Valkyrie Driver
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Yeah, but not all Macross FAST packs were just weapons and thrusters. Look at the VE-1's extra equipment, that's worth noting, as it was nothing but sensors and thrusters and fuel. Maybe the original idea was to have extra guidance and tracking systems to utilize the additional weapons systems, since youd need them to properly utilize that much extra armament. -
What do y'all think about these:
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From the album: My Collection
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From the album: My Collection
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From the album: My Collection
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From the album: My Collection
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The FAST Pack idea has changed somewhat. Look at the Silent Eagle, the conformal bays now only contain armaments, not fuel. So In this case it's life imitating art, rather than the other way around.
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As a character, Minmei is flaky, and serves her purpose in SDFM well. I also find her annoying and self absorbed. That coupled with her attachment to Kaifun. Sheryl Nome is actually a deep character if you look at her. She seems arrogant, conceited, and self absorbed, but this is a pretense she puts up to cover her deep seated fear and insecurity. She's a really caring individual, and it shows at several points in the series. Her character, despite the pretense, is honest and warm. I actually like the complexity in her character design. She's beautiful and she knows it, and she uses that to her advantage, except with Alto. She actually shows a great amount of affection towards him, and seems to genuinely care about him. Ranka Lee, is almost exactly the same with the exception that she does not put on pretense to cover her insecurities, she's actually quite open about it. She's naive, and gentle, which is actually kind of cute and endearing. She's similar to Sheryl in a lot of respects, but completely different in others. Sheryl is highly sexualized, while Ranka is an icon of purity. Their interactions are friendly, but there's a professional rivalry, but still friendly. Sharon Apple, is intriguing as a character, since she is both real, and not. She wouldn't exist without Myung, but Myung's feelings wouldn't have been expressed without Sharon. It's more of a psychological analysis, where Sharon represents Myungs Id, her desires and passions. Fire bomber had some really fun music, but their integration with the story was really wonky, and to be honest I disliked it. I do like the idea of the sound force, I just didn't care for the way they executed it.
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Thing is I still have both of my v1's. By the way, clear nail polish also works, I've used it on warhammer 40k models to keep joints tight.
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So, some of my recent toy purchases have ignited some love for the frontier valks. The VF-171, and the VF-25. I used to hate the VF-25, but the renewal toy kinda made me like it. The VF-171 toy has made me like the VF-171 more than I already did. The VF-171 is essentially a first generation advanced variable fighter, based on tech specs. So How does it really stack up to the first gen AVF posterchild the VF-19? Which design is better? I'd like to have a discussion about the AVF's in their own thread rather than in the upgrade thread I started a few months ago.
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Maybe, Idol wasn't the right word, but I didn't know a better word. You're right, Sharon was ahead of the times. While I like the sound, Macross Plus wasn't exactly my favorite in terms of music. I liked the story, but the music doesn't really jibe with it. That and I really like rock.
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I also have this problem, though my two least favorite toys are still my v1's (yamato, and vf-25f).
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Mercy! That's quite a collection. Very impressive. I wonder if my collection will ever be that big.
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So, I'm not trying to start a hate thread or any fights. I'm curious to hear what idols from the Macross continuity you like the best. Any music or musician/group are fair game. I'll kick it off, I like Sheryl Nome. I like her character (even if she's a bit conceited and arrogant), she's honest with herself, and I actually find her music to be the most catchy. Now don't get me wrong, I like the others, though Minmei is probably my least favorite, since she's a very flimsy character. I dislike Nekki Basara, but I like Fire Bomber. I'd say Ranka is my second favorite, she's really upbeat and cheerful, which is refreshing. What about y'all?
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I seem to prefer Sheryl.
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I think it looks closer to the HH-3 Jolly Green Giant.
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I hope to god someone buys out Harmony Gold, and releases the stranglehold on Macross in the States. I would love to see more macross in the US. Robotech was so painful to watch after seeing SDFM.
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Oh definitely, but it's inspiration none the less...
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I don't know if this qualifies as a toy, but it is for fun... Got it in the mail the other day. Toy Soldier Workshop AN/PRC-148 MBITR replica. Works with my old military Peltors. Yay, more stuff for airsoft!
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From the album: Misc
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It seems that the way it's explained it would be a PPBS, simply because it protects in the direction of the threat as opposed to providing protection in all directions.
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Agreed...
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Yeah, it's a trick I learned in tech school. Put the alarm out of reach so you can't just hit the snooze...
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Yeah, I don't use that alarm clock much. But when I do, I have to get out of bed to turn it off.
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The VF-11C was the pride of my collection, until I got the VF-19F. BTW, my latest addition is on the left, the VF-25 renewal, My old v1 DX Vf-25 is on the SMS stand. I'm debating on whether to put the old VF-25 up until I get a cabinet to display all of these in.