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  1. Master Dex
    There is also the fact we haven't seen them exiting fold except for episode one which gave no close up. It is not impossible they are carrying fold boosters and dropping them, then picking them up when they leave. Frontier showed modern boosters are reusable, unlike in 7 and Plus. That being said, the animation of their defold in episode 1 was unique. Blue and spiraly instead of the typical pinkish fold window. Maybe that is an indicator of something unique. If you ask me, I think they shouldn't have changed the space fold aesthetic in Frontier. I liked it better in the older shows with the blinking and that sound effect.
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    It's not that strange really.. Battle Frontier was really underutilized in Frontier compared to how often Battle 7 was used in Macross 7. We didn't even see it transform until the last 2 episodes of Frontier. Now the movies gave it a lot more screen time. They also got it taken over by a mind controlled Vajra queen (instead of Battle Galaxy as in the show, which never even showed up... I always wondered if it was destroyed in the initial attack on the Galaxy Fleet in the movie).
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    As in the New Macross class battleship connected to the Frontier fleet... it was called Battle Frontier.
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    Considering they went through the effort to show Hayate's Battroid arm missing even in fighter mode, it would be disappointing if they did magic gunpods for the 171, worth rechecking. I assume you didn't mean Alto but Hayate... (both blue haired main characters anyway). If so, the VF-31's guns are stored in the forearms and just flip out. They do have a beam gunpod which is part of the backpack but can be detached and held.. though I don't recall that being used in the climax of this episode.
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    That description makes me think that I'd be cool with Lady M as Myung... but only if Mikumo really is an android. She is something but I'm not sure what yet. Otherwise, still kinda betting on Mylene or it just being a case of SK being a Holy Trolling Head.
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    Not that I know of, but it was the most recent, done for episode 8. I think it was Celia Rose that said it, but since Mr. March and EXO are also on the show and didn't dispute it I am left wondering.
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    I heard it mentioned on the Delta recap show, but is Macross Delta really getting a mid-season break (as in becoming a split-cour show)? That's pretty unusual for Macross.
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    VF-171 was a pared down variation to be more multipurpose so that in general just makes it less 'super.' The 17 was actually pretty good and only died rarely (poor Physica...). Diamond Force never transferred out of them in the show though. They flew them to the end. Gamlin is flying a VF-22 in Dynamite 7 though, suggesting an upgrade coinciding with Max and Millia's custom order 22s. The VF-19s in Macross 7 though were Emerald Force, a second ace unit that was pretty much introduced just to be a rival to Diamond Force and add drama (cause they tended to be jerks)... but realistically because having another squad with specialized VFs fighting the Varuta and Protodevlin was smart.
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    Bandai DX VF-31

    Master Dex replied to UN Spacy's topic in Toys

    EDIT: I realized after I wrote the stuff below we said the same thing. I thought you said you preferred Renewals. Nevermind, but I'll leave my text as was.I disagree.. The idea of renewals bugs me. To get a better product you either have to buy it twice or wait longer than necessary. That's just stupid. Renewals shouldn't be necessary if they just do the job right the first time. I'd rather wait for a good product to be made the first time than have to decide if I want to buy it again to get a better one.
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    I'm thinking back to Emilia's transforming guitar gun from the Macross 7 movie now. That thing was awesome.
  11. Master Dex
    It was Engrish in that she was mixing it with Japanese, but fair point either way. The opening is a good ensemble song.. but as is typical of Macross shows the opening is never included in the series as a regular song typically, despite being on the albums. Though admittedly the ending song appearing in episode 5 implies that may not always be the case and it could be coincidence. SDFM doesn't count really, but Seventh Moon was never sung in universe to my knowledge, nor was Triangler (even after it got a Sheryl/Ranka cover) or Lion (except for the Service Medley.. which might count). Silent Hacker was a Reina song, you can see her singing some lines in the sequence.
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    Just watched. I was very happy with this episode. It had a little bit of everything a good Macross show normally has, except maybe some triangle work (I'm sure we'll get an episode more devoted to that in time). The engrish song was good, but I think Azrael has it right, the ensemble songs are the weakest point for Walkure so far. Individuals have been great though. Freyja's song was fantastic and fit the mood of the scene great. I also love the first in series use of the fold resonance system (not counting the second Frontier movie with the earlier fold wave version of course). It is like taking the idea of the sound boosters and kicking it up to another level by not just amplifying the song's fold signature but giving a direct effect to a specific target (in this case Hayate). I do have a concern though it might ultimately end up being used to give VFs abilities not physically possible before and we then will rely on the "it works by using fold super science" to explain potential breaks in newtons laws or thermodynamics. We aren't there yet really.. but I hope Kawamori doesn't go too nuts with the idea (otherwise it will just be another lambda driver ala FMP!) Oh Messer. I guess his open wound enabled the Var chemical to affect him, even though there has been signs of his weakness before. Definitely seems he has something in his past that may make him more susceptible. The song helped him but clearly he needs some more in depth treatment since it appears to be back by the end of the episode. I got the sense Keith was somewhat depressed Messer got Var'd, he couldn't get his proper fight. It is notable he stopped attacking Messer once he realized it. Roid clearly wants to see more of how Walkure affect the ruins compared to Heinz. I heavily suspect he will want to eventually kidnap Freyja to help in whatever his long term plan is. Meanwhile, he and Keith are going to have to hash out the details of this fight. Bouge, well he had it coming. He is being impetuous at best and he earned the spanking he got from Hayate. As for Arad's comment about Hayate... I'm still not sure if that was a weird translation or not.. I'm going to wait and see before assuming anything. Great action, good music, some character development for Freyja, a little for Hayate. Solid B+.
  13. Master Dex
    Typically except for any holiday weekends.. most anime are straight aired (unless they are split cour as happens a lot lately, but Macross has never been done in this fashion.. yet anyway, but I expect we'd know that by now).
  14. Master Dex
    Haven't seen anything yet.. but I can't help but read stuff people say. It usually doesn't ruin it for me either way. GG is reporting their subs might take a little longer. Works out for me since I'm out of town with a shoddy hotel wifi connection. By the time the subs are out I'll be home.
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    Bandai DX VF-31

