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  1. Knight26
    The Grand Tour Series by Ben Bova is a good, mostly non-war, series. Be aware though, he wrote it out of order and abundant retcons as a result. Still, a great series. The Known Space Series by Larry Niven. There are references to earlier wars, and books written about the Man-Kzin Wars, but most it takes place before and after that conflict. Numerous Timothy Zahn books have nothing to do with war and are old school sci-fi adventures or mysteries. So many more.
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    Jeez, DCS is getting insanely detailed. I love it, but they kind of need a more entry level or casual version/mode as well. I'd love to fly around in it, but don't have the time to have a full manual next to me. Plus, does it even have single player campaigns anymore?
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    Those look super nice, but man I hate to give money to HG.
  4. Knight26
    Given how much it copied the original Takatoku, I would bet it's pretty close, just enlarged and simplified. We do know that it can be converted to full variable (just super ugly).
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    My thought on the video is this: Ignore the "end of century stuff." This could be while the SDF-1 is on its way back to Earth. The CVS-101 class are huge, 180 meters longer than an Nimitz. It is possible (though highly unlikely) that a OTC enhance F-22 might be made operable from its decks since the longer takeoff distance would lower the nose gear load. Also, given the timeline, it is possible that some F-22s might still be in limited service and that in the SDFM timeline a carrier variant was put to use. The Regults could have been leftovers from the original attack on the SDF-1, hiding out and waging guerilla war on Earth. The CVS-102 (rushed into service and barely operational) was sent to intercept with whatever they had on hand, the F-22s, Tomahawks, VF-1A-4. The pilot's flight suit even works because if he was an atmo only pilot, why would he need the space suit? It is also possible that this video takes place post Space War 1, the CVS-101 has been pulled from the rebuilt Macross and recommissioned. The UN Spacy is putting so much into the Megaroad fleet that local defense is using older hardware, read whatever they can find and field. Based on the look of the damaged area this takes place in, with multiple huge blast craters, that is actually more my bet, especially since the Tomahawks look like rebel units as well, since they are attacking the F-22s. Another possibility. Given that so many of the shots are familiar ones, maybe this was put together as a bid or attempt to convince SK/BW/Bandai to make a Macross the First Animation. Even the Half Gerwalk pose as the end is reminiscent of pose of Skull-1 at the end of SW-1.
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    While he may not be Xizor, it does leave the door open for Shadows to still become canonish again, because Xizor could depose Ziton Moj.
  7. Knight26
    @claude grant There are grey market 1:20 heads and cockpits? Where?
  8. Knight26
    Not Macross related. But I am designing and printing kits of the fighters from my books.
  9. Knight26
    Just spotted this on FB, orientation and wall thickness matters.
  10. Knight26
    Sorry, I meant Anime52k8, look above. Basically, unless it was carrying much smaller versions of the high manuever missiles, it would have been huge, the size of a bomber huge.
  11. Knight26
    The 3D printed one is gorgeous, but again too small based on Mr March's figures.
  12. Knight26
    This popped up on my FB Feed today. The STL looks like it is probably based on the old IMAI kit or Gakken toy, with some revisions and refinements. Legioss STL Files
  13. Knight26
    Having worked on real life drones, my guess would be the following: QF-3000s were intended as the primary fleet defense fighters for the SDF-1 on long range patrol. In Miss Macross, Hikaru launched to provide "Ghost Support." This indicates that the Ghosts were probably kept on station for as long as possible, and therefore had massive fuel reserves in order to maintain CAP (Combat Air Patrol). Likely, Ghosts would remain out on patrols for over a day at a time, if not longer. It's possible that the Ghosts might not even land except for repair, we know that the Macross had repair tugs, so refueling tugs might also have been available to go out and refuel the Ghosts as needed. Manned Valkyrie units would then cycle in and out to provide command and control over the ghosts, basically telling them where to attack via Line Of Site (LOS) links. Hikaru was supposed to launch with all of Vermilion group, but because he gave them the night off, launched by himself. Ghost Support might also have meant launching a flight of Valkyries to cover the refueling effort going on. So the Ghosts not assisting Hikaru might have been for that reason, they were busy with the refueling tugs. Due to their limited AI suites, the QF-3000s were likely lost in large numbers early on and it was decided to just build more VF-1s instead. The reason we don't see the QF-3000 more in the show is probably a storytelling and budgetary thing. Also, remember, they were a dark blue and would have been hard to see against the space background, so maybe they were "shown" in combat, just not seen for that reason.
  14. Knight26
    Oh man, I had blocked that horrid piece of SJW buzzword bingo clap trap out of my mind. Thanks for reminding me.
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    IF you don't mind me asking, what is your setup? System, software, etc...
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    Be cooler if you animated the manuevering thrusters.
  17. Knight26
    I am so loving it. Wish I could model my stuff as well.
  18. Knight26
    Loving this project, as a pilot and aerospace engineer, I will give it a closer look over later.
  19. Knight26
    All my recent Macross buys, except for the 1:55 Hikaru Strike.
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    I though the fact that they skipped last month and another has not come out yet meant that this horrid crap had died.
  21. Knight26
    Photon or Photon S? I have the Photon and it is a great little machine.
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    I think I have his card, if not I'm friends with a big vendor there, he will know his name. The guy specialized in 80s toys. I took it out of its box to inspect it, shoulder are intact, but I have not looked to check the knurled pin status. I know they are likely to have them, but I did not have any 1:60 VF-1s and after checking the ebay prices figured it was worth the risk.
  23. Knight26
    Need to take pictures, but at the annual Tucson Toy Expo this weekend, I picked up the following: (I was there doing a book signing) Yamato V2 VF-1J Super Hikaru MISB: $80 Bandai VF-31F (movie version) MIB: $120 Bandai 3" Gasphon VF-1S Hikaru Strike Battroid: $10 Passed on the following: Vendor 1: (bought Gasphon Hikary from him) Yamato 1:48 VF-1A Low-Vis MIB: $350 (If I had sold more I likely would have bought it, so regret selling mine years ago). Bandai 1:55 VF-1A Hikaru: Didn't ask price Bandai 3" Gasphon Battroids (VF-1J Millia, VF-1S Focker Strike): $10 each Vendor 2: Yamato V1 VF-1J Max and Millia In Box: $100 each Yamato V1 VE-1 In Box: Didn't ask Price. Vendor 3: (bought VF-1J super Hikaru from him) Multiple Robotech MPCs: Didn't ask price. Vendor 4: MPC VF-1A "Ben Dixon": $200 Numerous Jetfires in and out of boxes and in various conditions. I considered offering Vendor 2 $150 for the V1 M&Ms together, but based on the level of dust on them, he will have them again next year.
  24. Knight26
    Looks like a B-Wing and the Serenity had a bastard love child.
  25. Knight26
    WOW, the detail on this cockpit is gorgeous. If you ever make STLs of these...
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