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    Kurt! Please Help with custom.

    in The Workshop!

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    1) when stripping the paint off of the 1/48, what product do you use? and do you disassemble the valkyrie before stripping the paint or do you leave it in one piece?

    2) When the paint is stripped do you sand all the pieces before applying primer? and what type of primer do you use?

    3) The most important question i have though is when after you have preshaded the valkyrie do you "fill in" the areas between the preshades? or do you layer the paint in one coat going over the preshade?

    Welcome to the boards. And I would be happy to answer your questions.

    1. I personally use denatured alcohol. I know this has been a topic of discussion in the past and it seems there are different products being used. I have tried a product by Polly S that is specifically for paint stripping. I would stay away from it since it tends to make the plastic very brittle. I just soak the parts in alcohol for a 5-10 minutes and give it a scrub with very fine steel wool. Completely disassemble the valk and of course only treat the parts with paint on them. I just scrub enough to get most of the paint off. I don't worry about seam lines or hard reach areas.

    2. I usually don't sand before I prime. I say usually because there may be a rough area or two that I want to smooth out. I do give every part a rub down in rubbing alcohol to remove any greasy finger prints or mold agents. For primer I like to use Mr Surfacer 1000 from Gunze Sangyo. There are cheaper alternatives, but this has never failed me. Thin it and airbrush it on.

    3. I tend to do a bit of both. After the pre-shading and when I am applying the main color I will "fill in" the area first and lightly spray the entire part to blend everyhting in and get the right look. Although doing this sometimes covers up the pre-shading too much and then I will do a bit of post shading to bring it back.

    I hope that answers your questions, let me know if there is anything else you would like advice on.

    Custom 1/48 TV VF-1J

    in Toys

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    One thing that's been bugging me about your photos though. I notice with all the photos of your customs, you always pose the legs straight vertically down in Gerwalk mode, rather than posing them in a more dynamic looking spread-leg stance. Any reason for this?

    Graham

    No reason, just habit I guess,

    Custom 1/48 TV VF-1J

    in Toys

    Posted

    Looks greater than great! Do you use a air brush on the panel lines?

    I pre-shade the panel lines with an airbrush. Then apply the main color and add a wash to the panel lines. And then depending on the look I am after I may post shade the panel lines just a bit, just as I did on the 1J.

    Custom 1/48 TV VF-1J

    in Toys

    Posted

    awsome kurt you still know how to make people drewel and wallets cry :D the custom paint job looks so nice how long did it take ?

    From Richard

    This one took me about two weeks. Working on it in between other projects.

    Custom 1/48 TV VF-1J

    in Toys

    Posted

    Ehi, great works, just 2 things: The fastpacks shuldn't be gray? And the gunpod is not too bright?

    However is wonderfull ;)

    They are blue not grey. Maybe the color is not showing up right in the images.

    Custom 1/48 TV VF-1J

    in Toys

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    Hey everyone. Here is my latest custom, just finished an hour ago. This is a stock valk with the exception of the kill marks. Let me know what you think. And my schedule has opened up a bit, so anyone wanting a custom from me, nows the time. Send me a PM and we can discuss it. Thanks!

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    Latest commission - custom VF 1J Low Vis!

    in Toys

    Posted

    Kurt - I always enjoy your work. Do you have a collection of all your customs (besides ones posted on the MW custom page)?

    All of the custom valks that I have done are in the gallery here. I have done numerous other non-Macross models for people over the years.

    Latest commission - custom VF 1J Low Vis!

    in Toys

    Posted

    The skull on the heatshield with the dragon on the tail is kinda weird but other than that very groovy.

    The customer wanted to use the dragon on the tail fins and fast packs. I only had four decals of the dragon, so I had to put something on the heatshield. Besides, since this was never a "real" valk, I believe the schemes are left to the imagination. That is one of the big benefits of doing something like this. Maybe the pilot wanted to commemorate his last squadron he flew with..... use your imagination. Thanks everyone.

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