bullet101 Posted October 10, 2009 Posted October 10, 2009 Looking closely at the VF-27 battroid model in the pictures, it looks like there might be some inherent weakness in the shoulder to chest joint as there you can see quite a bit of superglue has been used to either hold the arms in place or to fix a break, you can see some of the fumes have created some crazing on to the shoulders due to the amount of glue needed. That said i do like the look of the VF-27 fighter mode, apart from the silly purple bits on the top of the nose, which in the anime are obviously meant to be part of the paint scheme but Bandai has translated into raised panels. I'll still buy one though and break out the sanding stick if needed.
Cent Posted October 13, 2009 Posted October 13, 2009 I like the new Fast Pack cannons. I've always loved some long-rail cannon weapons, and I have the urge to strip them off this new model and add it to the Armored for some extra firepower.
PetarB Posted October 13, 2009 Posted October 13, 2009 Not a fan of the Tornado pack. The twin guns on top look very goofy and un-military. One of the things I like about Macross mecha design is that it has always been a lot more 'grounded' in reality than many of it's peers. This seems to be stepping away from that. As I type this, I realise in a very vague way this reminds me of the 'Stampede' Valkyrie, which I never liked too much either.
honkhet Posted October 13, 2009 Posted October 13, 2009 yup definitely a step backwards for Macross ...armored messy-ah is still the best
KOG Water Dragon Posted October 14, 2009 Posted October 14, 2009 OK, so I was cruising Ebay and Yahoo!Japan auctions... and I noticed the YF-25 is available now. Anyone besides me getting one? I bought one from ebay. Love the box art. And the seller is sending the movie ticket too.... which is useless to me, but still kind of a fun thing to have I guess.
bullet101 Posted October 14, 2009 Posted October 14, 2009 Yeah i bought one of the YF-25's from ebay, perhaps even the same seller. I chose not to take the ticket as there is no chance i will be in Japan on the same date.
tetsujin Posted October 15, 2009 Posted October 15, 2009 Well there's that... Plus, it just looks like a$, making it that much harder for me to suspend my disbelief. I really don't see why they couldn't just paint the regular super-armor pink and call the squadron the Pink Peckers or something; that would've been far more visually acceptable than that, that... Twin-barreled, Gundam reject-inspired monstrosity. I can see why the new pack is light on weaponry, they won't need it: when the Vajra see them, they'll just laugh themselves to death. The Captain's judgement of epic fail stands. So what I'm hearing here is that you're kind of on the fence with regard to this design...
captain america Posted October 15, 2009 Posted October 15, 2009 So what I'm hearing here is that you're kind of on the fence with regard to this design... LoL yes, something like that
Lolicon Posted October 15, 2009 Posted October 15, 2009 I don't really like the design so far, but maybe I'll change my mind once I see it in sweet CG action.
Thom Posted October 15, 2009 Posted October 15, 2009 I like the new pack, though my first choice would remain to be the armored pack from the series. The one thing I would change on the Tornado would be the design and mounting of the beam canon. They just look too fragile and art-deco... Now, shift them out a little and beef them up, something like a pair of gunpods mounted above the body, and it would be perfect.
Valkyrie addict Posted October 16, 2009 Posted October 16, 2009 (edited) just when I thought the VF-25 couldn't get any uglier, that tornado pack is stupid ugly, I mean, it looks like some sh!t out of Gundam with it's huge cannons and extra wings, looks like it's another aircraft, I don't like it... thank you Bandai, for pushing your stupid ideas into Macross to sale more worthless ugly crap I get the idea their trying to do, they're adding a new novelty a la DYRL Strike cannon... but it was 1 cannon and minor difference, not 5 wings and 3 cannons joined by 2 dildos Edited October 16, 2009 by Valkyrie addict
torc Posted October 16, 2009 Posted October 16, 2009 (edited) just when I thought the VF-25 couldn't get any uglier, that tornado pack is stupid ugly, I mean, it looks like some sh!t out of Gundam with it's huge cannons and extra wings, looks like it's another aircraft, I don't like it... thank you Bandai, for pushing your stupid ideas into Macross to sale more worthless ugly crap I get the idea their trying to do, they're adding a new novelty a la DYRL Strike cannon... but it was 1 cannon and minor difference, not 5 wings and 3 cannons joined by 2 dildos i agree... the way that macross frontier takes is really for childs... nothing compared whit DYRL and macross plus atmospheres . i still hope in a new footage of original macross (like buronson do with hokuto no ken gaiden saga) Edited October 16, 2009 by torc
Paliodor Posted October 17, 2009 Posted October 17, 2009 Just looked on pics with this Tornado pack and have to say that it's the most ugliest thing that I saw so far if it goes about valkyrie packs. It looks awfully childish... I knew that Bandai invent something to earn a little more cash from Macross F. After all they are the best if it goes about milking Gundam then they are probably thinking why not make the same with Macross...
David Hingtgen Posted October 17, 2009 Posted October 17, 2009 Hey, ugly FAST packs save me money. I sure hope the green VF-27 release isn't delayed for ugly movie designs though...
thankheaven Posted October 17, 2009 Posted October 17, 2009 Ugh, they made the VF-25 look like a stupid and ugly Gundam with that pack. Big PASS for me.
electric indigo Posted October 17, 2009 Posted October 17, 2009 Hey, ugly FAST packs save me money. I sure hope the green VF-27 release isn't delayed for ugly movie designs though... Speaking of green - is there any official art of the cannon fodder VF-25? I don't feel like watching the whole series again for screengrabs and I want to do something with the G I snatched from HLJ.
