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That is coming together so nicely. As a professional photogrammetrist, I can say with confidence that most camera modeling software is crap. If they'd actually get the math right, the distortion you're talking about shouldn't be an issue--especially if you're tying together a large number of overlapping images of the same object taken from different perspectives to build a 3D representation. With that said, if the top portions of the guns are the only problem areas, that's great news.

I've given up on AJ for POs. For the past year I've consistently seen Macross items go from unavailable to third party sellers instantly. No chance at all to place an order at MSRP. I even tried using a VPN so it would look like I was shopping from inside Japan, thinking AJ was restricting item visibility by IP address. Same outcome. Maybe there are some scalpers with hyper-efficient bots targeting AJ now?

Looking good!

I was thinking a bit more selfishly...you know, in case you decide to make your files available to folks with resin printers.... I completely understand about the smell. I've gone to great lengths to minimize it in my house. Created a tighter seal where the cover meets the base, run two charcoal filter air purifiers inside the enclosure during printing, run a larger purifier in the space I use to clean and cure parts. And still my wife occasionally complains about the smell. I don't blame her.

I'm still on the fence about the Orguss. It costs more than a 1/48 DX VF-1....

We might see a Millia Q-Rau, but we don't even have a standard one yet. The Destroid Monster doesn't change into anything else. It just sits there, looking very impressive. Yamato and Bandai both produced transforming Koenig Monsters, but not at this scale (although the Bandai might be close). Once you start collecting HMR, it's really hard to stop. They are just the right size and price point. Even the harder-to-find ones generally aren't insanely expensive on the secondary market.

Would you be open to making two versions of the antenna? A resin printer could likely handle the finer detail of the original, but I can definitely see why you'd need to beef it up a bit for PLA printing.

I found Shuichi Miyawaki on FB and I'm pretty sure it's the right one because this is his cover photo: I started going down the rabbit hole of finding out when, exactly, he started organizing his stash and stopped at this post on his timeline from July 2015: https://www.facebook.com/shuichi.miyawaki.73/posts/pfbid08oEj92XsM9A25o5L1EcE4dSbv8rUCHGBUS4mH8zfCNLpjX1Ttte2xCQeeRrrxRm4l That means the original stuff must be even earlier. I could probably spend all day on this, but have to get back to other projects.

I've been trying to find out, as these images apparently make the rounds on social media somewhat regularly in various hobby groups when people start talking about how large their kit stashes are. I think I finally found the source this morning, or at least a pointer to it: https://www.sohu.com/a/138290242_735772 Google translation of the original Chinese:

I found another picture of that pile taken from a different angle. There are EVEN MORE kits around the perimeter of the room.

For super-sized projects like this one, I highly recommend the Bambu Lab P1P. High accuracy, insanely fast. It's the only way that I'm able to print large, detailed starship model parts in a reasonable amount of time. https://bambulab.com/en/p1

Yeah, you normally don't see differences that large if the printers are running at roughly the same specs. And I *love* that you mention your printers in the plural form in both office and home settings.

Now THIS is what I'm talking about. Very glad to see this. I was getting depressed after the "Genius" VF-0S was announced earlier this week. Didn't think we'd see something canon until maybe next year since lately Bandai seems to be either inventing terrible paint schemes or completely ruining good ones that already exist (I'm looking at you, DX Angel Birds).

Based on what I'm seeing in that picture, in terms of how the parts were oriented for printing, my best guess is that it comes down to differences in how the gcode for the sliced models was generated by the slicing program and interpreted by the two printers, plus differences in the hardware and programming for those printers.

Indeed, we have ways....

That seems to be what makes this offering unique. Apart from the non-canon color scheme, of course.

This just showed up on the Tamashii Nations site: https://tamashiiweb.com/item/14337/?wovn=en For a second I thought it was the VF-0D, and got excited, then realized it was a non-canon VF-0S variant to celebrate World Wide Macross (WWM). Why does Bandai keep doing this???

It would be nice for Max Factory to reissue the two sets of decals they made for the Strike Gerwalk (with some errors and omissions addressed), but also put out decals for the Strike Fighter and regular Fighter kits. If they threw in posable 1/20 Hikaru and Roy figures, even better. The "Normal" set of decals was ¥3000 and the "DX" set was ¥6000. DX had both of these sheets, Normal just the first one. This is making me want to print decals for the kits again....

Just got my "in stock and ready to ship" notice from AE for the VF-1S.

You mean the gigantic logo and oversized cursive text they stamped everywhere? That stuff was the deal breaker for me. Ended up being a hard pass, but a painful one because I do like the scheme and wanted a 1/48 DX version. Wish they could have stuck with the more understated Hasegawa and Yamato livery. All they had to do was leave it alone. It was fine.

I'm now picturing a Bandai delivery truck, filled with VF-1S toys, broken down on the side of the road....

Anyone get an "in stock and ready to ship" notice from Anime Export for the VF-1S? The one I ordered from HLJ has been ready to ship for more than a day now, but radio silence from AE so far. Unusual for them. They're almost always among the first shops to ship POs, which is one reason why I order from them. A small delay isn't a big deal. If it turns into a week or more, then I'll start to worry.

Plus it's Arcadia, not Bandai, and so far I haven't seen their stuff sell out right away during the PO period. I'm sure part of the reason is the higher price they tend to charge, and they probably don't limit production runs in advance the way that Bandai does, but subject matter counts for a lot, too. I've only done the F5 thing twice with Arcadia, and both were for items sold exclusively through their website. First was that "hey we found all of these extra toys and kits in a back room of the warehouse" sale, where I managed to grab an SF-3A Lancer II kit. Second was for the plush gunpod, which remains my most-stupid-but-most-fun Macross purchase ever.

It's just somewhat ominously listed as "Reference" when you run the placard through Google Translate. No date, no price.