Grand Admiral

Heh... some of you guys are drinking the Leykis kool-aid a little too much.

Sure, there are some kernels of truth in what he says, but it's radio entertainment and not necessarily to be used as rules for how to live your life.

What's the point in forming an opinion on prototype photos? It's not done yet, and it's obviously not transformed with the parts fitting flush, because the prototype is probably fragile.

Let's take the protophotos with a grain of salt and give 'em some time.

I like to call it a 'dork bunker'.

I call mine my "Nerdcave."

I have a room in the basement that is MINE. I put all my nerdy crap down there and my wife doesn't say one word about it. However, she has some pretty girly things around the house that I don't give her crap about. The point is, we each have our "space" that we can put our desired objects in.

It's about compromise. You get to have your stuff, and she gets to have hers.

Gently, but firmly stand your ground, and come to some sort of agreement on where you can display your stuff. This will also have the side benefit of demonstrating to her that you are willing to compromise, but you aren't going to just lie down and let her tell you what to do.

If she won't compromise with you, then you need to show her the door. You won't be happy in a marriage with someone who tells you what to do and is inflexible.

I have mine on a shelf in my nerdcave.

I doubt I'll buy another VF-1. I'm not a completist collector.

I'm waiting to see what other color schemes the YF-19 may be produced in before I buy.

For me, it's about the perfect transformation. When I first heard that the 1/60s required you to remove the legs, I was uninterested.

Otherwise I'd probably have a shelf full of them.

Awesome custom. Sorry I couldn't resist. Just had to see how this would look.

Yeah, dude. I'm still trying to get my friend to bring it back for a second paint session so we can make it more authentic.

Ah, I really don't remember. It was Testors Model Master Guard Red.

I thought I had seen someone had made transparent red replacement visors and posted them on MW before... does anyone know where to get one?

Nice job, Grand Admiral! Jetfire was my first introduction to the VF-1 and to the Macross universe back in 1985.

Thanks. I've been trying to convince Chris that we need to have another paint session to make the stripes red.

great job on the customs.....just add a little bit of panel lines....and it will be awesome!!!

Yup. He's going to order a gundam marker... probably in gray. I'll post updated pics once he finishes the panel lines.

great job

!!!!

Do you take customers?

I'd be happy to discuss it if you are interested in commissioning a project.

Nice but aren't the chest stripes supposed to be reversed?

Yes.

In the description I explained why we didn't repaint the stripes on the wings... I'll add "and fuselage" to avoid further confusion.

beautiful! best jetfire mod eva.

Thanks for the compliment, but I feel like I should give some props to Aurascope's Jetfire. He made me believe I could do it too.

http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=14879

Hi Everyone,

Like many of you, my first encounter with a VF-1 was through Transformers.

I recently bought the 1/48 Stealth with Strike packs, and my buddy Chris was so impressed he decided to take the plunge and we would create for him a "Masterpiece" Jetfire.

He bought the Hikaru VF-1S and the Strike/FAST Pack set from HLJ.

Today he came over to my house and we spent the afternoon working on it. Actually, since I had more experience with models and paint, I spent most of the time working on it.

I found that Testors Model Master "Guard Red" is a pretty fair match to the Yamato red paint.

So, without further ado, here are the photos!

The Autobot logo doesn't show in jet mode because we placed it on the heat shield. You'll also note that the Macross kite is still on the wing... because it's a Matsushiro Jetfire.

Ok, actually Chris didn't want me to completely disassemble his VF-1 to be able to properly tape and paint the wings and fuselage, so we skipped it. He didn't mind having black stripes instead of red.

We got decals from Reprolabels.com. The Autobot logos for the FAST packs were a bit small, but they look ok centered on that area. If it were mine, I probably would've figured out where to get bigger logos, but Chris was happy with them.

The Reprolabels logo worked really well on the heat shield, I think.

I also got a couple of pictures of the paint process. Here's my getto paint booth... the cockpit pieces look "lumpy" because they have lots of masking tape on them to protect the canopy and create lines for the nose stripe.

I used Citadel (Warhammer) white primer.

Here's some carnage from disassembly. I think this is about as much as Chris could stomach, with the price of this toy.

Anyway, it was a fun project. I would have liked to spend a bit more time on making it a more accurate Jetfire, but Chris went home happy with a cool toy for his display shelf. All in all, a fun way to spend a Saturday.

Chris is going to order a Gundam marker and panel-line his Jetfire so I may post updated photos in a couple weeks.

Enjoy!

I would LOVE a VF-2SS. I don't care who makes it.

Hi Everyone,

I got my new decals from Takatoys today and put some of them on my Stealth Strike VF-1J. By the way, I have done some panel-lining with a Gundam marker.

From the perspective of the photos, you can't see what a crap job I did cutting the kite on the wing.

Takatoys was really quick with the shipping and I'd recommend him to anyone.

Check 'em out.

I just wanted to say that I ordered some stickers from takatoys and I received them promptly.

I'm in the process of cutting and placing them now.

Kudos!

Not anytime soon that's for sure. Besides the VF-2SS transformation is almost similar to the VF-1. I want a VF-4 before a VF-2SS

I'd buy either and/or both. The VF-2 and the VF-4 are my two favorite designs (followed closely by the YF-21, which is probably going to happen this year )

Unfortunately the VF-2 isn't likely to happen at all.

Maybe there's some small chance of the VF-4. I just want to see some more futuristic designs.

Oh hell, Yamato, just make one of everything. You know we'll buy them.

Oh my, that is quite nice.

I may have to spring for that when a box set is released.

Fighter mode looks great!

I think I'll be waiting just a little while to see how the gunpod issue goes.

Thanks for the review.

Voted for the VF-4 'cause there's nothing else like it. My runner up would probably be the 17, also for its uniqueness. I can't believe there's that many losers here who liked Macross II...

Speaking as a VF-2 lover, I didn't really care that much about Macross II.

I just love the design of the VF-2. It's wicked awesome. Like Ninjas awesome.

But yeah, I'd love a VF-4 also.

just so theres some variation : VF-xx zentran and the vf-2ss

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edit: pics taken from

http://www.mahq.net/mecha/macross/macross.htm

Man I'd LOVE a VF-2SS. I know Macross II wasn't all that popular, but I sure do love that mecha.

Also: VF-4 plz.

I could use a set of Anasazi37's Low Vis decals for the 1/48 VF-1.

PM me if anyone has extras.

Looks like I joined the community a little late. I'd have liked to have a set of the Low Vis decals to put on my 1/48 Stealth.

I've been married for 10 years, so I understand your choice to move on. Best of luck.