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Do a search of this forum. This came up not too long ago. Your best bet is to buy a Hasegawa model and go off it's decal sheet or look at the pictures here in the Main MW site in the Models section outside of the forums (yes, there is one!)
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Ouch and a Low-Viz at that! That is a weakness of the 1/48 design. I wonder if there's anything better future 1/48's could do... maybe make them out of metal or have the hinge be a seperate piece of the mold (and include an extra)... or both... The FAST Packs just exaggerate the problem... just like with the arm locking mechanism... maybe include a reinforcement brace with the FP? Alot of you guys who do molds and stuff, maybe someone could work something out. I know I'd buy one or two...
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Isn't 14 the age of consent in Japan? I remember reading something crazy like that on another forum, where they linked a site that had ages of consent and all that. In one US state, I think it might 15 or 16... in the South IIRC. Oh well. Even so, nothing M7 did was over the top, certainly nothing in the "hentai" realm. MD7 had that weird bit with the older woman drugging Mylene up and all that... but it was all suggestive and we didn't see anything... As far as the rest of M7, even Planet Dance never got that annoying to me... and it was cool when Kinryu and Gigil sang it... and the M7 fleet and valkyrie development was cool. I remember grinning at seeing Docker with the new VF-19S and when Max showed up on Varauta with his VF-22S... sweetness.
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Standard VF-1? Gerwalk. Best of fighter and battroid though fighter mode is a close second for it's realism. Super Valkyrie (VF-1)? Fighter mode. Just looks too cool, with Gerwalk a close second. With the VF-1, Battroid gets little love from me. VF-19: Fighter mode. Battroid 2nd. Gerwalk a distant 3rd VF-22 (favorite valk so far): Battroid. Love that Q-rau look with Valkyie transformability. Fighter a close second. Gerwalk gets little love from me. I voted while thinking of the VF-1.
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Ok, I broke down and finally registered my game. Learning curve isn't too steep and it hasn't gotten old hat, though I only played for an hour or so... the problem is that either I'm picking a mission that's too hard (didn't think it would be) or that there wasn't anyone to help me, but I got incapacitated as soon as I left town. Course, not being a combat type (Entertainer) didn't help, I guess... But got up and then wondered around a bit. If the game is pseudo-realistic, they'll have the Empire capture these wannabe Jedi and find out where they're training and get the trainer. It shoudl require some rp'ing to get it, but not sure... and if they're smart, this trainer/training thing will move around and/or not advertise while it has whatever amount of students (1 or 2 maybe) it can handle... I doubt it's totally random though... just a matter of finding out who the trainer and possibly not having a bad reputation as an Imperial or something...
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Well it can't be too public or Bounty Hunters and Imperial faction types will be stalking the Jedi training areas. The mystery surrounding it is precisely how it's supposed to be, given how the Jedi are an illegal group in the Empire. They can't exactly post "sign up here for your lightsaber." Unless you can think of a way to inform prospects without inviting bounty hunters and/or the Empire to sign up, too. The only "real" Jedi are Yoda and Obi-Wan in this time frame. The rest are quasi-trained posers who may or may not have the right stuff. And if they show the right stuff and can escape the Bounty Hunters, I should hope Darth Vader is gonna come for 'em and smack 'em down.
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Reminder to the non-Canadians that cartoon network has them on their site the night after they air (which is every weeknight, I guess) at 8. I haven't caught any on tv yet, but watched both on the site. You can pick between QuickTime and Real and choose whether you want commentary or not. At broadband speeds doens't take that long to load, either! They've gotta be available on other less legitimate web pages by now, too, I imagine... But Act 2 was pretty cool. Think they overdid the Obi-Wan/Anakin thing a bit, but it fits I suppose. Who thinks that ARC-Trooper lieutenant (or whatever he's got blue trim) is gonna get wacked at the start of Act 3 tonight?
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Well I don't have any problems with my hip joints or transformation, and it poses just fine... but I do empathize. Infamous Yamato QC at work, I suspect...
