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The 171 is how old now? Mayhaps it's getting to the age of the VF-11 circa 2040? (Oh, if only the 11 could make a comeback as this colony's cannon fodder...) It would be nice to see something else take its place. A mass-produced 19 variant (though I suppose it has too heroic a profile...), or maybe even a mass-produced version of the VF-25 would be neat.
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Macross Δ (Delta) - NYE Special Talkback - READ 1st POST
kajnrig replied to azrael's topic in Movies and TV Series
Gotta get me a copy of that Ikenai Overdrive ASAP... I hate pop music, but damn if Macross doesn't constantly keep sucking me in... -
Macross Δ (Delta) - announcement thread
kajnrig replied to renegadeleader1's topic in Movies and TV Series
So for those of us not in the know (namely me), was this the first episode, then? A MFrontier Deculture Edition Episode 1-type thing, maybe? Also, any other ways of getting to watch it besides VPN?- 2715 replies
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Macross Δ (Delta) - announcement thread
kajnrig replied to renegadeleader1's topic in Movies and TV Series
Can't third the Thunderbolt rec, sadly. Too much Gundam cliche-y badness. Morose characters who can't say or do anything that isn't the epitome of melodrama. GMs being decimated en masse because they decided it was a good idea that TWENTY-FOUR ROBOTS go-kart race through a narrow alley with KNOWN SNIPERS waiting at the other end. Gundam eliciting awed gasps of "Gandamu!?" despite having only achieved a number of improbable victories in a few months. (They treat it as if the past thirty years of Gundam have happened rather than just the first 3/4 of the original MSG.) But back to Delta, how can I get a shot at watching this and future episodes?- 2715 replies
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Since this one's just been released and rendered the Yamato offerings obsolete, what are people's opinions on getting a Yamato release for cheapo preassembled model kit purposes?
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Macross Δ (Delta) - announcement thread
kajnrig replied to renegadeleader1's topic in Movies and TV Series
Oh, that's right. Well, don't I look like the fool now? That'll teach me to go forum-hunting after an all-nighter...- 2715 replies
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Macross Δ (Delta) - announcement thread
kajnrig replied to renegadeleader1's topic in Movies and TV Series
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What's up with the leg plates? I don't remember the VF-0 wearing just those without the rest of the Ghost/Super add-ons.
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Wow, thanks. That's really cool stuff. They're... Well, they're interesting. The Super Attack pack appears to be the same old Strike pack with a Destroid Tomahawk arm attached to it... The Cruiser is additional fuel tanks (and/or reaction missiles?) replacing the leg verniers and missile/gun backpack attachments... and the Super Maneuver looks like a bunch of smaller kibble all over with additional verniers. I feel so out of touch. Like every week or so I'm asking "What's <X>?" about something from years, decades ago. My fandom does not run deep enough, it seems.
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@no3jim and @Lordindor - I suppose "detail-up" is something, but they've never gotten a full-body redesign the way the RX-78-2 has. Different shoulder armor altogether, not just a different pattern of panel lines. And saying that they're based on real-world aircraft so they don't have to/can't change is a bit of a misguided statement, no? Liberties were already taken in moving them away from traditional aircraft; there's no reason why they can't take some more liberties (or even return closer to their roots). But anyway. I just think it's a bit of an oddity, that's all. With the proportion issues the VF-1 design has that later VFs don't, it (and the YF-19, but that's something else entirely) could really benefit from a redesign. Compare the Hasegawa 1/72 kits. Great proportions on all of them, everything looks great, but similar parts on the same vehicle don't match from mode to mode. I just looked up the The First VF-1J, and yeah, that's what I'm talking about. Something like that applied across the entire mecha would be nice to see. Also, what's that about a three-mode Super/Strike pack? Not to mention the One-Year War version, the 1.5 and 2.0, the statue in Odaiba...
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^ Why's that? Just too many minor tweaks coming together to make the whole thing incompatible?
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Is that blue? If so, seems like a very dark blue to me. Must search out more pics... EDIT: Blue indeed. That diamond/arrowhead motif is neat. Certainly works better than triangles...
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They might be taking a cue from Gundam's book. There it's all backpacks all the time. Fast packs just don't cut it anymore. EDIT: I want to like the design, but the paint scheme(s) and the lack of backstory are keeping me off. I'm the type that usually needs a good accompanying story to enjoy a mecha design. That or appealing paint schemes. And this one has neither so far. (Neither did the VF-27, for that matter.) I'm hoping to warm up to it the way I eventually warmed up to the 25. I'm really digging that black and orange one so far, though. VF-262, was it? Here's hoping to see some battroid pics of it soon.
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To be fair, it pretty much IS the VF-1. You know, a "Ver. Ka" VF-1, if you will. It surprises me that Kawamori et al haven't gone about "officially" updating their 80s/90s designs the way Sunrise has... multiple times. The VF-0 kind of fills that role, as does the VF-25 to a lesser extent, but not the VF-1 itself.
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You may be right. I suppose I'm just not used to "bigger" scales in general. 1/144 Gundam, Yukikaze, and scale aircraft kits were my norm until recently. The 0S is definitely bigger than, say, most MG 1/100 Gundam kits, though.
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These are pretty sizeable, no? The 1/72 Hasegawa battroid is already nearly a foot tall. This must be monstrous.
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Thanks so much. Seems I can either trawl the animation screens or just say blah to it and leave it as is. I think I'll go with the latter.
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Hey, just repeating that slightly off-topic question again in case anyone has the answer: I'm working on the 1/72 Hasegawa VF-0 battroid kit and may have bent the front nose spike/boom (pitot tube?). When the VF-0 transforms to battroid mode on the Yamcadia toys, does that spike/boom/tube fold backwards? And if so, does it sit flush with the underbelly of the forward fuselage (as I currently have it), or does it jut out at an angle pointing "down" from the fuselage/"back" towards the wings and backpack (as I assume it should be)? Thanks again.
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*sees illustration* Oh Macross, why are you so Japan? (Loving the work. Wish I could get one of these. Keep it up.)
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Still showing as on sale when I clicked, too.
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1:48 F-14A Tomcat - Macross Zero - Shin Kudo custom
kajnrig replied to spanner's topic in Model kits
Congrats to Lancelot on the nice job. I've got that same Revell kit, which is actually a re-issue of the old Monogram kit from the 70s/80s, hence the raised panel lines. Bad parts fit, raised panels, nasty seam lines, the works. (Although mine doesn't have the winglets... Well, it IS the D variant, so perhaps that explains it.) I've had it sitting on my desk unfinished for years now because I just do not look forward to all the work that has to go into it. Given its age, all the more congratulations on such a nice job. EDIT: Never mind about 1/72 Tamiya Tomcats, I was thinking of Fine Molds. -
Yeah, I just glanced at it briefly and saw that 10,440 JPY off. I tend to ballpark 100 JPY = 1 USD.
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Hey guys, kind of an off-topic question, but: I'm working on the 1/72 Hasegawa VF-0 battroid kit and may have bent the front nose spike/boom (pitot tube?). When the VF-0 transforms to battroid mode on the Yamcadia toys, does that spike/boom/tube fold backwards? And if so, does it sit flush with the underbelly of the forward fuselage (as I currently have it), or does it jut out at an angle (as I assume it should be)? Thanks!
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Arcadia VF-0A now on sale for about $100 off. Good time to hop on that if you want it.