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Mechwarrior models anywhere?
Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 17, 2003 1:05 PM
I'm interested in doing some Mechwarrior models. But - it doesn't seem that these are available.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 17, 2003 7:51 PM
Armorscale produces large scale resin models of the Madcat, Vulture and Atlas. Hopefully there are more on the way. They range in price from like $95-100 for the vulture, about $120 for the Madcat and about $140 for the Atlas......the Atlas is absolutely HUGE!!!! If you're interested in adding some Elemantels to them, look at the larger pewter one available through Iron Winds (they bought Battletech from Fasa) It's the same scale.....
Hope this helps!
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 17, 2003 8:53 PM
Ravenstar Studios also makes a nice Locust., as well as many Star Fleet type ships, also nicely done.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 18, 2003 10:41 AM
Thanks. But - I was hoping some something at a lower price. Hopefully over time more models will come out - especially with Playstation and X-Box having the game now.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 18, 2003 12:02 PM
A modelshop owner told me that that was exactly the reason models are on the decline.. Playstation, X-box and PC games. I like to play games like the next man, but I had to agree with him unfortunately..
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 19, 2003 9:51 PM
Have you considered the miniatures from Iron Winds???? They're designed for the rpg, but paint up very nicely. I collect and paint them........I currently have well over 200 of them (far to many) They range in size of 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 inches in height and cost less than $10 each. Now that Iron Winds have taken over the 'mech business, they're re-issuing all the older ones, many with new poses and introducing a LOT of new ones each month. As for something larger, for a Phoenix Hawk, Stinger, Wasp try the Macross Valkryes.......and I have seen some others (Griffin, Shadow Hawk, Warhammer etc) listed in the latest issue of Hobby Japan just today as a matter of fact. They are around 1/72 scale. Something may turn up if you do a little digging.
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 19, 2003 9:55 PM
Almost forgot....check out the Hobbylink Japan website!!!! hlj.com They have links to a lot of companies that are re-issueing a lot of the older Macross models that are the basis for a lot of the origional 'Mechs.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 20, 2003 10:23 AM
Does anyone know if anyone will ever produce 1/144, 1/48, and/or 1/72 scale BTech Battlemechs and omnimechs? I'm tired of having to buy either a 1 footer, or a tiny little RPG mini! Also, does anyone know if there are plans to make some BattleTech mechs as well? The Mechwarrior versions(since they have to be computer rendered) often are horribly inaccurate!(Take the Cauldron-Born for example! In real Life, it had no torso, it's head was pretty much stuck between its legs. But in MechWarrior4, they raised the torso and gave it a torso-actuator to allow torso-twist! And that made it look ugly! GAH!)
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Posted by philp on Wednesday, April 23, 2003 4:05 PM
Scale wise, the Macross kits were made in 1/200, 1/100, 1/72 and 1/48 scales. These were made by Bandai, Imai, and others. Hasagawa recently started making Valkryes in 1/72nd scale with all of the detail you expect from them. You can find these kits on ebay all of the time. Just search for Macross or Battletech under models. The larger kits go for outrageous (IMHO) prices but you can usually get a smaller scale kit around $20. Also, check your local hobbyshop as they may have some of these gathering dust in the back. One of my shops carries some of the 1/200 scale kits for under $10. It was also recently announced that Bandai will be rereleasing several of their Macross kits so check out Hobbylink Japan for more info. Greens models also usually has some of these kits for sale. The names on the kits are the names from the original Macross series (ex. Gluag Pod is a Marauder) so it pays to look at the pictures to decide which mechs you want.
Good luck and Good modeling.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 23, 2003 4:50 PM
Without a doubt... the Macross series from Hasegawa is great. Great detail and great price. HLJ.COM has the best selection, and Ebay always has some great deals. PM me if you want to talk more about the Macross Valkyries. I encourage you to check out Macrossworld.com for more details.
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Posted by Umi_Ryuzuki on Saturday, April 26, 2003 3:39 PM
I just posted this on another board also, because I just noticed these at a TFAW store in town.






They also have them online. TFAW.COM
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 26, 2003 11:22 PM
I just remembered......Iron Wind also produces what they call "Museum Scale" 'mechs.....there isn't many to chose from, but they're larger than the rpg mini's.....around 4 inches or so.
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