Hasegawa YF-19 Completed

[Kurt]

I just put the finishing touches on a 1/72 Hasegawa YF-19. This is the first one of these that I have built. It was a nice kit to work on. A nice change of pace from all of the 1/48 customs. Customer wanted a nice clean paint job with no weathering. Let me know what you think.

Edited November 7, 2005 by Kurt

[Grayson72]

Looks great kurt, even with no weathering I think I'd still want panel lines though.

[Viceland]

Yep, great build, but definitely needs panel lines.

[JLYC]

ditto the panel lines...otherwise it'll look like a toy!

nice painting

[Skullsixx]

sweet dude!!!

[Aurora-7]

Looks great. If you accentuate the panels, don't go too crazy if the customer wants a clean bird.

And it's gears up! Are you mounting it to a stand?

Edited November 7, 2005 by Aurora-7

[Chowser]

i'm trying to figure out how to mount it to the wall directly.

for now, i'm just going to use an acrylic stand.

or maybe i'll see if it fits the Yamato launch arm.

[promethuem5]

Agreed, it needs panel lines. Also, what's going on with the cockpit there? How come the cockpit housing doesnt match the fuselage?

[Kurt]

Agreed, it needs panel lines.  Also, what's going on with the cockpit there?  How come the cockpit housing doesnt match the fuselage?

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I would have done panel lines if the customer requested it. The "cockpit housing"? Are you refering to the gray piece behind the canopy? I was just following Hasegawa's painting guide, and it shows that piece gray.

[Gabe Q]

That is such a clean look. I love the clean look. Your skills are amazing.

[Mallet21]

This kit has very few panel lines to begin with so I doubt you'd see much of a difference anyway...imho.

[promethuem5]

Oh....well, I guess I didn't actually read all of the painting guide then.... good thing I didn't get that far on mine before shelving it

[jipe]

The "cockpit housing"?  Are you refering to the gray piece behind the canopy?  I was just following Hasegawa's painting guide, and it shows that piece gray.

That's the panel coming on, after the ejection of the passager and the canopy (at the end of M+)

I see you have the same problem for the pilot. Hasegawa is not clear: where the arms joint the body ? I place the shoulder higher than you... but not sure that's the right place.

Nice job anyway.

[promethuem5]

Yeah, I had the same problem.... there's not enough definitive joint to mount the shoulders on... and if you mess it up you end up with either a giraffe or a pilot scrunching his shoulders....

[zeo-mare]

it looks great i love my kits clean and not dirty. i think some nice clean panel lines would benefit this kit greatly, fantastic work as always.

chris

[CdnShockwave]

Beautiful!

[vt102]

Very nice work.

[Chowser]

ok, not going to be it's final resting place, but it's in the spot light for now.

once again, THANK YOU Kurt! You did another wonderful job. Now, I need to start saving for the next custom....but i gotta go buy accessories for my new gun first.

[drkstar00]

K- I'm alittle worried.

I'm just now getting into the modeling thing, and only recently picked up the Hasegawa YF- 19.

It appears I have a great deal to learn before attempting this kit.

VERY cool pics; I can only hope to develop that level of skill.

So I think I'll begin with some generic plane kits or something, to begin practicing.

Again...awesome.

[Mallet21]

K- I'm alittle worried.

I'm just now getting into the modeling thing, and only recently picked up the Hasegawa YF- 19.

It appears I have a great deal to learn before attempting this kit.

So I think I'll begin with some generic plane kits or something, to begin practicing.

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Compared to the VF-1's, the '19 is a fairly simple build but I would definately recommend practicing on some cheapies first.

[ChaosWarrior]

It looks very nice and clean, and it matches with the other models as well. They also look nice and clean.

ChaosWarrior