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20 hours ago, Podtastic said:

But isn't the Zentraedi only supposed to come up to its "knee"? That is one of the few things I got out of Delta.

And at that size he really could fit in the pod.

Nice sensor eye BTW. Is that standard with the kit?

yes the detailed eye sensor comes in the kit.

The Zentraedi featured model by OP is Kanjim which is much taller than the average Zentran. The average soldier should be slightly higher than Kanjim's shoulders which I think would put them close to the 'right' height of this bandai 1/72 Regult. Maybe slightly bigger though.

Even though this soldier is "to scale" and seems it would fit in the Regult, I still think is a bit bigger than what it should.

The only thing I don't like much about the 1/72 Bandai Regult is that flattened frontal look. I prefer it a bit more round

@derex3592 I have left it with low pressure on on several occasions just to find out the compressor bleeds itself to zero in a couple of days. I try to avoid this as much as possible because the moisture that builds inside will mean rust in the components in the long run. it's better to bleed it as soon as you can but it doesn't have to be immediately.

@Mechtech I asked Plastic Cretins to work in a few custom 3D printed models for me on that scale and 1/144. He's always done a pretty good job.

The MKII Monster was purchased from Shapeways if I am not mistaken. I asked the the modeler there to print me one on 1/700. I have these models for about 5 years or so stored and finally starting to work on them.

4 hours ago, Seto Kaiba said:

That was me who said it, but the actual theory comes from the Macross Delta TV series itself.

One of the rumors Berger Stone relates to the crew of the Macross Elysion is that Lady M's clandestine program to create a music-based ultimate weapon was believed to either be through cloning or through AI.

So I wonder if in this new movie will Lady m will be Like: "All Of Your Clonings Are Belong To Us?"

On 9/13/2021 at 10:26 AM, derex3592 said:

Some actual hobbying went on this weekend over here. Got Miria/Milia painted (be gentle, I'm not good with figures), for her QRau and also worked on my Itty bitty Zentradi Flag Ship. I also got some cool garage time to strip some more ick off the Cat's Eye 👁. 

 

 

I absolute know the struggle

anything small hand painted is just a pain-in-the-butt without some magnification help

Here my 1/700 attempts and update to a previous finished Zentran models

Thanks guys for your encouragement. I did primed and looks way better.. From afar.

It’s not the only thing I have been working on this week. Almost done with my DYRL version of Exsedor in 1/144 in polymer clay. About 3.5 inches; so Britaii K doesn’t feel so lonely. 😁

1 hour ago, Grayson72 said:

Ah, that engine cover for the MAC II Monster?

Yes. Yellow Submarine, Resin 1/144 scale.

Surprised such a nice model lacks so much detail in many areas. Especially that engine cover.

I am not going to overdo it though. It’s about time to just finish it off.

Working on this relic after 10 years of storing it. 
adding some “character”. Before and after pics. Took me several hours to say the least.

what I love is that this tread has been up for almost 2 years and hasn't even passed a whole page of replies. Is this foreshadowing?

@Podtastic: But so far he hasnt adequately responded, so I'm going to try Miriya models.

The guy is from Argentina. The seller is not the same guy who does the printing. So it takes longer to get anything resolved quickly. Second; the price is usually is in Argentinian Pesos and figuring international shipping from that country is another issue since they had restrictions. I got nowhere when trying to reach him though Fakebook and Insta-grandpa.

I have purchased from Miriya a couple of times before. He's more responsive although he's from Chile, I believe. International shipping is a bit easier to figure it out. He prints the items himself and is currently swamped with the inbits set in1/48. He might take a bit to follow through.

Both of them are helping the South and Central American community where access to international goodies is a bit limited and way more expensive to acquire than the US.

As the title states it. Looking for one of the now old Riobots holy grails if any of you happen to have an extra one willing to depart with.

Domo Arigato.

Gracias!

On 10/16/2020 at 11:43 AM, Gerli said:

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Fuuuuuuu#c! I can't unwatch that now..

Riobot; bring me the Green!

