Kelsain

Argh! It looks like GundamInfo pulled Zeta from their official YouTube channel!

I've been watching that while I'm on the exercise bike lately, and was up to Ep 39. Man... Now I guess I have to find backchannels.

Ah, crap. Why did I visit this thread?

On October 2, 2017 at 11:25 AM, Xigfrid said:

Zentradi faces genesis is happening now ! https://vimeo.com/aposema

The funny part is that these masks are controlled by a few facial expressions (6), which could explain why Zentradis lost most of their emotions.

That was, interesting...?

10 hours ago, Andras said:

So this VF-1 Super variant got posted on the Macross Facebook page, and I was wondering what the source is (if it's from a publication), and are there any details on it?

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Somebody call Xigfrid!

I think it loses something in the transition from a 3 ft tall little dude to a grown-ass man, but I've got a plan. We're not talking SDCC-level cosplay here, though. Mostly cardboard & spray paint.

1 hour ago, no3Ljm said:

Why? Is this coming out later this year? Do they have official schedule for it? Not sure so I'm just asking. Thanks.

 

No, I was just imagining how awesome it'd be to put FAST packs on my boy. I'd most likely make them out of cardboard or foam is I was really going to do it. Maybe next year.

We've changed the plan for the boy's costume twice already, this year. Originally, he wanted to be Sauron ("the tower with the red eye") and I was totally excited to build it for him. Then he changed his little 4 year old mind to Adam West Batman, but says I should be Sauron. I'm totally on board with that.

3 hours ago, teckno viking said:

I am Sorry to hear that Kelsain.
I Hope they are successful in fighting the Cancer/ removing it for your Father. 
Had Cancer hit my family a few times with losses but there are success stories out there.

Wishing the best news for your father, your family and you.

As for the MTV, Oh yeah at 1/18 scale this truly would have been a huge beast! I thought it Looked a beast for my custom 1/12 lol

Thanks.

It sounds like his prognosis is decent, and his oncologist is supposedly pretty positive about it. I also lost my father-in-law to prostate cancer a little over a year ago, so hearing the news that my Dad also had it was pretty jarring. The FiL's was a very nasty type, though, which had already metastasized before it was even diagnosed. Seems like my Dad's is a little more vanilla, but still very scary. And now I have to start thinking more about mine too.

Dad was always doing stuff like that for us as kids: Helping with custom paint jobs, customizing & repurposing other toys, making stop-motion movies with our toys while we slept. Once he brought home a giant 8' long cardboard box, and we made our own USS Flagg. He did some stupid things later and broke the family, but growing up; he was pretty much the best Dad ever.

Heh, sorry - a bit off topic. Like I said, it's a little fresh. 

I'll try and get some photos of my current, non-Macross related project on here shortly,.

It's too late to change my son's Halloween costume for this year! Dang it!

3 hours ago, teckno viking said:

Remodelling the old Palitoy, Action Man, Multi Terrain Vehicle. Think the 12" GI Joe called it the same too.

As I have custom made 1/12 scale Action Man/Joe figures, well be nice to reuse some of the old hardware and rescale interior for the little guys.

Actually Fits better too.

This could work nicely for Macross/Mospeada too moreso when the Sentinel 1/12 arrives

OMG!!!11!

We had one of those in yellow. But since GI Joe had migrated to the 3.75" figures by the time my brother and I became interested, my Dad retrofitted the interior with 2 decks & 1/18 scale chairs & consoles. He cut & carved them all out of wood & painted them too. 

OK, and now I'm getting teary thinking of that. Last night I found out that he has cancer...

It'd be good for laying down base colors, though. I barely ever get past that stage, because handbrushing large areas like shields sucks - especially with Tamiya. I sometimes do rattle cans, but you have almost 0 control there.

What will limit this is the colors available in the markers, which is probably more limited that your rattle can selection.

9 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

Here's an airbrush for people who doesn't want to mix colors and always use Gundam Markers.

 

That's hilarious, and I'll admit, kinda cool.

