Shawn

Due to some problems with corruption on our main server drive, we'll be re-imaging the server over Thanksgiving. We'll be taking down the main site and forums sometime on Wednesday November 26th, with expectations to be back up Sunday, November 30th. Please make sure if you have anything for sale, or are in the middle of some PMs, you have an alternate contact method for a couple days. Hope everyone has a nice Thanksgiving holiday! Best, Shawn & Graham

What he said!!

I've been looking to implement a CMS for sometime now, but the ones I've found are Blog based (scroll down , then go to page 2, repeat), or e-commerce based (closer to what we need, but I do not want an "add to cart" option when browsing Imai model kits..) If you have any suggestions as to a CMS for a reference site, please le tme know and I'll try it out. The fact the the entire site is hardcoded html really makes any sort of updates a real pain in the 1999 based arse. Shawn

Graham was able to get his hands on the new Yamato 1/60 VF-1 See the full review here! http://www.macrossworld.com/macross/toys/V...-1S_review.html Shawn

Uhmmmmm, YES? Did some drive maintenance last night, and then promptly went to bed. Woke up this morning and said "OOOPS! Forgot to turn the site back on" Shawn

Go here: http://aucfan.com/search1?x=42&y=11&am...%a5%b9&o=p2 At the top is the link that takes you here: http://page11.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/n60426051 I'm just amazed. That is a lot of money for any drawing-even a Mikimoto one! Wonder what other items the winner has in their collection. But on the other hand, if I had $1000, I would have been all over this one http://page8.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/h63766313 Nice! Shawn

They've already hit the auction blocks, and are getting insanely high prices. Check these out-all closed between 40,000 and 65,000 yen. http://www.ta-ka-ra.com/best5048/macross4.htm Found a live one too-can be yours for 52,500 yen http://page4.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/d85965421 jeez!! Shawn

Wow-I've never seen a knock off like that! I sooo want one! Seriously. Wonder what others they've done. S

Just raising a little awareness-I only posted this in the news section so far. Please see this thread and let me know what you think about this possible new addition to the site. Thanks! Shawn http://macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=25959

Beautiful job on those kits. That VF-1 is still my all time favorite. I don't think we've ever seen them all built together side by side except at the actual events they were originally sold at. Wow. The only time I've seen the YF-19 and YF-21 in person was when they were passing THROUGH my hands from Yahoo Japan on their way to Carl's house. He let me scan them for the models page though. They are gigantic! More please! S

Check out what can be done to the VT-1 with some skill Original: http://ga.sbcr.jp/mgangu/007922/ After: http://super32x.com/charactormodel/ftoys_vt1/1414#more-1414 The proportiions on these are fantastic. S

Found these on a japanese you tube search-quite a find!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2pBlEZXZxk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lhgRx-KTkM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3nIK152_sA a live performace S

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ibw53PmkpF8&feature=user First in a series (you can find the rest from him) of a psuedo tutorial for taking Hasegawa orthogrphic scans and turning them into something 3-D It looks so easy! (not!) S

Here are a bunch more (23 pages)-many only available if you searched in Japanese. http://listpod.tv/search?query=%E3%83%9E%E...2%B9&page=1 Found some really cool items here-including a live performance of the Macross II opening song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSMdGMz_Tg0 Music video for Triangler http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWGW5jhY-IY Really good girl playing bass to it too http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=mFc5IqDFOTE And I must have missed it a while back-love this one! LOL S

Here is some actual game play with the 19 S

FYI Here is another auction for one... 98,000 yen http://page11.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/n58392703 wow Shawn

Some more good pics (Iota and Eta) http://robothero.6.dtiblog.com/blog-category-5.html Eta http://koshihara.air-nifty.com/blog/2008/04/post_7609.html Eta http://ga.sbcr.jp/mreport/009340/ S

Picked up mine from Yahoo Japan auctions about month ago (used Celga.com for the transaction) There a lot of them there-I only paid 9000 yen and it was still sealed. Yahoo Japan Macross Auctions Shawn

Off topic, but they've also noted they've added some great new other pages History: http://www.yamato-toys.com/dev/cont_023/index.html Guide to transforming the YF-19 http://www.yamato-toys.com/dev/cont_002/index.html Unpainted SV-51 http://www.yamato-toys.com/dev/cont_009/index.html

I've seen the YF-21 posted, but not the VF-1 version yet... YF-21 http://www.yamato-toys.com/dev/release_001/ VF-1 http://www.yamato-toys.com/dev/release_002/ or just click the Megazone banner in the upper right corner of the forums Shawn

OMG, I never ever noticed that-after all this time. Wow! They did make a big imporovement.