no3Ljm Posted February 11, 2021 Posted February 11, 2021 7 hours ago, enphily said: my own scene from ep 24 Nice! Quote
chingu77 Posted February 12, 2021 Posted February 12, 2021 On 2/3/2021 at 4:56 PM, jenius said: In don't think BBTS will have these until April. My MB Freedom in stock notification just arrived which was delayed for 3mos... your probably not far off on the April date Quote
Saburo Posted February 12, 2021 Posted February 12, 2021 Houquet's Legioss AFC-01Z. The Legioss looks good in red. Quote
Mog Posted February 12, 2021 Posted February 12, 2021 Nice. It still trips me out that Sentinel makes it so that the yellow parts on the sides act as the “eyes” for the Legioss. So used to the front blue being a visor or eyes on the Zeta. Quote
Chronocidal Posted February 12, 2021 Posted February 12, 2021 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Mog said: Nice. It still trips me out that Sentinel makes it so that the yellow parts on the sides act as the “eyes” for the Legioss. So used to the front blue being a visor or eyes on the Zeta. Don't see any reason it can't be a bit of both really. Given the use of the yellow bits elsewhere, I'd think the ones on the head might be meant to be spotlights. Either way, it really gives the Zeta a striking visage. I love the head design, even with the antenna being annoying for fighter mode. Edited February 12, 2021 by Chronocidal Quote
Saburo Posted February 13, 2021 Posted February 13, 2021 20 hours ago, no3Ljm said: ^ Doki doki Thank you @no3Ljm! 20 hours ago, Mog said: Nice. It still trips me out that Sentinel makes it so that the yellow parts on the sides act as the “eyes” for the Legioss. So used to the front blue being a visor or eyes on the Zeta. Thank you @Mog! 19 hours ago, Chronocidal said: Don't see any reason it can't be a bit of both really. Given the use of the yellow bits elsewhere, I'd think the ones on the head might be meant to be spotlights. Either way, it really gives the Zeta a striking visage. I love the head design, even with the antenna being annoying for fighter mode. @Chronocidal, I kept bumping the antenna while handing in fighter mode, then having to set back in place. Zeta and Eta Quote
Big s Posted February 13, 2021 Posted February 13, 2021 I always assumed that those were sensor cameras for the sides for a wider field of vision. Quote
MKT Posted February 14, 2021 Posted February 14, 2021 On 2/13/2021 at 5:36 AM, Saburo said: Houquet's Legioss AFC-01Z. The Legioss looks good in red. Really excellent pics! The way the lighting sweeps over the cockpit somehow gives it a nice dynamism.. Quote
Saburo Posted February 15, 2021 Posted February 15, 2021 6 hours ago, MKT said: Really excellent pics! The way the lighting sweeps over the cockpit somehow gives it a nice dynamism.. Thank you @MKT I appreciate it. There are times when I am readjusting the camera to get the light just right or to get a clear shot of the pilot figure and then there the times when its "Whatever..." Quote
lavinrac Posted February 15, 2021 Posted February 15, 2021 Not sure if this should go here or the plastic model posts, since it's Mospeada and not Macross.. Will happily move if it's the wrong spot. So I'm doing this thing with a 1/15 aoshima Yellow ride armor kit. I got one of those Star wars non-scale Finn figures to be a donor body. Because it's body was roughly 1/15th even though it had a giant head. Doing some work with epoxy putty to create proper shoulders and upper leg armor. That whole squarish middle place between the arms is going to be hidden, so it's not especially pretty. Progress coming along.. Quote
lavinrac Posted February 15, 2021 Posted February 15, 2021 45 minutes ago, Convectuoso said: Great project, @lavinrac The fun ones is I have the Bartley in 1/15 too and I have no idea what kind of figure to source for it! Quote
Glasswave Posted February 16, 2021 Posted February 16, 2021 8 hours ago, lavinrac said: The fun ones is I have the Bartley in 1/15 too and I have no idea what kind of figure to source for it! Funny you should mention it...found this pic of someone using a AM Driver figure for the 1/15 Bartley. I must admit it's very tempting! (* The AM Driver "Moto-Bisar" bike has a very Mospeada like design) Quote
