jorawar_b Posted September 10, 2017 Posted September 10, 2017 (edited) Possible group buy/interest list, Capt needs 30 kits for either the Auroran or Sparta. Spartas = 20 Auroran = 19 Both = 14 1. Major Focker - Spartas 2. Convectuoso - Auroran and Spartas 3. CoryHolmes - Auroran and Spartas 4. 505thAirborne - Auroran and Spartas 5. derex3592 - Spartas 6. Hiriyu - Auroran 7. DarkArchon3000 - Auroran 8. gingaio - Spartas 9. Ignacio Ocamica - Auroran and Spartas 10. MILKAUTICO - Auroran 11. Mechapilot77 - Spartas 12. Jorawar_b - Auroran and Spartas 13. Enphily - Auroran and Spartas 14. rksc- Auroran and Spartas 15. Seto Kaiba - Auroran 16. Major Tom - Auroran 17. Lorindor - Auroran and Spartas 18. Tekering - Auroran and Spartas 19. Lord Uglor - Spartas 20. Rogueload - Auroran and Spartas 21. Podtastic - Auroran and Spartas 22. Sandman - Auroran or Spartas 23. Tober - Auroran and Spartas 24. Jetjocky - Spartas 25. Treiz - Auroran and Spartas 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. Edited August 19, 2018 by jorawar_b Update Quote
jenius Posted September 10, 2017 Posted September 10, 2017 My favorite vehicle from that series though I never really agreed with the concept. Would definitely buy. Quote
kajnrig Posted September 10, 2017 Posted September 10, 2017 Wouldn't this belong in the Anime/Sci-Fi section? I don't remember this in Macross... Maybe it's time for another rewatch. Quote
jorawar_b Posted September 10, 2017 Author Posted September 10, 2017 maybe someone will 3d print one a non variable just in case a variable is not feasible to make. Quote
jorawar_b Posted September 10, 2017 Author Posted September 10, 2017 (edited) On 9/10/2017 at 2:42 AM, kajnrig said: Wouldn't this belong in the Anime/Sci-Fi section? I don't remember this in Macross... Maybe it's time for another rewatch. Expand it was in the robotech masters/southerncross series right after macross/robotech Edited September 10, 2017 by jorawar_b Quote
Convectuoso Posted September 10, 2017 Posted September 10, 2017 But it's not Macross, it's Robotech. I'd love to see a toy of this mecha, though. One was the only decent mecha design from Southern Cross Quote
Seto Kaiba Posted September 10, 2017 Posted September 10, 2017 On 9/10/2017 at 2:45 AM, jorawar_b said: it was in the robotech masters/southerncross series right after macross/robotech Expand That ain't part of Macross, friend... Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross is a completely different show that is unrelated to Macross except in that the two shows had the same sponsor and were both at least partly animated by Tatsunoko Production. It was an absolute, unqualified disaster in Japan and was canceled for low ratings a little over half of the way through its planned broadcast run. On 9/10/2017 at 2:43 AM, jorawar_b said: maybe someone will 3d print one a non variable just in case a variable is not feasible to make. Expand Oh, it'd have to be fanmade... the Southern Cross series is a forgotten flop in Japan, and for The Show That Must Not Be Named Toynami has said they have no interest in pursuing a license to make Southern Cross toys because the American adaptation is almost as unpopular in the west as the original was in Japan. Quote
Major Focker Posted September 10, 2017 Posted September 10, 2017 wish they would do the hovertank first. i'd buy a platoon in a heartbeat. Quote
captain america Posted September 10, 2017 Posted September 10, 2017 The Auroran and Spartas are both great designs. I'm contemplated whether I should dip my toe back into the sculpting arena. Quote
Convectuoso Posted September 10, 2017 Posted September 10, 2017 On 9/10/2017 at 5:50 PM, captain america said: The Auroran and Spartas are both great designs. I'm contemplated whether I should dip my toe back into the sculpting arena. Expand Please, do Quote
CoryHolmes Posted September 10, 2017 Posted September 10, 2017 On 9/10/2017 at 5:50 PM, captain america said: The Auroran and Spartas are both great designs. I'm contemplated whether I should dip my toe back into the sculpting arena. Expand I will gladly sell my brother's left kidney for a Cap'n designed Hovertank or Hovercopter mecha (not my kidney's though, they're important to me). In that vein: Oh please, oh please, oh please, oh please, oh please, oh please!!!!!!!! 10/10 would buy both mecha. Quote
505thAirborne Posted September 10, 2017 Posted September 10, 2017 Captain America, if and I do mean if you said what the hell I'll go ahead and make for the first time ever a properly made & proportioned Sparta & Auroan in 1/48 scale, we'll have to change the old thread entitled "No love for Southern Cross" to "Southern Cross is Back!". Lots of Hovertank fans out there! I would love to see your take on both designs and then my wallet will slap me for buying them! Quote
jorawar_b Posted September 10, 2017 Author Posted September 10, 2017 (edited) On 9/10/2017 at 5:50 PM, captain america said: The Auroran and Spartas are both great designs. I'm contemplated whether I should dip my toe back into the sculpting arena. Expand A non variable kit (a variable might not be possible to build or expensive) in 1/48 or 1/32? I hope you do make all three I would be in on the group buy if there was one. Edited September 10, 2017 by jorawar_b Quote
captain america Posted September 11, 2017 Posted September 11, 2017 On 9/10/2017 at 8:27 PM, jorawar_b said: A non variable kit (a variable might not be possible to build or expensive) in 1/48 or 1/32? I hope you do make all three I would be in on the group buy if there was one. Expand That brings me to the crux of the Auroran issue: I've never seen (published or otherwise) any diagrams of just how it transforms. The Spartas on the other hand, is relatively simple. Quote
