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Just goes to show if you have the skills and the time you can earn money from this.

Wow your attention to detail is great. I have the same kits and looks like I might have to start them soon I was gonna leave them till winter.

Does anyone know if you can get Mr. color products in the U.K ? I have seen lots of websites refer to it but never seen it in any shops in England

Well I have an orginal Jetfire from the first issue of this Transformer all of the transformers are sacrid as far as Im concerned I have mixed feelings about modding these two but there are a number of bits missing namely the strike pack parts. I do have some of the parts to make on up but Im thinking i should keep them for my original one just in case. I remember that somone on this forum was making replacement heads and cockpits is there anyone who makes taka type noses ?? If not like you say I should restore them to original Transformers spec. a little paint and new stickers ( i can do the stickers ) a few detail upgrades and some more armor and bingo. one better than new Jetfire.

LePoseur and kanata67 you are right really they are Macross of a sort in their own right, after all Hasbro had to pay much cudoss to Bandai for using it. Marvel and SunBow couldnt use Jetfire in the Comics or Cartoons so they invented Skyfire similar enough to sell the Jetfire toy but not enough to upset Macross owners and interested parties. Fasa got sat on quite hard for using the Vf1 and Spartan, Raider X and a few others in Mechwarrior BoardGames. So I should do them the honor of keeping them original.

When you say reissue do you mean the ones that are available still now in the shops ?

what are you looking for for your jetfire?

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Well at the moment im looking for a gun. but im hopefully gonna take delivery of a Jetfire and another one that is incomplete so i will probably need a few bits to make it whole again. These two Jetfires are gonna be customs possibly a cannonfodder and a twinseater trainer if I do get to make them I will need to get the proper heads for them.

Us mere mortals are in awe of your talents.

You should do a few how to become a model maker classes then we could all try and be as good as you.

Thanks to everyone for your replys when it arrives i will check to see if it has the missles and make sure that it still has everyting else in tip top condition else it will be a prime candidate for a subtle mod.

On the side of the Bandai reissues. All you guys are in the U.S.A right ?/!

The prices for these things are insane. Its the one thing that annoys me about collection Macross/Robotech stuff. Recently I was in Tokyo for two weeks. I couldnt belive the prices of some of the stuff. Those reissues are selling for 3000 Yen wich when i was there was about £20 the only place that I have found in the U.K that sells them charges £60 as for the 1/48 scale Yamoto well get your self to the bank for those babies. The DYRL Hikaru 1/65 is £18 over there and recently I know some one who sold one for £65. The shop I go to actually is owned by two Japanesse guys. They regularly go to Japan to buy stocks and actually go to the same shops I do. They have a service where you can ask for a particular item and they have buyers in Japan look for it for you.

Its the postage and import taxes that kill it for us all.

Im going back early next year and comming back with a case full of Macross.

I have a friend who lives in Tokyo who is seriously thinking of giving up his job just to export Macross Gundamm and computer games to the U.K as the demand is massive.

I am seriously thinking of joining him.

I m gonna write a guide to macross in Tokyo as soon as I get time.

I have just picked up an 80`s VF1S complete in the box except the gun. Now finding a gun could be hard so I thought of doing a resin cast of one. I have the Jetfire gun already on my Jetfire and that is practically the same.

But before I go out and make a mould and resincast has anyone else already done this, if they have do you still have the mould and would you be willing to make one for me. While Im at it has anyone made any of the armor for the same model, as this one has no armor I was thinking of making some for display is this a good idea or should I run away now and just keep to the Hasegawa kits.

Sorry friend this isn't the right forum, 1/55 is a toy, you should post your question there.

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Thanks Grayson I will copy the post there.

Firstly I hope that this is the right place for this post.

Secondly please direct me to the right place if this has been discussed before.

I have just picked up an 80`s VF1S complete in the box except the gun. Now finding a gun could be hard so I thought of doing a resin cast of one. I have the Jetfire gun already on my Jetfire and that is practically the same.

But before I go out and make a mould and resincast has anyone else already done this, if they have do you still have the mould and would you be willing to make one for me. While Im at it has anyone made any of the armor for the same model, as this one has no armor I was thinking of making some for display is this a good idea or should I run away now and just keep to the Hasegawa kits.

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Well just registerd for this forum.

Dont know how ive missed it all this time.

WOW WOW !!! is about all I can say makes the 200 scale look dinky.

Hell why not make a 1/1 scale one then I could sell the house and move into it.