Sebastian Posted September 20, 2003 Posted September 20, 2003 (edited) Many members dont understand how to keep the FP boosters (1/48) in position in Battroid mode. I took some pics to explain it better. If somebody allready did this, sorry, and please mods just delete this thread. If not, hope it helps. Edited June 27, 2006 by Sebastian Quote
Sebastian Posted September 20, 2003 Author Posted September 20, 2003 (edited) The hatch should look like this. Edited June 27, 2006 by Sebastian Quote
Sebastian Posted September 20, 2003 Author Posted September 20, 2003 (edited) last one. Edited June 27, 2006 by Sebastian Quote
UN Spacy Posted September 20, 2003 Posted September 20, 2003 Thanks for the step by step ics Sebastian. Although, even though it's very sturdy I've had that piece pop out on one or two occassions. Quote
vlenhoff Posted September 20, 2003 Posted September 20, 2003 Oh man thanks!, I came up with it the other day, but I though forcing that piece in that direction was not a good thing. I guess I can be a little more confident when transforming my FP'd 1/48. Thanks, vic Quote
CHAN Posted September 20, 2003 Posted September 20, 2003 Where were you when I was transforming mine? It took me about 5 hours before I discover it by accident. Quote
recon Posted September 20, 2003 Posted September 20, 2003 Many members dont understand how to keep the FP boosters (1/48) in position in Battroid mode.I took some pics to explain it better. If somebody allready did this, sorry, and please mods just delete this thread. If not, hope it helps. Thanks Sebastian for the info, A picture says a dozen words. I havent yet got to transforming my 1/48 or yet got my Fps so im quite new in regards to this matter. Mine would be in MisB till i moved to my new house and have a new display cabinet in build to the wall. Thanks to you and Noel who show me how to secure the hatch in place for the boosters attachment. Cheers Quote
magicsp00n Posted September 20, 2003 Posted September 20, 2003 So far, the extra piece that comes with the FPs hasn't been necessary for me. The backpack is plenty sturdy without it, so I just leave it off. Does that extra piece really help that much for anyone else out there? Quote
Otaru Ikari Posted September 20, 2003 Posted September 20, 2003 Mine works ok without the piece but it does look a lot better with it on when you view the top Quote
Uxi Posted September 20, 2003 Posted September 20, 2003 It definately makes things sturdy. Still, you kind of wish such a thing could have been incorporated into the design of the valkyrie itself without being a seperate piece. Plus while the white piece might look nice on a DYRL-scheme valk, it sure sticks out on the low viz. Quote
Isamu Atreides 86 Posted September 20, 2003 Posted September 20, 2003 i don't have FP's.....yet, but this info is nice to know. thanks! Quote
kensei Posted September 21, 2003 Posted September 21, 2003 IT took me a couple of minutes to figure out what was goin on with that piece. I didn't know that you were meant to push the piece that was inferior to the backpack right down. When I did push it down it went CRACK! Gave me quite a shock I could tell you. I looked all over to see if i did any damage but thankfully none, it was meant to do that! Quote
lebhead Posted September 21, 2003 Posted September 21, 2003 this is very helpful for a lot of people, including myself - who just got around to adding the FPs. thanks! Quote
Geissler Posted September 21, 2003 Posted September 21, 2003 Great photo! Does anyone know if there is an elegant way to store the extra piece in fighter mode? I don't like having small pieces lying around. Quote
Qrusader Posted September 21, 2003 Posted September 21, 2003 Sebastian - THANK YOU! This is exactly what I needed. I toot hought I was pushing too far...now I know. "And knwing is half the battle!" "Go Joe!"....sorry, slipped into a nostalgic moment of old G.I. Joe goodness.... Quote
Radd Posted September 21, 2003 Posted September 21, 2003 It definately makes things sturdy. Still, you kind of wish such a thing could have been incorporated into the design of the valkyrie itself without being a seperate piece. While that would be nice, lookinbg at where it goes and how big it needs to be to be as sturdy as it is, well, it just wouldn't fit. There's no way to keep it incorporated, yet movei t out of the way for fighter or gerwalk modes. Quote