    Master Dex replied to UN Spacy's topic in Toys

    That's true, and wing mounting does play a role too.. most dihedral wings are base mounted such as commercial airliners. Fighters are small enough that the mounting does little to affect it as much as how the wing is tilted. I really should have remembered that.. considering I just flew on a C-17, and will again shortly.
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    Bandai DX VF-31

    Master Dex replied to UN Spacy's topic in Toys

    The official term is anhedral tilt of the wings, which reduces stability but adds to maneuverability which is ideal for fighters (and is in fact something Mirage points out in mission 3). I work on F-16s in the USAF, the main wings are pretty straight (they might have a very slight tilt like David says, 1 degree is hard to see up close) but the elevators have a far more noticeable anhedral angle. The opposite of this is dihedral which just means upward tilt of course which provides extra stability by forcing the plane to not tilt over. It basically makes it really hard to roll and it as a result preferable for large planes (which the AF calls heavies).
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    Bandai DX VF-31

    Master Dex replied to UN Spacy's topic in Toys

    I admit I am conflicted. I am not willing to afford a large assortment of anything. I originally thought I'd get the Sv-262Hs and VF-31J to get the two ace rivals. There is an allure to Mirage's VF-31C though. The color is one reason, but also.. I have a 1/48 VF-1J Max and it might be cool to have two family VFs (even though I've never gotten any of the Millia figures). There is also the obvious fact that Mirage is likely my favorite hero character so far. I only wanted Messer to display against Keith's VF (which I will get either way), but while I don't hate him, I'm not a big fan of Messer either. Back during the Frontier days it was easier. I was a college student, I couldn't afford DX VFs... I got a model kit and an older Yamato on discount. Now... I have money... I finally understand the danger of this hobby.
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    I'll be honest, I really don't know. That is just how it appeared to me. There are maneuvers that play with stalls like the kulbit as mentioned... but this is not my area of expertise.
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    More like he started a cobra, went too far and stalled out into a flat spin and got lucky enough to level out almost immediately.
  20. Master Dex
    That is what I meant by the bar that flips up (carrying a second bar with the arms) with the beam cannon which itself rotates so it is facing forward on top in Gerwalk. I am not great at description but I have a frame by frame gallery that makes it pretty clear. Also I am generally good at picking apart patterns and details due to being an engineer anyway. I am not at my home computer though to access all that stuff right now however, but somewhere in the episode 4 thread someone did post a gif of the transformation (I have one too, but again, can't get to it now).
  21. Master Dex
    I think they were traveling in a fold opened up from Windermere. Boosters we just didn't see is also likely. As for the gun, it is on the underside in fighter mode attached to a bar that moved upward with a second bar that holds the shoulder connections. The gun does a 180 on this bar for Gerwalk and detaches for Battroid (I freeze framed the transformation). In Fighter the design of the gun is such that it blends in with the fuselage really well to give the plane a smooth look.
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    1 for me.. because my collection is small due to not being able to afford stuff like this before now. I imagine for cost reasons I'll get a 262Hs and a VF-31J (Messer) so I have the rivals.
  23. Master Dex
    It is nice to know that years later after Frontier, even MisaForever is still the same person, who betrays their chosen character idols for the newest version each series, lol. Misa&KlanForgotten is a true fan indeed. (In all seriousness I am having simple fun of course... but they make it so easy).
  24. Master Dex
    Ok.. it's probably been asked but I rather just ask again. I am not new to this forum or the toys... but I was active from when Frontier aired until a short time before the movies came out.. and then I didn't really come back here until Delta started. As a result.. I fell out of recognition of the current Valkyrie toy markets (took me a while to figure out the Yamato/Arcadia thing but that seems clear now). All that pre-amble is mostly to show why I'm ignorant, lol... but my question is what exactly is the Hi-Metal (original and R) series all about? Does it include metal? How does it compare to other companies products? I understand it is only VF-1s right now but I still am unsure what the story there is. (For reference, the only VFs I own are a Yamato 1/48 VF-1J Max and the Bandai 1/72 VF-25S model. I could not afford a lot back then, heh)
  25. Master Dex
    I think it is obvious. The Aerial Knights hold their pee in super dimension space via the use of fold resonance toilets.
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