pengbuzz

Ah, gotcha.

I wonder why CG ages? Is it that the elements don't endure time well, or does our perception change?

Sigh... I consider it an utter failure. (You may want to brace yourself... this one probably screams "overpowered" and a bunch of other stuff that denotes noobs, kids and whatnot) (and quite long) (insert llamas joke from "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" here) ------------------------------- It was a extended kitbash/scratchbuild that had already taken several years to refine at the point I decided to "unveil it" (Originally designed and built in in 2002!), and it also had stats for gameplay (I'll try to find those later if you're interested; they're in a box somewhere in my closet). I had posted it in a previous incarnation on the forums here about a decade ago, and it got ripped by the folks here at the time. Admittedly, I took it badly , and many called it "butt-hurt" (I don't think I could blame them, although one threatened physical harm on me from what I recall); truth was, I was dealing with my mom dying at the time and that was the last straw), and ended up leaving here. Originally I was under a different username. The fighter itself: it was supposed to be a new type of stealth valkyrie that was to perform better in atmosphere than the VF-17 Nightmare without sacrificing its' stealth capability. Having played the game "Hexen", I came a cross the name "Wraithverge" (the cleric's weapon), and it seemed to fit the mech (so much for originality, right? lol ) So...pics: (These should give you an idea of the mech; it's changed somewhat since these photos, but I haven't had time to take current ones.) The criticism was that the parts were "too round" for stealth/ not shaped correctly. Too many "nooks and crannies" as well. Over the years, I tried solving those issues, but with this one, every time I tried to solve something, it created two more issues. So... I just gave up and largely set this aside. Armament* for it (from what I remember): - 1x 3-barreled Gatling gunpod holding 200 rounds of ammunition (later added alternate Heavy Beam Tube module option), stored formerly in leg; redesign moved position to backpack in fighter mode. - 2x interchangeable magazines (in leg nacelle holding bays) - 24x shoulder micro missiles (6 per launcher, 2 launchers per shoulder) - 24x short range missiles (6 missiles per launcher, 2 side-mounted launchers per leg, main magazine lower rear leg near tail) - 2x small bore laser cannons (1x per arm, 2 firing ports per arm) - 2x medium-bore laser cannons (chest-mounted, just below cockpit in fighter mode) - 2x dual-barrel anti aircraft laser canons (head mounted) - 2x chaff/ flare dispensers (mounted on sides of backpack), 3 chaff/flare per launcher (6x total) - 4x "arm bayonets" (2 per arm, mounted just fore of arm-mounted cannon barrels/ wrist and elbow positions on forearms) - 1x reinforced shield (left arm mounted - 1x electro-transparent metal-based canopy (visually transparent when energized, solid metal otherwise) [because I couldn't make a damned canopy cover for the thing!] Formerly: experimental omnidirectional barrier (burned out first battle) Later development: 1x "Gilead" beam gunpod, ventral mounted (under gunpod) * In the RPG campaign, we were fighting Metal Sirens; the "Black Rose" conspiracy had built them to send after the fleet forces. --------------------------------------------------------- The model now sits collecting dust. Not really interested in redesigning it or doing a new one (was hell the last time, tons of materials wasted during development, fix one problem and create 5 more, etc.) I did the design, built it out, got too complex, too many flaws to count, and I'm tired now. Anyways, life goes on, and some of the valks out there now look better frankly than this. Just not a fan of the VF-25 Messiah, although the later ones after that look a bit better.

Pretty much the same for our GM (as previously mentioned). And it really hurt too, as our story involved an anti-UN Spacy conspiracy that had infiltrated the military and was working to take it completely over. Our colony fleet ended up launching from earth and the remnants of the conspiracy managed to gain a foothold in the fleet and began trying to take that over, with them stealing one of the two Three-Star heavy industry factory ships our fleet had (We largely used the palladium system and had the extended books from Macross II and ship/mecha info from steelfalcon.com). We were in the middle of that story when it got derailed. We combined elements from Macross Plus, 7 and Macross II, and it worked pretty well (Earth largely used the Macross II elements for it's defenses while fielding Macross Plus and 7 elements for colonies and Colonization fleets.) Sounds like a lot of forces pulling in some opposite directions there, with players having to watch their step at every turn! Yeah... I can guess that Jan probably spent a fortune alone on counseling and psychologists. Getting Isamu's retirement probably brought him some measure of satisfaction

I can understand your concern there; I was thinking more of a "one shade off" wash rather than a dark tone/ black simply to bring it out. But if you feel "as is" works, then go for it!

Okay, that would explain how I missed it! Wow... I can imagine Myung probably divorced his sorry rear-end when he had to explain where their life savings went. Not to mention revenge from Jan for all the smart-aleck remarks and whatnot Isamu put him through...

Yeah; MD apparently stand for "Micro Dry"; even with the discontinuation of MD, they still don't have anything that can really print in white and other non-standard colors (aside from the aforementioned laser printer cart- substitution being able to do it in white). I wonder how big a market there is for being able to print non-standard colors? Anyways, looking into seeing what goes wrong with ALPS MD printers and how to fix them. I know a couple of folks who had one apiece and those died on them too.