One of the main things that's always kept me from airbrushing is the amount of cleaning required.

On September 26, 2017 at 5:38 PM, Xigfrid said:

Who's a good boy? Oh, who's a good boy? Yes, you! Yes, you are!

Didn't see another thread for it, and I'm not sure it deserves it's own:

Just saw the Ninjago Movie with the kids yesterday. And while they really enjoyed it, I'd give it a C, compared to A's for the original & Batman ones.

It didn't have all of the mythology to call upon that the first 2 did, and was so far removed from the series' concept that it couldn't really build off of that either. 

While it did have some good action & some pretty funny moments, too many of the rules that had been set up by the other movies were ignored. For one thing - the presence of real plants, to scale with the minifigs. I was willing to accept the water & smoke of Batman, justifying that Will Ferrel & his kid added some more features to the basement layout.

Overall, while I do think the TV show is OK, I didn't have high hopes for the movie. However, considering how much I enjoyed TLM & TLBM, I was hoping to be impressed. I wasn't...

That blue looks great, RTKF!

21 hours ago, wm cheng said:

Any one know if that re-release of the VF-1D will include the Minmay figure?  None of the photos show it.  Any idea of when it will be re-released?

http://hobby.dengeki.com/reviews/447711/

Yeah, I saw this on Facebook the other day. Even with Google Translate, it's hard to tell if it's actually a re-release - or just a guy sharing his thoughts on the show after building his own VF-1D. Can anyone here read and infer the article?

I remember getting some awesome Dougram and Dunbine toys, in addition to the Gakken Legioss. We took the Legiosses(?) back, though, because the wing pins kept falling out.

14 hours ago, mikeszekely said:

Also, since when is there a Target around Meadville? I feel like last time I was up there there was Walmart and then the handful of stores in the plaza with Staples, and that was basically it.

 There's not, we're just far more likely to go to Target in Erie for all the usual stuff. And maybe a toy, depending on the circumstances.

The only times we've done TRU lately is on Force Fridays, which was far lamer this time.

This does make my heart a little sad. I have many magical memories (and a few bad ones) from TRU as a kid.

The nearest one to us is 45 minutes away, and with Walmart and Target closer, who has the time to go to TRU? Especially when you have to factor in the time it takes to have your kids make up their damn minds and then extract them from the store. As it is, my kids have only been to TRU less than 10 times in their lives...

I'll have to keep an ear out about whether the Erie location will be shutting down, and whether they'll start marking things down.

pm'd!

10 hours ago, kajnrig said:

The instructions on the Hasegawa kit call for the wings, canards, and head to be replaced. Some parts of the nose cone/cockpit are also changed, but these don't seem to be very significant.

The canards (from the Hasegawa instructions, blown up like 400%):

The nosecone:

EDIT:

While I'm at it, here's the closest I can get to a comparison of the heads. I'm surprised that they've gone ahead and molded the entire head. Does that mean there are Battroid/Gerwalk kits in the works? ...probably not, but it's a welcome surprise regardless. I'm thinking I might get the J and C variants, now.

So far the only releases have been the J, A, and the upcoming C, right?

Waiting for someone to kit bash the wings & head onto an Bandai transformable kit...

My biggest issue with it, is that the release date always seems to coincide with my company's holiday party.

Last year, they said attendance was mandatory (well, would be VERY frowned upon by our VP.)

Said VP & most of senior staff then didn't show up to party...

Isn't that a photo from one of our members? I can't recall who did it, but that's a painted & weathered Renewal DX.

Managed to snag Hera for myself, along with some non-Ep8 lego for the kids. They weren't interested in the new stuff for now.

i did get them the $10 non-noisy porgs, though. Those were a hit!

I'll probably stop by Walmarts on the way to work. Hoping to snag 6" Hera.

i was going to take the kids to Toys r Us that night, but it looks like we've already got plans. I'll take them on Saturday. 'Course, last Force Friday, my daughter ended up buying a Paw Patrol toy anyway...