wasp

This looks fantastic. I wish I would have had the money to jump in on this. If you ever decide to make another mold or somehow do more runs of all your destroids and this, you could probably make a killing offering them to Battletech fans. When I think of it, especially this.

Keep up the fantastic work and the in progress reports.

Wasp

For one of the sounds you can do launching aircraft sounds.

This looks really cool, and I always check for updates when I visit around the site.

Wasp

Check out http://www.brickcommander.com/ it has lots of lego mechs including destroids?

Wasp

Not really sure what this Destroid is all of you are yapping about. All I see is a WHM-6R Wharhammer with two PPCs, an SRM6, 2 Medium Lasers, 2 Small Lasers, and 2 Machine Guns. It's only got 18 heatsinks though to cool all that firepower output, so it's prone to over-heating. Oh, and shoot for the legs.

This is where Battletech got their original images. I think this ir really cool for both the Macross fans out there and the battletech fans.

wasp

nice, mine isn't painted yet, but i was thinking of an urban camo as opposed to a desert...

your's is lookin pretty sweet, Aiden Pryde rules!

For decent paint schemes check out camospecs online.

Wasp

This is a really cool promotion. Count me in as a contestant.

Wasp

It's the closest you can get to being inside a mech...I think.

Nah... the closest thing was BattleTech Center, where you actually sat down in a closed cockpit and could play against 7 other people. Tons of buttons and controls. It was great!!!

There was a basic set up where the joystick controlled where you went, the throttle stick controlled how fast you went and that was it. But you could enter in a code on the keypad to unlock the other controls for advanced players. There was the right and left foot pedals, the torso rotation, different radars, IR camera view, seperate load, RoF and link controls for each weapon (up to 20-25, I think)...

I miss Battletech Center.

You don't have to miss it. Check out Dave and Busters. They are a chain resturant and arcade (with Bar). Some of them have the Battletech sim pods. I am sure that there is a webpage out there for them and I am sure that they have a list somewhere of ones posessing the sim pods. I know the one in Cincinnati has them and I am pretty sure that the one in Chicago has them. They have introduced new mechs in the last couple of years. Check it out.

either way i would be interested in getting them without fastpacks, who needs them when u have tha fastpack bundles already? at least IMO

Aren't the M&M Fastpacks atleast a slightly different color than the ones released individual packs?

I seriously doubt that piece was intedned to be used as a wargame miniature. The detail is far too fine and well defined (edges too crisp, etc.). I bet that's some sort of extremely-limited-release collectible pewter miniature from Japan.

Felix

This is indeed the original Behemoth. Check out Brians cache to see all the miniatures that were in the original Battletech game. As you will see most, if not all, have been 'borrowed' from various different anime series. This eventually caused all of these miniatures to be discontinued and some of them to be re-released in resculpted versions.

Never put metal objects in a microwave. If you go the heat route, you'll probably want to use an open flame (gas stove, bunsen burner, candle).

Also make sure that you are holding onto the pin with a pair of pliers or tweezers. Pins are very good conductors of heat and get HOT really fast.

I don't understand why the Battletech 'Longbow'which so closely resembles the Macross Phalanx is still in use. It recently appeared in Mechwarrior mecenaries.

How come this one got through?

Because it is a completely redesigned Longbow. The original was of course the Phalanx. The one in the MW4: Mercenaries is actually the 2nd redesign of the mech since the "unseens" were pulled. The first one was rounded off Longbow and the most recent "reseen" squared off Longbow

from the computer game. The unseen's were altered enough to not fall under the lawsuit and to represent different battletech technology from when the first ones were released. Some of them were more radically altered than others. Check out the new Rifleman or any of the new OST series as compared to the new Archer. I am sure the artists and scuplters working on the "project pheonix" mechs, as the new designs were called, were very mindful of what would and would not be acceptable as far as tempting the lawsuit agreement.

Can anyone tell me if the Battletech ostol and ostscout were based on the Regault?

I am not sure if they were, but they were close enough that they were pulled along with the rest of the "Unseen" Anime mechs. The Battletech folks atleast made an attempt at trying to change the design by turning the legs around to a more human knee action.

It looks great so far. I have to admit I like the way the fuselage looks in you picture. I like the way you light source makes it look like the paint goes from bright white fading into a blue. I realize it is a trick of the light, but it looks kind of cool. Maybe I will have to build my VF-1 and see if I can get that effect. Keep the progress reports coming.

WTF is the deal with that opaque canopy?!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Heh. I think it is to make it close to the TV show as possible. Now I know why they use those missiles liberally. They cant see thru that canopy. No wonder they couldnt hit the broadside of the barn.

Top Guns they aint...

I don't mean to sound snotty or anything, but have any of you that have commented on the Canopy actually bothered to goto the RT.com site and read the post, before you complained? It clearly states under the transforming picture, that it will come with additional decals and a CLEAR canopy. Plus one other person before me in this thread has also mentioned this already.

