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    Yamato 1/48 Clear Fast Packs

    in Toys

    Posted

    Sorry guys but I dont get the LINGO here. Books? Does that mean the packaging? Can I buy it with , or wihtout packaging? Is it USD $38.00 for it shipped(with out box)? or with out shipping? If so how much for Houston Texas 77077 :) ?

    I want one, but I want to know how much is comming out of my pocket. Sorry if I 'am causing any confusion.

    VIC.

    Here's my VF-2SS,

    in Model kits

    Posted

    I think this model is a good start. When I was a kid, it took me five models before I got... well, actually I was never really good as a kid. Almost all my models sucked. I just saw Greatmoose show off a black valk that he said he hand painted. That is the smoothest hand painted finish I have ever seen. Might want to ask him for advice. Personally, I got past this problem with a good airbrush. An Iwata Eclipse did it for me although I hear Paasche and badger are also good. With Tamiya paints and a good clear coat, you should have no problems. Keep them coming. :D

    That is insane, he hand-painted it? What? That looks too even for a handjob :lol:

    :ph34r: vic :ph34r:

    Here's my VF-2SS,

    in Model kits

    Posted · Edited by vlenhoff

    I would build one but I don't have one :(

    ROb MN

    I'll sell you one if you want one :lol:

    ...but it is gonna cost a lot :lol:

    ...and it's gonna be made by Toynami :lol:

    Funny, when you totally reverse the ecuation, it doesn't seem to factor all that well :lol:

    :p vic :p

    Do you really don't have one?

    'cause I'll sell you one if you want one.... :lol:

    edit:...but it is gonna cost a lot :lol: (oops again :lol: )

    Here's my VF-2SS,

    in Model kits

    Posted

    Good Job!

    Does yours have floppy large cannon syndrome?

    Actually, the "rod" that holds that cannon broke yesterday. It seems like a little extra paint forced the loop that held the "rubber" peice to break.This piece also holds the "cannon pack" I fixed it yesterday, but it sort of limits the overall movement of the cannon.

    sucjy, sucky, sucky. Next time I'll be more careful.

    Vic.

    Here's my VF-2SS,

    in Model kits

    Posted

    vic,

    that's a great kit. hey you're not the only one that sucks on painting, i myself sucks too... anyways, practice makes perfect. keep up the good work...by the way, what's the scale of the model?.

    dyowelb

    The scale is 1/100, so it is a small suckah! I so hate to have different scales among my Macross collection. I've got( 1) 1/100, (5) 1/72, (2) 1/65, (9) 1/60, (4) 1/48.

    The only thing I can compare with my Macross collection is my 1/60, and 1/100 Gundam Models(wich are not painted all the way)

    Vic.

    Here's my VF-2SS,

    in Model kits

    Posted

    Nice kit, and good job putting it together and getting it painted :)

    I used to have the same problem with paint granulation, it can also be caused by humidity exceeding the recommended limits on the brand of paint. (humidity in the 90+% range all summer here Yuck :p) In the past when I have had this happen on a nice kit, and something you might consider if you have a rainy day or two and feel like farting around with touching up your valk, would be to find some really fine sandpaper, like 400-600 grit ( The stuff that looks like construction paper the grit is so fine) and lightly sanding the parts of the kit that got granulated paint flecks. This will scuff your paint job all to heck, but it turns into a great basecoat as it is the same color as you intend the model to be. Then dilute/thin out a bottle of the paint that you will use to recover the affected areas.

    It is a ton of work but if you got nothing better to do some day it might be a fun project.

    Your pictures look great I really like the way you set the valk up on the stand :)

    Oh, and if you don't have access to an airbrush, as I didn't for the longest time, I found that the best way to get smooth coats of paint is to invest in a couple art brushes with very fine bristles and to paint in multiple thinned out coats. The thinner the paint (At least for me) and the more careful I am are the less chance there is of having bristle-lines and stroke patterns show up in the fnished product.

    And I don't mean that as criticism, your kit looks really cool, just a technique you might like to play with sometime.

    Critisism, is my best friend right now :lol:

    Thanks for the comments,

    Vic.

    Here's my VF-2SS,

    in Model kits

    Posted

    Hey Vic

    Kudos to you for being courages enough to show us your latest experiment. Did you use an airbrush to paint the majority of the piece? It looks as though you had used a spray can to paint the chest area with that heavy granulated effect, this maybe a result spraying to heavily from one coat of paint.

    Investing in a good aribrush would eliminate having to use a paintbrush on large sections of the model and eliminate all the tell-tale signs of where a paitbrush have been applied. Refer to WMCheng's threads to get all the info on what masking products, paints & of course his great artistic touch by adding weathering effects to his models. I'm sure learning alot from the master!

    Eric

    Yeap, that's exactly what happenned. Sprayed a bit to much with a testors spray can.

    Thanks for the pointers!

    Vic.

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