Valkyrie Driver
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I'm kinda jealous, but my bandai gives me enough warm fuzzy feelings to keep me snug at night... From what I've seen of the arcadia, it's a sound toy, veery well executed, but bandai just kind of took that an made it bonkers. The arcadia looks better with fast packs, but the bandai just looks pure sexy without them. Though it's been days since I took the fast packs off. Honestly I don't think my -19 collection is complete, I'm missing a second VF-19F, a VF-19S, A VF-19P, the Arcadia YF-19, and the Yamato YF-19 1/72. The 1/72 will likely never happen, as I can just buy bandai's for the prices they're fetching, and the Arcadia is out because it's up near a grand. The 19P might be attainable, but unlikely. I think Having the full Emerald force is still doable though...
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That's unfortunate, as I really hated the way M7 did the boosters on the VF-19. It would have been better if they'd just left them off. It just seemed a bit phoned in. The VF-11 style packs in that picture are VF-11B boosters (I agree), I was trying to ask if that arrangement was the standard 1st gen packs with the booster added to it. That was my question, and my bad for not wording it quite the way I had intended.
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Those are good points. It just felt like you were lumping me in with the offensive turds you've had the displeasure of dealing with. As for HG, I think it was the hatred for them that reading about the battletech ordeal brought up, as HG just has to firehose my favorite mecha franchises with piss. Also I hate them for their crappy business model and overly litigious nature. It's fine that you don't like it, and I made an ass of myself trying to defend it. Fortunately I don't care about making an ass of myself. Battletech is important to me, a cherished memory, and like a 5 yr old on a playground, I get a bit riled up when someone starts bashing on stuff I like, based off a hasty generalization. To be fair, though I was just kinda throwing most of it out there for everyone that asked. I wasn't trying to single you out from the crowd. Which is probably why your response felt condescending. My wording didn't really convey that intent though, so that was my bad.
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That doesn't look bad, but It does leave me scratching my head. How was it supposed to store the booster in gerwalk or battroid modes? Frontier style swing bars? M7 style shoulder kibble? Unwieldy as the VF-19Advance's solution is, at least it isn't top heavy... It appears to just be the VF-11 boosters right?
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Is that a Yamato YF-19 or an Arcadia?
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Honestly, I really just need a fix for my VF-0A. I've already replaced the arms, which is probably why the hands are wonky, the swing bar clamps need to be replaced, and the shoulders need to be tightened up, and he'd be a right proper toy again.
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Ok, So there's more to the story, that I was either forgetting or completely unaware of. Choosing between an encyclopedic knowledge of all the legalisms and cockbaggery involved with the whole matter, and precious memories of my childhood, childhood kinda wins. Now perhaps I was reading a condescending tone into your reply where it was not intended, but the wording sort of demanded it. If that is the case, don't take these next few pieces of my reply the wrong way. I may not have all the facts or an complete knowledge of the whole matter, but the fact remains that Harmony Gold was completely uninvolved during the development of battletech, and FASA leased the designs from Japan. I don't believe I was wrong about the Japanese courts ruling on studio nue's ownership of the Intellectual property itself. Simple fact of the matter is I like battletech, and while, yes, the designs are very derivitive, they are different enough to tell Harmony gold to go stuff it, and get them printed, so fans will be happy. I'm a little bit concerned about how much of a cock you want to be regarding this subject. I actually resent your generalization that BattleTech fans are boorish and ethnocentric, regarding Japanese media. Fact of the mater is while yes, those fans exist, and if that's been your only experience, I'm truly sorry. That doesn't necessarily make them representative of the whole. If they are, I'm proud to consider myself part of the minority that are not that way. I don't want anime to be Americanized or Anglocized, or anything other than translated for everyone to enjoy in it's original state. If you take away Transformers, Power Rangers, and BattleTech, all I'm left with is war movies from before I was born, movie theater serials from when my dad was a kid (like looney tunes and Popeye), Batman the Animated Series, Star Trek, and Star Wars. Notice, the only things from my childhood that I remember as being fresh, new, and innovative, were ripped off straight from Japan. I appreciate it now that I've gone back and learned where it came from, and I appreciate the source material so much more because of it. So you tell me, does that make me one of those obnoxious Battletech fans? So, I don't have a fully fleshed out research paper a mile long on reasons to hate harmony gold. Instead, I have only what amounts to a picture of me burning HG to the ground done in crayon at a 1st grade art level. I don't have the whole story, I don't care to have it. All I know is that BattleTech was a huge part of my childhood, that along with transformers, played a huge role in my discovery of the wide world of anime, and particularly Macross, by predisposing me to liking giant robots, and especially ones that turn into fighter jets. Though the appeal for Macross is that it's actually the other way around.
