1/60 Yamato VF-4G Web-Exclusive Toy

[Jasonc]

Looking at that set of profiles of the CAD, the side profile looks pretty damn good. I like it. That nose needs to come up (like that hasn't been said before), but if we can get that, and the details put into the CAD, we should be sitting pretty. I don't know if this is just my thoughts, but on the fighter front view, do the wings look a little short? Are there extra details missing that make them a little larger?

[Reïvaj]

Thank you for the Photo Shop, Matrix Soul!

I'm glad to see a lot of potential in these early designs.

[Chronocidal]

The wings and tails are all really badly shaped, but they are just flat slabs on that drawing. I imagine they'll be much better shaped later on.. I'm counting on it really, since those tails are nowhere near the right shape.

[Reïvaj]

[...] I don't know if this is just my thoughts, but on the fighter front view, do the wings look a little short? Are there extra details missing that make them a little larger?

I think you're right. Also, all the fins and wings should be aligned in a slightly different way:

Edited January 26, 2012 by Reïvaj

[charger69]

I think you're right. Also, all the fins, tales and wings should be aligned in a slightly differnt way:

Never noticed that canards and wings are parallel. Vertical and horizontal stabilizers are also parallel!

Edited January 26, 2012 by charger69

[David Hingtgen]

Hey, that makes it stealthy. (aligning all the edges and angles is oft-overlooked, most people only see angles, not the fact that they're aligned---go look at a YF-23 from above for the best example there is---F-117 is pretty good too)

[Mommar]

Looking at that set of profiles of the CAD, the side profile looks pretty damn good. I like it. That nose needs to come up (like that hasn't been said before), but if we can get that, and the details put into the CAD, we should be sitting pretty. I don't know if this is just my thoughts, but on the fighter front view, do the wings look a little short? Are there extra details missing that make them a little larger?

I noticed the first time I saw the CAD that the wings do look a little stumpy. They're not shaped quite right so they could just be basic place holders.

[reddsun1]

I know 80's era mecha anime is notorious for, er, inconsistencies--even between these two images from the same animation!

Buuuut...the MMM Lineart is not the be-all, end-all reference--hell, it's got the vertical stabilizers wrong! (see above)

Edited January 26, 2012 by reddsun1

[Mommar]

Could you hi-light what is so inconsistent between these two images? For the most part it's pretty much identical to me.

[Ignacio Ocamica]

I'm getting really anxious with this release. The VF-4 is one of my favorite macross mecha.

There's not enough pics!!! Someone must assault Yamato's HQ!!!

[wm cheng]

I'm getting really anxious with this release. The VF-4 is one of my favorite macross mecha.

There's not enough pics!!! Someone must assault Yamato's HQ!!!

YES! +1

I haven't been this excited about a Macross release since the first 1/48 scale toys from Yamato!

[reddsun1]

Could you hi-light what is so inconsistent between these two images? For the most part it's pretty much identical to me.

ah, I must modify my point slightly, as it was a bit of overgeneralizing. This is actually not a good example--I suppose the original Macross would be the example of that.

The size/postion of the guns in the engine nacelles differ ever so slightly; as do the conformal "bumps" on the bottom of the nacelles and the center fuselage (right behind the Macross kite.) What could those be, anyway? But true: these images are indeed much better; if anything, they're proof of the improvement in quality of the animation, and it's these that should be the ad hoc references for any model/toy.

Edited January 26, 2012 by reddsun1

[Dobber]

The bumps are actually missiles in their conformal wells.

Chris

[Mommar]

I see what you mean about the difference in the gradual versus more dramatic slope near the guns. The conformal wells I wouldn't necessarily say are different. if it shifts forward/back you can pretty much figure out aproximately where they go. The slope above the cannons is a little different. Either way I'm starting to see why people are so concerned about there being a good fighter mode. The wing span and alignment of fins/wings makes a huge difference in how it looks.

[reddsun1]

The bumps are actually missiles in their conformal wells.

Chris

ah, ok. many thanks.

[aurance]

Could you hi-light what is so inconsistent between these two images? For the most part it's pretty much identical to me.

The engine nacelles (front) are significantly different.

[Kicker773]

gotta display this thing next to my Megaroad... aahh.. the memories..

[UN Spacy]

gotta display this thing next to my Megaroad... aahh.. the memories..

How did you get a Megaroad brah?

[Kicker773]

Wonderfest kit that save picked up for me a while back Brah

[VF5SS]

I like how your ultimate reward for completing a mission is having a cute girl talk to you

[Reïvaj]

Don't we all fight in wars for the women we love?

[VF5SS]

Well the progression is a cute girl tells you what the mission is about, then you see the second cute girl who dutifully explains the details about the robot you're selecting, then the first cute girl talks at you during the mission, and at the end the first cute girl tells you that you've got a personal message from a cute idol singer girl.

Man, Macross is bleedin' nerdy.

[Jasonc]

Well the progression is a cute girl tells you what the mission is about, then you see the second cute girl who dutifully explains the details about the robot you're selecting, then the first cute girl talks at you during the mission, and at the end the first cute girl tells you that you've got a personal message from a cute idol singer girl.

Man, Macross is bleedin' nerdy.

Is that why we're all here?

[VF5SS]

I dunno we never seem to have any actual girls on this board

Plenty of them on fanfiction.net and Curecos:3

[Jasonc]

Focus more on the romance and love aspect of it, and maybe you'll draw in some females here. I personally know two of them on these boards, one being my wife, the other a close friend of ours, but both hardly ever frequent the toy section. My wife sees it when I am planning to buy something, but other than that, this section, along with the model kit section, seem like the Meltrandi "No Fly" zone.

[Valkyrie addict]

looks good, fix the nose

[IScustom]

looks good, fix the nose

Agree +1

[vf_1s]

YES! +1

I haven't been this excited about a Macross release since the first 1/48 scale toys from Yamato!

Mee too!!! Can't wait!

I think you're right. Also, all the fins and wings should be aligned in a slightly different way:

Agree. Wings are a bit short, it is staring to look alot like the SHE vf-4 that I have. Wish Yamato would make the wings a bit bigger.

[yui1107]

Rockwell International & Bell-Textron spin-out VF-4A "Siren ", -4B variants later " Lightning III " .

[Swoosh]

Not sure if this has been posted before, some 1/72 VF-4 pics from Model Graphix , there is a VF-1 next to it for size comparison.

[Kurisama]

#1 - That bird is a thing of beauty. Really is.

#2 - She's a big girl.

[ps99042]

Hey Swoosh, which issue are those pictures from? Can you post the cover?

[Reïvaj]

Not sure if this has been posted before, some 1/72 VF-4 pics from Model Graphix , there is a VF-1 next to it for size comparison.

Interesting stuff.

[Swoosh]

Hey Swoosh, which issue are those pictures from? Can you post the cover?

Let me check when I get back home, cover page is some VF-25, a 2009 issue, IIRC.

[Swoosh]

It is 2009 Jan issue