vito Posted May 18, 2008 Posted May 18, 2008 Why do Varitechs/Valkries have bright colors?, should they have some camouflage like real world air craft, I know that it is anime, it should be colorful. Do you have any idea?
Gubaba Posted May 18, 2008 Posted May 18, 2008 You said it yourself. It's anime, so it should be colorful. And if they can't make a neat-looking toy, there's no point.
VFTF1 Posted May 18, 2008 Posted May 18, 2008 Welcome to the forum This is the Movie and TV section, so I gather you must be asking about movies and tv. Please don't ask about Varitechs because this risks giving people heart attacks As to Valkyrie - in both Macross movies and TV series, Valkyrie have a variety of colors, not just bright ones. Generallyspeaking, though, I doubt whether camouflage via paint color is really even a consideration in space warfare. I would imagine that stealth capacities would be more important. In the SDFM TV and DYRL, the Valkyrie did roughly have real world colors - the only bright ones were the training Valkyrie. In Macross 7, the Fire Bomber Valkyrie had bright colors because they were the private property of crazy artists who liked to custom paint their valkyrie. In Macross Frontier, we once again return to standard "military" color Valkyrie. Yamato has produced numerous Valkyrie figures and toys with special military paint jobs. I recomend the Low Vis. version 2 VF-1A in 1/48 scale. VFTF1
vito Posted May 18, 2008 Author Posted May 18, 2008 thanks, I saw the toys that have camouflage (low vis, and urban warfare). That why ask the question. Thanks.
Phil K Posted May 18, 2008 Posted May 18, 2008 Militaries themselves can't really decide whether or not camouflaging their planes actually have any effect on combat effectiveness since most combat is radar based anyways. Best thing to do seems to be no paint and just polishing the metal, shaves off like 100 pounds and improves aerodynamics.
junior Posted May 18, 2008 Posted May 18, 2008 Why do Varitechs/Valkries have bright colors?, should they have some camouflage like real world air craft, I know that it is anime, it should be colorful. Do you have any idea? From a non-story perspective, it makes it easier to tell who's on screen. If you're watching a VF-1J in Macross dodging incoming fire, then if it's blue you instantly realize that Max is piloting it without needing a close-up of the pilot. Conversely, if the VF-1J is red then you know that it's Millia.
Duke Togo Posted May 18, 2008 Posted May 18, 2008 thanks, I saw the toys that have camouflage (low vis, and urban warfare). That why ask the question. Thanks. To sell even more toys.
ComicKaze Posted May 18, 2008 Posted May 18, 2008 The level of technology in the future makes camoflauge useless. Enemies will detect you 10,000 km away before your eyes could even see anything. The low-visibility variation toys are mostly just gimmicks. Besides, when most of the battle is taking place in space, wouldn't it make more sense to make all your fighters pure black instead?
dizman Posted May 18, 2008 Posted May 18, 2008 Why are they bright colors....... please don't ask questions that make sense.
Sorata Posted May 19, 2008 Posted May 19, 2008 (edited) Lets see 1. To make the enemy think they have a chance as they can spot their easy prey that much easier 2. Valkyrie pilots do it to draw attention so they get more kilss ( Max and Miria anyone) 3. Cause military schemes wer sooo last fall 4. To be unique, who wants to be part of the crowd anyway 5. Cause military schemes = cannon fodder (seems the enemy kilss off the planes hardest to see first, either that or weapons lock to those colors better) 6. Cause other military paint colors are too expensive 7. Cause it helps you distinguish Friend from Foe easier at Mach 22+ combat speeds 8. So you dont blend in to the blackness of space and get hit by friendly fire cause they didnt see you there 9. So you can see you own fighter good against the darkness of space and dont clip something 10. So you dont need to turn on your lights and become an instant flare EDIT I could go on all day but 10 is a good round number Edited May 19, 2008 by Sorata
Phil K Posted May 19, 2008 Posted May 19, 2008 Besides, when most of the battle is taking place in space, wouldn't it make more sense to make all your fighters pure black instead? Space isn't pure black. Cosmologists say it's more of a beige with all of the starlight, but the contrast causes our human brain to see it as black. It's like how the "blacks" on a projection screen are actually white.
azrael Posted May 19, 2008 Posted May 19, 2008 1) Questions like these belong in the newbie thread. 2) You answered your own question. It's anime. It's fiction. It's ain't real.
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