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  1. MacrossJunkie
    I meant no offense by it and understood that the compression was being done by the software. The fact that it is there is highly appreciated and much kudos and thanks to Shawn for his sacrifice in time and money to keep the site maintained (we really ought to have some sort of donation thing going to help him pay for this). I think many of us have used the file attachments to upload some quick photos and such. My main point was that for an archive of photos, there were better alternatives to use that would be a win for all parties.
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    Yeah, the built in gallery on the site is kind of terrible. The compression is so high that it degrades the image quality significantly, in addition to limiting the image size. I personally put all my stuff on Picasaweb which is tied to one of my google accounts. It's free and I have plenty of space so I can just upload the full size now and just link images in the size I choose. Falcon18 suggested Flickr as well and mentioned it was free with 1 TB of space. I guess they must have stepped up their game. Back when I tried to use it a couple years ago, they limited how many images I could have uploaded on a free account and tried to push me toward getting a paid account to get around the imposed limitations. I saw that Saburo uses Flickr to host his images also so he would likely be able to give a more informed opinion of it based on how it is now.
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    If you are thinking of the Sennheiser PC350's, the special edition is currently on woot.com for $99.99 for the next 7 days or until all are sold. That's $30 cheaper than on Amazon.
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    Your pics are fantastic too! They are always so sharp and vibrant with good posing as well.
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    Here are the rest of the shots.
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    Just crossed off another item on my to-do list. Got the Isamu 29 Super parts finished up. Had some issues with certain paints clogging up my airbrush no matter how much thinner I put in. For some reason even at a ratio of 10 drops of thinner per drop of paint, I could only spray black or gunmetal for a few seconds before nothing would come out at anything less than full throttle on two entirely different airbrushes. Ended up having to revert to using the tamiya weathering kits just to finish because I was starting to get really pissed. Anyway, took some fighter pics for now. GERWALK and battroid to follow later.
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    Nice subtle shading on it. The flatter finish on the booster really does contrast well with the finish on the fighter. I really wish I had gotten a second one. I want one to display with the super parts on in fighter mode. Also, I think I could do a much better job on it now than on my first one, having gained more experience and knowledge on what works or doesn't. Might I suggest that you upload your pics to a gallery/album? Makes it easier for people or even for yourself to go back and find if it's all in one place and you could just link the images from there.
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    It's tempting to get a second one, but I think I will hold out for a possible repaint.
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    It definitely is a whole lot more ergonomic. Everything is easily adjustable; Monitor height and spacing, desktop height. frame length, how far back or forward and how high the side mounts are, the angle of the pedal base. The seat is an actual car bucket seat, complete with the lever underneath the seat to pull and slide the seat back and forth along the rails and a reclining lever on the side. There's also a center stick mount included for people who prefer it old school and have the stick positioned between their legs. Overall I feel it was money very well spent. With my old setup, my wrists would hurt while typing, arms would be stiff using a HOTAS or steering wheel in less than ideal positions, or even just playing games on a mouse and keyboard was not very comfortable. Now everything is where I want it to be.
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    Yeah, the 2nd and 3rd pics are exactly what I need. Thank you so much! Now I know where to paint. It is definitely a lighter gray on the leading edge, just like the YF-30 had. I believe it should match the light gray on the upcoming super parts where they are reversed and put on the trailing edge. Like so:
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    Okay, I'm begging again for anyone with the Macross 30 game to take a screen capture or camera photo of their screen of Ozma's 29 without the Super pack on or maybe someone could point me to an existing pic somewhere. I really need to see how the wings are supposed to be painted. I've only been able to find a couple shots with the super parts on and one bad photo of the 29 without the supers but turned around at a bad angle so I couldn't really see.
