Solscud007

damn those are crappy pics. I would be embarassed if they were mine haha fool. I blame Exo!!!!

but nice looking custom. makes me want to do that to my Koenig. customize it, not take crappy pics. haha

Very nice pics of the minmei Guard custom!!!! I was very honored to place 2nd behind this in the customs contest with my funky plush valk...haha... maybe i shall dedicate a thread to it later...

anyways... i think all the prizes for the customs contest were great and even for the rest of the contests.... what prizes did you have in the past for customs contests??? has there ever been anything as good as this year??

hmm I think the best were the yf-21 FP set. but this was mostly before 1/48 were really booming.

We need to add my pics from MWCON08 to the customs section. Again. thunderhammer needs its own section cause it OWNS!!!!

yeah good job B and kick ass photo 's Solscud07...< lol your badge @ con) ....that light box is bad ass...

huh? what badge?

Oh wow. Thanks for the GREAT pictures everyone!

BYW. Was there a group shot?

nope. People left at various times. plus we just forgot.

Here are the twin Minmei Guard Customs owned by xstoys. I believe Anasazi made these. (the whole thing, not just the decals)

Paris Act

Lunar Act

Whoops I didnt select the higher res format when i uploaded the picture above. here it is in 1600x1200

Here's Kirith's Lunar Minmei Guard figurine, sculpted and painted by Ryuji.

Yes fantastic Con. Kirith has done a great job taking on after me. I hope we can keep this momentum going. it sort of fizzled down at MWCon06 and I apologize for that but that is all in the past.

I was thinkin of making a recap thread. but I will post in here.

Exo we need the list of winners per contest. I dont remember who won what. Besides poker and customs contest.

I did manage to win the 1/55 transformation contest. I signed up at the last minute, thinking that at least it would be fun to see who is the fastest. and that was me haha.

the 1/55 transformation contest was set up with three 1/55s. one was set in battroid mode in an awkward position. the arms were rotated out to the side and then down. Any mistakes and you would be penalized with 3 secs added to your time. also when you set it down and say "STOP" you cannot touch the valk.

we ran it head to head. I got a 22+ sec transformation time, but one of the arms wasnt straight so I got 25+ secs. The only person closest to me was EternalD at 29+ secs with 6 secs of penalty.

Kirith and friend, Ricky, got into a little offensive transformation. Ricky tried to push and harass kirith while they were both transforming.

At the end Eternal D an I went head to head and I got 25+ secs with no mistakes. I won a $50 gift certificate from BBTS!!!! Thanks BBTS.

more pics that I forgot to put up. One small issue is that the hands are incorrect. they should be grey, while the back of the hands stay white.

These are all valid questions, Solscud007.

The LV-1 was a Hasegawa model that was later produced by Yamato.

Didn't the LV-1 start off as a Model Graphix custom?

I have wondered why the Yamato stickers for the AngelBird are different than the marking of the Hasewaga model?

The Minmay Guard Moon Act has also been made by Chara-works in their Series 2 with the same markings as the Hasegawa.

So why not a Yamato? Unfortunately it might be one of those damed exclusives.

While you own a Thunder Hammer and may not want to see it mass produced. The question for that also true. Give credit to all involved and make it.

It will still be a masterful work of engineering art for those that own it.

ah yes thank you I forgot about the Chara-works. There you go another example of someone outside of Model Graphix, who used the design.

I would really like to see the 148 stealth w/ fastpacks utilized to accomodate a Minmei Guard. Perhaps yamato will listen and set one for the 1/60 line as they seem to be packaged with armor, see the 1/60 VF-1S review by graham.

*blush*

yeah, I'm one of those RT.com "converts"

I'll have to post up that pic of me with my helmet that RazorX custom painted for me.

Our kids Max and Miriya were the ones that cosplayed as Michael and Ranka.

I'm glad they won a MacrossWorld shot glass for it!!! Thanks Bee!

Yes please. I would like to see this Macross Motorcycle Helmet. If you see my Avatar, that is my crap ass autocross helmet that I rattle-canned into a macross helmet. (it is sitting ontop of my friend's Yamato DYRL Shoulder pads so it looks better than it is haha)

Oh and your kids are cute. the Nyan Nyan dance was the best!!!

here are some pics that I took. I have higher res-versions if you want them. I sent you an email thru your myspace.

