cobywan

My intention is to make them with the possibility of being Variable. But I was thinking today that the Fighter would be a great start. I can then make parts to allow the three modes and then later make the mechanisms and joints.

Any interest guys? If not I need to start my own model. Thanks alot.

That hurts. I want my Dragon II.

The VF-1A Hasegawa kit third pressing. The instructions were much more accurate in that than in the first or second pressing.

... real cool lookin. I hope EP 3 is so violent little kids run out of the theatre screaming. You know, that would actually be funny. After years of being accused of kiddy-fying his films, Lucas snaps and makes "3" a gore-fest. You should hear how Mace gets it... Is he eaten by a big-ass genetically enhanced shark? Yes... with laser beams attached to their heads. That's "Freakin' laser beams."

The machine is a gigantic 3 axis gantry router. I can't recall the manufacturer right now but the table size is 5' by 9' by 10". Actually the table is what moves laterally so it is a very stable setup. It has a 6 tool changer and the CAM software my friend got actually reads Rhino natively. You can produce tool paths directly off of the nurbs surface without any STL or IGES export step. Here is the home page of that program; http://www.onecnc.net/products/products_xp.htm It sounds like a really great setup. I can't wait to start testing it out. I'll let you know if I need anything after I start to get more certain information.

Yeah we remember them. But you may want to ask this question at Robotech.com. There should be more Robotech fans there willing to help you. To answer your question. Harmony Gold licensed the name from Revell when they were forming the show and Revell had a few Macross models in that line. There should have been no issues between them at all.

At this point I think getting some simple orthographic renders and wireframe shots would be great. I really like your cockpit. I would definately like to see what it will cost to have those parts output via STL. Rodavan, are you using Maya? What can you export? Can you do IGES or 3DM? The main thing is that I just need the form. I think I have been seeing a lot of modeled panel lines. My intention is to scribe those in after having the solid blocks in hand. Thanks alot for the offers. I didn't expect so many and certainly not so quickly either.

I think I have a mesh lined up. My brain is going in overdrive now. Now I need to make sure I pace myself and maintain a sustainable energy. I know the feedback from the board members will help. It certainly did in the Lancer project years back.

Keep the ideas coming. I was seeing some great meshes in the Group CGI thread. Like the Monster and Cutlass. But for starters I am looking to do the VF-1 Valkyrie and equipment.

I have found a way to use polygon meshes. The nice thing is that I would have to sand the surface of the pattern parts smooth from tooling anyway, so a little polygon faceting won't be a problem. I figure it's worth a shot. My friend who is getting that CNC bought OneCNC. That CAM program will tool from polygons. So... You can PM me or E-mail me anything you want to discuss.

I am really wanting to put some more work into the 1/32nd scale Valkyrie project I dropped last year. The thing is I want to start over and use a CNC router to cut out my base forms. I could spend another hundred hours coming up with my own or I could beg to use one from a Macross World board member. I have little available cash but I have my Enterprise mesh as trade. I may be open to other options as well. Any help will be greatly apreciated. Here's my Enterprise page; http://home.comcast.net/~cobywan/Templates...erprise_CGI.htm Here's my previous attempt at a Valkyrie; http://home.comcast.net/~cobywan/Templates/VF.htm

Nope. There is mention of Guld's emotional supressants in the preliminary ivestigation aginst the "Accitdental" weapons load.

The price for having these modeling skills is having absolutely no social life in highschool. I buried myself into this stuff when I was a kid. It was truesly a golden age for Sci-fi models. I had the brand new Macross and Mospeada kits as well as the new Star Wars models. Those were good days. But at the time I would have died to have a girl friend. Everything worked out in the end. I got a house full of models and a wife that doesn't complain about 'em. I am so damn lucky!

That cockpit rendering in the Group cgi forum has me itching to work on the 1/32nd Valkyrie again.

This is what I was yelling at people as soon at the Queen came out. I WANT ALL THE MARINES! I can't believe they have gone this route. Awesome.

Oooooh this makes me so happy.

I would love some ortho views so I can build this up for my 1/32nd scale Valkyrie project. What you posted will help me out a lot.

You know that resin parts can be cast hollow. Or at least broken down into smaller sections so that the parts are thin walled. There really isn't any reason not to do the Valk booster. It look real easy to me.

I would recommend the HAsegawa VF-1 fighter kit. The fit on the parts are awesome. I don't quite understand what it so hard about the kit personally. Since yo already have experience with the NASCAR models this should be a breeze for you.

One word...Ebay. Seriously.

I have been falsely accused of being anti-semantic. Die-cast has always refered to metal. Injection molded is what the plastic parts have been referred to for ages now.

They are actually based out of Canada. I believe the Mr. Wong is kind of an Animepobe too. It would be nice to have the masters done in amore refined manner than Mr. Wond usually does for these kits. It not a dig at him as much as at the "professional" approach he takes at the masters. He builds them to the film and televion standards that he work in. Model patterns need to be cleaner and sharper than that.

The price and quality ratio on thier producs are unbeatable. But the turn around rate is horrid. I also strongly disagree with taking money before product is made. That is why I avoid asking for money upfront myself. I wish they would take preorders and wait to take payment untill the product is readdy.

I'll tell ya when I see something. Wher's the pic?