David Hingtgen
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Wonder if we'll see a Guillame repaint. (though it's pretty easy to do yourself I'd imagine, with some rubbing alcohol) **idea** THAT's it. That'll be how they sell the "Alto" Super Pack. It'll be bundled with a *Guillame* VF25F.
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All Things Video Games Thread: II
David Hingtgen replied to Wanzerfan's topic in Hall Of The Super Topics
Yup. Never beat it though. I do remember it coming on a zillion black 3.5" discs, and requiring me to remove EVERY other program from my 30MB HDD though. (and it never ran well, a 286 just wasn't enough) -
Knees and shins, yes---but the arms are exactly the same, on the bottom surfaces. The basic F-15 fuselage is dead flat and square where sides of the the arms are. Adding CFT's did round it off---but since a CFT-less F-15 is square there, blocky square arms are just as accurate. (and the waist is pretty similar between the 2 versions)
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I think I'll wait until after I own a V2 VF-25 to answer this.
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The exposed cockpit may be why the VF-27 does have a tail, and a non-clear-canopy---it needs the additional pilot protection! Attack from behind!
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I think Super Pack on Ozma's was only seen in one ep (episode 3 I think)---maybe it didn't sell well for V1 for that reason and they don't think it's worth it? (or THAT would be the Tamashii Web Exclusive)
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Just like they hid the VF-27's "tail" most of the time. (seriously, most people didn't even notice it until the models/toys came out)
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It's exposed on the "real" one, too. (it's even more so on the VF-27). I think the animators in Frontier deliberately tried hard to use camera angles that hid this fact. But if you freeze-frame some scenes, you can easily see a totally exposed cockpit in battroid mode with many poses.
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How did you do the light on the nose gear door?
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No, it looked amazingly good based on how G1-accurate the robot mode was. Kawamori just added CFT's (of the wrong shape up front) to hide the arms from the side. Robot mode took a HUGE step back for a small improvement from one angle in jet mode. (and this is coming from a guy who leaves most of his valks and TF's in vehicle mode)
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IMHO the vehicle mode improvement isn't enough to warrant re-purchasing. (in some ways it's worse). Anyways---Buster Prime 2-pack reissue? Hmmn. May buy it. (I still regret missing it last time). Is it EXACTLY the same as the previous two-pack? Specifically--chrome? Pin-striping color? (blue vs silver). Mouth vs mask?
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I've always thought the fact that Milia's VF-22 is kinda pink was a "deterrent" to many buyers. (myself included). Yeah, it's anime-accurate/canon, but I think most people want RED Milia valks.
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From Platz at the Mokei Hobby Show:
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Yup. Neck down, it's fine. But the face--is NOT Liara. Not even an anime version of Liara. PS---interesting/relevant fact: Shadow Broker Liara is bustier than ME1 Liara. By quite a bit. (I'm talking about the actual in-game polygonal model)
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No, Best Night Ever was the best ever. (it's a self-fulfilling prophecy)
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Ehh, if it comes to 5000 vs 3000, I vote for the 3000. That is one bad-ass valk. (and has a more unique transformation)
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I wonder if it'll look like the pre-Kawamori MP mold...
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You weren't expecting logic and reason in a *MW* discussion, were you? But still--you gotta admit that compared to most other Yamato "first 2 releases", the VF-11's choices have been pretty bland. Plus neither one has "main valk of a main character" status. At best they have "was used for 5 mins by a main character" status. (true, Milia didn't use her VF-11/17/22 foon-screen very long--but they were fully repainted just for her, so they are "her" valks and intended solely for her use for a long period of time, even if off-screen, unlike Isamu's and Gamlin's VF-11s)
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Re: "a decade old game". Well, it's more recent than M+ itself is, and has a whole lot more VF-11 action, too.
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Green Zaku's at least have "that military look", do to being multiple shades of camo green. The M7 VF-11C just looks "unfinished". Sure it may have the most screen time, but doesn't make it the most-wanted. We see a lot more red Vajra's than Ozma's valk, but what's more desired? It's more of a "time spent being awesome" than "total time spent on-screen" thing. The VF-11C spends most of its time being blown-up in stock footage. As do red vajras. Ozma really isn't seen that much, but when he is--he's being awesome.
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More like "most boring over-used schemes ever". It wasn't the design/fame/price, but the uninspired paint they used. Let's see: 1. M+ grey! Again! Like the previous 2 Yamato VF-11B's I had... Grey+orange isn't that neat a scheme in the first place. You can do Jolly Rogers over and over again because IT'S AWESOME. Grey+orange is not. 2. M7 "blow-up white". THE most boring valk scheme ever, it looks like the un-built VF-1 kit. With subtle pink accents. Yeah, plain white+little pink bits is what every valk fan wanted on the 2nd release... I think a GOOD scheme would sell better. Like, you know, the much-fan-requested VFX-2. Did Yamato listen at all to our requests? Who asked for M7 boring white? I don't remember seeing many. But I did see VFX-2 a lot... And of course, Milia. Milia often sells out---see how many red VF-1J's you can buy right now without paying over MSRP.
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Better pic of Liara fig: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dr_teng/6243291131/sizes/l/in/photostream/
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The Liara figure looks less and less like Liara every time: http://i.toynewsi.com/g/index.php?dispsize=800&mode=view&album=2011_New_York_Comic_Con%2FKotobukiya&pic=IMG_6861.jpg If the face was EXACTLY like the initial artwork, I'd have bought it. But now the face isn't Liara at all. Or even asari, IMHO.
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1/60 Macross 7 VF-19S Blazer Valkyrie Emerald Force Unit Announced
David Hingtgen replied to GU-11's topic in Toys
Me too, as she's got no less than 2 of them--the M3 and M7 versions. It's got 10x the "presence" of some of the releases Yamato's done.