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    Yamato $2000 DYRL MACROSS

    in Toys

    Posted

    Awesome Super Cool!!

    That is one hell of a lovely ship, whether TV or DYRL version. Both kick ass. I am nostalgic for the original, but DYRL is just BADASS!! It is burly and menacing, though again, one can't beat a Macross Attack with an ARMD. That being said, once this is made, I foresee that others will make the appropriate mod and create a pair of 8 or 12 inch carriers. Hell, MechTech is making a SIX FOOT Daedalus!! Which has me gobsmacked :blink:http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=18403

    It's not a far reach to actually make the appropriate scale ships, and since the two SDF's are similar enough you can have the best of both worlds. A badass SDF-1 with a Daedelus to shove down a Zentraedi throat!!

    All that being said, I'll have to pass, and not just for the price. DEAR GOD!! your talking about a $1000.00 dollars for the 'model' and shipping!! NO NO NO NON NON NON ONO NONO ONONO NONONONO NON ON NO.....

    Two feet is just too big for me. I'd have no place to put it. I'll scale down and buy one of the 1/5000 ships and be extraordinarily happy. Maybe the demand will be so great for this SDF-1 that the price will drop on the 1/5000! :p

    Then again, there is that lovely Macross Quarter just curling that sexy flight deck my way.... :D

    What's up with Macross VF-X2 being canon ?

    in Movies and TV Series

    Posted

    Easy:

    Following the events of Macross Frontier episode 26, Ranka and Sheryl settle down together, both of them unable to come to grips with the fact that Alto prefers to fly rather than marry either one of them - so they just decide to marry eachother and end up exploring their fold waves together.

    Pete

    I love it!! That's perfect. :wub:

    No need for anything else!

    The real writer of Frontier (a conspiracy)

    in Movies and TV Series

    Posted

    So, your saying HG won after Kawamori tried to steal their idea for a super mecha show, and now they have him safely locked away in Japan where his rip-off Macross series is enjoying its only success. And HG, as absolute proof that they are the true, one and only creators came up with - the Shadow Chronicles!?!?!? :angry:

    So much better to be Kawamori... :ph34r:

    Recommendations on next model

    in Model kits

    Posted

    Some others have mentioned using rare earth magnets within the model to help tighten it. For me, a pin-hole job is easier and steadier. I can't wait for the other VF-25s to come out! From what I figure the price of the armor pack PLUS what I paid for the original un-armored model is probably close to the full armored model.

    Oh, and here the link to what I've done so far.

    http://s189.photobucket.com/albums/z156/Th...25%20Macross-F/

    Recommendations on next model

    in Model kits

    Posted

    I have the Alto Valk, though construction is on hold until the armor parts I pre-ordered come out. For that kit there are a LOT of small parts, as this is a transforming model. The whole model is made up of little bits that come together to make the larger everything! But its surprisingly easy to assemble as long as you go slow and with patience. One thing I noticed is its tendency to be a little floppy, hence my decision to add anchor points between the arms and legs and along the wing roots, though I heard the Ozma (which I also have) is of a better fit. They may have adjusted their molds to answer complaints about the Alto. And what's great, is that for most of the entire build, you don't need paint or glue!

    Even half done, its a great and sexy model! I'd post a link to mine, but Photobucket isn't loading for me right now. <_<

    A Mild Suggestion...

    in Movies and TV Series

    Posted

    I might start something here, but...

    Since we have an image of Minmay in the locket at the end of Mac-Frontier, isn't that considered writing about it, even in the most oblique sense? It's a great tease, don't you think, that if not realized would make Kawamori the Devil and all of us are his Damned subjects. :unsure:

    I do hope that we get some answer as to what truly happened to them. Falling off the edge of the universe isn't enough for me. These were the character that I fell in love with as a kid. These are Kawamori's first 'children.' They can't just be dropped and never seen again. Can they...?