KOG Water Dragon Posted October 17, 2009 Posted October 17, 2009 I think I must be one of the few people who actually likes that new VF-25 design...
SVF-Gerwalk Posted October 18, 2009 Posted October 18, 2009 (edited) I think I must be one of the few people who actually likes that new VF-25 design... You are not the only, and I dont think that we are a "few" , its a good desing. The usual problem with a new desing is that you cant reach all tastes, if this desing seems a gundam desing is not strange becouse there many desings done in gundam after to many years, and its not bad becouse some of gundam desings are very good works. A must buy for me Edited October 18, 2009 by SVF-Gerwalk
mitch Posted October 18, 2009 Posted October 18, 2009 I'm reserving full judgment on the Tornado pack until I've seen it in action in all 3 modes. The beam cannons look a little... I don't want to say 'girlie' per se, but at least fragile. I assume that is because a beam/particle/laser/gun would have very low recoil so that it needs less reinforcement, and the whole pack is designed to allow for atmospheric use. If it looks daft in Gerwalk and Battroid I'll probably give it a miss, but on the single published image, 10 frames of animation from the trailer and a few photographs of a kit (which I assume is still in development), I won't write it off just yet. Plus, I'm not sure it qualifies as lamest Super/Strike Pack add-on in Macross just yet. I always thought the 'Packs for the VF-19 looked a bit silly with the huge boosters attached to their shoulders, and that is nothing compared to some of the super-robot-esque gadgets Sound force was given to play with IMHO.
007-vf1 Posted October 18, 2009 Posted October 18, 2009 Mmm. May be that was the reason for this new "invention".. they want to bring the old iconic armored Gerwalk feeling to the VF-25.. I wonder if it will work?
electric indigo Posted October 23, 2009 Posted October 23, 2009 Raspberrys anybody? Large images at Happinet I have yet to get used to the Battroid's proportions.
wm cheng Posted October 23, 2009 Posted October 23, 2009 Wow! aircraft mode looks fantastic... (great design) - but gotta figure out a shade of matte dusty rose that looks military (any precedents anyone?)
007-vf1 Posted October 23, 2009 Posted October 23, 2009 "Me likes it...." I am going to wait for the neon-orange-pink- stripes version though... Over the top colors for stealth type space fighters seems to be the way for Macross..
electric indigo Posted October 23, 2009 Posted October 23, 2009 You can always go for the light olive green Cannon Fodder/Grace variant.
miriya Posted October 23, 2009 Posted October 23, 2009 That is a beauty! It really turned out nicely.
regult Posted October 23, 2009 Posted October 23, 2009 (edited) Nice VF-27, as pointed out, the battroid mode looks a bit off, mainly because the torso is a bit longer than that of the VF-25 kit, and it is obvious the radome (overall cockpit area) is longer than the VF-25, at least in the b mode. It does not look any longer in fighter mode tho...weird! EDIT: WHERE is the Q-rea?!?!?!?!!??! Edited October 23, 2009 by regult
maximilian_jenius Posted October 23, 2009 Posted October 23, 2009 only one think I have to say: A LOT A TINY STICKER/DECALS TO APPLY :wacko: :wacko:
Ghost Train Posted October 23, 2009 Posted October 23, 2009 I am waiting for the Olive "Fodder" version
Excillon Posted October 24, 2009 Posted October 24, 2009 Personally I think the 27 is the best looking valk in Mac Frontier period. This is the only kit I'll get multiples of to display in all three modes.
Berttt Posted October 24, 2009 Posted October 24, 2009 (edited) except it has the most fcuking rediculous gunpod in macross history. Was the the Hory Froating head on crack when he designed that thing? Edited October 24, 2009 by Berttt
Ignacio Ocamica Posted October 24, 2009 Posted October 24, 2009 Wow!!!! Hope it sells well so it gets the 1/48 treatment in the future (like the VF-25) I'm so getting the VF-27
Funkenstein Posted October 24, 2009 Posted October 24, 2009 I have a question about the water slide decals. Has anyone had a difficult time with them? I had already messed up two of the decals, one of which disappeared and then found dried up under my thumb. Im very close to abandoning the water slides and using the clear stickers instead. Anyone have tips for those decals? I already have the decal setter solution and plenty of clear gloss paint, I just need some direction.
honkhet Posted October 24, 2009 Posted October 24, 2009 just a case of practice makes perfect, i messed up plenty of water slides before i finally got the hang of it VF-27 FTW! cant wait to get my hands on it
Excillon Posted October 24, 2009 Posted October 24, 2009 I have a question about the water slide decals. Has anyone had a difficult time with them? I had already messed up two of the decals, one of which disappeared and then found dried up under my thumb. Im very close to abandoning the water slides and using the clear stickers instead. Anyone have tips for those decals? I already have the decal setter solution and plenty of clear gloss paint, I just need some direction. Microset. Brush some where the decal goes, do the warm water decal dunk, apply decal sliding it off the backing (cut the sheet up), apply more via light brushing on the decal, use a q-tip to set in final place. Allow to dry, then Clearcote.
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