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Which locking mechanism are you talking ? I will try to take a pic if you let me know The backpack piece that goes under the hatch.

I wonder.... if they made something new, without having music as the focal point of the series, can you still call it Macross? Earlier, people were suggesting a side-story during the DYRL timeline but about a different squadron, and I imagined it to be some kind of gritty Band of Brothers type historical piece. I think the whole music as a form of energy and power is being a little bit overdone and the overall ridiculous nature of the idea all kind of comes to a head in Macross 7. I think I'd prefer something gritty and action oriented, with just good ol' fashioned story telling. If they try to work music into anymore series, I think they're just going to end up ruining it.

I don't mind that there's a delay for the MPC alpha, although I wish we had some more pictures of it so I could at least tide myself over until it's actually released.

Was that Wake Island?

Try the wanted or for sale forum. People have been selling some off in small bunches there.

I dunno. I took one look at this and I thought it was some kinda joke. Why they made an entirely new (and ugly) Minmay Guard is beyond me. Imo, the fan custom, although it was a little asian-ricer style, was still far classier than this new one.

A what? Firing mechanism. Surely you remember the spring-loaded projectile launchers on toys of old. Ohh. Brings back memories of my JT Marsh exoframe with real firing missiles and click-clack gattling gun noise!

A what?

In other words, 1/48? Wise guy. If I had to decide between 1/48 and 1/72 it would be a tough call. I don't think I'd want to pay for a 1/48, but I think that may be a more appropriate scale than 1/72 for the reason given above and because a VF-4 toy may have limited appeal outside hard core collectors. If that's Yamato's target market, Yamato might as well give them a 1/48 since they'll gladly pay for it. If it came in both 1/72 and 1/48, I personally would be more tempted to get the 1/48 than I would if it came in both 1/60 and 1/48. But I think Yamato's decision is likely to come down to 1/72 or 1/60 at first. They haven't done anything in 1/48 that wasn't already done in a smaller scale. (Other than a couple special paint schemes.) So if they ever do a VF-4, I hope they make the right choice and do a 1/60 for compatibility with the other SDF:M/DYRL toys; then, if market research justifies it, let them to a 1/48. Well, if they ever plan to do a VF-4, then 1/60 would most likely be my guess. The actual plane is only slightly larger than a VF-1 so it would make no sense to shrink it all the way down to 1/72. I also read somewhere that in the whole greater picture of Macross or whatever, the VF-4 was relatively easy (or was it cheaper?) to manufacture because the frontal cockpit structure is the same. While it doesn't always seem to be that way, if that's true, Yamato may be able to use part of the 1/60 VF-1 molds to create a VF-4.

hey man, i'm down for it. i think it would be really cool if i could round up the mac heads in my area, make a list of everything everyone wants, either me or someone trustworthy rounds up the money and flies out there for a couple of days and hooks everyone up. its not like everyone needs to go anyway. just one dude whos willing to take the trip and look for the goods. we'd all split the the plane ticket and hook up the traveller with some extra lootcakes or a "nice lady" for him while hes out there, for bustin his hump to get our stuff over here. this seems to be a major problem for all of us here.....$$$$ but if we could get a huge order together, we'd get a bigger discount and everyones happy. we'd have to become communists for this to work, instead of just looking out for number 1, like this country has inbedded in our minds since the day we were born. the key is not to be selfish and look out for the other man AND the brotha man. this is kind of tough, as greed and envy, is what drives most people nowadays and its a hard trait to overcome. we goota work something out, so that me and others can come out on top without having to clean out a bank accounts to support our mutual hooby....F$%# YOU, you capitalist pawns!!! Yes, and you can also ship yourself worldwide in a crate.

Sukebe!! He's trying to cop a feel on a 14yr old!!!! Vostok 7 Gooo Gamlin!

If there's a second round, add me on for part BD-8 (catapult latch... I think) from the Low-viz. Thanks, rob!

Macross TV: Great story and the pioneer for over 20 years of Macross DYRL: Everything. Flashback 2012: Closure for the three main characters of DYRL and a brief glimpse of the cult favorite VF-4 Macross II: Mecha designs, and some nice 80's style synth pop music. Macross Plus: Character designs, mecha designs, story, Sharon Apple; probably the best thing that's happened to Macross since DYRL. Macross 7: the VF-17 Macross Zero: New valkyries and possibly more insight into the existence of protoculture.

In other words, 1/48?

There's that too. I have absolutely no idea how it is used since I own no fastpacks (yet... come on Kev, I'm dying here!), but depressing the backplate is the true transformation and it also helps keep the profile looking nice by having the backpack lie completely flat to the back. Unfortunately, the tabs that they have in place aren't the best fitting and the natural pull of the backpack wanting to "pop out" is enough to dislodge the hatch from the two tabs. All of my 1/48's show some sign of "poppage" except for one of my low viz's. Hopefully that extra piece they included will alleviate the problem somehow.

The actual gerwalk mode according to the lineart is pretty nice and quite stable looking. Unfortunately, no toy has come close to looking anywhere near that cool, though it doesn't look so difficult to do. If you want to talk about unstable looking gerwalks, take a look at the VF-17.

Okay, I don't even know how to explain this wihtout showing pictures. Did you make sure the backpack hatch is DEPRESSED underneath the 2 small locking tabs ? If the hatch is just lying flat to the back, then you've got it wrong. There's 2 little tab like fins on the back. One is part of the hatch, and one is on that little swinging piece of plastic. Make sure the swinging one is all the way down and not poking through the hole in the backpatch hatch, then depress the hatch PAST the level of the rest of the back and lock it into place underneat the two tabs on the right and left sides.

I still like my 1/60's. Although I like my 1/48's more because they are more fun to play with. The 1/60's are pure display pieces and are much too difficult to "play" with.

Someone may have hosed it, but it wasn't him. Although your explanations may make better sense, the technical descriptions on the Macross Zero web page CLEARLY say 12.7mm minigun and 55mm gunpod.

Anyone know where to download the patch to Macross VOXP for free? (not the extra content, just the version update)

Ahh, here's where we all sub-conciously admit to being avid watchers of Japanese pornography...

VF-1 VF-4 VF-5000 (Macross 7 - Dynamite?) VF-11 VF-17 (Macross 7) YF-19 YF-21

It was my understanding that a VF-4 wasn't much larger than a VF-1. Anyone actually have pictures drawn to scale?

Woo, lots of votes for Macross Zero. I'm actually kind of shocked that Macross Zero would receive so many votes. I know the 0D is the best thing since sliced bread, but Macross Zero, like Macross DYRL, is just full of variants. I can already see people starting to complain about releases being repetitive. To a certain extent, the same goes with Macross 7. At least with Macross Plus, three releases, three different planes, and bam, it's all done.

Well their orders to capture the SDF-1 say nothing about leaving the defense fighters alive. In fact, if they laid waste to all the VF-1's the Zentradi would have a much easier time capturing the SDF-1. I think it was the superiority of the fighters (remember Reactive (nuclear) Weaponry), and the fact that the Zentradi underestimated the actual amount of resistance they would receive from the Microns, and thus never really tried to apply overwhelming force until it was too late.