ChristopherB

Hello Mike, Everything is looking great! Don't get mad at me, because I know you were probably going to do it anyway, but the little anchor/arrow thing on the right shield should be painted yellow. I was not sure, so I checked the G-System site and verified, but like I said you probably just haven't had time to do it yet. The color blue you are using is perfect. Sincerely, Christopher

Great job on the JM! I've been wanting to make my own Hikaru Strike for awhile, but haven't had the time yet.

It will definitely be cool if it is true, but either way I'm still looking forward to my IHP VB-6 Koenig Monster recast. Hopefully Graham is trying to get permission to post and verify that Yamato is indeed releasing a VB-6, or perhaps he just hasn't seen this thread yet.

Looks great Mike!

estacado06479, All I can say is, "Moo." Actually, I already anticipated someone would say that, before you posted. Read my post again, where I mention Full Metal Jacket, and say I have horns on my head. Myersjessee, Actually, you're thinking of Montana. In Montana they call a truckload of sheep, a whorehouse on wheels. Yeah, I've heard of Waco, but in Texas we pronounce it "Wacko." Don't forget that the Branch Davidian Cult was around there. I'm from the Houston area, and in all honesty, Texas and California have the most beautiful women in the US, at least in my humble opinion. By the way, all my ex's live in Texas, that's why I hang my hat in...Maryland. Grayson72, Poor PeeWee just can't seem to stay out of the news. First he was busted for gratifying himself in a public place (what were cops doing there by the way?), and now he's been given a plea bargain for owning child pornography. All right, I think I responded to everyone, and by the way, this thread has taken a pretty humerous wrong turn. Best wishes to everyone, especially those that come from a state so sad, that no one has bothered to make insulting jokes regarding it. Sincerely, Christopher

Damn, I hope I didn't buy the last one. It's good for me, but I'm a team player, so I want others to get to own the VA-3 as well.

Damn FlyingPika, You did a great job! I'm a sucker for green. Plus the VB-6 is painted primarily green as well. I really like the personally touches you add that make the design something inherently unique to MW. "Ideals Plus Macross World = Endless Possibilities" I especially like this one: "The Dream Has Become A Reality." For me, that really somes up the whole project, and it has a nice ring to it. This contest is really turning out to be quite a "contest" after all, albeit a friendly one, which is the way it should be. Sincerely, Christopher

This baby just arrived in the mail: Came with nice color photographs of the completed model from different angles to help with painting, color decals, and 3D exploded assembly drawings just like the Bandai MG models. Top notch, and the cast is perfect. They even included small holes where brass rods can be used to increase sturdiness. Imagine the Gundam FIX Figure Mark II Titans/Barzam, but in 1/72 scale and a ton of detail. G-System makes the best kits I've ever seen. I'm having the RX-78-2 mailed directly to Mike, to save me from having to pay shipping twice. He should have it within a couple of days.

GP04G AGX-04 Gerbera Tetra Plus Barzam Gouf Flight Gouf Custom GP03S FA-010A FAZZ RX-78-4 RX-78-5 Full Armor Gundam Mark II Cross Bone Gundam X-1 Wing Gundam Ver. Ka.

VF22Red, You're designs look great! Thank you for posting the information and sending me a PM. I don't have anymore information to add. Sincerely, Christopher

Mechamaniac, Good guestion, but if you look at the picture above, you can see that the RX-78-2 is in several different poses, and I'm sure that more are possible. Unless they built and painted a separate 1/48 for every picture, they are definitely poseable. From what I've seen, you can either build them in one pose, allow some joints to move, or modify them to be fully poseable. Obviously some kits are intended when designed to be a certain way, but using available after market parts/joint, these awesome resin kits can be made to assume various poses. We are talking resin here, but you can definitely build a resin Gundam kit so that you can pose it at will. It's all you up to you and what you want. A friend of mine told me before he died (Tony of Xerogravity), that he had been commissioned to convert a customer's 1/48 G-System Gundam so that all of the joints were poseable. Who knows what happened to the project though. Sincerely, Christopher

Hello, If any of you guys/girls want to buy Gundam and/or Five Star Stories resin kits, I highly recommend my good friend Roy. He is very prompt, courteous, honest, and he is knowledgeable about the items he is selling. Here is the link: Resin Kits Sincerely, Christopher

Graham, Well in all fairness, Mike has (11) valkyries displayed, because that is how many it will take to at least give the 1/48 GP04 Gerbera a small workout, and maybe break a sweat. It's amazing that a 1/48 Yamato is only at crotch height to the GP04, but then again that is rather fitting. Mike promises more pictures to come, and this baby is our next project. I got a good deal on it, considering the price of these damn resin kits: 1/48 RX-78-2 GUNDAM (EIYUU-TAN VERSION) No, I'm definitely not rich or anything like that. Just a normal working stiff, who gets up before the sun comes up, and works to put food on the table for me, my wife and (2) kids. I'm just lucky that I have an understanding wife who lets me indulge in the fact that I never want to grow up. Collecting Macross, Gundam and etc. is a lot of fun and then we get to share it with each other. I love the resin kits because of the detail, size and rarity. Sincerely, Christopher

>EXO<, Yeah, I've been to Alabama, and funny thing is, they consider common grass snakes to be big in that part of the country. I come from Texas, and like I tell all the women, things in Texas, and from Texas are bigger and better. And if you wondering, I've got horns on my head. (courtesy of Full Metal Jacket.) Some of you will understand my reference, and if you don't, check out the movie, because it rocks. Sincerely, Christopher

Jasonc, From what I understand, if you've got the money honey, Valkyrie's got the time. He has not indicated that only a certain amount of people can sign-up or asked me to end the list, so you've been added. Just be patient, and I'm sure he'll get to everyone. Sincerely, Christopher

