tankball Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 (edited) so for the next few weeks i'll be building a big VF-31 right now i have this much done. since i need to get some jumbo craft sticks i have to stop for now. i'll be at my anime con in fort smith AR. this will play music (mostly macross) and LEDs. i dont know how big this will be but i can tell it will be big. Edited April 17, 2017 by tankball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chyll2 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Wow. That is really BIG! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankball Posted April 17, 2017 Author Share Posted April 17, 2017 well i said it was going to be big. well i was right, just this part right here is over 28in long and i still have parts to print and build. i think this will be around 5-6 feet long! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derex3592 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 can't wait to this complete! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 This should be interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hikaru1234567890 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 I downloaded this, don't even have the guts to do papercraft anymore! the size is insane, can't wait to see how this turns out! Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 I'd love to give something like this a go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chyll2 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 8 hours ago, Hikaru1234567890 said: I downloaded this, don't even have the guts to do papercraft anymore! the size is insane, can't wait to see how this turns out! Good luck! is this free? I want to have a go at papercraft but I want to start something smaller. Can this be scaled down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hikaru1234567890 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 7 hours ago, chyll2 said: is this free? I want to have a go at papercraft but I want to start something smaller. Can this be scaled down? Yeah, i just googled Macross paper craft and found it, I am pretty sure it can be scaled down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankball Posted April 18, 2017 Author Share Posted April 18, 2017 the guy that made this files r giving them out for free. i'll have to talk to him and see if he is ok with my giving my modded files out. this is the video he made now for my update. so just all this is 4.1 feet. to big. im rescaling this plane and going to rebuild it. i'll have other update in a few hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie2008 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 That is so cool! You could make an RC of it, too bad I don't have the time for it anymore, but will definitely save this for future time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmkjr Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 4 hours ago, tankball said: I just noticed now that there is a valk's leg in the pic. What can I say, I was distracted by other stuff... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derex3592 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 4 hours ago, tankball said: the guy that made this files r giving them out for free. i'll have to talk to him and see if he is ok with my giving my modded files out. this is the video he made now for my update. so just all this is 4.1 feet. to big. im rescaling this plane and going to rebuild it. i'll have other update in a few hours. I think someone else has other ideas about that!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankball Posted April 18, 2017 Author Share Posted April 18, 2017 well after rebuilding a few times over i got it to the size i feel safe with, she will have a 2.5 feet wing span. idk how long she will be but she will still be big. this time im starting with the body/wings first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tankball Posted April 19, 2017 Author Share Posted April 19, 2017 well its coming alone. im going to take a small break to watch anime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechTech Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 WOW! That is crazy HUGE! Like you need to put ducted fans into it and make it R/C! Will the paper support all that weight? It's starting to look thin already. - MT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickyg Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 The way the parts breakdown and colouring go on this, it almost looks transformable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankball Posted April 20, 2017 Author Share Posted April 20, 2017 well heres my update for the night. as u can tell she is still going to be big Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyankodevice Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 9 hours ago, tankball said: well heres my update for the night. as u can tell she is still going to be big looks good so far... are you gonna make the actual panel lines? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankball Posted April 20, 2017 Author Share Posted April 20, 2017 idk what u mean by "panel lines" every thing i see is printed onto the paper im using Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyankodevice Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 i mean adding extra layers to make the panel lines physical, and not printed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankball Posted April 20, 2017 Author Share Posted April 20, 2017 maybe idk yet. i want to get this built first. i still have to add LEDs and a sound system to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankball Posted April 21, 2017 Author Share Posted April 21, 2017 well 9 hours of work. man some parts just take so long to build. i also got 100 or so blue LEDs to for this build of mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derex3592 Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 100 LEDs??!!.. soooo....i gotta ask, what's the plan???!!! .....and where are you gonna display that beast?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankball Posted April 21, 2017 Author Share Posted April 21, 2017 i'm still working on this peace but as u tell its almost done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankball Posted April 22, 2017 Author Share Posted April 22, 2017 well 2 hours later and i got this front on the plane. there r still some parts i need to add witch i will build and add 2moro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankball Posted April 23, 2017 Author Share Posted April 23, 2017 i didnt get much done today but i did get a few thing i needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankball Posted April 24, 2017 Author Share Posted April 24, 2017 so i got some more of the front added to the plane. i also got the sound in the plane some what made Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 (edited) Wow, great work, and truly a SUPER size! I know some have mentioned it before, but that would be awesome as an RC plane! Providing it had a stiff enough fame and a sturdy finish over the paper. Love it. Even with the distractions from the background... Edited April 24, 2017 by Thom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankball Posted April 25, 2017 Author Share Posted April 25, 2017 well got some more work done. added one engine with LEDs. i think it should be about 4 more days before its done heres how it sounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 That is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankball Posted April 26, 2017 Author Share Posted April 26, 2017 (edited) Thx You Javier Bonilla for the model!!!! heres his YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuHkOvsrrzbNFqEDbDfhC9g well guys she is done! srry i suck at force smiling. heres how big it is next to my little scale model witch on top now as u can tell the engine r off. sadlly i cant do any thing about it, but what i learned is, build both engines first then add then at the same time to make it look right. i'll do that if i can get a Messer skin for this papercraft model i realy do love how well dont this model is. now i got a 4k video to upload. i'll post it when its done Edited April 26, 2017 by tankball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight26 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Damn, that is nice. You should fill it with expansion foam to give it some extra structure and rigidity. Then get together with some RC guys and slap some ducted fans into it, get her flying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankball Posted April 27, 2017 Author Share Posted April 27, 2017 there is still one more thing i need to add. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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