SchizophrenicMC

No, he was vitten by a Siamese Vat!

Eh, whatever. We've got a lot of strange names for things in the field. F-117, for example. It has no dogfighting, or indeed, air combat capabilities, making the "F" seem useless. In actuality, it's a light stealth bomber. So, one could assume that the A was never added, for whatever reason. The F-117 should be A-117, or the like.

Well, looks like DYRL? was ready by Christmas, after all...

F/A-35 and 18, and AV-8 are designed to attack naval targets, and as such, carry ASMs. The A-10 is a designated piece of flying artillery. GERWALK was designed to make the VF-1 low-altitude capable, and Battroid was designed to make the VF-1 capable of combat with a race of giants... I see no attack role, Vostok...

Well, there were so few produced, I don't think enough survived to upgrade. I mean, Focker's was practically in ruins, all of the CFs were downed, and the 4 0Ds weren't ever seen again... Maybe what was left was Graveyarded, like the F-14...

... I WANTS IT! Dude, finally a VF-11 Yammie! My only qualm with it so far is that it's not 1/48... I say bigger is better... Well, collection, make room for a 1/60!

..."I need scissors! SIXTY-ONE!" You know, the content of this discussion should be a rule or something: "If someone says that they don't like it, ask why. If they continue to rip, the others will take care of him. Either way, take it with a grain of salt and take what you can learn from it."

Well, I won't tell. I hope the vad people in the mod staff don't see this. I veliebe in fairness vetween people on forums and such...

I think it was specifically for Fighter roles, not attacker roles, like our current F/A planes. They're designed to balance out between the two. The VF-1 was insufficiently suited for attack, until the FAST and Strike packs were developed.

Wow... That's the first time someone's actually agreed with me on this forums... *We need a Jaw-drop smilie...* Anyway, anime's right. TOO MANY 90 DEGREE ANGLES!

Oh, yeah, Gloval's what they called him in Robotech... Well, I meant an alternate spelling for his Macross name... V and B are bery tricky in Japanese... Vad spelling issues, and all...

Actually, using the American classification system, VF would be used. An entire series of planes gets its own class. Therefore, Variable Fighter-1. SV could go either way, classification or Ruskie... YF is universal for experimental fighters. So, even with the US MAC system, YF-19/21 would be so. Bit of trivia, Boeing aircraft are classed B-(Plane number). For example, B-737. Boeing produced all but 2 of the USAF's bombers. Bombers are calssed B-(Plane number). B-52, for example.

Maybe. Wraith woulda sounded... Better.. Not so... Gundam-y? Anyway, I'm gonna find that kid and beat some sense into him, if it's the last, goddamned thing I do.. Anyway, to those who don't understand the German name thing, in Japanese Anime (Some people think Americanime is anime, so bear with me here.) many German names are used for things. In Macross, for example: VB-6 Koenig Monster VF-22 Sturmvogel 2 A more subtle one: VF-1 Valkyrie (Valkyrie is, in fact German. Little known fact there. Not commonly used, and it refers to a bit of Norse mythology, but it has roots in German.) In some other things, Liger Zero Jager, Schneider, and Panzer Gundam Seed's Strike Gundam: Aile Striker, Midas Messer, Armor Schneider, etc I can even translate those into some things that make sense, others that don't. (Scheider means Tailor...)

Oi! I hate it when kids get pissed off and storm off because of goddamned misunderstandings. Jesus. You know, I'm gonna hunt that kid down, slap him proper and explain the whole matter of this thing. It's life, for God's sake, and he's got to deal with it. I don't care if I did come off as an apeface. If you don't know how to take it with a grain of salt, I dunno what to say except he's not gonna make it in this life.

