orbitalharvest Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 11 hours ago, Kyp Durron said: IF they make a two seater, then I'm going to want a VF-1D and possibly the Ostrich as I haven't owned a two seater since Yamato's original 1/60 version. I never did get their 1/60 V2...but if they don't, I can stop after Hikaru's TV VF-1S. yeah, yamato never made a 1/48 d or ostrich. first ever? man, that would be so rad! Quote
sqidd Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 2 hours ago, Jetreo said: Here's my take on DX Alaska Base in PS : That green is FANTASTIC. I have never wanted a Alaska Base variant before.......now. Quote
Corrinald Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 4 minutes ago, sqidd said: That green is FANTASTIC. I have never wanted a Alaska Base variant before.......now. Yes! We need these! @RedComet please make it so Quote
jenius Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 19 minutes ago, sqidd said: That green is FANTASTIC. I have never wanted a Alaska Base variant before.......now. Should the knees be green? Quote
jvmacross Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 9 minutes ago, jenius said: Should the knees be green? At least per the anime.... Yamato thought otherwise.... Quote
RedComet Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 (edited) 10 minutes ago, jvmacross said: At least per the anime.... Yamato thought otherwise.... Either way looks pretty good. I like how the placard next to the Yamato says “The road to complete ?” As if asking “Have we made every possible variant NOW?!?” Haha Edited July 17, 2020 by RedComet Quote
Anasazi37 Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 54 minutes ago, sqidd said: That green is FANTASTIC. I have never wanted a Alaska Base variant before.......now. That picture is making me want one, too. And a TV Hayao. I see a bunch of PMs about decals. The level of interest is higher than I expected. I'm going to try to help everyone who has contacted me so far. There might be a delay in me responding to messages, though. I already know that my work day tomorrow is going to be very long, so I might not be able to get back to everyone until Saturday morning. If you're interested and haven't reached out yet, please send a PM soon. Quote
eggy99 Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 I feel like the green knees would look out of place when in fighter mode. Anyone care to Pshop that to confirm? Quote
treatment Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 1 hour ago, jenius said: Should the knees be green? Green knees is fine, I think. Don't forget that Hikaru's 1J had grey knees in the series... Quote
seti88 Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 Wished bandai did more valks like this, aside from the hero valks...oh well.... Quote
sumyumgoy Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 17 hours ago, spacemanoeuvres said: Oh dang, I’m going to end up ordering half a dozen CF. I love the brownies. Same, it's probably my favorite design. I hope Bandai makes them eventually! Quote
derex3592 Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 I gave the Alaska Base a go years back with an $80 dollar-ish shelf warmer TV Kaki Yamato 1:60v2. It was a quick job, I've never tried transforming it, It would wreck the paint, but whatever, looks great in robot mode! Sorry for the OT pics, but I wanted to play. Quote
RedComet Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 (edited) Here’s a question, has anyone found a way to safely remove the shoulders? That would be key to make a solid Alaska Base 1A with no blue peeking out. Edited July 17, 2020 by RedComet Quote
easnoddy Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 Y'all do notice that one of the Alaska VF's has green shoulders and the other has white shoulders...but they both have green kneecaps. Quote
sqidd Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 3 hours ago, derex3592 said: I gave the Alaska Base a go years back with an $80 dollar-ish shelf warmer TV Kaki Yamato 1:60v2. It was a quick job, I've never tried transforming it, It would wreck the paint, but whatever, looks great in robot mode! Sorry for the OT pics, but I wanted to play. Quote
Corrinald Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 @derex3592 your custom Alaska Base looks great! Quote
sqidd Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 About a million years ago someone posted a pic of a DX Max (I think it was a Max) posed like the SOCOM guys shoot. They had the gun pod collapsed so it could be pulled in tighter and I think the pic was taken outside. I just went through an eye bleeding number of pages here and in the 1/48+fp's, 1/60+fp's, 1/72, 1/2k, 1/3k,1/100 and now 1/144 thread looking for it. I can't find it. I'm hoping someone knows where it is (maybe a different thread) or the person who posted it up can post it again. It looked really great and i'm trying to replicate it....with little luck. Thanks! This is the shooting stance but the pic was from a different angle. Quote
