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If you've got a white or light-colored background, you could cheat with those do-it-yourself sticker/decal sheets. But that's only if the decal or sticker has some color in it. However, whether it's a colorful or all-white decal, it's a PITA if you're trying to put any kind of sticker or decal on a dark-colored spot. Even something as simple as a red NO STEP sticker needs white under it to really pop out and become legible. I've cheated a little bit with using a white-out/correction tape strip and then printing over it to make white decals (think a pilot's name on a black background). But it's tricky to get the sticker's printed color to match the background (unless the background's black). And it doesn't look all that great the larger the sticker size becomes.

Looking good. How'd the paint hold up after the transformation? Any issues with chipping or paint rubbing off anywhere?

We got a different tradition here on the MW boards. If you really want something damn near impossible to get made, you have to make it your avatar and keep it there until the pooch finally gets released. Through hell or high water, though months or years may pass, you keep that Fuke prototype as your avatar no matter what. It may take a long, LONG time. But it eventually works. * It worked for UN Spacy and the FP'ed version of the YF-19. * And it worked for me and the Toynami Beta (Hell, I kept the ol' "Build It." avatar even after the initial CM Tread release). I'm surprised after all these months and all these complaints that no one's picked up the Fuke prototype "cross" and made it their personal avatar.

The only "BOMBA" I'll ever acknowledge comes from Betamax tapes!

Let's look at this from Yamato's perspective: * Multiple canon variants and color-schemes. * Design and transformation style that's very much in line with the rest of the Macross birds. * BUT still unique enough in its look and style to be differentiated from the rest of the pack. * Sufficient amount of accesories. * Looks reminiscent of a modern, real life fighter plane. VF-17 NIGHTMARE Besides, if Yamato can pull off this bird (Link), a few more tweaks and modifications to that basic design and mold can lead them to this bad boy (and that ADDITIONAL set of official variants and accesories) (Evolved Link). Plus, we'd get the added bonus of making Darth Maharg, most pleased. EDIT: Thanks, M. Frost. Late-night brain-fart with the links on my part.

^^Love how you completely ignore the -17s.

Absolutely love the look of the VF-4 in fighter mode. But I just can't stand the battroid mode. For something so sleek and beautiful in fighter, it just seems to lack that same sleekness and design asthetic in battroid. Oh, and in case anyone's wondering what the hell I was talking about in my earlier post, here's a link to that "non-canon" VF-17 I was mentioning. . . (Pic Link).

After releasing the M7 versions, what would be the chances of getting a "non-canon" version of the VF-17 slightly souped-up and painted with a gold canopy and a cobalt blue color-scheme?

NO! I WILL NOT PURCHASE HIS FIRE VALKYRIE!!!!! Glad to see the M&M Double-Deuces getting made though. EDIT: Ooh! Just noticed the little bit of gold on the wingroots(? ) too. Nice touch.

What are you scheming, you little tease? Keep us posted (especially with pics). Are you gonna add some additional custom touches with the stickers and such?

^^I forget if it was the left or the right one, but the same piece broke on my Shadow Alpha too. Would a drop (or two or three) of superglue work in your situation? On my Shadow, I was able to superglue the part back into place with no real ill effects. The transformation process wasn't really hampered by it either (though I do treat the repaired part with kid gloves).

DAEDALUS ATTACK!!!! > ARMD-2 Attack

Another sunset shot:

^^See! Even when damaged, a flexi can still spruce up your pictures and poses! (Sorry to see what happened to your flexi though, anime52k8.)

Flying at Sunset

In case someone at Yamato is reading this thread: Just because a few of us may NOT purchase this DYRL version of the Macross doesn't mean we won't buy a TV version later on down the road. Assuming it's reasonably priced, let me just say, I WILL PURCHASE A TV-VERSION SDF-1 IF YOU RELEASE ONE. With that said, DYRL Attacker mode looks good so far. With something this size, I really hope all of those joints have beautiful click-click ratchet joints. Hopefully, the fully painted version will look intricately detailed too.

Blackjack: "F'ing show-off."

Gettin' Sith-y with it!

If they ain't making what you want, then just don't buy. Personally, I've already reached a saturation point with the VF-1 Valks. I'm sure the 1/60 V2's are solid as heck, but I'm cool with the 1/48's I already own. Nothing against the V2 1/60's, mind you. But I'm just not driven to collect them. Now if Yamato made Regults or a TV-style SDF-1?! . . . I also wouldn't mind if they tried a few variations or new designs from the Zero, Plus, 7, and other Macross lines. But we'll see what the future holds. At the very least, Yamato is listening to the fans and releasing the remaining two-seaters relatively soon. I know a number of folks have be clamoring for those two-seaters for YEARS now.

Alright, Gunpod71. Now ya' gotta sticker or decal that bird up properly.

I just wanna see a couple of perpetrators scream out lines from his old movies while they're getting arrested. The more obscure the better.

So which one of you crazy bastards is gonna say, "Screw it!" and make a custom Skystriker out of this puppy?