LePoseur Posted August 30, 2003 Posted August 30, 2003 Hikaru's 1A with the covers off. The mini missiles all come out, but only the first four are individual. the rest are molded in sets of two, which is fine by me. Quote
LePoseur Posted August 30, 2003 Posted August 30, 2003 (edited) And here's Roy. One thing I do wish would have been done though... I wish they would have gone with the colored disks for the skulls instead of stickers. For one, Tampo printing is just cool, and then I could make a tougun set without worrying if Hikaru's 1J is really gonna come with the TV armor. Edited August 30, 2003 by LePoseur Quote
LePoseur Posted August 30, 2003 Posted August 30, 2003 Max showing what a badass he is. With four armor packs you have more cannons than you'll know what to do with. Quote
LePoseur Posted August 30, 2003 Posted August 30, 2003 and now, just because I know you're wondering... at least I was... Here's the Low-Viz with Roy's on. Not bad, but I'm gonna wait to see what happens. Of course, looks like I already have to buy another set for Hikaru's 1S.... curse you Yamato! Quote
LePoseur Posted August 30, 2003 Posted August 30, 2003 But which one is your Valk, Mr. Jackson? It's the one that says "Bad Mother-Focker" on it. Quote
Omni Existence Posted August 30, 2003 Posted August 30, 2003 Cool pics LePos! I just wet my pants! Quote
BlueMax Posted August 30, 2003 Posted August 30, 2003 I just can't stop lookin' at those pictures....... they are soooo beautiful........ Aaaahhhhhhh.................. *drools all over my lap.....* Quote
recon Posted August 30, 2003 Posted August 30, 2003 (edited) Hiya LePoseur, Thanks for the Great Pictures, boy i cant wait to get my hands on those 1/48 Fps, they look so beautiful and mean. On the bad side, the UN Spacy printed on the Fps looks kinda of small, wish it was bigger. Another matter noted too is the Strike cannons, the tip should be metallic black not the same color as the base color of the packs. Well i could do a repaint on those babies anyway. Mine would be remaining in their boxes, sorry to say, i have no shelf space high enough to display them at the moment, presently my display cabinet can only display 1/72 Hasegawa models and 1/60, 1/72 Yamato series. LePoseur could you do a zoom in on those missiles and UNSpacy wordings on the Fps, not forgetting the nuclear missles too. Thanks Heard that the Fps would be arriving next week in the local stores, cant wait for them. Now waiting for Graham to do a comprehensive review on those Fps, boy he will be busy these week as he has to do 3 reviews, 1/60 VE-1 Elintseeker, VT-1 Super Ostrich and the 1/48 Fps. Cheers Edited August 30, 2003 by recon Quote
Golden Arms Posted August 30, 2003 Posted August 30, 2003 Thanks for the pics guys. I might have to order a third fast pack. Quote
Jawjaw Posted August 30, 2003 Posted August 30, 2003 Looks great, but I see one major problem.... I see 1/48 fast packs on my computer screen but none on my shelves!!! It sounds like Kev is about to ship mine, so I shouldn't have to wait much longer. Quote
Omni Existence Posted August 30, 2003 Posted August 30, 2003 Looks great, but I see one major problem.... I see 1/48 fast packs on my computer screen but none on my shelves!!! It sounds like Kev is about to ship mine, so I shouldn't have to wait much longer. funny, I am having that same problem on my end Quote
Skull-1 Posted August 30, 2003 Posted August 30, 2003 Sorry to go kinda off topic. Aren't the intake covers supposed to be on when the Fast Packs are used? Given that they only use the Fast Packs in space, then yes. I would say NO. In the Macross TV Show we see a headon shot of a Valk launching from the carrier in space (where Roy is showing Hikaru about them) and there are no intake covers shown. You can see the fans spinning inside the intakes. I'll do some digging for a Super headon shot when I get home.... Quote
Skull-1 Posted August 30, 2003 Posted August 30, 2003 Nice pictures. Max really shouldn't be doing that to Roy though...there are probably children on this board! I think the FP looks bad on the Bulky Lee. The colors clash horribly. What a shame. I was going to get a set for him....not any more. Quote
Toonz Posted August 30, 2003 Posted August 30, 2003 OMGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! fpfpfpfpfpfpfpfpfp!!!!!!!!! Quote
Skull-1 Posted August 30, 2003 Posted August 30, 2003 So what's the official skinny on the fast packs and the low viz? Are they meant to go together or are we supposed to wait for the tv series versions that we saw mounted on the 1J? I'm waiting. They look like crap together.... That blue is just the wrong color for the FP and on the Bulky Lee it looks even worse.... Quote
1 VF-1 2NV Posted August 30, 2003 Posted August 30, 2003 I ordered just one FP a while ago. After seeing your pictures LePoseur. I got to get more. That low viz looks OK with the FP on the max looks pretty wicked with those 2 cannons sitting on its shoulders. Quote