lavinrac Posted February 16, 2021 Posted February 16, 2021 7 hours ago, Glasswave said: Funny you should mention it...found this pic of someone using a AM Driver figure for the 1/15 Bartley. I must admit it's very tempting! (* The AM Driver "Moto-Bisar" bike has a very Mospeada like design) Thats gorgeous! however for my project I need a smaller figure if that is as how it looks in the photo. The legs look way too long and to result in a very stylized version of the Bartley/Hoquet... to match and sit right next to my Yellow/Blowsperior I need a smaller, more human proportion fig. I an contemplating the bandai gundam fumina hoshino kit, but I am waiting for someone to get back to me about its exact height. Don't want to get it only to find it too tall ane end up building a weird 'waifu' kit (to each there own but im not into it. esp considering those are sposed to be high school kids in Build fighters!!!) For the Bartley I'd have to leave the oversized chest piece off too! Quote
no3Ljm Posted February 19, 2021 Posted February 19, 2021 @jenius' comparison video of Sentinel Riobot's and Evolution Toy's LEGIOSS. Quote
Mog Posted February 19, 2021 Posted February 19, 2021 Thanks for posting this. Most reviews back in the day called the Evolution Toy version crap. But it was nice to see exactly WHY in jenius’ comparison. Quote
easnoddy Posted February 19, 2021 Posted February 19, 2021 (edited) I sold off all my ET Legioss, when I got them back out of the box I looked at the legs in fighter mode and said "this is crap". Its crap for other reasons, but especially for that reason. They could have solved the aesthetic issue by simply making the wings bigger (and adding a mechanism to collapse them to compensate). Happy to have better representations of the Legioss. Edited February 19, 2021 by easnoddy Quote
Chronocidal Posted February 19, 2021 Posted February 19, 2021 One of these days I'm going to take a crack at re-designing the Legioss into something that gives it a scale closer to the VF-1, stretching the proportions out to something closer to an F-18, and shrinking the cockpit relative to the rest of the design. It would probably be a lot more lanky, but I think with enough hidden collapsing mechanisms, you could still pull off a fairly chunky soldier mode. Mechanically speaking, the Legioss is almost like a mechanical mashup between the VF-1 and VF-19, with the way the legs, arms, and head are stowed. The big difference is the way the intakes aren't directly connected to the legs, and form the torso. This one really did finally nail the proportions though. It's the first time I actually find the Legioss fighter an attractive design that doesn't look like a giant pair of legs dangling under a tiny jet. Quote
vladykins Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 While the Evolution legioss is a big floppy mess, I didn't mind grabbing a dark legioss on the cheap to go with my gakken 1/35s. I do think it is funny that the 1/35 Evolution mini ride armor and pilots are the same or smaller than the 1/48 Sentinels. Quote
Chronocidal Posted February 23, 2021 Posted February 23, 2021 (edited) See, I think if I can get the torso and wings to fold up well, this is what I'd like to aim for. It would absolutely be a lot lankier soldier, but the hardest part is working out a way to stow the huge wings. Part of the reason the original Legioss works is because it's such a stumpy robot, and the wings are tiny compared with the body, so they fit easily behind it. Get them this big, and they're going to need more folds to collapse down enough. I'm thinking I might dig into my LEGO collection and see if I can't Kawamori the heck out of it. If anything, I'm actually considering giving it a lot more Macross-ish design cues and styling to see if I can't make it look like a more logical progression from the VF-1. Edit: Built out the model a little with rough shapes, so I might have to see how it winds up proportioned. Wings are still huge. Biggest thing I really have always wanted to work into the design was some way to streamline the back of the cockpit, because it just ends so abruptly behind the canopy. You can also make the arms a lot longer in fighter mode if you give it VF-1 style elbow streamlining, and don't require them to extend for soldier. Maybe even let the tails fold onto the outside of the arm as a shield, instead of tucking in, which tends to make the tails look extremely skinny and undersized for the design. Edited February 23, 2021 by Chronocidal Quote
roboemo Posted February 24, 2021 Posted February 24, 2021 Curious but any updates on Genesis Breaker? What about the upcoming artbook? Quote
no3Ljm Posted February 24, 2021 Posted February 24, 2021 16 hours ago, roboemo said: What about the upcoming artbook? What upcoming artbook? Quote
roboemo Posted February 24, 2021 Posted February 24, 2021 12 minutes ago, no3Ljm said: What upcoming artbook? https://www.amazon.com/Robotech-Visual-Archive-Genesis-MOSPEADA/dp/1772940259 Quote
