PointBlankSniper Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 Wow, all of those 31A's look delicious. A crazy thought has just occured to me. Somene needs to mod the the VF-31 intocombat 7 with these models, like how there are already VF-1 and YF-29 mods for it. And maybe even place this whole map in a stage, complete with Elysion take off and landing segments lol. I don't even have the game, but videos of those existing macross mods look like heckin overpowered fun already. The 31A would probably blend right in to the base game without even look out of place compared to the other mods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyxxed Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 It's funny you say that, because one of the people that helped me understand how to pull the assets out of Delta Scramble is an active modder on Ace Combat. I haven't gone looking for Macross mods in that game, but it wouldn't surprise me if someone hasn't made some 31s over there already. I'll poke around if I get some time. Something else I haven't come across (but seems like it MUST exist somewhere) is a Yukikaze mod for AC7, that just seems like a natural fit. I've looked at the Mave many times as a modeling project, but got side tracked too often to get far. Macross (ironically) has much more reference material available and is a quicker on ramp for a project. Would love to have a full scale model of the Banshee, though. Definitely cool stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PointBlankSniper Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 That is surprising. I don't know much about Yukikaze, but I always assumed one of the mods in this clip was it. Turns out it was just a similar looking plane from an older AC. Wouldn't be surprised if one was a reference to the other though, which ever came first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyxxed Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 Out of boredom today, decided to lean into the comment before about the 31's looking more like racers than anything and made these. Nothing serious, just very fast paintovers of the Frontier maps. Pics that inspired the schemes below. Happy Friday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PointBlankSniper Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 The yellow one looking like an actual hornet. Really drives home that battroids have a bit of insectiod motitf. The red one coincidentally is reminiscent of Alto's Durandal. Sports livery does indeed go well with the Seigfried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyxxed Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 (edited) That's very true (the insect thing), although my first thought when I saw the yellow version on the battroid was "Oops, I just made Bumblebee." 😁 Didn't think about the Durandal with the red one, but you're right, it does have a similar vibe. May work on it a bit to make it more it's own thing. Commercially owned Valkyries seems nuts, but since it's already established in universe may as well embrace it, right? 😉 Edited July 20 by guyxxed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PointBlankSniper Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 Amazon delivery valks? Totally must make sense on a rural planet that deals with periodic raids from spacefaring kaiju lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyxxed Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 (edited) You asked, I provide. Enjoy. 😁 Edited July 25 by guyxxed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PointBlankSniper Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 😮 This is actually so beautiful. I never would have imagined. This needs to be in the next macross. It is now my headcanon that there are rotor drones pre loaded with packages in the calf compartments. The mission pack is a shipping container only used when there are oversized shipments lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyxxed Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 I like that. And, in the interest of a healthy competitive environment here is one more to close out the week. 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyxxed Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 Though, if ever there was a role for the 171, the UPS plane would be it. 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PointBlankSniper Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 The competitive cargo dumping scene is heating up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyxxed Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 Yeah, this just works better, doesn't it? Like it was made for it. 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyxxed Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 Or if you want to get serious about it: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyxxed Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 In a way, it's kind of the way the Macross universe is already written, if you think about it. There are tons of private companies with full on military forces at thier disposal. SMS, General Galaxy, Chaos are all contractors with top of the line weapons that they can deploy at their whim. Why wouldn't Amazon or UPS be the same? Gotta defend yourself against rogue Zentradi or your random space wedgie Protoculture artefacts, right? It's almost inevitable that armed conflicts will break out between rival companies. That's basically what Frontier was, a dispute between SMS and GG that caught the Frontier NUNS in the middle. Yeah, a three way cargo war between Amazon, WalMart, and Target is the real reason we never see Earth forces in Macross shows, they're too busy containing the conflict. 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TG Remix Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 2 hours ago, guyxxed said: In a way, it's kind of the way the Macross universe is already written, if you think about it. There are tons of private companies with full on military forces at thier disposal. SMS, General Galaxy, Chaos are all contractors with top of the line weapons that they can deploy at their whim. Why wouldn't Amazon or UPS be the same? Gotta defend yourself against rogue Zentradi or your random space wedgie Protoculture artefacts, right? It's almost inevitable that armed conflicts will break out between rival companies. That's basically what Frontier was, a dispute between SMS and GG that caught the Frontier NUNS in the middle. Yeah, a three way cargo war between Amazon, WalMart, and Target is the real reason we never see Earth forces in Macross shows, they're too busy containing the conflict. 