treatment Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Is the antenna supposed to be like that? it's prolly the emo-edition... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullmilitia Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Is the antenna supposed to be like that? Sorry, I had the Fan on... Damn Bandai rubber! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benson13 Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 The same thing happens to killer whales in captivity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sreichma Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Maybe you can call it Isamu's YF-0S? Damn the sun for ruining a nice valk. I don't think its yellowed. The missiles look to be the same color as the valk, the O-S came in a very off white. Understand though that on this specie example you may see a slight tint that I do not. I could be wrong. Either way, if your in the market for a 0-S a great way to determine if it is yellowed is to look at the missiles on the wing. If they match, it's good. I hope Arcadia does put one out in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sreichma Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 My current Frontier (w/o my VF-27) lineup. I just got the armor parts but I don't have Ozma, so I put it on the G first. I'm almost tempted to repaint it blue! I gave up selling the VF-25G after some d*** decided to bid on it on ebay and never replied after winning. I hope it's not one of the members here >: ( Sorry for the messy background! The 25G blue looks great with the Ozma armor. Looks like it stepped out of the blue ray and onto the shelf with the colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrinG Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 The same thing happens to killer whales in captivity. Ha Haaaa - B . . . good one . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reïvaj Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 The same thing happens to killer whales in captivity. Are you saying that the valk needs to be freed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaajin Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Yak deculture! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaajin Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 (edited) OK, here goes couple of fixed stance poses from YF-19 (purchased from skullmilitia - still need that intake cover), before pictures of the new incarnation flood the whole forum : EDITED : sorry, crappy phone camera Edited January 8, 2014 by aaajin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullmilitia Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 (edited) Some VF-171 magic.. Group shot.. Edited January 9, 2014 by skullmilitia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCracker Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 All that Durandals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCracker Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Some YF-19 Bird of Prey love... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancalot Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 nice effect skull ... and nice pic TCracker the bird of prey does look nice hey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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treatment Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Jetfire vs Skywarp... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loop Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 The VF-1S wins! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GU-11 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Those are some sweet pics of the BOP, TCracker! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scyla Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Are they flying through space? They must be due to the Strike Pack. I image the TF Seekers are able to fly in space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YF-29 Durandal Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 (edited) Are they flying through space? They must be due to the Strike Pack. I image the TF Seekers are able to fly in space. Yup, too much drag from the strike pack to fly that in an atmosphere. Hmm... I wonder if the tornado pack for the VF-25 is for space only or what do you think? Edited January 11, 2014 by YF-29 Durandal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Falcon18 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Nice shot! Yup, too much drag from the strike pack to fly that in an atmosphere. Hmm... I wonder if the tornado pack for the VF-25 is for space only or what do you think? Works in atmosphere too. Shown in the movie flying in the fleet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anime52k8 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Are they flying through space? They must be due to the Strike Pack. I image the TF Seekers are able to fly in space. They're sitting on stands... (I have no imagination) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YF-29 Durandal Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 (edited) Nice shot! Works in atmosphere too. Shown in the movie flying in the fleet. Really? Two big cannons above the cockpit should cause some drag but I guess that you could write it up as anime magic. Edited January 11, 2014 by YF-29 Durandal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacrossJunkie Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Those guns are actually pretty sleek and the entire assembly doesn't look like it would introduce too much drag. Not much more than a rotodome on an AWACS plane would produce anyway. Also, something like that certainly wouldn't produce enough drag to hinder the fighter's very powerful engines. Like modern planes, it also uses a fly-by-wire type of controls so it would do the necessary calculations and adjustments while interpreting the pilot's input to make the plane do what the pilot intended to do while still keeping it up in the air. I think the main reason those guns can only be used in subsonic atmospheric speeds is the risk of damage to the guns if they were being raised and rotated around at mach speeds. The drag at those speeds would probably damage the mechanisms or maybe even tear it right off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YF-29 Durandal Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 I was talking about the tornado pack cannons but anyway... the chest cannons on the VF-171EX they are not glued in place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon18 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 (edited) MJ *was* talking about the Tornado cannons. It would cause drag, yes, but not so much that it wouldn't allow the aircraft to fly. Edited January 11, 2014 by Falcon18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YF-29 Durandal Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 MJ *was* talking about the Tornado cannons. It would cause drag, yes, but not so much that it wouldn't allow the aircraft to fly. Ah, ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullmilitia Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Are we really spending time worrying about drag on a aircraft that spends 5% of its time in atmosphere? Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benson13 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 But, but, damn you and your valid argument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommar Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Just because the fighter in Mac F spends most of it's time in space doesn't mean the design couldn't be used someplace else in atmosphere most of the time like all of the those Volan VF-5000 patrols that are atmosphere based. But then the argument becomes, are you really spending time worrying about drag on make-believe aircraft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reïvaj Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Are we really spending time worrying about drag on a aircraft that spends 5% of its time in atmosphere? Lol As you said, worrying about that might not be the best spent time, but with that kind of argument most of valks shouldn't even have wings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anime52k8 Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 you're also talking about a plane that in it's basic configuration has a 40:1 thrust to weight ratio. I'm pretty sure it doesn't give a crap about drag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
close313 Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 (edited) Tomorrow's the start of my next semester, luckily I'm able to finish my Skull 1. I repainted the yellow parts and solely used leftover decals from my VF-1 assembly kit, Bandai VF-25G, RVF-25 (ghost's decals) and VF-27 kits. I really love the 25a's brown and I'm not really a fan of the different colours of the original Frontier skull squad. Can't wait till my other two CFs to come before sharing my simple mod. I only had 1 pair of SMS004 decals which I roughly cut into SMS001's, that's why it looks abit off hahaha. Won't be transforming this guy yet until I learn how to avoid scratches. Edited January 12, 2014 by close313 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacrossJunkie Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 (edited) Nice job! I like the repainted color of the armor. You did a pretty good job with masking off the areas around the yellow for painting too. Edited January 12, 2014 by MacrossJunkie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
close313 Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Thanks! All was easy until i needed to mask the hip armor. I had to redo it a few times since the factory yellow was oversprayed at different points. I learnt that i shouldnt strip paint using lacquer thinner, which caused a portion of plastic of the chest armor to break away. Had to glue and putty it back. And the other crotch piece fell face first right afted spraying. Ugh. Im glad it was a test piece anyway since i dont use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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