Wheels

Somebody needs to drive that thing through the car wash! - J/K

Very nicely done. I love your dry brushed work. It gives the surface the just right amount of texture.

And the repainted pilot is nice too.

How much did you pay for it? Yeah that is a nice kit.

I gots it for $35USD!

Now I'm not sure if that's a great price, but it was good enough for me.

Oh, and that's not including the shipping, which was standard for that size of kit.

I've done a search both here and the net, but I came up with nada for transformation steps, or a translation of said steps. Though I did stumble across some nice old sites with pics, plus pics of it completed here. So I guess that should give me some more hints.

I've seen pics of the completed 1/72 resin kit by wm cheng. God, I'd love to get one of those kits. As well as those bclub kits of the VF-2JA fighter and battroid.

Well I had some time tonight so I did scanned some more pges here are the net &. Oh! let me know if you guys would rather I post them as images or if you would rather I post them as a zip file.

Edit- Scratch the .zip file idea waaaayyyy!!!!!! too big for the boards. This is the inside front cover with the front leaf (dust jacket  fold over)

Chas, why not just let someone host your .zip file?

Shoot a PM kazuo, as he has already offered to do it.

And thank-you for your work in providing pics of this oh so rare material!

where could someone such as myself go to see that intro?

Right here: Saga Saturn Macross vids

I have it in my favorites for occasions like this.

I thought 80ish US sounded pretty fair.... I won't be buying more than one probably anyways... seein as my goal is to have one of each type of Valk, Fokker 1S w/ Strike packs, Hikkie 1J with GBP, and a DYRL Max 1A with DYRL super armor to play around with, and of course any of the two seaters we end up getitng from Cap's mod

That's almost exactly what I'm going for too. I've already got the Super 1J and Strike 1S. I'm just hoping for a 1A CF with the GBP. Then switch the 1A and 1J armors around.

As for Cap'ns mod, that depends on what VF-1's is available to buy for the mod.

No, that's no good, for the micro print anyways.

You need to rescan at a much higher resolution to pick up the fine print. Not just by increasing the pics size.

This is a great idea, if anybody wants to translate.

Wow, he got banned pretty fast. Well deserved though.

Well, temporaryly(is that even a word?), according to the forum rules. But that's not up to me.

Back on topic - All I need to make me happy is a 1/48 1A either Max, or Low Vis.

But what I really want, waiting, hoping, and holding out for is a CF. Other wise I'd jump the Max 1A band wagon already.

I guess my point is, get the Max. Or else pay for it through the nose, if one can still be found.

Sign

And I'm still waiting for my Super/Strike to arrive, ordered over 4 weeks ago.

Sign

I guess the blame falls on me for not having it shipped Exped.

Meh, I learned my lesson.

Ummm...that's really up to the customers in Japan inclusively.

As for the Destroids getting the 1/48 treatment, everyones guess is as good as yours. Though some of us are a little bit pessimistic(and for good reason), and'll say no way.

But IMO, having them in 1/48 scale is a little over kill. I just bought a Playmates 7" Exo Squad Tomahawk on eBay for a killer deal and I think that any bigger than that would be too big for something that does transform. Note that the VB-6 is in the 1/100 scale and variable. Where as the Playmates are a little bigger than 1/100 scale, more closer to 1/72 scale or a bit shy from that scale. A good compliment to the Monster or any 1/72 Valks. So any bigger would be over kill, IMO.

Okay, do you mean a different version or packaged separately, like the GBP with or without a Valk?

If you mean a different version, then there's only one, and that's and that's the TV ver. Side question - was there a DYRL? GBP? I don't seem to recall...

As for the latter, Yamato did it in the 1/60 line and so far for the 1/48 line as well.

So as far as the predicted pattern goes, more than likely.

*looks at the time* I mean yesterday morning.

I just received my very own Bandai Mac II 1/100 VF-2SS, and all I got's to say is,

Daddy's got a new toy! MWA HAHA HA!

Joy! I gonna have fun putting it together!

