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Huh...If you look at http://www.mahq.net/mecha/macross/macross.htm , they have lots of pics of the original Valks in mech and fighter mode. What I don't get is that the cockpit (especially apparent in the VF-1D) in battroid mode is more then half the size in fighter mode. Where does it go?

Please tell me I'm making *some* sense...

watch the animation in this thread and maybe you'll understand my previous post.

http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=12845

Will do! I was just wondering about that cockpit thing...does ANY valk do that?

The cockpit doesn't go anywhere. The chestplate slides down over the top half and the heatshield extends down over the rest. If I understand your question correctly.

All of the toys do that. It's a key part of the transformation.

I'm kinda partial to this little guy here.

http://www.goodstufftogo.net/html/body_pro...asp?ItemID=7310

That would rule! Is it the right size!

At $2.50, I could get one for each of my valks!

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I was going to take a pic of one on a gunpod but my camera doesn't want to work today. The strap is about 5mm wide and 13cm long and it extends out to about 24cm.

The original Jetfire was basicly just a Hikaru 1S with a red nose cone, red FAST packs, and Autobot insignias. The original Tokataku made ones, even had a UN SPACY kite on the wing.

Still looks pretty cool. Nice ol' Jetfire getting some love.

Matsushiro made the first Jetfires.

This custom looks good but he needs to fix the paint on the nose. The red should cover the entire top of the fuselage.

he did say that he hasn't finished the job yet...

yeah, I know. I'm not putting it down. I was just pointing it out in case he'd missed it. I'm kind of a Jetfire freak which makes me sorta picky.

The original Jetfire was basicly just a Hikaru 1S with a red nose cone, red FAST packs, and Autobot insignias. The original Tokataku made ones, even had a UN SPACY kite on the wing.

Still looks pretty cool. Nice ol' Jetfire getting some love.

Matsushiro made the first Jetfires.

This custom looks good but he needs to fix the paint on the nose. The red should cover the entire top of the fuselage.

I'm kinda partial to this little guy here.

http://www.goodstufftogo.net/html/body_pro...asp?ItemID=7310

My Pops has an AR-10. I think it's the AR-10B. It's OK but nothing special. The main problem I see with ARs is that they don't wear well. The internal components are made of heat treated powdered steel rather than milled from a solid block so they're hard on the outside and soft in the middle. Once they start to wear a little they get sloppy fast.

Does that go for ALL AR-10s, or just the original Armalite rifles? I ask because nearly everybody in the AR field seems to make an AR-10 as well as an AR-15 these days.

I don't know enough about all of the manufacturers but GI rifles use the molded parts and my Colt AR15 was the same until I had a local gunsmith replace the guts with parts he machined himself. Of course my Colt is older than I am. It doesn't even have a forward assist.

Js probably knows more.

Hola gents

I posted a couple months ago, but I buried the most important question I had in a bunch of AWB sunset stuff and it got lost, but here goes...

Do any of you guys have personal experience with the Armalite AR-10 family of rifles : Armalite Catalog

I have been contemplating picking up an AR-10 model A4 carbine, I was hoping to hear from some people that have had a chance to fire one that aren't Armalite message board posters who are obviously biased. I am looking for a new .308 rifle the Armalites seem to have a pretty good reputation, although they are a bit pricey but I want a good serviceable rifle that will stand the test of time if maintained. Anyhow, thoughts on the Ar-10 series or any competitors would be appreciated while I am still doing my homework for the impending purchase.

Thanks in advance.

My Pops has an AR-10. I think it's the AR-10B. It's OK but nothing special. The main problem I see with ARs is that they don't wear well. The internal components are made of heat treated powdered steel rather than milled from a solid block so they're hard on the outside and soft in the middle. Once they start to wear a little they get sloppy fast.

since the VF-1 is designed for space it has retro thrusters so would it even need a tailhook? I would think it could stop itself.

I would think that the small retro-thrusters located on the sides of the intakes would not be powerful enough to stop the VF-1 in a carrier landing in fighter mode.

Of course as others have said, why not just land in Gerwalk mode?

