Major Focker

1. macross ground vehicles and crew figures

2. "mechanics" series like the Yamato battleship (either SDF-1, valks or destroids)

3. Meltrandi fleet ships

1. macross ground vehicles

2. "mechanics" series like the Yamato battleship (either SDF-1, valks or destroids)

3. non-transformable, pre-painted, ultra-detailed series like Gundam FIX (lots of tampos)

4. 1:100 or bigger DYRL Destroid Monster w/ openable hatches/cockpits

5. Meltrandi fleet ships

just thought i'd let you guys know that this just became available at SSM

http://www.starshipmodeler.biz/index.cfm?f...Product_ID=1122

Looking for this. Pls PM me with price if interested to sell. Thanks

yeah, i'm with you. i think 24 is the correct count.

the explanation you provided makes a very interesting anecdote. might be worth putting up in the "notes" section on fastpacks.

plus it should be easier to scratchbuild in 1/60

for reference, here's an alternative source which pegs it at 40:

http://www.steelfalcon.com/Macross/fastpacks.shtml

i seem to recall it from the Robotech RPG Manual i had when i was a kid. that was before i was "enlightened" to the true macross series, so please don't stone me for mentioning the "R" word

can't help but wonder though what made yamato do 40, and if graham ever asked them or wrote anything on that.

edit:

hey, i just realized it debuted in episode 24. could that be another hidden sign?! lol

wow! great website! very, very comprehensive. if it gets any bigger you may have to do thumbnails so people can more easily find what they're looking for.

just a question on the FP micro-missiles: you indicated an estimated 24 micro-missiles (12 per FP) and i can see that you are basing this off the VF-1S xray poster that came with the gold book. the yamato 1/48's though feature 40 micro-missiles (20 per FP) and i don't know if the ClubM Ultimate Detail 1/48 also features the same number.

i know that lineart should settle the score, but the xray poster offers the possibility that some of the micro-missiles may have been obscured, though that seems unlikely. would you know of any other lineart or official text that can validate either one?

thanks and keep up the great work!

I just realized that Hikaru never flew a Super VF-1J in DYRL and that I may have wasted a couple of weekends hunting down a model kit for that.

But in that DYRL scene where Max dueled with Miriya (they're romantic that way), was Hikaru flying a 1J or a 1A?

sent you PM. i'm interested in the books.

edit:

you might want to move this to the For Sale Section though

Minmay. She's adept at handling microphones.

But seriously, I've been in love with Minmay for like 20 years now.

It's strange... I've had both Minmay-types and Misa-types, and while relationships with Misa-types are quite fulfilling, and dare I say, more meaningful, one could never quite abandon the longing for a Minmay; the one you thought was unreachable, but serendipitously was, yet you had to let go..

I use XF-18 1/3 2/3 XF-8 and a dash of X-10

It looks really good and the X-10 gives it a slight metal look that IMO make it look more real.

You can also use XF-50 and mix that with XF-8 that work too.

For a total TV look you can use XF-18 and a dash of olive green (forget which number), at the end of the day its up to you.

Once you find the colour you like mix a load of it as you`ll want all your future kits to be the same colour, you can store it in an old thinners jar or a small Jam jar or something air tight.

i think i like this color mix too. i've just started building my first valk and got 3 more kits on the way. how much do you think i should mix for 4 FP sets?

thanks

Seems to still be working. Did ya try copying the URL and pasting it in the browser or refreshing your browser?

finally got in. apparently, i have to log out of my yahoo account first for some reason.

fantastic work on the base! the windows and airlock were nice touches. and where did you get that cola vending machine from?

has anyone figured out what size of rectangular magnets would fit in the crevices of the launch claw? it's the space between the fingertips and hydraulic pistons. i don't have the kit yet, so can't make measurements.

