Professor Dire

Has anyone else seen this?
https://www.nippon-yasan.com/figures/24423-macross-7-battle-7-kit-limited-edition.html

I hope they release the Phalanx, THEN the Tomahawk.  So they will actually get all four made for a change.
Yes I know my cynicism is showing.

I am pleasantly stunned to see that MF is doing a "Pajama Soltic" kit.

Looking at the ordinance load-out on the 'Monster', I kind of feel bad for any 'Zennys" that have to face that kind of might in a cityscape.
I also feel bad for any local who used to enjoy the sound of music after that fight would be over.

Ooh...  I do not like that waist joint at all.

Many of the original toy and model versions have a rotation joint at the cut line above the hip.
Here is an image from the 1/72 model showing how the lover body is assembled:

8 hours ago, beatsing said:

The little rectangles indented on the thighs of the defender looks like the spots for the heat sinks on the Tomahawk.  Reusing the mold I suppose.   Interchangeable parts? 

Those hip boxes hold small missile clusters on the Tomahawk.
They all use the same lower base torso with different hip configurations.

I am getting Thunderstorm(Wing) by Garatron tomorrow.  I am beyond stoked!

26 minutes ago, calubin_175 said:

Is the Fans Toys Jetfire more complex than the VF-1's transformation?

It is the biggest non combiner non citybot toy out there. But still, articulation is limited. I think Carnifex has the best articulation for the 30cm category. Jetfire is 35cm.

It is a bit more complex than the Yamato/Arcadia VF-1 1/60.  Due the torso and arms.

I am beyond pleased that they are making an updated version of the Bigfoot kit.  I have the old revell version, which is quite nice.   That said the new one looks to be a considerable improvement.

Has anyone seen how crazy the legs are on the HMR Dougram?

12 hours ago, Big s said:

So all episodes are on YouTube now with English subs?

Episodes 54 - 75 with English subtitles were posted by Blue Gunner:

https://youtu.be/vfRsZgM-9rQ

You are right about the ranges.  An "inch/hex" represents 30 meters.  Everything is scaled by about a 3rd of what it should be with Terra's curvature.  There are some truly odd decisions that were justified for game ballance.  The ranges and weights for autocannons are truly WTF level wrong.  So ard the drivetrain and powerplant mechanics.  I used to run "Battle Tech Rectified" in college, and we had a lot of fun.  After crunching a lot of number I learned to appreciate some of the decisions the folks at FASA made for brevity's sake.

I caught all of it subbed on youtube.  I think I had to swap to another list of postings midway to complete the series.  I agree, 9 year old me would not have stayed with it.  30 years later, I was quite surprised at just how elaborate (and long) it was.  The visuals are dated AF, but the composition is rock solid 90% of the time.  I cannot imagine such a slow burner ever getting greenlit in any format these days, which is a shame.  By the way, people smoke like chimneys in the space-future.

Thread Bump From Above!

I hope to be running a six session Classic Battletech tournament later this year in Nebraska.

Ancient spirits of nostalgia, tranform this decayed thread into FOtS Dougram the Ever LIVING!

I figured I'd used a bit of Thread Necromancy so we'd have a place to discuss this fine "Real Robot" francise of old.

14 hours ago, Big s said:

The camera pod does look like it can turn, but I'm not totally sure 

There pictures of it turned to different angles

21 hours ago, barurutor said:

I have zero paint skills, but if i could paint it, I'd do Morgan Kell's Archer.

I'll look up that scheme, maybe I could help.

On 10/18/2006 at 1:54 PM, JsARCLIGHT said:

- JsARCLIGHT hugs his bootleg Dougram VCDs -

I'll say what I've said a million times before, I'll trade someone copies of my Dougram VCDs (the entire series) for a copy of the entire Dorvack series...

- Listens to crickets -

Damn.

I think I have a copy of Dorvack squirreled away.

58 minutes ago, F360 said:

https://www.nippon-yasan.com/19715-hi-metal-r-mbr-07-mkii-destroid-spartan.html

Just got my two preordered.

I am intrigued.  Who is the publisher/author?

7 hours ago, jvmacross said:

 

It does!   except...make it plural....Side Stories....that way we can have one about the Destroids, one about the canon fodder pilots, and one prequel about the SF-3A Lancer II team and it's failed bid at becoming the main space fighter for the UN Spacy......the story tragically ends with a shot of them being scrambled from the ARMD-01 to meet up with the Zentran ships that have just defolded near Earth space.....all the pilots knowing it will be a suicide run, but determined to go out in a blaze of glory! 

I'd love an OVA series like: "MSG: The 08th MS Team" dedicated to the Earth Defense side of the war.

The Spartan is available here as well: http://www.hobbyshop2go.com/en/hi-metal-r-macross-mbr07-mkii-destroid-spartan

On 11/5/2013 at 7:06 PM, Dax415 said:

NIce build, love the Koenig Monster. I remember along time ago when I first joined macrossworld there was someone trying to get enough people to start up a variable Koenig casting. Been too long to remember the details, but is this that project?

Back in 2004: 

There was a effort to recast the Liquid Stone 1/100 kit of the VB6.  The Yamato 1/100 version is based on the same kit.  These parts look like the parts from that lost effort.

18 minutes ago, maximusprime888 said:

sweet, so they are re-issuing the armored vf-1a???

when is Spartan pre-order?????

The armored VF-1A is still TBD.

The Spartan goes up for preorder on Jan 6th.

59 minutes ago, ScrambledValkyrie said:

He custom painted it from a Hikaru 1J head, as I recall.

Thanks!

1 hour ago, wmkjr said:

Awesome group shot!

Agreed.  Where did the "J" cf head come from?