Gabe Q

14 minutes ago, electric indigo said:

I'm finally getting somewhere.

That looks awesome! What is it? I don't recognize it.

18 hours ago, electric indigo said:

After the TV Q-Rau plz.

I really want this too but when they did the TV sdf-1 they just gave us the DYRL version with the TV colors. 

Exemplary. These old kits look deceptively simple. They require a lot of work to make them look this good. 

http://www.hasegawa-model.co.jp/product/33/

The detail looks really good! Insta-buy for me.

Wow! Check it out!

She looks good! I love seeing these older kits brought to life!

1 hour ago, lechuck said:

It's unfortunate that modern toys started bloating the VF-1 and loosing all of these finer points in the design, which in turn has lead to an obscured general perception of what a VF-1 Battroid should look like.

I think you're right. I'm so used to the Hasegawa Battroid that this design gives off a chonk vibe. However, when I compare it to the line art @Big s posted, it looks almost perfectly proportioned. I have Battroid Dysmorphia. Go figure!

Seems just a bit too chonky? I dunno. I guess if I saw it next to the line art it might look ok.

1 hour ago, Shawn said:

Sweet! I totally forgot about this coming out.
Its only been what...40 years since Imai did the original transformable kit. 
This looks incredible, just ordered!!

I can't wait for mine to get here. Everything I've seen and heard about the kit so far is positive so I'm itching to get my hands on it.

Also, I'm about 8 or 9 episodes in to the original series and I'm enjoying it so far. If anyone here hasn't seen it yet, I recommend giving it a shot.

On 2/5/2023 at 9:45 PM, Gabe Q said:

I'm in the same boat. The decal sheet landed in my private warehouse but the kit didn't. I figure not as many people ordered the decals as the kit so there was no problem completing that part of the order. I hope they get some more stock soon. 

Here I am, a year later and my order for my kit was finally fulfilled. Now I gotta wait for enough stuff to buy to fill out a whole shipment from HLJ. A whole year it took!!!

12 hours ago, KOG Water Dragon said:

Never thought of doing a Miria (and Max) armored battroid before, but now it seems like a very interesting idea.

I wish I could remember the specifics but there was a video game where the whole squad goes out in GBP armor for a mission. I Googled it but didn't come up with anything. Did I imagine it? I'm pretty sure there exists a whole canon color scheme of armors for every character. 

It looks promising. I'll be keeping an eye on this.

A lot of cool stuff going on here!

@Thom Your F-14 is looking real nice with all that extra detail you're adding. I don't have the patience for all that anymore because, like you said, "sanity"!

@electric indigo The paint on your intruder is so perfectly demarcated. You must be the best at masking for your paint jobs. I'm always impressed by the quality and attention to detail of your builds.

@Urashiman That resin Zelda looks very cleanly printed. I think with a print like that, it would look great painted even with minimal prep work.

Seeing all the cool stuff here makes me want to set up my workbench again so bad! 

5 hours ago, derex3592 said:

@Gabe QIt's my belief that you need to take the valve assembly out and give it a thorough cleaning.  Watch out for the little tiny washer (part 7) in the top though. Very easily lost. This SHOULD cure sticky triggers. You might not need to take part 8 out, just run a cleaner brush and Q-tip up through it, depending on the situation. Also, maybe something other than the Iwata "SuperLube" might be better to lube the trigger plunger. I find that stuff over times gets gummy and you're back to square one. 

I think I've identified the cause of my problem. I've been using the Iwata brand lube this whole time. I guess I'll clean it out and lube with a different brand. Thanks for taking the time to post, I think this will really help with a problem that's been bugging me.

@derex3592 Out of all the things you did to fix the sticky trigger, which of them did the trick? I have the same problem with the same airbrush.  I read it all but you didn't really say which step was the solution. 

@tekering Pretty cool having your name on the box!

I see the "fatal mistake". If you look carefully, the decal near the left aileron is about .05mm off center.

Seriously though, that is an amazing build. @sc_planet You're way too modest! 

That's the greatest lineup of built kits I've ever seen. That is such a great photo! Okayama City is about to get more than their fair share of Moscato, indeed.

Please take and post as many pictures of the displayed kits at the show as you can!

@Big s That reminds me of scouring the swap meet as a kid for anything Macross related! Although back then I only knew it as ********.

My only exposure to the kits was seeing the revell branded versions at my local drug store. I would buy them with my aluminum can money and use krazy glue to put them together. The canopies and clear parts would get all hazed from the glue. I never painted them either. Even though the result was pretty crappy looking, I have fond memories of building and playing with these early valk kits.

As far as the pics that @Shawn just posted, those are rookie numbers that kid has stacked there! My backlog is scary big!

7 hours ago, electric indigo said:

It's done. No outdoor shooting, but some nice soft light from overcast sky.

Good God, that is beautiful! Absolutely nailed it! Nothing is too over/underdone. All the little details are perfectly executed. You've set the bar higher for us builders. Thanks for sharing.

Just now, Big s said:

It looks like it got run over with those tread marks

I can see that. Regardless, it's a great scheme.

On 10/7/2023 at 2:15 PM, Urashiman said:

I was also thinking about the pink/purple minmay guard scheme, as well as the blue one here which looks pretty awesome:

@Urashiman This is the scheme! Do this one. If you don't then it'll force me to do it and I just don't have the time!

Here's a comparison to show the differences between the SDFM and DYRL versions of the Q-Rau:

55 minutes ago, sh9000 said:

VF-1A TV Kakizaki

VF-1A CF

VF-1J Max

VF-1J Milia

This is my exact list as well.