vlenhoff Posted August 30, 2003 Posted August 30, 2003 (edited) It looks awesome on the Low-Vis! What if they would make'em the same color the gunpod is?(on the Low-Vis) that would be a wackie custom!!! Vic! Edited August 30, 2003 by vlenhoff Quote
Hurricane29 Posted August 30, 2003 Posted August 30, 2003 Now I need to find a $100 in a week, damn you Yamato, releaseing the Elint and FPs on same day! Quote
Smut Peddler Posted August 30, 2003 Posted August 30, 2003 Now I can't wait to get all of mine, my valk's are still nekkid. Quote
CF18 Posted August 30, 2003 Posted August 30, 2003 More FP pics from HK: http://www.visualmedia.com.hk/cgi-bin/news...tem=45843&utag= http://www.visualmedia.com.hk/cgi-bin/news...tem=46075&utag= http://www.visualmedia.com.hk/cgi-bin/news...tem=45959&utag= I love this angle: Quote
do not disturb Posted August 30, 2003 Posted August 30, 2003 (edited) HURIN IS A FAG! Edited June 13, 2005 by haterist Quote
Max Jenius Posted August 30, 2003 Posted August 30, 2003 Sorry to go kinda off topic. Aren't the intake covers supposed to be on when the Fast Packs are used? Given that they only use the Fast Packs in space, then yes. I would say NO. In the Macross TV Show we see a headon shot of a Valk launching from the carrier in space (where Roy is showing Hikaru about them) and there are no intake covers shown. You can see the fans spinning inside the intakes. I'll do some digging for a Super headon shot when I get home.... in the Macross TV show we also see lasers coming out of thrusters... so what's your point? Quote
sidearmsalpha Posted August 30, 2003 Posted August 30, 2003 Are those red lights on the front ends of the arm armor painted or are they clear red plastic pieces like the plastic pieces on the rear landing gear doors? Is it just me, or does it seem like the boosters are sitting up a little high in fighter mode? I thought they were supposed to sit pretty close to the back of the fighter? Quote
Mr March Posted August 30, 2003 Posted August 30, 2003 Wow! Great stuff! I like that the fighter mode can use the backpack clip to stabilize the FAST packs in fighter mode. Very innovative! Quote
Batou Posted August 30, 2003 Posted August 30, 2003 Are those red lights on the front ends of the arm armor painted or are they clear red plastic pieces like the plastic pieces on the rear landing gear doors? It looks painted or printed on there. Definitely not a clear piece. Check CF18's link here: http://www.visualmedia.com.hk/cgi-bin/news...tem=46075&utag= Quote
MicronianDevil Posted August 30, 2003 Posted August 30, 2003 Wow!!! Those are some great looking Fast Packs. Yamato definitely outdid themselves on this one. Quote
Wolf13 Posted August 30, 2003 Posted August 30, 2003 I look and I look, but I can't find whats wrong with the Low-Vis with FAST packs. Looks like light blue and dark blue to me... its not like the low-vis is pink or something. I ordered some for mine and I for one think its pretty cool. Quote
Sephiroth Posted August 31, 2003 Posted August 31, 2003 In fighter mode, I don't really see what's wrong with FAST Packs being attached to the Low-Vis. In battroid mode, the light-blue heat shield does kinda clash with the dark blue of the FAST Packs, though. It'll be interesting to see how they will look on my Low-Vis, especially since I removed the weathering splotches. Quote
lazyman Posted August 31, 2003 Posted August 31, 2003 Oh..CF 18 and Batou, How come you stole my lovely pics? keke (just kidding only, pls dun mind) Actually the 1S head are painted from resin kit which bought from Rob. Thanks Rob Quote
Graham Posted August 31, 2003 Posted August 31, 2003 Went to Mong Kok yesterday evening to buy the FPs. Animate didn't have them yet, either that or they had sold out already So next stop was Kanto Hobby in Sino Centre. They were sellling them at the high price of HK$420 a set (US$53.85). I managed to bargin the guy down to HK$410 each (US$52.56). I know, not much of a discount, but better than nothing). I ended up buying 7 sets. Yep, I know I could have waited a few weeks for the price to drop, but I'm an impatient fellow and was worried about a repeat of the CM's figures fiasco with shops selling out really quickly and prices skyrocketing. Anyway, these are the toys I've being wanting and dreaming of since I first saw DYRL in 1986. They are absolutely beautiful. The design, quality and finishing is first rate. Yamato have just done a great job with the FPs, from the solid die-cast backpack connectors to the nice detailing on the inside of the FPs. These are absolutely beautiful. Oh, and they are heavy, very heavy About the only negative thing I have to say is that the RMS-1 missiles are a little loose on their pylons. Boy, with the VT-1 & VE-1 as well, it sure was an expensive weekend. Anyway, here's a few quick pics. Graham Quote
kensei Posted August 31, 2003 Posted August 31, 2003 Looking great Graham. Thanks for the pics. Bet your Valkyries now feel complete! Quote
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