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Posted by racer155 on Friday, December 15, 2006 9:36 PM

Hi everyone! my name is Marcelo, I'm new to this forum but I've been part of the MotoGP group build for a few months now.

I'm a huge fan of Robotech and I was wondering if you could tell me which brand is the "Tamiya" of Robotech kits. I know Bandai and Hasegawa but I don't know how detailed or big they are.

Also, who has the most kits available, all Valkyre generations, Batroids and stuff.

Any other information will be greatly appreciated.

 

Thank you,

 

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Posted by ghettochild on Wednesday, December 13, 2006 9:34 PM

Finished mine a while back. Guess I forgot to post the pics.

 

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Posted by Cobrahistorian on Wednesday, December 13, 2006 12:38 PM

Haven't touched my -19 in a while now.  Its primed, but needs paint and decals.... I'll get back to it soon.

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Posted by Trigger on Wednesday, December 13, 2006 10:30 AM
My VF-19's subassemblies are ready to paint, but I still have no idea what color scheme to finish my VF-22 in. The VF-0, decaling is incomplete.
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Posted by thevinman on Monday, December 4, 2006 6:57 PM
Hey guys...the 2006 Macross Group build is coming to an end, since it will be 2007 soon. Anybody finish thier builds?
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Posted by Aurora-7 on Tuesday, August 1, 2006 11:36 AM
I've got to post more images of mine. I'm woirking on the engine pods with filling and sanding. Yours came out great. How did you mount it? It looks like you have an acrylic rod in the back. How does it attach to the model?

 

 

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, July 31, 2006 11:56 AM

I have the Club-M VF-4... It's a really nice looking ship. The decals aren't exactly right on mine (i just pilfered my pile of Hasegawa decals).

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Posted by thevinman on Tuesday, July 4, 2006 10:54 PM
very nice!
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Posted by Aurora-7 on Tuesday, July 4, 2006 10:44 PM
Back again. Since I've lost one of the leg sub-assemblies to my VF-1 Battroid, I've started my 1/72 VF-4 resin kit. I plan to finish it as a 'Skull One' squadron leader.



I've got a bit of a gap in height between the nose cone piece and the fuselage piece. I'm thinking of trying to wrap a styrene strip around the upper fuselage half of the join an blending in to the rest of the fuselage through sanding and putty.




 

 

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Posted by jcheung5150 on Saturday, June 10, 2006 2:04 PM
is this GB still going?  I'm in the process of unpacking after a move so I'll try to get up and running soon.  If I remember correctly, I'm almost done with my Tactical Pod for this GB.  I'll try to post some pics soon.

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Posted by ghettochild on Thursday, June 8, 2006 9:47 PM

Awesome Mud. Ive still been working slowly on mine. Not much time to build these days

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Posted by Trigger on Thursday, June 8, 2006 9:49 AM
My man-cave is out-of order at the moment while the interior of my 1:1 house is being refinished. I'm down, but not out!
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Posted by thevinman on Wednesday, June 7, 2006 9:00 PM
Awsome! - Where the heck are the rest of you guys?
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 22, 2006 1:42 PM

anyone have an update?

I did another one a little while back:

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Posted by thevinman on Thursday, February 16, 2006 10:23 AM
Hey Cobra, I hate to do this to you (and me) but I did something wrong...I hate to admit it...I was really bummed out about it (for about a week)....so prepare yourself...

My YF-19's wings are on backwards...and so are yours. It's not a huge issue. I didn't notice it until I started putting on the decals, and the panels lines didn't match. Boohoo [BH] By that time it was way too late to switch 'em cuz the big black wing decals were already micro-sol'd on.

...but, I got over it. Smile [:)]


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Posted by Cobrahistorian on Sunday, February 12, 2006 11:35 AM

Ok, so its been a couple weeks.  I finally got around to starting my VF-19.  Got her together, filled and primed.  VERY nice kit overall.  I'm leaving off the exhausts until the whole paint job is done.  Gonna actually spray her camo today.  Hope you guys like her!  (Oh, and Trigger's already pointed out the overspray on the cockpit.  Gonna take care of that too!)

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Posted by Cobrahistorian on Thursday, January 26, 2006 8:06 PM

Lookin sweet Vin! 

I just started mine today.  Going together pretty well, no major glitches.  It fits as well as any other 72nd Hase kit I've built, which is pretty impressive!  I've made it a single-seater by blanking off the back seat area with a turtle deck and have tweaked the cockpit a little bit.  I forgot how tiny 72nd is!

Should get some pics up either today or tomorrow.

 

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Posted by Trigger on Thursday, January 26, 2006 4:59 PM
She's looking beautiful Vinny. Just like she rolled out of the New Edwards hanger this morning
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Posted by thevinman on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 9:19 PM
Here she is!







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Posted by Trigger on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 6:32 PM
*sigh* No, I have not yet decided a finish for either my VF-22S or my VF-19A. So I guess I'll open the floor to an informal poll amongst my fellow builders.

Here's the Final Four considerations I've narrowed down for my VF-22S:


1 - Just a cool looking finish



2 - Ever notice how a lot of these battles seem to take place either in cities or on moons/asteroids? This would work well as camouflage in all three of the VF-22s modes



3 - Based off of the VF-19 splinter scheme, but this could work for the VF-22S for the same reason as the previous



4 - The Dark Gray/White Scheme - it's interesting, and I've got the decals for this one.



