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    Gundam Plamodel Thread III

    in Hall Of The Super Topics

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    Yes, they are AKO Conversions... with a few modifications. The left is the GM Sniper conversion, and the right is the GM Spartan. For the Spaaaaartan, I used the legs from the MG Nemo. I wanted to make it look more like the GM's from 0080. Unfortunately, I lost some of my WIP pieces for the gun as I was moving to a new place at the time, as such the rifle/shotgun/whatever is incomplete :( .

    Yeah, the GM Spartan does look better with the MG Nemo legs. For what it's worth, I didn't notice the gun was incomplete, as it gives off a high-tech shotgun-ish look :D

    Wave 1/72 Tomahawk?

    in Model kits

    Posted · Edited by valkyriepilot

    it looks damn fine to me, the proportions look nice, and as Major Focker mentioned above, is more fitting armored grunt types. kinda like how the HG 1/144 RX-78 G30th version looked a lot better than the older HGUC version.

    15 years ago the first OVA of Macross Plus was released.

    in Movies and TV Series

    Posted · Edited by valkyriepilot

    wow, 15 yrs for M-Plus! ^_^

    hmmm... i last saw it about 3 months ago maybe?

    but the very first time i saw it though was '99 i think, way back my college days, i had the impression that it was an "excitingly different" yet "comfortingly familiar" Macross. i had to save up for 2 whole months from whatever was left from my allowance just to get a hideously recorded VHS tape of it... :rolleyes: but i enjoyed every minute of it. :lol:

    HG and Robotech Debates

    in Hall Of The Super Topics

    Posted · Edited by valkyriepilot

    Is Jack McKinney included in that? They were good writers, but I feel sorry for them having to translate Carl Macek's ideas into something that works on a tight schedule.

    well, I've mentioned it before in this thread already, the Jack McKinney duo turned the RT script into something... palateable, for me at least.

    Robotech and HG License Debates

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    From what I can see, Tommy wants to erase all the stupid, contradictory crap that came out during the late 80's and the 90's from the Robotech universe, and one of the major bullet points of his plan seems to be to get away from the pseudo-magical protoculture envisioned by Macek, Luceno, and Daley.

    That version of Protoculture (at least Luceno's and Daley's; I'm not so sure what else Macek was planning for it) makes sense, at least in the context of the story; after all, if Macross protoculture == Robotech Protoculture then wouldn't Big West all the more go after them and sue? And even then, Luceno and Daley introduced other power sources different from Protoculture, stating something like trying to move the RDF/REF from reliance on it, which is what you said seems to be Tommy's game plan now.

    Of course they could omit any mention of protoculture altogether, problem solved on that one...

    IMHO, the Del Rey novel versions's plot was a lot less convoluted than the plot from the various comics, spin-offs, sequels, and even Shadow Chronicles (wtf is up with the Haydonites there?). I wish it was the plot they worked on instead for the LAM or even Shadow Chronicles...

    Gundam Plamodel Thread III

    in Hall Of The Super Topics

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    @CF18: thanks for the info :) i may try them one time, or more like suggest it to my friends who are into PlaMo too and do the actual ordering (me no credit card, scared of debts, lol). ordering by bulk, most of the time we prefer Rainbow Ten since for most items they have nominally lower prices than HLJ, though sometimes when we see an item we REALLY like in HLJ and is on sale 70% or so of regular price then we go for the latter. as for the tracking number... there have been a few times that Rainbow Ten was able to provide us a SAL tracking number too, but yes, it's more the exception than the rule.

    Gundam Plamodel Thread III

    in Hall Of The Super Topics

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    hwjapan.com currently list most of their gunpla at 30% off instead of their standard 20% off, cover almost everything from BB to PG. Only the hot new MG Exia remain at 20% off.

    wow, big discounts indeed, and almost across the board for GunPla. how is the service for hwjapan.com? anyone had any bad experience with them?

    Robotech and HG License Debates

    in Hall Of The Super Topics

    Posted · Edited by valkyriepilot

    It's not even going to be released for either the Robotech or Macross toy lines, but part of the "Robot Vinyl Collection." From other pictures I've seen, 01 is going to be both the original and black spray-painted versions of Voltron and 02 being the Battlepod "pending licensing approval." It could turn out to be a hodgepodge of anime toys featuring all the licenses the company has.

    And that Stealth Veritech is still mislabeled as a Robotech item.

    sounds like they're imitating Bandai's Robot Damashii line... :unsure:

    Gundam Plamodel Thread III

    in Hall Of The Super Topics

    Posted

    Speaking of stellar poses - either I did something wrong (again) or the leg armor limits leg mobility EVEN more...

    But I can't believe that - I must have done something wrong... it was too close to midnight for me to be thinking clearly :)

    Pete

    ei pete, nope you probably put the parts right together, it's just that the Unicorn is really THAT limited in articulation in the leg department, ESPECIALLY with the armor parts on. check out Dalong's review of the Unicorn ==> http://dalong.net/review/mg/mg102/mg102_p.htm

    Gundam Plamodel Thread III

    in Hall Of The Super Topics

    Posted · Edited by valkyriepilot

    Oh, the Gold Frame "Limited". Basically your standard Red Frame with gold-plated parts... Well, aside from the Bazooka in the actual Astray Gold Frame kits, yes you are right, there are no other differences. Both are your standard Red Frame kit, with the Astray Gold Frame kit just getting an additional sprue for the Bazooka parts.

    I feel for you dude.

    Gundam Plamodel Thread III

    in Hall Of The Super Topics

    Posted · Edited by valkyriepilot

    Well, there's always MG Hi-Nu.

    i was actually wishing that the HGUC version will be a lot better than it's MG counterpart... kinda like how the HGUC Nu addressed the issues that it's MG counterpart had. but from the images in the reviews HGUC Hi-Nu looks just like a miniature version of the MG. oh well, i'll stick to HGUC Nu for now. B))

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