Chuey Posted September 22, 2003 Posted September 22, 2003 Thanks for the heads up. Little hints like that will make transforming a 1/48 FP easier when I eventually get it. Yamato made a great series of toys, but it's definitely complicated. Quote
Valkyrie Nut Posted September 22, 2003 Posted September 22, 2003 i know this is kinda off topic but ive been wrestling with my inner conscience about buying the 1/48 low vis. the reason being my parents would most likely kill me for 'wasting' money on it. afterall it does cost more than £100 including delivery but ive got the yamato collectors bug now. what should i do?? Quote
williwoods Posted September 22, 2003 Posted September 22, 2003 buy buy buy!!!!!!!!!!! they are limited release of course!!!!!!!! Quote
EXO Posted September 22, 2003 Posted September 22, 2003 i know this is kinda off topic but ive been wrestling with my inner conscience about buying the 1/48 low vis. the reason being my parents would most likely kill me for 'wasting' money on it. afterall it does cost more than £100 including delivery but ive got the yamato collectors bug now. what should i do?? I say buy it, track it... and on the day it's suppose to arrive, give your inner conscience some cash and tell it to take your folks out for lunch a movie and dinner, so all 3 will be gone when the package arrives... Quote
Valkyrie Nut Posted September 22, 2003 Posted September 22, 2003 well my parents are at work during the day so if i ordered it now, it would arrive on wednesday morning. I may just get a 1/60 VF-1D instead even though i crave the detail of the 1/48 scale Quote
Myersjessee Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 this is very helpful for a lot of people, including myself - who just got around to adding the FPs. thanks! Agreed...thanks! Quote
Guppy Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 buy buy buy!!!!!!!!!!! they are limited release of course!!!!!!!! haha! "LIMITED RELEASE!" It's the phrase that no collector can resist. PS - thanks sebastian - I finally understand! Quote
Extra Large Mumma Posted March 5, 2006 Posted March 5, 2006 Thanks, Sebastian. I'll come back to this thread when I get my first 1:48. Quote
Extra Large Mumma Posted March 6, 2006 Posted March 6, 2006 I've got too many 1:60's to play with: 3 VF-1A Hiky's, 2 VF-1A Max's, 3 VF-1S Roy's, 1 VF-1J Super Hiky, 1 VF-1J Super Max, 1 VF-1J Super Millia, 1st ed. YF-21, 2nd ed. VF-11B. Quote
eugimon Posted March 6, 2006 Posted March 6, 2006 ah... all this will change when you get your 1/48 Quote
g3173 Posted March 6, 2006 Posted March 6, 2006 What 1/48's transform??? I thought fighter mode was the only mode Thanks for the pixs. This should help a lot. Cheers, Gene Quote
Hurin Posted June 26, 2006 Posted June 26, 2006 (edited) The hatch should look like this. 22632[/snapback] Hmmm, looks like Sebastian had used the Forum "attachment" feature to post those images. But they're not showing up anymore. These images were really helpful to a lot of people. Was the "attachment cache" cleared out recently? If anyone has a copy of these images, please let me know. Otherwise, I'll just recreate them with my camera. Edited June 26, 2006 by Hurin Quote
Sebastian Posted June 27, 2006 Author Posted June 27, 2006 I will gladly post the pictures again. Quote
Hurin Posted June 27, 2006 Posted June 27, 2006 sweet, I was just about to go home and bust out my camera. Quote
Vermillion21 Posted June 28, 2006 Posted June 28, 2006 This is a great thread - great job Sebastian. Thanks. Quote
Hurin Posted June 28, 2006 Posted June 28, 2006 Yeah, I have referred so many people to this thread over the years that I thought this thread deserved its own write-up under the "notes" section for the 1/48s on Macross Nexus. . . here. Just for the record, this is exactly the type of thing that we created the Nexus to do. . . to store this type of information in a form that is less easily lost in "forum churn." Of course, Sebastian gets the nod in the write-up. Best, H Quote
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