cowie165

Ugh. Double post.

Sadly, 24h later, she still looks the same. Perhaps I didn't mix the base adequately or something. Perhaps it just shows up on a black kit more obviously. Cheers for the post Kyle

Brett the valk hands are in the mail to your work address. Please let me know when they arrive!

Future floor polish becomes the clear coat.

Once you have finished with colours and assembly, spray future (light coats, don't go to town), add decals, future again, decal, weather, top coat (satin or flat? up to you).

Mark

And reference your goal pic: when I made the Bandai variable into a fixed gerwalk (and aiming for a similar pose), the hardest parts were the knee and ankle joints, particularly the ankles. It is a bugger to set the angles right. Looking forward to seeing what you can do bloke.

Oh yeah, make sure you throw plenty of lead into the legs. It will make life a lot easier down the track!

Well I am going to be away a lot with work this year so I'll have a bit a spare time without much to do. Luckily adding scribed details only requires a few tools and lots of time

Chas all my scribing work is done with a sewing needle in a pin vice, I haven't done a lot of scribing so far so this should offer a good chance to practice.

Berttt where did you buy your pin vise? I grabbed one through eBay from the UK but I got what I paid for: the bits wont centre correctly as the pawls are not cut accurately. Was it a Bunnings job or did you need a specialist tool place?

PS The Bandai hands are at work, going in the post on Monday. Sorry about the hold-up.

Most people will tell you to mix future with a flat base (like Tamiya) and spray it on. You should be able to find some web-sites that have the correct ratios on mixing it. Works wonders and have never heard a complaint about it in the last 5 years that I've known the technique.

1st use, 1st complaint

I sprayed about 1:8 flat base:Future on my black S-37. Now the beautiful black finish looks like it has been dusted with light grey? wtf? Please tell me it dries clear...

Also if I wanted a kit that bad and bought it...

You have a great point there. I DID buy the kit for a reason. I'll shelf it for a while and look to motivate myself again soon.

Also, Academy does not suck. They're like most other companies---it varies.

Phew! Great to hear David because I've always heard good things about Academy and now have a few.

1/144 was really just practice but as it turns out the effort is about 80% of a 1/72 kit anyway! I mean, once the paint is loaded what does it matter if you're spraying a little longer!

lmao @ Berttt's Macrosu-clan ninja hurling little red and white UNSpacy ninja stars whilst he is trying to finish up... kinda like my kids at dinner time tonight *groan*

Yep, ok then I'll hang onto it. I guess I'll burn that bridge another day... cheers guys!

and lol @ THOR's pyrotechnics. When I was a kid I used to douse mine in lighter fluid and throw them across the yard, but I like your way a whole lot more

I have this Academy 1/144 Su-22 and it is just driving me nuts.

There are a few panels to rescribe. The intake cone just isn't circular. There is no wheel well detail. The cockpit sucks and the paint job is going to be more time consuming than a 1/72 jet.

When do you guys make the decision to turf a kit? I've only junked one kit before, and that was a loooong time ago. It's just that I'm sitting here finishing my last two 1/144 whilst dreaming of a nice 1/72! I feel so dirty...!

Mark

I've been TOLD that Micro-Flat will airbrush on flat, but I'd believe you if you said it won't...

Maybe that's the problem! It is pretty darn thick; after thinning it with water no doubt I've just diluted that much it doesn't dull the shine...

Thanks p5

Hey thanks mate!

Is that the chap in Newcastle you met last year? Anyways, I'll package them up and send them your way. Has your work address changed?

but something like Micro-Flat brushes on glossy...

Micro-Flat users:

Does this actually work!? I've tried brushing and spraying; both with little success. The last spray was over Future and it barely put a dent into the Future shine...

Any pointers for this Micro-Flat noob?

Brett after Grayson mentioned the variable, I checked one out. They look the same with rescribed panel lines if anything.

I don't have any casting gear for about another eight weeks but if you want I could mail them up your way if you can DIY?

Over to you blue leader.

Either way it looks cool to me!

'nufff said.

That's my auction

It's at $150 now. And I've got a 1/160 Monster up too, which is at $200.

Needless to say, I'm completely shocked

Hats off to you Sir! I thought $80 was a lot for a vintage kit, but that guy REALLY wants his destroid!

It is comforting a MWer is reaping the benefits!

Even the old kits you can still find fetch a high price.

Here's an evilBay auction that is completely out of control...

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...A:IT&ih=010

US$122.50 with nearly four days to go! Out. Of. Control. CA's resin kits are around the same price!

I've made the nose, rockets and wheels a little darker on both images.

Now I'm ready to move on to something new.

How are those in flight renders coming along?

j/k

Take your time Jason. I really appreciate you taking the time to do these renders so we can have all this Photoshop fun.

Hi Dante. Great work mate! They look amazing! The heat effect and lighting is very very nice.

I know you said you're over it and ready to move it, but if you chose to revisit the pic, a 'squat' nosegear position in the first pic could really top it off.

Once again, beautiful pics. Saved.

Mark

There are some weird kits here:

http://ga.sbcr.jp/g-toys/wonfes07win/19/index.html

I dunno if they're customs or what, but there is a n unfamiliar delta-wing VF-19 and a battroid YF-21. Are these new Hasegawa kits?

Wow, doesn't that look very similar to the Clint Eastwood MiG-31!? The rear section is almost spot on.

the monster will be available again for a short time in the spring.....

mike

Gold Jerry!

Thanks for your reply Mike.

Mike ...I am also looking at getting one more monster from you. ...

Did I miss a thread about a monster rerun or are kits still available? I'd love to hear more if the kits are going to be sold again.

Thanks!

Think what you can find, if you know where to look

...

ChaosWarrior

I cheated - I made a special note of the thread as I have an Arii VF-1D on the bench at the moment!

Mark

This thread should be what you are looking for.

Post #7 from maxwinamp has cockpit photos and he includes which colours he used for the kit.

HTH

A few years, down here in Australia, a number of soldiers came into a lot of trouble after cleaing their rifle parts by soaking them in Coke...! It sure made short work of the carbon build up

Anyway, back to the Macross