TheLoneWolf

Solscud007 and Jasonc, those are very impressive collections. Totoro242, just use the attachment function.

Sorry to hear about that auction, Valk. If the 1/20,000 Exelion ever shows up again, just ask Celga to post a bid ASAP. Normally they wait until the last day to bid in order to get the lowest possible amount, but in this case it backfired.

Yes, I know about HD Laserdiscs. I didn't mention them because they're irrelevant to this discussion. Nothing from Macross was ever released on HD Laserdisc.

You may want cut that figure in half. An NTSC Laserdisc has a maximum resolution of 560×480. And the best video output Laserdiscs had was S-Video. Some of the later LD/DVD combo players had component outputs, but the component outputs could only be used by DVDs. Anyways, there's no point in going through all the trouble of "ripping" a Laserdisc and then spending years remastering the video, when all you need to do is watch the Perfect Edition DVD upscaled on a PS3. The PS3 eliminates most of the interlacing problems and does a good job of enhancing the video, IMO.

Yeah, I also noticed that the Perfect Edition DVD doesn't list its own release date. Oddly enough, the "HD" DVD doesn't list its own release date either. But according to the Compendium: The Perfect Edition DVD with the LD-style packaging was released in 1998. The standard Perfect Edition DVD was released in 1999.

Not that impressive when you factor in that (1) GH III was released in two variations (bundled with guitar vs no guitar), (2) the GH III bundle costs a lot more than the average game, (3) it's a multi-platform game, and (4) the sales figure may or may not include DLC sales. But hey, it makes a great headline.

Thanks for your input, sketchley. I'm surprised to hear that Plus sold better than DYRL.

That's very interesting. Is that based on your own personal observations or are you referring to a Japanese sales chart? If the latter, could you post a link or tell me where to find it? I love seeing how anime sales perform in Japan as opposed to the US.

This is the most likely reason. The HD remaster is barely a year old. Also, if Bandai Visual were to release DYRL on BD tomorrow, it would just be shovelware. The biggest complaint with the HD release was the film grain, if BV intends to artificially remove it for BD, then it's going to take a while.

I thought it might have been just a summary and not a complete translation, thanks for taking the time to look through your book. It would sure beat translating mechanical terminology, right?

Yes, I'm glad you're a packrat because I forgot to save that pdf. Though there's one portion of that translation that confuses me. I'm pretty sure I get the first sentence, heavy toxic rain perhaps? But the second sentence just baffles me. Can any of our resident translators please clarify that? I've attached a scan of the original Japanese text.

VFTF1, thanks for posting my earlier response in this thread. Hopefully it managed to defuse the situation. Anyways, there's been an update today. Retailers who sell used toys are exempt from this legislation. I've attached a link and my interpretation below. I also decided to repost my old post with the appropriate formatting to make it easier to read. Since this issue is irrelevant to the sale of Yamato and Bandai Macross toys, I think it's safe to close this thread. ------------------------- It's just sensationalist journalism and doesn't apply to anyone here. Nowhere does it call for blanket prohibition on all used toys. It just means that after 2/10/2009, all children's products sold by retailers must comply with the new lead limit of 600 parts per million. Here are quotes from the actual legislation: So are Yamato/Bandai Macross toys considered children's products? No, because they don't meet the guidelines to be considered children's toys. See below. Does this legislation effect us if we wish to sell children's toys on ebay? No, because as private individuals, we don't meet the criteria to be considered a retailer under this particular piece of legislation. See below. Finally, this legislation can be rendered toothless if your domiciliary state can demonstrate that it's an undue burden. See below. UPDATE: The Cosumer Product Safety Commission just issued a bulletin clarifying that this new legislation does not apply to retailers who sell used toys. So all your Goodwill and thrift stores are exempt. See below.

Bullsh1t. It's just sensationalist journalism and doesn't apply to anyone here. Nowhere does it call for blanket prohibition on all used toys. It just means that after 2/10/2009, all children's products sold by retailers must comply with the new lead limit of 600 parts per million. Here are quotes from the actual legislation: So are Yamato/Bandai Macross toys considered children's products? No, because they don't meet the guidelines to be considered children's toys. See below. Does this legislation effect us if we wish to sell children's toys on ebay? No, because as private individuals, we don't meet the criteria to be consider a retailer under this particular piece of legislation. See below. Finally, this legislation can be rendered toothless if your domiciliary state can demonstrate that it's an undue burden. So there's nothing to worry about, just some desperate or ignorant news sites looking for you to click on their articles.

Yeah, I've seen that site before and it has a lot of good posters. I would've mentioned it earlier, but I believe the purpose of this forum is to post pictures of your personal collections. Otherwise, we could easily flood the forum with thousands of random pictures gathered from Ebay and such.

Go on ahead. I already broke my own rule with that fourth Macross Plus poster. It's not quite full-size, but I included it anyways since it's official and signed by Shoji Kawamori.

Here are my official (lots of bootlegs out there) full-size Macross posters. Sorry about the picture quality, but the only way I could avoid a giant ball of light in the middle of the posters was to take these pictures without any flash. I know a couple of our members also have full size posters, so post them here.

Here are the pictures that he was talking about. Keep up the good work.

Have you checked your scanners manual for moire pattern reduction? I don't know about your scanner, but on mine I can enable a Magazine setting which essentially reduces/eliminates moire patterns during the actual scan process. Below is a sample scan I took from Chronicles. There's still some visible patterns, but it doesn't look as severe as in the sample that you posted. I feel your pain. I recently tried scanning a laserdisc jacket I got signed by Mari Iijima. I had to scan the cover in different portions because it's way too big to fit on my scanner, what a nightmare! Each scan resulted in different color tones which I'm still working on matching. My guess is that the scanners' light will reflect differently depending on the position that I place the artwork, resulting in different color tones. And since LD jackets are ever so slightly curved, you can imagine the frustration I'm facing in trying to get the scans to align perfectly.

BBTS' e-mail specifically made reference to Yamato's Macross toys. Bandai's Macross toys are ok.

Business as usual. More VF-1's. More repaints. More exclusives. And a sprinkling of new transformable mecha every now and then.

Which, however unlikely, could be the case. They're not credited on the Best and Celebrity tapes, don't know about the Kiseki. But honestly, who would want to be publically credited for that.

Just curious, but is that the VF-1S bootleg that came with LEDs and a clear canopy?

That's completely understandable, there was a severe dearth of English Macross material back then, so I have to commend you and Anime UK for having the ambition to publish Macross articles during that time You should give yourselves a pat on the back since the rest of the article has stood up remarkably well against the test of time.

Nice find, but that article contains some inaccuracies. The US did get an unedited version of DYRL, see the image below. I think most of us forget about it because Clash of the Bionoids is so much more memorable. It was indeed dubbed in Hong Kong, but not by British/Australian actors. I forgot who, but someone here explained that it was dubbed by the locals of Hong Kong. Their British/Australian sounding accents were explained by the fact that Hong Kong was a British territory for around 100 years.

Thanks for the VF-25 translation, Gubaba! Your hard work is very much appreciated. edit: oops, wrong thread.