magazine issue that interviewed me to be published. The print version outlines my involvement in Pacific Rim, but the online article showcases my design work for Total Recall. http://www.digitalproduction.com/de/film-video-vfx/details/artikel/die-zukunft-bauen/ -
Thanks! I just did my RVF-25 & the VF-171CF - in the middle of the vf-25F... kind of want to get a few going at once so I don't keep mixing clear-coats and having leftover as waste. Hopefully I'll get the VF-27 soon and finish that off along with the VF-25F and will post some shots. Still experimenting with a durable clear-coat, I'm not liking the fragility of the ModelMaster Acyl semi-gloss that I've been using on my models, so I'll try experimenting with MacrossJunkie's Future/Tamiya flat base mix and see how that goes. I'd love to see Lolicon's weathering job!
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I personally thought the VF-171CF was easier and much cheaper (much less than MSRP). You could find this one at or just above MSRP, but not very much below and it was already a bit more expensive to begin with. It wasn't top of my must have list, but someone here nicely pointed one out at 18,000Y which was reasonable - so I caved.
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Ah, thanks so much. Thanks for highlighting it. I gotta look at the Bandai 1/72 model for the details... its all that it's good for now! I wish I could print white for the decals.
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Looking forward to seeing your work! What stripes are missing? I'm not that familiar with this bird, mine still on its way (registered SAL) but would like to know what I need to do when it gets here.
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Yes! One of the reasons I still love NY - a lot of times the duties and processing fees more than makes up for the markup. I'd rather give the money to NY than our government for nothing other than making it harder and harder to allow goods into our country.
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I totally agree. Its one of the best art books I own. I love that they did all the designs by hand, then translated them into the digital realm. There's a fluidity that can't come from computer concepts like so many of the current Hollywood So-Cal schools of concept design. BTW, any place offering up the pre-order of the Gamilias Materials book (other than Amazon.jp)?
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You lucky duck!!! I was an hour too late. Let me know if anyone has extras at those prices! ;-)
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Wouldn't it be perfect if the Ozma renewal was a bundled Amored pack (especially due to the delay)? At least for me it would be. One can dream right?
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DO NOT ORDER FROM Amazon.jp! if you live in Canada. I just got a bill from DHL (3wks later) for an additional $13.19 in processing fee (GST customs & duty on imported goods) on top of the 3,000Y they charged me for shipping on that 3,600Y amazing Yamato 2199 Earth Materials book. Argh, that's like over an extra 100% of the price of the book in shipping and handling. Who has the cheapest shipping for the Gamilia's Materials book?
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Well, I'm in the other camp, I hate glossy toys - it makes them look like toys. I have to matte clear-coat all my Bandai renewal like MacrossJunkie. The only thing glossy I like are car toys. IMHO, I love the old matte finish of the old Yamato toys, flat finish looks more realistic on a piece of military hardware and it gives miniatures a better sense of scale. So here's to hoping they stick to the old Yamato finish. (glossy finish shows off tiny manufacturing scratches & swirls more I find).
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Exactly what I was thinking - did they just not push it up enough or is it sitting right against the chest? Same here, I loved the long swan-like thin neck, but the toy still seems to have a thick one - can't really tell yet. Other than that, its beautiful.
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Beautiful work!!! So nice to see more of these arms built up, and what a wonderful job too. Love the lights. Just watch the sag in the arm over time when mounted like this, mine is sagging pretty badly now (even though there is a brass rod inside the resin) - its slow and imperceptible, but it will sag when mounted like this over time (it was fine for the first year or two - but its been more than eight years now). Not sure how I'm going to corrected, I'm afraid the cure might be worst than the problem.
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YES!
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Hmm.... the same 2,290Y for registered SAL to Canada. Wasn't so sure about this bird, but being below MSRP, I couldn't resist. Still can't wait for the VF-25S to complete my squadron, might even "pre-order" (if I can - its always in the middle of the night here!) just for the piece of mind.
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Woohoo!!! Thank you guys... I slept and missed out on HS but got in at Ami Ami. I'm not a fan of them calculating shipping after the order, how much are you getting for registered SAL to N.A.?
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Gone... already ;-( That was fast. Thanks though.
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LOL!!! I hated the engineering decks... the "look" of the JJ Star Trek is just un-forgiveable.