Master Dex

I just did my first Gerwalk to Battroid transformation. A lot less crazy than Fighter to Gerwalk, but still a tad challenging to get the backpack to hook on right. I had to play with the wings a lot to get them in the correct position as well. Overall though, not so bad, and it of course looks great. Normally I feel I need to do something with the legs to give the pose some character but this battroid just looks great with a simple straight leg stance due to the design and how regal it looks. I managed to get the gun and the shield set up so that it mimics the first battroid appearance in the show as well.

Now that I've had it in all 3 modes, I love battroid as much as I expected, but surprisingly I think Gerwalk ended up looking the best, which is unusual for me and I never considered it much before I saw the toy in gerwalk in person. Fighter is of course great, but those other modes definitely win out for me (in comparison, my 31F is just a show off by looking great in every mode).

4 hours ago, jvmacross said:

Not sure if this page from the MF -31 book specifically refers to how they are stored....but it would seem the wings fold?

Although I have the Bandai toys...I have yet to remove them from their boxes....can the toy wings do this wing folding move?

Yes, because it is part of the transformation. The wings fold up for battroid mode.

Additionally, you don't need master file to confirm it does this for high speed maneuvers, Messer does it in episode 1.

I haven't noticed any asymmetry in my 31F's wings, but I just went to Battroid today for the first time (I wanted to display it in each mode for a while, heh), so I just saw it in Gerwalk with the wings out, they seemed matched.

On the note of whether it is correct straight or not, I am not sure how much is correct off hand but I can confirm the wings are clearly supposed to have a slight anhedral structure (that is, a downward inclination). This is common on fighter aircraft as anhedral wings make the craft less stable but way more manuverable. Mirage points out in the show that this fact is purposefully exploited, and we know the VF's computer system works to keep the plane stable in flight where a pilot can have trouble with it manually (this, despite simpler computers, is also done in today's fighter aircraft).

Operation lesson aside though, my point is this lends credence to the idea the 'bent' wing is more correct than a fully straight one. Your problem may be the straight one is bending up too far.

EDIT: I just remembered, while my 31F looks good, I actually have this kind of issue with my YF-30. One of the tips rests bent slightly downward compared to the other. It is only noticeable when looking directly from the front though. Unlike the 31, I am not sure if the 30 is supposed to have anhedral tilt or not.

Well you can hear what their older singing voices would sound like by listening to the contemporary performances of their singing talents (Sheryl and Ranka likely wouldn't sound too different since it hasn't been that long and May'n and Megumi still sound pretty much the same, Fukuyama's (Basara) voice does sound a bit older though, as I'm sure Mari's does despite that she isn't that old really herself). However I know you want it in the context of a Macross story. I just think such a thing would be too much of a contrived story when the reunion concerts do most of that anyway. I'd prefer continued fresh storytelling (perhaps this time with some effort put into the writing, heh).

32 minutes ago, Graham said:

As much as I love Mac 7, I'm surprised it beat Frontier on that list.

 

It only beat the movie (and only the second one at that). Frontier the show ranked much higher.

1 hour ago, Saruta said:

I am probably in a minority at this point but I still want a Generations thing. The one that seemed to be set up with the "signal from Megaroad" bit. 

If the 35th anniversary movie is that, I'm gonna be happy. A Generations series would probably be harder to craft but if they do it, fine too.

Time might be running out - just how many more years will Mari Iijima be able to sing and voice-act? And you can't have Generations without Minmay, and you can't really have a different Minmay either.

I'd prefer to get some Basara too but I realize this might be less likely... and hopes for any link to the Sharon Apple plot are even less likely, despite the obvious sequel hook at the end of Plus (chip preserved).

 

It's just... when I hear this.... I know it was a video game so not everyone counts it... but this is basically what Macross 30 was. So I kinda feel like it's been done.

Unless you mean a story with all of them at the age they'd be in Delta's time frame (though I can think of several other issues with that). It'd at least be different I guess.

48 minutes ago, seti88 said:

you might say.....release the cracken!

heheh ahem. 

Well he already released the Draken! 

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I'll see myself out. 

I finally went for the first transformation, fighter to gerwalk. It wasn't the horror story some make it out to be but it was a tad difficult. Though my biggest issue was getting the legs right with respect to the intake covers and after caving and checking Jenius's transformation video I realized it was simply I missed a step with the crotch piece. That solved I think with enough transformations it'll be a lot easier. 

Gerwalk once done is gorgeous of course. I look forward to putting it in battroid though as that will likely be my favorite. 

11 hours ago, PanzerGundam said:

Howdy where i can watch or dowload Macross Zero and Frontier on HD with english subtitles and dowload Macross The First translated thanks.

Typically that information isn't freely shared here due to various rules.. as technically doing so is of a borderline legality( (regardless of how many of us do it). However there are enough resources that finding them isn't that difficult. Various fansub groups have taken the task for Zero and Frontier, so a simple google search should work out well enough.

As for Macross the First... good luck. Scanlations and such do exist but only for the first few chapters really, and have not kept up with the release of later ones last I checked (though.. the actual releases have not been that regular from what I hear).

10 hours ago, Zinjo said:

What was Gigle's human name.  Was it ever mentioned?

I don't think it was, really none of the humans overtaken by the Protodevlin themselves (just Gigil and Gepelnitch really) got named or.. likely.. survived (well Gepelnitch's human form seems to have merged with him).

