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First up, cockpit build
You will need to mix three Tamiya paints to get the color to match - since I eyeballed a lot of the mixing, I don’t have the exact ratios.
It helps to pre-paint the metallic parts, and the mask them after assembly prior to priming and painting the main fuselage
Light coat of Mr Surfacer with 50-50 thinner ratio. The panel lines are very fine, and several areas had to be re-scribed after priming.
I wanted to add some tonal variation to the kit - opting to highlight the panels lines and edges.
The finished engine exhausts - this didn’t show the light heat staining I applied later on.
Main coat of paint now being laid back on
As with many Macross themed kits, there’s a lot of masking to bring out the unique color schemes of their mechas. No, this build was not sponsored by Coca Cola. ?
Lots and lots of masking…
Semi-gloss black and Dark German Gray in a 2:1 ratio.
Amateur mistake - forgot to dry fit before gluing the win in properly. Had to wait for the glue to dry before sanding the area down and rescribing it for the corrective paint job.
Not good enough, redo.
Much better…. Not perfect, but as Chris Becker says - Good enough for government work.
Love the armaments that came with the kit - lots of nice little details.
Kit complete - ready to dispense righteous justice against the heathen U.N. Forces!
FYI - The U.N. Does become the protagonist organization in the series, but like all governments (and people), they did make some mistakes along the way…
FYI - The U.N. Does become the protagonist organization in the series, but like all governments (and people), they did make some mistakes along the way…
Notice the Russian-style landing gears - heavily borrowed from the Sukhoi series.
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28 20 July 2023, 05:12
Torsten
WOW, very nice build, great documentation and a pleasing final product, I like it very much, well done 😎
WOW, very nice build, great documentation and a pleasing final product, I like it very much, well done 😎
22 July 2023, 08:53
Олег О
How beautiful! I have one too, but I can't bring myself to start it. You inspire!)))
How beautiful! I have one too, but I can't bring myself to start it. You inspire!)))
24 July 2023, 07:34
CaptGPF
thank you Oper, I'm sure your build will rock! Can't wait to see what kind of theme you will do1
thank you Oper, I'm sure your build will rock! Can't wait to see what kind of theme you will do1
28 July 2023, 02:44
Markus Helmers
I must admit I have no idea what I'm even looking at, but it looks super badass! Didn't even realize how small it actually is. Amazing work!
I must admit I have no idea what I'm even looking at, but it looks super badass! Didn't even realize how small it actually is. Amazing work!
11 March, 23:27
CaptGPF
LOL! It's from a Japanese Anime called Macross - the jets are supposed to be able to transform into a robot - but the kit doesn't do that, but their jet designs are pretty unique, so I snag them whenever Hasegawa releases one. 😀
LOL! It's from a Japanese Anime called Macross - the jets are supposed to be able to transform into a robot - but the kit doesn't do that, but their jet designs are pretty unique, so I snag them whenever Hasegawa releases one. 😀
12 March, 07:38
CaptGPF
Thank you Akaidada! Robin! This was a fun kit to build, and I'm glad you enjoyed the final result. 😀
Thank you Akaidada! Robin! This was a fun kit to build, and I'm glad you enjoyed the final result. 😀
12 March, 20:43
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The main fighter jet of the anti-U.N. Forces in Macross Zero