captain america Posted February 16, 2008 Author Posted February 16, 2008 What about a Gnerl with cockpit & bastard pilot? Quote
cool8or Posted February 16, 2008 Posted February 16, 2008 captain america said: What about a Gnerl with cockpit & bastard pilot? Like Flavor Flav always says: YEAAAAH BOOOOOOOYYYYYYYYY!!!! Quote
007-vf1 Posted February 16, 2008 Posted February 16, 2008 (edited) captain america said: What about a Gnerl with cockpit & bastard pilot? I am Up for a nerd...I meant Gnerl... count me in... I am wondering if can you do the soldier a bit more posseable so one could maneuver it to sit on the regult pods as well...? Many of us missed them last time... Edited February 16, 2008 by 007-vf1 Quote
cool8or Posted February 17, 2008 Posted February 17, 2008 (edited) Gnerl is a Space Figther... so the soldier should be like this: Also, as before, it should be great if you make a standing soldier too (with Kamjim face!). Make our dreams comes true, Captain!!! Edited February 17, 2008 by cool8or Quote
codam23 Posted February 17, 2008 Posted February 17, 2008 YES YES PLEASEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Quote
Ghadrack Posted February 18, 2008 Posted February 18, 2008 A Moscato style Gnerl sounds pretty good to me. I too would be pretty damn excited to see a Glaug come out of your shop some day. Quote
cobywan Posted February 18, 2008 Posted February 18, 2008 Then followed by the space booster for it too. There's still plenty of Macross love for John to take pleasure in. Quote
cowie165 Posted February 18, 2008 Posted February 18, 2008 007-vf1 said: I am Up for a nerd...I meant Gnerl... count me in... I am wondering if can you do the soldier a bit more posseable so one could maneuver it to sit on the regult pods as well...? Many of us missed them last time... +1 Quote
captain america Posted February 18, 2008 Author Posted February 18, 2008 cool8or said: Gnerl is a Space Figther... so the soldier should be like this: Also, as before, it should be great if you make a standing soldier too (with Kamjim face!). Make our dreams comes true, Captain!!! Are you sure about that? My understanding is that the reason Kamjin wears that armor is because he's a high-ranking officer; has nothing to do with fighting in space, because Regults fight in space as well. Pilot poseability: in order to do that with a figure as opposed to a mecha, you have to put toy-like joints on it, which goes against my philosophy. The pilot for the gnerl will have to be more reclined anyway, as the seating position is different than the trashcan-like comfort of the Regult. Quote
007-vf1 Posted February 18, 2008 Posted February 18, 2008 By poseability I meant to make it limber enough so it could be reconfigured relatively easy, by cutting the legs, arms and doing some filling adjustments; For example; If the legs are too close to each other looking like one solid piece it would be hard to separate them and a pain to fill them up to re-sculpt them... Quote
cokefiend Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 (edited) A Gnerl would be awesome!!! How big would that be in 1/72? Some sources Ive found listed its length at 17 meters but that doesnt seem right to me. Edited February 19, 2008 by cokefiend Quote
neptunesurvey Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 captain america said: What about a Gnerl with cockpit & bastard pilot? HELL YES! This should be your top priority. Quote
Ranger565 Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 Hey John! GNARL!! I am down with that. But man thats going to be big! Bigger then a 1/72 Valk By about 4 or 5 inches! Quote
captain america Posted February 19, 2008 Author Posted February 19, 2008 cokefiend said: A Gnerl would be awesome!!! How big would that be in 1/72? Some sources Ive found listed its length at 17 meters but that doesnt seem right to me. Based on what I could find, the Gnerl is supposedly about 28m in lenth, which is about 38cm long in 1/72. Quite huge. Quote
codam23 Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 That is a great size. John you can do so much detailing on it. Man 15" long and half of it canopy. How would you do that? Cast the canopy in water clear or get VAC-U-Forms made? Quote
captain america Posted February 19, 2008 Author Posted February 19, 2008 codam23 said: That is a great size. John you can do so much detailing on it. Man 15" long and half of it canopy. How would you do that? Cast the canopy in water clear or get VAC-U-Forms made? However large the structure, I feel that in order to maintain the spirit of Zentradi machinery and the artists who penned the original style sheets, the cockpit and associated details should reflect the simplistic, semi-organic look of other Zentradi mecha, so if anything, it'll probably have an interior similar to the Regult. With regards to clear parts, I suppose that it remains a possibility, depending on how the parts need to be broken down. Since this will be a fairly large and expensive model, it'll likely be limited to just 30 kits, so I'll see if I can implement some interesting goodies. That won't be until March though. Quote
