Cent Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 Huh. I still find it hard to believe that you'd be able to fit Jetfire into a SR-71. That sounds like some voodoo, even if they were going to market a toy at $300. That aside, if there was a PT SR-71 in Macross (without the shard-like robot mode), I'd buy it for $300. SR-71s are awesome. =P
eugimon Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 The guys at ILM have said that while everything in a car or truck is in their robot models, they add a bunch of stuff as well. Bay can claim all he wants that there's no mass shifting but the actual modelers have disputed that claim. I think it's possible to get jetfire into an SR-71 but it's going to require lots of origami type folding and spindly limbs . The skeleton of Jetfire would pretty much have to be aluminum or titanium to be able to take the stress of transforming.... the SR71 is a really thin bird.
Cent Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 Hey maybe the American TF market can have a taste of exploding shoulder syndrome then too =P
Slammer Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 Hey maybe the American TF market can have a taste of exploding shoulder syndrome then too =P transformer collectors have GPS to worry about...NOT funny when your minty G2 Electro crumbles in front of you....
Master Dex Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 (edited) Huh. I still find it hard to believe that you'd be able to fit Jetfire into a SR-71. That sounds like some voodoo, even if they were going to market a toy at $300. That aside, if there was a PT SR-71 in Macross (without the shard-like robot mode), I'd buy it for $300. SR-71s are awesome. =P I'll give you that, I love the SR-71. I was just making a point about Jetfire. Eugimon has a point as well, I did say a little bit of cheating after all. No doubt there was some fudging for the CGI model, but when it comes down to the toy which is meant to hit a $50 price point at max there is only so much that the toy designers can do and make it worth that low a price. Hence you are hit with the classic problem all Transformer jets face: robot kibble on the underside. It is an inescapable evil. Only the most die hard of TF fans are willing to pay the amount of money Macross fans do for Valkyries. I surely am not, and I can't afford Macross stuff as it is which is why all I have is a 1/48 VF-1J Max and the 1/72 VF-25S model. Low grade stuff can be good sometimes. Anyway, this page still has a lack of valk porn. Someone needs to get snapping. Edited July 10, 2009 by Master Dex
SchizophrenicMC Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 Huh. I still find it hard to believe that you'd be able to fit Jetfire into a SR-71. That sounds like some voodoo, even if they were going to market a toy at $300. That aside, if there was a PT SR-71 in Macross (without the shard-like robot mode), I'd buy it for $300. SR-71s are awesome. =P All right, boys, bring out the Vampire! I can see Jetfire fitting in the frame of a SR-71. He was pretty spindly in the movie, and his proportions matched up pretty well. The only part that gets me is that his father, apparently, was a wheel. What does that make his mother?
Master Dex Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 Schizo, I wouldn't look too much into it. That movie did a little too much humanization of the Transformers as it is, throwing in human familial relationships is just one of them I took to ignoring. It is very possible Jetfire was not being serious about that father stuff. We are starting to get a big off topic though...
anime52k8 Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 Huh. I still find it hard to believe that you'd be able to fit Jetfire into a SR-71. That sounds like some voodoo, even if they were going to market a toy at $300. That aside, if there was a PT SR-71 in Macross (without the shard-like robot mode), I'd buy it for $300. SR-71s are awesome. =P transforming SR-71 you say? http://www.new-un-spacy.com/macrossga/vf-14-m3.htm I would so want a VF-14. It's my third most wanted valk after the VF-4 and VA-3. http://www.new-un-spacy.com/macross7/vf-14-m7plus.htm the Macross 7 version look more like the real SR-71 but the Battroid looks off to me.
m0n5t3r Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 (edited) Anyway, this page still has a lack of valk porn. Someone needs to get snapping. yeah, more new pics pls... Edited July 10, 2009 by m0n5t3r
Zar Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 Hey where did you get the stand? I believe it is the stand that came with the HCMpro Freedom Gundam, it was one of the only HCMpros to come with a stand. Mine is pretty shitty because the top part got really loose and it cant hold the Freedoms crotch anymore... but maybe it works fine with a valk
m0n5t3r Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 wow! really liking that shot... very pleasing to my eyes... is that still just sunlight?
optimator88 Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 That 1J CF really is a beauty. And it makes a great looking complement to the 1D
eugimon Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 wow! really liking that shot... very pleasing to my eyes... is that still just sunlight? It's actually an LED desk lamp, some car windshield heat shields and tweaking with the white balance... still dialing it all in.
m0n5t3r Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 It's actually an LED desk lamp, some car windshield heat shields and tweaking with the white balance... still dialing it all in. very nice. i new there was something different about it. car windshield heat insulator thingy for the reflective surface (saw that trick from one of the tutorials from vegas' link/s ) ... now why didn't i think of that!?
