Tag: Macross

On the Bench

WIP : 1/72 Hasegawa VF-1A Valkyrie Pt. 6

To fix the gloss issue, I decided to try out Lifecolor Gloss Clear instead. I thinned it with water (by guesstimate) and went ahead to spray 2-3 layers. It’s really a lot easier to use than Future. So much so that I’m considering just using Future for other things instead of glossing. So anyway then …...

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On the Bench

WIP : 1/72 Hasegawa VF-1A Valkyrie Pt. 5

So I was expecting to finish this build by this weekend… but it was not to be… I decided to assemble the major assemblies together before doing the panel line wash, so first up, the gun was clamped in between the two part bottom fuselage. Then the head assembly was cemented into position. Next the …...

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On the Bench

Project : 1/72 Hasegawa VF-1A Valkyrie Pt. 4

Detail work begins with the anti glare panel and a black band that surrounds the nose. The Hasegawa decal is a multipart affair the Samueldecal sheet doesn’t even include one so I have to mask and spray it. I also took the opportunity to paint the inlets on the fuselage. It was also at this …...

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On the Bench

WIP : 1/72 Hasegawa VF-1A Valkyrie Pt. 3

Since I can’t leave it well enough alone, I decided that I needed to fix the brown color. The new color (on the left below) is Model Color 977 Desert Yellow. Much better. The second main color is white and I realized that I’d forgotten how hard it is to get a very ‘white’ color …...

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On the Bench

WIP : 1/72 Hasegawa VF-1A Valkyrie Pt. 2

My kit is very old. I got it when it was first released in 2000 in fact. Consequently, the decal sheet has gone very brittle and yellow. I ended up replacing my decals with a set from Samueldecal, which are ALPS printed. The Samueldecal decal is very soft compared to Hasegawa’s but it works fine. …...

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On the Bench

WIP : 1/72 Hasegawa VF-1A Valkyrie Pt. 1

Kit Info Manufacturer: Hasegawa Scale: 1/72 Media: Injection Plastic Nothing new lately as I’ve been bogged down by the F-14 project: landing gear breaking, kit falling onto the table nose first and endless seamlines and gaps to fix. To distract me a bit, I’ve been plugging slowly on the Hasegawa 1/72 VF-1A kit on the...

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Hobby Musings

Remembering : Robotech

In the early 1980s, my older brother who was studying in the US would record me video cassettes worth of cartoons. If I remembered correctly there were 21 cassettes at 8 hours each. Yup. That made for a lot of 30 minute cartoons. Among them was a little gem called Robotech. Robotech is an 85-episode …...

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Previews

Preview: 1/72 Hasegawa VF-25F/S Messiah

Kit Info Manufacturer: Hasegawa Scale: 1/72 Media: Injection Price: 2,720 JPY at Hobby Search The Subject The VF-25 Messiah is one of the latest variable fighters used by humans in 2059. It was developed as a replacement for the VF-171, the standard variable fighter in the New UN Spacy. Production prototypes were fielded by SMS …...

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My Builds

Completed : Hasegawa 1/72 General Galaxy VF-22S Sturmvogel II

The Subject The VF-22S Sturmvogel II is the mass production version of General Galaxy’s entry in Project Super Nova, the YF-21 ‘Omega One’. The YF-21’s brainwave control system was dropped and replaced with conventional controls. However, the active stealth and payload capabilites were retained. The VF-22S has...

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On the Bench

WIP : Hasegawa 1/72 VF-22S Sturmvogel II Pt.14

Last few things to complete. And as usual, a minor disaster… I sprayed the exhaust in Alclad Jet Exhaust and I found the color abit too dark. Given another go, I think I’d have gone for gun metal color. I attached the exhaust petals with cement and carelessly got the cement onto the Alclad. Sigh… …...

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