Ressinut Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 Hey everyone! First lemme say how cool it is to be involved with a bunch of good folks who love Macross as MUCH as I do! Ive been into Macross since it came to america in the 80s as ROBOTECH & Ive been hooked ever since. I have so many injection kits from all the series its not funny & just recently Ive started to get some of the "higher end" resin kits that are out there. My latest acquisition is Tanmen's Fanracer in 1/72 & I have to say....WOW!! what a nice little kit!! lotsa detail bits , very nice landing gear & a decent little figure of Hikaru! The kit is very well cast with almost no air bubbles or mold shifts to speak of! Ive been in the industry for a long time now & I can tell a good casting job when I see one!! Anyway, my question is this: I would love to really detail the heck outta this kit but am coming up kinda short on reference pics ( god knows all my books should have something but... nope) So I need everyones help ( who can spare the time for it thanks!) to let me know where I can get good sketches, Lineart, blueprints, color shots etc.... so that I can do this little guy justice! My modeling skills are more than up to just fudging it but I'd rather do it true to the artwork if I can. So PLEASE,PLEASE,PLEASE....If you can lend a a fellow model junkie a hand it would be tremendously appreciated!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatslappy Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 g'luck bro. With my skills, I'll be happy if mine still looks like the racer when I get done with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechaEd Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 (edited) Pardon my ignorance, but where can I get a hold of a set? Edited September 30, 2003 by MechaEd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grayson72 Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 Pardon my ignorance, but where can I get a hold of a set? First you email Tanmen Wait 6 weeks for a reply..... Send another email Wait 4 weeks for a reply.... Receive email with price & shipping quote Get cashiers check Send cashiers check to Japan care of Tanmen Send email stating money has been sent Wait 6 months.......................................................... Ask Monkey Nuggett to call and bug the guy Wait 4 months........................................................ The End Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechwarrior Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 Heres a picture of a completed one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kam63 Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 Pardon my ignorance, but where can I get a hold of a set? First you email Tanmen Wait 6 weeks for a reply..... Send another email Wait 4 weeks for a reply.... Receive email with price & shipping quote Get cashiers check Send cashiers check to Japan care of Tanmen Send email stating money has been sent Wait 6 months.......................................................... Ask Monkey Nuggett to call and bug the guy Wait 4 months........................................................ The End LMAO!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechaEd Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 Wow... a one year plus 'adventure'... hmmm.. i'm challenged. What's his email? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grayson72 Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 Wow... a one year plus 'adventure'... hmmm.. i'm challenged. What's his email? Look under the modeling manufacturers, it's listed under UNCM, I'll pray for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myersjessee Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 Wow... a one year plus 'adventure'... hmmm.. i'm challenged. What's his email? Look under the modeling manufacturers, it's listed under UNCM, I'll pray for you. Itll take more then prayers! Keep your email simple...he doesnt speak english well and doesnt have a translator anymore...you might try and hire MonkeyNuigget to buy it for you...since he is already in Japan and has contacts (and can translate) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godfather Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 Got mine from Hobbyfan.com (and it didn't take a year ) the other day. Liked it so much that I order a 2nd one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tristan Lindo Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 you should check this out and good luck with your project http://www.macrossworld.com/macross/models...172fanliner.htm http://www.macrossworld.com/macross/models...172fanracer.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechwarrior Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 yah, I like the fanliner too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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