Hello, Hobby Link Japan shipped out my VA-3 yesterday, so I should have it fairly soon. I'm not sure if I will build it or commission someone else to, but either way a review and progress photographs will be posted so people can follow along. I would love to get my hands on the 1/100 VF-4G and 1/100 VF-5000B and armor set. Thank you to everyone that posted the great links. I'm not sure who made the transformable VF-1's pictured. They look like 1/100 scale. Sincerely, Christopher

Mike, I'm glad you started the thread, thank you! I also appreciate you building this awesome kit for me. I'm a huge Gundam fan. Macross is my first love, but Gundam offers so many different designs, and there are quite a few awesome resin kits available. All I can say is, "Wow!!!" You are doing a great job on this kit. You just got to love that great big rifle. You are my hero! fulcy, Thank you for pointing me to this thread. I'll be looking forward to seeing Mike post updates. I just love to follow along. Yeah, I've had few people mention that I need to post pictures and I will. Life has been hectic due to our moves because of my job, but hopefully things have settled down, and I can unpack all of my stuff without fear of having to repack it again anytime soon. Sincerely, Christopher

Fulcy, Down boy, it's my supreme delight to be the on that gets to confirm EXO. You can have sloppy seconds. EXO, We are not trying to be redundant, just thorough. Quite a few people posted their interest before all the details were known, such as price, recaster, etc. Not to say it was the case when you initially posted, but you get my point. Plus this thread keeps everything in one nice tidy place. If we were to assume, and make an ass out of you and me, that every single person who posted in the original thread was 100% confirmed to buying the kit, well that mean something which has not proven to be true. I've added, deleted, and have not yet confirmed quite a few people, and so it is a pretty good idea this thread was started. If you were right, I would have a lot more time on my hands not having to maintain the list, but has been done for the greater good. I'm sorry you to had to waste a few minutes of your precious time to post a few words, and I hope you did not develop carpal tunnel syndrome or something. (Don't mind me, just messing with you a little.) Take it easy, Christopher

All Right Dr. Evil, I can't throw you much of a freakin bone, but here is my input. Do you actually own the kit, or are you planning to buy one? I recently ordered one for myself. Wasn't cheap at over $200.00 with shipping, but I'm a resin kit fanatic. All I know is that SHE makes awesome kits, that are engineering wonders to some extent, as far as resin goes. Exposed attachment devices tend to be the drawback as well as being resin, but no one else that I know of has released a VA-3 Invader or the VF-5000B and armor kit, which I really want also. I'm not sure if I will build the kit or ask someone else to, but I will try to post pictures of the parts and so forth. If someone else builds it for me, I'll ask them to post pictures for others to see. Like you I would love to see a review and pictures of a completed VA-3. Sincerely, Christopher

VF22Red, Both designs look great, besides the standard tweaking, I wouldn't change a thing. Just curious, but can you post the large set of text you have on the boxart? I was just wondering what it says. Sincerely, Christopher

Eternal_D, Yes, we do have an idea as to how the ordering of the list will be done, and it will be as fair as possible; however, as I'm sure you know, you can't please everyone. Bearing in mind that we are human, the powers that be will do our best to figure out a method that works as well as it can. I've already comprised a list of solutions, and it has been forwarded to Ken (Valkyrie) for review. Obviously, some people want their kit ASAP, others want to make payments, and other people are just happy to get a kit regardless of how long it takes. Please be patient, and have faith that everything will work out in the end. Take a look at the list and you'll see that you have already been confirmed. Sincerely, Christopher

Carl, Great to hear from you, and I'm glad you made it there safely! Good luck with everything, and best wishes to you and your family! Eternal_D, If you posted somewhere else, or in the original thread, it technically was not considered an official "confirmation." However, all of that is moot, as you have been added to the list. If you read my first post in this thread, it explains that the order you are on the "confirmation" list is not necessarily the order in which people will receive their kits. That wil be figured out as we go along. Fulcy, If you can get going full steam ahead on the VF-1AG project and finish it within a reasonable amount of time, I'll pay for your VB-6 Konieg Monster. Vostok 7, Yes, you can get a finished one...if you want to pay me or someone else to build it for you and paint it of course. Let me know if you are interested in buying one of the kits, and make arrangements with someone to complete if for you. Sincerely, Christopher

VF22Red, Great job! Your second design looks awesome. Sincerely, Christopher

mechaninac, How dare you! Not only do I resemble your remarks, but I also represent them. Yeah, I know what you mean, some things are so weird looking, you can't help but like them despite their looks. Sincerely, Christopher

Hello, Hasegawa did a great job bringing SV-51 to life, and as far as the model goes, I'm definitely impressed as usual with their attention to detail. I've got to be honest here, and go against the consensus, but I find the valkyrie itself to be as ugly as sin. The whole design is just too "busy" for my tastes. It reminds me of something you would see at a custom car show in Southern California, the only thing it's missing is a set of plush dice hanging from the rear view mirror. The paint scheme is tacky and overdone, and the whole thing screams hot rod airplane on nitrous. All of the fins, the weird shaped nosecone, and so forth just compound the problem. Yes, the designer deserves credit for coming up with such an "interesting" design, and yes, it's nice to see something different. And yes, I know that it was intentionally designed to appear the way it does to further the storyline, but all that is moot. Explaining why something looks the way it does, won't influence someone to change their aesthetic tastes. I've never been a "Yes Man," because I want to be cool and make friends. If you don't like my opinion, well, who gives a damn, I'm entitled to it, just as you are to yours. I have no desire to discuss it further, either you like the SV-51r or you don't, no need for anyone to crusade and waste time trying to change someone else's mind. I'd like to see more respect for other's opinions, and less focus on debating them. Just my two cents. Sincerely, Christopher