Author Topic: My Robotech/Macross Project : Battle Cry (Fighting Fives) - Battle Report Page 6 (Read 53287 times)

Elbows · « **Reply #45 on:** November 02, 2012, 07:06:38 AM »

http://battlecryrobotech.blogspot.com/

^Here is my blog currently. I just relaunched it, with some "slightly" better photos of the units I have in play thus far. Will be updating it slowly as I progress toward another convention in January!

Inso · « **Reply #46 on:** November 02, 2012, 09:02:09 AM »

I have a couple of spare armoured Valkyrie kits if anyone is interested.

They are the 1/200 scale Nichimo kits. one model is assembled and the other is on its sprue. Both are unpainted.

PM me if you are interested (otherwise they will just remain in the cupboard).

£10-00 plus postage for the two of them.

Elbows · « **Reply #47 on:** November 02, 2012, 08:11:59 PM »

Shame you just mentioned that now, as I just bought some a couple weeks back. I have a bunch of spare kits right now, but I'm trying to decide on how many to keep as back-ups (I will be doing conventions...models will be broken I'm sure).

Elbows · « **Reply #48 on:** November 02, 2012, 09:55:55 PM »

I'll have to find out about that - where does he post, or should I just email him at Eureka or something? Link?

PS: I may take you up on that armoured veritech set...

Inso · « **Reply #49 on:** November 03, 2012, 09:22:34 AM »

You have done a great job with all of your mechs

They certainly look the part.

I have a bunch of the Regults and have converted them to fit in with my Grymn:

I have six Soldiers and two Scouts and they should work perfectly as a jungle patrol.

Elbows · « **Reply #50 on:** November 04, 2012, 12:17:52 AM »

Ahhhh, you're the guy from TMP who mercilessly slaughtered all of those hard to find kits!? A POX ON YOU GOOD SIR! A POX! (makes meaningless hand gestures to curse you)

Inso · « **Reply #51 on:** November 04, 2012, 12:55:50 PM »

You say 'mercilessly slaughtered' I say 're-purposed'

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Mind you, there are times I question whether I should have shoved them on E-bay instead of altering them...

... I still have all the bits I chopped off so a little gluing and filling could return the legs to their old form... but the chin-guns are long gone...

Hmm...

Elbows · « **Reply #52 on:** November 04, 2012, 11:25:34 PM »

They go for between $17-20 a piece on ebay (about $40 per box) except the Scouts which no one wants, they go for about $10 a pop.

So, depending on what you paid for them - perhaps?

PS: I fully expect within say 2-3 months when I've spent a good $600-800 on this project...some Japanese hobby shop will re-released the entire line for $6 a box or something equally horrible.

Oh well, money well spent!

Elbows · « **Reply #53 on:** November 09, 2012, 08:09:55 AM »

Updates...some UN Spacy reinforcements.

-VF-1J in Guardian mode (the notRick Hunter)
-2 Tomahawks
-1 VF-1S for Skull squadron

^This is why I'm replacing the Gashapon. You can see the huge scale difference. While not a deal-breaker...for this gaming project which I'm rather passionate about, I want the scales more appropriate.

I also ditched the VF-1As in Skull Squadron...converted one into the VF-1S model. I realized after watching the show again, there is only one Skull liveried plane, the other Veritechs in Skull Squadron appear to be normal run of the mill brown models.

Elbows · « **Reply #54 on:** November 09, 2012, 08:15:00 AM »

Here is a quick picture of the models I've got finished...with a stack of boxes as tall as I am waiting in the wings!

Inso · « **Reply #55 on:** November 10, 2012, 01:41:00 AM »

I love your new mechs... much more appropriate

Can you tell what these are?:

Elbows · « **Reply #56 on:** November 10, 2012, 06:18:39 AM »

The top picture is 1/100 versions of the Defender, but obviously the torso was heavily modified...but they kept the legs, arms, and radar.

The bottom one I can't tell the scale, but same thing - they kept the body/chassis and added a weird cockpit piece over the top. Pretty slick conversions. Anyone other than a Robotech nut would probably not think twice about it.

Inso · « **Reply #57 on:** November 10, 2012, 09:16:23 AM »

Top one is 1/200 Defender, Bottom is 1/200 Tomahawk. I had to add the cockpits to allow the illusion that a pilot could fit in there

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Elbows · « **Reply #58 on:** November 10, 2012, 10:22:07 AM »

So that's where all the damn Tomahawks went! (Actually they got scooped up by Battletech nuts!)

The cockpits on your Tomahawks make me think of the Battlemaster from Battletech (which is actually a design based off an old Japanese anime "Dougram" if I recall).

I finished assembling a VF-1A armored veritech for painting, a last Zentraedi Gneral pod (this will be in an ace paint scheme), and finished my notRick Hunter battloid Veritech tonight. I think it's time to take a break and go back to building some of my Regult pods.

Inso · « **Reply #59 on:** November 10, 2012, 01:58:48 PM »

Good idea... more pods is the way forward

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