VF-5000 underwing thing

[hellohikaru]

I never seen them before on the lineart and yet the Corydoras kit has them too. Are those gun gondolas like those on certain wwII fighters ?

[Goshawk]

I look up in the Macross Compendium and cant find what they might be but Ill past here the arament section for the YF-5000

ARMAMENT: Fixed rear anti-aircraft pulse laser cannon, mounted above dorsal section in Fighter and GERWALK mode or on head turret in Battroid mode. Standard external multi-purpose gun pod or shock gun pod mounted under central fuselage in Fighter mode or in manipulator in GERWALK and Battroid modes. Micro missile launchers mounted in centre ventral section and in engine nacelle section in Fighter mode or in forearm and lower leg sections in GERWALK and Battroid modes.

Option of aerospace booster pack system with micro-missile launcher pods (mounted on engine nacelle section in Fighter mode or on lower leg sections in GERWALK and Battroid mode), and micro-missile launcher pod with shock ordnance mounted on dorsal section; or Super FAST Pack system with micro-missile launcher pods with upper exit ports for the fighter's own launchers and a lower exit ports for the pods's launchers (mounted on engine nacelle section in Fighter mode or on lower leg sections in GERWALK and Battroid mode), and micro-missile launcher pod mounted on central dorsal section.

Hope this helps, unless someone with better knowledge than I.

[Graham]

Those underwing things only appear in the TIAS Macross Plus book from 1995.

AFAIK, they are not shown on any later drawings of the VF-5000 in other later books or magazines.

They were not on the VF-5000G or VF-5000GT in the Dynamite 7 OVA. Neither were they on the SHE VF-5000 perfect variable model or the Yellow Submarine VF-5000G 1/144 scale fighter mode kit.

They were also not used in the 3 console games that the VF-5000 has appeared in (M3 for DC, MPGE for PS, VF-X2 Special Edition for PS).

I can only presume that they were an early concept idea from Kawamori that he later decided to drop.

BTW, what is the Corydoras kit? Pictures?

Graham

[AlphaHX]

BTW, what is the Corydoras kit? Pictures?

[twich]

What scale is that? It looks tiny! But at least we got something of the VF-5000!

Twich

[Graham]

Nice, but the wings and tails look wrong.

Graham

[Aegis!]

OMG that´s so niiiiiiiceee!

Where did you get that scan of the VF-5000 , can you post the original ( non-edited ) version ? please please please

The VF-5000 gets no love from fans , not enough IMO.

[zeo-mare]

agreed the VF-5000 needs more love it is a great design, what scale is that little kit anyhow?

chris

[hellohikaru]

There are 1/144 scale. The tail is a tad too large.

http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?...ic=14018&st=20#

If isn't much trouble does anyone have any more pics from the TIAS Macross Plus book ?

[hellohikaru]

OMG that´s so niiiiiiiceee!

Where did you get that scan of the VF-5000 , can you post the original ( non-edited ) version ? please please please

The VF-5000 gets no love from fans , not enough IMO.

Sure....here

http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?...pic=14044&st=0#

[Ido]

Lightsabers for battroid mode.

[MGREXX]

maybe the valk is "excited"

[nanashino]

I never seen them before on the lineart and yet the Corydoras kit has them too. Are those gun gondolas like those on certain wwII fighters ?

Though not officially labeled, I will agree with you. They do look very much similar.

Hmm... "beam gun gondolas" 「ビーム砲ゴンドラ」

Sounds cool.

[Aegis!]

OMG that´s so niiiiiiiceee!

Where did you get that scan of the VF-5000 , can you post the original ( non-edited ) version ? please please please   

The VF-5000 gets no love from fans , not enough IMO.

Sure....here

http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?...pic=14044&st=0#

nice one mate , cheers.

BTW , is there a bigger scan available ?

[hellohikaru]

Maybe it didn't work very well in battroid(wings folded) or it needed to pivot or be jettisoned.

Are they any drawings of the early VF-5000 in battroid form ?

[Graham]

Are they any drawings of the early VF-5000 in battroid form ?

Not with those wing things. The only pic with those wing things is the fighter mode one already posted

Graham

[Guest Bromgrev]

They do look a bit like gun pods. Probably a bit fragile for a model and even for a toy. Hmm, I wonder if Kawamori is already thinking of merchandising practicalities when he's designing mecha for anime?

Nice Hurricane pics, nanashino!

Edited April 3, 2005 by Bromgrev

[VF-19]

I never seen them before on the lineart and yet the Corydoras kit has them too. Are those gun gondolas like those on certain wwII fighters ?

Though not officially labeled, I will agree with you. They do look very much similar.

Hmm... "beam gun gondolas" 「ビーム砲ゴンドラ」

Sounds cool.

Nice. 40mm guns for the tank tank buster Hurricane (intended for use in the desert, the enlarged chin intake gives it away). Also does very well for shooting aircraft (assuming you can hit the buggers).

I'm agreeing with the gunpod idea. However, it would also be nice to see an underside view with the wing guns attached, just to clarify (but I doubt that).

[hellohikaru]

Here is the only drawing from the TIAS Macross Plus book i think. There aren't any straight on top and bottom views that i know of.

Incredibly I never noticed the gun gondola all this time.

[e_jacob77]

Hi all,

This is def. one pretty bird!!