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  1. pengbuzz
    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
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    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!
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    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...
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    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.
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    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.
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    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?).
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    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!)
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    Let me guess: ALPS printer?
  9. pengbuzz
    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!!
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    ROFL!!!
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    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.
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    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.
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    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:
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    Shame he's not in business anymore...
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    Better than the boxart, IMO!
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    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)
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    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!)
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    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!!"
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    RIP, good sir. And thank you. *salute*
  20. pengbuzz
    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.
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    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.
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    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).
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    I'm just going to go ahead and agree with you on all counts here. I think it's what Macross brought to the table that made RT any success; otherwise, we would have seen continuations of Southern Cross and Mospeada (sans any link to Macross) that would have been successful. I mean, how many people really care WHAT happens to Dana Sterling (so long as she doesn't appear in Macross)? Weld her in her hover-tank thingie and drop them in a black hole with an s-neutron whatchamacallit missile for all we care...
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    Good to see MW members helping one another out! We have an awesome fandom indeed! Speaking of destroids... UPDATE: I'm just goign to call this one "done": I weathered this one like I would a tank: with some subtle "oil dot filters" and varying shades on the hull. Also dd a couple of heavy oil sludge washes, and some heavy drybrushing. i wanted this to look like it had seen some hard service aboard the SDF-1. It now graces a spot in the maintenence hangar: And that's a wrap! Next project: figuring out what's for dinner....
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    With the surgery they wanted to do on my hand, they were going to split the ligament holding down the tendons in the wrist (Carpal Tunnel Release surgery). that would loosen then and stop the sticking so much, but they would also lose tension and be a bit slacker: https://www.jprasurg.com/article/S1748-6815(13)00218-0/pdf
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