JLYC

in many instances these modelers are limited by license as to how many kits they can produce. i know such is the case for five star stories kits at wonderfestival...that's why the production numbers are so small and the prices go sky high on yahoo japan.

LowViz Lurker:

may i ask what you do for a living? you write the longest and most comprehensive replies in almost every thread...i think they can add up to a mini novel itself. either you write super fast or you're a journalist or something. thanks.

nice nice

any build-ups for reference? probably out of my skill level..but would love to see how it's done

awesome piece of engineering and artwork. i generally don't care for transformable models because usually their esthetics have to be compromised (look at the SHE macross, getter robots, or those gogaigar kits. it's an amazing feat to render them transformable, but they never look as good as their static counterparts). however if a beaut like this can be made...i'm all for it!!

the battlepod looks pretty crap....if you want a good battlepod i'd suggest the 1/72 that's being sold in the model forum now. with a little work it won't be hard to get some articulation into the legs if you absolutely want it.

At the moment I have 3 (or 4 if you count the Valkyrie weapons set) Hasegawa Valkyrie models.

I have the VF-1S Strike Valkyrie, the VF-0S, and the SV-51 Gamma, Nora type.

I have yet to build them, though. To be perfectly honest, I've become quite lazy when it comes to building models that require cement and paint. I blame it on the Gundam Master Grade models!

having built resin and non-bandai models for sometime now....i just recently went back to buidling the HGUC Ex-S. to be honest, i find it more a pain in the ass to build those snap-together bandai kits than anything else. I still remember my first few gundam kits more than 10 years ago...built with cement! the engineering of the new bandai kits are amazing...but i really won't call them models. they're snap-together actiona figures, designed for today's youth who have too little patience for glue and are always on the go...snap snap snap...next MG please!! compared with G-sys or Core-works, the stuff put out by Bandai are just sad....with the kind of cost going into those kits, you'd think they can at least get the proportions right.

now the hasegawa...ah...those are models!! to be on topic i have 2 battroids. one built as hikaru DYRL and the other one i'm intending to build as cannon fodder. i'm happy as hell bandai's not the one doing these new macross kits.

says on that ad 'mid 2005' it will be out....

everytime i see macross plus....i think vf-21 is a better plane mechanically. however aesthetically vf-19 is the winner.

from the fight between guld and isamu...there was no winner and no loser and the ghost disrupted the fight. vf-19 defeating sharon didnt really say much- isamu just dodged a bunch of bullets and crashed into the mainframe. i have no doubt the vf-21 can do the same.

now the fight with the ghost...that's a different story. somehow i doubt vf-19 would be able to beat the ghost.

then again we're really pitting 2 very different planes piloted by 2 very different pilots. in reality the UN would be choosing the MACHINE and not the pilot, so the human variability will have to be taken into account.

no need to rush and get a V-0s or any other variations to accomodate the ghost imo. given hasegawa's production history, all variations with the fast pack will probably come out or they'll release one that contain option parts to build either S or A. i'm really glad i didnt get any of the 0 kits neither....i was really hoping for this one which i'll get for sure. guess good things come to those who wait

it's been 1 year since ep 4 was released and still no vol 5 in sight....i hope the project is not being abandoned.

most gorgeous work.

do you mind describing or showing how you made the damages? I especially like the ones where the damage exposes the internal mechanics- did you scratchbuild those?

thanks!!

I'm just wondering if one of these days, Hasegawa will decide to give us all a big surprise and release a large scale PG style variable kit. Although if they did this, I imagine that they would play safe and go with the VF-1 first.

Graham

highly doubtful. Hasegawa is a fine scale model company first and foremost. If you look at the material and design of their battroids, you'd know they're not even meant to be excessively handled or played with like Bandai gunpla snap togethers. It took Bandai more than a decade in the gundam business to even do something as ambitious as the PG, so I really don't think large variable macross kits would be in store for hasegawa at all, even say they can copy the engineering of yamato toys for the transformation to reduce development cost. besides, most modelers will see no advantage for variability as discussed in another thread. heck, many don't even care much about posability.

What I wish from them is larger scale fighter/battroids with more details, such as open hatches or internal skeletons like MG gundams.

proportion and detail over gimmicks for me!!

toys = variable

models = non-variable

Posability/variability in models just don't mean anything to me anymore. As aforementioned it's nearly impossible to transform a model without major chipping. I'd rather have a good looking, well proportioned model, and the hell with variability, which will almost always sacrifice the look in order to transform.

similar topic has been discussed about transformable Gundams, which most serious modelers consider to be inferior because they lose proportion and detail. For those who don't paint their 'models' and play with them like action figures, though, it's probably 'cooler'. but what's the point of being able to transform if they look like crap?

I'll take a static resin VF-19 battroid anytime over the transformable model/toy offerings, which will never reach the anime lineart no matter how well crafted (including those amazing ones shown in the hobby magazine archives...they're lightyears ahead, but will never be true to BOTH battroid and fighter proportions due to the inherent design which needs anime magic to work)

better ask my question here too than create a new thread

What's the title of the background song in Macross Plus where the YF-19 is entering the Earth's atmosphere and all the lasers were firing at the debris?

