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19 hours ago, RavenHawk said:

I wish I remembered some to offer.

I know I came across probably a dozen or so a few years ago, which made an impression on me at the time, but I don't remember them specifically or where the site was where I found the comparisons (it might have been a post in another thread on here?).

As it stands, I feel like an idiot, making a claim that I now can't substantiate. Sorry.

The opening themes of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam are another famous example of this.

On 1/14/2020 at 11:29 AM, kajnrig said:

Just saw this listing on HLJ. First magazine is up for preorder

HLJ actually has all 100 issues available to preorder right now.

New photos and 6/2020 release date via Dengeki Hobby:

Update on the VF-4:

https://www.taghobby.com/archives/404318

That price has gotta be a typo, right?

It looks like HLJ offers similar Hachette subscription kits:

https://hlj.com/search/go?ts=custom&w=hachette

52 minutes ago, maxoconnor said:

Could you provide a list of the paints you used? I want to attempt this conversion and I'd like to use the same colors.

I used the Mr Color paints recommended in the Hasegawa 1/72 VE-1 Elintseeker kit.

1999.co.jp has scans of model kit manuals where you can find the paints list. For example: https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10020300/60/1

One exception is that I used Alclad paints for the metallics.

Aren't these supposed to be small, Kinkeshi-inspired vinyl figures? I'm looking forward to seeing the finished result.

8 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

Legioss Type Zeta is now open for preorder. April 2018 release.

Amiami for Y24880.

HLJ for Y27360.

The way they've lit these product photos really emphasizes the questionable quality of the plastic. It appears totally translucent, like a gunpla model.

31 minutes ago, abbadon said:

 

 

https://twitter.com/ARCADIA_Co_Ltd/status/891899714592886785

The placard suggests that the model displayed here is the planned premium finish version of the SDF-1. Did the original Yamato release have the paint applications displayed here? I see lots of little red details I don't remember from the Yamato version.

It also looks like they've darkened the panel lines.

I hope the Orguss mold is successful enough for them to follow it with a Nikick in this line.

New pictures of the mass production Orguss II spotted:

On 5/2/2017 at 1:00 AM, wm cheng said:

Wow, how do they get that chrome on the landing gears?!

Foil? I think Hasegawa produces metallic foil in different finishes.

22 minutes ago, Slave IV said:

The stickered versions don't come stickered...they come with a sticker sheet for you to apply yourself as you want. No labor saving involved other than I imagine it is a lot easier and faster to print a sticker sheet compared to the tampo process.

I understand. I'm suggesting that the premium finish version, which comes with tampo markings applied, offers a significant labor savings over the regular version which requires laborious manual sticker application to achieve a comparable appearance.

Both versions look great, and nigh indistinguishable in the wide shots. I almost wonder if they would be better served by focusing on the labor-saving benefits of the premium finish version. It has to take quite a while to carefully trim and apply all those stickers to the normal version.

Also, it looks like some of the tampo markings may have sharper detail than their corresponding stickers. For example, compare the red arrow markings on the leg armor.

9 hours ago, hachi said:

I like the colors! What paint do you use with the Hasegawa kits?

I typically use the Mr Color paints recommended by the manual included with the kit. For the gold trim on this build, I used Alclad 2 Pale Gold.

Thanks for the feedback! The gold and blue is all paint work -- I don't think the decals would have survived the curved surfaces. I found the kit a couple years back on Mandarake for $30 or so. If you keep an eye out for it, it should show up again.

I'd really like to see a 1/60 Yamarcadia done up in this scheme, or perhaps its sister paint scheme in red!

11 hours ago, kajnrig said:

I thought this was a kitbash of a VF-11 and a VE-1, or maybe a custom job. I didn't realize Hasegawa came out with a VE-11 kit. Great job.

Did you have to add the micromissile launchers, or did those come with the kit? (Also, wouldn't it not have weapons at all, being a VE and all? If I remember correctly, the VE-1 had custom Super Packs lacking missile launchers and a non-combat gunpod. Though the RVF-25 had its full complement of weapons, so eh...)

I used a few kits for this build, all 1/72 Hasegawa:

  * VE-11 Thunderseeker

  * VF-11D Thunder Focus

  * VF-1 Valkyrie Weapons Set.

  * VF-11B Super Thunderbolt

  * VE-1 Elintseeker

The final two were used simply to pilfer the decals. I added the missile launchers because it looks cool! Maybe they've been modified with sensors or something :-)

There's also a camera pod that goes along with the build. I'll have to get some photos with it attached the the undercarriage.

Will these releases feature strike cannons?

52 minutes ago, Slave IV said:

I mentioned this before and it's my thinking that no established company like Arcadia is making major moves because of KOs. It's much more likely that the KOs are related to the official factory and just taking the opportunity to make money with their inside info.

 

Yup. It's unlikely that Arcadia would allow bootleggers to dictate their release schedule. Moreover, even if Arcadia wanted to react to the existence of KOs, they probably aren't agile enough to react so quickly. Arcadia is subject to the logistics of production as well as the constraints imposed on them by their licensing agreements. They can't fiat new products like these M&M releases into existence at will. Neither can the bootleggers. These KOs must be coming out of the same factories that Arcadia are themselves using.

The announcement of the premium finish Focker is a little disconcerting for those of us contemplating M&M purchases. Do we pull the trigger now or risk waiting for potential M&M premium finish releases 12 months down the road?

Also, I have to wonder if the KO releases of M&M were provoked by Arcadia's release plans, not the other way around. If the KOs are coming out of factories producing the legitimate Arcadia products, then workers in those factories would be privy to Arcadia's otherwise secret release schedule.

Lots of markings in those pics. I hope these releases get the premium finish treatment.

Here are some photos of a VE-11D I've done in the original VT-1 Elintseeker livery:

Is it possible to pose the cannon over the shoulder in battroid mode?

This is such a neat color scheme with great tail fin decals that I had to build one. Here's the result.

7 minutes ago, jenius said:

I can only hope you're wrong. It'd be such a shame to have that line falter when it has all the promise in the world of becoming the most complete SDF line ever. 

Is there any consensus on why Bandai's original Hi-Metal line came to an end? If it's true that competition in the form of Yamato's original 1/60 line made OG Hi-Metal untenable then I suppose it's plausible that these 1/60 KOs could pose a similar existential threat. I'm not sure whether these KO bootleggers should be taken as seriously as the Yamato in their heyday. On the other hand, the existence of Transformers KOs prove that some KOs can be of indistinguishable or even better quality than the original, though with in an admittedly less sophisticated product.