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hi guys, sharing some pics of my custom grey CF 1J...

its customized out of necessity from a seriously yellowing hikaru 1J

the work is still IP... havent finalized the scheme for the jet mode :D

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Very nice custom!

Do you have pictures of how yellow it had become?

I was kinda scared to open my 1J due to the exact same reason, especially when I would have to display in the open.... guess it'll have to saty in its box til I get proper display...

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thanks for the comments guys :D

my vf-1j hikaru yellowed probably due to too much exposure to sunlight,

as my display cabinet is right next to a window...

but really sorry i didnt take any pics of the yellowing 1J

i used mr. hobby paints: neutral grey and RL66 black grey

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Very nice work! You use lacquers, right? Not the water based acrylics? Probably makes for a much more durable finish too!

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thanks for all the comments guys! really motivates me to do more :D

Kyp, the hikaru 1J is still worth buying, i only regret that i did not take good care of it...

Mick, yup i used laquer paints

will be posting pics of it in gerwalk and jet mode tonight,

before i continue on the painting :D

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Awesome job. My only suggestion is maybe a stripe for the chest plate. If you could find or paint a black one on it, that would look cool. Of course, white might work better since the arms/legs are white.

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thanks for all the comments guys!

i am truly grateful :D

i'm afraid that i wont be keeping the grey CF scheme after all,

i guess the loss of a hikaru 1J valk was too much for me to bear :(

here's what i've been up to lately, hope to complete it by the end of this month:

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Finally done painting my low vis scheme and here are the pics :D

(This is what the grey cannon fodder shown previously finally became)

Now the hunt starts for the low vis 1/60 decals, especially the grey UN Spacy kites! where the hell can i find them? i know i know... the sticker sheet of the VT-1... OMG help me

hope it looks OK ^_^

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Hey, mate, awesome job and thx for sharing it.

How about painting a fast pack set to match it, hehe (only my own opinion la~~)

BTW, we are very close ha, I m in SG...

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or you could just not keep it in the sun... ^_^

Yeah, I know he mentioned that it was kept too close to the window, it just makes me kinda paranoid.

I like the "Low Vis" Hikaru scheme, it should look great next to the Low Vis 1S that's coming out. B))

-Kyp

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hi guys, sharing some pics of my custom grey CF 1J...

its customized out of necessity from a seriously yellowing hikaru 1J

WHAT?!?!

the 1/60 V.2 1J is, for all intents and purposes, a brand spanking new item!!

how can any of the existing examples out there be yellowing?!?!

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great hand job....i mean hand painting skills.....lol.....hehehe....although i prefer to have a bit white in the scheme rather than all grey......

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