Guest sh002 Posted June 21, 2009 Posted June 21, 2009 can't wait for the armored vf-25s to arrive. btw does anyone know what the little gray part that snaps onto the side of the leg of a standard vf-25? it is right next to the leg fin when you open the large side leg cover.
alfye Posted June 21, 2009 Posted June 21, 2009 (edited) Its a locking mecanism. Feets has expand/retract movement, and with that piece you can lock onto dessire position. Edited June 21, 2009 by alfye
azrael Posted June 21, 2009 Author Posted June 21, 2009 Do the mecha specs in the Armored instruction manual say what the packs on the forearms are? No.
thankheaven Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 When will Alto's version be out ? I see Ozma's everywhere but no Alto.
Paliodor Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 (edited) According to Rainbow10 Alto's version release date is set for 26 June. Edited June 23, 2009 by Paliodor
sharkm Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 According to Rainbow10 Alto's version release date is set for 26 June. Delayed to July 1st http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dW7jdVzJn8E/Sj-m...0/untitled1.jpg BTW, received my VF25S Armor Ozma today. What a full big box...
Graham Posted June 24, 2009 Posted June 24, 2009 Cover of the new August 2009 issue of Hobby Japan magazine (out today). Should include a big article on the new 1/72 Armoured VF-25 kit. Will pick up the mag this evening. This is the third Macross Frontier cover we've had from Hobby Japan, which is something of a record as far as Hobby Japan and the Macross franchise go. Mac II had one cover, Mac 7 only got 2 covers. Mac Plus and Mac Zero none. Not sure about SDFM TV & DYRL. Graham
azrael Posted June 24, 2009 Author Posted June 24, 2009 Cover of the new August 2009 issue of Hobby Japan magazine (out today). Should include a big article on the new 1/72 Armoured VF-25 kit. Will pick up the mag this evening. This is the third Macross Frontier cover we've had from Hobby Japan, which is something of a record as far as Hobby Japan and the Macross franchise go. Mac II had one cover, Mac 7 only got 2 covers. Mac Plus and Mac Zero none. Not sure about SDFM TV & DYRL. Considering the kits are selling well and we got more on the way..it's not surprising. Can't showcase a Gundam MSV every issue ya know...
Alastar Posted June 24, 2009 Posted June 24, 2009 Considering the kits are selling well and we got more on the way..it's not surprising. Can't showcase a Gundam MSV every issue ya know... Agreed. But the Macross Quarter DX is it a model kit? Or just a figure?
azrael Posted June 24, 2009 Author Posted June 24, 2009 But the Macross Quarter DX is it a model kit? Or just a figure? It's a DX Chogokin, i.e. toy. http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=28006
SVF-Gerwalk Posted June 24, 2009 Posted June 24, 2009 Any news of VF-27 and Queadluun-Rea in Hobby Japan magazine ?
regult Posted June 25, 2009 Posted June 25, 2009 Any news of VF-27 and Queadluun-Rea in Hobby Japan magazine ? I guess they're taking their time, but really would like to see more pictures of the Q-rea and the VF-27. In the August issue there seems to be some information on the DX Quarter?
electric indigo Posted June 25, 2009 Posted June 25, 2009 Hobby Japan August 09 Tons of stuff that will blow your head off... scratchbuild Quarter anyone?
Cent Posted June 25, 2009 Posted June 25, 2009 Oh wow.... That was an amazing issue. Did they add magnets to the Armored Alto to allow it to carry the sniper rifle underneath the sidemounted pack? also a stand connector that allows both guns to be mounted under each other? also it has an amazing picture showing Armored Ozma with landing gears... Looks like there's plenty of clearance. and the plane doesn't tilt too badly at all. The step by steps were pretty awesome too, especially the ball joint mod for the ankles. Something was just made apparent to me though... Does Armored Alto not include Reaction Missiles?
regult Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 @!#%$#^megaupload!!!! "This service is temporarily not available from your service area"...
honkhet Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 ya man! i wanted to donwload that so much! 98MB @_@ i simply just cant finish downloading it
honkhet Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 be great if someone could share some scans not the whole page but just the important pics and sections, js to make sure we dont violate any rules...
electric indigo Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 Something was just made apparent to me though... Does Armored Alto not include Reaction Missiles? Model Grafix shows the Armored Alto with Reaction Missiles: http://superrobotwar.files.wordpress.com/2...6/mg0908091.jpg
regult Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 also it has an amazing picture showing Armored Ozma with landing gears... Looks like there's plenty of clearance. and the plane doesn't tilt too badly at all. Thanks to electric indigo, I found another place to get the scans. If you read carefully, you'll notice the nose gear on that Ozma is a custom build, extended strut for better looks, so it is considerably longer than the stock nose gear strut. Honestly, I am starting to dislike the looks of the armored in fighter mode. seems like a battroid-best piece.
Lolicon Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 Argh looks like the forums screwed up and deleted my post. Those scans rock! Love the Quarter. I hope Bandai releases a kit of it. Some useful modeling tips too. I like how they cut up the shoulder decals to apply them. What is the guy doing for the canopy frame? Using some kind of white tool to remove the excess paint?
wm cheng Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 Yeah! Great scans... thanks so much for pointing us in the right direction. Love the paint job on the first Ozma Armoured! I'd love to find out what they are saying on those tips pages... can anyone translate them, it would be tremendously helpful. I too wonder what they are using to wipe off the excess canopy frame paint. I wished I thought about cutting up the decals - it was a b$@##! to apply those ones. Definite battroid mode winner!
