MacrossMan

Ooohhh that is 1/48 weathered goodness there!

Sexy ass side covers!!! Is that VF-1D color a one off or something or those the original white covers you made and the lighting is making them look like a match to the Valk?

Cool deal Maximilian! Sorry to hear about the circumstances but glad to hear you guys are okay.

Man, I forgot all about this thread. Hopefully this weekend I'll put my Flexi-stands and D90 to good use.

I'll check in with Maximilian_Jenius. Good to hear he's okay. DownInFlames doesn't post much, but he's from Chile too; Santiago I believe. Hoping all is well with you guys.

There are two listed on ebay. Here's one... http://cgi.ebay.com/Yamato-Macross-Valkyri...=item4cedcf904b

I've had a few transactions with MW members from Chile. Here's hoping they are okay and safe. Check in guys and let us know all is well.

My reason for wanting to go full frame is fairly simple...I think. My next purchase is the Nikon 70-200 VRII. Although reviews are saying it's good on DX bodies it is a full frame lens. I plan to eventually buy a full frame body and do not want to be stuck with selection of DX lenses since glass is where it's at and not bodies. This is an expensive hobby and I'd rather be buying full frame lenses now instead of investing in DX. Rather than learn conversions for DX I'd rather go old school and learn on the 35mm curve. The easier the better as far as I'm concerned. Eugimon, why the Cannon body over Nikon for full-frame? I'm somewhat paticular about Nikon lenses and for what I plan to shoot will it make all that much of a difference? I've had an offer to do some nightclub photography on a regular basis and I'm looking for a good portable photo printer. Any suggestions?

Full frame is in my sight . Trying to holdout for Nikon's next release D700x before copping the D700. This whole DX format is too confusing when trying to purchase lenses. Plus I'd rather switch while I'm still learning. More than likely will be selling the D90 and my DX lenses in the near future if anyone is interested.

Nice! Did you do the panel lining?

Definite must haves in both scales!

I must have really been lucky to get first versions of the VF-0A and VF-0S with no issues. I now own the latest of both versions that included the ghost booster sets. One is displayed in fighter mode and have never been transformed. The other resides in its box because I have not had time to remove it and display it. It'll be just my luck that these two would have issues should I try to transform them.

Problem is the box is among other boxes and I was trying to avoid digging it out. I remember the transformation being pretty simple and straight forward. There is something with the arms that I can't remember and I don't want to chance breaking it. I think the instructions are posted somewhere here on the forums. I'll see if I can't locate them.

I'd be lying if I said that there was a lot of drilling involved, but no wall patching. My friend is a master electrician so he showed me how to use PVC junction boxes to get clean appearance. If I moved those audio piers from the wall you will see a clean panel for connections for all the audio and video connections. Although I had some professional help, it really is a simple process. It's just a matter of getting past the fear of messing up. Once I made that first hole I new there was no turning back so I had to finish the job. TV placement is subjective. You'll hear many say that eye-level is ideal and most comfortable, but you also have to take into account the configuration of the room and the fact that panel TV's cannot stand up to the abuse of a convential CRT set. The shape of my room and the placement of the windows left me no real choice but to place the set above the fireplace. I have a huge family and when there 70+ people in the house at one time with a bunch of little children around the last thing is I want for them to put their little hands on the TV and damage it somehow. That in itself was enough reason for me to want to place it high. Trust me when I say the TV appears that you would have to tilt your head back. When lounging on the sofa the placement is not an issue. That being said, if children being in my house was not an issue and I had the ideal room configuration I would certainly mount the TV at direct eye level on the wall. Having the TV on a stand takes away from the whole of idea of seeing these kind of TV's on Buck Rogers, Star Trek and Battlestar Gallactica as a kid 25-30 years ago come into fruition as an adult. I'd say definitely take the plunge and mount it on the wall. I swear you won't regret it. It's really simple. If you can hang a picutre on the wall you can hang the TV. Just find the studs, cut you a couple of holes for your wires and you're set. That's pretty much it. All good advice!

The height is somewhat deceptive. The main sofa sits far enough back that when you're watching TV it is perfectly at eye level. As you sink back into the sofa it sort of naturally tilts you back maybe 3-5 degrees. Perfect for those watching from the kitchen as well.

I was afraid of drilling holes too until I found out how much it would cost to have someone come out and fish all the cables I needed to my specs. Instead I took a week off from work and went drill bit shopping. I had no idea they made bits 6 feet long. My wife cried when she came home and saw the disaster the first day. I had to cut a hole in the wall then force the drill bit through insulation then ran into a fireblock. Then my friend who was in the attic would have to take over and drill down from the attic hoping he hit the same spot in the fireblock I would. Apparently code requires this on a wall that has a fireplace. Once we got past that it was pretty simple and cleaning everything up with nice faceplates was easy. Here are some pictures of my week of mayhem. In the end it turned out good and I saved myself a few thousand dollars in the process