MILKAUTICO Posted September 11, 2017 Posted September 11, 2017 On 9/11/2017 at 1:21 AM, captain america said: That brings me to the crux of the Auroran issue: I've never seen (published or otherwise) any diagrams of just how it transforms. The Spartas on the other hand, is relatively simple. Expand Quote
derex3592 Posted September 11, 2017 Posted September 11, 2017 Hovertank from The Cap? uhhhh.... YES PLEASE!!! Quote
Hiriyu Posted September 12, 2017 Posted September 12, 2017 I trust Toynami about as far as I can throw an Eldorado, but heck yeah. Bring on the Auroran. Quote
Seto Kaiba Posted September 12, 2017 Posted September 12, 2017 On 9/12/2017 at 4:06 AM, Hiriyu said: I trust Toynami about as far as I can throw an Eldorado, but heck yeah. Bring on the Auroran. Expand Toynami's not making one... they've gone on the record to say they have no interest in Southern Cross because they don't think there's enough interest to guarantee a decent return on investment. Quote
DarkArchon3000 Posted September 12, 2017 Posted September 12, 2017 I'd rather have a Cap'n version over a Toynami anyday. Quote
myk Posted September 12, 2017 Posted September 12, 2017 Couldn't you just buy Springer from TF, repaint him and then call it a day? Quote
505thAirborne Posted September 12, 2017 Posted September 12, 2017 On 9/12/2017 at 5:05 AM, myk said: Couldn't you just buy Springer from TF, repaint him and then call it a day? Expand Quote
jorawar_b Posted September 12, 2017 Author Posted September 12, 2017 If the Capt made it, just the detail alone would destroy anything that a Toy company would make. Hope fully one day this does happen. I would be happy with a non variable model in both modes. Quote
tekering Posted September 12, 2017 Posted September 12, 2017 Yeah, that's pretty much how the transformation is depicted in the series: An unmitigated partsformer. Quote
gingaio Posted September 12, 2017 Posted September 12, 2017 Design looks cool, but a helicopter in space always struck me as...dumb? The Hovertank, on the other hand...a modern version of that toy would be a dream come true. Quote
CoryHolmes Posted September 13, 2017 Posted September 13, 2017 On 9/12/2017 at 11:18 PM, gingaio said: Design looks cool, but a helicopter in space always struck me as...dumb? The Hovertank, on the other hand...a modern version of that toy would be a dream come true. Expand One of the good things about the new Robotech RPG is it filled in little gaps like that. In this case, it was a joint mecha between the TASC space forces and the TC air forces. Kind of like the F-35, one mecha to streamline parts commonality and ease manufacture. It also leads to the silly concept of a helicopter mode on a spacecraft, but it's hardly the worst offender when it comes to anime mecha Quote
Lorindor Posted September 13, 2017 Posted September 13, 2017 On 9/12/2017 at 11:18 PM, gingaio said: Design looks cool, but a helicopter in space always struck me as...dumb? Expand The helicopter mode wasn't used in space. That mode was never even seen in the show, except briefly mid-transformation. Quote
JB0 Posted September 13, 2017 Posted September 13, 2017 On 9/12/2017 at 7:52 PM, tekering said: Yeah, that's pretty much how the transformation is depicted in the series: An unmitigated partsformer. Expand With swingbars! I mean, if that is partsforming, than the old 1/55 Valkyrie is a partsformer. Honestly, it looks like a design that was INTENDED to become a toy. There's actual concern for real-world engineering present in the design, and animation of features that make sense for a toy but not an anime robot. I mean, the thing is ugly, but let's be fair here. Also, YouTube has an updated version of that 3D-modelled transformation. Says WIP03 instead of WIP01. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkRgXjyt3-Q Quote
jenius Posted September 13, 2017 Posted September 13, 2017 On 9/12/2017 at 11:18 PM, gingaio said: Design looks cool, but a helicopter in space always struck me as...dumb? The Hovertank, on the other hand...a modern version of that toy would be a dream come true. Expand If you think about the "tank" it's similarly dumb... exposed driver and all. The space variant at least solves that. Quote
JB0 Posted September 14, 2017 Posted September 14, 2017 On 9/13/2017 at 12:58 PM, jenius said: If you think about the "tank" it's similarly dumb... exposed driver and all. The space variant at least solves that. Expand If you think about it the "transforming robot" is dumb. So let's not think about it. Space helicopter is an awesome idea. So is robot hovertank. Quote
captain america Posted September 14, 2017 Posted September 14, 2017 On 9/13/2017 at 7:44 AM, Lorindor said: The helicopter mode wasn't used in space. That mode was never even seen in the show, except briefly mid-transformation. Expand Correct, sir. Like the Spartas, the Auroran is technically a triple-changer which has a spacecraft mode and that's what I remember most. Once I get past the 1/48 Gamo, I'd be game to tackle something like this, but it's a complex design and I'll easily need 30 orders to cover my time/labor. Quote
renegadeleader1 Posted September 14, 2017 Posted September 14, 2017 On 9/13/2017 at 12:58 PM, jenius said: If you think about the "tank" it's similarly dumb... exposed driver and all. The space variant at least solves that. Expand No more dumb than the hundreds of armored fighting vehicles over the years that didn't have roofs and exposed crew. Marder, Hellcat, etc. Quote
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