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  1. 22 hours ago, MacrossJunkie said:

    It has been a while for me too. I don't think there was really anything for me to get this past year. Nothing new in the DX line aside from the VF-1s which I'm all tapped out on. Everything else has been re-issues, HMR, or other stuff. I guess they don't plan on finishing the Delta movie stuff. Arcadia hasn't released much of anything either, as far as I know. My wallet got a big breather thanks to that though.

    This will be the first new thing I'll be getting. As for the PO madness, at least I can be not so stressed, knowing that there will be a worldwide release in case I don't get a JP preorder.

    @MacrossJunkie I feel the same way. In the past year, there haven't been any releases that I was interested in, and most of the releases were worldwide. I plan to be online for the PO madness night just to take advantage of the favorable Yen rate. However, like you, if I am not able to secure POs, I won't be stressed about it.

  2. 16 hours ago, MKT said:

    Thanks @Saburo:hi:
    The resemblance with Death Star trench is coincidental, as I don't really have much background options for pics. But I can perfectly understand why it looks somewhat like the SW trench haha..

    It's all good, you are working with what you have and doing a good job, you put a lot of creativity into the shots.  Keep it up! 👍

  3. On 12/31/2023 at 9:10 PM, MKT said:

    Happy 30th Anniversary Macross Plus.


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    @MKT high-speed run through the Death Star trench.  Great job!

     

     

    On 12/31/2023 at 11:23 PM, Mog said:

    Keeping the Plus theme going:

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    @Mog I like how you have them displayed.

     

     

    On 1/3/2024 at 8:57 PM, MKT said:

    More Mac Plus..
     

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    @MKT another great shot of cruising through the trench. 

  4. 17 hours ago, Lolicon said:

    Although poor Kakizaki never got to finish his steak, I hope everyone has a good Thanksgiving and gets to eat as much turkey (or whatever else) you want! 🦃

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    Great shot and amazing work on the weathering as always @Lolicon.  

  5. On 10/23/2023 at 9:19 AM, MKT said:

    I'm still having quite a bit of fun with the Ghosts, way beyond I ever thought I would..

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    Whether it is with full Super Parts..

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    or without.

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    I keep finding new ways to play or imagine. The lack of traditional cockpit, together with the design of its underside, actually makes the design pretty viable if the Ghost is flipped over. For example, taking the above pic & just rotating it upside down, makes me imagine it as a spacecraft on its gentry waiting to launch from the bay doors below..

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    Or in this configuration, imagining it as a watercraft skimming along the surface on its booster pontoons.. ^_^

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    The lack of visible cockpit also means it's easier to imagine it as something of a very different scale.  Here it reminds me strongly of a capital ship from another sci-fi. Just needs a big saucer to attach overhead, and then it will be ready to go explore the final frontiers of space.  :p

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    Previous pic might be too dark for some folk's screens. Apologies if so, as I don't calibrate pics across different gamma settings. Here's a brighter one:
     

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    Great shots @MKT, the last shot gives the impression that the ghost is much larger than it is. 

     

    On 10/23/2023 at 9:41 AM, jenius said:

    With the super parts on and the wings canted downward, it gives me a Klingon ship vibe.

    I was thinking the same thing.

     

    On 11/22/2023 at 4:58 AM, lechuck said:

    So what is (if there is one) the general consensus regarding the WWM release of the VF-31AX – is it considered to be better one with less issues than the initial release?

    @lechuck I have the initial release and WWM release, the WWM release does have some changes. The blue paint on the WWM is darker, and the joints appear to be a bit tighter but then again my initial release the joints may have loosened over time.  On the WWM release, I did notice that the knee/leg extension doesn't have a tight "lock" when extending and the arm cannons seem to align properly forward in fighter mode.

     

  6. 8 hours ago, Mommar said:

    That's a bummer.  But it was really poor timing.  There just weren't cheap 1/60's floating around by that point anymore.

    @Mommar agreed the timing was bad for the 1/60 scale, but was great for the HM-R line.  It would have been interesting if they had gotten the 1/60 OWL- ONE funded. I had several conversations with FEXT about their plans for the HM-R and 1/60-scale Valkyries. I am not at liberty to say, but they had some really cool things in the works.

     

  7. On 11/2/2023 at 4:16 PM, R0P3-F15H said:

    Shame it never got enough traction to get a full release, would have loved to have a set.

     

    On 11/3/2023 at 7:42 AM, BlueMax said:

    Indeed, a shame that the 1/60s did not see the light of day.... but they were a ittle too late....... if they were mooted during the 1/60s heyday, it might have a different outcome.

    Here are my HMR versions 

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    Sadly, they were not able to get the numbers they wanted for PO for the 1/60th OWL One armor.  FEXT had reached out to me and asked me to photograph the 2 sample units they had.  I agreed and shipped them to me from Hong Kong to the US via FedEx.  The 2 samples were not the final but they looked amazing.

    Although the 1/60 OWL-One armor never entered production, I was honored to be asked to photograph the two samples.

     

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  8. 16 hours ago, MKT said:

     

    Thanks and really appreciate it. It means even more coming from the top photographer here. :hi: 

    @MKT You are most welcome, I enjoy seeing the creativity in your shots.  Keep it up! 👍

     

     

  9. 13 hours ago, treatment said:

     

    Superb shot and posing as always!

     

     

    Thank you @treatment, much appreciated!

     

    13 hours ago, MKT said:

    Great shot @Saburo :wub: Miss your pics on these boards. 

    Thank you @MKT, you may see a surprise photo post on boards in the future. 😉

     

    12 hours ago, Lolicon said:

    Absolutely stunning picture! Just goes to show that one great pic > 50 mediocre pics! :good:

    @Lolicon much appreciated.  So true and applies to everyday life.  

     

    8 hours ago, orbitalharvest said:

    lesgo!!!

    @orbitalharvest, thank you.

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