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Takara 101: When designing craft that fly or go into space, there will be zero regard for accuracy or faithfulness to the actual design, or general design, of said craft. Moreover, we at Takara believe it is an imperative, a hallmark of our approach if you will, to egregiously ignore actual design traits, to pile as much robot kibble onto the underside of the craft (you know, the part that everyone on the ground actually sees when it's flying), to avoid integrating arms if at all possible (b/c TF fans LOVE jets with arms hanging off the sides), and in general put forth the minimum effort to integrate bot parts seamlessly within the confines of said craft's fuselage. Additionally, whenever possible, we will strive to have minimal to no functional landing gear, as TF fans seem very pleased when only the merest suggestion or better! no suggestion of anything recognizable as landing gear exists on our flying alt modes. Indeed, history indicates that the further we travel from accuracy regarding flying craft alts, the more praise our fans heap on them. Look no further than our magnum opus, MP-52 Starscream for its many blatant departures from accuracy in F-15 mode. It's deliciously terrible which means the fans will embrace it all the more. Or any Silverbolt figure we've ever made (we'll throw in SR-71s too), as the amount of bot that we throw on the bottom seems directly proportional to the adulation of the fandom. We must certainly be doing it right! Regarding the art, indeed, why would the engines be firing when the hand is right there in the blast zone? I guess the artist felt it made for a more dramatic look, b/c physics doesn't matter. Rule of cool, I guess.

Looks great. Can you remind me what tabletop game these are for?

I had thought the NUNS adopted the VF-24, of which the VF-25 was a detuned "Share-Valkyrie" that was sent for free to emigrant fleets and colonies and the VF-26 made by Macross Olympia went nowhere. The VF-24 was described as so powerful and versatile that I can't imagine the NUNS getting rid of it only a decade or so after its adoption.

Hi, so recently I've been re reading the vf master files and had some doubts maybe you guys can help me with. My main doubt is with the transition from the VF-25 to the VF-31. I have some explanations on why NUNS never adopted the vf-25 and instead decided to develop the VF-31 series, but they do not seem quite convincing to me. I would like you guys to correct me if I made any wrong assumptions and perhaps help me to fill in the blanks. Machine translation has come a long way but it is ambiguous or outright wrong sometimes. The way I interpreted the VF-25 and VF-31 master files was that 1.NUNS never widely adopted the vf 25 and derivatives limiting it to select units, however colonies and especially migration fleets truly adopted it in scale. 2.At the same time NUNS still was searching for a cheaper, mas produced aircraft with increased flexibility. The VF-31 A was supposed to fulfill this role and incorporate the multi-mission pack. 3.Following the deployment of the yf-29 they started also looking for a 5.5 or 6th gen platform (project hyper nova). Hence the vf-31S and the vf-31AX were developed. My main question would be why they did not adopt the vf 25 in order to fulfill the vf-31A role and why they decided to pursue the VF-31 project despite already having invested resources on the 25 and the triangle project. I can understand the idea of the project "hyper nova" in order to have some edge against possible rivals, but for the general-purpose machine It still seems a little incoherent. So far, the explanations I was able to find are the following: -Perhaps it was because the 25 was too expensive as it mentions NUNS was looking for a more cost-effective option. But thought the VF-31 master file I could not find any mentions to cost saving measures, so it seems it could be as expensive as the 25. -Another theory is that it is because of the hi-lo mix. As it says in the master file, adopting the 31 series allow to have both aircraft deployed together with increased interoperability and somewhat of a deterrence factor. However, reading the "Variable Fighter Generations" section on the Vf-25 master file, it says that NUNS already considered the VF-171 and VF-25 an adequate hi-lo mix. Perhaps the massive 171 losses on the vajara war proved them wrong. -My last explanation (and this is a personal theory) is that Shinshei and General Galaxy are able to start their ow internal projects without needing a request from the NUNS or their funds. Given how decentralized the Galaxy is they could just develop the VF-31 series on their own, with their own resources and without the need for a NUNS request or them even buying the thing. This would also explain why General Galaxy/SV works were able to fund, develop and build the SV-262 and SV-303 on their own. Also, one thing I find a little weird is that NUNS never seems to fully adopt anything past 2059, although In the 31 and 31 AX master file it present some units thata dop these machines It is never widespread adoption. I understand this lore is only semiofficial and that in macross narrative always comes first. But I would like to know if I misunderstood or if I'm missing something. Perhaps on the next installment of the franchise we are going to see the venerable vf-171 getting hammered (again) by the bad guys in the first episode. PD: sorry for the long post

This is ~3.5 months of 3d modelling work. Translating metal mini's into 3d prints and updating them to artwork standard has been a blast

Can anyone vouch for Robot Toy Base or Kicks Generation Toys? Both are taking deposits ($20.00) for the POSE+ Legioss. The prices quoted below are more reasonable than BBTS, but these prices don't include S&H: I imagine the final prices will all be within a couple $10 dollars of each other. https://robotoybase.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=8238 USD439.9 + shipping charge by airmail https://www.kicksgenerationtoys.com/collections/pose USD475.00 + S&H

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I think the Sentinel toy line is the ultimate Mospeada collection. The best yet, and the definitive one. Quality, design, engineering, color, aesthetics, fidelity, etc etc... Well done, Sentinel.

Hahaha, I've also been saving Macross 7 for the exercise bike. My wife loved SDFM, Macross II, and Macross Plus, but after about six or seven episodes of Basara and Planet Dance, she vetoed Macross 7 off the big screen. I didn't appreciate it as much back in the '90s, but the character art in M7 is really spectacular.

I think there's a directed purpose for that development.

Orion and Canis

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Itano circuses at the ready:

Up at AE as well now: https://anime-export.com/index.php?product=95195

Hey thanks!

Can it run Cyberpunk?

I love the mottled weathering pattern you've got going there.

great!

What's with the FOUR thrusters? Is Blast-Off not a Space Shuttle any more? 🤔 And why are they actively firing? 🤨

Box art for Bruticus.

Two coats before bedtime. Back at it tomorrow night for another coat or more. Regardless of the outcome I’m really enjoying this process. It’s very calming and its randomness makes it exciting. Main armor is Mr Color 21 Middle Stone over mahogany primer. Wanting to do some markings in an off white and I’m thinking the Neupanzerschrecks would look good in Mr color 512 Russian Green ? Not sure.

OK, I am quite thoroughly satisfied with "A Space Adventure Hour".

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