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captain america Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 last pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THOR Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 smooth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robokochan Posted August 17, 2004 Author Share Posted August 17, 2004 Simply beautiful John! Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 maybe I should hold off on my order... I'm pretty sure hasegawa is gonna want to mass produce that... Just kidding Rob... excellent work Cap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robokochan Posted August 17, 2004 Author Share Posted August 17, 2004 (edited) maybe I should hold off on my order... I'm pretty sure hasegawa is gonna want to mass produce that... Just kidding Rob... excellent work Cap! Also I would like to mention we are now accepting pre-orders for the kit. I have posted a thread in the For Sale section...so get 'em while they're hot! I also have a favor to ask. We are trying to figure out the color-scheme of the Booster. Is there anyone out there who could get a screen capture from the TV series? It would be much appreciated. I know there used to be a color picture floating around of the booster. I don't know if it was offical or fan-based..but if anyone had that... Thanks Rob Edited August 17, 2004 by Monkey-N Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnurmin Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 (edited) John: Your work is just AMAZING Still hard to imagine that this will be all resin though Rob: PM sent Edited August 17, 2004 by rnurmin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recon Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 Great work Jon, im sure many modellers like Jessie, Wmcheng, Grayson and so on will drool over this baby. All that is needed to make this piece complete is Devin's decals. Outstanding job in producing such a masterpiece. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
007-vf1 Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 this is a macross Opus Magnus dignified to go on the records...now got to have some courage to build the "truck"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myersjessee Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 JEEPERS! WOW WOW WOW!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cdr Fokker Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 Screencaps ahoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grayson72 Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 OMG look at that thing, the detail, the perfection, the 1/72 scale, the...the... I think I'm gonna cry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cdr Fokker Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 Another... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cdr Fokker Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 I've also got a "detail" shot of Hikaru's -1S with the booster (side view right where it connects) Not all that detailed, though... basically it just shows that the little triangular region at the front of the booster is color-coded, as the one on Hikaru's is black with the arrow being yellow. (Mods, if any of you feel these images are too big to be attached like this, let me know... I can upload and link if that's better) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berttt Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 A little off topic but has anyone else noticed how huge the booster is on the shuttle in the top right of the last screencap? Holy crap! Cheers, Brett T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Johnathan Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 Very, very impressive. That rivet and panel line detail is beautiful. I don't think even Hasegawa could've done it better. It puts the animation to shame... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robokochan Posted August 17, 2004 Author Share Posted August 17, 2004 Screencaps ahoy! Thanks for the screen caps CDR Fokker! Wow teh booster itself is actually white. I could have sworn that it was light gray and dark grey, or even a Low Vis Style.. Anyway I would like to thank everyone for thier support and especially thank John for his amazing skill, attention to detail and last but not least his supurb creativity! Thank You for making some of our dreams come true! Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amped Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 Good Lord Cap'n!!! That is some bad-a** detailin' you've got goin' on with that booster!!! Great work!!! Hmmm, wild... That screen cap really surprised me... I had no recollection that the boosters where white. I always envisioned them in that Soviet-era green, for some reason... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain america Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 Hi guys. Actually, the scribing process on this thing was what I call a textbook example in an exercise in frustration: lots of compond curves and hard to reach areas where my scribing templates would constantly deviate as I was scribing. Surprisingly, when the final primer coat went on, it didn't look quite as bad as I thought it would, but Hasegawa could definitely have done better. ...Problem is, I don't think the subject got enough coverage in the series/isn't popular enough for them to warrant producing one... So you're stuck with my crappy resin kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wm cheng Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 Absolutely fantastic work John!! Thanks for posting the pictures and allowing us to follow along your process. It looks great - I will definitely be ordering one or two for sure!! Can't wait to see your build up - by the way, will the Hasegawa VF-1 be removeable after construction? Looking forward to the launcher as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flash Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 Went through the posts, but didnt' see these answers, so I'll ask.. Is the booster compatible with both super and non-super hasewaga fighters? And as wm cheng asked, is the model removeable? Thanks Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain america Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 Hi WM. Actually no, because of the way that the booster litterally "wraps around" the fighter, it can't simply slide in & out. Since there was no official reference material for the booster ejection, I made it so that the very tips of the lower fuselage are designed to blow away with exploding bolts, and pressurized C02 nozzles would then "push" the Valk down slightly, and then the Valk's own thrusters would allow it to slide free of the booster structure. I didn't make those tips separate on the kit, simply because my parts tally is already up to 15, and I wanted to keep the kit as simple as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grayson72 Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 Went through the posts, but didnt' see these answers, so I'll ask..Is the booster compatible with both super and non-super hasewaga fighters? And as wm cheng asked, is the model removeable? Thanks Brad You need to read the thread again then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grayson72 Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 A little off topic but has anyone else noticed how huge the booster is on the shuttle in the top right of the last screencap? Holy crap!Cheers, Brett T I saw that, it looks like it's attached to the side of a building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwwmwww Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 So you're stuck with my crappy resin kit Your crappy resin kit makes me want to cry. I still have dreams of your Legioss and Tread. And as I see wm cheng is on board I can't wait to see what he can do with this. By the way, what episode are those screencaps from? To be honest I can't remember seeing this thing on screen before. In awe, Carl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cdr Fokker Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 By the way, what episode are those screencaps from? To be honest I can't remember seeing this thing on screen before.In awe, Carl Episode 30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 exploding bolts, and pressurized C02 nozzles would then "push" the Valk down slightly all that for a hundred bucks? just kidding... the final looks great! Can't wait to see the final one. Good luck to whoever gets it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnurmin Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Yahoo, can't wait to get it on my hands Rob, John, Jesse: This Valkyrie Booster should be included in the next WonderFest festival in Japan. I'm pretty sure there will be huge demand for it. (not sure if Wonderfest has shown a Valkyrie Booster before) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robokochan Posted August 18, 2004 Author Share Posted August 18, 2004 (edited) That is a plan. We are going to shoot for WF winter 2005. And I do believe with 99.9 % that John is the first one to build it. (Successfully that is) Rob Edited August 18, 2004 by Monkey-N Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robokochan Posted August 18, 2004 Author Share Posted August 18, 2004 I have updated the frist post with clearer instructions for the raffle. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armor Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Cooler than cool. I'll be hav'in one of those please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gundamhead Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 I haven't seen Shawn here, wouldn't he want one? Armor, you've gotta go to the 'For Sale' topic to get on the pre-order list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robokochan Posted August 18, 2004 Author Share Posted August 18, 2004 I haven't seen Shawn here, wouldn't he want one? Don't worry about Shawn. He will be taken care of...it's his website Rob MN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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