D' only Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 AWESOME! Masterpiece! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyekye Posted March 17, 2011 Author Share Posted March 17, 2011 I just realized that the image links I've been using from flickr was limited to 1024 width!! - yeah... free account.. Let me see if this works better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechamaniac Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 This one is my favorite picture! Absolutely stunning work. I can't stress enough how awesome you are for not only having the balls to tear apart a $400.00 toy, but the skills, no....the MAD SKILLS to customize it and bring it to life like you did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negotiator Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Wow, spectacular and inspirational! I'll be using everyone's awesome customs as reference and continue to tweak mine, but I know it won't turn out as awesome as this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyekye Posted March 17, 2011 Author Share Posted March 17, 2011 Thanks Everyone for kind comments Taking picture is harder and more time consuming than I thought! Many details I added just disappear when it's out of focus.. but it brings out the parts I overlooked when i was working on it... My friend told me to stop messing around with Photoshop and post raw pics..So here are some from last night ARMD-1 with Valkyries and Launch signal And.. what's where - since it's kinda blended in now From different angle City Block with different states Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Wow!!!!!!Massive!!! Holy...!!! Simply Amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapetang Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Holy crap!!! This is THE most amazing mod I've ever seen. Your attention to detail is amazing! Awesome work that's truly awe-inspiring! Congrats!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyekye Posted March 18, 2011 Author Share Posted March 18, 2011 This is the next greatest thing I've ever seen on Macrossworld. The first being your 1/2000 custom. Thanks, but 1 correction. The 1/2000 custom you are referring to, I believe, is done by Mr.'vf_1s' I didn't have luxury to own 1/2000 version... - way over my hobby budget Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derex3592 Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 (edited) nothing i can say here that hasn't already been said----simply astonishing work!!!!!!! Edited March 18, 2011 by derex3592 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Mancini Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Thanks, but 1 correction. The 1/2000 custom you are referring to, I believe, is done by Mr.'vf_1s' I didn't have luxury to own 1/2000 version... - way over my hobby budget And I actually can't decide which one I like better. Both are truly amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyekye Posted March 19, 2011 Author Share Posted March 19, 2011 Thanks everyone for following this thread and leaving kind comments. I really enjoyed the process of working on this one. I started around early January and took me about 2 1/2 month to finish it up Lastly, I ordered a plexiglass display case for this one - cost me about $70!! I'll conclude it with a bunch of 1920 X 1080 HD resolution wallpapers (some new, some cleaned up old ones, some raw images, some phtoshop-ed) ~~ Please enjoy~~ I might add some more pictures later when I get more familiar with my wife's camera.. I forgot to turn on the city light when took these photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nghia59 Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Thanks everyone for following this thread and leaving kind comments. I really enjoyed the process of working on this one. I started around early January and took me about 2 1/2 month to finish it up Lastly, I ordered a plexiglass display case for this one - cost me about $70!! I'll conclude it with a bunch of 1920 X 1080 HD resolution wallpapers (some new, some cleaned up old ones, some raw images, some phtoshop-ed) ~~ Please enjoy~~ I might add some more pictures later when I get more familiar with my wife's camera.. I forgot to turn on the city light when took these photos. Nice custom job man! I can't wait to play with it! LOL Are you going to add some more Photoshop love into those images? Also please post some shots in clean lighting with a white background so we can see it in all its true glory since I can't just bug you to bring it in to work these days. - Nghia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigawatt Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Awesome job man! I love those HD photos. Thanks alot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyekye Posted March 22, 2011 Author Share Posted March 22, 2011 Nice custom job man! I can't wait to play with it! LOL Are you going to add some more Photoshop love into those images? Also please post some shots in clean lighting with a white background so we can see it in all its true glory since I can't just bug you to bring it in to work these days. - Nghia Ha! Like I'll let you play with it!! I'll let you look at it when it's in the 'protective' plexiglass case! Anyways, I took a day off and borrowed some lights and also figured out more settings of the camera. ISO setting/ multi-focus setting/ smooth filter/ high-contrast settings..etc it was basically all WRONG!!! No wonder it came out all grainy and mush.. Anyways, here are some new raw shots with white background as you requested. Your Photoshop skills are better than mine, so go ahead and have fun with these! Also posting the image of city ceiling cover part I forgot to post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugimon Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 That's just all kinds of fantastic! Phenomenal work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dangard Ace Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Now that's awesome. Can I request that you take retake a shot of CruiserModeG but have the front prongs in sharp focus while the rest of the ship is blurry. It'll help with convey the illusion of depth. Like what you did with CruiserModeH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyekye Posted March 22, 2011 Author Share Posted March 22, 2011 Now that's awesome. Can I request that you take retake a shot of CruiserModeG but have the front prongs in sharp focus while the rest of the ship is blurry. It'll help with convey the illusion of depth. Like what you did with CruiserModeH. Actually I already had the shot, but tried to avoid posting 2 similar shots. So here it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dangard Ace Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Yeah! Now that's what I'm talking about! Thanks! I might actually bust out the Photoshop again for some wallpaper goodness! