ivorysniper

10 hours ago, slide said:

how about some Ghosts to go with my RVFs? and so I can modify some into Galaxy's cannon-armed version?

I'd go for the QF-4K series ghosts with no hesitation whatsoever.... 6 to 10 of them !!!. I've been praying for those to come out for eons !

19 hours ago, Return To Kit Form said:

Since they are halfway there I would expect a VF-25 with Armoured Pack

+1, I can hardly wait for that one....

3 hours ago, Return To Kit Form said:

Haha I see a lot "What I want Hasegawa to do next" rather than What WILL Hasegawa do next." 

You gotta thinkbang-for-buck profit wise. The VF-1D battroid has merit as I think there would be only a handful of parts to be tooled up for it. 

Agree, Hase will milk every bit of penny out of the extant toolings. YF-25 Prophecy, VF-25A Canon Fodder and VF-31 Variants on high probabilities to be next in line. Then Armored VF-25 would be the next logical step, IMO.

8 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

Makina should be included too.  

 

7 hours ago, seti88 said:

ahhh makina mechanic model kit/figurart/anything pls.....no brainer bandai/megahouse/whoever!!

 

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Did I just noticed this detail on the boxart ?. That pink hair and uniform looks familiar... 

Official box art now posted on Hasegawa's website !.

6 hours ago, electric indigo said:

Since Bandai is in the game, too, I wonder if they pick up the ball one day on the more outlandish designs. Their Falken was a really good kit.

 

I would go up front for the Nosferatu for sure !!

In stock now at HLJ. Box art looks awesome as usual !!. Lil' Drakens are an interesting subject.... wonder if Hasegawa will ever issue Frontier's QF-4000 series UCAVs

6 hours ago, KOG Water Dragon said:

So Hasegawa has 3 variations of the SV-262 released/announced, but only two VF-31s so far. Kinda odd? I guess?

Still, given that it is Hasegawa, I have confidence that they will do a full series of VF-31s in time. Including the VF-31E which Bandai for some reason seems to have decided to skip.

And seeing so many versions of the SV-252, and Hasegawa's past releases of the SV-51, it seems all the more strange that they skipped the VF-27 entirely. Model companies can be inscrutable...

Yupp... forecasting Hasegawa's future releases is like walking into uncharted territory. I'm wild-guessing they put the VF-31 and Sv-262 in the middle of the path as an attempt to keep up with the latest TV Series. Logical next steps might be (have been) YF-25 Prophecy, VF-25A 'Canon Fodder Messiah', Armor-packed VF-25F/S, Tornado-packed VF-25F/G... all these squeezing every penny out of the existing VF-25 molds.

However, I do reckon Hase has stepped up on the frequency of issuing new models.... my wallet feels it that way at least. 

Boxart concept is out!

17 hours ago, Seto Kaiba said:

Nope.  In all fairness, that beautiful VF-31A Kairos represents neither a quantum leap nor a discrete step forward.  Were I forced to pick a short, pithy descriptor for it I would have to go with "economy model".  It's not exactly a surprise that it would be, given that one of the few details we're told of the prevailing situation out in the space boonies of the Brisingr globular cluster is that they're cash-strapped and economically underdeveloped worlds who will still be flying the Block II VF-171 a decade after the rest of the galaxy started to broom it.  (A not-inconsiderable number of the VF-31A's parts are "off the shelf" slightly newer variants of hardware developed for the Block 1 VF-25.  Irritatingly, this carried over to the Master File book, which recycles a LOT of content from the VF-25 book.)

The Compendium's got a modest version of the official spec (M3 articles for Delta are in the works).  I did a fairly wordy comparison of the two a while back which can be found on the link below:

http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/42189-avf-discussion-thread/?page=21#comment-1317676

The short version is that the trial production VF-31A Kairos in 2067 is projected to be comparable or slightly inferior to the trial production VF-25A from 2059.  This is mostly because it offers an airframe oriented around low-altitude atmospheric service and short-ranged combat rather than balanced all-regime performance, and its negligible output improvement didn't offset its increase in mass from the ordinance container.  It probably compares unfavorably to the current production model VF-25 in 2067.

