drkstar00 Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapetang Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 Sure! I've built a VF-1S fighter & an armored VF-1J. Quick builds with minimal articulation & detail but lots of fun! They look great with paint & decals. I think the Engrish was "sucker play and all that" referring to the capsule & suction cup display. I gave the VF-1J to a friend but I'll try to dig up the VF-1S fighter to post. It'd still be neat to build up a chess set with these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 No. Nobody has ever completed one. Is there another question coming? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promethuem5 Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 I've gone thru a whole lot of them, but don't have photos of many, and haven't finished all of them... they aren't that terrible, but need alot of seam line cleanup... the Destroids and enemy mecha are the best... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drkstar00 Posted October 16, 2007 Author Share Posted October 16, 2007 Yeah I'd love to see one of these painted and completed; I've never seen a final product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promethuem5 Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 (edited) Here's a Defender... HEAVILY modded VF-1S Super... (You can see a bunch of other Nichimos in the background... Super CannonFodder Glaug Spartan with missile doors opened up by me Please note that these paint-schemes are ANCIENT and really really bad, but they do prove that I once finished some of these... Just to prove I'm not still as bad as I was back then, here's my last two completed models... Tomahawk Tiger I Edited October 16, 2007 by promethuem5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie addict Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 (edited) hehehe...good stuff Promethuem5, hehe, those Nichimo seem like a seam line nightmare, uggg hey! I really like your heavily weathered YF-19, I was looking at it the other day...good talent man! what other macross goodies you got there? Edited October 16, 2007 by Valkyrie addict Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
007-vf1 Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 this is the only surviving picture of about a year after they re-released..it's been a long time since then..they have been either sold out or destroyed by now...I do have a few still intact in their boxes tho.. the "big" 1/200 MKII is included Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapetang Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Nice stuff, promethuem5 & 007-vf1! Here's my VF-1S fighter, also painted long ago. They're quick kits that are fun though I'd recommend something bigger if one were to practice building & painting. I'd _like_ to believe that my modelling skill have improved since then... Sorry for the blurry shots - it's tough focusing on a 3 inch model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechTech Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 I'll be building a ton myself. I bought the whole collection and have about another 30-40 or so various kits for the Daedalus build. Personally I love the 1/200 scale kits. They were the smallest scale Macross mecha I could find and the detail is great for their size and period of production (the newer molds kick butt over the older sulpts). I just don't like the VF's in fighter mode. I'll be redoing an accurate nose section and other mods when I get to that point. Some of the 1/170 fast packs can be substituted too. - MT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orguss01 Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 " I just don't like the VF's in fighter mode. I'll be redoing an accurate nose section and other mods when I get to that point."- MT haa..I was just looking at the Nichinos section this afternoon. I thought the same thing about the nose. I WOnder if they did the box art first, then sculpted the nose, all Jetfire??? We need to update model section big time.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jardann Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 (edited) Great stuff guys! Although not perfect, the detail on the 1/200 Nichimo's blows away the 1/170 Arii/Bandai/Revell kits. Those are pretty much just a bunch of junk IMHO. The 1/144 kits really have some nice detail, especially the fighter kits. They can go along with a growing number of mainstream kits as well. They're good for diorama's and such since they take up little space. They are a bit harder to find though. Edited October 17, 2007 by jardann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowie165 Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Here's a Defender... HEAVILY modded VF-1S Super... (You can see a bunch of other Nichimos in the background... Super CannonFodder Glaug Spartan with missile doors opened up by me Please note that these paint-schemes are ANCIENT and really really bad, but they do prove that I once finished some of these... Just to prove I'm not still as bad as I was back then, here's my last two completed models... Tomahawk Tiger I That Tiger of yours looks the business! What a great job! Are the damaged skirts made of thin brass plate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promethuem5 Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Yup... I got the Voyager PE Brass set for the Tiger and it had alot of good stuff in it without being way too complicated like say, an Aber set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RT junkie Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 I bought a ton of these things. Probably around 60-80 of the 2 per boxes of them. I had a bunch of motivation back then, and time. Unfortunately I only built a handful - a spartan, a couple VF-1S and a VF-1A with a standard regult pod. The only thing I have pictures of, and the picture quality is pretty crappy, is the 1A and Regult pod. Aside from some heavy seamline filling, is the filling of the assembly screw head ocunterbores. I liked the scale for the completeness of the line, the price of the