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyekye Posted March 23, 2011 Author Share Posted March 23, 2011 Yeah! Now that's what I'm talking about! Thanks! I might actually bust out the Photoshop again for some wallpaper goodness! Haha I'm glad you like that shot! Have fun with Photoshop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UN Spacy Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Calling it amazing would be an understatement. Simply breathtaking work kyekye. How many hours have you put into this labor of love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matrix Soul Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Holy mother of... dare I ask how much it would cost to commission you to do the same to mine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyekye Posted March 25, 2011 Author Share Posted March 25, 2011 Calling it amazing would be an understatement. Simply breathtaking work kyekye. How many hours have you put into this labor of love. This one was surprisingly slow and long process (even for me). Started on Jan 10th and put in about average 4-5 hours (less on weekdays, more on weekends) - finished on March 13th. I would say,.. roughly about 200-250 hours of pure love and joy (and some frustration!! ) Holy mother of... dare I ask how much it would cost to commission you to do the same to mine? Doing this once was enough adventure for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vf_1s Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Way to go Kye Kye!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyekye Posted March 25, 2011 Author Share Posted March 25, 2011 I was wondering about the other spacecraft sizes, so I did some searching and made a quick chart last night. I didn't show Star trek or Star Wars ships since some of them are ridiculously huge! And apparently I had some of the ships in similar scale!! I thought the Aliens Sulaco and spaceship Yamato was much bigger. and I didn't know how big the Enterprise was!! Also, the display case came in yesterday. Here are quick test shots. And this is how it's gonna be for a while Lastly, here are the Background images I made for some of the photo-shoots and wallpapers earlier. (They are pretty big - 4560X3120, so re-size them for your print out if you want to use them) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vf1x Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 OMG this is truly amazing! fantastic job!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wm cheng Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 WoW! Kye Kye... truely spectacular!! I go away on March Break vacation for a few days and you go ahead and finish this monster - way too go! It looks amazing. I gotta find the time to finish mine up. You should be proud. Keep em' coming - I can live vicariously through your builds ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renato Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 I love this custom and I love this thread, especially the way you explain in detail each and every step. I think this should be on the front page of the main site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Amazing!!! I remember the old days, when I had the time to built Kits. It's being 3 years without building anything.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyekye Posted June 17, 2011 Author Share Posted June 17, 2011 Amazing!!! I remember the old days, when I had the time to built Kits. It's being 3 years without building anything.... Oh my.. 3 years!!?? That's not good for your health! You need some fume from glue and paint thinner!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyp Durron Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 I have no words for this, I honestly cannot decide between this and the 1/2000 build by vf_1s. You guys are simply incredible. -Kyp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfunk Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Killer work man! love the lights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyekye Posted November 3, 2011 Author Share Posted November 3, 2011 Finally broke my piggy bank and got myself a new camera (+ some mini studio lighting set) :D I'll get familiar myself with it first and do some test shot with my SDF-1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talon1138 Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 That is an absolutely amazing work of art. I am humbled. Wow. My jaw is still on the floor. Beautiful work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macette Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 I just got myself a 1/3000 sdf-1 i was so excited when i got it, then i saw your work... HOW DARE YOU STEEL MY HAPPINESS! HAHA j/k Amazing work, i wish i had talent like you so mine can look as nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyekye Posted March 12, 2012 Author Share Posted March 12, 2012 I just got myself a 1/3000 sdf-1 i was so excited when i got it, then i saw your work... HOW DARE YOU STEEL MY HAPPINESS! HAHA j/k Amazing work, i wish i had talent like you so mine can look as nice. Haha Sorry to ruin your happiness However, bigger blame now should go to Mr. Wm cheng! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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