HWR MKII Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Tanks weather well when used ALOT outside. Did you upgrade to the link tracks on your 1/24? The ones i have seen had rubbe band tracks from the factory. The museum opens this weekend to the public so i am going to spend tomorrow going over each one and making sure they work. 8 tanks that need to be in show ready condition all but one in 1/16 scale. Any UK members wanna help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagull Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 specr- is the VF-0 wash straight over the kit? or was it painted first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 specr0101----did you use French blue-grey for the VF-0D? It reminds me of that. Though I think Intermediate Blue 35164 is very close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neptunesurvey Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 I use Model Master Grauviolet for my boosters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neptunesurvey Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Ignore what I said. Wrong section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWR MKII Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 I have to do this MINES BIGGER!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specr0101 Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 HWR MKII, Yes, the links were upgraded to the plastic set composed of many pieces. I got them from ToyEast.com. The tanks both run faster and smoother with the new links. The only thing is, on smooth surfaces like hardwood, traction is a bit of a problem. Acceleration leads to "peel-outs". The Leopard 2A5 is faster than the Abrams but Abrams can climb a steeper grade. It's all in the different gearing I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWR MKII Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 (edited) I am well versed on tracks and smooth surfaces. IM the resident tread head. Heres a rundown 1/16 scale= Tiger1, King tiger, Leopard2A6, Leopard 1A4, Flakpanzer Gepard A1, Sturmgeschutz IV, Panzerkampfwagen IV. 1/9= M1A2 Abrams. I als spend my free time restring real tanks at a musuem on mst weekends. If you need any help on these beasts feel free to ask. Yours look good and will look even better weathered. Edited March 31, 2006 by HWR MKII Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specr0101 Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Jagull, The VF-0S kit was first painted Tamiya flat white, clear-coated w/ Acryl gloss, then washed the old fashion way... diluted Tamiya black. I post shaded with diluted Tamiya sky grey. David, The VF-0D was painted entirely with a brush...can you believe that? It was painted Tamiya medium blue and sky grey. I had'nt built a model in 4 years and I was bored last X-mas. So I decided to stop by a toy store for a model kit. I never heard of Macross Zero but I liked the look of the VF-0D. After that build, I research on the web and found this site... Next thing you know, I ended up purchasing an airbrush and even more models. HWR MKII I only touched up a few parts on the tanks like the wheels, antennaes, guns, and view ports...I suppose I should weather it to look more realistic. BTW, your tanks are HUGE! 1/16? Who makes them? I saw the Tamiya Leopard 1/16 RC tank, but at more than $800 I had to pass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWR MKII Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 All the 1/16 ones are tamiya. The Abrams is actually from 21st century toys and will be getting reworked to have more detail and realism. If you want good 1/16 tanks from tamiya cheap i suggest evilbay. Also the tracks on these dont get stopped as easily. My Leo2 deployed to the Mideast with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specr0101 Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 HWR MKII, Cool. Thanks for the advice. Any good links for tank weathering? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWR MKII Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 www.missing-lynx.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Less than Super Ostrich Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Dont know how THAT got on my workbench, but I'm not complaining! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jardann Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 someone needs to tell that girl to take a break! It is seriously lunchtime! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWR MKII Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 Doing a little work on a piece of rare resin today. The Outrider from Shadows of the Empire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armentage Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 Doing a little work on a piece of rare resin today. The Outrider from Shadows of the Empire. 386429[/snapback] That's a pretty poo HWR. Where'd you get it? Seems like a very obscure subject. I'd love to see the T-2000 from X-Wing Alliance. That was a pretty ship. Like a symetric falcon with the cockpit pod down the center of the fusalage. Much more stream lined as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specr0101 Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 (edited) HWR MKII, Very nice build...how long have you been working on the outrigger? Loads of detail! I also had some time today...Updates. Enjoy! Edited April 1, 2006 by specr0101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWR MKII Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 I bought it off smeone at starship modeler. Its my holy grail Star Wars kit. At the moment the kit is "unavailable" but there is STRONG rumor it will be rereleased soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cokefiend Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 Doing a little work on a piece of rare resin today. The Outrider from Shadows of the Empire. 