On 7/1/2020 at 1:18 AM, Grayson72 said:

With that said there are several ways to go forward.  I could offer permanent access to the spreadsheet for a one time fee/donation.  I could sell the list to a Macross website where it could be included hosted thereby enhancing their resources and attracting Macross model kit collectors.  Finally another option would be to approach a publishing company and have something made up with it organized in alphabetical order and accompanying pictures of the kits and them completed versions.  Imagine something like the Hobby Japan MOOK Model Mechanics Collection.“

 

this seems pretty fair of an option to me

My take on this would be that anyone is allowed to ask for some compensation in return for hard work (and true, needed to be thought out from the start because a dream can eventually become a heavy chore), this is just like when asking someone to build a model professionally for you. With this said I wasn’t aware this project’s might have some monetary goal at any level. Most of us as fans put our personal time and love for the Anime and merchandise without expecting anything in return but probably just some recognition.

I would suggest to wrap this compendium and move it to an adjacent web page with a small entry fee for perusing the data or maybe adding a Fund-Me link that would help the people involved?

I am not sure how many units can one get on these PO gone berserk. I think it would be practical the members who get through to grab one (and afford it) take a couple extra units to get sold here in the forums for the members, who often are more than a few, that aren't that lucky to snatch one.

Resuscitating  an old topic;

I am building 1/144 models and finally found one on Ebay several months ago but just starting to build it. I was taken aback at how big it is. Definitively incorrect proportions and scale.

I will have to modify one of Luka’s ghost from the Bandai kit to make it slightly accurate.

Here in a pic comparing both and a VF-4 if around 15m long.

Either way still the X-9 looks huge compared to the earlier VFs

On 3/14/2020 at 3:09 PM, borgified said:

HMR VF-4g Roy for grabs on Manda at 9k yen (unopened, package damaged)

https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1130525642&ref=list&dispCount=240&keyword=マクロス&lang=en

Thank you pointing that one out. I went to check on the site and happen to spot this one;

https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1105628068&ref=list&dispCount=240&soldOut=1&keyword=HI-METAL R&lang=en

which I snatched without thinking it twice. Been looking for it.

now I am hoping is not a return from a previous buyer with unwanted defects

This series reminds me a lot to a modern version of the Long wolf Samurai and his Cub from the 80’s . Used to love that show

For the ones who were wondering; just got confirmation of shipping at NY. 

It took them this long to ship it.

I emailed NY a couple of days ago regarding the lack of shipping updates since the toy was already in shelves and they responded by next day.

They apologized and told me their supply didn’t arrive in time. My guess is that product to them arrives in waves and not all at once. They ensure they would try to fulfill my order as soon as they could and thanked me for my patience.

so waiting I am, but glad I got an encouraging email from them.

i also think this is the appropriate way for them to keep their international customers. Maybe the bad rap they got from the 31’s conundrum got them thinking it wasn’t in their best interest to keep people in the void and eventually lose those potential customers for future sales

Completely worth the money. Saw it last night.

it is a bit slow in parts but one on the best movies of the year in my opinion.

The movie convinces you to believe in this particular characterized dystopian past and I can see why many modern Americans would fear this movie views on it. To many, it will ring a bell close to home.

The acting is superb.

Come on Max; Bring us the 1/20 Strike Battroid!!

1 hour ago, arbit said:

Are you sure that is printed not resin cast? I dont see those print lines.

Nice little SDF-1 there. In many ways I like the look of those old molds better than the modern kits.  Any more pics?

Yes, they are printed. Good quality but you’ll see the plastics lines you’ll have to sand, and is tedious I’ll tell you. 

I purchased one from one of the printing guys. I think they are about 2-3 guys who are producing them in Chile. The shipping can be a bit steep but not as expensive as some of the casts purchases from Australia.

The CGI masters seems to be a faithful copy of the Imai/Arii 1/20000 mini models from the 80’s, just way bigger..

Nippon Y has the strike packs in stock right now.

for some reason they made me pay right now even though they are on preorder for “Pay later”

Where did you preordered? I don’t see the 1/100 Regults in HLJ or Amiami