 

The 'economy model' is a very interesting approach I didn't think of. Thank you for the great insight !.

Thank you also for the directions (I easily earned the ice cream treat, btw). So, basically, the requirement for modularity and mission-based ordnance customization sacrificed all-around performance. That container proves to weigh much more than 200 kgs, even carrying the lightest payload (although on a 1-on-1 ELINT variant comparison, I would think of a greater performance advantage to a container-packed radar suit vs. the cumbersome RVF-25 add-on pack). Getting carried away a little bit... I would imagine how difficult would be to control Luca's machine on atmospheric final approach without the assistance of the ARIEL II.

Now, this is the first time we see two big chunks of fold carbon installed on a VF... actually a mass-produced VF. Would it be safe to assume the Kairos represents a quantum leap in VF technology and not only a discrete step forward on improvement ?.

Quartz-blessed variable fighters, since their introduction in Macross timeline with the YF-29, were always hero-machines, far from being mass-produced due to prohibitive costs. Not sure if the -31A performance stats confirm the Kairos being far superior to latest mass-produced machines like the Messiah (I'm kicking the Lucifer out of this equation due to its known lack of sportsmanship, haha). Where could I find the Kairos (and the Sigfried too) stats?

Apologies in advance for deviating from the topic.

6 hours ago, Seto Kaiba said:

Sure thing.

Fold carbon is the synthetic crystalline material that is the heart of pretty much any device that operates on super dimension spatial physics like thermonuclear reaction power systems, all forms of fold technology (fold communications, cross-dimensional/fold wave radar, fold systems, etc.), heavy quantum beam weapons, and reaction warheads.  Its main use is that it produces the impossibly high-mass dimension-straddling exotic matter known as heavy quantum when energized.  Heavy quantum's impossible mass produces intense gravity, so much so that if left alone it'll collapse on itself and fuse.  That gravity, properly contained, is used to provide compression and containment of fuel in OTM thermonuclear reactors, to manipulate the fabric of space-time for gravity control and space fold jumps, and its tendency to collapse on itself and fuse is exploited as the mechanism by which most beam weapons in Macross work by collecting a big chunk of heavy quantum and corralling the resulting fusion reaction into a beam (most notably the "main gun" systems, but the little turrets work the same way).

Otherwise, it does all the same stuff fold quartz does (receiving, transmitting, amplifying fold waves) but less well... fold quartz is basically super-high purity fold carbon that humanity isn't able to synthesize (yet, but the Vajra and Protoculture can/could) that produces a better, even more potent form of heavy quantum and thus tends to improve any super dimension-based device when substituted for fold carbon (e.g. fold systems, beam weapons, etc.).

EDIT: Because fold quartz can't be synthesized (yet), it's rare and expensive... and also a heavily regulated substance since it can be used for somewhat less benign purposes like making dimension eater bombs and MDE weaponry.

 

"Big Waist?"  Machine translating has a looooong way to go.

Home run !... Perfectly explained and well understood. Thanks a lot for the into and the time dedicated.

3 hours ago, seti88 said:

Come to thk abt it, would make sense for the non fsw A series being the base variants to lack fold quartz that give the high performance walkure valks the edge..

So the fsw valk collar crystals give way to...what, carbon crystals?

Fold carbon instead of fold quartz, according to 'all-mighty' Google Translate, a totally new concept for me. OTM engineers... can you please shed some light here ???

21 hours ago, wm cheng said:

Congrats on your baby girl!  It's the best trip you'll ever take, and girls are just the best for Daddies too.  It's so much more rewarding than anything else I've ever done and can't imagine my life before my little angel.  Cherish every moment as they grow up so fast - I figure the model stockpile will always be there waiting (for retirement) - but that wonderful little person who thinks you are the most important person in the whole world will only feel that way for 10-12yrs

 

Amen to that !!! . She's a blessing to us, and we'll be cherishing every split second of her life with us. You're right on the bullseye when saying girls are definitely for Daddies !!!!

