1/72 Hasegawa Macross VF-1D

[maxwinamp]

Just completed

Enjoy! :)







The rest of the pics... Home page :)

[Artic Fox]

damn, that is beautiful

[mennie]

Nice work! I love macross model this time by your work.

Could you please compare the scale with something? I dunno how size 1/72 is it.

[Titan-ex]

Nice work as always Max,you seem to have a nack for the Macross kits.

Have you done any work on the SDF-1 mothership kit?

[FichtenFoo]

Very nice Max! The wash looks great as does everything else.

[RickDTM]

Cool Max!  Love the panel lines....wash or pencil?

[maxwinamp]

Thanks guys for the compliments :)

Have you done any work on the SDF-1 mothership kit?/quote]

Thanks :)
I am still waiting for my pre-ordered SDF-1 from Hobbyfan.

Cool Max!  Love the panel lines....wash or pencil?

Its done by enamel wash, the progress pics are below
http://fichtenfoo.com/v-web/bulletin/bb/viewtopic.php?t=1508


Let's see what else is in the stash...

1/72 Hasegawa Macross VF-0S   2
1/72 Hasegawa Macross VF-0A   2
1/72 Hasegawa Macross VF-1 BATTAROID VALKRIE   2
1/72 Hasegawa Macross VT-1 OSTRICH   1
1/72 Hasegawa Macross VF-1A BATTAROID   1
1/72 Hasegawa Macross VF-1D   1 (Done)
1/72 Hasegawa Macross Elintseeker VE-1   2
1/72 Hasegawa Macross Strike Battroid Valkyrie VF-1S    1
1/72 Hasegawa Macross Strike Valkyrie VF-1S    1
1/72 Hasegawa Macross Delta Wings VF-0D    2
1/72 Hasegawa Macross YF-21   1
1/72 Hasegawa Macross VF-0B   1
1/72 Hasegawa Macross VF-0A/S w/Ghost   1
1/72 Hasegawa Macross SV-51v   1
1/72 Hasegawa Macross SV-51r w/Twin Booster Limited Productio   1
1/72 Hasegawa Macross VF-0 Battroid   2

It will take a while to clear them...
 

[Titan-ex]

Looking forward to seeing your work on the legged kits.

Ghost,isn't that the AI jet from the Macross:Plus  movie?

[Artic Fox]

The VF-0 is from the Macross Zero series

[oteebzo]

Very nice looking kit.
The wash came out great, it really shows the detail in the panel lines.

[dr_feelgood]

Whoa! very inspiring! makes wanna do a Macross kit!

[braxat2000]

Beautiful work, this model is my favorite, it has an elegant look to it.

[Major Blah]

Looks wonderful.  The orange is pretty vibrant, reminds me of Super-O.

[Funaka]

Max-

Great work oveall! As i said in the in-prog, I love the cockpit detail. The one thing I noticed in the wide shots was that there seemed to be some trouble with parts alignment (for instance, the rudders are crooked compared to the wings, and the nose wheels are not parallel). I was wondering if you had any trouble with the parts fit in final assembly. I'm taking notes for future reference since I have this kit. Thanks!

[maxwinamp]

Max-

Great work oveall! As i said in the in-prog, I love the cockpit detail. The one thing I noticed in the wide shots was that there seemed to be some trouble with parts alignment (for instance, the rudders are crooked compared to the wings, and the nose wheels are not parallel). I was wondering if you had any trouble with the parts fit in final assembly. I'm taking notes for future reference since I have this kit. Thanks!

Sharp eye you have there :)
The rudder is a pain to do because of the small contact point.. I have it redone... lost count how many times... have to scrap off the glue and redo a few times...  :x

As for the nose wheel.. I should have place the 'cover' before installing the front wheel.. ended up.. I have to 'force shift' it sideways to get the 'cover' in.

Hope you dont repeat the same 2 mistake I made :)

[DN]

NIce Nice Nice ^^

[Funaka]

Max-

Thanks for the pointers. While the surface detail on these kits is incredible, I'm pretty disappointed with Hasegawa's effort if I look at them as a model airplane builder. I'm used to Tamiya's airplane kits which have fantastic parts fit and engineering and good interior detail.

For what Hasegawa charges I'd like a model that scores well in all areas, exterior detail, interior detail, and above all, FIT! It's a model kit, Hasegawa, we have to be able to PUT IT TOGETHER!