Sometimes, you find that "once in a lifetime fit" that nothing else will ever replace for you, even if it's somehow "better" performance-wise.

Hey, thanks for the fill-in on that! And yeah: it sucks that it's been on hold for so long. To be frank, it's been like since 2005(!),; every time players went to gather for the sessions, something ALWAYS got in the way at the last sec for at least one critical player or the GM. I had custom-designed a variable fighter from scratch, only for it to be sidelined and never used in game. As for your campaign: that sounds like a pretty interesting take using real-life as something of a basis. it also looks like it allows for an extended storyline and the ramifications of the riots, general unrest, and the investigation (wonder how many toes will get stepped on in that?).

Ah, okay. Thanks for confirming that; btw: where does it mention that? (admittedly, it may have been mentioned in the discussion previously, but I didn't flash on it!)

Let me guess: ALPS printer?

I love the off-white/grey accents on the leading edges. Gonna go break out my VF-1S and see how it looks on it!!

ROFL!!!

Especially with a wash to bring out the panel lines; that should give it that "made of millions of pieces of metal welded together" look.

I can imagine it was quite a mess. I can also imagine the classified meeting where ideas were tossed around as how exactly to explain all of this to the public. And sorry if this sounds a little "out of it", but is the thing about Isamu being a "space trucker" and sinking his life savings into a VF official, or someone's head canon? I haven't read much of the official stuff too much past Macross 7 (the RPG campaign I was in is on an extended hiatus due to the GM having some life issues getting in the way), or liner notes or anything like that.

A low-cost alternative I have found when building hangar/ factory dioramas is using mat board (for matting artwork); it's denser than cardboard and can be cut and glued into differing shapes and whatnot. A huge sheet of it goes for about 7-8 bucks (If you're in the USA: at Hobby Lobby, they have 40 percent off coupons online). I found that by using Aileen's craft glue, masking tape and acrylic paints, you can get a pretty convincing scene going. Then just populate it with 1/72 scale figures and you should be good to go! An example of what I mean:

Shame he's not in business anymore...

Better than the boxart, IMO!

Yeah: Den of Geek was saying in 2018 that it wasn't "completely dead", and Tommy Yune was still trying to keep hope alive for it. Frankly: anything associated with RT and HG at this point is the anime equivallent of being able to kill an artifical houseplant. These folks could find a way to screw up a Chia-Pet. (Not to mention it absolutely reeks of "Space Academy" and "Jason of Star Command" from the 1970's)

I'll have to try the pencil elad trick sometime; i have some very soft drawing pencils. I also do the "oil dot filter" effect with oil pastels, and I even use colored pencils for some effects on my models (just did some mods on the Prometheus on my 1/5000 SDF-1 model kit (fixing some inaccurate details and putting in the hull doors for the carrier's flight deck to load the valks onto the elevators!)

I can imagine that shortly after the heat death of the universe, Robotech finally kicks the bucket. In fact, its' prolonged survival probably will suck the heat right out of the universe in a bid to prolong it's tortuous suffering. In that light, perhaps the Zentraedi Armada being sent to earth was not so much to find the lost gunship/ fortress, but to find Harmony Gold and blow them to smithereens before the universe perishes. I think that in itself would be an epic tale, worthy of at least a half-brained anime series (told from the Zentraedi point-of-view), that didn't take itself very seriously. Episode 1: "It's Cold in Space and Getting Colder". Episode 2: "Dammit Global, Stop FIRING at Us!!" Episode 3: "They Did WHAT??!! Now We Gotta Chase Them To PLUTO?!! SON-OF-A--" Episode 4: "If That @#$%^ Miclone Hikaru Ichijo Tries To Launch Me Out Into Space Again..." Episode 5: "EEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!! THEY'RE KISSING!!! EYEBLEACH!! EYEBLEACH!!! ARRRGGHHH!" Episode 6: "Exsedol, Where Did I Leave My Keys?" Episode 7:" At LAST, We Found (Harmony) Gold!" Episode 8: "What's A 'License'?" Episode 9: "I've Had ENOUGH of 'Robotech Fans', GLASS THE WHOLE BLASTED PLANET!!"

RIP, good sir. And thank you. *salute*

I received a Millia VF-1J from a friend and to get Hikaru's, I ended up priming it grey and coating the parts a couple of times with white primer, then assembling as I went. Hand-painted the red markings; otherwise just used decals.

Tell you what: next time you want to yell at Seito Kaiba, please quote him and not me. I do agree with him, but if you're upset with him specifically, then make sure that your "line of fire" isn't misdirected here. On that note: Podtastic, I've noted a tendency with you to vehemently disagree with folks that is utterly breathtaking, even for someone as high-strng as myself. I'm done in this thread. *My blood pressure will thank me later.* -Pengbuzz out.

Thanks! It was a good build (if a bit involved). The last part was a bit hairy: drilling out the barell tips. The plastic is a softer flexible type, so drilling it meant going slow, or risking drilling out the sides of it (or gouging the ends altogether).