big F Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Not Macross, but I thought you guys might like it....It is the Fine Molds 1/72 scale Delta-7 Jedi Starfighter.....This color scheme is the one belonging to a Jedi named Ploo Koon, he gets shot down after order "66" is given, this is the ship he was flying. There were no decal options for this paint scheme so I had to mask it all, it was a quite the chore. Anyway enjoy the pics! I also have a WIP of a Has VF1-S Bat that is almost done I will post pics of that soon. Ashton How did you do the wear and corosion marks ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfinger61 Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 How did you do the wear and corosion marks ? Pretty easy really, I primed the model w/ a very thin coat of Mr. SUrfacer 1000 when that dried I tool and little bit of table salt, and some water and a old fine tipped brush. I dipped the brush in the water, then in the salt and worked the salt/water mixture onto the hull of the ship. I tried to place it randomly and not to let each area get too big, the model is pretty small so I didnt want to over do it. After the salt dired, about 3 hours, I then painted the ship my main color, in this case Vallejo Persian Blue. After the paint dried I simply brushed the dried, painted salt off and bam...I was left w/ some paint chipping. Ashton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neptunesurvey Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 It looks pretty good. I've been meaning to try that salt method after reading about it in an FSM magazine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valkyrie13 Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Can I post my picture here? 1/144 VF-19P fighter and battroid, modified from Bandai Fire Valkyrie kit. 90% done. Very nice! It also has that SD feeling but not deformed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechleader Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Nice!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VF-19 Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 (edited) Just finished this one. Camo scheme is inspired from SU-27s, but not a direct match. Just a thing I wanted to fiddle with. Edit: Silly me, forgot the backside! Edited August 22, 2007 by VF-19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylwell Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Speaking of sitting.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promethuem5 Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Oh man, I'm soooo jealous. I just started college and have to leave all my model kits home for now... all I've got are some minis and paints, but no primer... I miss all the VOTOMS kits I snatched up before the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big F Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Salt ..... so simple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowie165 Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 It also works well if you spray an aluminium or rust pattern before you add the salt. Then, when you remove the salt, you see the 'bare metal' or corrosion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neptunesurvey Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 I would have some progress pictures on some other kits but my compressor just crapped on itself. This sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfinger61 Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 It also works well if you spray an aluminium or rust pattern before you add the salt. Then, when you remove the salt, you see the 'bare metal' or corrosion. Yes, I have done that before too w/ some suprisingly nice effects, I chose not to do it this time on this model because of the scale....the 1/72 delta-7 is small, so w/ such small paint chipping it just didnt really seem worth the effort to me.. Ashton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWR MKII Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 This is what has been on my workbench. A rather large Ma.K. Undertaking. You may have to register to see it but the site is well worth it if you arent a member already. http://www.samurai-monkey.com/boardz/viewtopic.php?t=800 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promethuem5 Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 Indeed.. it's well worth registering to see... the SM forums are a great place for all of the modelers here anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bromgrev Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 What's lying on my workbench is, well, a bit of a backlog ... Still, at least now I have a workbench! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylwell Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 What's lying on my workbench is, well, a bit of a backlog ... Still, at least now I have a workbench! hmmm, I know a way to reduce that backlog.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neptunesurvey Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 What's lying on my workbench is, well, a bit of a backlog ... Still, at least now I have a workbench! That is a small backlog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bromgrev Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 It's not small, it's compact and categorised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
