Whats Lying on your Workbench MK IV

[SteveTheFish]

On 3/2/2026 at 11:28 PM, tekering said:

Nah, @SteveTheFish has me working on 3D models of the Buck Rogers Thunder Fighter now...

Oh wow, you must've procured those designs elsewhere. I think I saw those on Thingiverse. All I did was send you the cockpit interior STL files. I can send you the rest if you'd like.

As for myself, I think I'll finally get started laying down decals on my Kakizaki green VF-1A from DYRL by Hasegawa. It has a gloss coat now and is ready to go. I've been slowly working on this for a couple of years now, always getting distracted. I can post pictures of it tonight. It would otherwise be a slow evening after work and the perfect opportunity for hobby time tonight, but today is the commemoration of the female spousal unit's manufacture date. She turned 49 today. Which is fine, but I turn 50 on Sunday. Crap.

[Papa Rat]

10 hours ago, SteveTheFish said:

Oh wow, you must've procured those designs elsewhere. I think I saw those on Thingiverse. All I did was send you the cockpit interior STL files. I can send you the rest if you'd like.

As for myself, I think I'll finally get started laying down decals on my Kakizaki green VF-1A from DYRL by Hasegawa. It has a gloss coat now and is ready to go. I've been slowly working on this for a couple of years now, always getting distracted. I can post pictures of it tonight. It would otherwise be a slow evening after work and the perfect opportunity for hobby time tonight, but today is the commemoration of the female spousal unit's manufacture date. She turned 49 today. Which is fine, but I turn 50 on Sunday. Crap.

Oh wow!!! Happy birthday to you and yours. That’s super exciting. I turn 50 in June. Bunch of bicentennial babies right here. ♥️

Please post your VF-1A if you find the time. Would love to see it. 
 

Stayed up late lastnight doing the test fit on the Our Treasure 1/144 Gatexion Mark3 Dharmas. This little model has a ton of detail and is going to take a lot of effort to correct seams and paint. It’s really back heavy too. I am going to mess around with the balance when final construction happens. Would like to avoid a stand if possible. I do have to say I’m loving the wild design. There’s a lot going on here. 

[derex3592]

12 hours ago, SteveTheFish said:

Which is fine, but I turn 50 on Sunday. Crap.

WELCOME TO THE 50 CLUB!!! IT SUCKS! 😂

 

@tekering --- Yeh....I'm eventually gonna HAVE to have one of each of those Buck Rogers Designs in 1:48 or 1/32 Scale!!! I always ADORED the single and double seater designs!  Was the 3rd one ever in the show???? I can't recall...

Edited Wednesday at 04:47 PM by derex3592

[Big s]

21 minutes ago, derex3592 said:

I always ADORED the single and double seater designs! 

I think that other one is actually the four seater. The standard is actually a two seater. Thunder fighter, Quad fighter and the last is an early version if I remember Traeger used it, not sure if he’s related to the bbq.

Edited Wednesday at 05:07 PM by Big s

[derex3592]

@Big s -- Yeh that's what I meant...LOL....typing at work when I should be working not model foruming... PRIORITY'S people!!! 😂 And yeh, I need a Traeger smoker at the house too! 🤗😃

[Papa Rat]

1 hour ago, derex3592 said:

@Big s -- Yeh that's what I meant...LOL....typing at work when I should be working not model foruming... PRIORITY'S people!!! 😂 And yeh, I need a Traeger smoker at the house too! 🤗😃

Best time to slack off is at work. As long as your stuff is done on time. I see it as a prime opportunity to talk about models, food, or how to make repairs in your home or car if ya have one. What have you. 😂 

[Big s]

2 hours ago, derex3592 said:

@Big s -- Yeh that's what I meant...LOL....typing at work when I should be working not model foruming... PRIORITY'S people!!! 😂 And yeh, I need a Traeger smoker at the house too! 🤗😃

No worries, I do the same thing. Just need some tri tip to get the brain working sometimes 

[Papa Rat]

Built up a tiny PKA with my kiddo. I really like these 1/35 Artpla MaK kits. They usually come two or three per box so you can give one to a friend or build them up with optional gear/parts that they come with. Great value and smart fool proof construction that has creative peg shapes so there is no guess work.  Mak for dummies. Hahaha

 

[SteveTheFish]

This is my first Hasegawa Valkyrie. I'm building it as Kakizaki's VF-1A. I chose to paint the green stripes, especially after the decals went bad and the replacements I got didn't come with green since Hasegawa no longer makes the VF-1A kit which was their very first kit they released. The decals are still in the process of relaxing. I sprayed the paint job through oven filter sheets to give it a dirty look. I also did the surgery to put the engine nacelles in a straight position.

[Bolt]

Looking good @SteveTheFish 

Did someone say Traeger, tri tip..? Great combo! It's a once a week Combo ritual for me (also w ling cod or striped bass!) 

[Big s]

On 3/4/2026 at 10:15 PM, Papa Rat said:

Built up a tiny PKA with my kiddo. I really like these 1/35 Artpla MaK kits. They usually come two or three per box so you can give one to a friend or build them up with optional gear/parts that they come with. Great value and smart fool proof construction that has creative peg shapes so there is no guess work.  Mak for dummies. Hahaha

 

I like the lil guy

 

4 hours ago, SteveTheFish said:

This is my first Hasegawa Valkyrie. I'm building it as Kakizaki's VF-1A. I chose to paint the green stripes, especially after the decals went bad and the replacements I got didn't come with green since Hasegawa no longer makes the VF-1A kit which was their very first kit they released. The decals are still in the process of relaxing. I sprayed the paint job through oven filter sheets to give it a dirty look. I also did the surgery to put the engine nacelles in a straight position.

The stripes are lookin good so far

 

31 minutes ago, Bolt said:

Did someone say Traeger, tri tip..? Great combo! It's a once a week Combo ritual for me (also w ling cod or striped bass!) 

 Traeger might make some changes to the menu, so make sure to guard the meats with some bright lights

[Bolt]

3 minutes ago, Big s said:

I like the lil guy

 

The stripes are lookin good so far

 

 Traeger might make some changes to the menu, so make sure to guard the meats with some bright lights

 

[Urashiman]

8 hours ago, SteveTheFish said:

This is my first Hasegawa Valkyrie. I'm building it as Kakizaki's VF-1A. I chose to paint the green stripes, especially after the decals went bad and the replacements I got didn't come with green since Hasegawa no longer makes the VF-1A kit which was their very first kit they released. The decals are still in the process of relaxing. I sprayed the paint job through oven filter sheets to give it a dirty look. I also did the surgery to put the engine nacelles in a straight position.

Is it the same VF-1A as from this video 2 years ago?

 

[SteveTheFish]

6 hours ago, Urashiman said:

Is it the same VF-1A as from this video 2 years ago?

 

Yes, it's the same kit. I sort of lost track of this build last year and I hadn't posted an update on it for a while. I was documenting the build here and there, and I'll probably have another video done soon.