My Humble Macross Collection

[giver]

getsugatenshou: i never bother to check GT's online store for the same reason you stressed out. What i usually do is ask somebody from manila to do the scouting for me, though most (roughly 80%) of my macross collection i bought overseas [Toy-wave (which i think is one of GT's supplier of toys), Transfiguration toys and HLJ)]

glad to know another cebuano whose into this toy line.. where in cebu are you?


mias: thanks bro.. been over a year since i last visited the shop hehehe for err some reasons, and i'm kinda hooked up with another hobby so toy collecting's been partly on hiatus.. but we do hang out over BTC from time to time with fellow cebuano collectors.

[giver]

ALL 3 SKULL SQUADRON LEADERS (VF-1S ROY, HIKARU & MAX)



25TH ANNIV VALK CLONING


SKULL SQUADRON IN GERWALK CONFIGURATION


1J TWINS (My Fave VF-1 variant)


VF-1S ROY FOCKER CLONING hehe


YIN-YANG

[m0n5t3r]

always nice to see pics of your collection!

any pics of your new 25's?

[giver]

no out of the box pictures yet bro.. been very busy with work and sister's wedding lately i didn't have the chance to do another pictorial.. apparently the pics i just posted were taken late last year, just noticed i haven't posted it here yet..

[m0n5t3r]

will look forward to when you have a chance to photograph them. as for me... i'll wait for the 25G and RVF w/ SPs. ;D

best wishes to your sis BTW...

[robin]

hi giver been looking at your macross collection quite sometime now;seen it a lot of times ; and i cant give any comment coz when ever i look at your collection i go....

hehehe anyways the macross toys i have right now is dyrl 1/60 vf-1s w/super and strike parts roy fokker ,actually this is the first toy i bought from malvin. macross frontier dx vf25s, vf25f, yf19 and thats it. still waiting for the two vf25 of macross frontier

best wishes on your sister's wedding.

just wanna ask some questions about buying online, i see your familiar with this. just wanna ask, if we buy toys from online stores or toywave and they deliver it here. does our government charge us certain tax? and how long does it take toywave to deliver it to us? using the land parcel. thanks bro. looking forward to more pics of your macross collection. thanks for your time and thanks for reading.

[giver]

update: with the arrival of my second SV Nora and RL Ver Roy, im pretty much done with the Macross Zero line:

[giver]

thanks to bro hikaru.. for the extra YF-21

[macross02]

sir giver am planning to buy macross ..what would you recommend.. Yamato 1/40 or 1/60 ver 2? need your advice since you already have many macross on your collection. thanks

[giver]

as much as i'm a die-hard fan of the 1/48 Scale VF-1.. i would suggest you get the version 2 1/60 VF-1 mechs.. that's if you're gunning for the SDF/DRYL Valks..

for Mac Zero Valks.. stay away from the stand-alone VF-0 issues.. and first G. Ivanov SV-51.. nora and CF type already have the necessary fixes.

for Mac Plus.. YF-21 (personally) has been the best toy yamato ever issued, in as far as quality and lineart accuracy is concern.

hope that helps.. goodluck bro

[giver]

i am an "aethetic type" collector of which i find happiness with just plainly looking at my toys, even the mere sight of some pile of boxes over my room's good enough to make my day..

Year 2008, i started trying out stuff that would compliment with my macross collection, took out some of the valkyries, and just felt the need to showcase them further.. so came the mechanical chain base idea and some 1/48 model kit aircraft crew.

This year, i thought of taking it to the next level, and do a scratch build diorama for my DRYL valks.. basically "we" were working on creating this:




took around a week, before i finished a 1/144 scale scratch build launch arm.. this will only serve as a guide since i intended to make one for a 1/48 Yamato Valkyrie:

[giver]

Grandma passed away just last week, so i had to take a leave from work and spend my week at her place.. since i don't mingle too much with relatives, i was basically spending my last 5 days of nothing but either working on this project or going online..


Day 1: Finished Detailing on ARMD Launch Arm

i've decided to make this part a bit thicker than lineart.. with the weight of a 1/48 Valkyrie and a Fast/Strike parts, using even a styrene sheet wouldn't hold it for prolonged time. Some details not present on the line-art were also added.






Day 2-3: Partially Completed Launch Arm's Wrist and 2 Clamp Fingers

I made a mistake at the Finger Plate area.. the yellow/black stripes should pretty much cover the entire plate. Still have to correct it.





Another stupendous mistake was i didn't test fit the clamp on the valkyrie with strike parts on.. it turned out wider than the valk, good thing i haven't permanently glued the finger part together.. quick fix i can only think is have the fingers angled at 45 degrees..

[giver]

Day 4-5: Partially Completed ARMD Launch Base Section

Used a combination of styrene sheet, cardboard and mat.. im thinking of reinforcing it further with plywood at the back, depending on how it's gonna hold up.





Here's how it looks like so far when put together:








just need a few more adjustments and finishing touches, then it's good to go..

[giver]

did some changes:

- Finger Plate Area change with reference to the line-art
- Clamp/Fingers shortened instead of my initial plan of having it angled
- Discarded the Acrylic reinforcement
- Discarded Clamp articulation, a small metal c clamp, hidden below the finger plate was used in lieu of the acrylic holder.. basically it's holding the valks back part

addition:
- Signal Arm Made
- added details on the launch wrist part
- applied decals


so.. this is basically my completed ARMD Launch Arm and Base

(sorry mods.. flicker doesn't have a thumbnail link as far as i know, so i opted to post here the reduced "medium res" pics)

[geminirecon]

your collection is really great!