Berttt Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 Ah nice Starfury man. You are doing exactly what I had planned as well. The updated Starfury from B5 TLT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ce25254 Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 Ah nice Starfury man. You are doing exactly what I had planned as well. The updated Starfury from B5 TLT I've been trying to get somebody else interested in this project--let me know if you want to discuss some ideas about this project. It's my first time scratchbuilding anything, so I'm fumbling around a bit. I'm still not sure what to do about the extended exhaust turkey feathers on the main thrusters, and about the changed maneuvering thrusters. Do you have any casting experience? It would be nice to make some replacement maneuvering thrusters in bulk, since there are eight of them... PM me if you're actually planning to work on it. I have a gallery of screencaps from the episode: http://tenbyten.com/images/Starfury/Lost%2...s%20Brightened/ cE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWR MKII Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 Im just doing some work on a little birdy A falke! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAIN MKII Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 http://macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?show...=23678&st=0 It's gorgeous!!! Fantastic job you did here, it's one of the most impressive Macross dio have ever seen. Congrat Hey HWR MKII , nice mini-gun, I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neptunesurvey Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 This is what I have done so far on the Tomahawk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowie165 Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 An update on the 1/100 Mac Zero Tomcat: The nose-fuselage join is a real dog. It took three repairs with Mr 500 and a lot of sanding. The intake-engines join is also very poor. Once again it took a lot to tidy up. The seam lines are now gone, and I have to rescribe a few panels. And here's a cockpit photo for jardann Belts are Tamiya tape. The black and yellow handles are a single strand of speaker wire, painted yellow, with gundam marker for black stripes. It was tedious but helps dress up the awful cockpit. There is a really unattractive gap/hole behind the RIO's seat. I missed it until now. The nose is probably a liiiittle short. I heavily rescribed the horizontal lines and added a nose pitot. This seemed to change the feel and to me it actually looks proportional now. My wife always reminds me - vertical lines on your shirt make you look tall, horizontal lines make you look wide! Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowie165 Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 1/100 Tomahawk update: Pre-shade Base colour (MM USMC Sand) Added highlight colour (Tamiya buff), and a mix of decals from the spares box Next is some more Future, panel lines, matt coat, weathering, then final matt coat. Or something like that order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightmareB4macross Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 Im just doing some work on a little birdy A falke! MKII, The speed at which you paint and put models together (amonst other things), never ceases to amaze me. So let me get this straight. There is: -sonic speed -light speed -warp speed and -holy-muther-frucken-son-of-a-that's-awesome-MKII speed? Excellent work as always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWR MKII Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 Oh that Falke is still nowhere near done. I just got the fuselage together last night. Booms arent on it yet nore are the little greeblie bits. I still have an engine bay to detail as wellYou can see trhe rest of the buil here http://www.samurai-monkey.com/boardz/viewtopic.php?t=1288 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promethuem5 Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Just took some new pics of my KT... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jardann Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Good lookin' tank! The pictures make it look big and powerful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neptunesurvey Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 I'm not quite finish yet, but here are my progress pictures. The .005 marker I use for my panel lines ran out and I have no spares. Will have to finish the rest tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowie165 Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Ben, love the King Tiger. What a great display piece. The weathering and filters are just perfect in my books. Really nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vilifus Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Nice Tomahawk, Neptune! What kit is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWR MKII Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 you might want to clean the flash out of the little hole on teh top hatch befoer you put the clear piece in. It may cause fit issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neptunesurvey Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Nice Tomahawk, Neptune! What kit is that? The kit is from Moscato's 1/72 line. Thanks HWR. I did not see that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neptunesurvey Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 A quick update. I hope to be finished by tomorrow. Just need to add decals and pastels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miriya Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 A quick update. I hope to be finished by tomorrow. Just need to add decals and pastels. looks great! why cant yamato make theirs without the smililey face? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWR MKII Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 More falking around. Started decals. The mouth on the front of the boom is hand painted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowie165 Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Gee that MG43 really provides some scale reference to that bigass tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neptunesurvey Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Here is the finished 1/72 Tomahawk. I added a picture as a size comparsion to the Hasegawa Battroid and VF kits. Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miriya Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Great work. I love the weathering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wraith1701 Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Great work. I love the weathering. I agree; it looks like the mech is actually constructed out of metal. Did you dry-brush on the metallic surfaces along the edges, or did you apply the green over a metal-colored base-coat, and then sand off the exposed areas? The decal application is outstanding as well-- they look painted on! Very impressive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neptunesurvey Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 I agree; it looks like the mech is actually constructed out of metal. Did you dry-brush on the metallic surfaces along the edges, or did you apply the green over a metal-colored base-coat, and then sand off the exposed areas? The decal application is outstanding as well-- they look painted on! Very impressive! Thanks wraith1701. The main color used was Model Master Enamel Panzer Dunkelgelb 1943. I drybrushed on a dark gray to simulate a primer coat. On the dent on the right arm gun it was painted dark gray and then steel. Tamiya pastals where used on the kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowie165 Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 NS you sure turned out a great kit there. At first glance, I would have thought the weathering was a little heavy but boy once you look for another moment it blends right in and creates a tired, beat up old Tomahawk. It looks very nice mate, well done. Maybe I'd better wait a week or two before I post my 1/100 Tomahawk pics... or until people forget how good yours looks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neptunesurvey Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 I usually don't weather my kits this much, but I have an idea for a diorama and it will require it to be heavily weathered. Actually all of Moscato's Destroids will be heavily weather for this diorama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vilifus Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 In my book of modelling equivalents, destroids = WWII tanks, valks = 1970s jet fighters. That's the way I like my destroids, beat-up and tired-looking. I usually don't weather my kits this much, but I have an idea for a diorama and it will require it to be heavily weathered. Would that diorama have anything to do with that "club"-wielding Spartan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neptunesurvey Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 In my book of modelling equivalents, destroids = WWII tanks, valks = 1970s jet fighters. That's the way I like my destroids, beat-up and tired-looking. Would that diorama have anything to do with that "club"-wielding Spartan? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron5864 Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 Here is the finished 1/72 Tomahawk. I added a picture as a size comparsion to the Hasegawa Battroid and VF kits. Enjoy. Hey, that is very awesome. It must have took a long time to detail and weather it like that? Again, very nice work on the Tomahawk neptune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neptunesurvey Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Thanks. It took me 7 hours to do all the weathering and decals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetarB Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 I just got one of these in the mail. Casting looks good! I had planned to build a Millenium Falcon next, but this... looks pretty good! Can you tell I'm excited!?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWR MKII Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Im working on a little something speedy Follow the build here http://www.samurai-monkey.com/boardz/viewt...p?p=13263#13263 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric indigo Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 I just got one of these in the mail. Casting looks good! I had planned to build a Millenium Falcon next, but this... looks pretty good! Can you tell I'm excited!?!? How is the cockpit? I have an old recast of the kit, and the canopy was so thick that I went and made a vac-formed one. Also, the legs need a lot of putty if you build it with gear up, and there was a nasty seamline running through the engravings. Come to think of it, I might still have the master of the canopy, notify me if you can use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetarB Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 I had a brief look at it last night (back at work now) and I was excited by what I saw. By and large the castings look good, but I must admit I did not have a good look at the canopy - it was sealed in a bag with lots of other small parts. The canopy looked opaque, but I've dealt successfully with canopies like that before with a combination of a lot of polishing and Future. But if it's too thick though, it wont look good, as you say. Thanks for your offer, I'm going to check it out again tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowie165 Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 (edited) Yeehah, the 1/100 Tomahawk is finished. This is the first time I've built anything like this - I usually do 1/24 shiny cars and lightly weathered modern jets. I would dearly love some feedback on how to improve the finish to make it look more realistic. To me, the back of the destroid looks a little over done but the rest seems to come off ok. I mucked around and added a few extra parts. Two antenna, rifling on the arm cannon things, and extra armour in the flavour of 'anti-RPG' around the cockpit and floodlight. The original floodlight was just flat plastic, so I cut it out, made something like the inside of a headlight, glued in a pair of LEDs and fitted a clear screen. Hurrah for the spares bin. The head guns were replaced with the main guns from a 1/570 Bismarck. And here's teh pics! And some fun stuff New avatar time Edited May 13, 2008 by cowie165 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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