Here's the Final Four considerations I've narrowed down to for my VF-19A:



1 - Boring camouflage, but the Sundowners markings really stand out



2 - Don't know how effective this camouflage really is, but it just looks cool



3 - Yup, it's still in consideration for the -19. Now, If I do this scheme for one build, I'm not going to finish 'em both like this, so if this scheme is your pick, make sure you say which type (VF-19 or VF-22) you want to see it on



4 - A black VF-19A with either gray, red or full color markings

Now, since this isn't an actual contest, there are no prizes save the satisfaction of group participation (it is a GB after all ;)). While I don't care if you post your voice here, or pm me or send a smoke signal... I think since this is an open forum we should make our comments on this particular topic public.  If you like something you see - cool. If you think these finalists look like something a chimp would fling at you, then let me know and why you think that. If you've got a point, I'll listen.


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Posted by Aurora-7 on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 9:14 AM
 thevinman wrote:

 Aurora-7 wrote:
...Vinny, what are you going to use for the VF-22's paint scheme? I had always fancied a new version of a 'Skull Leader' for mine...

I'm not doing a VF-22. Are you thinking of another member's build?



Oops! It was Trigger's post. Sorry.

So Trigger, have you decided what color scheme to use?

 

 

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Posted by thevinman on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 8:49 AM

 Aurora-7 wrote:
...Vinny, what are you going to use for the VF-22's paint scheme? I had always fancied a new version of a 'Skull Leader' for mine...

I'm not doing a VF-22. Are you thinking of another member's build?

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Posted by stram8777 on Sunday, January 22, 2006 11:04 AM
I got my compressor so I wash and start my VF-1S fighter TODAY!!!!!  I will post pics as I go.
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Posted by Cobrahistorian on Sunday, January 22, 2006 1:09 AM

My -19 arrived today! It took exactly a month to get here.  Just watched Macross Plus Vol 1 to get in the mood.  Its gonna be a while before I really get to this bird, but I am going forward with the SVF-32  paint scheme (thanks Grant!).  Now to pick out some good nose art to put on it!

 

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Posted by Aurora-7 on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 10:25 AM
Boy, I haven't been productive since before Christmas. I got to get cracking again. I had purchased a VF-4G resin kit before Christmas and I'd like to work on that after my battroid instead of the VF-22S.

Vinny, what are you going to use for the VF-22's paint scheme? I had always fancied a new version of a 'Skull Leader' for mine.

Jimmy, the Glaug is comming along nicely.

 

 

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Posted by Cobrahistorian on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 6:59 PM
Still waitin on my -19 to arrive...
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Posted by Trigger on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 9:14 AM
Bump/Progress Report...

VF-1S Status:


VF-22S Status:

Pre-shading to begin once I settle on a color scheme.




Colors got blown out due to the lighting (I wanted to show the visor), but I based the pilot's color scheme off of a combination of current flight suits and gear, with a little of the new Battlestar Galactica production design thrown in. I decided to make his visor a dark metallic gray instead of pure black so you can't tell if it's a visor, or some sort of VR display (a little bit of a Ghost in the Shell influence on that decision). Plus it just looks good.

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Posted by jcheung5150 on Monday, January 9, 2006 12:16 AM
here are some progress pics of my Tactical Pod Glaug.  I'm almost done painting, but there are some seams that I need to fix still.



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Posted by jcheung5150 on Monday, January 2, 2006 7:24 PM
so I've made some progress painting individual parts on my Tactical Pod Glaug, but need to tackle some serious seams that are going to arise once I start gluing things together!  I'll post some pics soon.

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Posted by Trigger on Thursday, December 29, 2005 3:12 AM
Bandai makes a transforming kit of a VF-19 Kai that can be found here: Hobby Link Japan

It's different that that YF-19A you found, but it's the same scale, transforms and doesn't cost an arm and a leg. But it will take about a month from when you order it to arrive at your doorstep.

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Posted by Guy Smiley on Thursday, December 29, 2005 1:03 AM

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Posted by archangel571 on Thursday, December 29, 2005 12:06 AM

it's a pre-made toy but those pictures kept on making me think they are custom made from model kits...  don't know where to find those but they certainly look nice.

that koenig monster in fighter mode looks something that came out of gundam!!!

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Posted by Guy Smiley on Wednesday, December 28, 2005 11:08 PM
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Posted by Trigger on Wednesday, December 28, 2005 11:50 AM
OK... here are some VF-22S Schemes I've been messing with...

Inspired by this VF-19


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"Blackbird"


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Ferris


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Heater-Ferris


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Compass Ghost Gray


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"Raptor"


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Tactical Paint Scheme


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And here are two new VF-19A Schemes I've comped up:

Gray Splinter


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Gray/Green Splinter




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Posted by thevinman on Thursday, December 22, 2005 3:12 PM

Looking good Trigger & MUD!

MUD,
Don't worry about where you post pics. As long as it's in the thread, I'll link them up...

ghettochild,
Nice! Can't wait to see it come together!