007-vf1 Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 (edited) well; small is just relative for example the amt millennium F. is the one with 40 to 80 parts model (not sure of this though)... same goes to the 1/200 Nichimos they are about 15-20 pieces a set..unlike the fine molds that's close to 900 so, no many parts to build in total... Now, if all the models you have were like the new Gundam 1/60 and 1/100 with about 500 pieces each..that wouldn't be a little back log..it would be a land slide, a tsunami, a monsoon of models to build... that's not counting cleaning, putty and sanding time... Nice collection by the way... Edited August 28, 2007 by 007-vf1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big F Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 O.K so my back log doesnt look so bad. Still I bet you`ll be done with yours before I finnish mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bromgrev Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 O.K so my back log doesnt look so bad. Still I bet you`ll be done with yours before I finnish mine. Heh, not with the working hours in these parts ... I'm not really into Gundams, people just keep giving them to me as presents. Still, there's plenty of cannibalising potential there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neptunesurvey Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Got my compressor repaired and have been busy airbrushing. Its amazing how simple it is to repair. One stuck valve and some cleaning. I'll post some pics of Odysseyslipways' 1/10000 MC80a, MC80b, MC80, and Lancer Frigates later this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWR MKII Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 Took a break from guting and refitting the electrics in my 1970s issue king tiger to throw this conversion onto my Hovertruck. I got the hovertruck from starship modeler. I like the look but the hoverfans just kill it for me. So i decided to master a conversion for it! Using the wheels from a modern german AFV and scratchbuilt bogies i sent the parts off to be cast. Well i got tem today and tossed them together real quick and here is the result. I needed a tire that looked meaty with some good tread but not one that would fill ALL the space under the vehicle. It needed to look like it also allowed room for suspension travel. I think the overall effect works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpaint22 Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 That looks awesome HWR MKII. I've seen this before and thought the same thing the fans just don't do the rest of the model justice. Always wondered what it would look like with a set of wheels and ....well here it is, look great. Can't wait to see it painted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpaint22 Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 Here is my latest project my Roy F-14B. It's still a work in progress but it's not far from being finished. The only trouble I'm having is working out a name for his RIO for the back seat. Any suggestions would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neptunesurvey Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 Got my compressor repaired and have been busy airbrushing. Its amazing how simple it is to repair. One stuck valve and some cleaning. I'll post some pics of Odysseyslipways' 1/10000 MC80a, MC80b, MC80, and Lancer Frigates later this week. Here are the Mon Cal ships. The SD is for a size comparsion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neptunesurvey Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 Here is a bonus. Thanks Mechtech. Can't wait to get more of your 1/200 stuff when your ready to sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orguss01 Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 NIce cutting matt...Tamiya huh??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big F Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 Heh, not with the working hours in these parts ... I'm not really into Gundams, people just keep giving them to me as presents. Still, there's plenty of cannibalising potential there! LOl I know what you mean most of my friends think TF`s, Macross and Gundam is the same series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neptunesurvey Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 NIce cutting matt...Tamiya huh??? Yes, it is. I was needing a large work matt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechTech Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Looks great neptunesurvey! I can hardly wait to build all the small craft to go with the Daedalus. On second thought, yes I can. And yeah the ignorance of people with the series is a bummer. Somebody said I had to see the Transformers movie because I built those kits growing up. I almost replied back - how dare you ! HWR, the conversion looks great. It fits it well too. - MT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWR MKII Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Thanks MT. I have got the outside of it constructed mostly. Just have to make the knuckle crae for ir and mount the extendable worklight. I have also been working on a companion vehicle for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DestroidDefender Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 I've got had the Matchbox/Robotech diecast MkII Monster primered and ready for some detailing for about 20 years now. It's part of my long ( really long ) range plan for wargaming Macross in 1/200 scale. I'm not sure of it's exact scale but it was the closest I could get to a 1/200 monster back in the day. I suppose somebody was probably done a garage kit by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promethuem5 Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 There is actually a 1/200 plastic kit of the Monster... either Imai, Arii, or Nichimo, I can never remember which... And, not to go too OT, but how does Robotechnology fit 8 people inside the Monster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VF-19 Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 Finishing up a 1:48 Mig-15 bis, only to discover the decals fall apart when I dip them in water... Oh well. And right along side the Mig-15, a 1:48 F-86! I plan on displaying them together. Sort of a themed display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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