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He he he. You want love for Robotech? Here's my old school SDF review. I thought Glaug would be the captain since its piloted by Kamjin.
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Macross World Podcast - feedback & comments
arbit replied to Tochiro's topic in Movies and TV Series
I think we need some insights about the state of idol groups and mahou shoujo shows in the Japanese mainstream, to understand Delta's pop environment and demographics better. It seems to me that the simple mahou shoujo wave is long gone, with shows like Madoka Magica deconstructing the magic girl genre. Its not clear to me what the target market is for Delta, because the echii transformation scene seems aimed at otaku fanboys, not young girls. While the musical performances are clearly aimed for younger girls. As for idol group phenomena, Miku and AKB48 seem to be still going strong with non-stop merchandise. AKB48's Loving Fortune Cookie and Flying Get have 88 million and 44 million views respectively on Youtube. So what is "cool in Japan" right now? What is not cool? Where can we expect Delta to go, and not go? -
Macross Δ (Delta) - NYE Special Talkback - READ 1st POST
arbit replied to azrael's topic in Movies and TV Series
I think we are getting carried away about the magical girl transformation and dancing valks. After a couple viewings, I sensed kind of a tongue-in-cheek vibe to it, that Walkure are not up to their singing stuff yet, and that the pilots are not at their best either. (The performances in Frontier intensified as the show went on, and no reason to believe it won't be the same here.) Also, the main guy Hayate, does not seem enamored with Walkure, any more than a typical mech-head would be; so I think he may serve as a foil for the cutesy idol groups... a stand-in for all the guys not into magical girls. The Winadamarians (?) certainly are no fans of the girl group, and I bet many fans will be rooting for them to blow Walkure to bits. I know I was. Delta's idol group and dancing valks do look very commercial, but I think the show knows which scenes are cheesy commercial. There is a difference. At least I hope so. Long way to go yet. Lots to like. And lots to shake your head over. -
Macross Δ (Delta) - NYE Special Talkback - READ 1st POST
arbit replied to azrael's topic in Movies and TV Series
Watch AKB0048, then all will be clear. -
Exactly! I don't know my verniers from my air intakes. I'm a fan of the show, just never understood the VF-22S. Hope there will be an HMR version though.
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Macross World Podcast - feedback & comments
arbit replied to Tochiro's topic in Movies and TV Series
Renato, on 28 Dec 2015 - 04:02, said: Renato, Thanks for the detailed response. You hit the nail right on the head. I think you got the heart of my question, its not about whether or not girls watch Frontier; anyone with sense can see that Frontier is aimed to bring in the female audience. The issue is its level of extreme success gaining female fans, which would then lead to the creative team to go in this new direction. You could say that Frontier was already sufficiently targeted for the female audience with bishounen characters, etc, but only a breakout hit with girls would lead to the mahou shoujo elements in Delta. Sailor Moon wins in the end, and there will be a million questions about why Macross has gone in this direction. Great Podcast. Keep it up. -
Macross World Podcast - feedback & comments
arbit replied to Tochiro's topic in Movies and TV Series
Pretty Cure? I just don't get it. Was Frontier big with girls in Japan? All I hear at Macross events is that its all boys attending. Tell me just one thing you didn't cover, have they hopefully toned down the hyper echiness of Sheryl and Aquarion? -
Usually I wouldn't be so harsh, but with Toynami...
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In physical size, do you think this HMR Monster might actually be bigger than the DX Koenig?
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I'm guessing it unpacks like the Koenig Monster. And looks as hefty, too.
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My wallet is relieved that I am not hot for this blue paint scheme. Now that gold one on the other hand...
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Never been a fan of the Spartan until I saw this build. Very "Heavy Industry", if you know what I mean... Could you give us a quick walk through of your paint and weathering effects step by step? I would like to know how you got the metallic look on the edges. Would Tamiya Weathering Master do it?
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Mine always crumble and break apart from any weight.
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Saw this on Ebay. Just love it.
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Thanks.
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The 19 has been gold for Yamarcadia. They have been redoing this sucker for almost 20 years, and I expect they will again, with a ver 6.0 is it now?I still remember seeing their first version back I don't know when, 1999 or 2000. And I could tell just from the marketing image that it would be a floppy mess. They've come a long way in quality.
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I've had a lot of those Tamashi stands. Pure junk. Better off without them and try alternatives.
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Given the IP I'm surprised there is a Macross World and Con with no trouble. But I'm no expert on the issue.
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Hi Yeti.On your video instructions, I understood that the thigh part has to be cut open, not just plied apart. Could you clarify wich tools were used and how you went about it? I believe the video just showed the end result with the parts separated off camera. As release nears, Im not too confident I won't mess this up. I normally just avoid transforming questionable releases. No way was I going to hammer away at the Yammie for the vf-1 shoulder replacements. But this looks like a fix I could do.
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I've gained more familliarity looking at the VF2-SS so closely these recent months. One strange thing is it does not have the famous Macross rivets or other art design elements of SDF Macross. It does have the VF-1J color scheme, they were not shy about that, so why did they lose all the other brand trademarks? It also really does not look perfect to me in any single mode. So which mode was designed first? Was plane mode designed first, so that corners had to be cut on robot mode? I'm actually thinking that robot mode may have been designed first and plane mode followed. Any ideas?
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A bit more Tampo and it will sell like crazy.
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Up at mykombini, at your own risk, if you believe they will supply them.
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Thanks MT. I will give it a shot. Those micro screws look addictive.
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Roy looks pretty cool. But Minmei and Rick look laughable. Sometimes I wonder why do they even bother... Not a fan of Toynami quality, but their SD Rick is one of my favorite figures. Then again, those blind boxes have the Calibre Toys logo, which is a very good design house out of Hong Kong.
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SCRATCH BUILD MACROSS Armored Factory and Maintenance Bay
arbit replied to MaveRick's topic in The Workshop!
I wonder if parts were used from the 1/100 Macross Factory kit by Arii?