Everyone,
I've just updated the 1st post with new & updated participant builds and direct links to pictures. (Let me know if I missed anyone!)

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Posted by ghettochild on Wednesday, December 21, 2005 10:32 PM
vin i am no longer Desperately Searching! all my christmas shopping is done and ive ordered the hasagawa YF 19, i can hardly wait!
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Posted by Cobrahistorian on Wednesday, December 21, 2005 2:11 PM
Just ordered my VF-19 last night.  Can't wait to get started!
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Posted by stram8777 on Wednesday, December 21, 2005 10:51 AM
I was about to finish up my P-51 and F-15 project when my air compressor went out.  I am on hold on my VF project until I get a new compressor.
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Posted by Trigger on Monday, December 19, 2005 10:32 AM
Pix of my VF-1S build from this past weekend:

Forward fuselage with pre-shading of the panel lines:


Wings with preshading complete


Fuselage with preshading (and a couple of oops that need to be fixed) and the beaver-tail/backpack. I'll finish the tails, attach them to the beaver tail and weather that subaseembly before I attach it to the rest of the kit.


Exploded view of assembly. Leg/Nacelle construction also started yesterday, but i need to paint the engine components (fans, etc) before I can make the final assembly


VF-0S Fuselage pre-shading complete, top white coat in-progress


I got some decalling done too on the VF-1S wings, but haven't taken any pix yet. Should get them shot tonight and posted
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 13, 2005 9:18 AM

 Aurora-7 wrote:
LTS....er, I mean, Mud, nice work. I've heard of that variant but had never seen it before. Looks good on the base. That was a resin kit? How do you support it with the acrylic rod? Did you have to put a hole in the back of the battroid?

 

The acrylic rod is supporting the battroid. There is actually a "T" at the end of the acrylic rod... and it fits in a small space behind the main body and before the wings. It is not the best job of mounting it, but I wanted to move on to my next project! You know how that is.

The variant is an odd one. I wanted to start with this Wave kit, so I'd have some practice by the time I got to the Wave YF-19, VF-22S, and the normal VF-11 Thunderbolt.

By the way, I have that recast of the Cat's Eye... needs a lot of work, but I think it'll be my next Macross build.  

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Posted by Trigger on Tuesday, December 13, 2005 8:22 AM
Can I add a VF-1S to my mix? Since I'm already going to build Roy Focker's VF-0S, I thought it would be cool to have his VF-1S to display side-by-side
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Posted by Aurora-7 on Monday, December 12, 2005 8:22 AM
LTS....er, I mean, Mud, nice work. I've heard of that variant but had never seen it before. Looks good on the base. That was a resin kit? How do you support it with the acrylic rod? Did you have to put a hole in the back of the battroid?

 

 

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, December 11, 2005 2:31 AM
Fantastic work.  I still have to get started on mine... LOL.  
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Posted by archangel571 on Saturday, December 10, 2005 10:35 PM
I just heard about it myself a week or so ago on the Gundam GB.  I will try it out soon and will let you know. = )
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Posted by Trigger on Saturday, December 10, 2005 7:35 PM
 archangel571 wrote:
alright, thanks for the inputs.  of course that by no means says that I am gonna build a valkyrie...  grrrrr...  two more minutes playing Robotech battlecry on the game console will throw me right on gundamstoreandmore.com to get that super valkrie...  just watched macross the movie and macross plus yesterday again and that just oversaturated my brain with the desire to have a valkyrie right next to a 1/72 F-14A...  for now back to the game.


How would you rate gundamstoreandmore.com as a retailer? How is their turnaround time, customer service, etc.?
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Posted by archangel571 on Friday, December 9, 2005 11:50 PM
alright, thanks for the inputs.  of course that by no means says that I am gonna build a valkyrie...  grrrrr...  two more minutes playing Robotech battlecry on the game console will throw me right on gundamstoreandmore.com to get that super valkrie...  just watched macross the movie and macross plus yesterday again and that just oversaturated my brain with the desire to have a valkyrie right next to a 1/72 F-14A...  for now back to the game.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 9, 2005 10:45 PM
I normally tend to shy away from gloss for most of my kits.

IMHO, flat to a semi-gloss works best with gloss used only for a few selected areas.

The way I see it too many people try to reproduce a 1:1 finish on scale kits that ends making them look unrealistic and or toyish.
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Posted by Aurora-7 on Friday, December 9, 2005 9:20 AM
I thought gloss was a pretty good standard for any scale.

If you want a base for your Valkkyries to be displayed on, here you go:

http://www.themodelbase.com/misc.asp

 

 

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Posted by archangel571 on Thursday, December 8, 2005 12:36 AM
Popping in for a general question here.  Should the clear canopy be finished in Satin or Gloss for that scaled shine? 
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Posted by Trigger on Tuesday, December 6, 2005 8:19 PM
Woo-hoo!!!! My VF-0S arrived today! Thank you HLJ!
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Posted by Trigger on Monday, December 5, 2005 7:03 AM
Got a couple more schemes this morning and a profile drawing of the VF-19A...

