David Hingtgen

VF-4's very unique in its transformation, almost as much as the YF-21. It's one of the many ways it's awesome. PS--in addition to his excellent VF-4 build, vf_1s also did a very cool mod to a 1/48: http://macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?show...c=19980&hl= PPS---I think there's no way to having working landing gear in a transforming VF-4, period. I doubt even Yamato in 1/60 could do that. Main issue is the nose gear. The ventral fin has to retract up into that area, the cockpit recesses down into the area, and then the whole nosecone slides back along a joint in the area... If you want gear in a VF-4, there's got to be SOME parts swapping.

Now that I've seen the ep, we definitely need one of those.

gg's sub file just went up, now to wait for the MKV to show up...

Not the "arm to backplate" part. Very near the shoulder itself. Graham--when transforming from fighter mode, you will swing the arm assemblies out 90 degrees. In doing so, part of the arm/shoulder hinge assembly will have to go past "the stop". Where the swing-arm assembly hits that stop when trying to transform it--right there. It's a piano hinge, with a metal pin in the center. The plastic outer parts of that are snapping off, exposing the metal pin. If enough plastic is lost, there's nothing to surround the pin, and the whole arm will come off. ::edit:: Found a pic---Yamato already circled it! Step 12. http://www.macrossworld.com/macross/toys/V...ew/manual-6.jpg Not the "stop" itself, but the hinge that is touching the bump. But AFAIK, it's usually the other side of the hinge---in that pic, the arms are already past the stop, and the "rear" of the hinge is against the stop. The most-likely-to-break part is the other side of that hinge, that will encounter the tab as you swing the arms forward. ::edit 2:: *REALLY GOOD PIC* http://macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?act=...st&id=56116

Yeah--Graham, do you have a retail V2 yet, or just the "nigh-final" ones you reviewed?

This: http://www.promodeller.com/promodellers-weathering-wash/ (I just have to buy it and try it out first)

Are MGS bundle PS3s the newest revision that runs cooler?

Bandai has used multiple types of plastic for quite a while now in MG and higher kits. (Maybe some HG as well?) A PG kit can have a BUNCH of different types of plastic, and I think even multiple types of plastic on the same sprue (fingers). A complex Bandai kit will use polystyrene (PS), polyethylene (PE), ABS, and PVC. And they convienently mark each type on the sprue.

That's one of the better explanations I've seen, actually...

And my plan as well. Though I might go with more of a wash than Gundam markers (I've got a new product to try). And you probably won't need to glue any of it. I suck at painting, but can decal with the best---so this kit is pretty much designed for exactly my skills.

Animated Blitzwing has tabs on his back I fear will break. They have little "hooks" and they have a deathgrip on the backpack. I've sanded them a tad, but any more and they won't hold any more I think, but still lock way too tight IMHO. PS---GERWALK mode is his best mode. You can actually do the back half of the jet better that way---you can make it look like his box art. (The box art is incorrectly, yet aesthetically-better transformed---but you can't lock it together at all that way--but you sorta can in GERWALK)

Blu-Ray's library will be glaringly incomplete until we get LOTR. I wouldn't be surprised if we don't get that until The Hobbit comes out on BR.

Ace Combat 4 or 5, but not 6.

Well, now it's the newer UN Spacy.

Gott mention Mass Effect again. And the casting's already done for half the characters. I dare anyone to find a better Shepard:

All of that is clearly said by and explaining Dr Chiba's passion---but not Basara. Why does such a minor character as Chiba have a full explanation for his "music can change the world" idea, but Basara doesn't?

I haven't bought a Gundam kit in years, but if they keep miniaturizing lights, they may be able to make an "internal glow" PG Unicorn Gundam some day. THAT I'd buy.

Thank you for spoiler-proofing whatever it is you wrote. I have accidently read WAY too many spoilers in this thread the past few months. It seems like people like to post visible spoilers here 30 secs after they air in Japan, even when it's "forbidden" to do so in the main discussion threads. Though when the final ep airs, I plan to completely avoid the site entirely until I've seen a subbed version. No way whatever happens will "stay quiet" that day...

Yup, at its simplest, thrust is simply mass times velocity. And much like the most powerful current jets being the quietest/coolest, the most powerful ones also have the most mass going the slowest. (as opposed to a 1960's jet, which tried to move the air as fast as possible) Caveat: A plane's exhaust MUST be faster than its forward speed, or you will have no net thrust. If you want to go mach 3, you better have a mach 4 exhaust... But if you're just hovering around in GERWALK, you could have an exhaust of only a few hundred knots, just very high mass air flow. I'd expect valk engines can switch between "high mass" and "high velocity" modes---the F120/F136 engine can do it in real life, and it is "the way of the future" for fighter jets. (and a Concorde replacement)

It may be a bit redundant, but I'd love to see Mylene "wearing her valk". (I think it'd work better than most, since that valk is feminine to start with). Could use a lot more of the valk parts than other drawings. Heck, could even give Mylene the same "hair" and glasses as her valk...

Some valks clearly have thrusters used primarily for forward thrust in GERWALK mode---the VF-1 and YF-19 for instance. Others, I figure they're kind of hidden--there's lots of "undetailed, in shadow" areas in GERWALK mode drawing. What's directly above the belly plates at the rear of a YF-21 is never shown for fighter mode, it's ALWAYS in shadow. Same for some other areas of other valks in GERWALK. GERWALK has always gotten the least detail/drawings AFAIK---the only reason we see it so much in Zero and Frontier is because they have a fully rendered 3D model to work from. How often do you get a good rear/belly view of a VF-1/11/19/21 GERWALK? Also, with how much thrust they have, just a bit of vectoring can create quite a bit of forward thrust. And the faster they go, the more they can vector it backwards, as they transition from engine-based to wing-based lift.

Oh, at least say SOMETHING. Just don't go ranting. Personally, I hate Basara. And the enemies are lame. But I like Mylene and Gamlin a lot. IMHO, the main problem is that the series focuses on the least-interesting aspects---Basara, Gigil, Sivil. The music's good, no doubt about it. Basara's great as a singer, few people disagree with that---most people just don't like his personality. Whereas Mylene can sing AND is cute. And Gamlin just rocks. (anyone trained by Milia and having her approval of piloting competance has to)

If I could have only one valk made from this line, it'd be Mylene's. VF-4 is good, but it's not a "valk with boobs". And pink.

Hey, 3 months more time is good IMHO. That allows for some pretty major changes. (and since the show had to use samples at least a few weeks old, that's 4 months of re-work potential) Of course, we can only hope that everyone who walked by the Bandai booth told them, "legs too big, battroid too squat overall, shield too far from arm". As opposed to "it's perfect!"

More heat=more energy=turn more compressor fans faster. If you had a turbine material that could take it, you could give a turbine 1 million degrees to work with, and it could absolutely scream and turn 5 dozen fan stages at 20,000rpm, sucking in tons of air and ejecting them at hypersonic speeds. Or something equally ridiculous by modern standards. The limiting factor in many modern jet engine designs is the ability of the turbine to withstand the heat---we can easily design a combustion chamber that will make more heat than the turbine can take, and you get melted turbines. That's part of the reason we don't have nuclear turbines, nor really need them---we can't deal with the direct heat of jet fuel, much less a reactor. Is there any current fan theory assuming the reactor uses a secondary circuit, like a nuclear ship? Because direct "nuclear reactor into turbines" kinda implies the exhaust itself is then highly radioactive. I'm not even going to try to explain the YF-19's cooling issue, as I know nothing about shedding heat in space, etc.