Duke Togo

They don't control those designs, unless we are considering their use in Battletech as merchandising.

True enough, Radd, I am with you. But what I read, if I recall correctly, was written by those who like his work.

So it has nothing to do with the actual review?

Go on...

Early reviews have not been kind, which saddens me. I love his work.

Bear Grylls? SAS, son, mad respect!

A product outside of Japan with Macross designs and BW gets some sort of credit? Would it be worth it to them to put a stick in HG's eye? Who knows, and no point in really discussing it, I suppose. It seems like they aren't talking.

You are, of course, assuming they did not work this out through BW.

i assume the fact that HG doesn't actually own the original mecha designs means they were taken out of the equation?

Noriko Takaya was his supplier. True story.

Looks like its an addition. Instead of producing new toys with the extension, they simply added it to the kit. But, hard to say for sure until someone here actually gets one.

Noriko Takaya was her supplier. True story.

We need sweet emoticons like that board has.

I vaguely recall reading about people complaining the head was too close to body on the original release. I assume this is in response to those complaints?

What's the deal with the head??

I would assume so, but the quality of the two productions is so disparate.

Or he'll blow his brains out infront of his TV, and we'll never hear from him again.

No, I did not. I quoted this again, to re-emphasize what I was responding to. It was really not so much of a response as it was an addition to your commentary on the state of Robotech and how the sides view it.

I don't see, amongst the people I know, the people I associate with, or any of my friends, any interest in Robotech. Day in and day out, with the exception of this message board, I generally don't ever hear or see the words "Robotech" or "Harmony Gold". If HG and Robotech are going gangbusters, its escaped the northeastern corridor of the US.

I wonder, in their heart of hearts, what they were all thinking when they first saw Macross Frontier compared to the pile of shite Shadow Chronicles was.

I don't get the baseless hate part, I think most of us here are just tired of their bullshit. We'd rather they just go away. And I can't speak for everyone else here, but what do I have to be pessimistic about here? I have Macross Frontier in HD with english subtitles, access to all the toys I could want... really, its a great time to be a Macross fan, where ever you live.

What I mean is, this is really more of a Harmony Gold/Robotech discussion thread.

I think this thread is misnamed. There is no license debate here, most of us know the facts.

Man, if they don't know what Alpha Weltall is, you don't want them on your list, anyway.