Shawn
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For some reason this reminds me of the ending of Aliens, with the Queen spearing Bishop Can we add a virtual tail to the tread? (Did I make this comment before, cause I'm getting deja vu lol)
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Ran across a series of talks with the editor or HJ and Matoko 'Max' Watanabe-who has been doing wild builds since the 80s, featured in HJ Use auto translate for a nice way to waste a few hours going way way way back to the early 80s I had no idea some of those early Macross builds were him-before he changed to 'Max' nickname There are many others, but I live in the early 80s so these were my jam.
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Whilst rummaging through some boxes, I came across my Mospeada LS 1/100 kits. The artwork was done by Toshimitsu Suzuki from Artmic, same artist who did the Imai 1/48 kits and the recent $7k poster that sold last week. Just wanted to share in one spot so you could appreciate these mini boxes for the amazing art, my favorite is the 01H fighter (blue).
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Found a pre-production Elintseeker pic...with pointy nose! If I posted before, sorry, going through some old drives with various pics
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Sorry-what? Can you explain what is a Viz Macross II Floppy is, and what is TPB. These are some new terms for me, thanks! -
Super Macross Mecha Fun Time Discussion Thread!
Shawn replied to Valkyrie Driver's topic in Movies and TV Series
THANK YOU for all the great translations!!!! I too love finding these old imaginative designs, especially when they are thought through a bit more than normal. The Buster Valkyrie as a flyable bullet punching through hulls is a crazy crazy idea-can you imagine a few squadrons of these on an attack run? You could just equip ghosts like this and it would be extra fun. I would imagine a fighter version of this lol
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I swear some of those pre-production drawings have been up before, and for LOTS of $$$$$$, and least I think. Incredible collection for sale!!
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Super Macross Mecha Fun Time Discussion Thread!
Shawn replied to Valkyrie Driver's topic in Movies and TV Series
I found some pics of a Doujinishi I got a few years ago, and while it's not Macross "Canon" (Seto will cry Blasphemy! ) it certainly can be classified as Super Macross Mecha Fun with the fan-made designs of what might have been. Point that Google Translate phone app to the text to read some fun tidbits. It you think the VF-1A Cannon Fodder was bad, imagine being strapped into the Regult-H "Iron Can" with reduced armor and firepower! The commanders get the Zark Regult with additional firepower and thrusters that make it comparable with the Q-Rau. I dig the GFP-1S, we finally ditch the 'wings' for a true space-based fighter.
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Oh man watching that battroid to fighter mode transformation made me remember all the pain again It never looks quite the same after you transform it from the factory fighter mode with all the extra gaps. I wonder if they have a big press at the end of the factory line that squashes it all together at the end lol
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Wow-the english instructions do actually look like they help, nice Maybe I might try for one of these https://tamashiiweb.com/images/item/item_0000015103_fddXLe85_300.pdf
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Wow-it sold, 48 bids! Current yen conversion puts it around $8000 USD, very nice!! Hopefully this auction's results will bring out more artwork! Thanks everyone for playing this week's Mospeada themed of Antiques Roadshow. Let some fresh 1/28 Legioss news be next!
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I personally believe its the original. I dug out my original VF-1J Takani Milia Gerwalk board, and I don't see brush marks. And I think that is the dilemma-I don't think these were created in the normal sense of brush and paint-they look very flat, almost like it was done with markers (I know nothing about this btw). The paint is very thin and flat, there is not a thick build up of layers of paint from what my mind thinks of with an old painting with hills and valleys to the naked eye.
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I found some old bits of correspondence between you, me, and Yamato, when you used to visit them for the reports! It was funny, I saw that auction, and was also searching an old hard drive for something completely different, and the VF-1D email was right there, like Kismet LOL It sort of freaked me out a little actually. What are the odds that this conversion kit comes up, AND I have a 20 year hard drive in the usb caddy referring to it, with pics. Spooky stuff! Also-that VF-1D assembly kit pic above was from a later release from Yamato. To this day I sort of feel somewhat partially responsible for that line of assembly kits. Iseki from Yamato was visiting the US, and we went out for lunch. He was asking what sort of things I'd want to see as a fan, and I said "I'm a model kit guy, I'd love to actually build those things myself form the factory, could you get the parts and send me an unassembled one?" He just sort of laughed it off. Then I said "Also, could you do anything with Megazone's Garland? That would also be a really fun item to have and no one has done it before" Those were the days!!
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The seller added a few more closer up pics. In a world of gigabit ethernet and terabyte personal drives we still live in a world with jpeg compression. Ugh. Also-someone above mentioned it might not have been painted by Suzuki-I would strongly disagree as that is his regular signature logo on the bottom to the left of the Artmic label.
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If we are speaking of a transforming toy, then yes, the Yamato v1 was the first officially released VF-1D toy. There were many fan built Takatoku customs before this of course. Even Takatoku encouraged you to customize your toys like from this pic, but they were not 'official'. If we are talking toys in general, then it could be ARII in 1997, who converted their 1/100 model kit line into a PVC painted toy ready to go out of the blister. Then there were also the Gummy type VF-1Ds from Bandai in 1985, about 2 inches tall. Here is a custom painted one-they originally came from the mold in just one color.
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Well remember at wonderfest you buy the limited license for that event, so it was all legit and official. No boldness needed
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I completely agree with you on the complexity. I bought the original one (used cheap) and went in blind to the process...never seen Delta, no Anymoon videos. Just had the box to look at. It was a personal challenge that took hours to complete!
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Looks like there is a bidder, so it will be sold. B2 size as well...that would be a very nice addition to any collection. Can I crowd-fund $2k for a painting real quick? looking through my poster collection, they took elements from it to create another variant too
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I hope the seller posts some higher quality pics, especially for a high dollar item like that.
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We won't be turning this into a 'check out this auction' thread, I swear, but check out this auction...I think it warrants a break from the unwritten rule https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/c1174559450 Could this be the original painting by Suzuki? Its incredibly hard to see from the pictures. The sharp border seems odd, but guess there is something called 'tape' to get a sharp line like that, The only other orig full canvas drawings I know about were from Takani, but they went to the edge https://www.macrossworld.com/the-ultimate-yoshiyuki-takani-macross-collection/ Wondering what you guys think. The exchange rate brings it 'down' (LOL) to just $2000 USD Always loved this picture, it was also used for the Robotech promo posters from 1985 I believe it was created for this mini-mag
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This is gotta be BIG box-like Quead size right?
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I found an old pic of one of the prototype Yamato 1/48s (from 2002), and I think to this day it looks incredible. This one is hand painted and detailed, but I'd put this against the new Bandai 1/48 any day for sheer awesomeness. I like the flat white a lot!
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Could you tell us a little of how you collected these over the years?
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Wow-another Takatoku completist! You are are in an extremely RARE level of collecting to have gotten all of those! Most Impressive!!! Another super-collector here also recently (in Macross years) completed theirs-see the link below Amazed at both your treasure hunting skillz! (I'm also laughing at the fact that both of you also commented on the LENGTH of the hunt!)
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I've not seen that kit up for sale in 15+ years. I know the v1 valks don't get a lot of love these days, but they were appreciated back in the day, and this kit is a very niche part of Macross toy collecting history!
