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Thanks kindly.

I've lost the decal sheet for my 1/100 Arii 15th anniversary kit. Does anyone have scans, or know who i can contact to get the scans? Also, where do I get the paper to print them on? Any help is much appreciated.

I liked the color of the VF-0d in Macross Zero... just really plain simple flat blue upside, with a greyish white underside. as for a squadron name, i cant begin to think of one at the moment. i really just like colors (e.g. Vermillon Squadron in Robotech) so probably some fancy sinonymn for "blue"

Ha! I actually stood up and cheered when Hikaru backhanded her like a pimp.

Must be from those years of listening to Reba West belch out "To Be In Loooovveee..." (shudder)

i took my copy of DYRL over to a friends so he could see it, and he made us rewatch that part 3 times... there's just something so satifying about it.

thanks for all the replies. hopefuly i have some of this stuff lying aroung the house(i know i have rubbing alcohol, but im not sure if i got enough)

im low on on cash and need some thinner for acrylic paint(to be airburshed on). Does anyone know of some other chemicals that will work for the job, but wont hurt the wallet as bad? thnks

I'de go with Misa... Menmei turned into a totaly self centered brat in both DYRL and the TV. Granted alot of that in the TV show the result of her rappid rise to fame. In DYRL, it seems to just have been an inherant personality trait. In both versions though, Misa actualy opens up and becomes, I think, a better person. If you look at what Hikaru has in common with either love interest in the long run of the show, its pretty plain to see Misa would be the winner in either case. Minmei made sence when Hikaru was still young and enexprieanced, but in the TV show, by the time Hikaru, Misa and Co. return from the spy mission that takes them to meet Boldoza, its pretty clear that Hikaru has matured far beyond the need to be seeing a girl like Minmei.

As for Kaifun- in the TV show, I like the way he spirals into alcoholism and depression there towards the end. I'de rather be able to say "Sucks to be you jacka**!" than let him end in a "tragic accident" and in DYRL, he had like what? 10 lines? After the return to Macross, I don't even remember him being in the rest of the film. Also, he didn't seem like so much a jerk, as just the way a manager would be acting. either way he fades into obscurity, so i'de let that play out as normal

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

is that to say that i still use the polish for the top coat, and if so how do i get the diff. finishes? im sorry, im new to using clear coats, untill this kit i just primed, painted, decaled, did the panel lines and stuck it on the shelf ;

primed it this afternoon. so ill probably begin to do assembly next weekend. does anyone have tips on working with contour putty?

I just primed my 1/100 ARII Hikaru TV fighter... its been on my bench with all the stuff to finish it for almost three months O.x

for the white i wound up getting the Tamiya spray on flat white and the semi gloss black. so im pretty sure those are acrylics right? Im not a fan of testors enamels due to the messes ive made of some Gundam kits.(even after letting the paint dry, red smudes still made it onto every other part. )

where can i get the floor polish?

thanks so much

can this be used for sealing the whole kit after all is aid and done, or should i use a spray on clear coat?

Sorry, don't own that kit, but if you can scan the page from the manual that has the paint information on it I can try to dope it out for you.

ill see if my dinosaur scanner still has drivers available...

If it's a kit I happen to own, I can do it for you. Which ones are you interested in?

just one for now, its the Universal Cetury HG kit for the Dom Troppen, but the on i have is the Sand colored one as opposed to the the purple and what not colored one...

you dont have info for other kinds of model by chance? namely some of the bandai gundam kits? >_>

Hi, I can help with a few of your questions. "H3" refers to Gunze Sangyo red paint. Personally, I think plain Testors enamel red is a pretty good match. Are you using acrylic or enamel paint?

If you really want to get picky, the "official" color mixes for those old kits go something like this (all refer to Gunze Sangyo paint):

"Bare White"=95% H1 Gloss White + 1% H16 Yellow-Green + 4% H40 Flat Base

"Bare Red"=96% H3 Gloss Red + 1 or 2 drops of H2 Gloss Black + 4% H40 Flat Base

"Metal Black"=45% H18 Steel + 45% H2 Gloss Black + 10% H40 Flat Base

Hasegawa says to use FS36622 Camouflage Gray for the white areas, BS638 Dark Sea Gray for the inlets and Steel for the feet, and Shine Red for the red. All are available in Tamiya or Gunze Sangyo paint.

As for the water-slide decals, all you really have to do is submerge the decal in hot water for several seconds, let it rest for a few seconds, then use a brush to put it on the kit. If you pre-wet the kit with water or special decal setting solution, you can manipulate the decals a little more before they settle down into place. Be sure you put a sealer onto your kit before you apply decals if you are using flat paint. Otherwise, the decals will "silver" and won't set properly. A lot of people airbrush Future floor wax over the paint for this.

Good luck!

Chad

for the white i wound up getting the Tamiya spray on flat white and the semi gloss black. so im pretty sure those are acrylics right? Im not a fan of testors enamels due to the messes ive made of some Gundam kits.(even after letting the paint dry, red smudes still made it onto every other part. )

where can i get the floor polish?

thanks so much

I recently got one of the older ARII 15th aniversary resissue 1/100 VF-J figher kits(hikaru tv colors) and i am getting around to doing the build. I havent built a kit this small in a long time and this will also be the first time i use an air brush. first question is-

the ARII instruction sheet calls for three colors. I went with a little more of an of white for the white and the black looked from the pitctures to be a matt black so i picked those up. the red i couldnt find a really good match for. Its lised on the sheet as H3... anyone know what this means and what would be a good match and where i can get it?

It has water transfer decals which for me are kind of odd as its been almost 10 years sence i used that kind of decal(on a pinewood derby car too, never on a plastic model and never something as small as some of these) I guess the point of this would be

1)how do i even aply these things?

and

2) do you have anytips for keeping them straight and flush when aplying them?

This Kit has a 1/6 scale soft vinyl hikaru figure with it. any pointers on painting him? he's already kind of a peachy flesh tone, but it doesnt really match the skintones in the anime.

lastly, i want to make shure on the order of this-

Primer- Paint- Decals- sealer- Panal lines- Sealer? is that right or is there anything missing or anything that needs to be dropped?

the local comic shop got in a huge box of the 1/100 ARII 15th aniversary kits. only the fighers were worth the powder it would take to blow them up so i grabed one. its sence been shelved and now i f inaly got the money for the paint and such like. sadly i forgot to grab the red paint and clear coat i'll be needing