kidkorrupt Posted November 3, 2003 Share Posted November 3, 2003 i wanted to do an accurate skyfire ever since i got into macross....it would bridge the gap between my two passions. here is screen caps: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidkorrupt Posted November 3, 2003 Author Share Posted November 3, 2003 i used a bootelg devastator head, bootleg 1/55 head, and jetfire antennaes. then i used lots of bondo and styrene to do the rest. here is the stuff that makes up my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidkorrupt Posted November 3, 2003 Author Share Posted November 3, 2003 here is the head with bondo and styrene all over. i masked off the face with tamiya masking tape because i did not want layers of primer to cover the lips and eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidkorrupt Posted November 3, 2003 Author Share Posted November 3, 2003 here it is almost done. it is closer to the cartoon then the head i did for the skyfire currently up on my site. a panel line was added on the side and back of the head like screencaps. i also carved out the area outlining the face so you could use wash to get a darker gray in the crack to make it like the screencap. sorry for the bad pictures.. ill take more when i have time. i have 3 midterms next week and a presentation. just took all of them at once....no time to re-do em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermillion One Posted November 3, 2003 Share Posted November 3, 2003 That looks great. Be sure to keep us updated on the progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerwalk25 Posted November 3, 2003 Share Posted November 3, 2003 It looks like the face on Mars! kiddin', the Skyfire head really looks gr8 like it's TF animated counter part. It's looking good Kidkorrupt! I would have never thought of using an original or bootleg Devastator head. ~G25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myersjessee Posted November 3, 2003 Share Posted November 3, 2003 Jason...that looks awesome!!! Please keep us up to date! Did you care that out of 1 piece or multiple 1's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechafan Posted November 3, 2003 Share Posted November 3, 2003 That is a nice job. I want to see more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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madmacks Posted November 3, 2003 Share Posted November 3, 2003 awesome! im hoping to do my own skyfire one day. keep the pics comin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidkorrupt Posted November 3, 2003 Author Share Posted November 3, 2003 you know what? after i modifed the devastator face i thought it looked like the face on mars too! but i didn't want to mention it or some of you may think i was crazy. but it looks like many of us are crazy, lol. the head was made from the back of the bootleg head, front of devastator face, and jetfire antennaes. all were heavily modified. i've been slowly working on it for an hour or 2 every weekend for 4-5 weeks. no time with class n work it is one-piece and recast friendly. you can use a simple one-piece mold to do this. just cut a slice through one side of the molding material and the recasted head can pop right out =D BUT i don't think i'll recast it....its at best a amateur attempt. if other people were to have this i would make a new one with more definate lines and more precise proportions. pictures up when i have time....this weekend i may be going to san diego with the gf and then on sunday i am goign to hollywood to watch some friends in a battle of the bands. and those are normally my customizing days =( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 eh that looks alot better then the first one jason. Keep it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoBe-Patt Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 dood, that's gonna be one bad ass looking skyfire!! Damn Jason, you da man!!! Can't wait to see the finished project! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smut Peddler Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 Can't wait to see the finished product, nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingNor Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 nice to see you back doing your customs, keep up the good work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatslappy Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 Jason, that is unbelievable work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montarvillois Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 LOL !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadzone Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 I thought your original skyfire looked good. Now it is going to look amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidkorrupt Posted November 5, 2003 Author Share Posted November 5, 2003 thanks a lot guys. i started re-doing an arm too but nothing good enough to take pictures of =D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solscud007 Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 Looking pretty clean Jason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoptimus Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 And looking at Skyfire from this anglethat angle far angle near angle he looks nothing like a VF-1S Valkyrie so it still mesmerises me how Hasbro ever thought of using a VF-1 for Skyfire ! Geesssh! Actually what happened was that Hasbro got the Macross "Jetfire" toy but then when they were working on the TV series HG had Robotech on at the time so Hasbro had to make a design for the TV show that didnt resemble the Toy. I have no idea why the namechange though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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