I have finally received my pretty birdies! They tried to deliver while I was at work naturally so I had to drive out to the FedEx facility to get the package (or wait until Monday, screw that, lol), but I am successful. Got them out of the box and set up in fighter with pilots and looking correct, nothing crazy yet. It is two new valks at once, so.. got to take my time to enjoy them before transformations start.

They are both insanely cool looking, but the 31F is definitely drawing my eye the most, as wonderful as the Draken is. I love being all giddy at new stuff like this.

Well my package didn't arrive today... apparently they lie about estimated delivery windows... but I called and they seem convinced it should come tomorrow.

RE: VF-31F's head. I still really like it, but I know I'm in a minority (I also long the Anubis head of Keith's Draken so I must just like weird head styles) but I will admit the main thing that holds it back from being really good is the weird chin piece it has. If it was a smooth conical section, more like the Draken head even but without the dog ears, and just missing that chin I think it would get a lot less backlash (though I know many dislike the horn and the eyes, I like those however).

My 31F and 262Hs should arrive today, can't wait!

21 minutes ago, zaino said:

Just got mine today! As my first Dx chogokin I can safely say I am very excited to own one

 

also it's a bit bigger than the model Siegfrieds, wasn't expecting that but a welcome surprise (I assumed they were both 1/72)

All the Bandai DX Chogokin VFs have been 1/60 scale, which is likely done because Yamato/Arcadia already showed 1/60 was something of an ideal scale for VF toys previously (and they experimented up and down). That said Bandai is also finding a lot of success in the HMR line being at 1/100 scale, but I'd bet their DX Chogokin line will always be 1/60 since that has been a precedent. Meanwhile their model kits are consistently 1/72 which I assume is some standard as well.

Good! Cause you'll keep hearing it! A lot.

They do eventually start mixing in other songs and by midway in the show you start to hear Planet Dance less and less... but it always comes back like their banner song (that and Totsugeki Love Heart which is actually probably the real banner song of Fire Bomber, but I <3 that song forever so it's good with me).

53 minutes ago, Lolicon said:

It's the SQ game prize figure. 

If you remove the horn, it leaves an unpainted hole in the head. You could always just putty it in and paint over it if you want a smooth head with no horn.

Mine popped off during some handling, but it didn't feel flimsy. I'd rather it pop off then snap off. I was more concerned about this horn breaking than the 31J's.

On a side note, while my Hayate pilot figure fits snug in the cockpit, Messer rattles around, though there isn't enough space in the cockpit for him to actually fly out of his seat during, uhh, "maneuvers". 

Messer is just practicing his beam dodging skills. Sources close to me say that did not work out well for him though.

42 minutes ago, Toonz said:

thanks for the info, got to search for it.

i think a tiny bit of blu/white tack will keep Messer sitting properly

got to check mine when it arrives.

Or.. red tack.. all over the cockpit... for authenticity?

Is fiend a good thing in this context?

And the intro changes after a bit. I don't remember exactly when but eventually it will alter to represent recent events in the show or basic data on character relevant to the current episode and such. I often just started skipping it though.

1 hour ago, Chronocidal said:

I do have to ask, did Messer even use battroid at all in the series?  I may have just blanked it from memory, but it seemed he spent 99% of his time in fighter mode scissoring with Keith.  

Kind of mixed feelings about the head probe popping off.. on the one hand it might mean sloppy build quality.. but I never liked the probe anyway, so depending on the hole it leaves I might just leave it off, or mount something else there like an ECM blister.

What does the area underneath the probe look like? Does it leave an unpainted recess when it's removed, or is it just a hole/slot to plug in?

He used it a bit in the first episode to stop a raging Zentradi from crushing Kaname. I remember that well cause it is kind of what got me into the 31F Battroid (I actually like the head). After that.....

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Well he was in Gerwalk a few times at least.

Just got HLJ shipping notice for by Messer and Keith duo! Expecting it by end of the week. Psyched!

HLJ collected my payment, and I've already set up shipment for Draken and Seigfried and paid the shipping cost. Now we play the waiting game.

I'm waiting for HLJ (set up with PayPal to auto pay). I've heard that if it goes to PW and then I set up shipping it might take longer than immediate shipping. I suppose that is the price for combining with the Draken though. 

12 hours ago, Lolicon said:

No customs duties in the States so HLJ with their PW and low shipping costs are the best. 

Oh is that so? I suppose it didn't occur to me the people mentioning that issue are in other countries (I realize now my comical location info doesn't show I'm in the States, I am). If it is not as troublesome here then I won't worry about it, not that I was so much anyway.

I was mostly joking. I don't really expect to have a huge issue with two valks in one box, so I'll go ahead and do things as planned. I'm already this far into it, why change it now.

Lol, you guys are starting to make me question this whole plan. I could have had my Drakken for a month now if it isn't worth the effort to combine...

I never considered that, nor have I ever had customs issues.. but I've never combined shipments before either. I am left wondering now if it would be better to just go ahead and send the Draken out or not...

4 minutes ago, zaino said:

gratz, does it matter if it is in the private warehouse or just in my open orders?

 

is there a plus to the private warehouse?

 

Private warehouse is basically a tool that allows you to hold orders from being shipped until a time of your choosing once they are released. If you want it shipped immediately, you can move it out of there and set it to do that (you seem to already be set up to ship immediately). PW is useful for people planning multiple orders in a short time frame (less than 60 days, which is the limit of holding items in PW) and want to ship them together to minimize costs. As an example, I am doing this with the VF-31F and the Sv-262Hs. Currently the Drakken is still in my private warehouse. I've paid for it but it has not been shipped, I chose to let it sit there for a month to wait for Messer's VF to be released so I can ship them together.