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One other interesting tidbit about the origin of battletech, that might make you feel a bit warmer about it, FASA liscenced the Macross designs straight from Big West or Studio Nue (I think it's Studio Nue, as they hold the ownership of the Intellectual Property according to the Japanese Courts). Harmony Gold's distribution rights came from Tatsunoko Productions, who only controlled foreign distribution of Studio Nue's intellectual property.It took Harmony Gold almost 10 years to realize FASA was using those designs, which should have been way past the statute of limitations if you ask me. All mech designs used in battletech now are homegrown to avoid legal troubles like this in the future, and now that it has established itself, and has a fairly competent design team, their stuff kind of stands on it's own now. Just thought I'd throw that out there, so none of the current battletech designs are Anime in origin, the artwork is completely original product now (aside from common design elements that you just can't help). That said, I do prefer Macross these days, just because it's still alive, while the Battletech novels are more or less dead (wizkids killed it by trying to go all grimdark, but thankfully the games are still supported by Catalyst Game Labs), but we still have short stories and such from the Iconic BattleTech writers, so not all is lost.
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What Current Anime Are You Watching Version v4.0
Valkyrie Driver replied to wolfx's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
I finished Gargantia on the Verduous planet not to long ago... I'm kinda in the middle of Valverave the Liberator, and I'm waiting for the second season of Attack on Titan. I also finished a second watch through of Hellsing Ultimate not long ago too. -
I had not noticed that, but now i cannot unsee it. The leg packs are definitely needed to bring the packed up fighter mode look correct.
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I'll see it once my copy comes in.
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Where is that image from? You're right, it does look quite like the old SDF-1 is having a shite.
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I have to chose month to month, which hobbies to indulge. Thankfully my airsoft hobby is sitting pretty,I've not been able to play so my guns don't need any maintenance, and I don't want any more airsoft guns (I do, but I just don't feel compelled). I only have one real long gun I want and then I'm happy for now. And I don't need a ton right now for my Warhammer 40k habit, just some odds and ends here and there. There really aren't a ton of Macross toys out there I'm really dying to have, so they can wait a bit. Like spanner said, you just have to massage the old finances a bit and choose what's going to make you happiest for the next month.
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I feel the same, like I said, my display is currently limited to 6, and they're occupying my Coffee table and the table between my living room chairs. Unfortunately it's easy for me to pick my favorites, since the others have very little play value (VF-0A has a broken swing bar clamp and janky hands, The YF-19 has some display value, but isn't really too poseable, and has a scary transformation. My SV-51 is a floppy mess, but still a unique display. My v1 Brownie has a broken backpack hinge at the body, my Hi Metal VF-19S has a broken head laser, and my Toynami VF-1A DYRL Max has a broken vertical stab hinge). Fortunately, my Toynami VF-1S Strike is still functional, but a piss poor display piece compare to my Yammie V2 of the same. I did not realize how many of my toys have been broken. I'd really love to be able to fix the VF-0A, and VF-1A, and a bit of Super Glue will do up the Hi Metal, so he's not too far gone, and the VF-1A max got a bit of tape for a fix. Space is at a premium in my new apartment, so not too much I can do right now. Don't we all?
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It's pretty clear that that 1A was never supposed to have those lasers, but that Armored 1A was intended to be there, poorly animated as it was...
