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Ok The differences I have noticed (there are probably others) are as follows All these are for VF1 S types dealing with the various Jetfires I have, not bootlegs. Bootlegs is a whole other area I currently only have 3 of them anyway 2 Joons both VF1J`s and one of those Galaxy ones. Head antennas Normal common type Jetfire and then the Matsushiro type. Which I prefer. and just for example the Galaxy thingie one Ok onto the reinforcement part (under the wings) Here we have the Bandai type with a block and now the Matsushiro one There is another Bandai type but I dont think I have one of them. If I suddenly find I do have one I will post its image. Wings All jetfires have the same wings except the Matsushiro ones which as Kanata said come with a transfer or a sticker on, mine has the sticker and now on to the legs This has to do with the horizontal stripe on the lower leg some have them all the way round some dont front image of leg with stripe nostripe front no stripe back stripeback The stripe is always present on the side of the metal parts.

Hi Kanata, Have you considered www.collectiondx.com? It's FREE and the folks who run it are great. :-) 340083[/snapback] I got this requirement while trying it out... "2-5 photographs of your collection, in .JPG format. The image size should be no larger than 500 pixels wide, and be no more than 40k in size. " problem is even croped low res I'm well above 40k. Maybe 400k I could do but not 40. I want a red carded boot to looking at it. Is it better than the el-cheapo all plastic with the blue boosters? The el-cheapo isn't even good for parts a grey taiwan... damn... yet another one I need. I do not believe anything is currently in production besides "possibly" the galaxy defender and the carded ones. As for overpaying for a joon's... you probably are. I started collecting bootlegs because there was no way I could afford the good originals. I simply refused to pay more than the price of a re-issue for something of inferior quality. I think the most I spent on a boot was $100 for my taiwan super AND my boot strike. I normally spent less than $40 for my boots. When I only need one or two I might be willing to spend more just to end this nightmare, but until then... but seriously...you can get a re-issue super of ebay for $80... I wouldn't spend more than that for a bootleg unless you were a completist hippie retard who had waaaaay to much money. I myself am a completist hippie retard on a very limited budget who has patience... 340373[/snapback] I feel happy as I paid just over $30 ( converted ) Yeah I have seen some go for mad prices over the years My Local-ish Manga store sells reissues for £70 which is about $125 U.S Thats what I call mad prices.

Nice mod might have to do it to mine Wanna sell the old head now you dont need it ?

LOL I think it`s a bunch of M&M`s doing aerobics. Maybe we should start a fund for colouring pens and paper for >EXO<

Just out of interest how many of the various Genuine and bootleg 1/55`s are still made. I know that the Bandai ones are made obviously but how bout some of the others. Hopefully getting a Joons still in its box soon I would hate to think Im probably paying over the odds for something I could get retail.

Hey if you dont get a job with Dreamwave or such like may be you should start up on your own. Do an internet macross based comic. Ahhem!! Do a Macross World Macross based comic. We know your good and we want more.

Hey he is doing a comercial campaign over here in the U.K for All-bran I was told he had a part in the writing of the adverts. They are quite good. He takes the mickey out of him self quite well.

Well JBO certainly know his stuff. Kinda filled in the holes in my typing there didnt mean it was actually a star ( I read in a science journal once it was refered to as a "mini star". Most experimental reactors are Torus based so like you say unless somebody finds a dougnut shapped star then then it not star shaped ( may be they could find one in Star Trek). I had forgotten about the Inertia thing in space. Yes Gundam uses the Star trek affect ( make up something so you dont need to explain it). I cant remember where I read about cracking water to use in fuel cell/reactor applications but it mentioned chemicals and electricity to break the molecules. I have forgotten too much of my Phys/chem days to remember it all now. All this fusion tech will all come to light once we run out of fossil fuels and the Petroleum indusry gets all the energy saving pattens it has out of its big secret vault. Would be nice to have a car powered by tap water. Although the price of Evian would make it more expensive than Petrol/Gasoline. Probably better running it off moonshine or Vodka.

Now I see the pictures side by side yes it is a whole lot different. I agree the 1978 is like a MkI. Eaither way the Viper is still sweet. I have the old series on DVD and also the new series as well both are great in there own ways but the new BSG ROCKS!!

