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Exclusion of Shirow is ...kinda shocking.

http://www.mania.com/10-iconic-anime-mecha_article_125366.html

You just need to register once but sign in both days, you'll be eligible for the raffles that day.

The markings on the DYRL skull squadron should read Prometheus. The team launches from the Prometheus and transfer to the ARMDs when the Macross folds into space. You should use Hidetaka Tenjin's paintings as a guide for decals.

Registering helps us plan the event out better. If we get a good idea of how many to expect then we can make sure that we have enough space for both people and displays. Also, if you register and sign in then you are automatically entered into certain raffles.

That's kinda awesome... someone let the rest of know how it goes if they pre-order thru HLJ.

maybe they're asking for someone to get the petition signed? no idea. who cares... it's one post that we can skip if we're not interested.

Wow, it looks really good. I like some things about the Yamato more on that second pic. But The DX looks a lot better. But seeing the differences, I'm glad I got the Yamato version also. Well, not also... can't afford that DX just yet.

LOL. Everytime I think of clicking on someone's profile I end up clicking on add as a friend... I guess this is a legitimate member with a petition. I thought it was some weird spam. Cryptic...

if it's monthly then I would guesstimate around the thirteenth of October, Or maybe they do it at the beginning of the week in which case it'll be Oct. 11... don't quote me... just guesing from the September run.

Ah. Ok thanks. That may be the 1/72 kits I'm remembering then. I think was considering getting those instead of the toy at one point.

I don't have one but I thought I heard that the super armor for the 1/60s had to be swapped and not just added.

TRex used to be a part of FREX so there's a blurry line on which designer did which valk before they started on their own.

After party!!! And it's BOMBAAAA!!!!

I haven't seen it in the bookstores for a while now. I saw Tenjin's book at AX. There should be another one coming out right?

ok maybe not completely on topic, but I think where Yamato made a mistake and maybe it was unintentional was when they released pictures of the Macross and never said a word about it being a limited kit. This time around they stated that the 1/60 regult was going to be a kit and not in the exorbitant price range. I mean really this kit is the cost of 2 high end toys nowadays. And not just Macross toys.

Alright... let's just let it go and completely go back to topic.

No we're still talking about the 1/60 regult... You are absolutely correct. I totally didn't think of it from that angle. OK, so... if we discount everything I just said... Do you think that if the Japanese male market for Macross isnt demanding a 1/60 Regult toy now, is there a chance down the road (within ten years) for Yamato to do a run?

It's really not that simple. 10 years ago, most of the fanbase was in the middle of their transition between having dispensable income and having low or new commitments. They were either getting out of college or starting their new career. And the majority didn't have their own family yet. Also, the idea of buying from the international market was pretty new and there was a hype about it. Between now and 10 years from now, the likelihood of the fanbase being big enough or maybe even the same size to support new ventures in Macross toys based on the original animation is slim to nil. If there are going to be any Macross toys that size, it'll most likely be based on a new series. The only way we'd get a regult in 1/60 (IMHO) will be if they rebooted the original series/DYRL or made a movie based on the original designs. The chances of that is also very unlikely. But simply re releasing old animation is not going to cut it. Yamato may plan to release a mass produced toy based on the regult but I doubt it'll be in 1/60. If I were them or Bandai, I would make it 1/100 to go along with the Hi-Metal VF-1. The Toynami regult looks great displayed next to a 1/60 VF-1 in fighter... but they'd have to release it next to a toy that it can be scaled with. A 1/72 would make no sense since there arent any 1/72 VF-1 toy (unless you go way back to the 80s version).

I hope they completely redo the 25s. While I'm happy I'm not dumping money into a whole other line, I really love the Armored Messiah Design. I didn't like the look of the toy but was doubly disappointed when I heard that the armor wasnt removable. IIRC.

Good review and awesome pics. Thanks!!!

So now it's throw away... It's a silly remark I wanted to point out, but I guess you get away with something like that all the time on this thread...

Boy that was ignorant... Since this is the very statement I'm disagreeing with... It's easy to say Robotech is a joke if you group cartoons like that, when really there are people on these boards that easily say that Thundercats is a joke. Look up any Thundercat topic. Voltron is on the same boat as Robotech. You can add it to your list of popular programs and then add even more 80's cartoons to tilt the scale even more, but each time the statement gets more and more ridiculous. But then again that's NOT the point is it? So which is it?

So you had no point to begin with. Putting Voltron on the side of Transformers and GI Joe is hardly saying that it's a cartoon audience vaguely remembers. It's a poor comparison meant to fuel the fire the distaste for Robotech in these threads, which doesn't need any help.