Graham

Come to think of it they do land in gerwalk mode in one of the early eps before the carriers were attached. I don't think any landings are show after that though.

since the VF-1 is designed for space it has retro thrusters so would it even need a tailhook? I would think it could stop itself.

9 out of 10 MW'ers agree....

mPc ALPHA KicKs A$$$$ !!!!!

..... now bring on the BETA and CYCLONES...!!!

I must be number 10. Mine sucks marsupial scrotum.

I can't go but I'll send you $25 if you send me an authentic autographed picture of Ms. Ijima feeling Agent ONE's Muscles.

One of mine is cracked at the center but it still plays fine. I think Animego used a second rate manufacturer. I had to send my Crusher Joe DVDs back three times for manufacturing defects.

why don't they mount those on a humvee in Iraq that would anhlate a building! So is this mini gun different from a hand held mini gun in T2 and Predator?

They do mount them on Hummers on rare occasions. The problem is carry enough ammo. Especially since Ma-deuce (.50 cal M2) does more damage with fewer rounds. The Mk. 19 automatic grenade launcher is even more brutal. Minis are mostly used on aircraft because it allows the gunner to get more rounds on target without the pilot having to slow down or fly straight. Hummers don't really move that fast so the high rate of fire is wasted on them.

I think the gun in T2/Predator is the same as the gun in the video. There's another version called a microgun that fires 5.56 rather than 7.62. The predator gun could have been one of those.

yep, rohby did the recasts and I believe Eternal_D is working on some DYRL versions.

I found the M202 operating manual online.

http://www.tpub.com/content/explosives/TM-...56-12/index.htm

I think that valk model is the Bandai kit from 85. The Alpha looks cool except the skulls need to be on the tail fins instead of the wings.

I think it might look better if you moved the cockpit back a little bit.

Here's an ultra crude drawing to illustrate.

WOW, thnx for the info... it's very hard to find some real pics of it.... some badass weapon

Hey, you want a better image of that weapon? Let me figure out what I did with my original issue Marine Corps Guidebook. It's listed in the book. I also had the honor of firing one of the last remaining launchers still in stock with the Corps back in '83 while in Infantry Training School. Yep, the Corps is old school when it comes to weapons. I think the Army got rid of theirs before we did. The damned thing had the loudest report of any rocket I fired, and I thought the ground based TOW and Dragon launchers were bad.

Wow that's really cool! So what's the impact radius? Some pics would be cool yeah

I got to fire one of these during the "weapons familiarization" portion of ranger school. IIRC it fires M235 incendiary rockets with an effective blast radius of about 20 meters. It's basically used against soft targets like infantry of un-armored vehicles/structures.

I got 73 and I saved everyone except for my friend who got bitten. I put a cap in his ass.

You capped him? I figured that'd be a waste of bullets, so I went with the dynamite/bait route.

You see, that's what I don't understand - if s/he can still handle a gun, I'd tell them to put a bandaid over it and quit their whining, see if we can find a cure lieing around if the case may be. When friends finally turn over, aren't they usually kind enough to give obvious signs of it, like a prolonged-death-sequence or maybe a good-ol'-fashioned first zombie scream? I mean, I don't remember it ever being the biggest surprise when it goes down. Then it's really just a bullet to the head and that's that.

Hot lead is the cure.

My Matsushiros say "space fighter" on the box. They also say "starforce" at the bottom. All of my Joons say "macross" or "space gandam". I dunno if that helps you any.

You should try PMing samurai_m. He's in Japan where Dougram models grow on trees.

I got 73 and I saved everyone except for my friend who got bitten. I put a cap in his ass.

seeing that this is the 'slow' topic I'll ask my slow question. Why is the US release of yamato's scopedog going to be so much cheaper? Is it simply a greater production number?

I think it's simply that Japanese fans will pay more so they charge more.

Not really a spoiler, but this is a neat picture.

It looks more like they're at batting practice than weilding weapons.

omfglolz!

its like they're posing for pics or something?

So what's your point? It's still a stupid looking pose.