SVF-111 "Sundowners" CAG



JASDF F-2 Scheme



VF-19A

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Posted by thevinman on Sunday, December 4, 2005 7:06 PM
 My_name_1s_MUD wrote:

Vinman, is it too late to join this GB? I'm finishing up my VF-11 Jamming Bird Battroid and I'd love to share it with you folks. I also have a SDF-1 I finished this year.



Of course not! Post some pics! I'll put you up for the VF-11 Jamming Bird Battroid. What's the make/scale of that?
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, December 3, 2005 7:11 PM
Vinman, your VF-19 is looking great Thumbs Up [tup]

 My_name_1s_MUD wrote:

Vinman, is it too late to join this GB? I'm finishing up my VF-11 Jamming Bird Battroid and I'd love to share it with you folks. I also have a SDF-1 I finished this year.

I know i'm not Vinman but yea post some pics, especially the SDF-1
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, December 3, 2005 1:07 PM

Vinman, is it too late to join this GB? I'm finishing up my VF-11 Jamming Bird Battroid and I'd love to share it with you folks. I also have a SDF-1 I finished this year.

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Posted by jcheung5150 on Friday, December 2, 2005 11:09 PM
Yeah thevinman, its the one by Bandai.  hopefully I can find time to start it soon......

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Posted by thevinman on Thursday, December 1, 2005 6:35 PM
 Martacus Mk 2 wrote:
So is the box sceme really supposed to be that dark a yellow, thevinman? I tried mixing radome tan and white in Model Master colors in a 50/50 mix. It looked way too dark for me, so I added more white and wound up with a color almost identical to the sprue color. I thought it was supposed to be a more "off-white" color. 

Keep in mind that my current digital camera sometimes makes images a little darker than they really look. (my G2 is in the shop right now)
That being said, it's all in the eye of the beholder...since there is no "real" YF-19 to get reference photos of. It's an animation so there really is not any "supposed to be" color. I suggest you make it whatever shade of white / radome you think looks most like the box model, the box art, the macross movie, your imagination, whatever...etc. Pick one and go with it.



On the other hand...



What do you think now?

...make a gloss black bunny version, that would be cool!

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 1, 2005 6:23 PM
So is the box sceme really supposed to be that dark a yellow, thevinman? I tried mixing radome tan and white in Model Master colors in a 50/50 mix. It looked way too dark for me, so I added more white and wound up with a color almost identical to the sprue color. I thought it was supposed to be a more "off-white" color. 
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Posted by Trigger on Monday, November 28, 2005 4:52 PM
I got that idea from some pix I saw over on MacrossWorld.com. That section of the "beaver tail" is the shield mounted on the left arm when the mecha is in batteroid mode. When in that mode, unit markings on the tail are pretty much useless. The tail codes and artwork are FPO (for positioning only) and it's a couple of current USAF unit codes and some gladiator nose art from an upcoming TwoBobs F-15C sheet. Actual tail codes have yet to be determined and personalized art will come from my scrap decal set.

Oh, and my VF-22S arrived from HLJ saturday (that order was placed on Nov. 11), so I'm expecting my VF-0S to arrive in about another week.

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Posted by thevinman on Monday, November 28, 2005 11:25 AM

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Vinny,
It's looking great. What's the primary color you're using? Some sort of deser tan?

It's 50/50 "Radome" & "White" - box stock color scheme...just like in the movie. Maybe I'll venture into a custom scheme on another build, but I like to have at least one that represents the movie version.

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Posted by Aurora-7 on Monday, November 28, 2005 11:02 AM
Vinny,

It's looking great. What's the primary color you're using? Some sort of deser tan?

Cobra, your scheme choice for your VF-19 looks good. Dang, with all these Y/VF-19 schemes appearing, it's tought to stay focused on me stuff! I may have to get another YF-19 kit (or two) just to try some of these schemes.

Trigger, I like your second scheme listing, myself. What is the artwork you have on the aft section on some of them?

 

 

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Posted by Cobrahistorian on Sunday, November 27, 2005 11:44 PM

Lookin sweet, Vin!

Here's roughly what mine'll look like when its done.

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Posted by thevinman on Sunday, November 27, 2005 11:04 PM
Update: Decaling almost done...




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Posted by Cobrahistorian on Sunday, November 27, 2005 8:57 PM

Mine's gonna be in CAG markings for SVF-32.  Trigger and I have been working on a good Swordsmen paint scheme.  I'll post it soon!

 

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Posted by jcheung5150 on Saturday, November 26, 2005 8:17 PM
Trigger,
I really like the 3rd, 4th, and 6th ones, especially the 4th one.  let us know which one you go with.

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Posted by Aurora-7 on Saturday, November 26, 2005 5:19 PM
Here's a scheme I've been toying with doing for my VF-19A:




 

 

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Posted by Trigger on Saturday, November 26, 2005 9:37 AM
Been playing with some potential Excalibur schemes as well.







Original Line Art:


I'm working on side and bottom views of the VF-19A and will post that line art when I'm done

VF-22S schemes are in progress as well, but my VF-0 will be OOB Skull Squadron

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Posted by Cobrahistorian on Saturday, November 26, 2005 8:58 AM

Vin,

It'll be the 1/72nd Hasegawa VF-19.  Already working on possible paint schemes for it!