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    It doubles as my normal desk as well as my driving sim cockpit as well using my Logitech G25. So it does triple duty I guess. When I got it, I was looking to replace my old chair and desk anyway for something that was more ergonomic as my old desk was a bit high for the keyboard and mouse and set the monitors too high as well which was causing me headaches and neck pain. The chair sucked too as it made my butt hurt after less than an hour of sitting in it. I figured if I was going to spend money on a new desk, chair and a triple monitor stand, I might as well find a solution that gave me everything I wanted, including a place to mount my driving and flight sim stuff. I ended up finding these simpit type setups and narrowed it down to the VolairSim and the Obutto R3volution. My first choice was the R3volution because it had a larger keyboard and mouse tray plus it supported these additional desktop panels mounted on swing arms that you could swing around for use, but the base model already cost more than the VolairSim and didn't even include stuff like the triple monitor support or the desktop arms. If I added everything I needed, it would have ended up costing almost double the VolairSim. On top of all that, VolairSim was running a 10% discount for the pre-orders at the time, so my choice became obvious in the end. I really liked the Diaspora mod from Hard Light. The idea of zipping around in a Colonial Viper and blasting Cylons was enough to get me to re-install FreeSpace 2.
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    That is amazing work as usual on your RVF and 171! You especially did a good job with the subtle streaks on the 171's wings. That's something I need to try to get better at. It rarely comes out looking right for me. As for the DX lenses, they would still work with the a full frame sensor, it's just that the images would be cropped some. If I got a full frame camera, I'd still use my DX lenses until I was able to buy some lenses that took advantage of the larger sensor.
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    At 3 months, it should still be under warranty, right? I would have them replace it just out of principle. If it dies again after that then I would consider a different set or another brand entirely. I've read that the X04's were uncomfortable to wear though (like a vice on your head). If that's true, you may want to just get a different pair and keep the replacement X04's as a backup. I have had a pair of TB EarForce Spectres myself since May. I initially felt they were tight on my head, but I don't know if I'm just breaking them in or if I'm getting used to it, but it doesn't seem to feel so bad now. So far no problems and the sound is pretty good (though somewhat strong in the bass department). I would avoid Logitech. Everything I've seen about their gaming headsets is that they are cheap quality and break easily as well. Possibly consider Audio Technica or Sennheiser for your next headset. Also, while not a brand I associate with audio, Kingston seems to have a HyperX Cloud headset that has pretty high average reviews on Amazon for $80, that could be worth considering too.
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    I've tried some, but I'm waiting until the keybinding is built into the game itself instead of having to mess with xml configs to really get into it more (which should be in the upcoming 1.0 version of the Arena Commander). It's still going through a lot of play and input balancing iterations as well. There is still much for them to put in and refine. I think they should have at least most of their promised features at launch, which at the current rate, I'm guessing is still about 2 years out. A lot of the past dev time spent has been on getting the ground work and backend stuff built. If you follow their "Around the Verse" show and posts, they mention a lot about how they were making the tools to that make generating content or automating certain tasks much faster so progress should accelerate as more of their tools are built out. They've already got a lot more they were/will be able to show this year than they were able to last year. As for investment into the game at this point in time, you really don't need to put much more than $45 into it if you want a ship, beta access, and an arena commander pass which is comparable to spending money on other computer games these days anyway. You could even do $35 ($30 base package + $5 arena commander pass) if you don't care about the beta access. The only thing anyone is missing out on if only just doing a pledge now is the alpha access. You can still do the arena commander with the pass as much as you'd like and includes several dogfighting modes as well as racing which was just added in the 0.9 release. I've been a big space sim fan since the days of WC1 and X-Wing, so I am highly anticipating when most of the core features including the persistent universe are in for people to test with. My cockpit is almost complete. I just need to get some rudder pedals and am awaiting the eventual consumer release of the oculus rift. I may get Elite: Dangerous as well when it is released to hold me over as it will be released a lot sooner than SC. I know, right? Stupid cliff hanger at the end of Freespace 2...
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    Based on the pictures, there doesn't seem to be any need for any parts-forming here, aside from maybe the head/bridge and the definition of parts-forming. I just don't see a way for it to get past the cannons without taking it off and then putting it back on. There's just one thing about the sample pics that I'm wondering. Is cruiser mode mis-transformed or are the main cannons simply not capable of sliding back to cover the blocks that the arms are connected to due to the SD proportions? It kind of looks like they could. Edit: Is it too late to tell them that the "01" and "02" on the ARMDs should be flipped? The ARMDs themselves are correct, but the numbering on them aren't.
