Goodman Models

7 hours ago, SteveTheFish said:

Oh that is cool! I assume that is a new HG kit? I built the old, legacy Gundam Sentinel kit and lit it with LEDs. I shelved it for a while, but finally finished it about 3 years ago. I used Oyumaru and UV resin to cast the face in clear. The booster units are hollow inside, making them easy to run LEDs with thick fiber optics inside.

 

Nicely done! I really like the lit boosters.

Just a quick update. This is on hold until my s-gundam booster is finished (which will be shortly). I did manage to paint the ordnance and canopy frame.

Just about to get this off my bench; just a few more small things to finish. 

On 8/31/2024 at 7:28 PM, nonner242 said:

Well you guys are pro here..WTF is this mess. Got a box of stuff with a really good deal on old airbrush and compressorless  air tank and found this in the parts pile😂

It's a hideous mess of I don't know what your thinking..no I will not try and fix it. Pengbuzz!

Interesting, that’s a B-tank for a  torch, usually filled with acetylene dissolved in acetone and absorbed into a porous mass. 

This is a great project! I don't often pay attention to the toy side of things, but both ships are shaping up nicely!

On 5/25/2024 at 10:34 PM, pengbuzz said:

Looking really nice so far!! One word of caution on those ailerons though: I tried doing my own years ago, and they kept interfering with one another when I tried folding them! O.o Keep that in mind; you may need a sliding joint kind of like the ones the Yammies/ Arcadias have for theirs.

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On another note: does anyone have a spare wheel from a 1/72 Tamiya air crew truck? It looks like this:

The one on the other side is missing, and nothing I have will fit. It's also too small for me to try to make on my own!

Did you track down the wheel? Is it Hasegawa?

I once saw a huge Vajra model, maybe 72nd scale; I think it was a wonderfestival resin kit. It was actually really cool! The ships in 350th would be awesome to have in plastic!

On 8/3/2024 at 5:27 PM, electric indigo said:

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Great work! These turned out excellent!

That’s great and keep at it!

Looking good!

5 hours ago, Bolt said:

You found it! Thanks, I had not seen this but that’s the one!

Nice work!

21 hours ago, Bolt said:

I'm not sure which Model Graphix  variant your referring to, off the top of my head. But here are just a few of my favorite paint scheme from other modelers works. 

There's many more inspirational works..

I’m doing the Bushmasters Squadron from the MG decal sheet (there’s only a profile view - the green one). These are very cool tho!

Thanks Bolt! If anyone has any ideas on the paint scheme, please let me know! I only have the profile to work from.

thanks,

Anthony 

Hi All,
 

I'm working on the Model Graphix decal sheet variant along with the flight deck kit. Here’s some progress shots:

The resin panels of the deck need to be squared up. I compressed the oleo on the front gear. Added brass barrels to the GU-11. Mounted pylons for a bomb payload.

Nicely done! I really like the 'in flight' poses!

Cool project @ChristopherB! Looks very well done, congrats!

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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.

I will definitely replace the pistons with brass rod.

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.

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?

Yes, I think so! Let me get some measurements together! I’ll add it to the list!

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.