Bandai's new Macross Delta mecha collection kits

[stevethefish]

I bought the Macross Delta VF-31J mecha collection mini plastic model this past weekend.

I was led to believe by a Bandai rep that these kits would contain waterslide decals, just as their recent Ultraman mecha collection kits have. I was disappointed to find that they only have stickers. Ugh. Maybe he thought I was talking only about the Star Wars ones? Now I am not sure if even those will have decals. I'm starting to worry now. Crap.

You can see pics of the runners on my Tumblr page. I did an unboxing video on my YouTube channel.

 

[Jason Abbadon]

Scan the stickers
Buy wateeslide decal paper off ebay- buy LASER paper only
Have local copy shop print the scan onto the decal paper and uoure good to go.

 

[stevethefish]

Well, I built the kit yesterday afternoon. I only painted the thrusters and left everything else as-is. I did a panel line wash with Tamiya Panel Line Accent Color, applied the stickers, and it actually looks rather nice despite it being stickers. I'll have pics and a video uploaded to share soon.

 

[stevethefish]

Pics on my Tumblr account.

My build on YouTube.

The stickers are actually not bad. However, there is not enough of them to cover where they should go, mainly on the underside of the fighter. It's a shame.

 

[Quaralane]

Looks pretty good there

 

[Grendels]

I like the kit, but sticker......

Leaves a lot to be desired...

 

[Jason Abbadon]

I love the build but not the stickers- they throw off the sense of scale for me.

Also, I think the cockpit canopy could be enhanced with a glosscoat. It'd have a more glassy look if it were glossy.

Still, it's pretty sweet as-is! I love the design and would love to see it built with SBY:2199 decals/markings.
Or maybe built as a Firefox reboot (with MIG markings)!

 

[stevethefish]

I've been slowly working on the other kit that came out on on the same day: the VF-171A Nightmare. Unlike the VF-31J, this one has panel lines that make masking the detailing easier. So, this one should be better looking without using so many of the decals. Plus I am painting the canopy.