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The smoother the finish, the more coverage the decal will have in adhering to the surface. It can still adhere, but it's best to put another coat of matte clear over the decal right after that to make sure it stays where you want it. I also use a decal softener, which makes the decals more pliable and soft, so I've never had a problem with putting them on matte finishes, but yeah, still better to put them on a gloss coated piece.
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Sorry for the delay. I've been having this lingering cold that's just terrible, so I've been limiting some of my time to sleep. In any case, the picture I posted above has a lot more pieces done, and I'm starting to work on smaller parts now. For each main body piece, I have to do some intricate sanding in the gun track, as there was so much primer put in it when I first got them, that they don't slide properly. I should've checked before painting them, but that's not to say that they had issues. The paint held up nicely, and I'm up to date on fixing those. There are a couple parts I still need to recast, since I'm now fine tuning all the cleanup, and realizing that some of them just aren't up to par. Aside from the small problems, I can get a couple out by the end of April (about time, I know) I wanted to get them with a perfect gloss surface, but with resin, it's nearly impossible. I found a super fine white primer that has helped immensely, but I'm going to flat paint everything before I send it. Now, that can (but not necessarily) cause an issue with decals staying on should anyone decide to use any of them, so if you want it glossy, just let me know and I won't matte coat it. At the end of this, I may not even use the decals for mine, save for the kite, and putting one decal on and putting another clear matte coat is not a hard thing to do.
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Definitely agree. I usually end up over sanding those parts when I do custom stuff, but you're already on top of it. That's great. Can't wait to see the final photos. These make me wish I bought extra D and A variants. That said, I take it you only needed one of each to do both variants, or was there extra valks used?
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I don't know if it's been done yet, but have you transformed it?
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Macross World Podcast - feedback & comments
Jasonc replied to Tochiro's topic in Movies and TV Series
Great stuff. I had a chance to catch up on the latest this afternoon at work. -
Considering the ending song in the Frontier movie Sayonara no Tsubasa indicates that she woke up already, I don't think it'll relate to that, but as far as news goes, it looks like there will be some news in about 5 days or so? Either way, I'm very excited about it. She is, IMO, the best of all the idol characters the franchise has created. Also, before we get into this being confirmed as a movie or whatnot, for all we know, it could be a new pachinko game. Hope you guys don't get too far ahead of yourselves. It'd be great if a crossover for Delta, or something with a plot, but it could just be something small. Hopefully the 5 days will tell us all we need to know.
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I just did a paint test with the matte color, and it looks amazing. Soon I'll start mass making the decals while I still have ink, and will get those on the paper as well. The problem with me matte painting is that I'm not putting on the decals, so it'd require a clear, then another matte coat to seal it. Because of that, I may just leave the parts in the gloss orange, but for those of you checking up on this, I'd highly suggest using a matte clear once the decals are done. I'm using Mr. Hobby clear matt, and trust me when I say that Mr Hobby is the way to go for this particular paint. It comes out very fine, and does an amazing job covering in the perfect matte coat you'd want. It feels like a toy piece when using this stuff because it's so fine.
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Looks gorgeous. The ugly VA-3 is definitely a swan. If I can find time to brush up my CAD skills, I can finish the transforming version. I just don't have great skills in designing these yet, but I could. It's just taking forever.
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Walkure's debut album receives Album of the Year award
Jasonc replied to kajnrig's topic in Movies and TV Series
The competition for music was pretty fierce the past year. Considering Love Live Sunshine was released, and a slew of other pretty large shows that had strong musical influences, it was by no means sparse. In many ways, the competition has upped its game the past several years with Idol Master and Love Live franchises releasing several CDs. Delta, from what I've been able to gather, rivals Frontier's music, and while yes, we all know the original SDF and DYRL vocal songs, the past two series (Frontier and Delta respectively) have focused on creating music that not only pulls from different genres and incorporates modern style to it, but is made with a quality and attention to detail that is very rare. It appears and feels like they really did put an emphasis on the music. Personally, I feel the Delta music is probably just as, or second to Frontier's onslaught of great music tracks (in recent years of the franchise. M7 I'd consider a totally different time and demographic of music, even though that was great as well). While one might argue that the music is only geared for a certain demographic, it's not a sustainable argument. Outside of MW in general, the music seems to be well loved all over. I'm not saying nobody likes it here, but the hate for the series here, and perhaps by default the music, seems to be concentrated to MW. I went to the 2nd Live at the Yokohama Arena, and getting to meet and see people from all over was a good thing to see first hand. Seeing a 17,000 capacity arena sold out for two days in a row is a sight to see as well. Large numbers of crowds, and chart topping songs do have a way of getting noticed, and those are based on sales and to some extent, downloads as well. This was a well deserved honor they've received, and IMO, the music itself is deserving of that title. Out of all the vocal tracks, I think there may be 2 or 3 that I don't really care for, and even with those, they aren't horrible. The people that don't like the music seem to be a minority by a lot in this case. -
OK, here's some of what's on the table now. These are mostly done, just need touch ups when assembling.
