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I don't know what you're talking about --- maybe you're just trying to be modest, but for a first model that looks stunning; it looks better than some kits built by people with many builds under their belts. I'd say you're a natural... beautitull work!

They are non-scale, but given their relative size in relation to the destroids, the figures would fall between mister_e's stipulated range... I'd guess closer to 1/72.

While I'm not personally interested in the revoltech VF-1s, I do hope they do well because I'd be the first in line to get Destroids, some non-vf-1 battroids, and Zentradi mecha.

Is anyone doing the same in the USA? I could go for left and right upper arms halves to replace the craptastic ones Yamato included with the VF-0S... mine are still together but I had to reinforce them with gobs of super glue once they started to show major stress marks and one piece began to split .

That's a though thing to accomplish. Usually, the best way to avoid brushstrokes, but far from guaranteed, is to do the following: 1. Have good quality paintbrushes (sable or equivalent). 2. Do NOT use the brushes on mixed mediums (have a set of brushes for enamels/oils and another set for acrylics). 3. Use paints you've found to work well for you (brand and type... some do well with enamels and others with acrylics; some like Testors and other Tamyia. The best paint is the one that works for you). 4. The paint must be thinned with the proper thinner to the correct consistency (out of the bottle is usually too thick). 5. Always brush in a single direction overlapping the previous stroke, and take your time. Edit: Another thing to note is that flats are generally easier to work than glossy paints, and some colors brush/cover better than others (I have the hardest time with white and yellows, both flats and glosses, but the gloss ones are definitely worse).

Just Google "Legend of the galactic heroes torrent". You should get thousands of hits. If you go to the torrent site and the series is not displayed, just use the site's search engine to jump to the series' download page. As mentioned before, you'll need to install one of the many bittorrent client applications in order to be able to download the individual video or episode bundles; and you may need to install some specific video codec to play them. Good luck.

Yes, the VF-11B (both versions), as well as all versions of the YF/VF-19 in 1/72, comes with three hands: left and right fists, and right hand pistol grip. You have to swap the closed right fist with the pistol grip that is included inside the box, IIRC, located in a little recess on the plastic tray. Edit: Roy's Blues beat me to it...

Could be just a trick of the angle, but it does look better... a lot better.

Waidaminit... The new look I can live with, the all teenage angle is tolerable (a bit too TMNT for my taste, though), Snarf as the leader is just as ludicrous as having Orco be the King in He-Man, and the modern day setting could be either good or awfully lame; but a rock band, WTF??? Is this a re-imagining of Thundercats or Josie and the Pussy Cats?

You can always mod the mass production CF to accomodate the Fast Packs by adding the slots to the back pack (having a FP ready example available for reference does come in handy)... I did, and it works like a charm.

That looks ubber sweet. However, I do hope Yamato specs a darker shade of grey for the fuselage and add a golden orange tint to the canopy to make the final product even closer to the CGI comparison pictures. Other than that...

All this recent show of love for Mospeada from Toynami ( Yes, I know, but bear with me...), CMS, and now Beagle is making my head spin with giddy fanboy enthusiasm, and causing my wallet to scream bloody murder and hurl profanities at me that would make a street whore blush.

In space, unless you are at or near the null point of the Nuclear detonation, the majority of the damage is cause by the ablative force of the photons generated by the blast. With no atmosphere there is no shock wave to cause the kind of damage associated with ground or air bursts... no supersonic air displacement away from the explosion, and no rebound rush to fill in the vacuum (what really causes the characteristic mushroom cloud). In essence, what you get is a fierce blast of light and other electromagnetic waves accompanied by high velocity particle radiation. Any unshielded object caught in the blast's effective range would be vaporized. As for Mac 2, I'm of the opinion that sometime after the events of FB2012, something that is not mentioned or alluded to, happened, perhaps to the Megaroad 01 fleet, that causes Earth to become insular. That would explain their apparent lack of a vibrant colonization program, their reliance on their Minmay defense system, and lack of accelerated VF development. At this pivotal point, the Mac 2 and M+/M7 timelines diverge into incompatible versions of what could be... they're both equally valid but mutually exclusive.

Not a tachikoma, but... Woooh! [attachmentid=41156] Nice!

To tell you the truth, I don't share that optimism either. I just hope for the best and expect the worst.

No more savage or brutal than modern warfare, and in many ways far less so. But one thing it was is personal. Aside from archers loosing arrows from a distance, ancient warfare was an in-you-face affair where you could smell your opponent's breath, hear his gurgling scream as he was hacked by your blade, and see him lose his bowels in front of you. It must have been far more terrifying to both the vanquished and the victor than shooting somebody with a high powered weapon from 100 yards away, or dropping bombs and artillery.

I tend to agree. However, with the SV-51 it appears that we'll get a lot more for the money when compared to the YF-19. Whereas you got a "bare" YF-19 for an exorbitant price, the 51 will include external ordinance, booster engines, and a display stand in one box... while still too pricey, it at least offers more bang for the buck.

<take a deep breath> NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO......! <out of breath>

Well, I went against my own best judgment and preordered from HLJ... the early bird discount was just too tempting. Besides, Yamato is playing this one very shrewdly by releasing the more popular Ivanov version first (I'm sure there are those who prefer Nora's, but Ivanov's is just so badass!); that way, they are almost guaranteed to sell out the first run. I'm just hoping that Yamato has learned its lesson concerning initial releases and put this toy through the ringer to identify problem spots and redesign/reinforce parts accordingly and make same in materials that won't crumble under stress.

... And the Dub Dueces with spinners for the landing gears wheels of the Valk that will be wearing the Blinged out GBP. And istead of chest missiles... Woofers.

That's true of the current prototype, but at the end of the video it is stated that a future version, in the works, will be designed for extended endurance and take offs. That will be beyond incredible, specially considering that what is shown on the clip is already spellbinding.

Wow, that is a nasty break, and both pieces too. I'm hoping that Yamato decided to use POM for those pieces on the FP/FB combo edition. These seem to have been badly designed for the material used: too much stress for the geometry (specially with the screws creating that very thin cross-section to one side) and ABS combination to take if your handling isn't just right, and often not even then. To those that have had theirs bust on them, it will probably be up to one or our resident recasters to create replacement parts in hi-impact resin to resolve the current issue. Come on guys, you know there is a market for these... Edit: One thing I've noticed with both Yamato, and Toynami to an even greater extent, is that a lot of their parts that could benefit from stress relieving fillets do not have them. Engineering 101: sharp corners are bad... just ask the engineers who worked on the Dehaviland Comet.

Wow! Thanks so much.

Zing!

Yes, this thread has become almost hopelessly derailed... but in a worderfully hilarious way. Hurin, I don't know if your sarcasm in the face of sheer ignorance is accidental or intended, but it is a riot.