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Interesting. On getting back from overseas, I bought the game, installed it, but never registered. I was waiting for the space expansion and bugs to be worked out. I'm glad being a "Jedi" (of the only quasi-trained sort available during the original movie era) is difficult. Still wish they'd make the thing more lethal and get rid of the cloning/respawning business. Still, one of my friends who plays the game tells me that if you unlock the Force Sensitive thing and get killed you DON'T respawn, which I liked (just thought they should do that for everyone). This might merit registration one of these days...
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Saruman's end was an important part of his character arc, though it did mess with the pacing of the book. His failure to find redemption (and Frodo giving him the chance and foiling his revenge) was necessary. His end, complete with the ghost/spirit rising over his body and looking towards the West before being blown away was a sign that as Frodo said, he was of a greater order than they were and was once good. The natural ending point of the movie is with the Fields of Cormallen (sp?), Aragorn's crowning and marriage to Arwen. I'm expecting we'll see the ringbearers depart, not in a couple years after like in the books, but literally leaving Gondor to the ships. Again, typical weird Tolkien pacing versus something more appropriate to the movie venue.
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Both of those "competitive" franchises are done according to their creators. The W bro's left room for more movies, but I'm dubious if we'll see it anytime soon (certainly not before Episode 3). And Peter Jackson has outright said he's done with Tolkien, though I don't think he himself is that integral towards doing The Hobbit, for example. Just get Gandalf, Bilbo, and the CG Gollum and everyone else is new. Why not a new director, too. But that's another thread... The "management" at LFL is Lucas himself IIRC. He always said before he wasn't gonna do the DVDs until he could personally oversee it, though this is most likely just limited to the special features for a 2004 release. After Ep 3 is done, though, we can probably expect the "ueber edition" or something like re-done special editions and maybe even special edition prequels...
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Heh funny. Bandais are way too chunky for me. I didn't think the MPC's looked "that bad" in person though I wasn't willing to pay what they're going for. If they were 40-50 bucks, they'd be making a killing IMO. I won't be able to a personal account of 'em until the Alpha ever comes out, though... Hopefully it will be cheaper if it's gonna be so small... But anyways, welcome to MW!
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The YF-21FP *IS* an improvement over the earlier YF-21, even if it's only in the leg folding area and in the addition of the FP, of course!. The color thing isn't quite appropriate to the YF-21 but IS as much as the VF-X2 scheme or Low-Viz scheme is. I wish they had they just reserved it for a VF-22S. But the YF/VF-19 sculpt has some major issues with its proportions and accuracy... it's worse than the YF-21 in that regard by far and the YF-21FP did improve over the previous one in fighter mode. I like my VF-19A, but have higher expectations of the YF-19FP.
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That's what I'm talking about!
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I meant this thread to be restricted to those valkyries that have not been featured in a Macross animation production. the VF-22 or VF-19 were featured already in M7. Did you read the rest of my post? Either the "new next gen valkyrie" or hypothetical mentioned below. VF-19 would be like VF-11 in M7... and VF-22 would be like VF-17 in M7. IOW, old news but still there. The focus would be on one of the two (next gen or hypothetical).
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Definately do a search of this forum. We had a nice little discussion helpin someone else transform theirs. It couldn't have been more than a month ago. Maybe two...
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Maybe not perfectly accurate, but I'm sure they could do better today than they did back in the day! And I wouldn't mind if it was a funky scale gun mode so that it could match up in size w/ the Optimus Prime (and hopefully avoid the wacko anti-toy gun people).
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Not bad price at all. You could have done much worse, but think that Toy-Wave (?) site had the best prices I've seen so far...
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Um... VF-22. VF-19 "cannon fodders" with older VF-22 Spec Ops and the new next gen valkyrie that will replace the VF-22. Though I'm liking to hypothesize about UN Spacy getting in a budget crunch and deciding to make a single engine less flashy version of VF-22 ala JSF vs F-22 and using THAT to replace the VF-19... all due to budget concerns.
