SpacePirateNeko

On 10/2/2025 at 11:04 AM, Seto Kaiba said:

Probably still on Earth.

Those early emigrant fleets were partly crewed by clones in order to provide enough people with important skill sets, so a lot of folks with engineering and design backgrounds are probably still on Earth (or at best, Luna).

Yknow  i think id be stuck on earth too...dreaming of heading out towards the stars.  That would make a great concept ....maybe 2110, earth was again decimated by an event  and earth is long forgotten by the colonists that had since long departed into the stars. A lonely story of someone who wants to  head out towards the stars  but  has to get some leftover ancient valk tech working, builds a new valk out of it,

we all survived zentradi  bombardment  since we are posting here... so where did you end up in our current year.

• 2025: Megaroad-13 colonizes planet Varauta
• 2027: Windermereans first encountered humans upon the Megaroad-04's discovery of their planet. Diplomatic relations were established on terms which some Windermereans strongly resented.
• 2030: (September) new Macross class transports or New Macross-class are launched.
• 2031: the 21st colonial expedition, Macross Galaxy, launched from planet Eden. Macross Galaxy fleet is also said to have been composed of "9th Large-scale emigration fleet, the 51st Super-Long-Distance colonization fleet and the 21st New Macross Class Emigration Fleet". Lead ship: Macross Galaxy aka Macross 21

all these wonderful hasegawas  over the last few years...and i now live  where i can get to akihabara or Leonardo in  20 minutes.  Yet i cant justify  buying them since i have such a large backlog of models =p.    I really really really wish  they would make a new 1/48. 

Sorry , its been awhile.  Basically, i have been having an allergic reaction  that causes random welts  and swelling  in hands and feet. Had a test, no allergies found, no blood problems found. I still have no idea whats doing it.  I know its not the resin, i havnt touched anything in months, for now  everythings on hold. If i can return to this in the future im going to focus on the obscure flying craft only.

7 hours ago, Return To Kit Form said:

Definitely interested! would this nprint in 1/.48 as well?

The set will come with parts for 1/72 , alternate slightly more detailed parts for 1/48 version.  Split parts  for smaller 3d printers, and non split parts if you have an industrial printer. As well as all that , it will include all sizes at 1/1  so everything can be scaled at will  with instructions on what percent  to scale the parts to for the scale you want ( ex   its 13.89 percent  for 1/72). All parts have interlocking pieces so its easier to  fit and glue.

welp....user error. Wasted about 30 dollars worth of resin because i didnt   notice i hadnt filled enough resin into the tray. Everything wasted except a few small parts.   The good news is , everything looks good to go.  However id like a completed print before i  sell this. Even though the  model itself is good, i refuse to sell anything unless i  have a successful print to show you guys. Next week is golden week so ill have lots of time .

I havnt seen many responses to this post ....is anyone still interested in this?

So, i did a 1/72  test  print.  Most of it is  really good, however  i am going to have to revise the details and some aspects of the  cabin,  most of the pieces are just too frail and delicate at that size  including the window bars of the  cabin. I am going to make a seperate cabin for 1/72 prints with thicker bars and  a simplified dashboard. The original cabin will be included too for 1/48  and larger builds if you so wish. The set will include  a 1/72 version, 1/48 version and   individual  1/1  free versions. The price is going to be  around 25 dollars. I will revise the 1/72 cabin this week. and should have it printed  next weekend.  If it all goes well it will go on sale  the  next day .   pictures incoming  later.

Anyone have  any advice on the best way to print these, ie particular  low priced printers  and best  brand or type of water slide paper?

Pulling this one out of the oven, sorry for the wait.  I am going to do a test print (possibly tomorrow) in 1/48.  If it all goes well ill put the file up  by next week.  If it sells well i will try and get the VF-x7 out much much faster ( i have many projects going on  including work )

20 hours ago, Papa Rat said:

1/144 wave SR1 Engage coming to a close. I think it came out OK. I’m having the worst time with dust and debris in my paint. Really annoying when going for high gloss look. 
Anyway, this build just needs a few decals and then it’s time to finish up that Hasegawa Regult that has been sitting in its box primed and ready for paint. Feels good to be building again. 

