Anasazi37 Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 (edited) This was a commission from g3173. He asked that I not only recreate the Blue Roses 002 Strike in 1/48, but also give it a paint job with a "broken in" look. I started with a solid undercoat of sky grey and then applied sea blue, varying the intensity so it looks like a well-used valk. All metal and yellow colored areas and all of the decals were distressed/weathered using charcoal pastels. It's hard to see all of this in the pics because I prefer more subtle effects, but it's there. While the Minmay Guard Strike was more challenging to create, this has to be my favorite custom. It's going to be really hard to send this one to its new home.... Some of the pics are a little blurry--sorry about that. My digital camera wasn't behaving today.... Fighter Edited March 29, 2004 by Anasazi37 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anasazi37 Posted March 29, 2004 Author Share Posted March 29, 2004 Gerwalk Battroid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anasazi37 Posted March 29, 2004 Author Share Posted March 29, 2004 Armored Fighter Armored Gerwalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anasazi37 Posted March 29, 2004 Author Share Posted March 29, 2004 Armored Battroid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDisco Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 not too shabby!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermillion One Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Hunter D Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 I think it's your best custom so far, Devin. Love the fast packs on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechafan Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 Now that is very nice. You always do good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UN Spacy Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 Excellence in execution. Another superb piece of work. I think you forgot to take out the pegs (in the nose cone) for the Gerwalk and Fighter Modes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VF Strike Valk Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 Just curious...how durable is the paint to frequent handling? BTW...Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anasazi37 Posted March 29, 2004 Author Share Posted March 29, 2004 I think you forgot to take out the pegs (in the nose cone) for the Gerwalk and Fighter Modes. I didn't forget to take out the pegs, I forgot to paint them! I didn't notice the problem until I started taking pictures. They are drying right now and will be put back in tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anasazi37 Posted March 29, 2004 Author Share Posted March 29, 2004 Just curious...how durable is the paint to frequent handling? The paint job is pretty durable. I sanded down or used a Dremel on the parts that rub together to get rid of paint scrape and the clearcoat I use is tough. However, you should always be careful when transforming a custom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LtStick Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 That is an excellent piece very well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 VERY NICE! I agree with Valkyrie Hunter D, this one looks like your best custom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wabbit Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 Whoaaw..! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicked Ace Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 Looks great, and nice job on that pilot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluecyclone Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 Awesome work man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g3173 Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 Hey Devin, Awesome job! I'm so psych'd on finishing my BR squadron! only 2 more to go, but I already have someone working on that too I can't wait to get her in my hands! Regards, Gene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isamu Atreides 86 Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 excellent as always, Devin!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uxi Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 Very nice! If only Yamato would do some more like the Low-Viz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neova Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 Very nice custom. Keep it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicked Ace Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 Hey Devin,Awesome job! I'm so psych'd on finishing my BR squadron! only 2 more to go, but I already have someone working on that too I can't wait to get her in my hands! Regards, Gene It looks like you're getting quite the nice collection; I hope you'll post the pics of them, together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anasazi37 Posted March 29, 2004 Author Share Posted March 29, 2004 Just uploaded larger pics. Graham, please feel free to add this valk to the custom toy page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfx Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 I can't see them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anasazi37 Posted March 29, 2004 Author Share Posted March 29, 2004 (edited) I can't see them. Something odd is happening with my ISP. Hopefully the problem will be fixed shortly. If not, I'll post pics some other way. Edit: Looks like the problem is fixed. Edited March 29, 2004 by Anasazi37 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anasazi37 Posted March 29, 2004 Author Share Posted March 29, 2004 (edited) Armored Battroid Edited March 29, 2004 by Anasazi37 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anasazi37 Posted March 29, 2004 Author Share Posted March 29, 2004 Armored Gerwalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anasazi37 Posted March 29, 2004 Author Share Posted March 29, 2004 Armored Fighter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternal_D Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 that looks pretty damn cool, how'd you paint the box missles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kin Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 (edited) lol very cool! Especially the number of kills displayed on the booster! A couple of quadluns wil be nice! Nice advancy colors! Edited March 29, 2004 by Kin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anasazi37 Posted March 29, 2004 Author Share Posted March 29, 2004 how'd you paint the box missles? The UUM-7 box missles were a real headache to paint. After airbrushing the base coat of sky grey and the overcoat of sea blue, I had to use a very fine brush to hand paint the yellow and gunmetal sections of the missles. Talk about tight spaces.... I had to take it really slow to be as accurate as possible. I then weathered those sections and the decals with some charcoal pastel powder on a q-tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 The UUM-7 box missles were a real headache to paint. After airbrushing the base coat of sky grey and the overcoat of sea blue, I had to use a very fine brush to hand paint the yellow and gunmetal sections of the missles. Talk about tight spaces.... I had to take it really slow to be as accurate as possible. I then weathered those sections and the decals with some charcoal pastel powder on a q-tip. Great work! Actually you can remove the missle ends on the UUM-7. It takes a bit of beating on them, but it makes painting alot easier! I have done this to all of the customs I have done without a problem. Just glue back in when your done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternal_D Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 how'd you paint the box missles? The UUM-7 box missles were a real headache to paint. After airbrushing the base coat of sky grey and the overcoat of sea blue, I had to use a very fine brush to hand paint the yellow and gunmetal sections of the missles. Talk about tight spaces.... I had to take it really slow to be as accurate as possible. I then weathered those sections and the decals with some charcoal pastel powder on a q-tip. gah, I was hoping you'd have some trick other than handpainting those parts. oh well. why did yamato have to super-fuse that white part onto the grey parts?? woulda been so much easier if those parts could be separated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anubis Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 That is the greatest VF-1 paint scheme EVER. Awesome work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anasazi37 Posted March 29, 2004 Author Share Posted March 29, 2004 Great work! Actually you can remove the missle ends on the UUM-7. It takes a bit of beating on them, but it makes painting alot easier! I have done this to all of the customs I have done without a problem. Just glue back in when your done. Good to know. I thought about taking a whack at them but you never know just how much super glue Yamato uses and it wasn't worth the risk. I'll defintitely give it a try on my next custom, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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