Master Dex

It had been mentioned that Mikhail's 25G has specialized optical equipment in the head unit which allows for greater accuracy with the rifle. As said before, nothing stops Alto from firing the gun, but Mikhail (or Klan in the case of that episode) might have been able to do it better. However as Grace in ep. 25 was basically a non-moving target it is not like it would be hard for Alto to miss.

Oh, well I am most certainly not painting. All I want is to panel line and then apply stickers (not decals, that just seems like more of a chore, but the stickers I hear are quite good anyway). So if that is all then I do not need to worry about clear coating, ok that helps a lot. Thank you for clarifying that.

Ok, another question here... I just can't find anything on this by searching. I got the idea on the panel lining now, but what I need to know more about is this clear coating stuff. I search the names people say but I can't find anything that helps me understand it better nor where I can get this stuff. I am really a novice at this stuff so I can use any help I get. Also, I know that if I use the wash method I should do this clear coat first, but should I do that at all if I use a marker?

Whooo.. is that VF-4 a Hagasawa or is it something Bandai is making? Because the Haga's are a bit more than I want to deal with (I don't like doing glue or cement models).

I believe Max only outranks Hikaru because Hikaru was gone for a long time after the fold accident that stranded Misa and Hikaru on Earth. Thus Max was made leader of Skull Squadron in his place. It is likely that Hikaru still outranked him beforehand, but in itself because Roy died just before Hikaru and Misa disappeared Hikaru didn't become leader of skull until Max disappeared into the Meltran ship. In a way a lot of things happened backwards.

Well I don't want to mess up this VF-25 because I do not plan on buying a second, I don't do the whole duplicate thing. So I don't want to do something I could horribly mess up even if it is reversible. It just seems like there is always another step that I am just suddenly learning about, I just want to know what all I am supposed to do if I use this method of panel lining because otherwise I'll skip some step and it won't work out. I don't want to spend money on buying a whole new kit. I am not even sure where to get all this stuff so I may just not bother (I am sure I could Google it all and find it for sale somewhere but at this point it is seems like more of a chore to track it all down).

Ok, so the clear coat stuff is a spray then? If so then is it better to spray it over the individual pieces (as in the ones getting panel lined at least) and then panel line the individual pieces, or do you do like the guy in the video and have the model in only a few pieces (which is easily done seeing how the VF-25 is built in the instructions). It seems like the more I hear about it, this method of panel lining does seem easier but at the same time the more I hear about it there is continually something extra, like now there is this clear coat thing before the lining.... do you have to do something extra after finishing the panel lines too?

That second link didn't seem to lead anywhere but that first one was very helpful. I never really understood the other panel lining method before so it was nice to see a video of it. Only question I have is he mentions several times that wash method works better after you have clear coated it... I have heard this said many times but what exactly does it mean and how is that one done? (I figure I'll get better answers from the people here than google...)

Like I said I'm not hardcore or experiences enough to do that. I have built many snap models before, but rarely do I sticker (but I will definitely do so for this) and I have never panel lined. Using a marker sounds easier than this other method beside the fact I have no idea how to do that other method. Compared to most model builders I suppose I am a novice despite having built a lot of snap fit models before.

Oh I am willing to commit the time to panel lining. I just can't find the marker for it! The ebay page helps but I try to find anything I can from elsewhere than ebay, most because I never set up an account and it is easier that way. I may just try to look at a hobby store around town.

I don't even know how to clear coat... but as my luck would have it, gundamstoreandmore.com also list GM02 as sold out... so I don't know anymore. I've seen pictures with just stickers and no panel lining and it looks ok... but I was really into the idea of panel lining this one.

Then it sounds even more so than a PSP could be useful to me. Perhaps I will look out for an older cheaper model, perhaps used, doesn't bother me. I have no reason to go with the latest stuff.

I'm no hardcore model builder, I don't know anything about this clear coating stuff. I just want to build it, and I want it too look good so I am panel lining and stickering it. However thanks for pointing out the other store.

I just got my VF-25S but I am not building it until I go home after the end of my semester (which is later next week so I don't have to wait too long). I was planning to get this gundam marker from HLJ for panel lining as it was recommended: http://www.hlj.com/product/GNZGM02 , but as you can see it is now on back order, but this: http://www.hlj.com/product/GNZGM21 looks very close to it and I might get this instead. What I want to ask if anyone knows, is whether or not there is a difference between the two and if so which would be better for the Ozma kit? I plan to panel line and use stickers, as have no experience with decals and I don't want to mess anything up on this kit. I want to panel line the parts before building but is it better to panel line on the sprue or off? I don't want to mix up the parts and not know which is which when building. Also I know the stickers should be done after building but I am curious as to what people have done about the horns on the skull leader insignia since they go over hinges.

That makes me wonder, is it possible to play the iso for VFX2 on like a playstation 3 in a similar manner. I figure PS3 would be the only one that could do that and since it is backwards compatible with PS1 it sounds plausible. However VFX2 is probably not that expensive to actually buy so I doubt it would matter....

With this in mind I might look into getting a PSP someday, but for Christmas is unlikely as money is something I have to watch right now. I just got an Ozma 1/72 model and I plan to get a Michel 1/60 DX in March, those combined with Christmas stuff in general makes me need to watch money. I guess the 2000 and 3000 are the newer ones... Noted though, if I plan to do any modding, I will ask you wolfx since you seem to know how to do it, or at least explain it.

I don't know this stuff because I don't own one though. Doesn't matter though, not likely I can do anything since my friend doesn't seem to know where his is. I was already sold that I wouldn't be able to play the game but when I found the iso I thought it might be possible, oh well.

I might be in luck since my friend has an older model I believe, but I don't know. I don't even know what the memory sticks look like or how I would interface them to the computer... unless the PSP uses a memory format that is similar to a capture card or an SD card.

So, how then can I get the iso onto a memory stick for PSP? I don't know anything about it, but I have a friend with a PSP, so I could use his perhaps.

Before anyone says something, I don't own a PSP nor do I want to spend the money to buy one. I found the iso for Macross Ace Frontier though but I can't find any PSP emulators that actually play any games... but if there is an iso for the game out, there must be at least one emulator out there that can play it. I don't know if anyone here can help but if you know something, please let me know, help is appreciated.

That is a good comparison picture, easy to see some of the problems.... though I will note that such problems don't really bother me that much. However I don't plan to get the 1/60 Ozma so it doesn't bother me that much more, I just want the 1/60 Michael.

Not likely considering Frontier has finished its run. However there is still a movie... we just don't know if it will be a DYRL style remake or something new yet.

You crushed the valk or the little pilot that is supposed to be Alto? If the latter, you know this wouldn't happen to Ozma... cause he's a MAN!! (couldn't resist). Thank you for notifying.. I have placed an order, 20% was too good to pass on. I was going to wait a while on HLJ, but that is good price.

I was being a bit coy, but I did mean in this thread, yes.

On the contrary, I don't believe anyone was really talking about spiritia... just got mentioned once.