Looks great!  im working on a 1/100 junchoon now,  i have no idea why these wave kits are so expensive....the tooling  is awful, giant gaps and warped edges.  I have a full boomerang kit too...i hope that ones better.

Ill prob move on to these first 

Sorry for the long delay, all thats left is to do is finish up the cabin dashboard  and then the grueling process of splitting it up properly. Almost there,

The bomber and vf-7 has already begun. I may do a quick little truck inbetween that just to get back on track. 

Anyone else a resident of Tokyo or close enough. Just wondering how many of us there are and if anyone would ever  want to plan anything ( or even just take a trip to Leonardo  or broadway

Does anyone know a good website to find scanned old decals to print out yourself?  So many of my kits  are so old the decals fall apart so easily. I tried spraying them with surfacer and other techniques and they still crumble.

I think ill call the gold knight finished, the volks models are awful tooling, i should have  filled the caps.  Whats on my workbench though?   many many things, See if you can guess with whats visible .

On 11/5/2024 at 9:26 PM, VF-1A Grunt said:

Broken record here: I still keep hoping Hasegawa will release a 1/48 VF-1D fighter some day…

I mean i think its great they are  finally making more new things....but how they havnt done a 21/22  yet  as its the companion in the film...i just dont get.  Or at the least if you are doing only the "main" valk from each series in that scale....go beyond plus

eh theres already  a million  1/72  vf-1s out there...i would have to make something bigger  to get ultimate detail

Just wondering...as far as an ultimate   VF-1, Vf-19   or any of the most popular  of the VFs...whats the largest scale  people are willing to have sitting in their room.

1/32

1/24

1/18

1/8

oh lord just release a new valk in 1/48 

blaaaaaaaaaaaah  can we just get a new  1/48 already. Seriously  the 1/48s  are usually the same price  as some of the bulkier  1/72  models here...so its not like  its a money loss

Its a crime we dont have  the  11 and 21 in scale. Especially considering the number of variations that can be gotten out of em...but i guess we havnt even gotten many of the 19 variants either.

As for 1/72 i really wanna see the rest of The Ride variations

Got some updates in today..i have to  more or less invent the undercarraige using truck reference, ill add  additional small details  but i dont wanan lose that 80s macross chunkiness too much. Next up....the cabin which ill also have to more less  design myself...but i dont want people to have to use opaque glass lol.

Just wondering in advance how many people are interested in buying this stl...price will float around 15-20 bucks depending on  how many hours and how much detail i add.

If it sells well enough...i will dive right into ...probably the vf-7

Also i have decided to reduce the price of the  Petite Cola Machine    https://www.artstation.com/marketplace/p/ADGGX/macross-petite-cola-robot-3d-print

10 hours ago, djivaldi7 said:

Well... that's the paradox. I'd jump on a VF14 if you offered.  The market for most of these specials is large,  but the message doesn't get broadcast to this side of the ocean effectively when a Japan garage shop releases at Wonderfest.  So when examples like these do go on sale years after the fact, the EBay price point is astronomical.  Patreon and Kickstarter are helping bridge the gap a bit for one's designed outside Japan.

VF1AG (Armored Gerwalk ) is nearing completion.  If that does well,  it should be a solid indicator of how a VF14 would do.  

Well...i do also live in Japan. However  as of now i only design them and then sell the stls to print. For now anyway until i can find a good solution for  selling kits themselves.  As of now i only make them and release on my artstation.....i wonder how to get more traction liek this. Eventually i am interested in opening up my own business like this , getting licences etc.

If a lot of people want this ill add it to my to-do list. Im almost done with the centipede ( i need to  design the interior which there is nor reference for ). Ive always had an interest in the vampire

Id recommend just putting it on artstation, you have more control and  they only get  a few percent of sales......

Then again after 6 months im not doing so good =p

On 3/10/2024 at 5:21 AM, Jasonc said:

Wow, I'm really impressed with the detail in these. Are these going to be static models, or will you be making them to have articulation, like rolling wheels, folding wings, and maybe the ability to make it with landing gears up or down?

The wheels should be rollable on this and crates will be removable