    Macross Mecha Manual

    in Hall Of The Super Topics

    Posted · Edited by Thom

    That makes sense, since the VFX-4V1 sounds very VF-1-ish according to the description and the picture looks like nearly all VF-1 parts.

    If you like, you can use this improved scan of the "possible VFX-4V1" I scanned from Macross Perfect Memory for your site.

    Okay, I foresee another reason to buy yet ANOTHER Hasegawa VF-1, if only to kitbash that baby! That thing is sweet, a cool mix of the VF-1, the VF-2SS and the VF-4. Are there any pics of its sexy bottom? I want to see what they have under there.

    Over on Fan Works, anime52k8, redid the VF-4 with the VF-25 legs and other touches. Pretty cool looking.

    http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=28584

    Macross Frontier News Thread V

    in Hall Of The Super Topics

    Posted

    Since I (FINALLY!) have access to a scanner, I may pick up two copies of at least the first issue, so I can rip one apart for my, um, digital Macross collection.

    Especially if "Macross the First" is anything like "Gundam the Origin," and has more color pages in the magazine than in the collected volumes.

    Do say you'll share??????? :o

    VF 'realibility'

    in The Workshop!

    Posted

    No, I mean the Hasegawa Valkyries - non transforming. Upon viewing completed models, the turbofans look far too forward. When I build mine I'm figuring on pushing them further into the nacelle so they're not in direct sight, and just wondered if anyone else thought the same.

    VF 'realibility'

    in The Workshop!

    Posted

    Does anyone think that the turbofans should be recessed further within the inlets? I'm thinking of doing this when I build mine and just think that it would be more realistic if they were tucked in more. Your thoughts?

    My Alto Valk (WIP)

    in Model kits

    Posted

    I bought this as pre-order when it first came out, and finally got around to it.

    Its a really sweet model, great on detail, both in what you see, and the planning that took it from someone's thoughts, to my modeling table!

    Here are some pics.

    Alto himself - http://s189.photobucket.com/albums/z156/Th...=AltosVF-25.jpg

    His office - http://s189.photobucket.com/albums/z156/Th...AltosVF-253.jpg

    The cool head unit - http://s189.photobucket.com/albums/z156/Th...AltosVF-252.jpg

    And pieces - http://s189.photobucket.com/albums/z156/Th...AltosVF-255.jpg

    http://s189.photobucket.com/albums/z156/Th...AltosVF-254.jpg

    Right now, this is still the mock phase, just making sure all the pieces fit before I take it apart and break out the airbrush. I know some will put it straight together, but I think it will benefit from a coat of white. I just can't get past some of the plastic 'swirl' effect on the surface.

    While I was watching episode 12 again, I noted how the VF-25 changes from tandem to single seat and back again. I put this up to the transforming characteristics of the technology, then thought, 'why not make it a two seater?'

    I have a 1/100 scale Gundam on the sidelines and its seat and pilot are just about perfect. Lucky!! :D The figure is just slightly smaller, and the size difference is hardly noticeable unless you compare side to side with Alto.

    So, here it is, tandem seat VF-25 - with Ranka!!

    http://s189.photobucket.com/albums/z156/Th...nt=DSCF9271.jpg

    http://s189.photobucket.com/albums/z156/Th...nt=DSCF9270.jpg

    http://s189.photobucket.com/albums/z156/Th...nt=DSCF9269.jpg

    These next pics are test fits, and i'm noticing the tendency to be somewhat floppy. That could probably tighten up with full assembly, but I'm going to be putting some tabs here and there.

    http://s189.photobucket.com/albums/z156/Th...nt=DSCF9274.jpg

    http://s189.photobucket.com/albums/z156/Th...=DSCF9273-1.jpg

    http://s189.photobucket.com/albums/z156/Th...nt=DSCF9276.jpg

    And yes, I know the wings are upside... :o

    Good thing they're not glued yet...

    Anyone else find it odd that a 1/100 scale Gundam figure is just about even with a 1/72 scale Macross figure?

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