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Macross Δ (Delta) - announcement thread
Valkyrie Driver replied to renegadeleader1's topic in Movies and TV Series
In my experience there is no middle ground when it comes to internet fandom. -
VF-11 style fast packs, as in the Missile Launcher/Boosters that we see on the VF-11B/C in Plus/7?
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Gerwalk mode is definitely a trademark Macross thing. It was also pretty nice to see it used more often in Frontier. The way the 91's gerwalk works is interesting and unique, however no toy ever really manages to pull it off adequately. This toy managed it the best, but it's still a bit lacking, mostly in the fact that the arms are severely limited in their range of motion due to the wing roots in the armpits. Still I'm very satisfied with this toy, though I do wish the look of the double jointed elbow was a bit more, natural looking, but you can only do so much with plastic, and I'm quite satisfied that the mechanism is a bit more concealed than the Yamato VF-19F. Now to get measurements off of the arms to aid Kurisama in making the M+ arm cannons...
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That is a spectacular display. Very nice.
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Macross Δ (Delta) - announcement thread
Valkyrie Driver replied to renegadeleader1's topic in Movies and TV Series
Because patience is for chumps... I kid, I kid. We're all just anxious because we want to prepare ourselves for the gushy praise, or rabid hate, this new series will likely generate. -
I knew someone was going to bring that up as soon as I posted it. I agree with your assessment. Besides, who doesn't like MOAR MISSILES! Thing's already carrying 204, what's 46 more? 250! That's what. Who doesn't want 250 missiles to pull off some of the most insane Itano Circus acts evar! It would have been nice for bandai to have put a bit more thought into that particular thought. I'm actually really glad they didn't decide to go putting a chest armor piece on the fighter too, like on the VF-171 and VF-25 super parts.
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DX Chogokin VF-27ß Lucifer Mass Production and Grace Custom
Valkyrie Driver replied to IXTL's topic in Toys
I won't be getting this one, but I will be getting a Brera Sterne version as soon as I have the monies. -
Macross Δ (Delta) - announcement thread
Valkyrie Driver replied to renegadeleader1's topic in Movies and TV Series
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I'm a bit confused as to what exactly you're asking for, but I'll give a go at what I think you're asking for: Just because you're highly trained, doesn't mean you get plot armor. Bad things happen to good people. Think about it in terms of Macross, Roy, Hikaru, and Max are all aces, we know their names because they're central characters, but each of them probably got the same training as the nameless cannon fodder pilots. They just got lucky enough to survive, and got good enough to stay that way. Even so, Roy proves that main characters aren't invincible. BattleTech is a bit different, because even the cannon fodder dudes get names, and small back stories, to make the hero's character seem more human in mourning their loss, or knowing their name. Even the guys that don't occupy 'mechs get to have a bit of personality, and that's probably due to the big difference in format. You can convey a lot more of that detail with a novel, than you can with a 30 minute TV episode, or a short manga or other illustrated story. A single battletech novel couldn't be condensed into a 30 minute TV episode while preserving that level of detail, you probably couldn't do it in an hour or even 2. I'm not saying that makes it better, just different. If you sit down and read a star trek novel, or a star wars novel, you'll see something very similar, where you get fewer nameless red shirts, and more detail. The Next Generation era Star Trek series were better about this, not leaving so many nameless corpses. Like I said, it's a difference in format that really makes the difference. I can't speak to the Macross novels or manga, as I can't read them, but the shows are lacking that kind of detail, and rightly so. Who wants to keep track of a million different named characters in a 30 minute episode? I came for sweet space fighter battles, kickass mecha fights, and sappy love triangles, with some music thrown in for flavor. I don't care about those one off characters that fly out and die just so the hero can look like a badass. Since I brought up the Battletech TV show in my earlier post, I should probably mention that it does much of the same kind of thing Macross does. There are the nameless cannon fodder guys that do stuff, and die, while the heroes look like badasses and get crap done, only with crappy dialogue, and very 2 dimensional characters. Does that sound like what you were looking for?
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Macross Δ (Delta) - announcement thread
Valkyrie Driver replied to renegadeleader1's topic in Movies and TV Series
My hope is that when I'm a father, and old enough to have this worry, I won't have to worry.