macroadster Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 It's not finished yet, but it's getting there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macroadster Posted March 10, 2005 Author Share Posted March 10, 2005 Some new shoes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macroadster Posted March 10, 2005 Author Share Posted March 10, 2005 New decals from Hase's optional decal set 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macroadster Posted March 10, 2005 Author Share Posted March 10, 2005 New hands made from scratch by putty and plastic strips.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macroadster Posted March 10, 2005 Author Share Posted March 10, 2005 Last one, shot from the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 Is that VF-0S custom made using a Toynami Super Poseable? If yes, then I'll move this topic to the toy forums, as it is a toy not a model and so should not really be in the model forums. Or are you customising one of the old resin VF-1 Wonder Fest kits that Toynami based the Super Poseable sculpt on? That would make it a model kit, in which case it can stay in the model forums. Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macroadster Posted March 10, 2005 Author Share Posted March 10, 2005 This is built from the old resin VF-1 Wonder Fest kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphaHX Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 Heeeey... I think I remember this. Didnt you make a thread on this a few months back? Oh well. Nice job. I hope Hasegawa makes a VF-0 Battroid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macroadster Posted March 10, 2005 Author Share Posted March 10, 2005 I did post this before, and it was in this thread. I didn't give it enough attention, so I spent some time to refine the hand, shoes, fender, panel lines and decals. Small details are added every inch of the battloid. Unfortunately, my photo skill sucks, so the pictures don't justify the details. I still have to replace the upper arm with more rounded parts, like the arm from a YF-19, and shoulder from Mospeada Alpha's shoulder. If and only if I could find those kits at fairly lower price. Your YF-19 is coming alone great. I am still waiting for more progress that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berttt Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 Hey Mac, how did you do the ribbed bit on the feet? I wanted to do something like that for the feet on my VF-1 Gerwalk to hide the gap when the leg is tilted back. Berttt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerwalker Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 Is that VF-0S custom made using a Toynami Super Poseable? If yes, then I'll move this topic to the toy forums, as it is a toy not a model and so should not really be in the model forums.Or are you customising one of the old resin VF-1 Wonder Fest kits that Toynami based the Super Poseable sculpt on? That would make it a model kit, in which case it can stay in the model forums. Graham This thing is looking very good! Great job! Graham: you have almost a philosophycal question here! What's a model and what's a toy? If I take appart a superposeable and fix all the deffects, cast new parts, glue it again and pose it fixed (no more movement) paint it with my airbrush and make it look just as a "model"...aside from a waste of time and money: it is still a toy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macroadster Posted March 13, 2005 Author Share Posted March 13, 2005 Hey Mac, how did you do the ribbed bit on the feet? I wanted to do something like that for the feet on my VF-1 Gerwalk to hide the gap when the leg is tilted back.Berttt I cut sheets of styrene and stack them together like stairs to create the ribbed effects. My afterburner doesn't really have any gap with the leg. Therefore I could glue the stacked styrene to the original afterburner. I think you might need to use putty to extend the afterburner and glue the stack of styrene on the putty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macroadster Posted March 13, 2005 Author Share Posted March 13, 2005 Is that VF-0S custom made using a Toynami Super Poseable? If yes, then I'll move this topic to the toy forums, as it is a toy not a model and so should not really be in the model forums.Or are you customising one of the old resin VF-1 Wonder Fest kits that Toynami based the Super Poseable sculpt on? That would make it a model kit, in which case it can stay in the model forums. Graham This thing is looking very good! Great job! Graham: you have almost a philosophycal question here! What's a model and what's a toy? If I take appart a superposeable and fix all the deffects, cast new parts, glue it again and pose it fixed (no more movement) paint it with my airbrush and make it look just as a "model"...aside from a waste of time and money: it is still a toy? I wonder about the same thing. If the toy is heavily customized with model parts (say 20% toy, 80% model parts), what category will it fall under? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 In my book, if the base mecha was a toy, I'd call it a toy, no matter how many model parts you stuck on it. Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bromgrev Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 Graham: you have almost a philosophycal question here! What's a model and what's a toy? If I take appart a superposeable and fix all the deffects, cast new parts, glue it again and pose it fixed (no more movement) paint it with my airbrush and make it look just as a "model"...aside from a waste of time and money: it is still a toy? Normally, I'd say it's question of scale and accuracy, where models usually win out over toys. The former don't need to worry about durability. Scale and accuracy in an imaginary transforming mecha, I hear you cry? But I do take issue with 'a waste of time and money' - blasphemy! In my book, if it's shiny, it's a toy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berttt Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 I cut sheets of styrene and stack them together like stairs to create the ribbed effects. My afterburner doesn't really have any gap with the leg. Therefore I could glue the stacked styrene to the original afterburner. I think you might need to use putty to extend the afterburner and glue the stack of styrene on the putty. Don't soppose I could get soem close ups of those feet could I? Cheers, Berttt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macroadster Posted March 16, 2005 Author Share Posted March 16, 2005 Don't soppose I could get soem close ups of those feet could I? Here is the close up of the after burner before it was painted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Looking good so far, but the nose and forearms both need some work as they make it look too much like a VF-1. Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macroadster Posted March 20, 2005 Author Share Posted March 20, 2005 Looking good so far, but the nose and forearms both need some work as they make it look too much like a VF-1.Graham Thanks. I am planning to replace the forearms with recast parts from Bandai VF-19, shoulder will be swapped out by LS Legioss armo-soldier shoulder. The nosecone will be replaced by recast part of VF-19 nosecone. Now I only need to learn how to recast parts. By replacing the shoulder and forearms, the VF-0S upper body might actually become movable, and provide different pose. We will see how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yman1437 Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 looking good macroadster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macroadster Posted April 27, 2005 Author Share Posted April 27, 2005 Here is the latest progress on this project: I changed the forearm and shoulder with different parts. At the same time, making the arms movable so it can have more than one pose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macroadster Posted April 27, 2005 Author Share Posted April 27, 2005 Another shot of the arm from the side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macroadster Posted April 27, 2005 Author Share Posted April 27, 2005 Siding with my current project: Restoring a 20 years old ARII Spartan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macroadster Posted April 27, 2005 Author Share Posted April 27, 2005 I tried to chage the nosecone with a heat formed parts, but that didn't go too well. The nosecone is already stuck with the model by crazy glue and putty. I was unable to remove the existing nosecone so I had to give up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macroadster Posted April 27, 2005 Author Share Posted April 27, 2005 Here is a shot of the nosecone that I prepared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macroadster Posted April 27, 2005 Author Share Posted April 27, 2005 That's it folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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