Vagabond Elf
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I'll put forward a contrary (and probably minority) opinion: because I want to build a Destroid Troop from my headcanon that consists of 2 Defenders and 4 Tomahawks, I really hope they [i]don't[/i] sell them as a set. A couple Phalanxes would be cool, but I don't want 4 and I don't think I'd make back 50% of the set's value trying to sell just Phalanxes.
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Well, it's not as if the earlier Macross HMRs were available outside of Japan - not officially, anyway. So I don't see how that changes anything for us. I just want my Tomohawks and a second chance at the Regults.
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The Newbie and Short Questions thread
Vagabond Elf replied to azrael's topic in Movies and TV Series
Unless, of course, on is so gauche as to use the "R-word" here. The reaction is no longer vitriolic, but there's still little tolerance for that story. -
The Newbie and Short Questions thread
Vagabond Elf replied to azrael's topic in Movies and TV Series
My source is an ex-RCN Chief Petty Officer I shared a university history class with. Based on the definition Jenius found, I now conclude that his definition is jargon, rather than language. ETA: The CNTL-SHIFT-V trick may solve a problem I've been having in LibreOffice; I'll have to try it out. Thanks for the tip! -
The Newbie and Short Questions thread
Vagabond Elf replied to azrael's topic in Movies and TV Series
I hope this pedantry isn't too annoying - but misusing "retrofit" bugs me almost as much as using "effect" when it should be "affect." "Retrofit" means "to return to original condition." Installing new equipment is "refitting" or just plain "fitting." The VF-1EXs have been fitted with new cockpits. "Retrofitting" would involve returning them to the 1st gen cockpits. Thank you for your indulgence of my peculiarities. -
I've always thought Drakkens looked like they belonged in Macross. Probably because of how they resemble the UEDF kite.
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Soo... I've managed to lose one of Max's head lasers. Anyone have suggestions on how I might replace this? Beyond just buying another Max, of course. @sh9000: May I ask for a reminder of what you were using for heads for custom VF-1Js, in case that turns out to be a practical solution? I've tried searching but I'm on a tablet and the interface is just too awkward.
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Have we seen anything that isn't from SFDM, DYRL?, or Macross II? And the non-Macross HMRs are from a shows that are also late 70s to early 90s, right? Maybe the people who choose the lineup just don't like shows filmed after 1992.
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The Newbie and Short Questions thread
Vagabond Elf replied to azrael's topic in Movies and TV Series
Perhaps a red seeker cap and a thinner red stripe near the fins? I found this: http://www.fast-air.co.uk/raf-nato-weapons-markings/ Which discusses a few RAF weapons. It might give you ideas. -
The Newbie and Short Questions thread
Vagabond Elf replied to azrael's topic in Movies and TV Series
I thought real-world HARMs were considered semi-active? Although I suppose in Macross a HARM would be able to go active if the emitter shut down, so even then the term wouldn't really apply. It is of course your display, and you should prioritise what makes you the most satisfied. My approach, though, is usually less "this exactly matches the official art" and more "this is vaguely justifiable and looks good." It sounds to me like you want to go with "looks good" and are hung up on "but it's not 'correct'." If so, you simply need to decide which parameter is more important to you. I do think the mix would look cool, FWIW. -
The Newbie and Short Questions thread
Vagabond Elf replied to azrael's topic in Movies and TV Series
This is of course just my opinion, but I've always interpreted it as: The plain white is an animation shortcut and not what the "real" missile looks like; the other two colour schemes denote different warhead or seeker types. For example perhaps the red nose is a proximity-fragmentation for large area of effect whilst the black stripe is a HESH or HEAP warhead for anti-armour work; or perhaps the red nose is a fire-and-forget heat-seeker whilst the black nose is a semi-active radar-seeker. Thus in my mind, either colour scheme (or a mix!) is "correct" for Hikaru depending on what his mission profile was that day. -
I couldn't find any pics in a brief online search, but I have a book from the 1970s showing that USN planes were marked like that. The numbers on the flaps would be easy to read if you were walking behind a row of parked planes. I guess the navy just assumed you knew which squadron row you were walking through and decided individual numbers were enough!
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As the other poster said, check the arms. Every time I've had that kind of problem, the arms weren't quite right. Oops, ninjaed. I should have finished the thread before posting, sorry!
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Mine's fine, so far, though I've only transformed it twice. But then, my Cannon Fodder is fine too, so I may not be representative.
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Given that the point of a sale is to clear out merchandise that isn't moving, the drama in this thread seems a bit excessive... Of course, I'm a bit biased, since I think Black Friday is a hideous piece of exploitation and irresponsibility on the part of both stores and consumers in the States, and I'm very sad to see it gaining traction north of 49. So I rather approve of a store posting a sensible sale.
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Ah, she has a wedge cap on. (Formally known as a field service cap, unless you're an American, who call it a garrison cap, because Yanks don't wear berets in garrison, unlike the rest of the English speaking world.) Okay, that makes more sense.
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Well, in-universe it's pretty normal for real fighter aircraft to have a half-dozen or a dozen prototypes and pre-production aircraft built in order to find all the unexpected bits/places they did the math wrong/points that can be improved for use or production. So having five kicking about in Macross isn't unreasonable, if you accept that major characters got hold of them and none of them had unexpected defaults rendering them unsuitable for combat.
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Me too. But since I really can't afford it anyway, it makes me less sad that I'm skipping it. It's a weird pic, though - she's pumping her fist in the air, fair enough, but her upper arm is just missing. It's like her elbow grows out of her collar bone...
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I still appreciate the offer! I find the green looks quite good next to my 1/48 Kakizaki. And yeah, I took the ventral fin off, too - I'm not a stickler for show accurate, and it looks so much better without it.
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1/48+fp's, 1/60+fp's, 1/72, 1/2k, 1/3k,1/100 and now 1/144
Vagabond Elf replied to VF-18S Hornet's topic in Toys
Not nearly as pretty as the real experts' work, but this is my shelf at the moment. (Somehow I've got to squeeze the Koenig in there again...) -
Left. (Picture attached for clarity) If you can help that'd be grand - though I do note I'm in Canada, so the postage will be higher. (Marginally, for something that small, but still.)
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Mine came today, nice and shiny and smooth... super stiff on the hips. I don't have pics because I can't find my camera. :/ But it's all good - except that one of the breastplate flaps is missing! That's not worth trying to exchange it in my opinion, but if anyone ends up with an extra, please think of me!
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Or the plain wings are gangmolded with the shoulders or shins or some other essential part, so they have to be cast no matter what. At which point we're paying for them anyway, so they may as well include them.
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I'll be in Rochester for the week-end of May 30th, probably, but for the most part I'm not even in the same country.
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He is fun! He's taken a back seat to Jackie and the Stealth, though - those toys have made me very happy.