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Nice clean panel lining misterryno I tried removing the canopy line of VF-1J yesterday. I used the finest sandpaper I bought from a Hobby shop. After that, use common toothpaste to polish the canopy. The tootpaste covers all the tiny scratches left by the sandpaper. It works!

The canopy looks great! I also find that line irritating! Will try it out hopefully during the weekend. Thanks for the tip!

I am soooo jealous... This is so BEAUTIFUL!!! More pics pls!

Love the screen with Minmay The hangar is EXCELLENT!

Finally finished working on this over the wkend... 'Improved' Roy Top view of Gerwalk A sensei taught me to weather in the direction of airflow... Finally I chose Tamiya Racing White for the head (instead of Insignia White) cos it's nearer to the overall shade of the valkyrie. And last but not least... I can't resist taking a pic of the charaworks. It's very nice if you remove the obvious seamlines

Some updates. I didn't like the pilot Roy that comes with VF-1S. First, his hands are like Doraemon, no fingers! So I decided to model Roy after the Hikaru from VF-1J. Cut some grooves to show fingers, chop of his arms to re-position them, give him a flight stick. Here's the end product

My Jap is very basic. Here's what I gather from what words I can understand from the pic: 1. Head looks balanced as it's now higher compared with 1/48. 2. Head no longer have centre seamline. It now goes from left to right (instead from front to back). 3. It comes with extra hands. 4. Chest area more proportionate compared with 1/48. 5. Trunk is now shorter, better proportion. 6. 19 points of articulation. Better articulation at wrist and ankle??? Sorry, but that's all I understand. Perhaps others can help?

Managed to progress a bit on this over the wkend. Tried to make the seamlines a bit less obvious using Tamiya thin cement. There's no way to hide them unless I paint the toy, which I don't want to. I def don't want paint to chip when I'm transforming this toy. Washed the cockpit area. Here's the front shot. The head is a shade whiter than the rest of the body (As if he used SK-II ). I'll try to 'dirty' it a bit more to make it less obvious. Do let me know how I can improve. Thanks! :thumbs:

Hi brannon, I thought your work is getting along nicely? If you really want to strip off the paint, you need to be sure what type of paint you are using and then use the correct method. I suggest you read this thread first. I haven't tried it before, and I wish I won't have to The good thing is, there are lots of helpful pple here giving good advise http://macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?show...;hl=strip+paint

Thanks for the kind comments. After looking at the pic, I think I over-filed the left side of the head piece. It's not too obvious if I don't look closely at it ;p I've started panel-lining. I wash it with Mr. Hobby Dark Grey first. I plan to wash it again with light grey to get a 'smoky' effect. I'm still experimenting to see how to achieve what I have in mind. Also experimenting with Tamiya Weathering Master. Looks like a make-up kit I'm taking my time to do up this valk and enjoying the process along the way

Hi! I'm back again! This time I'm working on VF-1S (the normal one, not the weathered one), at the same time watching the old Macross series. I figured I can do a better job First, I use Tamiya thin cement to get rid of the seamline. And then use the graphite powder to highlight the details. Before After Next is to remove the ugly seamline on VF-1S head. Originally, it seam is uneven (I did not took a pic). Looked as if Voltron has cleaved thru the head unevenly. I used Tamiya Thin Cement again, then file and sandpaper, then sprayed Tamiya Insignia White. Next I used a very small screw driver to bore 4 holes into the 4 laser cannons on VF-1S head. I dirtied the head a bit to see how it would turn out. Weathering will wait till I finish applying all the decals. Before After Not a good job, but I'm learning as I go along

Hi miriya, nothing new in the advert. Reservations to start on April Fool's Day, noon time. Limited to 1 toy per customer. *sighs* Why don't they just mass produce this thing?!!

Hi, you are most welcome Btw, I can't find a pic of Tamiya Clear Coat on the web. I have not tried it before, but it should work the same as Mr. Hobby Topcoat. Do post pics after you have completed your masterpiece

Hi, normally modellers will spray a layer of top coat to protect their models. Here's what a Mr. Hobby Topcoat looks like And here's what I got from Katoots: Actual link http://www.katoots.com/forum/index.php?sho...473&hl=coat The advice given for spraying top coats are: 1. Remember to shake the topcocat can at least 5mins. 2. Always choose a hot sunny day to spray topcoats. Else you may get 'frosting' on your precious models. Hope this is helpful

I would suggest at the belly button, or.... erm... at the 2 breasts? Ok, seriously, at the chest where the "00" is currently is a good idea.