 

 

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Posted by thevinman on Saturday, November 26, 2005 12:34 AM
You're on the roster.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, November 25, 2005 10:50 PM
Sign me up for this GB as well. I've got 3 Hasegawa 1/72s to cohoose from--a YF-19, VF-1, or "Super" VF-1, with the huge engines slapped on the back. It'll probably take me a while to get under way, since I have other concerns at the moment taking precedent, but maybe this will give me some incentive to finish the things! I'd like to have a badge in my sig line.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, November 25, 2005 5:31 PM
Made a little bit of progress today.  Actually made quite a mess but it'll probably be ok.

Finished with seams, putty and sanding:


Primered and pre-shaded:


There are still some spots that need more putty but I might just cheat a little and make it into battle damage spots Wink [;)]Tongue [:P]
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Posted by thevinman on Friday, November 25, 2005 11:03 AM
 Cobrahistorian wrote:
I'm waiting until I get settled in at Ft. Rucker next week, but I'm planning on doing a VF-19.


Great. I've put you on the roster. What Scale/Make is your VF-19 going to be?
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Posted by thevinman on Friday, November 25, 2005 11:01 AM
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sign me up!  i have the 1/100 Tactical Pod Glaug (Zentradi) waiting to be built! 

Cool, I've put you on the roster...is that made by Bandai?
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Posted by Cobrahistorian on Friday, November 25, 2005 10:40 AM
I'm waiting until I get settled in at Ft. Rucker next week, but I'm planning on doing a VF-19.
"1-6 is in hot"
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Posted by jcheung5150 on Tuesday, November 22, 2005 9:40 PM
sign me up!  i have the 1/100 Tactical Pod Glaug (Zentradi) waiting to be built! 

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Posted by Aurora-7 on Tuesday, November 22, 2005 7:52 AM
Over at the Starship Modler forum, some was asking about other Valkyrie paint schemes. There as a site he had visited that dislpay profiles of alternate schemes. Some one came back posting  this site:

http://www.t3.rim.or.jp/~jagdvogl/vffan/vfcolor.html

 

 

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, November 19, 2005 4:44 PM
I get good results with Mr. Base White.
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Posted by Aurora-7 on Saturday, November 19, 2005 2:40 PM
The typical brands like Testors, Pactra or Tamiya all should be OK. Maybe you just need a good gray primer applied first. It's the only way I'd do white. Spray a flat gray over the the surface that's supposed to be white and then spray the white after the gray is dry.

My battroid is 99% white so that's what I'll be doing for it.

 

 

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Posted by stram8777 on Saturday, November 19, 2005 9:47 AM
whoops I guess I forogt that part.  My question is this, what brand of white paint can I use that will cover well in only one or two coats?
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Posted by thevinman on Friday, November 18, 2005 11:05 PM
 stram8777 wrote:

My question is this though, one of my modeling weak points is painting white, anything white including airbrushing, brush painting, any white kills me.



What was the question / problem?
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Posted by stram8777 on Friday, November 18, 2005 7:28 PM

I think I am gonna build a VF-1S Fighter and the corresponding Battroid since I had both kits in my stash.  My question is this though, one of my modeling weak points is painting white, anything white including airbrushing, brush painting, any white kills me.  Since the traditional VF-1S is white what brand paint would cover well and not cause me to have to do twelve coats?  I generally use Tamiya Acrylics as well as Gunze acrylics.  Any ideas?

I plan on getting started tomorrow, and doing these in conjunction with my other two builds an F-15C and a P-51D that I am building to represent the pair I saw fly together this summer at the St. Louis Fair and Air Show. 

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Posted by thevinman on Friday, November 18, 2005 9:19 AM
Same here. There are 100+ decals on the YF-19. It's taking forever.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, November 18, 2005 4:46 AM
Not really made much progress, need to get seriously cracking here.

Got a bit sidetracked with 2 builds for someone:
Crusher Joe - Dongo(1/12)
Gasaraki - Ishtar Mk II(1/35)
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Posted by Aurora-7 on Wednesday, November 16, 2005 8:01 AM
Ooooh, ModelBase is working on a new design for a base for Macross kits. It's gonna be the Skull Squadron emblem! This is the prelimnary design that was posted at macrossworld.com



 

 

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Posted by Trigger on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 11:41 AM
Check out Hobby Link Japan's <a href="http://www.hlj.com/product/HSG18">site</a><br>

I got my VF-0D from HLJ earlier this year and my only "complaint" is that it takes a few weeks for your order to get here. I placed an order with them for a VF-0S, SV-51 and Tenjin Hidetak's book on the 9th and I got notice this morning that they're on their way. My previous order with them was placed on 1 Nov for a VF-22S and a VF-0S w/Ghost and the shipping notice came to me on the 8th. You used to be able to track your orders, but I'm not sure you can anymore. Anyway, I'll post when they start arriving.
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Posted by stram8777 on Monday, November 14, 2005 8:32 PM
I am gonna build a 1/72 Hasegawa VF-1 Fighter.  Unless I find a VF-0D before then.
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Posted by thevinman on Monday, November 14, 2005 7:57 PM
It's not too late!
Welcome to the build! Sign - Welcome [#welcome] What make/scale/model of the VF-1 are you looking to do?
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Posted by stram8777 on Monday, November 14, 2005 7:29 PM
Is it to late for me to get in on this GB?  I have two builds going on right now but I really would like to build a VF-1 along with you guys.
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Posted by Aurora-7 on Monday, November 14, 2005 3:10 PM
Stuff like Zap Gap CA is best used as filler when you want to build and build and build without having to wait for putties to dry. Plus it makes for a stonger bond. For most construction I use things like Pro Amber Weld or Tenax but if it looks like I'm going to join something that will have a bit of a gap or warpage doesn't allow a regular liquid cement to hold two pieced together, I'll use Zap Gap.