Found these on Ebay the other day and Im watching them just 00out of interest. I am in no way connected to the auction but just though that you all might want to look. 1/55 Jetfire stickers If you have some spare ones than maybe you should sell them. Also could there be a oppertunity for Anasazi37 to produce some to sell to all the people wanting to referb thier JetFire.

If I remember for the old days and some long since lost info. In Battletech the jump jets are powered by the venting of fusion reaction mass mixed with the then super heated air mix. air was drawn into the jump jet and the forcibly mixed with expended reaction mass which super heated it expanding the air molecules to near plasma like temperatures which then vented throught the thruster nozzels causing lift. Also if I remember they used water a a fuel as it is cheap and "safe" simple chemical reactions were used to break it into Hydrogen and Oxygen. Hydrogen for the reactor and Oxygen used in the Jumpjets. Apply this to a normal ish Jet engine and you could run it quite nicely. In Space away from gravity masses and in a near airless environment less effort is needed to push stuff arround. Veriner thrusters are needed for course corrections and a smaller amount of thrust is needed for directional travel. When a reactor of this type breaches the masive magnectic field needed to hold this mini star in its caged enviroment is lost for an instant the star is free to do what it wants but in the miliseconds that follow it is not fed any sustaining matter. As it is very small it own gravity is not enough to hold it together. Thus it disperses in a hot plasma jet of unused and used matter. One must remember that these technologies used in Macross Gundam and Battletech while not atainable in todays sciences are all based on sound scientific facts.

There is a mod you can do which I think involves a boot disk and a little mod to the draw and a plastic thingie ( which you can make out of 2mm styreen sheet ) which allows you to play em on an otherwise unmodded PS2. If your interested I will get the information from a friend of mine ( he mods PS2`s and Xbox`s) he is somewhat an expert in this area.

Correct me if Im wrong but isnt the MkII Viper the same as the 1978 one with just a colour change ??

Here is a picture of what your looking for There is an older version available for the old PSone I have that as well.

I thought it was a screen grab Sorry to hear about all the Dreamwave isues I didnt know Been collecting them for a while now but as with everything manga based the U.K is last to know.

Bought my copy of the game in Tokyo while I was there only cost me 2000 yen. As for playing it you can run it from a PS2 Harddrive module via a boot disk. You can get Jap PS2 for reasonable prices in Japan, you need to go to the secondhand places like Softmap or many of the games shops in Akihabra. May be you should ask the Japan residents on the M.W forum to see if they can help you out. Mod chips on Ps2`s are a nightmare there are loads of wires to solder on very small connectors ( they make the Xbox look child friendly when it comes to modding). I am an engineer and I would never do one again, far too much hassle.

I alway keep them. Wash em out and use them for mixed paints and custom colours.

Ohhh yeah !! get drawing Transformers and I for one will enjoy buying issues with your art in.

Well Exo you can paint you can model you can draw. What cant you do ??

I will take some time and unless its perfect then I will bin it. Perfect means 100% no corners cut etc. Over the years I have seen the levels some of the Anime acurate scratch built stuff and unless its spot on its no good, so i will push my self right to the limit to make it to the best of my abilities. Rigth now Im just gathering stills of Skyfire and thinking about the construction soon I will start some sketches etc then plan it out. I want him to be the same size as the 1/55 Vf1 as this is in keeping to his "original roots".

Wow !! I feel happy that I have a Matsu almost completely white. Just missing the box the inserts the gun the armor.... just needs a clean (hes dirty) and some new stickers. The only yellowing bits are the the middle leg bits an easy fix I think.

Cool !! great pictures thanks for showing us that.

338591[/snapback] I know its not really meant to be in this area of the forum but I always wanted an Anime acurate Skyfire I love the Jetfire obviously but hes not really Transformer-ish. To that end I am looking at making my own using all my modeling and moldmaking skills. If I do get some success then I will of cause post at M.W first. If It goes how I want it I may even be able to make resin casts from it.

I also heard there were gonna be jets made. I would also like to see some vans say a remake of Ironhide and Ratchet would be nice. The availability of Alternators sucks in the U.K everwhere is always sold out and they never get the full range, also they cost £17.99 here. I am anoyed that Walmart Canada are selling them so cheap my friend was there a few days ago. He came back with an almost empty case.