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I really need to get on it. I'll snap one of the current workspace and some of the finished parts today. I just got in 10 cans of orange for more parts. I'm not a fan of spray paint, but when doing this many kits at one time, ease of use and all.
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I don't think any of this is going to go back to 5 years ago or further. That's usually not how the world works, but in any case, I'll get one. I've wanted one that is official, so this will be a buy for me. It is pricey, but I'll just be taking sack lunches to work for a couple weeks to make up for it.
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I'll be getting these, AGAIN, but I do hope that somewhere in between all these redesigned toys, is a Max/Milia 1J in the pipeline.
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OK, so far, I'm starting to put together some of the kits for some of you. They still need a few parts painted and whatnot, but They're looking pretty good. A few little touch ups here and there, but overall, they're coming along. I'm working on the tail pieces still, and the main body pieces need more sanding than I had hoped for. It's due to the original pieces being over sprayed with primer from the guy who 3d printed them. It's a lot of internal sanding, but it's not a deal breaker. Most of them are already undergoing the orange paint, so since I came back from two mini vacations in a row, the process is moving pretty fast.
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I need that Makina topper.
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New Macross TV Series in 20xx (sometime this decade)
Jasonc replied to Tochiro's topic in Movies and TV Series
I know this maybe something the old here don't want, but I hope it's a continuation of Delta. While I'm not expecting that, I hope it's along the same lines. Aside from what I want to see in particular, or what I hope, I'm not going to spend time speculating on that. It's a waste of time IMO, but I do like the idea of it not being super gritty and just about mecha and battles. Seeing this news at the concert when I was there, was really shocking, but at the same time, knowing that Delta has that sort of following is very promising. -
You're welcome. As of today, all top camera housings are done, and the engine housings are just over half done. I've also started on the main bodies, and those are getting primed (at least the ones that are already done). Some need some fill, but that's not a problem. Some of the turrets were a bit soft, so I'm redoing about 8 of them in Task 2. Aside from that, it's still moving along. Sorry no pictures. My camera glass is broken, so they don't even come out well. I'll be getting a lens fix next week when I take it in, so I'll have some then. As for the wing section, I have 15 done, so most are finished. I'll need to make one more mold for those, and once that's done, those will be getting cleaned and primed after the bodies are done. It is progressing fast though. I'm happy to say that I've been able to free up some time after work to do these with much more fervor than before. I'm trying to get them out guys, and they'll be coming out soon.
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The assembly line process has hurried up a bit, and while I'm still taking time to try and make all these look good, once they're cleaned up, the paint process is going smoothly. I just finished literally all the cameral housing parts in one fell swoop. Now I'll examine each one tonight, clean and repaint what I need.
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I think he specifically didn't make it for you, but that's why it was relatively successful, and enjoying a life after the show has aired. It wasn't really made for any of us here, but is certainly enjoying extra benefits from us, as many of us are here.
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Macross World Podcast - feedback & comments
Jasonc replied to Tochiro's topic in Movies and TV Series
Good show as usual. I must admit, I'd probably be the same as the other guests if I was hanging with Adrian at the same New Years party. -
Got mine in at amiami.
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Is there a way to have the computer make a notification to a place holder page when it is changed? Do any of you know what the application is called for Firefox?
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I just happened to search this thread today, after a long time. Glad I did. I'll be on all the sites for one. They seem to be making a higher number of these than with the Frontier valks at first release, so that's a good thing.
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Nice. My goal next year is to contact my kitchen contractor, and have him build my custom display cases for the collection room, and get some furniture for the living room, LOL. Right now, the den is furnished, but need another set of furniture, as well as a new dining room set. But displays are coming up soon.
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I have a picture on my cell phone of the work so far, but as I'm in the middle of cleaning up for New Year, I had to pack up to another room, and so the stuff isn't spread out. Nevertheless, each coat of the white primer is letting me repair little flaws. I have one I'm trying to finish up for the main body, so it'll give me a clue as to how this primer is with the paint. right now, I'm noticing the white primer is a bit heavy, so putting an 800 grit sandpaper to it seems to smooth it out great. I just sanded all the white parts painted. Those are about ready for first coat of orange paint.
