Whats Lying on your Workbench MK IV

[electric indigo]

I've been busy with the PLAMAX Cruise Chaser Blassty recently, and it's easily my favorite kit of the year. The engineering is great, and the design has been refined to perfection in countless iterations since it's inception in 1986.

The kit has a pretty good size and brings a unique design language. Masahisa Suzuki's powerful lines have been skillfully captured in 3D.

There's a kind of Miami Vice powerboat aesthetics going on, and I tried to enhance that with my coloring choices.

Scale is about 1/144, and I was able to fit some figured in the cockpit.

The impulse drive is a work of art in itself.

The asymmetrical layout goes hard.

Full speed ahead!

And the completed ship:

The whole thing can be transformed into a snazzy robot, but I was always more attracted to the Cruiser Form.

Final frame inspired by the Manga:

[Papa Rat]

3 hours ago, derex3592 said:

@Urashiman those Mac 7 figures look great! Good modeling time with the kid! 

 

@Papa RatHere you go my friend...My favorite capital ship from Macross/Robotech. The only problem is displaying it....doesn't fit in many cases 🤔 🤣 

That’s amazing 🤩 and you did an outstanding job with it! I imagine it’s a resin model? I have yet to cut my teeth and anything outside of plastic kits. I do have that Hasegawa Miria figure on the way so I’ll be diving in soon. 😊

Oh and I see you are already getting more use out of that handy new stand. Do you have a link for it? I think one of those would find a good home on my bench too. 

[Papa Rat]

@electric indigo That is outstanding! What a beautiful build. ♥️

I might have to hunt down this kit. 

[derex3592]

@Papa Rat - Here's the link to Amazon for the stand Amazon.com: Stand for Model Airplanes for Display Making and Painting,Model Building Berth jig,Tray for Part of 1/72, 1/48(Grey+Swivel Base) : Arts, Crafts & Sewing

 

Yes, it was a resin kit, my 2nd or 3rd, as I recall.  I started out really small with a one-piece kit from Captain America, the tiny little Zentradi scout ship.  From there I found about a 12 inch Super Star Destroyer which was only I think 2 parts along with the Zent flagship from a guy in Australia named Wayne Pugh who had some resin kits for sale on his website called Scale Solutions. It's still up but he no longer offers resin kits unfortunately!  Highly recommend you do some watching of YouTube tutorials and or seek advice from the master himself @tekering from here before taking on high dollar larger resin kits!  I think somewhere buried in the threads here I once typed up a basics "How To" guide for resin kits. Should still be in the forums somewhere, maybe I can dig it up.

 

EDIT: - Found It!  

 

Edited Saturday at 09:13 PM by derex3592

[nightmareB4macross]

Humbly chipping away at this custom 1/55.

Telescoping shoulders for a tighter fighter. 

 

[Papa Rat]

@derex3592

Thanks again for all the resources. I appreciate all the advice. 
 

@nightmareB4macross You sure do run a tight ship!

[nightmareB4macross]

Checking the new amount of range.

[nightmareB4macross]

SHOULDERS

Tucked.

Old School.

Extended Range.

[tekering]

7 hours ago, nightmareB4macross said:

Extended Range.

Brilliant! 😯

[Big s]

8 hours ago, nightmareB4macross said:

SHOULDERS

Tucked.

Old School.

Extended Range.

Every time I see a new post here, I’m awestruck by the new improvements made every time 

[Thom]

@nightmareB4macross Some really outstanding work there!

[nightmareB4macross]

Can you spot the differences?

[nightmareB4macross]

Comparing articulation.