codam23 Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 captain america said: However large the structure, I feel that in order to maintain the spirit of Zentradi machinery and the artists who penned the original style sheets, the cockpit and associated details should reflect the simplistic, semi-organic look of other Zentradi mecha, so if anything, it'll probably have an interior similar to the Regult. With regards to clear parts, I suppose that it remains a possibility, depending on how the parts need to be broken down. Since this will be a fairly large and expensive model, it'll likely be limited to just 30 kits, so I'll see if I can implement some interesting goodies. That won't be until March though. Sounds great Cap. I can't wait to hear what the interesting goodies may be. But if you only might do 30 kits put me down for one NOW. If you need some help on the clear part let me know. My shop here at work is huge. And i have everything you may need. Quote
Grayson72 Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 Is it even clear that the Gnerl has a canopy instead of just a hatch cover like all the other Zen Mecha? Quote
cool8or Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 codam23 said: But if you only might do 30 kits put me down for one NOW. I must be the second in that list. Quote
captain america Posted February 20, 2008 Author Posted February 20, 2008 Grayson72 said: Is it even clear that the Gnerl has a canopy instead of just a hatch cover like all the other Zen Mecha? Based on all the art I've seen, it looks like an opaque hatch cover, similar to the Glaug; the visuals being provided by the sensor eye at the front of the craft. Consoles could be molded clear in the interest of lighting though. Quote
Gabe Q Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 captain america said: Since this will be a fairly large and expensive model, it'll likely be limited to just 30 kits, I'm definitely in. I will start saving now. Quote
HWR MKII Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 Actually there is a destroid he hasnt done. Think Macross Zero Quote
nightmareB4macross Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 HWR MKII said: Actually there is a destroid he hasnt done. Think Macross Zero Then that would be two destroids. The cheyene and the monster Quote
Ranger565 Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 Whats a Cheyene? Must not be TV related? Sorry but I have only gotten into the Original TV show only Quote
nightmareB4macross Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 Ranger565 said: Whats a Cheyene? Must not be TV related? Sorry but I have only gotten into the Original TV show only Think Macross Zero. Quote
thegunny Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 nightmareB4macross said: Think Macross Zero. Do we have to Quote
nightmareB4macross Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 Has anyone built this kit? Quote
electric indigo Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 HWR MKII said: Actually there is a destroid he hasnt done. Think Macross Zero Ahem... Macross II had Destroids, too. Quote
cool8or Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 captain america said: My understanding is that the reason Kamjin wears that armor is because he's a high-ranking officer; has nothing to do with fighting in space, because Regults fight in space as well. I found diferences in the helmets of soldiers and officers, see some pics from Macross Perfect Memory Book: Also, in the first episode we can se a zentran Regult pilot with heavy armor: I hope this helps. Quote
Grayson72 Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 captain america said: Based on all the art I've seen, it looks like an opaque hatch cover, similar to the Glaug; the visuals being provided by the sensor eye at the front of the craft. Consoles could be molded clear in the interest of lighting though. That's what I would have thought as well. Quote
captain america Posted February 20, 2008 Author Posted February 20, 2008 I can appreciate that there may be different helmet designs, but to be honest, I can't explain the hierarchy (if any) or how and why certain styles of battle armor are seen in some instances and not others. To that end, I wouldn't rule out sculpting a new (heavy) space suit, but despite its small size, the original zentradi soldier took a surprisingly long time to make, and so I'll have to weigh that if/when the Gnerl project kicks-in to determine how significantly it will impact the price of the kit. Quote
HWR MKII Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 electric indigo said: Ahem... Macross II had Destroids, too. True but 1 That series was not created by Shoji Kawamori. 2 The series isnt officially accepted in the official macross timeline. Though that could be argued since the music from it was used in M7 by the other singing/fighting team whose name escapes me. Quote
cool8or Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 captain america said: I can appreciate that there may be different helmet designs, but to be honest, I can't explain the hierarchy (if any) or how and why certain styles of battle armor are seen in some instances and not others. To that end, I wouldn't rule out sculpting a new (heavy) space suit, but despite its small size, the original zentradi soldier took a surprisingly long time to make, and so I'll have to weigh that if/when the Gnerl project kicks-in to determine how significantly it will impact the price of the kit. I understand. I think that after an expensive proyect like this, should be great a cheaper proyect, like a couple pilots. Quote
007-vf1 Posted February 21, 2008 Posted February 21, 2008 I am thinking that doing the Gnerl cast hollowed or at least partially hollowed like you did in the booster will save mass on the resin used and therefore the overall price.. count me in among those 30 for one, but I'd like to now the price for this... Quote
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