Alright, so it's not like it's a new model kit just released, but it is new to me.

Okay, I took a look at the instructions, and I can muddle my way without too much difficultly, but the only thing that looks like a potentional problem is the transformation instructions.

So does anybody know of a site or personally how to transform this dude?

And does anybody know where to place all the decals, if all of them get placed? Cause I looked and counted the placement points including the "place on opposite/other side" ones and they don't add up to the decal sheet. And no I don't mean the stickers either, those are pretty self evident.

So if anyone can point me in the right direction, many thanks in advanced.

i'll start the bidding..

5 bucks to see someone customize a 1/48 to the orange and purple sceme.

5 bucks, anyone want to out bid me?

*raises hand*

10 bucks, says it'll be a photoshopped job.

Yep, I was thinking of picking one up for the same price, $99 shipped. That's in USD of course.

Haven't decided yet. There's two other items I want to get first, and they're pretty rare.

One is the Macross II 1/8 Ishtar resin kit, and the other is the Battle Angel Alita 1/8 resin kit, the first one not the "reborn" new one. Hmm....choices, choices.

Yeah, that bumper that splitted into his feet, can kick some serious Decepticon galvanized metallic butt.

Of course that's a safety hazard. Can't let people associate that with their cars.

It's probably the only excuse that they can come up with.

Niiiice.

Good to know that it's coming along.

btw how does the top part stay on the arm? I didn't see any connection part on the bottom piece.

But I have to agree with Guppy, it's sleak and sexy. I even like it better then the GBP Popeye forearms.

be a man, don't take any lip from her and show her who's boss.

if she says anything to you about it just give her five across the eyes.

....and that's one of the reasons why he's still single, folks.

Hey, does anybody have a cleaner, sharper pic of the one Ali Sama first posted?

May you email it to me, in it's full size glory, please?

wheeledone@shaw.ca

Thanks!

imacross 4 online

Somehow I got disconnected from my own hub. I wonder if Shaw cable modem resets my connection every once in a while.

Don't quote me on this, but it sure looks that way.

I get the same problem (I'm with Shaw Cable too). Sometimes, I have to reboot to reconnect back online.

As for that comment someone else made about Kawamori...so it's a known fact that Kawamori has never seen II at all?  I seriously doubt he hasn't watched it yet...after all these years.  Whatever you all say though.

Yes, according to Kawamori himself as of 1995, he had yet to watch Macross II. I'm guessing that if he had yet to watch Macross II by then, he probably hasn't since. He's a busy guy, and I doubt he really cares enough to watch it.

That's the same sense I get, concerning Kawamori and Mac II.

I mean it's not like he cares much about the older shows and Valkyrie styles. That's probably one of the reasons there won't be a remake of SDF Macross.

Again, this is my opinion, and I hope I'm wrong. About the remake, I mean.

Congratulations for securing and furthering the Macross fan line!

Now don't forget to tell him of the evil HG, and not to be fooled or coerced by their machinations.

Rob, I heard that you are going through tough times. I had no idea what they are, or the extent of it.

Please take as much time as you need to take care of your wife, yourself, and your family. Family is the most precious gift you have. Be there for them.

You got more on your plate then ever. Don't worry about us for any unfinished business that you have. It will be taken care of in it's own time. Now is the time for your family, concern yourself with that.

Just know, that our hearts and the whole of MW is behind you and your wife. We will be patiently waiting.

Andrew

I sincerely do hope that is will be the final nail in their coffin.

The sooner HG burns to the ground, the sooner the North America markets open up to the real Japanese Macross products.

Hey, I didn't realize that those 1/48 hands are the same size as those Cyclone's.

That was a quick and easy mod.

Cool!

Very ballzy, cool, but ballzy.

That's nothing new, too me anyways.

Some years back, someone designed an automatic "smart" lawn mover. You would first program the perimeter of the lawn to be cut, and away it goes. It even has hit detection to avoid objects, walls, curbs, people, etc.

So to me, this street cleaner would be the next logical step forward.

And they still have a cool factor.