 

 

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Posted by thevinman on Monday, November 14, 2005 3:01 PM

Yup, that's the stuff. Generically called CA, short for Cyanoacrylate. aka super glue.
Stuff dries hard as a rock, so I wouldn't use it if you need to sand. (I never tried sanding after using accelerator, as Aurora-7 suggests...)

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Posted by painklr on Monday, November 14, 2005 2:16 PM

 thevinman wrote:
What do you mean by "gap filler"? (please excuse my igonorance) Do you mean gap filling CA? If so, I would use plain old putty. CA drys stronger than styrene and you won't be able to sand it easily.

 

I belive it is gap filling CA.  The attendant at the hobby shop called it gap filler.

Thanks for the help

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Posted by Aurora-7 on Monday, November 14, 2005 12:31 PM
I've used Zap Gap for glueing and sanding on the spot. It's quicker than using putty but the V-man is right about it not sanding as easy. If you glue two pieces with CA and use some accelerator, it's OK because the freshly cured adhesive is still soft enough to sand easily. But if you do not sand it right away, the glue  can be rock hard (depending on the brand) and you will end up sanding away the plastic around the glue.

Jeeze! guys, thanks for reminding me I need to get some more CA!

 

 

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Posted by thevinman on Monday, November 14, 2005 12:05 PM
What do you mean by "gap filler"? (please excuse my igonorance) Do you mean gap filling CA? If so, I would use plain old putty. CA drys stronger than styrene and you won't be able to sand it easily.
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Posted by painklr on Monday, November 14, 2005 11:18 AM

Man, I went crazy this weekend a spent some cash on this Hobby.(air brush, paint, putty, gap filler, thinner, cleaner, Dukes of Hazzard kit)  Luckily I am single with an understanding girlfriend, so I did not have to answer to anyone or justify my purchases.  Hehehehe.

I did work on my super valkyrie this weekend. I laid down the primer and began assembly.  The question I have is this:  I want to fill in the seams on the arms and legs.  Should I use putty or gap filler?

I purchased both over the weekend.  Just not sure which one will work the best. 

As always your advice and comments are greatly appreciated.

Painklr

 

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Posted by thevinman on Friday, November 11, 2005 9:31 AM

 Memnon wrote:
Wow I just found this GB. I haven't logged in for a while. When does it end?

Since it's a pretty small subject, relatively speaking, it's a long build. It will end sometime in 2006. Probably later in the year. We will think about closing the build later next year.

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 10, 2005 6:47 PM
Wow I just found this GB. I haven't logged in for a while. When does it end?
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 9, 2005 6:43 PM
Wish I had the time and money otherwise I would rather be doing a "Super Ostrich" or the "Elint Seeker" Valkyrie.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 9, 2005 6:39 PM
I would assume that there are multiple colour schemes for the fighters depending on the environment that they are fighting in.

Same as with modern aircraft, so feel free to go wild.

Plus, there are plenty of 1/72 markings out there to help you out.
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Posted by Aurora-7 on Wednesday, November 9, 2005 6:17 PM
The standard colors to the Super Valks are pretty boaring. The basic white, red, blue or tan color to the valk's fuselage (depending on who the pilot was) and the standard trim and then the booster and armor attachments which tend to look dark grey or black, depending of how it looked on your TV. There have been many imaginative color schemes doen by people so I would advise to use the above links by trigger to get some ideas.

Here's an image of the standard VF-1A scheme:

http://www.macrossworld.com/macross/magazines/mg_aug2001a2.jpg

And here's a custom one:

http://www.macrossworld.com/macross/magazines/mg_1020012.jpg

 

 

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Posted by painklr on Wednesday, November 9, 2005 4:46 PM

Can anyone help?  I am building a 1/170 Super Valkyrie VF-1S. I should have the preshading done tonight.  My question is what is the overall color of the a/c?  Is it white or grey? 

Thanks in advance for the help.

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Posted by Trigger on Wednesday, November 9, 2005 1:37 PM
Here are a couple more Macross links that could be helpfull:

http://www.macrossworld.com/macross/magazines/_magazines_hobbyjapan2001-2003.htm

http://www.macrossworld.com/macross/magazines/_magazines_modelgraphix.htm
(lots of good alternative schemes on this one)
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Posted by Aurora-7 on Wednesday, November 9, 2005 1:36 PM
Here's where I had left off on my Hasaegawa VF-1A Battroid a few years ago. Just a bit more construction to do and then to start finishing.