sumyumgoy Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 32 minutes ago, sqidd said: About a million years ago someone posted a pic of a DX Max (I think it was a Max) posed like the SOCOM guys shoot. They had the gun pod collapsed so it could be pulled in tighter and I think the pic was taken outside. I just went through an eye bleeding number of pages here and in the 1/48+fp's, 1/60+fp's, 1/72, 1/2k, 1/3k,1/100 and now 1/144 thread looking for it. I can't find it. I'm hoping someone knows where it is (maybe a different thread) or the person who posted it up can post it again. It looked really great and i'm trying to replicate it....with little luck. Thanks! This is the shooting stance but the pic was from a different angle. Is this it? Quote
sumyumgoy Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 ok, it's gotta be this one haha, that scratched an itch to search for something. Awesome shots by @peter Quote
Milk Krispy Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 I've never heard of the CF design. Which is that? Quote
ghostryder Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 How prevalent is this issue with everyone's VF-1S? Both my specimens have a slightly crooked/leaning 001 tampo on the starboard side, port side not as bad. Quote
tekering Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 13 minutes ago, Milk Krispy said: I've never heard of the CF design. Which is that? It's just fandom slang for the mass-production Valkyrie units, the brown-and-ivory color scheme most VF-1As have in the animation. It stands for "cannon fodder." Quote
jvmacross Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 16 minutes ago, Milk Krispy said: I've never heard of the CF design. Which is that? CF = Cannon Fodder Quote
jvmacross Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 I'd definitely buy a Bandai DX "Alaska Base" VF-1A....due to having to "Catch 'Em All"...but I'm good for now.... Quote
sqidd Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 1 hour ago, sumyumgoy said: Is this it? 1 hour ago, sumyumgoy said: ok, it's gotta be this one haha, that scratched an itch to search for something. Awesome shots by @peter You linked the same one twice. Those aren't it. I may have a Mandela Effect thing going on there but I swear it was Max, the gun pod was collapsed and it was outside???? Thanks for the help! Quote
kkx Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 2 minutes ago, sqidd said: You linked the same one twice. Those aren't it. I may have a Mandela Effect thing going on there but I swear it was Max, the gun pod was collapsed and it was outside???? Thanks for the help! The second one is different from the first one, and it is out door. Quote
sqidd Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 3 minutes ago, kkx said: The second one is different from the first one, and it is out door. I must have some weird cookie stuff going on. They both take me to the same thing. Can you drop the pic in here? Quote
sumyumgoy Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 1 minute ago, sqidd said: I must have some weird cookie stuff going on. They both take me to the same thing. Can you drop the pic in here? Here you go, credits again to @peter Quote
sqidd Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 1 minute ago, sumyumgoy said: Here you go, credits again to @peter Jackpot! Thanks!!!! Quote
technoblue Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 FYI: You have to click on the arrow icon or the text "peter replied to a topic" to get to the linked post. If you click anywhere else, the site will redirect you to the first post in the thread. Quote
sqidd Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 13 minutes ago, technoblue said: FYI: You have to click on the arrow icon or the text "peter replied to a topic" to get to the linked post. If you click anywhere else, the site will redirect you to the first post in the thread. Oooooooooohhhhhhhhh, so I'm just stupid then! I had no idea. Thanks! Quote
Slave IV Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 1 minute ago, sqidd said: Oooooooooohhhhhhhhh, so I'm just stupid then! I had no idea. Thanks! Same here, lol! I think I may have clicked the right spot on accident before to get the desired results but never paid enough attention to know what was actually working or not. Quote
sqidd Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 2 minutes ago, Slave IV said: Same here, lol! I think I may have clicked the right spot on accident before to get the desired results but never paid enough attention to know what was actually working or not. I was so effin confused! Quote
RedComet Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 30 minutes ago, sqidd said: Jackpot! Thanks!!!! Glad you finally found it! What is the in-universe reason for the gun pod extending anyway? Closest I could get to something that made sense was talk about how the VF-0 version extended to vent heat. Are we all good with that for a reasonable explanation? Quote
MacrossJunkie Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 48 minutes ago, RedComet said: Glad you finally found it! What is the in-universe reason for the gun pod extending anyway? Closest I could get to something that made sense was talk about how the VF-0 version extended to vent heat. Are we all good with that for a reasonable explanation? Could be also to also extend the bullet travel through the gunpod and so provide greater accuracy and exit velocity. Out of universe, it's probably just because it's a cool gimmick. Quote
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