😉 Well, SMS was established to protect Bilrer's interstellar shipping business after all... Funny enough there IS a UPS-like company in Macross already; Tachyon Express, which is a Zentradi-owned business that at one point used disarmed Queadluun-Raus to handle cargo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PointBlankSniper Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 Nightmare and Monster are definitely on brand for UPS package handling 🙃 Those two just look right at home with the UPS badge. It's like they were meant for the job. These trade wars are starting to heat up lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyxxed Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 On 7/27/2024 at 8:07 PM, TG Remix said: Well, SMS was established to protect Bilrer's interstellar shipping business after all... Funny enough there IS a UPS-like company in Macross already; Tachyon Express, which is a Zentradi-owned business that at one point used disarmed Queadluun-Raus to handle cargo. I did not know that, was it an on screen thing or just in the supplemental materials? I'll have a search and see if there are any logos or color schemes established. It's interesting how we really haven't seen much at all of the civilian spacecraft in Macross. M7 probably gave us the most examples, but Frontier and Delta only gave us a few glimpses of shuttles and commercial liners. I'm just wondering now what might exist between the container ships from Delta and a "fast courier" like the silliness I posted above. I had started on a FedEx branded Macross Quarter just to take it to the absurd level, but then realized that an SMS branded Quarter is already exactly that. Considering how many Macross-class attack carriers both Chaos and SMS are able to deploy, it makes me wonder how out-gunned the NUNS feels at times? I can imagine that secessionist movements are sometimes allowed to just happen depending on what corporate sponsors they might have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyxxed Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 Found the Tachyon Express reference in Macross the Ride, but nothing about what their logo or colors might be. Wasn't clear if the plane they sponsored in that story was supposed to be in their livery or was just a random racer style. In the meanwhile, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and competition always copies the leader, so imagine this knocking on your door the next time you order a DX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PointBlankSniper Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 So it was him, bending all the head lasers before delivery because he is jealous of his replacement getting a DX made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyxxed Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 I think you might be on to something. Here's the last one in the corporate absurdity line, inspired by the fact that Macross is now showing on Disney+. I think we can all agree that this is the nightmare scenario on any battlefield (and also inevitable as they seek to acquire the entire universe into their empire). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PointBlankSniper Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 That's true horror right there. Outside of fiction, this is actually a nightmare scenario that I wish with all my might, to not befall on the franchise. Hopefully disney doesn't get any funny ideas just because BigWest went with them for streaming... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neptune_Minowa Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 all of these models are looking spicy. Id love to get my hands on those Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyxxed Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 11 hours ago, PointBlankSniper said: That's true horror right there. Outside of fiction, this is actually a nightmare scenario that I wish with all my might, to not befall on the franchise. Hopefully disney doesn't get any funny ideas just because BigWest went with them for streaming... I'm with you. Good news/bad news, right? Distribution and more people being able to see it is great! But hopefully it doesn't get a second round of HG-ing in the process as the giant mouse comes to bear. Oh well, more Macross is good Macross, and in the meanwhile I've got my models. 3 hours ago, Neptune_Minowa said: all of these models are looking spicy. Id love to get my hands on those They're mostly from the Macross 30 archive I linked to on the previous page. Follow the link and use the extraction tools and they're all there (except the 31s). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neptune_Minowa Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 4 hours ago, guyxxed said: I'm with you. Good news/bad news, right? Distribution and more people being able to see it is great! But hopefully it doesn't get a second round of HG-ing in the process as the giant mouse comes to bear. Oh well, more Macross is good Macross, and in the meanwhile I've got my models. They're mostly from the Macross 30 archive I linked to on the previous page. Follow the link and use the extraction tools and they're all there (except the 31s). i must be blind cus i dont see it lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyxxed Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 Second page, about four posts down. Sorry, I forgot it wasn't in the first post. The pan.baidu link and pass code will let you download an extract of Macross 30 game assets and a Blender import tool for converting the models to something you can work with. It's a Chinese file server, so you'll need an online service to download from it, but Google is your friend and there are several options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neptune_Minowa Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 13 hours ago, guyxxed said: Second page, about four posts down. Sorry, I forgot it wasn't in the first post. The pan.baidu link and pass code will let you download an extract of Macross 30 game assets and a Blender import tool for converting the models to something you can work with. It's a Chinese file server, so you'll need an online service to download from it, but Google is your friend and there are several options. oh sweet thanks alot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neptune_Minowa Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 14 hours ago, guyxxed said: Second page, about four posts down. Sorry, I forgot it wasn't in the first post. The pan.baidu link and pass code will let you download an extract of Macross 30 game assets and a Blender import tool for converting the models to something you can work with. It's a Chinese file server, so you'll need an online service to download from it, but Google is your friend and there are several options. oof i think the links are ded. im just getting a 404 error Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neptune_Minowa Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 1 minute ago, Neptune_Minowa said: oof i think the links are ded. im just getting a 404 error nvm lmao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neptune_Minowa Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 welp cant create said account cus im from the UK so rip me i guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neptune_Minowa Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 ok i now got the files from a friend who logged in for me to get it. Now to find le models Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neptune_Minowa Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 I put together a basic Render with the VF-25 and the Macross Quarter Hanger. I think it turned out good imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyxxed Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 Nice! I mess around with models a lot, but I've never gotten very far into redering. My impatient brain has trouble taking the time to set up the lights properly. Glad you could get the models to work and looking forward to what else you put together! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neptune_Minowa Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 im still going thru the files. Alot of cool stuff in here. Now to try and get my hands on the VF-31s. Ill have to look around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PointBlankSniper Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 Nice, more Klan pics 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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