 

 

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Posted by Trigger on Wednesday, November 9, 2005 11:52 AM
Cobrahistorian just sent me this link which I think y'all will like. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8325577713966755008&q=macross

It's not directly related to modeling, but should provide a great source of inspiration for this build
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Posted by Trigger on Wednesday, November 9, 2005 11:43 AM
Okay, I can't resist. I've got a VF-19, VF-22 and VF-0 ready to go. I want to finish up two existing GBs first before I start on those, but I'm in!
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Posted by ghettochild on Tuesday, November 8, 2005 3:05 PM
thanks zen ill check them out
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 8, 2005 2:42 PM
HobbyLink Japan has quiet a bit of stock at the moment:

http://www.hlj.com/hljlist2/?Dis=2&MacroType=InjKit&from=detail&Word=Macross
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Posted by ghettochild on Tuesday, November 8, 2005 11:56 AM

got sniped on ebayCensored [censored] so still no kit, does anyone know is squadron sells the Hasegawa kits? I couldnt find them on the website.

-Josh
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Posted by painklr on Sunday, November 6, 2005 11:51 PM
Vinman, put me down for 1/170 scale. Super Valkyrie VF-1S. Will be starting this week. Will keep the GB posted.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, November 6, 2005 11:28 PM
Lookin' good Vinny!

You're inspring me to finish up my other kits I've got on the bench so I can get to my Valkyrie. Let's see...
Star Wars Trade Federation Tank (for my Nephew) 90%
1965 Convertible Corvair w/Turbo (For pops) 80%
2004 Corvette Z06 (for practice) 90%
1/100 Wing Zero Custom Gundam, and SD Wing Zero Custom (Gundam GB) 5%

Ugh, I gotta just get 'em done! Big Smile [:D]
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Posted by thevinman on Sunday, November 6, 2005 10:52 PM
Progress Pics...
Major painting and clear coat (future) done. I'm gonna tackle the decals next...




http://www.thevinman.net/models/yf19/index.html
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Posted by ghettochild on Sunday, November 6, 2005 10:30 PM
no luck at my lhs, so im still looking. ill probably try ebay.
-Josh
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, November 6, 2005 7:21 PM
I am starting tonight for good on my Minmay guard, just got the last color I needed(radome).

Will start with the backpack and some assemblies on the arms and legs, prior to tackling the areas with lots of decals.

If everything goes well the battroid and the 1/100 Nataku will be primed this weekend.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, November 6, 2005 7:15 PM
Aurora-7
Thank you for that link. I gotta love Google, it's not blocked at work like any other sites showing video usually are. Thumbs Up [tup]
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Posted by Aurora-7 on Sunday, November 6, 2005 4:31 PM
Here's something to get you in a Macross mood:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8325577713966755008&q=macross

 

 

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Posted by thevinman on Friday, November 4, 2005 3:15 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by painklr

VINMAN, noticed your progress pics. Quick question. On your preshading, do you apply only after primer or can you do it after your first coat of paint? Also, is that considered as a "wash" or is that something completely different. Sorry if the questions sound dumb, but I am getting back into the hobby after many years and all I remember then was just to build them out of the box. Now, it's so different. Any advice from yourself or from any other is welcomed and greatly appreciated.

You SHOULD pre-shade AFTER you prime. (For some reason I was lazy and did not prime...I'm probably going to pay for it later...) The primer should be the first thing you put onto the plastic. It helps with paint adhesion and evens out colors. A "wash" is completely different. A wash is applied as one of the last steps. Before your final gloss/flat finish.

Check these sites out:
Washes:
http://www.swannysmodels.com/Weathering.html
Pre-Shading:
http://www.scaleworkshop.com/workshop/video4bg_2.htm

And don't be sorry. No question is stupid. If no one asks, then this place would grind to a halt. Smile [:)]

Welcome back to the hobby and Good Luck!
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, November 4, 2005 2:38 PM
Will start to get cracking on my Minmay Guard this weekend.

Start will be assembling the first major sections and maybe painting them.
Due to the number of decals for this kit I will be doing one major section after the other, rather than my normal build along procedure.
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Posted by painklr on Friday, November 4, 2005 10:09 AM
VINMAN, noticed your progress pics. Quick question. On your preshading, do you apply only after primer or can you do it after your first coat of paint? Also, is that considered as a "wash" or is that something completely different. Sorry if the questions sound dumb, but I am getting back into the hobby after many years and all I remember then was just to build them out of the box. Now, it's so different. Any advice from yourself or from any other is welcomed and greatly appreciated.
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Posted by Aurora-7 on Thursday, November 3, 2005 9:50 PM
You guys ever look at what's being discussed in the Macross World models forum? I't could make a VF lover weep with joy.Boohoo [BH]

 

 

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 3, 2005 8:20 PM
Yes, I apoligize for not being clear on that... besides, is there any other Super Valk kit worth mentioning? Smile [:)]
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Posted by thevinman on Thursday, November 3, 2005 4:31 PM
Great ClumsyModeler! I'm assuming 1/72 Hasegawa VF-1A Super Valkyrie

Let's keep 'em coming...

