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Super Macross Mecha Fun Time Discussion Thread!
DownIsUp replied to Valkyrie Driver's topic in Movies and TV Series
I'm sure this topic has been broached before, but I've seen a few people on these and other forums talking about how the VF-24 is orders of magnitude more impressive than the yf-24 specs sent to the various emigration fleets. Is there any info to substantiate those claims at all, or is it all just power scaling hearsay? Also, I know the Vf-29 had tests run to see if fold carbon could stand in for fold quartz to disappointing results. Given the impressive base specs of the plane even without the fold resonance system tho, I was wondering if it saw any official production in spite of the fold carbon's failure to perform -
Pipe dream time! I'd love a tamashii web exclusive of this thing in Queadluun-Rau colors, although I doubt we'll get as far as the prototype colors much less non-canon schemes
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It's a bit funny that the Yf-21's DX proportions somehow make it read even more as a variable Queadluun-Rau to me than before. The huge frakk off Backpack, the luscious legs, a torso larger than the lineart accurate pinprick. It may not be strictly accurate but I like it a lot!
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Would Basara's singing have been able to affect the Vajra in any significant way? I'm not sure if song energy and the fold waves that Ranma and Sheryl generate are comparable.
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https://www.hlj.com/1-60-scale-complete-transformation-sv-51-gamma-nora-polyansky-boarding-machine-final-battle-specification-reissue-aca82158-3 Another Reissue, although like the last one this is coming out next month, so maybe it's unsold stock? The previous listing has been out of stock for a few months though, so make of it what you will
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That's one of the least yellowed Jetfires I've ever seen, you could tell me you pulled that right off the shelves from 1986 and I'd believe you
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Super Macross Mecha Fun Time Discussion Thread!
DownIsUp replied to Valkyrie Driver's topic in Movies and TV Series
How does mech development work for Zentraedi? Do most fleets continue to use Space War 1 Era tech and compensate with numbers, or are developments like the Macross Plus Battlesuits and Feios Valkyrie wide spread across multiple fleets? -
It might be crazy, but I actually think gerwalk mode probably benefits most from the new less accurate proportions. The legs might be a little far forward, but I think it looks much less off-putting than the Yamato's positioning them so far back.
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I hope to God that this has ratcheted limbs like the VF-31 molds. With how much mass the legs have to deal with, ball joints would be insanely loose very soon
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Loving how these guys look. We have literally had nothing in the high end market but increasingly line art accurate releases since the Yamato 1/48 and it's nice to see a stylization of these designs that isn't SD.
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This is maybe the best thing I've ever read in my life, thanks for that. I guess it makes sense how they stuck around long enough to see upgrades and use by Anti-UN forces all the way in 2030.
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Are there listed maximum engagement ranges for the Monster and Defender? I know for Valks generally aim for BVR with the use of ghosts and the like, but I can't remember seeing any stats for the Destroids.
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Wow that bad boy looks gorgeous! Hopefully I manage to pick one of these up when it comes out instead of getting stuck in waitlist hell like I did with the 19.
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Call me crazy, but this mold would look sick as frakk with a new head and Stampede armor parts. Someone tell me you see the vision:
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I'd get a very high grit piece of sandpaper and lightly wet sand until the finish is smooth. Then a matte coat should work! Of course use extreme caution if you try this at all
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The functional cockpit and Pilot compatibility is awesome, but I would like to see a display of this guy all closed up wherever Pose+ pops up next.
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It's an understandable opinion, I used to be the same. Weirdly enough it was seeing the redesigns the GBP has received in another franchise entirely that made me appreciate the original design more.
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I've never seen any reviews of the Megahouse figure before, can anyone who has one let me know how it holds up 8 years later?
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Generally they're made mostly of Polystyrene, but they can use a variety of plastics, notably Polyethylene for the polycaps that many models use for joints and sometimes ABS for structures like Inner Frames.
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If you do decide to try splitting the glued leg apart for repairs, maybe try freezing it for a few hours. I'm not sure whether Bandai uses an epoxy glue or not, but if it's a CA glue instead; that should freeze trapped water molecules in the glue, weakening the bond. Again I'm not entirely sure what kind of glue they use, but it's worth a shot
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I'd suggest picking up some reproduction parts off ebay for a display with the armor, sometimes original pieces still have flex, but I wouldn't risk it.
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To be fair, it's the only film that isn't A: slightly rushed to compile all the main plot points of a series, or B: a sequel that requires homework to make sense.
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Yeah like Jenius just said, the idea that it's not well liked is a purely western conception. Back in Japan, the main market for these shows and toys of course, this is maybe the most influential show in the franchise outside of SDF for starting it. It took Frontier to dethrone it for a lot of fans, and that show was lightning in a bottle. It's the grittier series that tend to fly under the radar, which is pretty much the inverse of how a lot of us perceive the franchise.
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Yeah that is the caveat of waiting for a more desired deco, if nobody buys the first deco no more will get produced. Although I will say given how popular Macross 7 is I would say it's probably not as niche as the game deco would be
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Oh man, that thing would be over a foot tall at least considering that a 1/60 Nu Gundam is around 14 inches and the Saubergeran is about the same height give or take about half a meter