Mr Bomber

got couple things today, including VF-27 Grace custom, but couldnt take it out of the box.

here what i took out,

I'm an amateur modeler as well. The Hasegawa SDF-1 is the first model kit I've ever worked on. I've completed construction and painting of major pieces. All that's left is decal, panel lines, and detail paint.

I ended up buying two more kits to replace lost/broken parts (I don't have a dedicated workspace, which is part of that problem) or to save myself the trouble of stripping and repainting parts. Since you've practiced with an airbrush (I'm using rattle cans), you'll probably have less trouble here also.

My two main challenges were masking the tan areas on the booms and the feet. The engine parts were very confusing for me...I didn't realize they needed masking until I was building the parts.

Another warning is that the forward spikes for the SDF-1 and the ARMDs are very fragile.

Anyway, if you need tips from a newbie perspective, feel free to ask.

thanks a lot!

of course i will, i havent started yet building the SDF-1, didnt have the time, but i will when im on it.

HLJ PW arrived

nice you manage to get a soul of gold figure, ive been hunting them on PO, but everytimes its sold out.

Glad you guys like it!

Hehe. Well, I was debating doing my second one with the broken head laser also. I could do that one and trade it

I love that gif!

Here are more pics with everything finished.

Sorry for the lack of GERWALK pics. I messed with it for over an hour trying to get things locked in without scratching things.

Even without the boosters on, it was just frustrating so I gave up and moved on to battroid.

Bonus pic: Isamu has hated ghosts ever since THAT incident in 2040 at Macross City. However, some joker stuck a transmitter on his booster pod when he wasn't looking and now he has a pet ghost.

wow Macrossjunkie, it looks really awesome!

congratulations!

im tempted to try that myself on mine.

im intrested, let me know is it is still available

Very nice Tekkaman! Is this an older release? I never knew about these.

box is dated 2012, and the whole line include both soltekkaman, evil, blade,blade plus and rapier from what i found.

its not that old.

This arrived on saturday

Bandai Armor Plus Soltekkaman 2

i loved the show as a kid, and the soltekkamans were my favs

Got this from erikos0311, great item im pretty please with it.

VF-27 Lucifer Brea Custom

Macross 30: Voices across the Galaxy

i just hope it is playable without knowing japanese, lol

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great! PO too thx a lot

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impressive work! looking forward to see more of it!

This is a real tough question, and even tough to pick 1 fav mech, but i think mine should be VF1J with super parts, basara's VF-19 kai custom, and max's VF-22.

its inhuman to make threads like this, but still i think VF-1J with super parts is my all time fav,

Hope I could join this conversation in the upcoming weeks and months since I'm planning on rewatching the first series again.

try to watch couple of episodes and join up the chat then!

Wow, it's funny how everyone is watching this again recently. Just the other day I finished the entire run -- one episode a day on average -- with my wife. She had not seen the whole thing before, despite obviously knowing what a hardcore fan I am. She really enjoyed it!

We have a custom in my household where we watch a half hour of TV over tea after dinner. We're taking a break from anime for a while now (prior to Macross we went through the whole of Dirty Pair and Shirobako) and instead we're going to do one episode a day of Big Bang Theory.

I do want to watch Macross7 again, though....

Well to be honest i want to rewatch M7 again too! it was my fav Macross series, but since its being a long time since i have seen it, i thought in watch them all again in production order.

Last one should be Wings of Goodbye, which i havent seen yet.

You know i kinda did the same thing with my last gf, set time aside and watched 1 ep from 3 different shows. Its really an enjoyable time with someone you care about.

got this 2 couple days ago

Legacy of Revoltech LR-037 "Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance" Evangelion EVA-03

Legacy of Revoltech LR-038 "Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance" Evangelion EVA-01 Awake Version

Can believe how engaging it is, still so many times ive seen it.

I thought in rewatching all the macross series a bit a go, and last night i started by poppin Volume 1: Upon shoulder of the giants.

Ive seen the series several times in the last 10 years, but i think last time i saw it was 5 years ago, and i can believe it still captures me the same way it did when i was a kid, i watched the entire volume (6 eps) until 2 am, and i was thinking in popping volume 2, but thought it getting some sleep since i catched a cold several days ago.

I thought in posting the chronicles and commentaries about it here, and share the expirience with others,

under crimson skies for tonight!

Mine was like most people on america, thru Robotech, which i loved as a kid. I was like 7 or 8 years, around 1987-89.

It marked me and i always had fond memories of it, but never really got to watch it again.

When i was 15 a good friend of mine told me about the robotech/macross history and lend me his VHS copy of Macross 2 which i loved.

Years After that i kept up looking around on internet about macross, and I found a torrent for Macross 7 which i downloaded.

Same with most of other series, and when it was released on DVD i got SDF macross and Macross Pllus.

got a couple thngs lately, just gonna add this for the moment.

Bandai Figure Arts Zero Dragonball Super Saiya 3Goku

Megahouse Excellent Model Saint Seiya Pegasus Seiya

finally mine arrived, being expecting it since last week.

i must say im impressed, this is the most beatiful valk i ever seen, the paint jobs its excellent. Im just so happy i got it!

Paint application looks great. What scale is that Tallgeese III?

Thx that means a lot from someone called Model-Jukie!!,

its 1/100 scale and really fun to work with, i got the gun and the shield too, but they were drying on the other side.

thx for the tips guys!

i tracked some revell glue and models, got a few models to practice with before going pro on valks.

I made one, and so far was kinda easy but was a mess with the glue, it got everywhere, ill upload a pic tomorrow.

Today i finished painting and futuring my very first model, here is a pic, let me know what you think

still need to panel lined it, and set the decals, that would be done in the upcoming week if i got time.

i know the paint scheme is a little childish/comic like, but i kinda went creative when painting it.

The the club is local to you and the members suggested Tamiya cement to you, why not ask them where they get it? Here is a great video for using Tamiya's Extra thin cement to help eliminate seam lines with minimal sanding.

I think practicing this technique would be a very good idea for you since you are just starting out.

yeah that slipped my mind when they told me, since i was more focused towards types of paints and painting technics.

i have to give them a call and ask where i can get it.

Thx a lot for the video, im watching as i type, its giving valuable tips.

today im gonna get a cheap model to try it out as soon as i get the tamiya cement.

thanks alot for your resposes. I indeed have all the necesary tools, cutters, hobby knife, sand paper, etc etc. i was more heading towards the adhesive i should ure, and your tamiya adhesive recommendation is what i heard before on the club, i need to check out if i find it locally. Im not going for a pro look, but at least i want to try sanding the rough edges before painting it. i use future polish on my current projects as the guys from the modeling clubs instructed me.

thx a lot for all your suggestion, im taking them on account and please keep them coming.

i live in ecuador, there is a small club going on in my city which i contacted and actually learned the basics on painting. i asked about those hasegawa models and they told me to practice with smaller cheaper models cause things get messy real quick with build models. im gonna do that as soon as i find some cheap models locally, but i was looking around for tutorials to read the basics like material and stuff. ive searched on youtube and i saw many in japanese that are helpful but still wanted to know about the materials to be used on it. i thought in asking here first since people do great stuff on model kits in here.

hello,

im amateur on building kits, and so far ive being working on snap on models with good results. Ive being learning to use the airbrush to paint some models with acceptable results, I bought some hasegawa models, sdf 1, YF-19 and YF-22 and they need to be build literaly, which i havent done before.

is there a tutorial or list of things that i need to do or have to work on this?