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We still may. I don't think it's necessary, though it sure would be nice. Nice pics. I don't think the standard FP color clashes much with the Low-Viz. All about the insignia you use IMO.
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Yeah. Wow, I'm reeling from the "devastating" attack (the point-by-point annihiliation of the "devastation" being completely disregarded).
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Wow. That makes it sound like the YF-19 is still under design and/or design alterations of its fundamental sculpt. And that seemed to be more than a hint that we'll get the Q-rau first. Very interesting.
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It's just a rank thing. I think the M203/M16 analogy is great. I believe rather than being an incredible weapon the strike cannon simply allows the squadron leader to be able to mark targets instead of trying to communicate it verbally or graphically (in the HUD or something)...
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The absence of evidence is not evidence in and of itself. A logical fallacy if there ever was one. Besides the fact there was no reason in SDF Macross or DYRL to mention the Marduk as such, which assumes the Zentran would have known or cared about the details of who/what instead of it just being the mysterious and/or hated nemesis: "supervision army." Obviously Kawamori didn't intend for the Marduk to be the Supervision Army but he wasn't driving the bus then and despite what Keith says, the SA have hardly been "fully explained" and "rooted" in continuity. There are a couple vague references to them but hardly anythin definitive. The whole DYRL/Supervision Army origins for the Macross is irrelevent to the stories of SDF Macross, DYRL, and even MII as it's never explored (or even necessary to explore) its origins in those stories. The characters simply react to the actions of Bodolza or Ingus. Ishtar thought the Macross was the Alus, but it obviously was not. Keith is stuck on the Macross in MII having ARMD's as arms when it's clear they're not the same ARMDs from 80 years previously (nor should they be!). And it certainly could be possible and even reasonable to make the modifications (leg and arm extensions) for its operation without knowing the technical specifics for HOW the main cannon operates. VF-2SS vs VF-4 is apples versus oranges. Whether one is better or not is irrelevent. The best piece of equipment is rarely chosen on its virtues alone... things like price, economies of scale, ease of training, etc are all just as important though less than the things that really make the decisions for militaries: politics. Both within the military organization and those outside controlling the military itself (be it democracy, republic, monarchy, or flat dictatorship). As far as VF-2 being "after" VF-4... well... currently the US Main Battle Tank is the M1 and sub models (M1A1, M1A2, M1A1d, M1A2 SEP, etc). Yet older tanks had higher numbers... M-4 Sherman. For that matter there was the F-86 (?) in the '50s and somewhere things got "reset" (F-4 on up). Any colonies would be irrelevent to MII. The whole New Macross thing wasn't invented till after MII so it's not relevant to the discussion. In MII's timeline, without the ridiculous use of overtech (who's enormous ramifications could not be easily ignored like they have been so far in Macross' official continuity), colony ships would be very few and far between... and it's quite likely they would have been deemed wasteful. For all we know, there could have been well under 10 colonies launched in that 80 years if even that many. Even if they hadn't been deemed wasteful, there's no reason the Marduk would necessarily be bothered by them. Nevertheless they could have been under attack at the same time Earth was having the noose tightened during the events of MII as seen in the anime. Humans have never built ANYTHING that lasts hundreds of thousands of years. I really doubt the Megaroad I would be expected to have that life expectancy. Rust is clearly visible in the anime... hypercarbons or not! US insignia has changed within the last 80 years, u can be sure of that. We don't put big stars on our armored vehicles anymore. Low visibility didn't exist. Tiger teeth are not put on interceptors. Even kill marks aren't en vogue anymore. And the US has added 2 stars to its flag in less time than 80 years. The insignia can't change in 80 years to MII without Kawamori because they haven't changed in half that with Kawamori? Nonsense.
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They went plain black for the Super version? I figured they would just do bundle ala the Toys R Us thing above with the blue cloud box for the ordinary valkyrie... Anyone have a close up with that?