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Low vis and VF-1J Max are the absolute best. The J Max is just awesome...

It doesn't fly in the atmosphere so how could that slow it down? There is no aerodynamic drag in space.

You are forgetting Yamato's earlier 1/60 version! (Although many of us wish we could forget it) . Graham What's wrong with the 1/60 version????????? Mine is still in the box....

*DEFINITELY* the one on the left. Bring on the SUMO!

You're entitled to your opinion. .....even if it's wrong. I'm definitely correct. Just compare a 1/48 fighter mode to the 1/60 if you can't see how wrong you are. Whatever SPO. >EXO<(guy with a sense of humor): That's not what those floppy limbed Cyclops and Colossus you used to own tell me. HAHAHA!

Is there a good guide for dismantling a 1/48? I am going to convert one of my "A"s into a Max TV A and want to get it apart without harming it. Any help is appreciated. (BTW, how good are the MPC Alphas? Anybody have a good thread on those?)

I like it I like it! Sometimes the weathring is a bit overdone (not necessarily you, just in general). They seemed to keep the planes pretty clean on the TV show!

You're entitled to your opinion. .....even if it's wrong. I'm definitely correct. Just compare a 1/48 fighter mode to the 1/60 if you can't see how wrong you are.

The 1/60 is best in Battroid. I still think Fighter mode is hideous in the 1/60. But that one sure looks good....

NICE! Wish I could weather a Valk like that.

Good idea! I think I'll try that. Maybe scan my boxes with the toys in them and then print them and hang them up. Or even better get some animation of the hangar deck and hang that in the bg. Thanks for the idea.

Indeed. You can get a window tint that is almost transparent, as he said, but still enjoy the thermal and UV protection. If you can take your cabinet glass to a place that uses LUMAR tint film I would say that would be your best bet. DO NOT CLEAN the tint with WINDEX however, or it will discolor. Other than that it should last forever in a display case. Just tint the INSIDE and you will be fine.

SO, if you drive with one arm out the window that'll get burned to a crisp while the rest of you could potentially get tanned. I also imagine most car glass has more of a UV protection than standard glass since some windows have anti-shatter measures. You jeep owners are doomed. With the windows rolled up you will STILL get burned. I have proven it. UV protection for most auto glass is roughly twenty percent. No more. Window tinting, if it is good, is about 95%.

Your gf is right and you are wrong. Car windows block a maximum of 20% UV light. I have the sunburns to prove it. I even did a little unintentional experiment driving to NM from OK last year. The sun was always on the DRIVER'S side going westbound... My left arm was FRIED. Nothing else. This happened five times in a row. Tinted the windows, repeated the process. No sunburn. Clouds do not block UV either, so if you go out on a cloudy day you will still suffer UV damage to your skin. I have done this experiement with a JETFIRE toy. The only areas that yellowed were those that were in direct or indirect contact with SUNLIGHT. AMBIENT sunlight was enough to turn the toy yellow. The areas hidden in shadow (parts of the wings that were folded, parts hidden by decals, insides of arms and legs, etc.) DID NOT YELLOW. THE ONLY PARTS THAT YELLOWED WERE THOSE EXPOSED TO AMBIENT SUNLIGHT. THIS IN AN AREA OF HIGH HUMIDITY WITH MINIMAL AIR CONDITIONING USED.

REGULAR GLASS ONLY PROTECTS YOU FROM 20% of UV LIGHT AT MOST. Anyone who tells you otherwise is full of sh*t. As a skin cancer "victim" I have spent a great deal of time researching this. Standard glass does not, I repeat, DOES NOT, protect you from UV. If you don't believe me go put a photo in the front window of your house for a month and compare it to an identical "control" photo. Or better still, go sit with the sun in your face all day. When you are rubbing solarcane and aloe vera on your sunburn just remember all that drivel about glass protecting you from UV rays.

I think that pilot should be fired for incompetence.

Max "J".

Does anyone make Max "J" decals or have an extra sticker set somewhere? I recently acquired a 1/60 Max "J" but some of the decals were already applied. I have to peel them off and redo them but don't have any replacements. Help is appreciated in advance.

I'd be interested in a nother Milia 48. Where are they floating?

The DIE-CAST *METAL* content is virtually the same. I agree, they are as solid as they ever were and then some. Worth every nickel.

The original Macross was full of sight gags as well. My favorite is the one where Hikaru smashes the "D" into the building. The little "ghost monster" painted on the side of the building reacts with alarm before he is smashed by the Battroid.

Yeah, I still have a burr up my saddle about Yammies, but they're the only choice I have so I just bite my tongue. I have to admit my Low Viz was perfect QC-wise. It's the first one to win the title. Max "A" wasn't bad either. Any how, Connor and Tom--look for MOs within a week. If nothing arrives let me know.

For those of you wondering why your PMs have gone unanswered..... Some whack job stole my car two weeks ago. Finally got it back, but my 1/48 M&M Yammies were in it and they are missing in action. I hope they can break out of the evil drug dealer's house and find their way back to me... In the meantime, those who have Yammies on hold for me please be patient. Once all of this crud is sorted out I intend to buy them from you--hopefully by the end of next week. I'm sorry.

*Yawn* Borrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrring. Another theft from AOD... Looks like "Kibitzer" from my novel. I prefer the low viz all the way.

I buy them only because I have no other choice...