spacemanoeuvres Posted May 11, 2018 Posted May 11, 2018 1 hour ago, tekering said: Hell, it doesn't even have the elbow articulation to pull off this pose: Wow I didn’t know that. Definitely holding out for a DX SDF-1 now Quote
Shizuka the Cat Posted May 11, 2018 Posted May 11, 2018 26 minutes ago, spacemanoeuvres said: Wow I didn’t know that. Definitely holding out for a DX SDF-1 now *sigh* With main cannon and ARMD parts sold separately Quote
Slave IV Posted May 11, 2018 Posted May 11, 2018 21 minutes ago, Saburo said: More details Fantastic! My ship is on a ship somewhere, slowly making its way to me. Quote
anubis20 Posted May 11, 2018 Posted May 11, 2018 Pics looks great! For the average Joe with just a cell phone is it impossible to take a pic like that? Quote
RED WOLF Posted May 11, 2018 Posted May 11, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, anubis20 said: Pics looks great! For the average Joe with just a cell phone is it impossible to take a pic like that? Yes it's possible. In photography lighting is key. Some moderate knowledge in a good editing software will go a long way too. I tend to use Photoshop and Lightroom in conjuction. Everything in Saburo's nice pictures are in focus, so his aperture is stopped down (higher #'s = more objects in photo are in focus; example F4.0). Most camera phones and lower end cameras aperture range is around F2 unless you have some of the newer phones and I believe they shoot at F1.7/F1.8 (lower # means less in focus and more light coming in for less noise; better for low light situations). Again all of this is subjective on the relative nature of how close the camera is to the subject and the subject to the background. Looks like Saburo didn't include his metadata on flickr so it's hard to tell what hes shooting with and what kind of lens unless you asked. Edited May 11, 2018 by RED WOLF Quote
jenius Posted May 11, 2018 Posted May 11, 2018 If you have really bright lights and a black backdrop you could probably get a similar look (ignoring everything about photography) but you'll find it's pretty fleeting. The glow-in-the-dark paint is very tiny applications so they seem to dim rather rapidly and it also makes them more subtle in all but the most extreme instances. Quote
seti88 Posted May 13, 2018 Posted May 13, 2018 Humming macross op as per dyrl as I see these pics! living vicariously through saburo's pics! Quote
RED WOLF Posted May 13, 2018 Posted May 13, 2018 1 hour ago, Saburo said: Yum! Can't wait for mine to arrive in a couple of days. Quote
RED WOLF Posted May 13, 2018 Posted May 13, 2018 On 5/8/2018 at 2:09 PM, jenius said: I'll be putting up a 4k review this weekend. I got mine from NY, came out great. Any news on your review? Quote
Saburo Posted May 13, 2018 Posted May 13, 2018 40 minutes ago, seti88 said: Humming macross op as per dyrl as I see these pics! living vicariously through saburo's pics! I was humming it as well as I took and processed the photos. 11 minutes ago, RED WOLF said: Yum! Can't wait for mine to arrive in a couple of days. Thanks @RED WOLF! Nice, post up pics when she arrives. Quote
jenius Posted May 13, 2018 Posted May 13, 2018 35 minutes ago, RED WOLF said: Any news on your review? Doing mother's day stuff at the moment but hoping to get everything up later today. Quote
RED WOLF Posted May 13, 2018 Posted May 13, 2018 29 minutes ago, jenius said: Doing mother's day stuff at the moment but hoping to get everything up later today. I figured, same here. Just curious if you had made any progress. Enjoy the day with the family and I look forward to your review when you get some time. Quote
derex3592 Posted May 13, 2018 Posted May 13, 2018 GREAT pics Saburo! I still can't believe Arcadia frosted the bridge glass when they flat coated them. Rookie mistake. . There is some nice detail hidden behind there on the Yamato version. Quote
treatment Posted May 13, 2018 Posted May 13, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, RED WOLF said: Any news on your review? Jenius' review is up! Edited May 13, 2018 by treatment Quote
derex3592 Posted May 14, 2018 Posted May 14, 2018 Nice review as always Jenius...seeing this thing in the dark now makes me realize subconsciously what I've been wanting since this thing came out... Quote
RED WOLF Posted May 14, 2018 Posted May 14, 2018 1 minute ago, no3Ljm said: Great pics, @Saburo! Great review, @jenius! I concur! These guys are outstanding. I/we appreciate all of your hard work you guys put into this. Quote
jenius Posted May 14, 2018 Posted May 14, 2018 Cool, glad you guys liked it, I updated the printed article also though there's not much different there if you watched the vid. Quote
Sanity is Optional Posted May 14, 2018 Posted May 14, 2018 It's really amazing how much detail is hiding in that thing, waiting for a bit of lining to make it show up. Quote
technoblue Posted May 14, 2018 Posted May 14, 2018 My premium SDF-1 arrived today, and it's fantastic. I took a quick look and didn't notice any missing pieces or obvious defects. I may take some poor man photos later this week. I'm really impressed with From Japan, though. After notifying me of the box damage, they handled the issue professionally. The shipper box was resealed (as I requested), and they put everything into another box, effectively triple boxing the SDF-1 for its international journey. It was packed securely for this second trip and held in place with bubble wrap and a nice vacuum sealed plastic wrap, similar to what I've seen HLJ and Amazon use in the past. EMS cost me 6800 JPY, which included fees and a 500 JPY discount that I had available. The end result is the SDF-1 came in exactly the same condition it was sent. Luckily, it was a superficial dent. Quote
no3Ljm Posted May 14, 2018 Posted May 14, 2018 On 5/13/2018 at 1:55 PM, Saburo said: Looking at this makes me hum the DYRL intro. Quote
Shizuka the Cat Posted May 14, 2018 Posted May 14, 2018 (edited) 3 minutes ago, RED WOLF said: Just got thus today and pulled it out. A lot smaller than I expected but really cool nonetheless. Is it supposed to be this gappy? Is it bad that I see a guy's crotch.... and his hand grasping onto the shaft of his long, main cannon? Edited May 14, 2018 by Shizuka the Cat Quote
Slave IV Posted May 14, 2018 Posted May 14, 2018 Just now, Shizuka the Cat said: Is it bad that I see a guy's crotch.... and his hand grasping onto his long, main cannon? And saying it's "a lot smaller than I expected"... Quote
Shizuka the Cat Posted May 14, 2018 Posted May 14, 2018 (edited) 1 minute ago, Slave IV said: And saying it's "a lot smaller than I expected"... LOL!!! That's right! It's not the size of the SDF-1 that matters... It's the wave motion of the cannon! Edited May 14, 2018 by Shizuka the Cat Quote
RED WOLF Posted May 14, 2018 Posted May 14, 2018 (edited) And I said, "I just pulled it out". Ok lol its funny, but can I get an answer? Edited May 14, 2018 by RED WOLF Quote
Shizuka the Cat Posted May 14, 2018 Posted May 14, 2018 2 minutes ago, RED WOLF said: Ok lol its funny, but can I get an answer? Looking at the pics from @jenius's anymoon.com review, I think it is supposed to be less gappy. Quote
CrossAir Posted May 14, 2018 Posted May 14, 2018 6 minutes ago, Slave IV said: And saying it's "a lot smaller than I expected"... Quote
RED WOLF Posted May 14, 2018 Posted May 14, 2018 2 minutes ago, Shizuka the Cat said: Looking at the pics from @jenius's anymoon.com review, I think it is supposed to be less gappy. Thats what I was thinking too when I compared the pix to Saburo's. Its fresh out of the box should I transform it or should it come together better? I never owned an SDF-1 so I"m at the mercy of you guys. Quote
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