My vintage Bandai HCM VF-1S 1/72 scale

[gatchaman]

This is my vintage collection Bandai Macross Do You Remember Lover Hikaru VF-1S 1/72 High Complete Model Series...
One of the solid model from Bandai..



Turn out to be very bad yellowish..not sure if this yellowish can be cured? members any idea ?







I have painted myself..poor paint job...

[KingboyD]

Yes, there is a thread on here about this.

robotjapan.proboards.com/thread/16865/preventive-maintenance-plastics-cure

So how large is this and the other HCMs? I've never handled one.

[gatchaman]

Jan 13, 2015 14:03:22 GMT -5 KingboyD said:

Yes, there is a thread on here about this.

robotjapan.proboards.com/thread/16865/preventive-maintenance-plastics-cure

So how large is this and the other HCMs? I've never handled one.

Hi, This 1/72 is slightly smaller than the Yamato 1/64. The size is about 7" to 8". In this series there are VF-1J (TV) and VF-1A (brown color).

[repairtechjon]

Those are really cool , and I mean to pick one up some day.
The design of Toynami's Masterpiece Robotech toys seems to be based very close to this design, but scaled up a bit to 1/55.

Nice nice details in these, like the fingers, rubber tires, detailed cockpits, slim cartoon proportions.

[gatchaman]

Jan 15, 2015 23:25:03 GMT -5 repairtechjon said:

Those are really cool , and I mean to pick one up some day.
The design of Toynami's Masterpiece Robotech toys seems to be based very close to this design, but scaled up a bit to 1/55.

Nice nice details in these, like the fingers, rubber tires, detailed cockpits, slim cartoon proportions.

Yup..Toynami Robotech design seems to be based on Bandai HCM.

[Watari]

Just make sure you get the right type of Hydrogen Peroxide. When I tried this, I purchased the wrong solution, the toy ended up not being bleached and cost me a perfectly working, unbroken Ryū Knight Zephyr

[mojacko]

Mar 7, 2015 19:25:40 GMT -5 Watari said:

Just make sure you get the right type of Hydrogen Peroxide. When I tried this, I purchased the wrong solution, the toy ended up not being bleached and cost me a perfectly working, unbroken Ryū Knight Zephyr

Is there any other Hydrogen Peroxide? The only thing Ive found was the 3% solution. I soaked mine for about 2 weeks & nothing happened. Maybe its because its cloudy and the weather was a bit chiller around Oct. Anyway if I have the time Ill try to do it again this summer. Hopefully it works.

[Mr. Ginrai]

Mar 14, 2015 16:28:52 GMT -5 mojacko said:

Mar 7, 2015 19:25:40 GMT -5 Watari said:

Just make sure you get the right type of Hydrogen Peroxide. When I tried this, I purchased the wrong solution, the toy ended up not being bleached and cost me a perfectly working, unbroken Ryū Knight Zephyr

Is there any other Hydrogen Peroxide? The only thing Ive found was the 3% solution. I soaked mine for about 2 weeks & nothing happened. Maybe its because its cloudy and the weather was a bit chiller around Oct. Anyway if I have the time Ill try to do it again this summer. Hopefully it works.

You can try developer from beauty supply stores. Sometimes the % is higher - 20, 30 and 40%.

[tasuke]

here's my own, No. 20 VF-1J Hikaru Ichijo T.V. complete with all accessories and paperwork, fully decaled and detail-painted by my own hand;