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Last piece of the puzzle, cannon tip done....headed for molds later today... thanks mike And one with the mock up and the Capt's beast together. I'll be posting a 4 sale thread on this sometime this week.. mike

Thanks, IMO the meaner more aggressive look is also needed to stand next to the Capt's beast here, i will post a pic later of it next to it. I do really, really want to do one in 1/12 or so scale to go with the old ride armor kits, I'm sure it would pass as 1/10 if only because using this as a launching point for scale this is a bit oversized for the "official" stats. That is because it is really a companion kit specifically to the Capt's kit here. In some ways this 1/32 was really good to use as a maquette for a bigger one, do work out the bugs/proportions etc. 1/48 is less likely only because i do not personally own anything in 1/48. Either a 1/12 or 1/48 would still be a bit away, at least a year or more only because of a long list of stuff i want and have to do.... thanks mike

The claws are a bit long, but they can be trimmed back. I made them as "fully extended". This was a tricky mech to get where i wanted it, and i am still not sure it's 100% what i would want but i kind of need to just get it done. Part of the issue is the contradictions in the animation, from the show and the line art. Sometimes the arms almost reach the feet, sometimes they are closer to the kneed. sometimes the mid arm connects to the very tip of the "paw", sometimes it connects to the inner paw.....same type of stuff with the legs. I really wound up picking some design elements that made sense in terms of the proportions that I thought made sense in the way that the thing would move, swipe at stuff, pick things up etc. I also was hoping to give it a slightly more aggressive and mean look to it, so i thought the longer claws on both the feet and hands made it look a bit more menacing, but i know it may not be for everyone.. thanks miek

version 2 of the inbit mock up, still missing the very tip detail on the cannons and the vent details. This is just hot glued together so please excuse the wonkiness...and the untrimmed pour spouts in places. thanks mike

Cannon minus the "vent" details and the very tip of the cannon, those will be cast separately for ease of paint... mike

I've revised the leg on the inbit pattern that goes with this kit, much happier with it, the old legs were too thin. already molded the lower leg and will get the new upper leg in a mold this week. Topside cannon pattern is just about done too, will be nice to have a couple of bad guys to go with Capt's kit. I think I got the scale just about right, hard to tell from the pic because the inbit is in the foreground but the top of the inbit head is just about the same height as the crotch of the soldier mode beast.... thanks mike

Hikaru is sold, only Kakazaki remains. thanks mike

Hey guys, i have had a couple of ?'s about the version...I hate to say i don't know much about the toys. Is there a way to easily tell the edition? Hikaru and kakazaki still available. thanks mike

Max is sold, Hikaru and Kakazaki still available... thanks mike

So i need to start selling off some stuff to fund another project, up first is V2 versions of the TV 1J Hikaru, TV 1a Max and TV 1a Kakazaki. Figured i would give people here a shot before ebay, i have been checking ebay and seeing these going for $140-$180 each (+ international shipping), so I am hoping to get $140 each + shipping. So $140 each + shipping, if buying more than one shipped to the same location i can combo on the shipping. These were opened, transformed only 1x and displayed. All paper work and unapplied decals are included, Max and Kakazaki bags are unopened, Hikaru bag was opened so i could read the instructions but decals are still unapplied. All i can say about condition is that they are just as they came to me from HLJ other than they have been transformed once, so fine to near mint I guess. Boxes are also just as i got them, maybe a couple of small scratches from shipping and a couple of tiny blemishes, but just being conservative about the condition like i said just as they came to me. Here's some pics, PM me for shipping quote or ?'s thanks mike more

Bump, I have 3 kits cast up at this point, I have been sneaking in a little casting on these with bigger projects. Pm me if you want one. mike

Does anyone know anything about the future of the 1/48 hasegawa line? I was really hoping for a 1/48 superbattroid and super valk but have not seen a single bit of info on any of it.....

