tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37301459.post4503456373217632332..comments2024-01-16T22:15:10.766-08:00Comments on ROBOPLASTIC APOCALYPSE: WHAT THE FACTORY!Evil King Macrocranioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01693211146604544544noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37301459.post-64458344663263024142020-03-22T12:44:29.544-07:002020-03-22T12:44:29.544-07:00I have had this kit since the original came out. I...I have had this kit since the original came out. I built the Armored Valkyrie and the Tomahawk and the trucks, but nothing else. I am glad I waited because I want to do this one right and my skills are way better than they were in 1985,even though I took a decades break from model building.<br />At the time I bought some plastic girders and trusses and a fiber optic light kit because I want to go all out with the details. I'm surprised there are not more high quality builds of this kit out there.<br />By the way, good catch on the sliding doors blocking the man door!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05895375114162602901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37301459.post-37088767677506474612016-01-07T16:30:13.419-08:002016-01-07T16:30:13.419-08:00The decals on my old set are not too bad, a bit ye...The decals on my old set are not too bad, a bit yellow, but I think the age might show when I start getting them in water. We'll see if they break up. I might spray a layer of Micro Krystal Clear on first to give them some extra strength.<br /><br />Doing everything x4 is a challenge, but I'm doing it all in batches, so it's not too bad. I know what you mean about gunky primer... I learned that lesson the hard way and spent hours with wire wool getting stuff flat again :(<br /><br />I've posted a couple of progress shots for you on flickr:<br />https://flic.kr/s/aHskrBoRWJ<br /><br />Even with Robotech, I wonder how popular Macross is nowadays in English speaking part of the world? Before Macross Frontier, it seemed pretty dead even in Japan with little or no toys or models being produced, in a market with endless Gundam.GThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15893053458116526495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37301459.post-57383272528697835202016-01-04T20:18:01.780-08:002016-01-04T20:18:01.780-08:00GT,
Four bays would be an incredible accomplishmen...GT,<br />Four bays would be an incredible accomplishment! Just one bay is a gigantic undertaking. I cannot imagine how amazing four of them together would look. How are the decals on the old one you got for £10? My decals are going to be a problem. They are super yellowed and I'll have to reprint them. That's not a problem on the reissues.<br /><br />I have been going through my Macross videos for references and I have found a ton of scenes with giant gates. It is funny how many giant gates were shown throughout the series.<br /><br />I know what you mean about it being slow going-I have gotten pretty far but I have to wait for days when it isn't so humid so I can spray primer. Otherwise the primer comes out all gunky. So my big delays are due to weather. Good luck cutting all those parts off the sprues! With over 400 parts just getting them off the trees can take hours.<br /><br />When it comes to the hangar doors I go with the vertical split. I do not have the patience to engineer hinges!<br /><br />I found a few Japanese builds that I linked to at the end of the post but you're right-you don't see many completed factories online Japanese or otherwise. I think it may be that 1/100 scale modeling isn't very popular with Macross fans in Japan. The bigger question for me is why aren't there many builds from the english speaking parts of the world?!<br /><br />Ben,<br />Wow! That's the most unprofessional, personal attack filled response I've ever seen an artist write to a critical comic fan! I love it! I need to track that guy down at a convention and get him to sign my copy with 'To Steve: Don't ever stop eating dicks!'Evil King Macrocranioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01693211146604544544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37301459.post-24253499502893099482016-01-02T15:03:20.416-08:002016-01-02T15:03:20.416-08:00I was really pleased to find this post as I've...I was really pleased to find this post as I've been on vary similar "Macross Factory" journey to you. I lusted after the Revell Robotech Factory as a kid and had to wait ages for it to be discounted enough to get a set for Christmas. Naturally my modelling skills as a kid were rubbish and my factory was covered in glue and thick paint. My old set is still living in a cupboard at my Dad's house, I hope to resurrect one day. In recent years I found a Revell Robotech Factory for £10 at a toy fair here in the UK and I've since bought the Bandai re-release, so I can have up to 4 bays (or 6 if I can restore my childhood one).<br /><br />In terms of what the set is based on, I agree it's loosely inspired by the repair bay scene in Macross, and if you see the original sketch for that scene in the "Perfect Memory" book, you can seen a few more details that were carried over. Another point of inspiration is that little door at the top of the stairs... the design for that appears in the scene where Hikaru goes out of the airlock to catch the tuna, only the door is giant size!<br /><br />I've started my build, but it's going slowly. I'm going for the original IMAI colour scheme with a fair bit of weathering and rust washes as it appears on the original box art, but 'm going with the yellow gantry crane of the Revell paint-scheme, as I feel that makes them stand out more and give a greater sense of depth to the diorama. I'm also extending the deck a bit and adding a ceiling.<br /><br />What about those hangar doors... how do they open? The model clearly suggest they split, and the box art of the second release shows them opening outward on hinges. Yet most people assume they should open "Star Trek" style, which makes sense to me for a while until I decided I was going to drill out one of the doors at the top of the stairs and I realised the main gate would be covering the hole! I don't like the hinged gate as suggested on the box art, so instead I'm going to stick both hangar doors into one and having the whole thing sliding to the left.<br /><br />I'm amazed that there haven't been more build-ups on the web since the re-release - maybe it's too space-hungry for many Japanese modeler's to make room for? The only other one I've seen built-up was in a Japanese model magazine, but they used really funky colours and it looked rubbish.<br /><br />Best of luck with your build, and I'll send you pictures if and when mine is done!GThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15893053458116526495noreply@blogger.com