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  1. Knight26
    This popped up on my FB Feed today. The STL looks like it is probably based on the old IMAI kit or Gakken toy, with some revisions and refinements. Legioss STL Files
  2. Knight26
    Having worked on real life drones, my guess would be the following: QF-3000s were intended as the primary fleet defense fighters for the SDF-1 on long range patrol. In Miss Macross, Hikaru launched to provide "Ghost Support." This indicates that the Ghosts were probably kept on station for as long as possible, and therefore had massive fuel reserves in order to maintain CAP (Combat Air Patrol). Likely, Ghosts would remain out on patrols for over a day at a time, if not longer. It's possible that the Ghosts might not even land except for repair, we know that the Macross had repair tugs, so refueling tugs might also have been available to go out and refuel the Ghosts as needed. Manned Valkyrie units would then cycle in and out to provide command and control over the ghosts, basically telling them where to attack via Line Of Site (LOS) links. Hikaru was supposed to launch with all of Vermilion group, but because he gave them the night off, launched by himself. Ghost Support might also have meant launching a flight of Valkyries to cover the refueling effort going on. So the Ghosts not assisting Hikaru might have been for that reason, they were busy with the refueling tugs. Due to their limited AI suites, the QF-3000s were likely lost in large numbers early on and it was decided to just build more VF-1s instead. The reason we don't see the QF-3000 more in the show is probably a storytelling and budgetary thing. Also, remember, they were a dark blue and would have been hard to see against the space background, so maybe they were "shown" in combat, just not seen for that reason.
  3. Knight26
    Oh man, I had blocked that horrid piece of SJW buzzword bingo clap trap out of my mind. Thanks for reminding me.
  4. Knight26
    IF you don't mind me asking, what is your setup? System, software, etc...
  5. Knight26
    Be cooler if you animated the manuevering thrusters.
  6. Knight26
    I am so loving it. Wish I could model my stuff as well.
  7. Knight26
    Loving this project, as a pilot and aerospace engineer, I will give it a closer look over later.
  8. Knight26
    All my recent Macross buys, except for the 1:55 Hikaru Strike.
  9. Knight26
    I though the fact that they skipped last month and another has not come out yet meant that this horrid crap had died.
  10. Knight26
    Photon or Photon S? I have the Photon and it is a great little machine.
  11. Knight26
    I think I have his card, if not I'm friends with a big vendor there, he will know his name. The guy specialized in 80s toys. I took it out of its box to inspect it, shoulder are intact, but I have not looked to check the knurled pin status. I know they are likely to have them, but I did not have any 1:60 VF-1s and after checking the ebay prices figured it was worth the risk.
  12. Knight26
    Need to take pictures, but at the annual Tucson Toy Expo this weekend, I picked up the following: (I was there doing a book signing) Yamato V2 VF-1J Super Hikaru MISB: $80 Bandai VF-31F (movie version) MIB: $120 Bandai 3" Gasphon VF-1S Hikaru Strike Battroid: $10 Passed on the following: Vendor 1: (bought Gasphon Hikary from him) Yamato 1:48 VF-1A Low-Vis MIB: $350 (If I had sold more I likely would have bought it, so regret selling mine years ago). Bandai 1:55 VF-1A Hikaru: Didn't ask price Bandai 3" Gasphon Battroids (VF-1J Millia, VF-1S Focker Strike): $10 each Vendor 2: Yamato V1 VF-1J Max and Millia In Box: $100 each Yamato V1 VE-1 In Box: Didn't ask Price. Vendor 3: (bought VF-1J super Hikaru from him) Multiple Robotech MPCs: Didn't ask price. Vendor 4: MPC VF-1A "Ben Dixon": $200 Numerous Jetfires in and out of boxes and in various conditions. I considered offering Vendor 2 $150 for the V1 M&Ms together, but based on the level of dust on them, he will have them again next year.
  13. Knight26
    Looks like a B-Wing and the Serenity had a bastard love child.
  14. Knight26
    WOW, the detail on this cockpit is gorgeous. If you ever make STLs of these...
  15. Knight26
    It's not like it's any harder to model them as flush rivets instead. I mean WTF?
  16. Knight26
    How much are the following worth: 1:48 Yamatos: VF-1A Max Super/Strike Packs VF-1J Millia VF-1J Super Hikaru VF-1S Roy
  17. Knight26
    Nice, though for a HOTAS it has pretty minimal controls on it. Will you do the throttle as well?
  18. Knight26
    Makes me think of a line from my last book. "Who gave my baby an STD?" (He's talking about his old plane). Seriously though, have they even looked at the VF-1 and other contemporary aircraft, none have giant bulb rivets like that.
  19. Knight26
    Awesome looking planes and a nice looking watch, bit too much flash without enough functionality for me though.
  20. Knight26
    Your rigging is really coming along nicely.
  21. Knight26
    The window's thing was another issue, was passenger escape routes. Other than the front, and maybe rear doors, any mid-fuselage exits would have to be through hatches on the top of bottom of the aircraft.
  22. Knight26
    Actually moreso it is passenger comfort. Most of the lifting body airline concepts have the same wingspan as existing planes, and jetways are surprisingly adaptable. The issue is having passengers further out from centerline, any banking maneuver will result in some minor, but noticeable, G-forces, so flying would have to involve a largely flat turns instead of banking turns, which on approach and landing gets far trickier with current airport placements.
  23. Knight26
    I am cautiously optimistic, but want to see the art first.
  24. Knight26
    Yes and No. Captain Planet was 90s, and the start of the PC culture, so making sure you had a diverse cast for diversity sake was becoming a thing. The Power Rangers and their ilk continued the trend. I'm talking more about the early to mid-80s with shows like GI Joe, Thundercats, Starcom, etc... Characters of different ethnic origins were present and accounted for with cultural respect but they were treated no differently due to their origin. Though I will admit that having Spirit be the guy always fighting Storm Shadow in GI Joe always felt off, but that was because Snake Eyes was a mute, so no witty comebacks.
  25. Knight26
    Dude, why not make your own thread? Your work is nice enough. That being said, your cockpit armor pops up out of nowhere.
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