This should work.

http://new.photos.yahoo.com/thewildkingdom...460762377700763

link still doesn't work. tells me yahoo photos is closing and to head over to flickr. any other more recent links?

thanks

prefer to buy just the hikaru figure but willing to consider buying the set

pls PM me if you're selling. thanks

thanks for all the pointers.

does anyone know if the minmay dress glows green (like the usual glow in the dark stuff) or white (like in DYRL)?

please PM me if you have and are willing to sell this chase figure that came with the CMS Minmay Collection release. this one has minmay in a glow in the dark concert outfit from the scene in DYRL where she got stuck with hikaru in the SDF-1 compartments.

any info on sales/auctions would also be appreciated.

thanks

how can i identify the minmay glow in the dark just by looking at pictures?

does it look the same as the minmay first concert dress figure that came with the minmay collection release (not the series 3 which i understand has her in ponytails and saluting)? or are there slight differences?

dumb question, but just to be sure: does this mean the the minmay collection (set of 6) should have 7 pieces? the 7th being the secret glow in the dark?

thanks

i was going to start on the vehicles and destroids that came with the 1/100 macross factory i just got (for some practice before i attempt the valks) when i stumbled on this thread. i thought i would be happy to cheat and use the 1/100 vehicles next to the 1/72 valks, but after seeing the progress pics on this thread, i now know i wouldn't be. i am definitely selling the 2nd factory that's coming in.

where do i sign up? here? or in honneamise's ghost thread? i want all of them including the coke machine!

one can dream, right?

in 1/60

- VF-1 perfect transformation

- a few optional removable service panels

- mini-missile detail in the FPs like in the 1/48

- optional clear fastpacks

the questions raised earlier are probably much more sensible, so mine's probably for after everyone's had a number of beers..

cheers!

ah! there it is! thanks!

looking at the pictures though, i think it is beyond my skill to build considering the required clean up and adjustments for this particular recast. i'll probably go look for the 1/144 or 1/160 then.

want to do a Hikaru VF-1J Super, so basically i'm just after the extra VF-1J head in this kit. willing to buy the whole kit since the fast packs might also come in handy for a dio.

pls PM me if you want to sell a kit, or donate a VF-1J head

late to the party. is this project still on?

if so, please sign me up for the SDF. would've preferred a DYRL version, but i'll take one either way.

just curious: aside from the carriers and colors, are there any significant differences in the TV and DYRL versions?

thanks!

thanks guys.

pursuing nb4m's lead on "recast" i managed to find a 1/144 resin version available on a couple of sites (original was supposedly by yellow sub). these bad boys sure are expensive though!

still haven't found that old thread on a 1/100 monster recast that nb4m mentioned, so any links would be appreciated.

MKII Destroid Monster? Or VB-6 Koenig Monster?

Yamato's the only deal, as far as I know, for the Koenig Monster. If it's a Destroid Monster I think you may be out of luck. There's the old takatoku 1/240 Destroid Monster.

thanks for the info sumdumgai. i am looking for the MKII Monster, so i'm holding out there were some produced at 1/100 whether toy or model kit.

looking for 1/100 Monster to place in a 1/100 Macross Factory. however, i don't fancy the yamato version which i thought lacked detail. i don't mind if it's a model kit. were there any monsters that were put out in 1/100 toy or model? if not, what's the closest scale and most detailed?

thanks!

thanks, warmaker.

i am going the #1 route for the service bay and hangar dio. just got the macross factory, though it is 1/100 scale, i can probably replace the obviously smaller service vehicles with the 1/72 hase service crew and equipment sets which i also just got. at first i wasn't planning on doing modelling, but i just can't get it out of my head now. can't wait 'till i get a long break from work.

i'm still doing #2 route but no servicing or hangar, just this scene instead for my 1/60 toys, with a little modification i also found these forums to make the yamato arm grasp the fastpacks.

the yamato arms are proving to be expensive though. same reason why i'm shying away from the 1/48 option. space too, is a constraint.

thank you for laying out the logic though, it gives me some affirmation on some of the choices i've made.