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One other point regarding the use of aftermarket stickers and decals that I have not seen mentioned in this thread yet is this: If you ever decide to sell any of your valks, they may fetch more if you have an untouched original sticker sheet to go with them. Might be stretching it with Yamato 1/48s, but this is most definitely true of older collector toys like Takatokus and Gakkens

You're thinking in terms of a terrestrially constructed elevator (Earth-based, with an orbital terminus). Most orbital elevator ideas I've read about explain the proposition the other way around: Orbitally based, with an interface/terminus on the Earth end. To build it, you'd just drop weighted carbon line (alright, a LOT of line ) from a geosynchronous satellite. Once you've "tied it off" on Earth, you use autonomous elevator "cars" to slowly climb their payload up the "rope" to orbit. No need to worry about foundations, earthquakes, or any of that nonsense.

Nice pics, port. The MPC Alphas are really nice looking, but 'tis a shame about all the QC issues people have had. I still enjoy mine, but they are all pretty much on static display. I'd have to agree with the consensus in this thread regarding the Betas. If it can't be made transformable, decently sculpted, and decently priced, I wouldn't bother with it. This from a guy who has all of the MPC Alphas and who has eagerly awaited the Tread, and who would most likely buy a Beta/Tread in whatever schemes they offer it, should they choose to make it reasonable.

I'll second that post in its entirety. The Gakken 1/55 IS hilariously bad, but at least not hideously bad like the 1/72. The little wing-tabs were stupidly weak, the add-on backplate thing was pure idiocy, the shoulder joints were prone to the little staked pins going missing, the arms didn't line up in fighter mode, the canards and arm fins didn't move, and, ohhh, that sculpt. I still have a warm spot in my heart for them, even though I know that they're bad. It's kind of like that horrible mangy stray that you 'adopted' as a child. Perhaps it's because they were all I could afford to buy myself as a kid, so that I HAD to love them... Or that my friend had a 2-mode Alpha, and mine could at least do all three modes (kinda sorta)... Or, it might be, as JBZERO has pointed out in the past, that I'm just a masochist. I still have a little bit of a closet affair going on with the little transformable cyclones too. God, I'm sick *edit - misspelled 'idiocy'

Yes, it's a boot, but I agree, the box art does look better than the real deal. The art on the disc labels if different too.

Very nice, Skull-1. Beautiful 1/55, and yes, Devin's decals are rockin'.

Damn, waiting for mine from Tam too. Sounds like mine should be here soon. Must...have...patience... Aaarggghhhh

There are these ones too: http://www.hobbytron.com/F14TomcatRCPlane.html They are really more like toys than real r/c birds. They have ~2' wingspan. Might be what HWR MKII has seen around.

Bravo, Bravo! Looks like it has much better control authority than your old balsa -51, despite being underpowered. Beautiful work, thank you much for posting the video!

Wow, Nice Work. Looking forward to seeing your vid

I'm bringing this one back from the nether reaches of the board On the subject of Jotun/Orguss-Valks, here's an interesting one I found. The discoloration on the bottom third is due to some weirdness my scanner just started pulling on me (not that the discoloration detracts too much from the original scheme on this one)

It was never John Kerry, it was Al Gore. Get your facts straight.

I'm not a hoarder, but I do seem to have a cannon fodder fetish. 5x 1/60 TRU CF 5 or 6x 1/60 CF 1x 1/48 CF 3x 1/55 CF I have lots of other VF types that are not CFs, but proportionally the CFs are in the majority.

You're going to need some reverb too if you want to become fluent. Better work on that.

Looking really good, Luke. Can't wait to see her fly! Thanks again for keeping us all up to date here.

Wow... [runs off to play Dig Dug]

Thanks for the kind words honneamise. My models do carry certain signature touches, usually in the form of big gluey thumbprints, but they seem to display ok from a "short" distance . I haven't seen many of the smaller kits such as you've posted around, which is probably a good thing for everyone, considering what I would likely do to them . I haven't pulled the shrinkwrap from the 1/48 Gerwalk, so can't really comment on it yet. Like you've stated, I had heard that the ARII Orguss variable kits left lots to be desired, but I've had fun with some of their small fixed-pose stuff like the 1/100 VF-1 fighters, and figured it would be good for a eight dollar lark if nothing else. Solscud, nice custom there too. Might be fun to pick up a beater Orgroid and do the same, maybe with some intake mods on the legs...

The first issues did not (the VF-1A Hikaru, Max, CF, and VF-1S Roy non-fp). The super valks and onward all have pilot figures (VF-1Js, 1S Strike, 1D, VE & VT).

Wow. Great stuff, everybody. I really like your custom Orgroid-Valk, NMB4Macross. I've got a small collection of Orguss stuff, that I'm slowly adding to. This is what I have now: 1/40 Orgroid MIB 1/60 Gerwalk Nikick MIB 1/60 Gerwalk Ishkick Command MIB 1/60 Gerwalk Ishkick Command Bootleg 1/60 Gerwalk Ishkick Standard MIB 1/60 Gerwalk Ishkick Standard Bootleg (Grey/White) 1/60 Gerwalk Ishforn MIB ARII 1/48 Orgroid Gerwalk ARII 1/144 Orguss 4Type (all four of the 1/144s in one box) I've just started building my 4Type models - these are very simple, yet very cool little guys. I've more or less finished the Orgroid and Tank models - the Orgroid in 1/144 is about 3" tall! Here's a really poor picture of the Orgroid:

This is what I use for M.A.M.E. I don't need no stinkin' gampads

That's pretty much what I thought too, and it would be cool. But it looks like maybe the original poster is actually talking about a VF-0 style vertically rotating cockpit - I'm kind of 'meh' on that one.

Thanks for the info, Greg. I knew that it was an original Japanese issue, but didn't know about the missiles... So there is a variant in the Japanese packaging, but without the firing missiles? I knew that was true of the Henshin Robo releases since I had owned one, but had assumed that all the japanese ones had firing missiles. I'll keep you in the loop next time I see one.

Well, it is, but this time it's actually a neat idea. I say go for it

Er, http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=11515 * Edit, and new dev site here http://www.dyrl.vze.com/*

Max didn't kill Millia, he bested her. You can figure out the rest.