denversaur Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Hello Everyone, I've been a long-time fan of Macross World but I've never actually posted any of my works here. I love the 1/72 Hasegawa stuff and present to you a gallery of my favorite projects! Please let me know if you have any question or comments! -Greg Angel Birds VF-1A Fighter Valkyrie Minmay Guard VF-1S Fighter Valkyrie Max VF-22S (with customized figure and reactor bombs) VF-1J Hikaru Special (Macross TV) VF-1S Strike Valkyrie Roy Focker Special with Custom Display Base Macross Zero F-14 UN Spacy Version VF-1S Hikaru Special (Macross: Ai Oboete Imasuka) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big F Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Some out standing work there. I think that the first Macross F14 build I have seen. I like your stands too they look the part. Did you scratch build the launch arm or was it a garage kit ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denversaur Posted March 13, 2009 Author Share Posted March 13, 2009 Thank you for the kind words. The launch arm was a scratchbuild. I used a combination of styrene, brass tubing, and kitbashed parts to build it. It required some reinforcing of the super pack / backpack structure on the Valkyrie to display it at that angle. -Greg Some out standing work there. I think that the first Macross F14 build I have seen. I like your stands too they look the part. Did you scratch build the launch arm or was it a garage kit ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kicker773 Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 awesome!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 WOW! Gorgeous work mate, the Angel Bird came out really nice! I love the way you have it displayed, it really brings it to life. I think my personal fave is the Minmay Guard, the scheme is a classic, but they require so much work that when they come out looking that good it really testifies to the care and patience that goes into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetarB Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 This is the kind of post which I look forwards to at Macross World. Awesome work on every one of those builds, but I especially like the Minmei special. If you have any more pics of these, I'm sure we'd love to see them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwin3060 Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Amazing! I like the F-14-- we don't see much M0 builds. Did you do the MiG-29 as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splatcat Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Those look great. I also like the lauch arm. I'd love to know what you did the booster pack. Its very convincing. The F-14 looks cool as well. Nice bases! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechTech Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Great work overall. I can see you got "all your bases covered" with those builds Seriously, I know we hope to see more of your work soon! - MT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
505thAirborne Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 very impressive work denversaur!!! Wish I could say I like one model better than the other, but that is a really hard choice!! The F-14 is awesome, love the Minmey Guard and VF-22 is superb!! Even the stands are impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denversaur Posted April 14, 2009 Author Share Posted April 14, 2009 Apologies for the late response. I missed the MiG-29...but here's more info on how I made the F-14. The Zero kit was identical to Hasegawa's low-res F-14, with Macross decals included. I used the pilot figures from the VF-0D (the F-14 only included contemporary figures) and added details to both the figures and cockpit to match the design from the animation. It took a little work to get the pilots to fit properly, but I was pleased with the result. Thanks for your question. -Greg Amazing! I like the F-14-- we don't see much M0 builds. Did you do the MiG-29 as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macross1979 Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Apologies for the late response. I missed the MiG-29...but here's more info on how I made the F-14. The Zero kit was identical to Hasegawa's low-res F-14, with Macross decals included. I used the pilot figures from the VF-0D (the F-14 only included contemporary figures) and added details to both the figures and cockpit to match the design from the animation. It took a little work to get the pilots to fit properly, but I was pleased with the result. Thanks for your question. -Greg WOW! Amazing work mate! To have your skill would be such a gift. Those are all so beutiful. Keep up the good work and keep sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denversaur Posted April 14, 2009 Author Share Posted April 14, 2009 The launch arm was constructed with a combination of styrene pieces and brass tubing. I used brass (as its rigid) to prevent the arm from swaying when someone would walk by the display shelf. I photographed the fighter from two different angles--but the actual angle at which its displayed is about 90 degrees. To reinforce the booster pack, I ran two aluminum tubes from the rear "backpack" thruster module into the fuselage. And used lots of epoxy on the inside. To connect the grasping mechanism to the fast packs, I ran straight pins through the "fingers" into the fast packs on either side. To do this, I heated the sharp end of the pins with a lighter, and grasping the pins with plyers, forced them through. It was tricky, but I did not think that glue alone would sufficiently hold the weight of the Super Valkyrie. Thank you for your kind words. -Greg Those look great. I also like the lauch arm. I'd love to know what you did the booster pack. Its very convincing. The F-14 looks cool as well. Nice bases! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denversaur Posted April 14, 2009 Author Share Posted April 14, 2009 Thank you. Pics of my VF-25S went up today. -Greg This is the kind of post which I look forwards to at Macross World. Awesome work on every one of those builds, but I especially like the Minmei special. If you have any more pics of these, I'm sure we'd love to see them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big F Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 I made the F-14. The Zero kit was identical to Hasegawa's low-res F-14, with Macross decals included. I noticed that I have that same F-14 kit now if someone wants to send a scan of the macross decals I also have the MiG 29 kit that they used too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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