Time to Procure a Valkyrie
Posted by MikeD
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August 10, 2010 10:18PM |
Sanjeev Wrote:
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> The world of Macross hates me, Ray. Don't suppose
> you or someone else with the intestinal fortitude
> to maintain a login over there can re-post it
> here?
I inquired with the designer, and he asked that the image from MWF not be reposted anywhere else, since there is - as always in this hobby - a chance that it won't make it to retail.
He says that the image was just to show that the work wasn't being done in CAD or copied from an existing toy or kit. He noted that there isn't likely to be any more images of the Glaug until it is officially part of the Toynami 'catalog'.
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> The world of Macross hates me, Ray. Don't suppose
> you or someone else with the intestinal fortitude
> to maintain a login over there can re-post it
> here?
I inquired with the designer, and he asked that the image from MWF not be reposted anywhere else, since there is - as always in this hobby - a chance that it won't make it to retail.
He says that the image was just to show that the work wasn't being done in CAD or copied from an existing toy or kit. He noted that there isn't likely to be any more images of the Glaug until it is officially part of the Toynami 'catalog'.
| August 11, 2010 09:07AM |
AcroRay Wrote:
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> I inquired with the designer, and he asked that
> the image from MWF not be reposted anywhere else,
Like releasing a helium balloon into a tornado. Good luck with that.[/]
> since there is - as always in this hobby - a
> chance that it won't make it to retail.
How would posting a picture of a toy people are interested in do anything but promote it? He's one of the brain trusts at Toynami, do doubt.
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> I inquired with the designer, and he asked that
> the image from MWF not be reposted anywhere else,
Like releasing a helium balloon into a tornado. Good luck with that.[/]
> since there is - as always in this hobby - a
> chance that it won't make it to retail.
How would posting a picture of a toy people are interested in do anything but promote it? He's one of the brain trusts at Toynami, do doubt.
| August 11, 2010 10:03AM |
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Sanjeev (Admin)
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August 11, 2010 10:05AM |
Well, thanks to Paul, the cat's outta the bag!! :P
I like it!
...Though I'm not sure how that shot proves that it's not done in CAD. Most toy development starts with a basic sculpt, then it gets cast and recast into multiple iterations where material is either added or removed to refine the final product. The initial basic sculpt could easily have been rapid-prototyped, and what's shown in the pic is an in-progress shot of some refinement. Just saying...
I like it!
...Though I'm not sure how that shot proves that it's not done in CAD. Most toy development starts with a basic sculpt, then it gets cast and recast into multiple iterations where material is either added or removed to refine the final product. The initial basic sculpt could easily have been rapid-prototyped, and what's shown in the pic is an in-progress shot of some refinement. Just saying...
| August 11, 2010 05:29PM |
Yeah sorry I guess a mod can delete the file from my post on the last page if it's that important, but in a situation like this, they really should say "please don't repost this file elsewhere" when it's originally posted.
Sanjeev, it seems pretty clear to me from that photo that he's using the time-honored method of scratchbuilding where one cuts out sheet-styrene silhouettes of each part from various angles, glues them together, and then fills in the complex curves between with putty. It just looks like styrene buildups to me, not a rapid-prototyped piece or recast of such that's been sanded down and puttied.
-Paul Segal
"Oh, the anger is never far, never far." -SteveH
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/11/2010 05:29PM by asterphage.
Sanjeev, it seems pretty clear to me from that photo that he's using the time-honored method of scratchbuilding where one cuts out sheet-styrene silhouettes of each part from various angles, glues them together, and then fills in the complex curves between with putty. It just looks like styrene buildups to me, not a rapid-prototyped piece or recast of such that's been sanded down and puttied.
-Paul Segal
"Oh, the anger is never far, never far." -SteveH
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/11/2010 05:29PM by asterphage.
| August 11, 2010 05:47PM |
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August 11, 2010 11:05PM |
Don't forget: Toynami also has the GBPS Armored Valkyrie sets that they premiered a couple of years ago, and which have more-or-less disappeared much to many collectors' dismay (my own included). The articulated 1/100 Regult seemed to have been doomed to the same fate when it suddenly appeared revised into a vinyl toy.
| August 16, 2010 10:36AM |
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Sanjeev (Admin)
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August 16, 2010 11:00AM |
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August 18, 2010 12:45AM |
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Sanjeev (Admin)
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August 18, 2010 09:51AM |
asterphage Wrote:
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> > Okay, so do those pics imply that Yamato IS
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> Ngee Khiong's blog says it's an HDP kit like the
> SDF-1.
Sorry...I think this was mentioned earlier, too. I didn't put it together that those pics were of the "HDP kit".
Anyway, much like the SDF-1, I'm sure it'll get shrunk down and mass produced at some point...
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> Sanjeev Wrote:
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> > Okay, so do those pics imply that Yamato IS
> making
> > an articulated Regult?
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> Ngee Khiong's blog says it's an HDP kit like the
> SDF-1.
Sorry...I think this was mentioned earlier, too. I didn't put it together that those pics were of the "HDP kit".
Anyway, much like the SDF-1, I'm sure it'll get shrunk down and mass produced at some point...
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famima.com online store Limited edition YF-25 "Prophecy" 1/72 model kit.
[www.famima.com]
[d.hatena.ne.jp]
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[www.famima.com]
[d.hatena.ne.jp]
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Sanjeev (Admin)
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August 29, 2010 04:32PM |
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Sanjeev (Admin)
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August 29, 2010 11:08PM |
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August 31, 2010 12:02PM |
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Sanjeev (Admin)
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August 31, 2010 03:16PM |
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September 01, 2010 02:09PM |
| September 03, 2010 02:51PM |
SD vf-25: [ngeekhiong.blogspot.com]
I like the look, but I wonder if it would be fiddly and loose in bot mode.
I like the look, but I wonder if it would be fiddly and loose in bot mode.
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Sanjeev (Admin)
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September 03, 2010 04:59PM |
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Sanjeev (Admin)
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September 04, 2010 11:17AM |
Didja click on Runaphen's link? They show it...albeit from behind:
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September 07, 2010 12:39PM |
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| September 20, 2010 02:29PM |
VF5SS Wrote:
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> sd infinity vf-25
Beautiful. How big is this thing? Comparable in size to the old Hi Comical Valks?
Thanks, Ken-A
EDIT: Gah! Sounds tiny:
[www.macrossworld.com]
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> sd infinity vf-25
Beautiful. How big is this thing? Comparable in size to the old Hi Comical Valks?
Thanks, Ken-A
EDIT: Gah! Sounds tiny:
[www.macrossworld.com]
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/21/2010 01:07PM by Ken-A.
| September 25, 2010 07:08PM |
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September 26, 2010 02:08AM |
Huh...didn't know peaugh did non-TF reviews. Cool!
Anyway, that looked great! Definitely want one...though I'll probably hold out for a different Valk version. Or should I say, "Veritech"? :P
The only thing I found weird was that all the stand adapter bits for the different modes are white. Shouldn't they be black to match the stand? Oh, and it woulda been nice if the fighter could attach to the stand with the gunpod mounted as well...
Anyway, that looked great! Definitely want one...though I'll probably hold out for a different Valk version. Or should I say, "Veritech"? :P
The only thing I found weird was that all the stand adapter bits for the different modes are white. Shouldn't they be black to match the stand? Oh, and it woulda been nice if the fighter could attach to the stand with the gunpod mounted as well...
| September 27, 2010 12:39PM |
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September 27, 2010 01:12PM |
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