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    That works too! The purple on the 30th Anniversary edition would be a perfect swap. Does anyone have Macross 30 and can make some screenshots of Ozma's 29 without super packs? I'm either not searching with the right words or there just doesn't seem to be any good clear shots out there for me to use as reference. The couple I've seen looks like there is a lighter gray on the leading edge of the wings (I'm starting to see a pattern with Bandai and them forgetting to paint leading edges), but with the super parts on, I can't see just how far out it extends, if at all. So they paint the LERX unnecessarily, but don't paint the leading edge of the wings with that same gray paint. Someone at Bandai is on too much drugs... or has been off their medication for too long. I'm not sure which.
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    On the 30th anniversary edition? Yeah, I would too if I had one. That and the clear purple wing light inserts would all be green. The green looked sooo much better on that. The gold stripes were also better than the bright yellow. I would repaint those as well. On a side note, I've modified my post a few posts up with more pics illustrating how to get at the fold crystals.
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    So a monster and the other two are likely Max and Milia 1J's.
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    Regrets? I regret not buying the 1/60 Regult when it was available. I also regret buying the v.1 VF-25G, Armoured S, and RVF-25.
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    Unfortunately, due to the fact that the toy is PT, they probably had to stick the fans so far up because the hip bar would be connected to a block of plastic/die cast taking up the space just behind the fan. The SV-51's isn't much better (a little bit better, but not by much).
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    There are little pegs that plug into the top half. It could just be those that were making it difficult. There shouldn't be any glue stopping you from taking it apart. Edit 1: Sorry, I will need to make a correction to one of the pics. (I did mention I was tired right?) Edit 2: Okay, I've updated the 2nd pic. There should be a total of 5 screws to remove to separate the fuselage. A separate 6th screw for the windscreen.
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    Sorry, I'm tired. The first and second pic is exactly what you need to unscrew to get the LERX's off. Hopefully this pic helps to illustrate how the LERX is connected to the fuselage. The top and bottom half sandwiches the round metal bar. Unscrewing the screws shown above will let you separate the two halves. As for what I used to tint with, I used this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AVKJYQ0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 It's acrylic and mixes well enough with Future and acrylic paint thinner. It squeezes out of the bottle sort of like a paste so I have to thin it down. Edit: Found this while googling around for clear purple paint: GAIA COLOR LACQUER 047 Seems to be readily available on ebay and I found it on Amazon as well. It might be worth a try since the stuff I'm using now is not as crystal clear as I would like. It has a sort of cloudiness to it.
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    I just replied to mickyg on how to disassemble, so I'll just copy and paste to here as well. To disassemble to get at the canopy and such, do the following shown in the pics I just took using a small precision screwdriver (second pic will need to be done at awkward angles): There is one screw left that lets you remove the front windscreen, but it doesn't prevent you from separating the top and bottom half of the fuselage. The end result will allow you to do this: The front windscreen is screwed in via the hole right in front of Ozma there and is the one accessed within the landing gear bay in the first pic accessible once the top half of the fuselage has been separated from the bottom half. You can see that the peg goes right through the black piece and then through the green part as well. For the fold crystals, it's pretty obvious. There are two screws under the chest piece. Unscrew those and pull the pieces off. You'll see the tabs underneath where the fold crystals are plugged in. Use the precision screwdriver or something else with a small enough tip to slowly push in on the tabs, alternating between the tabs, until the crystal pops out. Using what I learned when doing my Isamu 29: On re-tinting the canopy, err on being too light. What looks like the colour being too light and faded ends up being just right once it's put back on. Adjust a little bit at a time from there if it needs to be darker. Related to the above, clean off the coloring from the outside of the canopy and apply the tinting to the underside. That lets you easily clean off the tint and redo if you mess up without having to worry about wiping off the black canopy frame. It also protects the tinting from accidental nicks and scratches. Edit: 2nd pic updated. Edit 2 - Electric boogaloo: Added pics for removing the fold crystals
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    Agreed. And yes, they were free floating and the bars were so thin that even if it were made of die cast for the toy, they would still be very susceptible to breakage. It just wouldn't be practical to duplicate on a toy.
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