Ah really? I only have the technical readouts...except for the one before 3025. That one was just a waste of money, to me exactly the same as the 3025 manual. Would you guys recommend the clan/successor states sourcebooks? I was planning on getting the lostech one next.

I would recommend getting the Field Manuals. There are new weapons and mech variants in them. The only catch is that after the Draconis Combine FM they switch from mechwarrior 2nd to mechwarrior 3rd edition rpg rules. Also they focus on roughly 3050+ history and more militarily orientated. Coming out IIRC the end of the 1st quarter of this year are rewrites of the original House Source books. The new series starts with House Stiener. This might be more what you are looking for, if you want more of the economic, social, and eduactational information. Also coming out around the same time is a War of 3039 source book which looks like it will be really cool. If you are interested in more new releases goto the New Release section of ClassicBattletech.com.

As for the comment that the 2750 book was just like the 3025 book, it depends on which 3025 you have (before or after the unseens we removed). Also if you look at it, the 2750 book mechs are for the most part different variants of the mechs. 2750 are more advanced techwise. There are er weapons, xl engines, and double heatsinks. For instance tthe Flashman in 2750 has 15 DHS, an XL engine goes 5/8, and has an Antimissile system. The 3025 Flashman has a standard engine goes 4/6, has no AMS, and has 23 SHS.

Looks great, I can't wait to see what it looks like reassembled.

What type of masking tape did you use?

That is great. I am curious how you managed to do the missiles?

Oh maybe you're right, I couldn't remember how he got back aboard.  I was thinking he bailed out or something and they picked him up.

That was Rick that got shot down and fished out of the ocean. He was in the hospital when Max and Miryia fight in the city. I think it might also be just about the same time as Roy buys it. "Farewell, Big brother" is the episonde name I believe. Roy makes it back on board, seemingly not noticing his wounds and falls over playing the guitar in Claudia's quarters. If I remember, there are a couple of aircraft handlers or techs that make some mention about the amount of damage the valk has taken.

Look at a hesegawa -19 and imagine if it was variable as it is.  The head and arm proportions, the gear, shoulders, hip/groin section, all require a lot of attention to detail, and durability is also a factor.  The FP's complicate matters.

Does anyone have a screen capture or any other sort of picture of the -19 with FP?

Why is it that every 2 days theres a new thread on the VF-19 FP? Its getting REALLY friggin annoying. USE THE SEARCH OPTION AND STOP WASTING SPACE!

They are there because it has the potential of being a really cool toy. And if you noticed, this isn't about the toy, but it IS about why there is secercy.

If you are so annoyed about the Y/VF-19 FP messages, then don't look at them. It is that simple. Until a Mod tells people to be careful about posting so much about a particular topic we don't have to listen to you, especially when you use all caps. So, quit yelling!

I just got a VF-11 that I plan to customize. Thing is, how do I get the paint off the diecast legs since the plastic parts are so close?

> just got a VF-11 that I plan to customize. Thing is, how do I get the paint off the diecast legs since the plastic parts are so close?

I would go with Pine-sol. I just modded a Jetfire and used Pine Sol for everything. The Metal came clean with minimal brushing with an old toothbrush and the paint came off the plastic without damaging it. It did require more time in the Pine Sol and a little more brushing, but it did come out fine.

I am just curious if anyone has pictures of the new Yamato vf-19 with Fast Packs.

I noticed that Twin Moons has them on pre-order. Thanks.

I was wondering if the toynami's MPC's were worth buying?

I heard that they were very unstable and fragile.

I'm concerned because I don't know if anyone else are going to reissue the mospeadas toys other than them..and i don't wanan end up buying poor quality toys...

and plus, i'm thinking about the jack archers ones as welll..

so any thoughts?

I have the first MPC and was disappointed. I wanted more diecast. I have not had any problem instabiltiy or fragility. However, that being said, the later versions of MPCs had more diecast and I know people that really like them. If you really want Archer's I would get it since it is a Toynami exclusive. I have not heard any concrete details about the Alpha's.

Rewooh, there are only two Japanese companies that make Macross Plus toys. Yamato and Doyusha.

Doyusha makes 1/144 scale, mostly die-cast versions of the YF-19 and YF-21. However, they are in fighter mode only and non-transformable. They are also out of production and are getting difficult to find.

Yamato makes 1/72 scale transforming toys of the YF-19, YF-21 and VF-11B. these toys are made of ABS plastic with some die-cast parts. The YF-19 has the highest die-cast content, the VF-11B the lowest.

Most of the Yamato Macross Plus toys have been out of production for a few years now and so are quite difficult to find. The most recent releases are the YF-21 FAST pack version and the VF-11B FAST pack version released earlier this year. Both are quite good toys with no fragile parts.

As others have said, Yamato is doing a resculpt of the YF-19, which should be released next year.

Graham

new here, I was just wondering what people thought of the Bandai Macross 7 versions of the VF-19s and VF-17s?