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ok the 3 panels are the same size: 8 3/4" l x 3 7/8". The grids are 1"x1". The pit for the hydraulics is 7 1/4" L x 1 1/2" divided into 3 sections: two 1 3/4" and the centre dividers are 1/16" The interior of the pit is lined 1/16" vertical bars. There's 2 tabs per section to mount the shields.
The 4 shields are 1 3/4" wide and 1 1/2" tall.
It seems to me that it was constructed with evergreen sheet stock and that checks with conversations I had with fellow who made it at the time.
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2 hours ago, VF-1A Grunt said:
I always wanted a couple of those! I think they were already sold out by the time I discovered Starship Modeler. I thought it would be really neat to try to add the catwalk for the catapult control stations from SDFM along the front edge of the model deck.
That’s a cool idea! What would it look like? Is there any refs out there?
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Yes, I think so! Let me get some measurements together! I’ll add it to the list!
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Here’s a cool little footnote in the history of Macross kits: a flight deck kit that was pretty accurate to the deck of the Prometheus. It was sold through the Starship Modeler store iirc. I built the Valkyrie for the box display and I have the sample build. It needs a little TLC and then I’ll post up some pics. I have one “fresh” kit that I will be using for my Bushmasters build.
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Interesting! I bought the COTB vhs from a Coles bookstore in Niagara Falls, NY probably around 92-93 and was blown away because I didn’t know anything about it other than I recognized the SDF-1! Good luck on the hunt!
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Cool concept!
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The panel lines are super wide on this oldie! I used a greenish brown for most of the panel lining and some blacker on certain areas to give the impression that they open. It was a limitation of the kit that I wasn’t prepared to correct, lol.
It is a very small plane! It fits in the palm of my hand. The base kit is definitely not as crisp as say a Has VF. It was a bit of a nostalgia build.
Interesting comments though, thank you all.
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The plastic was quite brittle and I had to build a few spots, for example the head cracked apart into little pebbles at one point and the wing tips were quite thin before adding the nav lights.
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Thanks for the kind responses fellas. It was a bit difficult and I had to work for this one!
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On 3/23/2024 at 9:50 PM, sc_planet said:
Hey, nice job, that looks like it was a difficult kit to work with. Nicely done.
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This is the old Imai kit. I rebuilt the thrusters, added the tread detail, added the AN/AA-13 Nav pod and upgraded the landing gear. I modified the cockpit with ejection handles and crewed it with a UNS pilot. I also added the wingtip nav lights.
The overall scheme is inspired by the F-15J recently done by Kris Seiber in Scale Aviation.
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Ok I guess this post is closed! I’ll be posting over in completed models shortly. Thanks for following along!
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That’s wild. Can’t picture it from watching the series but I’ll look for it in future viewing. Have fun the build!
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On 10/2/2023 at 10:37 AM, Bolt said:
I have a feeling the Moscato version is still slightly taller.
It’s huge, I’ll post some pics with the valk next to it!
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Excellent
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Didn’t somebody do a scratch build of this bird recentl here in the forums? I remember it being amazing
Company X 1/72 Flight Deck Kit
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decals and instruction sheet. This is a pretty cool kit; I’m glad it was made and it was cool to have had a hand in it. It would definitely be a doable project to make up your own from sheet stock.