anime52k8

you're right, they could have done better, but they didn't. and you know why? because they hate you. they knew it would piss you off and they like seeing you all angry. because of you everyone else in the world gets a crappier toy, I hope you're happy now.

the do look fat, but when you look at the toy and the official images side by side, the toy isn't really any fatter than the animation. it just has fat arms.

voted defender because it's the most logical (it's got the same legs as the defender/tomahawk). what I really want is a VF-0D with non-exploding shoulder.

well, the shots of the cockpit with the holographic image are so short that we can't say for sure if he's actually manipulating the controls. then again, when grace if flying a 27, she's shown standing there in her normal clothing, in a sort of cyber space world thingy. so who knows.

I really think it's just a coincidence. not every little similarity between one show and another is a direct homage or reference to the earlier show, especially not MacII.

the thing is ranka never actualy PILOTS the 27, just sits in it. I'm inclined to believe that the 27 uses a form of BCS like on the YF-21, only working directly off cybernetic implants rather than through the helmet. but rather than using a BDI, they went with holographic projection (the BDI was the part that produced all the nasty side effects)

exactly, dipping clear parts is a little tricky but works fine. another way to go (at least for lenses, might not work for the canopy) is to do VERY light coats of colored clear with an airbursh, slowly building it up. (I've done this before on model car tail lights, it takes maybe a dozen ultra thin coats, and will take forever. it does work, but I don't really recommend it.) as painting the feet and gunpod: clear brown over an aclad paint probably would come out glossy, but you should be able to just do another layer of un-tinted satin clear over that. now for the gunpod, I would think just painting it with a semi-gloss mix of the color you want would be fine (I don't think the gunpod is supposed to be metallic)

at what point did the vajra transform? I rewatched that episode and I don't see anything that isn't done in every other episode that vajra show up in. and there's still a possibility that the vajra model will come out. (they're probably just waiting until after the rest of the VF-25's are out.)

the VF-25 should be about the same size as the YF-21, and the YF-21 cost about twice as much as the VF-25 should. the VF-1 is tiny compared to both. hence why the VF-1 is cheaper

depends really, if you're planing on doing gundam marker+no clear coat, then do it absolutely last and don't handle it to much. if you plan to clear coat to seal everything in I personaly like to cut the parts off assemble some of them but not all of them then paint. painting it's really the only option. I like to do clear parts like this. mix tamiya clear colored paint with future in a little cup, and dip the part. then once it's dry, paint the back of the part with a silver/metalic paint. the internet is your friend, if you can't find something good locally, just by it online. now that would be too easy (for you) and to much work (for me)

if you actually want to paint it, you'll need thin strips of masking tape, tweezers, and a lot of time and patience. alternatively you can just do a wash on those parts.

hmm. do post pics of how it turns out. I was planing on painting the feet using Brass metalizer with just a hint of burnt steel to darken it up. frankly I think the feet are too brown on the kit, they should be more of a golden color.

last I checked, Bandai STILL has the license for MacII and Mac7. (macII toy's are coming in the VF100 line by the way).

proper English syntax, it would do you a world of good. not after episode 22 he wasn't.

the actual sensor portion of the radar is on a gimble in the VF-1, so it's possible that it get's pivited upward so that it points forward in batroid mode on later valks, the radar is either not shown or isn't shown with enough detail to determine if it can or can't angle that much, but it's possible that most of them do that. as for the SV-51, maybe it does have radar in the head (which is why the head is pointy). since the top of the head points backward in fighter mode it has forward and backwards radar coverage. and when the things in battroid mode, the nose radar points backwards covering the back

this is yamato were talking about, when has cheap and yamato EVER gone together.

when will yamato get the frontier license? NEVER it's not gonna happen people. if I'm still on this board (or if this board is even up and running) when yamato comes out with a VF-25, I'll personally buy one for every person on here that wants one.

another question. I plan on painting one of these in a modified scheme (changing the colors of the stripes) and I'm trying to figure out the best way to mask for paint. anyone have any good ideas as to how to go about recreating the shape of the various stripes? (I was thinking maybe using the sticker sheet as a template or something. not sure though.

ANNNYYYWWWAAYYS back to the toy! has anyone ever noticed that the thing is covered in big holes? I assume they're for the fast packs. speaking of fast packs, have we actualy seen anything new about them since the super old resin prototype shots?

thus proving that HFH designs are superior to MacII mecha designs. edit: isn't he able to transform the thing with a missing leg? and lets not forget in SDF:M when Hikaru goes to rescue Misa at the grand cannon, after losing both arms on his VF-1, he transforms to fighter mode, re-enters earths atmosphere then transforms to Gerwalk mode.

and yet, the BSG is relatively small ship within the realm of Scifi space ships. (seriously, some of the star destroyers in SW look like they should collapse down into spears do to their own gravity)

well technically the VF-1's legs are never actually detached from the mech. the part that connects the the top of the leg to under the chest plate swings the legs down at which point the legs connect to the nose cone. once the legs connect to the nose, the other part retracts. so it's always connected

like I said, only some of the part will be painted, I plan to do a heavy wash and light clear coat only on the inner parts, and I'll sand down any clear coat that ends up on parts that rub against other parts. some parts need to be painted though, like the head laser, (and the feet IMO, the brown looks like ass)

most people have been sticking with the bear plastic, but using a clear coat to protect the decals+panel lines. on mine I plan on leaving the white parts unpainted, painting the feet+some mechanical parts, and a few other things. then doing decals/gloss clear/wash/satin clear