Arii 1/100 VF-1J Valkyrie (req by Cosmic J)

Phil_H

Thanks CJ.

I think the broad look of the fuselage is the result of the nose being too long and narrow. The rear of the nose section also lacks depth because it cuts upward below the cockpit, resulting in the "head" being recessed too deeply. The centre fuselage between the engines is far too shallow with the representation of the (retracted) arms being extremely undersized. The new Wave 1/100 Valkyrie kits  look gorgeous compared to this one, but they out-price the Hasegawa 1/72 scale kits...

Yeah, I see what you're saying. I couldn't pinpoint it exactly, but the shape does look ...odd.

I agree re the new Wave kits, and I'd like to show my support them for coming up w/ new molds, but I still prefer the look of the hasegawa 1/72 kits  - and for the price, I can't justify them. I still like the idea of a Macross GB, though.

Again man, I appreciate it.

smeagol the vile

if I can give a tip with the pannel lines if you think they would be to thick.  Once you put it down get the towl you use, or a Q tip and run it down the pannel, it should get the excess in the center of it, and only leave what is in the edges and corners.

You're missing the point of the thread, stv. Phil_H is showing me the Arii 1/100 scale Valkyrie, at my request. The fact that the panel lines aren't fixed is part of the reason I wanted to see them - I wanted to get a good idea of what the kit looks like in it's raw form.

Besides, if you really want to fix panels like those, you fill them w/ superglue, sand them flush, and then rescribe them.

if I can give a tip with the pannel lines if you think they would be to thick.  Once you put it down get the towl you use, or a Q tip and run it down the pannel, it should get the excess in the center of it, and only leave what is in the edges and corners.

I had considered it but the panel lines on this kit are ridiculously heavy, both deep and wide. A panel line wash would look, well.... comical.

The finish isn't very nice either - as I mentioned, the paint refused to co-operate and it ended up a little heavy. It was just a "get it done and out of the way" build..

Hey, it looks great, the finish is wonderful, but the pannel lines bug me a bit.  You can easily fill them without damaging your finish and it would add a MASSIVE amount of depth to your kit. 

My best suggestion would be to follow this guide

http://codyscoop.com/ht-panelline.html

he gets wonderful results

I also thought the Wave kits  looked really nice, and was impressed with the VF-0 battloids I got from them, but I'm already stocked up with enough of the Hasegawa VF-1s to where I think it'd be a bad idea to get any more.

Now, the Wave 1:72 Tomahawk, on the other hand...

Thanks CJ.

I had tried to preshade the panels after priming with flat white, but Tamiya Gloss White being the finicky thing that it is, the preshade kept bleeding through and it just looked dirty. In the end I just kept applying coats of white until I got rid of the "dirty" look.

I think the broad look of the fuselage is the result of the nose being too long and narrow. The rear of the nose section also lacks depth because it cuts upward below the cockpit, resulting in the "head" being recessed too deeply. The centre fuselage between the engines is far too shallow with the representation of the (retracted) arms being extremely undersized. The new Wave 1/100 Valkyrie kits  look gorgeous compared to this one, but they out-price the Hasegawa 1/72 scale kits...

Thanks for showing these Phil_H. I really appreciate it.

I'm going to echo the sentiments of others, and say you did a fine job w/ these, especially considering what you started with. The finish is super clean, which isn't easy to do in white. I'm guessing there was a lot of sanding and filling.

I see what you meant about the overall shape. The nose looks too long and pointed, and the body seems extra wide and bulky. And dig those crazy panel lines... you could lose a small dog in those things.

Again, thanks and great job.

Looks good to me

And sence you were ffixing somone elses bad start i would say

Good Save

Thanks Kugai. She actually looks better int he pics than in real life.

It was started some 20+ years ago by a then 7-8 year old and the major parts (nose, fuse, wings) brush painted in flat white enamel. I was able to remove most od the unwanted paint and clean out the panel lines, which were quite deep to start with.

Previously worked on and and Arii 80s-era Macross kit?

Nice job, especially with the double-whammy you started the project with!