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  1. Mommar
    Am I the only one who is hoping to actually remove the giant skull on the back after seeing those sweet looking all grey models in the Master File book?
  2. Mommar

    Taking the Plunge

    Mommar replied to Macette's topic in Toys

    I hate to tell you this but there's no such thing as the price settling down when it comes to the VF-25's. Bandai make so few you have to jump on them when they're new or the prices will only get higher.
  3. Mommar
    I'm interested in one of these but if it's going to be that hard to track down I can live without it.
  4. Mommar
    I agree with this, but even still. There's plenty of deviations from the lineart in the other toys that doesn't particularly bother me. If it doesn't affect transformation, and I'm not entirely sure those canards might not with the way they have to fold down and fit beneath the fuelselage when tucked under in Battroid, why not make it as close as possible?
  5. Mommar
    After the one time I shipped via SAL and waited almost three weeks for delivery I decided paying extra for EMS or Fed Ex was worth it to me.
  6. Mommar
    You might not but plenty of others do. The people saying we're criticizing the CAD are wrong. We're noting differences/inaccuracies. Things we like that Yamato may have missed. We know Graham has contacts and he's asked us for input and spoken directly with the company before. There's evidence things found in the past have been caught and changed. None of us are saying "those wings are off, Yamato sucks, they should all die." We only noticed and noted a few things that don't mesh with the lineart and have brought them up.
  7. Mommar
    It's a valid question. The only issue here is it's in direct response to your assertion the fins will move therefore they can be aligned which could be very, very wrong. Unless they lock in place that may not be the case, those YF-21/VF-22 wings hold okay at their maximum but they also have to move for transformation and they dont' always hold that great at angles that aren't fully extended/fully closed. What's with your super-defender attitude toward this particular Valk? We're voicing what we feel is important, you keep trying to bat people down.
  8. Mommar
    To be honest after seeing the trailer for Phantom Menace in 3D I don't think the Star Wars movies will look good at all. Adding 3D to older 2D movies in post is already spotty and I felt the stuff I saw for EP1 looked HORRIBLE. I'd rather just have Han shooting first in 2D again.
  9. Mommar
    I do like the look of that little Valk Uzi though.
  10. Mommar
    I had a thought, if this thing has been popular enough to warrant a second run. After seeing how popular it was the first time what are the odds Bandai might try to pop out an Ozma variant as well to milk an already popular mold?
  11. Mommar
    You're right, after flipping through the 25 Master File book last night the design is pretty cool looking when it's in some real military-style colors. I'm not sure these things are easily painted with their glossy finishes though, are they?
  12. Mommar
    Depending on their placement and how the hinges work it may not be as simple as "just move it."
  13. Mommar
    I wonder if the mold will be tweaked at all to fix the few floppiness/looseness deficiencies present in the first release? Probably not.
  14. Mommar
    Graham should point that out. It really is a defining characteristic of fighter mode and it really loses the profile with them being off. I could see that being a HUGE turn-off to the fans of the fighter mode.
  15. Mommar
    I think this right here is a good example why Yamato should release a VF-11 unpainted, unassembled kit like they did for the VF-1. It lends itself so well to mods and repaints. I'd bet it would be a pretty popular kit. I know I'd buy several just for a crack at a few different schemes.
  16. Mommar
    I see what you mean about the difference in the gradual versus more dramatic slope near the guns. The conformal wells I wouldn't necessarily say are different. if it shifts forward/back you can pretty much figure out aproximately where they go. The slope above the cannons is a little different. Either way I'm starting to see why people are so concerned about there being a good fighter mode. The wing span and alignment of fins/wings makes a huge difference in how it looks.
  17. Mommar
    The arms being so far back under the wings in Gerwalk is odd, but it's also kind of charming.
  18. Mommar
    Damn, I was hoping you were going to cast something like this! That's one of my favorite capitol ship designs ever!
  19. Mommar
    It's nothing more than a stylized version of the VF-1, that's plain to see. In terms of it's figher mode I don't really get why people like it. In terms of Gerwalk and Battroid it's kind of cool in the same way a modern Mustang is kinda cool because it's obviously lifting old aesthetics from the classic cars but still adhering to a modern sensibility. It may not look nearly as good as the original but I'm not necessarily offended by it's derivative nature. I'd buy a 2 and a 2JA if they were made.
  20. Mommar
    Could you hi-light what is so inconsistent between these two images? For the most part it's pretty much identical to me.
  21. Mommar
    I noticed the first time I saw the CAD that the wings do look a little stumpy. They're not shaped quite right so they could just be basic place holders.
  22. Mommar
    Some of us like the Battroid mode.
  23. Mommar
    If this is the "other stuff" Graham mentioned would fill the gap between the next 17 and 19 releases I am less than underwhelmed. I guess there are a lot of fans of these things on this board though.
  24. Mommar
    Out of curiosity what line of work are you in? As a you're making a lot of assumptions that the project to 1) design transwarp and 2) design/construct the Excelsior were both managed properly and were not riding on the back of some high ranking person/funding/mutual political back scratching that got a project pushed through despite objections it would be a failure. Projects touted as the greatest, slickest thing are touted today. But when they're more ego then anything else, embodied by the personality of the Captain of the Excelsior, they tend to all apart and be giant embarassments (see our wonderfully flawed F-22 for reference.) I'm a software engineer who may or may not make use of government funds for projects from time to time and I can assure you MAJOR gaffs like that happen. Minor issues like a warning light not blinking happen. Doesn't matter what century it's in, if it's built/designed/managed by people screw ups like what was presented in that movie can happen. I've seen it with my own two eyes too many times the past seven years. I've always really liked the way the 2S looks in Battroid but I've never understood why people like the fighter mode so much.
  25. Mommar
    That's precisely my point. I wouldn't be so sure they're going to chagne things like the shape of the nose. Adding/tweaking the wing shape won't affect anything. Changing the nose might. What's interesting is I remmeber some people joking about the nose cuving out in Battroid and looking like a boner. If they change the nose to curve out now... it will look like a boner.
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