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  1. sketchley
    Are these what you're after? http://www.mtranslation.host-ed.me/Stats/Statistics/personal/guns.php http://www.mtranslation.host-ed.me/Stats/Statistics/personal/gunsrifle.php http://www.mtranslation.host-ed.me/Stats/Statistics/personal/gunsheavy.php (remember: green = official, steel-blue = semi official)
  2. sketchley
    Don't. Aside from some 'character building moments' that are kind of fun, it... is... truly... bad. I'm referring here to the complete and total lack of common sense when it comes to portraying space and the business of living/moving/working in it.
  3. sketchley
    It's probably the re-release. http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=41609&hl=
  4. sketchley
    Prolly not. Right now, aside from finishing off a bit more of the books I've already started, I'm only considering taking a stab at a few sections in the VFMF: VF Modelling Manual.
  5. sketchley
    You can always look it up from my signature.
  6. sketchley
    That's an interesting thought - on the one hand, it's a lot more reasonable to make (compare a ragtag group fighting in post apocalyptic rubble to thousands of troops battling it out in space) - thus more likely -, and actually sounds interesting (think Mad Max with transforming motorcycles and alien mecha bugs!).
  7. sketchley
    The shape and proportion discrepancies may be because of the creative licence of either the modeller or the artist (in the VFMF's case), or both. Either way, it doesn't make much sense for it to be a multi-mass driver, let alone a self-propelled one. There's just no precedent of that in Macross. Micro-missile launcher pods, on the other hand, make a lot more sense.
  8. sketchley
    The only thing source that's made mention of them (aside from the VFMF books), is Macross The Ride in reference to one of the model kits. I can't remember if it's part of the "in universe" text or a modellers comment on them, but they are referred to as 'missile pods'. I also agree that they are one of the more odd and over the top interpretations of things in the VFMF books. To borrow an RPing term: the writers certainly are munchkin at times.
  9. sketchley
    That's sad - though on the flip side, it is transmogrifying into an online "magazine". For those that don't read Japanese: - last issue is the 2015 July issue - thereafter, it's going to move to the "Dengeki Hobby Web" site [電撃ホビーウェブ].
  10. sketchley
    Star Wars has more in common with Lord Of The Rings than it does with Star Trek (in the sense of what the shows/movies are about and how they approach their stories). At best, we'd get a pale shadow of Star Trek, and a muddled version of Star Wars. Just have a look at the turd that that "other" great SF monster mash-up turned turned into with AvP2. Not interested.
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    Giving this a stab. Seeing as the publisher actually tells us to make copies of the papercraft, it dawned on me that I could make both versions of this kit - the Storming Attack Mode and Fortress Mode! Step 1: Getting the pages out of the book. I initially tried to remove the pages from the binding by using a hair dryer, but I quickly found that was a no-go, as there is stitching in the binding. So, out came the hobby knife. There was definitely a lot of tension as I was slicing to keep from either slicing too deeply into the book and ruining the non-papercraft pages, or slicing into the parts of the pages due to end up in the finished model. As is, I did accidentally slice the back cover a bit. The dust cover should cover it up and prevent anything from making it worse... Step 2: scanning and printing Both the easiest and most frustrating part. A few years ago, we upgraded printers from an Epson (no end of hair being pulled out for other reasons) to a Brother - and I've been less than satisfied with the built-in scanner that comes with it. In short - despite it having the right dimensions for it, it doesn't scan the full A4 height. And lets not get started on the colours (another headache of a Japanese printer/scanner combined with a lack of proper drivers for the Photoshop version I use). So, luckily the cropped A4 scans got all of the papercraft parts in one pass (though the VF strip didn't make it in one piece, but as they're not essential to the finished kit, it's no hair off my chin). Alas, the first test print I did on Deleter A4 135 kg paper came out in an interesting shade of pink. Something I can live with. But it's a bit annoying to have to colour correct the red hue in all subsequent prints. Print Pg 1 - no mods: Print Pg 2 - distilled pink: Step 3: construction When I started putting knife to paper, I had a wave of nostalgia. I have a feeling that I did something extremely similar to papercraft when I was around 10. Though, nothing near as detailed (read: frustrating and time consuming) as this kit. Case in point - the top of the bridge in the picture below took about 1 hour last night to fold and glue! (Mind you, I was watching Mythbusters and doing it during the CMs...) The pink hue is less noticeable, eh? ... and the big question all throughout this remains: do I make both versions from scans, or complete the destruction of half the book, and make only the Fortress Mode version from the scans, and the Storming Attack Form from the book? The pages for the papercraft make up about half the books width, and as I don't think there's any way to remove what's left of them in the book from the spine while retaining the back cover, I'm waffling over preserving them in the book (and running the risk of ruining the pages themselves), or using them and seeing the back cover and dust cover get wrecked.
  12. sketchley
    The lack of polish on the visual effects is disheartening. It looks like a fun movie (in the sense of being mined from the same vein of not taking itself seriously like Terminator 3 does). Aiming for a PG-13 rating makes a lot of sense and kind of explains some things.
  13. sketchley
    1) just the one piccie 2/3/4) dunno. There's no caption around it. Someone would actually have to read the story. (Skimming and scanning for the VF model number is one thing, reading that text...)
  14. sketchley
    Interesting. The 2039 era VF-19F on Pg 37 doesn't have canards, but the 2064 era VF-19F on Pg 80 does. Yet the 2064 era VF-19F on Pg 120 does not have them. All 3 have (37, Pg 80 and Pg 120) have the same modex number (209), and the same squadron info (White Beaks).