Lolicon Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 A translation of the modeling tips would be most appreciated. Those models look incredible and clearly a lot of effort went into them from some skilled modelers... yet they always neglect to paint the underside of the lerx. And Alto's "mouth" is always wrong too. Not a big deal, I just always see these things.
wm cheng Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 A translation of the modeling tips would be most appreciated. Those models look incredible and clearly a lot of effort went into them from some skilled modelers... yet they always neglect to paint the underside of the lerx. And Alto's "mouth" is always wrong too. Not a big deal, I just always see these things. Argh!! now thanks to you... I DO TOO!!!
HSFlik Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 I've never posted on here before, but I've been trolling like crazy for the past two months... You guys do some awesome work on those models, and have definitely inspired me to make my VF-25 collection look as awesome as possible. Funny thing, because I was originally going to buy one of the die-cast ones, but I couldn't warrant spending so much money on one toy... So instead, I bought three model kits for VF-25F, G, and S. I built the VF-25G first, as it's my favorite, but the detailing process sort of drove me nuts and it was before I discovered these forums. It eventually turned into my test dummy for the VF-25F, which I am proud to present the nearly-finished one here. Kudos to my brother for painting Alto for me. I know it holds no ground compared to wm cheng's in the other thread, but I'm pretty proud of this considering that it's my first model that I've fully detailed and everything. Thank you guys for sharing all the techniques you guys use!
Guest sh002 Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 almost done building the armored vf-25s. i'm going to pose it with slightly bent and angled legs so that i don't have to use the display stand. it will be a little shorter than the other vf-25's but i'll just display it in back of the others. too bad the leg joints weren't made of metal.
Bob_Coffee Posted June 27, 2009 Posted June 27, 2009 How good is the build quality on the Mac F kits? is it near Gundam MG quality or slightly below. im thinking of picking up one.
mickyg Posted June 27, 2009 Posted June 27, 2009 I've never posted on here before, but I've been trolling like crazy for the past two months... You guys do some awesome work on those models, and have definitely inspired me to make my VF-25 collection look as awesome as possible. Funny thing, because I was originally going to buy one of the die-cast ones, but I couldn't warrant spending so much money on one toy... So instead, I bought three model kits for VF-25F, G, and S. I built the VF-25G first, as it's my favorite, but the detailing process sort of drove me nuts and it was before I discovered these forums. It eventually turned into my test dummy for the VF-25F, which I am proud to present the nearly-finished one here. Kudos to my brother for painting Alto for me. I know it holds no ground compared to wm cheng's in the other thread, but I'm pretty proud of this considering that it's my first model that I've fully detailed and everything. Thank you guys for sharing all the techniques you guys use! Hey, nice work there. Feel free to post on my G build, if you've got any tips especially! I know what you mean by trolling. I did that for months too. Great when you can finally dive in and start putting what you've read to work, isn't it? Oh, and welcome to the forums!
SVF-Gerwalk Posted June 27, 2009 Posted June 27, 2009 (edited) Absolutly EPIC Hobby-Japan 08 !! , pure powenage : Seems the most builders dislike the purple color in armour packs, even in super packs the grey mate looks better Edited June 27, 2009 by SVF-Gerwalk
mickyg Posted June 27, 2009 Posted June 27, 2009 (edited) That's something I've been curious about. I haven't compared episodes, but I can't recal any where the super packs looked purple. They always look grey to me. Anyone have any screen captures where the packs (super or armoured) look purple? Edit: Ignore the bit about the armoured pack. The pics some posts back show they're clearly moulded in dark grey. The question about the super pack still stands though. Edited June 27, 2009 by mickyg
Paliodor Posted June 27, 2009 Posted June 27, 2009 1/72 Queadluun-Rea Klein Klan's Unit - September release, price TBA. http://ngeekhiong.blogspot.com/2009/06/gun...-from-this.html If this is true, then I have another plamo on my "buy list"
SVF-Gerwalk Posted June 27, 2009 Posted June 27, 2009 That's something I've been curious about. I haven't compared episodes, but I can't recal any where the super packs looked purple. They always look grey to me. Anyone have any screen captures where the packs (super or armoured) look purple? Edit: Ignore the bit about the armoured pack. The pics some posts back show they're clearly moulded in dark grey. The question about the super pack still stands though. Purple Super Parts : Here a VF-25S custom in grey : Here a VF-25G custom in grey :
mickyg Posted June 27, 2009 Posted June 27, 2009 Ooh, thanks for those - especially that last one! Looks much more like what we see in the Anime. And yeah, now that you mention it, perhaps Alto's is more obvious for being purple. Half the problem with colour accuracy is that Mikhail spends most of his time in the shadows, where he can snipe better. It's possible purple is grey, due purely to shadows.
onderon Posted June 27, 2009 Posted June 27, 2009 After I saw the runners of the armored ozma in person I noticed that the plastic mix for the ozma is different to the first 1/72 ozma most notably is the darker shade of grey and if you look at the codes on the runners its actually an entirely new line of molding. This casts some doubt of a stand alone armored pack in the near future. Of course it is highly possible that there will be one but the difference of the armored bundle compared to the vanilla VF is much greater than the super bundle and vanilla. And another foreseeable outcome is that it wont have an extra sniper rifle included.
SVF-Gerwalk Posted June 27, 2009 Posted June 27, 2009 Ooh, thanks for those - especially that last one! Looks much more like what we see in the Anime. And yeah, now that you mention it, perhaps Alto's is more obvious for being purple. Half the problem with colour accuracy is that Mikhail spends most of his time in the shadows, where he can snipe better. It's possible purple is grey, due purely to shadows. Yeah, I don´t know why I was thinking that armour is equal to superparts , Superparts looks better in grey than in purple, I´ll paint my SPs in dark grey. Here other shot of VF-25G :
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