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  1. pengbuzz
    And blur the lines between humanity and Protoculture even further. That might be a good premise for a Macross story (or even series); we begin getting to the point the Protoculture reached before destroying themselves. Will we avoid their mistakes (but make our own)? Or will we end up replaying history?
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    Yeah, I had intended on humanity's efforts; seeing that it has been done already, it's probably only a matter of time before the Unity Government cracks that. (hopefully they learn from Protoculture's mistakes, but given our predilection for grasping power without understanding it, that's doubtful)
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    At the rate these stories are going, I wonder how long it will be before they design a mech that could run simply on fold dimension energy only.
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    Nice work on the new legs!
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    At this rate, they may as well make all anime toys and models varying shades of yellow...
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    Dunno where it's being held this year; not to mention with the economy the way it is, folks may not want to travel if they don't have to.
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    Yeah, that is what I was getting at; the F-16 they said in particular was built highly unstable for that reason. In other words: it took an equally unstable meathead like Isamu to pilot it! lol Seriously though: I think UN Spacy wanted something that wouldn't turn its' pilots into gaspatcho just trying to do a basic maneuver. Right? Also, I suspect by the time they could get it to that point, it pretty much defeated the main points of the VF-19: acceleration and maneuverability. And that probably reinforced the entire concept of taking the flesh and blood pilot out of the cockpit. I suspect if Isamu had his way, he'd try to get the original YF-19 he flew back. I know he tried to get one very similar and got caught (which led to Yan scarfing his retirement fund). Exactly: highly specialized systems and complex mechanics also cost time and effort to maintain. In maintenance, you have to often check components, exchange consumables and worn parts, fluids and other sensitives, and highly complicated systems require much greater care, as well as even having to remove components to get at other ones in tightly packed areas. This cost can really show in combat situations where time and effort are tightly compressed and often at a premium. Is that the reason Max assigned the 19 only to Emerald Force in Macross 7? I suspect it took the likes of Docker to be able to fly such a touchy fighter. I'm surprised that they didn't go with this earlier than they did! *This post is printed on recycled monitor screen*
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    WOW!!! Nice job!!! Very clean and well-assembled! The paint job looks awesome!
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    IRL: the F-16 was designed and built unstable in flight to promote greater maneuverability; stability came from the flight control computers and the then-new "fly-by-wire" technology. I was wondering if in the Macross universe, one of the ways they stabilized the 19F and 19S was the removal of the flight control program that was on the YF-19? I thought I recalled a discussion about one of the Macross Chronicles that stated such (part of what caused Isamu to try to get an illegal 19 in the first place)?
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    Nice additions!! I recently added the 4 comm antennae to mine (pics of that yet to come), and have to add the two circles to the right side. That said; I ended up having to replace the railguns on the shoulders (the ones I scratched up began to fall apart! O.o 😞 Also did a wash overall: And of course, a test shot with a photoshop background: The ship still needs work, but I hope I can get it at least to a level that compares to Tekering's masterpiece!
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    Yeah; doesn't surprise me that there were others involved in this. Right? I recall that from a previous convo of ours; pretty much akin to finding out that someone programmed the T-800 Terminator with the Joker's brain!
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    And I suspect General Galaxy to be one of the main developers involved in that fiasco. I find it a strange coincidence that the Macross Galaxy fleet launched from Eden in 2031; nine years would allow for project development, and data and comparisons would be exchanged between the fleet and the military project. I may be a bit off on my suspicions here, but I think there's a pretty good case for some type of connection. Yeah; Marge was shown obtaining the chip illicitly and then admitted to Sharon's manager that he had installed it. This freaked him out so badly that he attempted to halt the concert, only for Marge to kill him. Marge himself was also fairly unhinged I suspect, as his obsession with making Sharon fully autonomous led him to endanger everyone listening to the concert, and led to Sharon hypnotizing him into a long walk off an equally long Macross. Is it possible in story that one reason that the Unity Government wanted an unmanned fighter was so that they could produce it in vast numbers as a way to help even the odds should a Zentraedi Main Fleet find a settled world? It certainly wouldn't take as much time to produce as it would to train a new pilot, could produce more quickly, not need things like life support or to limit g-forces, not need the same radiation protection that a human-manned cockpit would require, and so forth? On top of that: the hypnotizing feature I don't think was an unintended side effect. I suspect that was a type of weapon designed to hypnotize enemy pilots and ship crew, making them far easier to take out in combat. After the devastation wrought on Earthy in SW1, I can understand how the UN SPACY would not want that happening again, given many of them in the upper echelon were most likely veterans of that war.
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    Same; whatever you save on price the shipping utterly murders you on.
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    Right; that would have given Earth's enemies a lot of leverage.
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    Well, considering that Macross Plus took place circa 2040 AD, and Delta is set around 2067, that's about a good 27 years after the incident. I can see it being about at least 2060 before anything was even allowed outside of "most secret" status, and then, only redacted info that didn't directly implicate anyone in the upper echelon directly.
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    Wow!! Nice job with the weathering so far! That bird is really starting to shine! Also liking the job you did with the heat discoloration on the metal!
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    Well, here's a cure for that "dark blue" armor scheme: Yes folks; it's only a model. *claps coconuts together and rides off with Patsy*
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    *re-entering this convo for important info* The U.N. Spacy/ N.U.N.S logo (the words, not the "kite" roundel) is in a bold/ "black" style Helvetica font. I know Chartpak makes white dry transfer lettering in Helvetica; it would just be a matter of locating it in bold and in the correct point size. Also Thom: if you did buy one, I have spares of decals from my 1/72 Ima/ Bandai's I could send you.
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    Looking really sweet!! Loving the detail you're putting into this derex! BTW: are you going to make a tiny Leo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet for the bow? 🤣 *ducks*
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    This project is just all aces, MT!!! Really looking top of the line now!
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    LOL! Naw...just some photography and cgi work in photoshop! And thanks; I wasn't sure this project would ever happen! Really looks like you've got the Yamato going strong there, Thom! Nice work so far; looking forward to seeing the lady completed!
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    Good grief! More like the U.S.S. Hernia!!!
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    With all of that said: I'm starting now to get the impression that the Protoculture were basically Space Goofy asking Mickey to "hold my beer"... Like 3000-5000 Zentraedi Main Fleets, for example...
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