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It's on a launcher/catapult.

The Alto's Supers are expensive. Wish they could reissue those as well. Supply and demand I guess. Is this the 2nd reissue (or run) for the YF-29 and only 1 Tamashii release for the supers? The other 29 Supers are cheap.

Maybe they're asking if there is an adapter that can be made so the wings don't split open a little?

In the first episode I'm pretty sure it went like this:

Kaname - Messer

Mikumo - Arad

Reirei - Chuck

Maki - Mirage

Based on the interactions in the first episode, I'm going with this lineup too.

Mikumo was interacting with Arad's valk in battle.

Messer was protecting Kaname

Reina came out of Chuck's valk

Makina was the only one left with Mirage

And of course Freya with Hayate

If not only Delta 1 and 2 positions would change if the leaders are paired up.

edit: Didn't see the post above. Makes sense to split the leads up.

Well Happy Birthday Makina!

Yup, your 4th screenshot has the pic with the crest on the shield.

Maybe it's the labor/ material costs in China or wherever they're building and the exchange rates that's a factor the price increase? Like Jenius said too many unknowns.

I wonder if it's something like apoxie sculpt that's shaped?

GRUMPY SEACAT FIRST.

Reminds me of Heathcliff.

The Shapeways one looks like it'll be compatible with the Yamato Yeti adapters.

Is the stand adapter included or do we order from Shapeways?

HLJ has the Nexx and stand alone SAP at order stop.

Sounds crazy as it may, but it seems as if the top spine of fighter is actually the left + right arm.

*snip* *snip*

The patterm of the forearm (left area in the pic) on corresponds to the area behind the cockpit, and the other forearm has the tail attached.

Then the area behind the cockpit dissapears, thus making way for the BFG to pop up.

I was thinking the same thing when you 1st posted the pics last week. Now I'm thinking how they gonna strengthen the wings/wingtip area so it can hold the drones without it drooping or getting loose and floppy

Looks way better!

Reminds me of a 2pc textile motorcycle suit with knee sliders and shoulder armor.

Edit: Sorry, I was thinking of this when you said duty uniform and not the flight suit though I love that pic below.

Looks like the Yamato 1/2000 SDF-1. The connectors fo the ARMD to the shoulders look beefier on the 1/1800 vs the 1/2000. Also the display stand looks like the Yamato one.

Maybe the carriers have built in canons that are exposed when it splits/folds?

If we know the size of the Valks, can you use the ones on the deck as a measure?

The deck looks longer than the quarter's from frontier, and hence the whole ship would be larger.

Let's just call it Macross Half . If the VF-31s are about the same size as the VF-25s:

Macross Quarter ARMD-L full view:

Macross Quarter Partial ARMD-L with VF-25's on deck:

VF-25 on Lift:

Interesting that the sides can split or fold. Looks like that new carrier can launch up to 5 valks at a time (9 if you count the short angled ones) vs 3 for the ARMD-L. One in the middle (maybe for a bigger VB-6 type since it leads straight into the bigger middle hangar and 4 on each section that splits.

The 31A looked as if it doesn't have those large fold quartz crystals. I wonder why.

It's there. Just painted over to keep with the low viz scheme.

Gerwalk got the 3 point stance going on!

Anyone else notice the 31C's radome is more an oval than a perfect circle? Or was I seeing things?

It's oval/diamond shaped. You can see it in the shot above the planet with the boosters on and also watch it spinning when Chuck is talking on the coms. It's uneven when spinning.

Can't wait to see Battroid but one thing I know now:

Love these spoiler tags:

Gerwalk looks kinda YF-19/SV-51 mix like where the shoulders are above the wings that are bent. It also looks like the Nose part bottom split open then comes up a little to shield the front of the cockpit. Love how the inner part of the tailfin/shield has a logo.

Edit: I thought the nose splits in half and goes to side of the cockpit but it was the silver part that looks like it moves up a little. And it looks like what I was looking at in the front is it was still transforming. It goes back flush afterwards. Great spoiler tagged pics of the sequence in the ep2 thread. Here is one pic:

Need at least 2 of Keith's. One will be in gerwalk!

Good luck! If it turns out great then I'm following right behind you!