kits and the fair detail on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechTech Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 Looks great. The flash made them look lit up in the lenses. If you want to get rid of a bunch of those kits, let me know. I know of a good home for them. - MT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RT junkie Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Looks great. The flash made them look lit up in the lenses. If you want to get rid of a bunch of those kits, let me know. I know of a good home for them. - MT Thanks. The lighting wasn't from the flash, it 's from LEDs I used for the sensor "eye" in the regult and the VF, and I ran optical fibers for the other lights on the top of the pod, and top of the feet on the regult, and the lights in the arms, shoulders and legs on the VF. Unfortunately, the only way the lighting shows up is in the blurry pics whereas in person it looks much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ce25254 Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 The lighting wasn't from the flash, it 's from LEDs I used for the sensor "eye" in the regult and the VF... Those lights look great!! This diorama reminds me of a question that I've had for some time. Is there a scale comparison chart of the VF vs. a Zentraedi soldier vs. a Regult pod? I am always surprised when I see the size of the pod next to the valkyrie. These models seem to be to scale according to reference (battroid: 12.68m, pod: 15.12m), but I can't see how the Zentraedi can fit inside that thing unless he is much shorter than I imagined... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drkstar00 Posted November 1, 2007 Author Share Posted November 1, 2007 Yeah, I was trying to picture the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ce25254 Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Well I did find this in the Macross Compendium. I guess if the average human is 1.80m then the average Zentraedi would be about 9m. Still seems like a tight squeeze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RT junkie Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Try this chart : http://www.sonic.net/~ewilen/Macross/scale...izes/index.html I thought I had seen a more complete chart somewhere else, but I can't seem to dig it up right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tetsujin Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 I love love love this kit line! Well, actually this kit line does have some problems... Basically I started collecting them in 2004 because they were being reissued, because they were in-scale with my Destroid Monster, and because I like small kits... These kits mostly seem like scaled-down counterparts of the 1:100 scale ARII and IMAI kits, as far as I can tell... Those kits had some problems to begin with, and the Nichimo versions add simplified detailing (hands, head) and screw-holes to the mix... I think the Destroids and Zentradi machines are the best out of the line... And the Super Battroids are pretty good, but the gerwalks aren't so hot IMO... But, yeah, I built two of these things and did extensive work on a third. (Haven't finished it yet) I only have photos of my Regult on-line... Regult Before and After... ...With artifact of Protoculture... I also built a Super Battroid VF-1J... With both models I had some decals printed so I wouldn't be using the crappy stickers that come with the re-issues... Back when the "Cyber Model Comp" was still on-line, there was a nice buildup of the Nichimo Armored Battroid - the modeler opened all the missile hatches and mounted missiles inside. Good stuff... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechTech Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 That looks great man! Especially for the scale. If you haven't seen this yet (in another older post), check this guys stuff out: http://www.geocities.jp/sidenet_note/sidem...dematerial.html . Awesome Macross models in there (serious 1/200 mods). - MT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
physioguy Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 I took my 1/200 nichmo Scout and customized it onto a kaiyodo gashapon (you can see him in the back row). The detail on these models were great, but i like the exagerated proportions on the Kaiyodos, so it was a perfect marriage (of parts). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promethuem5 Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 (edited) That is a damn good idea and a really impressive display... I'm jealous. Just thought... you could go really nuts and make a Defender and Phalanx Destroid as well... the Defenders are much easier to find IMO. Edited November 17, 2007 by promethuem5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemonPlay Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 I found a pic ^^ I did them ages ago I made them in commision for a friend. He plays Battletech and need something to show off or whatever... The paint sheme is similar to his Army... and as a gimmick, I add some fluorescent colour but I forgot where on the pic u can see, they are not finish at that moment!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jardann Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 hey Demon, Those are some pretty cool color schemes. Looks more like real world AFVs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promethuem5 Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Yup... that's the Battletech vibe... I've done a few in CBT schems, but the paintjobs on them are pretty terrible... Your Crusader/GBP repose is great looking as well... much more natural than the stock kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechTech Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 I'm glad to see this thread is still alive! Nice works guys! Especially the scout mod. - MT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemonPlay Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 @jardann & promethuem thx for ya comments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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