505thAirborne Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Can't wait to see when you finish this VF-1S, could be the best custom 1/55 so far!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big F Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 (edited) Cool Im guessing you used some sort of interfearence fit tube on the neck. Excellent idea. Edited March 24, 2009 by big F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechTech Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 And I thought this thread was dying! Looking great! Remember that every detail you add makes it look that much better in the big scheme of things! - MT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch Posted April 5, 2009 Author Share Posted April 5, 2009 Sorry that it’s been so long since I updated last, I haven’t had a lot of time to work on this much, but I have finished the clean-up on the hands, which means that I’ve just got to work on the wrists and forearms and the build will be done. Here are some shots of a finished foot. They were primed with Testors and painted with Krylon, and after the same sealing as other finished pieces I ran a small amount of superglue around the base of the foot with a Q-tip to help prevent chipping: I’ve also been making a block that will be housed inside the forearm: The vertical tab that runs down the block’s centre serves a dual purpose; it secures the block, and also fills the slit along the bottom of the forearm that usually accommodates the slide-tab. For some reason I seem to remember there being horizontal lines in the recesses in the wrist while the Battroid is in Fighter Mode, but I’ve been through a few of the art books and DYRL, but everything I can find (with the exception of about 6 frames of the Super Ostrich) has the recesses as black, which saves me a bit of time. If anyone can point to some reference that does show ‘shutters’ in the wrist cavity then I’ll go with that. If not, then I was mistaken and I’ll just paint the blank fascias. I’m afraid that’s it for this time. I’m not sure when I’ll be able to post again since I got laid off the other day, and right now I’ve got to worry about finding another job. Whatever happens I will get this custom finished, and I’ll post pictures as soon as it is. Thank you to everyone who has taken an interest up to this point, I look forward to showing you all the finished article in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechTech Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Coming along nicely! Sealing with superglue is a good idea. - MT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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