Just got some cool updates today about Jerseyfest, and i will be talking with the guy who runs it again tonight. I can say i am getting more excited all the time, hope a bunch of people from here can make it. More info when i can share it..... mike

Thanks guys, it's a great kit, not without it's quirks as usual with resin kits. I almost wish i had another to build kind of knowing what i know now type of thing. Here are some WIP pics to show off some of the detail you can't see assembled. mike

I actually purchased the pattern for the conversion kit.....I just finished the molds recently. i am trying the resin that the Capt used as well as another resin that is supposed to be closer to ABS and not as brittle as the Task stuff. I am also going to cast the canopies in crystal clear as opposed to the translucent stuff, more of a paint but worth it IMO. Stand by for a for sale thread in a few weeks. mike

Real thing, not the "R" word, I have been working on this on and off for like 5 years, my wife was on vacation this week so i had a little extra time to finish it up. Wanted to finish it before the casting season really gets into full swing. I have to say that after all these years i am still completely infatuated with this model, i think it's still the best depiction of the VF-1 (in my opinion of course) out there. I love the hasegawa kits but they are a little bit to "real world" for me. I think the Club M is a classic 90's kit that is the perfect combo of anime and realistic styles. I am overall really happy with this, like anything done over such a long time i am better at painting now than when i started so there are some unevenness to it. I am hoping to finish up a handful of these classic kits over the next few years, they real deserve some love as they are a real part of macross history. The last little thing that i need to do at some point is put the clear parts on the wings, the vac formed parts were old and the plastic cracked when i tried to cut them out, may need to make the clear out of clear dental cast, but that won't happen for a while. Some of the panel covers etc are left off intentionally, I wanted to see the details underneath, pilot omitted for now, may convert the figure to a standing figure at some point. I went easy on the decals to maintain the anime look. thanks mike

Wow, don't know how I missed the paint up of this, it's looking great, that Mt. Fugi Montana is a great macross color, i used it on the 1/48 regult. It would not apply to something as big as this, but for the Montana it works better on smaller models if you get the ultra fine tips, with a little playing around with spray distance etc you can get it to work closer to an airbrush color, and compared to the cost of Tamiya cans the $10 or so for a can is a bargain. Looking forward to the finish.....

Thanks, it means a lot coming from everyone here but hey, your the captain right? Not to sound too corny but it really is a dream kit, and a long time coming, I remember being so excited in the early days of my time at MW....I mean around the time of the first hasegawa kits and 1/60 yamatos (the first versions!!!) The project was well underway before I had even done my first scratchbuilding and it was one of the things that really made me want to create my own stuff. So thanks for bringing it to life.... mike

Calling this done for now, still a few things to do but i really need to clear the bench space for stuff i have coming up. Took me longer to finish because i got busy with other stuff, but 5 minutes here and 10 minutes there got it done. I know i owe a couple of you guys 1/48 pilot figures, I will get those out sometime this week, the figures have been done for a while but had an issue with the vac formed visor, got that taken care of and will ship them out asap. Someday i will set up a better photoshoot for this and some of my other stuff. I really need to invest some time in figuring out how to properly photograph models and get a nice set up. thanks mike

I'm looking for the 1/72nd classic stuff, all TV or DYRL, super, strike etc, also the 1/72 Club M Q rau. 1/48 Ultimate (even the r-word from hobbyfan etc). Even like the 1/100 stuff like the GBP and the 1/144 destroids.. I really do still love the classic 90's stuff

Oh, BTW i will entertain trades if anyone has stuff they want to trade. Looking for 90's yellow sub, wonderfest, Club M, other Mosacato type resin kit stuff......PM me if you have something and want to trade.... thanks mike

Hey Guys, sorry did not see the posts about the decals. For decal orders email Jeffery at Jt Graphics. His email is info@jt-graphics.com, be sure you are specific that you need it for the 1/72 glaug pod, he did the 1/48 scale ones also so be sure to be clear. He did a great job on them. I still have 2 kits on hand if anyone wants one. thanks mike

And one with the new knee armor, all this is still just roughed in, will get more refined.. thanks mike

Hey guys, working on this some this week. Got the new leg struts built and working on refining the foot some more. The leg struts will be cast in 4 parts and they are quite beefy. I still expect this for springtime, keeping my fingers crossed... thanks mike

That's the 1/60 Yamato Regult in the shot above. The Yamato 1/60 Regult is 14 inches tall all the way to the top of the head laser cannons. The stated height online for the 1/60 yamato regult is wrong. The Capt America glaug is 14 inches tall to the top of the laser cannon. I did buy the pattern for both the 1/72nd scale Kamjin and standing zentran soldier patterns. I molded the soldier but not Kamjin yet, i should be doing that sometime in the next month or so. thanks mike