386429[/snapback] That's a pretty poo HWR. Where'd you get it? Seems like a very obscure subject. I'd love to see the T-2000 from X-Wing Alliance. That was a pretty ship. Like a symetric falcon with the cockpit pod down the center of the fusalage. Much more stream lined as well. 386434[/snapback] The YT-2000 "Otana" was a favorite of mine as well. So when my Outrider needed company I scratchbuilt one: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/lt_cooper200...f22.jpg&.src=ph http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/lt_cooper200...af0.jpg&.src=ph http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/lt_cooper200...467.jpg&.src=ph Also in 1/72 so its about 15 inches long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWR MKII Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 I like that YT-2000. Gives me ideas for what to do with my incomplete MPC falcon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big F Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 Hi!I've just bought myself two 1/144 kits. One VF-17S Stealth and VF-19 Fire. They seem simple enough, though it's been a while (10 years or more) since I last built a model. So I thought I'd warm up a bit There's a slight problem, although these kits are easy to assemble, I don't read Japanese (I think it is). Is the stealth model supposed to be black? It's moulded black, but on the box it is painted dark blue with lighter blue details. On the instructions it looks black. I'll be thankful for any help with this. 382877[/snapback] It is dark blue if you want some good pictures then just ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylwell Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 I like that YT-2000. Gives me ideas for what to do with my incomplete MPC falcon 386595[/snapback] I've got a spare MF floating around and keep thinking about a conversion. Even more radical than the stock YT-1300 I did. Bigger engines, more guns... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sdf-1 Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 Kylwell, that link of yours shows as html code!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylwell Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 Huh, works for me.... Let me check it another way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sar Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 Kylwell, that link of yours shows as html code!!! 386622[/snapback] It's because it's got a mime type of "text/plain" for some reason, it's probably a server configuration error. Browsers that behave themselves render it as plain text because it says it's plain text. Browsers that are hideously broken (such as, say, Internet Explorer) will just try and render HTML out of it anyway, which is probably why it doesn't look broken to Kylwell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sdf-1 Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 Yeah, I use Firefox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaosWarrior Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 Hi!I've just bought myself two 1/144 kits. One VF-17S Stealth and VF-19 Fire. They seem simple enough, though it's been a while (10 years or more) since I last built a model. So I thought I'd warm up a bit There's a slight problem, although these kits are easy to assemble, I don't read Japanese (I think it is). Is the stealth model supposed to be black? It's moulded black, but on the box it is painted dark blue with lighter blue details. On the instructions it looks black. I'll be thankful for any help with this. 382877[/snapback] It is dark blue if you want some good pictures then just ask. 386618[/snapback] Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memnon Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Firefox user here - link is plain text. specr0101 - dig those valkyries, keep up the good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylwell Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Kylwell, that link of yours shows as html code!!! 386622[/snapback] It's because it's got a mime type of "text/plain" for some reason, it's probably a server configuration error. Browsers that behave themselves render it as plain text because it says it's plain text. Browsers that are hideously broken (such as, say, Internet Explorer) will just try and render HTML out of it anyway, which is probably why it doesn't look broken to Kylwell. 386633[/snapback] 'cept I'm on Safari. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sar Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 'cept I'm on Safari. 386811[/snapback] And here was me thinking Safari was an OK browser, on the whole... *shrugs* One way or another, the server's definitely telling me it's a "text/plain" document, and it's bad behaviour on the browser's part to display that as anything other than plain text. It really does look like a server configuration problem, I'm getting the same mime type returned from all the .cfm pages on StarshipModeler; I've mailed Onezero with a description of the problem, anyway, in case it wasn't known about. Nice job, though, on the ship. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haro genki Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 I've got... a lot of stuff on the bench, but nothing I'm actively working on. Went on a modeling hiatus for winter (need to be outdoors while glueing, spraying, using enamels, etc.) and pretty much left a lot of stuff "on hold" All I'm working on now is the Z Gundam Methuss (not the new HGUC). Still assembling some of the parts for priming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armentage Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 The YT-2000 "Otana" was a favorite of mine as well. So when my Outrider needed company I scratchbuilt one:http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/lt_cooper200...f22.jpg&.src=ph http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/lt_cooper200...af0.jpg&.src=ph http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/lt_cooper200...467.jpg&.src=ph Also in 1/72 so its about 15 inches long. 386487[/snapback] That scratch build is fantatic! Brings back a lot of memories - I used to play that game for HOURS at a time! Never quite beat it; the final death star attack was too much for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Less than Super Ostrich Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 Looks great, specr0101. You got skillz. is that a pre-shade or a post shade working on the VF-0? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specr0101 Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 (edited) Its post shading w/ Tamiya sky grey. Thanks for the complement Looks great, specr0101. You got skillz. is that a pre-shade or a post shade working on the VF-0? 387214[/snapback] Edited April 4, 2006 by specr0101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jardann Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Not Macross, but just finished this up tonight. #1 Still in "dry dock" on the workbench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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