SchizophrenicMC Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 Schizo, I wouldn't look too much into it. That movie did a little too much humanization of the Transformers as it is, throwing in human familial relationships is just one of them I took to ignoring. It is very possible Jetfire was not being serious about that father stuff. We are starting to get a big off topic though... Even G1 had slight references of... Cybertronian... "manufacturing", namely when one sports car character, whose name I can't recall, says to a "female" chracter of the same type, "I've heard the first time can hurt," referencing... Er, well, there's a wikia article about it on the Transformers wiki. I'm not gonna get to into it. Point is, TFs have had a familial structure since the original series. It's just not as prominent as when Senile Jetfire says it. Back on topic, friggin' Eugimon and his friggin' skillz.... Nice images, yet again. the top part got really loose and it cant hold the Freedoms crotch anymore It's nearly 1 AM, and I have to point out how that sounds.
Master Dex Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 Even G1 had slight references of... Cybertronian... "manufacturing", namely when one sports car character, whose name I can't recall, says to a "female" chracter of the same type, "I've heard the first time can hurt," referencing... Er, well, there's a wikia article about it on the Transformers wiki. I'm not gonna get to into it. Point is, TFs have had a familial structure since the original series. It's just not as prominent as when Senile Jetfire says it. I know all about it, I'm a rather huge TF fan, lol. I also tend to peruse that wiki very often, so I've seen the page. My point was mostly due to how the movie over exaggerated the humanization. However it really didn't bother me because I can easily overlook things to enjoy a story (which allowed me to like ROTF, unlike some people in the world). As for the pic, I am surprised how nice the CF-1J looks. I never was particularly fond of that color but it is very nice looking.
ruskiiVFaussie Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 (edited) transforming SR-71 you say? I would so want a VF-14. It's my third most wanted valk after the VF-4 and VA-3. http://www.new-un-spacy.com/macross7/vf-14-m7plus.htm the Macross 7 version look more like the real SR-71 but the Battroid looks off to me. Nun head. The Vampire is fantastic! Another one i'm, hoping for from Yamato. Edited July 10, 2009 by ruskiiVFaussie
eugimon Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 (edited) oooh, those look ridiculously cool! Thanks for posting those up edit:: So... I'm coming to the realization I'm gonna need more lamps.. Edited July 10, 2009 by eugimon
anime52k8 Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 edit:: So... I'm coming to the realization I'm gonna need more lamps.. Ott-Lite's and copy paper. Seriously.
eugimon Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 (edited) Ott-Lite's and copy paper. Seriously. Yeah, I wanted to stay away from actual full spectrum bulbs, even though I know it would be easier. frak it, I'll just do the color correction in post Edited July 10, 2009 by eugimon
anime52k8 Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 (edited) Yeah, I wanted to stay away from actual full spectrum bulbs, even though I know it would be easier. frak it, I'll just do the color correction in post or you can get a gray card and set a custom white balance off that. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller...;IC=DEGC&Q= I've found 2 lamps is usually enough, although I would love a third. I also need an infinity board, but I blew the money I had put away for one on flexidisplay stands http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/3476...atte_Black.html :edit: actually I think a black board would be better. Edited July 10, 2009 by anime52k8
PsYcHoDyNaMiX Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 Okay my camera skills suck on top of my lame DSC-T50, but what the hell... (ain't going to top eugimon's nice pics):
eugimon Posted July 11, 2009 Posted July 11, 2009 the YF-21 is still better. Yup! It looks so good it even looks good going down in flames...
anime52k8 Posted July 11, 2009 Posted July 11, 2009 Yup! It looks so good it even looks good going down in flames... you have some really off white balance.
eugimon Posted July 11, 2009 Posted July 11, 2009 you have some really off white balance. lol, speak for yourself.
anime52k8 Posted July 11, 2009 Posted July 11, 2009 (edited) lol, speak for yourself. I had the picture style mode set wrong so it was taking shots with max contrast and saturation. Edited July 11, 2009 by anime52k8
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