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Stampede valk. Either you love it or you really love it!      Build completion 60%

Hello everyone.  I've seen Majestic's 1/48 custom and I've never seen any other builds other than the 2 in that thread. I always wanted one in 1/60 scale so I decided to give this a try. This is the build up.  Edit: To save everyone's eyes from pic spam in just gonna put the pics in spoilers.

First thing I did was look for reference material. I couldn't find too much info or lineart.  I found some courtesy of Mr. March's Macross Mecha Manual and used those as reference.

Next thing I did was take some pics of a 1/60 for reference. I'm using a VF-1A Kakizaki. Something like these. 

I just took measurements with a caliper to get the general idea. I then started to sketch up some ideas and used plastistruct to build some mock ups. Here I built a mock up of the right shoulder missile pod and used my VF-1J as the model.  As Majestic pointed out, lineart vs what you got to work with is a huge pain.

I'm not gonna lie, doing it this way is a pain which is why I give Majestic and the other custom builders here props for the skills and patience. I'll add to this more as I go along.

Okay so after doing it like this for a couple of days and losing my mind, it dawned on me that I had an unbuilt Prusa MK2 3d printer I bought a few years ago and never got around to building it.  Now looked like a perfect time to crack it open and give it a spin. After a day I finished building the printer. I also decided to give 3D modeling go so I used Fusion 360 and crash coursed it enough where I can make the basics.  

I was  thinking about converting a S/S parts set but the more I looked at the line art the more it looked like I'm gonna have to make my own from scratch. I then started to print out the general parts and then tweaked some of the dimensions to see if it fits. Here is one of the rear booster housing:

Cobra Night Raven valk.

Reminds me of a mix of that one in Frontier that folds in plus an updated VF-14.  Windmerian looking scheme.

I like these ones more as the shadows on the floor are less pronounced.

1 hour ago, Slave IV said:

Or....spray the whole Valk to give it a gloss coat?

Then spray it again with matte coat.

7 hours ago, ArchieNov said:

 

However after spraying it on, it didn't really make the hinge tighter. Actually, it's even looser now than ever (but I don't think it's due to the primer, but instead due to me moving the hinge again. It seems that it always gets looser after every movement). But my main problem now is that I accidentally got it on other parts of the wing and now it looks like this:

 

I tried using both water and alcohol to try and get it off but it doesn't seem to be working that well. Although I didn't really put too much alcohol because I'm worried I might make it worse. Are these parts molded in black? Is it safe to use more alcohol to try and remove these marks? If not alcohol, what should I use to try and clean this up?

 

Tried using Windex on a Qtip?

17 minutes ago, Mommar said:

I still don't know what you're comparing/contrasting here.

These. They weren't on the 1st VF-0D:

Triangle filler for the legs

1st VF-0D no triangle Courtesy Collection DX

Shoulder/Chest filler

Old pic of the  VF-0D without the filler and the color I wish it was :

Just now, Mommar said:

I'm not sure what you're referring to.

The shoulder/chest gap fillers.

Imai 1/5000?

7 hours ago, SuperHobo said:

If that is indicative of the near to final product then I'd be satisfied with the color. I'd also like to note that they included the built-in chest covers the VF-0A and VF0S had on this PF version of the 0D which is a nice touch. 

It has the filler for the legs too.

Don't forget Faerie squad:

https://hlj.com/macross-ii-lovers-again-vf-2ss-valkyrie-ii-with-sap-faerie-squadron-limited-evt57214

Dunno if it's a bug but tried to attach a jpg file.  3.3MB in size 4237 x 3506 pixels. Got a -200 code pop up. Is there a size limit?

I just added it above. You can try to clean it up. The jpg must've been too large as it throws a code. Had to download it as a pdf.

Dem high end models. Such drama queens lol.

Nice work!

Probably doing a Paladin conversion.

Roy's in the back

1 hour ago, Saburo said:

I titled this photo Overkill.

Why does this remind me of a bodybuilding pose down? Lou Ferrigno vs Flavio Bacciani. Nice shot of the bulky boiz Saburo. @Rogueloadyour Chuck supers came out looking sweet!

https://youtu.be/E_yGHOmfQco?t=59

6 hours ago, sqidd said:

@Sanity is Optional I still don't know how to tell if they're two left or two right. I have two of something, if they're L and R, I don't know.

Can you post a pic up of what you're calling 2L or 2R. Maybe I have the opposite you do and we can swap.

The pic with the proper install shows the part with the indent on the inside in fighter on the left side.  I'd call it Fighter L or Battroid R.

On 9/12/2019 at 9:01 PM, Negotiator said:

did the sdf-1 kit come with one?

Yes. Unfortunately my copy has some damage on some of the decals so the scan might not be worth using.

Edit: You can try and clean it up.

1-3000 SDF-1 assembly.pdf

Sucks that I gotta wait on the slow boat to play roulette.

The real question is where are all the right ankle folks hiding at? 

2 hours ago, ArchieNov said:

Sure go ahead. Now I’m wondering again if it’s mine that’s swapped around and that other person has the right one haha.

This is his reply. Could be why your having that issue:

19 minutes ago, Tober said:

Hopefully they come up with replacement parts. 

They are aware:

@ArchieNov. Mind if I used your pic to see what is the correct installation? Someone had the ankles swapped the other way around.

5 hours ago, sqidd said:

The shipping isn't too bad considering what it is. First off it's HEAVY. I had to lift one up/down a few times yesterday and no kidding, I think they're 300#+. Secondly, it's BIG with no shipping "crate". It's got to be pretty big crated up. If I were to get one of these new lift gate delivery (assuming you don't have a loading dock) it's only $162 (to my location). Not a bad shipping cost really. It's also not a big percentage of the unit price. That could be looked at as glass half full or half empty. The cases are EXPENSIVE, so the shipping is low by comparison.

That's a great price for your displays with shipping.  In my case, either shipping choices would cost more than the display itself since it's heavy and would need to be sent via boat.