amazing work! that green looks fantastic, Im not shure if the weathering doesn’t show on the photos but i think it could be heavier, dont you think?
that stand is gorgeos.
I made very little weathering, as I wanted to get it as close as the original TV Series appearance, just a little wash in black to reveal the panel lines, and a second wash exclusively on the “turrets” to shw more of it.
The poor ambiant light and the non-flashed pictures doesn’t reveal all the deepness of the paintjob, in…[Read more]
It was mostly a fun build, and at the end, I just built towards the transform mode I wanted to display in. The end result looks pretty good so I’m happy.
The recipe for the metallic blue is: Tamiya Gunmetal, Createx transparent blue, Tamiya clear blue.
The Tamiya gunmetal I used wasn’t very well mixed and was coming out quite bright, so you might want to go with a aluminum or similar to achieve the bright blue effect. You can see what better mixed gunmetal looks like on the sides of the legs where…[Read more]
thanks I actualy use gun metal alot, but I never tought of applying clear coats over it, I usually do silver chrome and clear colours over it, (i think it’s called candy finish) but that gives the illusion of tinted glass instead of a metallic colour. ill try your technique on the future, thanks for the tip!
Yes, it’s very much like a candy coat, but with darker results with less bling. I also do the clear Tamiya colours over the Createx pearl colours which also produces a great result. You can see that on the red pieces on this kit.
I made a major mistake on the canopy I applyed too much superglue to the front. and i didnt relize this until I removed the masking tape from the canopy wich is basiclly the past thig I allways do.
more at: http://evilmodelkits.blogspot.mx/2014/05/vf-11b-thunderbolt.html
thanks man, I don’t like the orange accents, so I decided to change them for a blue/gray color you see there, I did a major mistake on the canopy, the fit was poor, and the canopy didnt stayed therre with the clear glue I ususualy use, so I applyed super glue, too much of it, and it leaked beneath the canopy.. I was tenpted to re do the model,…[Read more]
yes !
ordered some for me too, when I received this one.
I had to refit it because of the salan’s weight, but this stand is versatile and I love such an idea !
Work from past week, the beginning of the painting preparation for a 1/2500 Zentradi Salan Scout Class warship.
The model is a 2-part Resin kit, molded with great details, by…
no ghost for this kit if I read the description made on Hasegawa’s website… maybe later with armament box set ?
I wish !
However, the bandai’s set of 3 ghosts with the rvf25 is still good, and I have 2 ghosts unemployed on my custom list ^^
yes, I have the bandai kit on my collection, (I posted a few pics on the group a few months ago) It is a great kit, but hasegawa allways ads some little details that look awesome!
and the overall is better when in fighter, despite the two kits have very similar proportions.
the detail is better essentially on the cockpit, the other material is good on both – and the bandai’s transforming
I made a comparo for my forum at the issue of the first 25 by hasegawa
I totally agree with you, hasegawa’s details are amazing all over the kit, also the waterslides are far superior on hasegawa’s kits, but the big selling point for bandai kit’s is the transformation, bandai and hasegawa are both great, it all depends on what do you want. I actually can’t wait for a VF-29 kit, I think bandai is not interested in…[Read more]
Hasegawa is releasing the 1/48 VF-1J http://www.hlj.com/product/hsg65827
Am I the only one who thinks the VF-1 is the ugliest valkrie? I mean, for me, it’ looks almost like a super deformed jet!