See, the problem is the fact that it's all in text. I can't say something that all will accept in text. As I always say, if you were here, listening to me SAY it, it'd come out a lot better. I'm not ripping on it. In fact, I'd have to say it's damn good. I'm just pointing out some points that can be worked on. The curves are too sharp, the paint is too shiny, etcetera. I don't mean to be offensive, it just seems that text is not sensitive to that, and displays it in ways that seem so. I had a problem with my Grandpa this summer about that. I called him, told him what I meant by what I had mailed him, and all was good. I come off as offensive, but I never mean it. I only mean it when I'm talking to someone who's been a dick to me first. The name thing is just a personal thing, as I stated, Hawk. I just don't like the whole "Gundam Name" thing. I mean, to me, it sounds like an awesome name, but isn't really suited to a Variable Fighter. (Wraithverge rolls off the tongue in a pretty cool way, man.) Also, the German thing is actually me making fun of the Japanese for using German in a lot of their things. Kinda subtle, and few people get it, but... Again, it's a personal thing. As for the stealth aspect, one can't say they're going for passive stealth with a curved body. It doesn't work, scientifically. Active stealth is a bit different. Moving on, I like the paintjob, I just think the shiny doesn't work. If the colors were matte, as one would expect on a fighter, or indeed, any mecha, it would look awesome. I like the painting man, but the model needs some paintwork. I'm sorry if I came off as a prick, dude. It happens. I've had to accept people doing that to me, Hikuro had to. (Again, Hik, sorry, man.) It's a critique. One can't expect people to only point out what's good. I have to admit that when people rip on my stuff, it pisses me off, but I learn from it. That's all I wanted. For you to gain something from my review. I like it, and all, but I pointed out the negative to show what can be made better. My sincerest apologies, Kris "Schizo" Mitchell (And come on, Che, I thought we could agree to disagree, especially after DYRL?)

But it's TOO curvy for aerodynamics. Learn about the science. It's pretty dull at first, but later... Anyway, keep working for the paint. Also, I think the Yammie 1/48 VF-1J did a good job for a stealth paintjob, and that's all that's stealthy about the design. Those curves, if anything, will reflect an even bigger radar signature back to the enemies... Stealth is a no... Finally, bit of a personal note, the name is too... too... Too Gundam. Wraith Verge sounds like some sort of insane enemy Gundam, not a Variable Fighter. Think about it like this: would you call an F-14 a Wraith Verge? No? There you go... Anyway, for added points, give it a German name. (For even more, add "Feurens" to the beginning. For example, VF-113 "Feurensjager". It means "Fire Hunter" or "Hunter of Fire". )

Sometimes, the extra features, though buggy, are fun. I'm sick of dealing with buggy features, though. So, I say "No GERWALK, Fighter and Battroid work for me. So, stability for lack of features. 2 Mode stability. However, if you (Or anyone) can figure out a way to make the 3-mode work, the problem is solved... I though it was because in English, "Super Dimensional" makes more sense, syntactically, than "Super Dimension." I'm pretty sure Robotech referred to SD in that the energy source was it... Oh well, that's OT... And I don't mean Overtechnology

Looks pretty sweet. My only qualms are that it's a bit too curvy and short. Looks cool, but... Beyond that, I just wish the model wasn't so gloss-painted. Shiny, aside from making it look less professional, detracts from the stealth aspect. Overall, I say 3.721/5 for creativity clashing with paint and design flaws. Keep up the good work, and with practice, you'll be making things that'll impress Shoji Kawamori, himself.

Which brings us to my signature...

Well, you see, fighters often end up missle fodder for that very reason: "I can avoid the-" By using Battroid, you can blast the missiles out of the sky. Also, a VERY quick stop (As we see when the legs swing forward) will cause the missiles to overshoot and lose their track on you. Problem solved. And besides, the head laser took out quite a few of the missiles, making your gunpod point moot.

I meant Shadow Chronicles' new mecha for Robotech doesn't count for Robotech? Robotech, especially in my eyes, has never had anything to do with Macross. (Animation aside...)

...Says GERWALK Avvie... Fighter isn't the most useful. If you need to get out of there, sure. However, if you need to fight (And that is the point of the scramble) Battroid is best for sticking in one spot and shooting.

"Uh... B!" CRUNCH!

Wait, so Shadow Chronicles doesn't count?

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