14 hours ago, wm cheng said:

Oh those days might be past me now... so busy with work and family.  Those were the days with endless time, what did I ever do with all that free time?!  I only really get to touching up toys now a days.  Hoping to live vicariously through other members here.  I mostly just collect boxes of models to pile up in my basement for retirement

I recall the days when you told us about enjoying a lot your newborn baby girl and the scarcity of free time for model building. I'm now in the same boat, with a 7-month-old baby girl grabbing all my attention. But even though my air compressor is now mothballed and bubble-wrapped along with 90% of the tooling, with very low chances of re-deployment on a near future, there's some Ash Ketchum's syndrome that prevents me from quitting stockpiling kits. I wonder if the decal sheets will withstand all that long time until retirement.

Pre-ordered !. Cannot let this one pass !. Thanks for the heads up. I was totally clueless about the Kairos already being available for pre-order !.

9 hours ago, wmkjr said:

I think they are a modeling club based out of Japan. 

Isn't that from this book? Something about the control system? Sorry don't know too much about it other than it looks beautiful and someone did a DX VF-19 in that scheme.

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That build looks so awesome !. If I'm right, on VF Episodes Archive Vol. 1, that bird was the testbed for the Ariel II AI FCS, later introduced on the VF-25.

On 5/30/2017 at 1:47 PM, no3Ljm said:

The Kei Nagase color scheme looks nice. 

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10198937

 

Kei Nagase livery looks awesome !. Hopefully Hase reissues this one at some point. I missed the opportunity when it came out, but I'm not willing to pay for an overpriced kit.

2 hours ago, Xigfrid said:

@ivorysniper you got pm!

update picture of the PaCSWS-1G on the 25F, I plan to paint the missile in green drab and the white or yellow side stripes. Stay tuned!

They look awesome !. Will take a look to the links right now !!.. Thanks a lot !!

2 hours ago, Xigfrid said:

That looks like exactly this one (2C variant), thanks

i think the AMM-101 are too small to be reduced in diameter, but the other should be good in 1:72. Is there a "classic" Bandai attachment for pylons? Or the need need to be glued under the wing

You're welcome !. AMM-101s on 1/72 won't be a problem, as each Hasegawa VF-25 kit brings 18 of them on six 3-weapon pylons that can be easily modified to 1 and 2-weapon pylons. I'm more focused on building the Hase kits than the Bandai ones, and the need for post-SW1 underwing ordnance on 1/72 is already dire. VF-0 and VF-25 series kits were the only ones receiving some love from Hasegawa, and only one independent weapons pack has been issued so far but for the VF-1.

I'd personally love to see the exotic weaponry from the VFMF books to be hanged below the naked wings of the ordnance-neglected VF-11, -19 and -22, and also have something else than the AMM-101s on the -25. Just my personal wish. 

On 4/10/2017 at 4:57 AM, Xigfrid said:

I don't see station 7, but station 5 should be like on the tomcats, at the bottom of the intake / legs.

 

Anyone has more info about this missile ?

It looks like this is a mix of Macross Plus HMM and the VF-25's PACSWS-1G. 

Maybe it is the PaCSWS-2C from VFMF VF-31... not sure about it though. There are also one big cruise missile and two more stealth missiles (ACSWS-X) on the book too. By the way, is it physically possible to have these weapons 3D-printed on 1/72 ?.

With that -31A coming we now need wing-suspended ordnance !. I already have a surplus of AMM-101 from the six Hase's VF-25 kits, but got bored of them. Some PaCSWS-X or RMS-7 or even the MDE missile would make things more interesting.

On 5/10/2017 at 9:15 PM, seti88 said:

ARE YOU READY......!!

 

 

Yeahhhh !!!!!

This is sad. They were my goto store too for all GSI products  

On 21/4/2017 at 1:45 AM, chaff.g said:

 The gold and blue is all paint work -- 

Douple Thumbs up, chaff.g !!. Great paint job !!!

7 hours ago, seti88 said:

 

 

 

Looks promising !!!