  15. sketchley
    Terminator Salvation has 2 things in its favour: the no-cut helicopter crash scene at the beginning, and it made me realize something vital about T3 - it doesn't take itself seriously - and that improved its viewing experience no end! (That's the T3 viewing experience)
  16. sketchley
    It's normal for Japan (looking closely at the text - it's top to bottom, right to left). What was odd is that the VFMF books were printed in the non-standard European style.
  17. sketchley
    All this talk about the VF-5... has anyone mentioned what Macross Chronicle has to say about it? http://www.mtranslation.host-ed.me/MCRmechanic/All01aVFmasterpiecesVF-1.php#frontR Personally, I think Kawamori-san has said multiple contrasting things about it - how exactly does a water-landing space-optimized fighter work? Nevertheless, someone mentioned earlier about the VF-5 on DeviantArt. Was it my interpretations that they were referring to? [Note: designed about 10 years ago, before Macross Chronicle was published, and based on the description on the Macross Compendium] First version - the fighter water lands using the entire bottom of the fuselage!: http://studiootaking.deviantart.com/art/VF-5-62767743?q=gallery%3AStudioOtaking%2F142336&qo=3 Second version - the arms act as pontoons for water landings - making the water landing aspect a bit more realistic IMHO: - Battroid: http://studiootaking.deviantart.com/art/VF-5-Go-Title-Page-136613604?q=gallery%3AStudioOtaking%2F142336&qo=4 - Fighter/GERWALK/etc in a mini-manga: http://studiootaking.deviantart.com/art/VF-5-Go-Pages-01-and-02-128200177?q=gallery%3AStudioOtaking%2F142336&qo=5 Third version - the fuselage is inspired by the Eurofigher Typhoon, with only a passing nod to the Sea Dart. - fighter: http://studiootaking.deviantart.com/art/VF-5-Over-Gas-Giant-304272876?q=gallery%3AStudioOtaking%2F142150&qo=38 - lineart for all modes: http://studiootaking.deviantart.com/art/VF-5-Lineart-Rev-3-203284996?q=gallery%3AStudioOtaking%2F142150&qo=42
  18. sketchley
    Technically SoftBank (Creative) is only the publisher, and GA Graphic are the people actually producing it...
  19. sketchley
    'New "Macross △ (tentative)" TV anime production Auditions for the songstress (heroine) commences! Release date 2015.04.04' If I'm not mistaken, that release date is when the auditioning starts, not when the series is released. (Damn wasei eigo!)
  20. sketchley
    There's only a credit for the CG Modelling Work at the back (compare to the VF-22 book, which as both CG Modelling Work and Modelling Work credits).
  21. sketchley
    Up to you. As I said, if you're not a collector of Macross books (specifically the VFMF series) you may want to give it a pass.
  22. sketchley
    Some instructions included in the book (just scanned this topic, doesn't look like anyone's posted them yet): Pg 53 Tools: knife, ruler, woodworking glue (quick-drying type is useful), double-sided tape (5 mm wide type is useful), bamboo skewers (for spreading glue), 3 toothpicks (for the 3 antenna), cellophane tape, pin set (ones with sharpened tips are useful), tissue (two-ply), handicraft mat, color pens (if coloring the paper cross sections) Fundamental Construction: 1) if you miss when cutting the parts or to confirm construction, make a copy on either normal or thick paper. 2) checking the parts list page, while taking care if its an inner or outer fold, steadily make the fold. 3) before affixing parts, confirm their final position 4) glue on the diamond shapes to the white surface using the instructions 5) until the glue dries, keep the parts firmly together (use the pins in the small places) 6) in places where you can see the white paper, use similar colored pens to finish the papercraft neatly. Preliminary Setup: 1) before cutting, run the back of your knife edge along the cutting line using a ruler 2) cut each part in order. Mark the part number on the back of the parts you cut out. 3) use the double-sided tape on the parts that are written on in green letters (use glue on the diamond triangles that don't have anything written on them in black, and the parts that are written on in red, pink-grey, and blue-grey. (...) Parts List: Black Lines: cut blue lines: "mountain" folds (colour side out) red lines: "valley" folds (colour side in) green lines: roll the parts into a circular shape so the ends meet That's the gist of things (there's always more, of course). Hope it helps.
  23. sketchley
    ... and first appeared in "Casino Royale" (where he had a role that was much more important to the plot, I might ad).
  24. sketchley
    It's also totally unlike the Master File series. I'd estimate it's about 1 half-page sized image (colour or B&W, VF or character) per every 2 to 3 pages of text. I'd define it more like 'a novel with pictures', than a 'picture book' like the previous VFMF are. So, if you're not a hard core collector of Macross Books (or the VFMF series) and/or your Japanese isn't up to snuff, I, sadly, have to recommend that our overseas purchasers pass on this one. That other Macross book that was released in the past month, the papercraft SDF-1 book, is definitely a lot more bang for the buck, and that's not even taking into consideration that you can make a paper SDF-1!
  25. sketchley
    As Mr March mentioned, it's a grey area (though I fundamentally disagree with his opinion the business model - he not being in the target market for starters). I recommend that you limit what you post to individual pieces or sets of pieces (ie don't scan a page and post it as is). Also, be wary about including complete blocks of text from the book (not applicable to the artist's notes) - in this case, it's not just the artist and Big West, but also the book publisher that may or may not have an interest in things. Best to err on the side of caution and limit who you involve. Lastly, if you feel like including any watermarks are signs that you released the image, I humbly recommend using what I add: "Property Big West". At the very least, you're reconfirming the rightful legal ownership.
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