By the way - This is my 500th post! Propeller [8-]Party [party]
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 3, 2005 3:47 PM
Fantastic GB vinman, put me down for a VF-1A Super Valkyrie!
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Posted by painklr on Thursday, November 3, 2005 12:49 PM
Yeah!!!! Vinman. Thanks for starting the group build. I will let you know what kit to put me down for tonight. But I will take the badge for now. Hehehehehe.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 3, 2005 10:36 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by thevinman
Should I put you down for 1/72 Hasegawa VF-1S...(assuming)

Vinman, no sorry, what I meant by "regular" was non-armored. I went ahead and picked up the Arii 1/160 VF-1S Battroid at the LHS (the Macross factory kit). Thats the only robotech kits my LHS has. So when you get a chance go ahead and take out the SDF-1 and put in the VF-1S Battroid. Here is a pic of it dry-fitted together. I promise to fix the gaps/seams before it's done. Blush [:I]



Aurora-7 - Thanks for the link. Lots of good camo scheme ideas.
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Posted by thevinman on Thursday, November 3, 2005 9:08 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by I-beam

...I think I'm gonna do the regular VF-1S for this gb.


Should I put you down for 1/72 Hasegawa VF-1S...(assuming)
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Posted by Aurora-7 on Thursday, November 3, 2005 8:14 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by ghettochild

ok i gonna have to join. although ill need a kit. Im sure the Hasegawas are the best, but what about Arii (sp). Are they any count?


Arii kits can be made into fine subjects. I have two or 3 'super' Valkyrie versions and the only real problem I have with them is that the nose cones have a wierd downward droop. The old Imai kits are better proportioned.

And since we're talking about Camo schemes, this appeared on the Starship Modeler forums for Macross Zero's SV-51:

http://www.hungrylizardstudio.com/ssm/sv51/sv51schemes.html

 

 

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 2, 2005 6:17 PM
I have a couple of the Arii macross factory kits. they are nice but a little lacking in things like panel lines. If you putty the seams and put a good coat of paint on them they turn out good. Here is my armored valkyrie in made-up "camo" scheme I think I'm gonna do the regular VF-1S for this gb.
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Posted by ghettochild on Wednesday, November 2, 2005 1:16 PM
ok i gonna have to join. although ill need a kit. Im sure the Hasegawas are the best, but what about Arii (sp). Are they any count?
-Josh
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Posted by archangel571 on Wednesday, November 2, 2005 12:41 PM
Saved the picture, cropped the design and enlarged it. gonna print it out to make a template and transfer onto one of them 50 cent bases I got from Ragshop. A good way to save 14 dollars+shipping I'd say. =P
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Posted by thevinman on Wednesday, November 2, 2005 11:56 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Aurora-7

Vinny,

Could you change my second build as the 1/72 Hasegawa VF-22 Sturmvogel? I just dug it out last night while looking for the Valkyrie Battroid and I just gotta do that one! Wheels up, in a bank!


You got it!
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Posted by Aurora-7 on Wednesday, November 2, 2005 9:56 AM
Vinny,

Could you change my second build as the 1/72 Hasegawa VF-22 Sturmvogel? I just dug it out last night while looking for the Valkyrie Battroid and I just gotta do that one! Wheels up, in a bank!

 

 

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Posted by Aurora-7 on Monday, October 31, 2005 8:50 AM
The base has the kite symbol engraved on it. It does require painting. I was thinking of asking the manufacturer (He can be found in the forums of www.macrossworld.com) how he did his for the sale listing.

 

 

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Posted by thevinman on Monday, October 31, 2005 8:43 AM
Aurora-7,
Welcome to the group build!
Regarding that "Kite" base: It says that that base is an "unpainted resin" kit. I assume that the arrowhead is a decal? Or does one have to paint that from scratch? (I hope not)

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Posted by Aurora-7 on Monday, October 31, 2005 8:24 AM
Ah, No! This temptation is too great! Macross is my favorite mecha anime. Since your going with something you've already started, I'll go with a Hasegawa 1/72 Valkyrie Battroid I've already started. And I ust got a Macross 'kite' base last weekend! If any of you Micronians are intersted, here's a place you can get them:

http://www.starshipmodeler.com/cfstore/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=511&CFID=287464&CFTOKEN=67520039

Since the battroid is pretty far along, I'll also do the Bandai 1/144 Queadluun Rau


Vinny,
Nice work on the Jack. I have the same kit but without the electric engine. Mine is still in the box.

 

 

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Posted by thevinman on Monday, October 31, 2005 7:39 AM
Sure. Since it's a relatively narrow subject, this Group Build is open for anything Macross. The more the better.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 31, 2005 4:44 AM
Is it possible to do more than 1 kit for this GB??

After looking over the Battroid it doesn't seem that there is much to it besides a bit of custom painting and adding the decals.

I also got one or two Macross/Battletech resin kits that are awaiting completion too.
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Posted by thevinman on Sunday, October 30, 2005 8:51 PM
Progress pics...






http://www.thevinman.net/models/yf19/index.html

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 29, 2005 8:57 AM
Hey Vinman,
Thanks for starting the GB up!!!! I have a paper pattern for the Destroid Monster. Not sure what scale it'll end up being but I'll print it as big as I can.

May also pick up a few 1/144 kits from the LHS. Might try to get ahold of the yellow submarine resin SDF-1.
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