Thanks!

i think it's called information high

I love the supersylph design. It's not designed primarily to be a fighter, but rather for reconnaisance. The "fin" is only extended when it is gathering combat information, and retracts when it is flying. It's not also heavy on the weaponery either- only carries 4 missiles (I dont think the MAVE carries more than that either, although it's more of a fighter than recon aircraft).

Appearance wise, I'd have to go with the supersylph over VF0D- it's just more unique.

you should put a clear coat over the acrylic before you do the wash. that way you won't ruin the paint.

your welcome. i have a pretty wide range of models from german tanks both large1/16 scale and small 1/35 scale to a 1/9 scale ED-209 from robocop. im just now getting a good collection of macross subjects. on my side bench are a hikaru skull 11, mac+ YF-19, and the VF-0S. acft tend to take me a little longer to build since i work on them all day i dont want to touch them when i get home sometimes. if anyone wants to see pics of my other stuff ill post some in the other scifi anime area.

hi do you have a pic of the ED209? I have a vinyl kit of that mech from about 10 years that i havent started yet....would luv to see wat others have done!!

sweet...now that's QUALITY!!

i know someone might compain about overshading...but I like the really dirty look. makes it unique from the other vf-0s i've seen.

a few reasons for my waning interest:

1.As another poster has said, the market is quite flooded and most macross toys are not that hard to find/special anymore

2.I mainly got into toys because I was too lazy to take up modeling again. But now I'm back into it and i find it alot fulfilling than collecting toys.

low vis:

you truly amaze me how much you write...are you a literature major or something? i've stopped reading a first couple cuz i think your arguments are flawed, but i do give you credit for at least trying to back up your stuff with some research. i think you can put together a masters thesis with the stuff you wrote in this thread...jeez....

You guys know how fragile that thing would be right? Not mention the scrapes and damage the paint would get from a transformation or two? Personally, I'd much rather have kits of the 3 forms.

exactly...no amount of clearcoat/sealants is gonna prevent that thing from looking like an accident after a couple of transformations. i'd really prefer to have 3 different models too. those transformable models in magazines are more of a showcase for modeling prowess and exercise in technical challenge. it would be very interesting to build one, but in the end i can still only display in one mode at a time. so, if someone can just build a perfect proportioned vf-19 battroid i'd be happy. there's no need for transformation for me. i can leave that to the 'toy' people.

awesome!! nice, smooth paint job.

i knew you can do it...this baby is gonna make the ones you made before look like toys!!

This isn't so much to do with macross but this is what I have suspected for a long time: I think partly the goal of a lot of sci-fi is to promote humanism ...

[big ass post]

...in future. (eg they manufacture a false news story to appeal to your emotions to get you on thier side)

seriously man, you gotta stop reading/watching so much fiction. you back up you're world views with examples from movies and sci fi. thats not good.

lol...maybe for him, life imitates art rather than the other way around

thanks for the advise JLYC

yeah everyone tells me about the puttying, and i'm sure i will start to incude that in future kits, but since I am just starting to build kits I.E, these are the first model kits i have ever built besides gundams kits, i am satisfied with my skill level for the moment.

i don't have all the time in the world to put weeks into what most people contribute to their kits, but you are right, i will give in eventually.

still, i figure they don't look bad for two days work....

to be honest the seams really can't be seen by the naked eye, but really comes up very detailed because i am using a thousand dollar camera that catches every minute flaw and detail.

i have arleady begun the SV-51 and this i will inculde painting ect. but no putty still, so far so good.

i should be done by tomm. so i will post pics when i am finished

thanks for the comments and suggestions guys

i have learned alot about building in this forum and i will welcome any comments on the up comming SV-51

alan.

wow..a 2 day turnaround is very fast indeed

anyway keep up!! those are very good as your first non-snap kits a la gundam, especially the washes.

i don't have much time for modeling just like you...but at this point I'm more into quality than quantity...must be getting old

do keep us posted on the SV-51.

Very nice pics and great looking kit.  nicely done.  my only thing is the big honking seam line running down from the nose thru the entire body.... you should have sanded and puttied that befoer you painted....It is otherwise a gorgeous looking kit.  Great pilots and decal work.

Ben

He doesn't paint his models...

The black "paint " in the nose: is just decals?

It's a really nice work considering that!!! These hase models are incredible.

it looks like the nosecone is painted cuz the color differs somewhat from the black that looks like decals.

YF-19 pilot:

just some friendly advice if you want to be serious about modeling....

those are pretty nice looking kits....however if you want to improve your modeling skills then you should go through the filling and all the painting. your production rate will decrease dramatically but i think the results will be much better. i never puttied my kits either before, until i came to this board and was utterly blown away by the works here, eg mwcheung (sp?). once i started puttying, priming, etc , i immediately noticed the unsightly seam lines on my old models. So, I'm looking forward to your SV-51, since you'll obviously be doing a paint job on that!!!