Here are pics of the little girl, who sang a macross song. it was cute. and she did a Nyan-Nyan dance. I dont remember her name but she is the daughter of one of the band members.

Here are the winners of the Poker Tournament in order from L-R: George, Lance, Maria, Danny, Alex

Customs contest winners L-R: Rohby, Kirith, Hirohawa, Nightmareb4Macross

Here is a picture from the 1/55 Transformation contest: Kirith and friend Ricky.

Looking at Rohby's custom all command of the english language disappears.

Sexyer....Sexyest

Either way Big Sexy!!!!

Yes it needs the ruby visor. I say that only in jealously.

I am wondering why yamato cant make this design for 1/48 or 1/60? I mean the Minmei Guard. Not the TH. I understand that the TH is a custom from Model Graphix. And so was the design of the Minmei Guard.

Model Graphix has collaborated with Hasegawa and made a 1/72 model kit. granted its only a decal sheet. Both the Paris Act and the Lunar Act. So if Hasegawa can work a deal and make the Minmei Guard, why doesnt Yamato do so? I know there are issues of control. Hasegawa or Modelgraphics probably owns the rights to the Minmei Guard design, but why not collaborate to make a fantastic toy. Say it is a partnership. Just make it. stupid licensing and copyright BS. all the bureaucracy is hindering innovative designs and possible money makers.

Here are some more pics. It was late last night and I couldnt upload them as I was falling asleep.

wow..... Yeah you really need to add a minny guard visor, is it pink is it? Needs it, the green is not worthy.

So Solscud007 you won this years custom comp right??? What did you win dude??? Only satisfaction?

No sir, you are mistaken. This is a custom from Rohby. He won the contest. the prize was not worthy of this custom. it was a 25th anniversary VF-1S. He should have gotten the YF-21 instead, but that prize was for the poker tournament.

All i did was buy the custom from Rohby.

Blame Exo haha.

Here are some real quick shots I did just now. with crap lighting and no light tent.

How would I know you would sellout......so many new faces...

My ADD prevents me from attending all day events so i usually just fill up in a few hours...if i got there early i couldn't stay long/all day...(sick attempt at humor, ADD folk j/k)

I wanted three.....one to wear one to frame

sucks cuz I'm the one who inquired in the Con thread about the shirts.....I love the SD TH...

what happened to days of preorders, making excess and selling the rest on line..........???

Thank you very much for the one lL.

thanks for getting these made....

we got sum talented dudes on board..........

I made a decent number. 40 shirts. how am I to know it will sell out. there might be another run. but VERY small numbers. very limited. and more expensive.

Here is VoodooBaby Sailer Minmei. made by my GF.

Macross cake donated by Nightmare

Jason C jamming with his band.

You should, then you can have pictures that look like my MG TH (Minmei Guard Thunder Hammer)

Here is a treat for you guys. med-red pictures of my MGTH.

I dont know the origins of this custom uniform. but the TV Max 1A belongs to Hirohawa.

Here is Nightmareb4macross' Valkyrie hanger.

Here is Exo's MacrossF Koenig Monster.

Here is Hirohawa's P-51 Mustang Valkyrie

And hell yeah MinmayGuard Thunderhammer is probably the biggest bad ass custom i have ever seen! O_0;

beautiful!

Yeah it is badass and it's mine now.

Here are BETTER pics of my Minmei Guard TH.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO........................ I missed the shirts....of all the designs...this one i must have..

i LOVE the color and design..

SOL you have to hook this SD lover up ...

I am sure there are a few people who would like one who couldn't attend...(make more, I will even front some cash to get this rolling..)

like I said I am down for two more...1L and 1XL

My gf really wants one( she thinks it's cute, that's cool considering she only likes Gundam and EVAngelion..)

well this should be a lesson. You want something cool and exclusive? get there EARLIER haha. well I do have a L for you.

who was wearing that shirt @ F&S? its tight

that would be me, the creator of this shirt.

Cool, no problem, I will be back to my east coast home in Cleveland, Ohio, I see your from Pitt, Pa?

technically socal. but yeah I live in pitt for now. Well bring it to cleveland and I can swing by and take some pics of yours.