no3Ljm Posted February 24, 2021 Posted February 24, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, roboemo said: https://www.amazon.com/Robotech-Visual-Archive-Genesis-MOSPEADA/dp/1772940259 Thanks for that link. But since it's a Robotech artbook, does that mean it will just be existing artworks with most we're already seen from the original creators? Or screenshots from each episodes and its synopsis? Plus probably artworks from Tommy Yune? Just asking coz I don't own any Robotech books from before. And I just thought that there will be a new artbook from Tatsunoko. Edited February 24, 2021 by no3Ljm Quote
roboemo Posted February 24, 2021 Posted February 24, 2021 8 minutes ago, no3Ljm said: Thanks for that link. But since it's a Robotech artbook, does that mean it will just be existing artworks with most we're already seen from the original creators? Or screenshots from each episodes and its synopsis? Plus probably artworks from Tommy Yune? Just asking coz I don't own any Robotech books from before. And I just thought that there will be a new artbook from Tatsunoko. Hmmm, never notice that, just found it on an old post not too long ago (week or days agao). But the way it was written seems to be more focused on Mospeada. Quote
jenius Posted February 24, 2021 Posted February 24, 2021 4 minutes ago, no3Ljm said: Thanks for that link. But since it's a Robotech artbook, does that mean it will just be existing artworks with most we're already seen from the original creators? Or screenshots from each episodes and its synopsis? Plus probably artworks from Tommy Yune? Just asking coz I don't own any Robotech books from before. And I just thought that there will be a new artbook from Tatsunoko. Despite the Robotech name, I'm pretty sure that the Southern Cross and Mospeada books are largely documents prepared by Tatsunoko. The discussion at their panels was that these books were compilations of source materials provided by Tatsunoko to help with the adaptation. For Southern Cross, there was very little material so the discussion was that Udon and HG were working with Tatsunoko to try to source more original production materials that they may have in a vault somewhere or something like that. Given there have been two recent Mospeada books, my bet would be that the Mospeada book will be a rehash of recently published materials since it's the most available but it might be a nice opportunity to get that stuff at a lower price point. The Robotech book will almost certainly NOT include anything relating to Mospeada Breakers. Quote
no3Ljm Posted February 24, 2021 Posted February 24, 2021 Thanks @jenius! As much as I know that I will appreciate the english description in the upcoming Robotech book, I'll settle with what I have currently even though they're all in Nihonggo. I just love looking and drooling on those mechanical drawings. Period. Hehehe. Quote
505thAirborne Posted February 24, 2021 Posted February 24, 2021 1 hour ago, roboemo said: https://www.amazon.com/Robotech-Visual-Archive-Genesis-MOSPEADA/dp/1772940259 If you want a great book on Mospeada, grab this one. Quote
no3Ljm Posted February 25, 2021 Posted February 25, 2021 40 minutes ago, 505thAirborne said: If you want a great book on Mospeada, grab this one. The image is not loading it seems. Just in case, I think this is the book that @505thAirborne is pointing out. https://www.hlj.com/mospeada-complete-art-works-skg30670 I have it and it's awesome. I only wish they expanded more info about the cover image inside the book. But hey, who am I to complain? Quote
505thAirborne Posted February 25, 2021 Posted February 25, 2021 1 hour ago, no3Ljm said: The image is not loading it seems. Just in case, I think this is the book that @505thAirborne is pointing out. https://www.hlj.com/mospeada-complete-art-works-skg30670 I have it and it's awesome. I only wish they expanded more info about the cover image inside the book. But hey, who am I to complain? That's the very one! Quote
derex3592 Posted February 25, 2021 Posted February 25, 2021 I can vouch as well, I have that one and it is great! Quote
Atomski Posted February 25, 2021 Posted February 25, 2021 The long national nightmare has ended, my blue legioss from Sentinel preorder has finally been filled by BBTS!!! FInally in my pile of loot. Quote
roboemo Posted February 25, 2021 Posted February 25, 2021 4 hours ago, no3Ljm said: The image is not loading it seems. Just in case, I think this is the book that @505thAirborne is pointing out. https://www.hlj.com/mospeada-complete-art-works-skg30670 I have it and it's awesome. I only wish they expanded more info about the cover image inside the book. But hey, who am I to complain? Yeah, but being out of print and hefty price on Amazon didn't help. But still glad to hear about it. Also what about Genesis Breakers? Quote
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