TheLoneWolf

That's the truth. I picked up Halo 3 for the online play, not for the single player campaign or the graphics really. But I still decided to give the campaign a shot, after the first two levels it was the clear to me that the dialogue and story were worse than H2's so I just quit and went online. The multiplayer looks to be very promising with all the new vehicles and gadgets such as the overshield drain and flotation devices, I can't wait to see how we'll manage to use these in CTF and BTB. I may come back for the unlockables, but that depends on whether the unlockables are really worth 4 - 5 hours of my time. I haven't play GOW online yet, but I hear it's really laggy along with people cheating.

Here's a pic of Jarrod's 1/100 models, the VF-11B is noticably smaller than than the VF-19S. That's what I get for relying on the animation

I personally didn't care for Macross Zero, so it doesn't matter to me if they make a movie version of it.

Misa sitting on a VF-1 cockpit, it's such an obvious idea I'm surprised nobody ever thought of it before. Good stuff, Ryuji! Do you think it would be possible to do it in 1/6 scale so that it could be in scale with your Minmay and Komilia models?

That probably explains why there's no 5.1 in this new set. Converting an entire television series to 5.1 is probably an expensive process that takes up a lot of time and most of BV's Japanese customers don't have the setup necessary to take advantage of it. But in the case of a new TV series it's probably easier to use 5.1 from the get-go. I wonder if BV licensed Animeigo's SDF Macross masters from Harmony Gold, or are they going to reinvent the wheel and remaster the video themselves. Animeigo did a good job on their release so it'll be an interesting comparison if BV plows ahead with their own.

Good point, just checked and the VF-19 Kai is approximately 2.5 meters taller than the 11B

The reason I was surprised is that in the animation it makes the VF11B look like it's around the same size. In M+ Isamu's VF-11B doesn't look that much smaller than Guld's YF-21 (which is as large as a VF-19) in episode 1. And in M7 none of the VF-11C's look significantly smaller than Basara's Fire Valkyrie. Although since it is TV animation I'm not going to give it much credit, but I would like to think that the M+ OAV would get the sizes right.

Another excellent job! I love how you modded the resin Tread to connect with the plastic Legioss. And the custom MB 07 decals were a nice touch! Did you enter this in a modeling contest? If so, I hope you won! Can't wait to see your next kit!

Really? Yamato's VF-11B looks like a shrimp compared to Bandai's 1/65 Fire Valkyrie.

Thanks for the link, that's what I thought.

So I'll be getting Halo 3 tomorrow from my job, but the store manager told me not to get online with it until the street date because MS will be able to track down which store the disc came from. Is this just him BS'ing me or is this real? I've heard of some CD's having unique serial numbers embedded onto them, but it's an expensive process and I seriously doubt MS would spend this much money just to keep a few people from hopping online early with the game. I remember that Crackdown had a serial on it for the H3 beta, but was it actually a serial number or just an executable on the first batch of discs that allowed it to download the beta?

Good question! My 1/55 Elintseeker doesn't have a data card either. To date, I've never seen an Elintseeker or Super Ostrich data card. And the 1/55 Strike Valkyrie did come out before the Elint and SuperO.

From your experiences in Japan can you say if home theaters systems are popular over there? From my understanding, most Japanese homes are fairly small so I always wondered if they were willing to sacrifice space for a home theater setup.

Except that VF-1's and Destroids cost a lot more than cars. Like Zinjo said, Mac7 is a satire hence the clown Valkyries.

Thanks for the translation! If I'm not mistaken, isn't this pretty unusual for an anime tv series? I can't recall the last anime TV series that had such a huge gap between the pilot episode and the regular series. Be careful what you wish for, there's always the possibility that Macross Frontier could make Manimal look like an Emmy winning series.

That is a SICK custom, I love it! Though I don't quite get the point of the upside down tailfin. And if it transforms to battroid mode, that 3rd pilot is pretty much exposed.

Exactly! If this movie ever takes off the ground we'll either see Alphas in place of the VF-1, or bayformers I'm gonna go with bayformers, it goes perfectly with WB's "me too" mindset.

They can't. Battlecry, comics, posters and toys fall under merchandising rights, which Harmony Gold rightfully owns. Harmony Gold also possesses the film rights to SDF Macross, so they can broadcast the film, sub the film, dub the film, or edit the film outside of Japan however they please. If Harmony Gold wishes to reanimate the Macross mecha and/or characters for a movie or TV showing, they need the design rights, which they do not have. As for Mospeada, Harmony Gold owns all the rights to it outside of Japan. I'm not too sure what Harmony Gold's rights are with Southern Cross, but I think it's safe to say that it's the same deal as Mospeada.

Because the Japanese like cute young girls, not tall old men.

Wing Commander came to my mind. Like Robotech 3000, this new Robotech movie is never going to make it past pre-production.

It sounds like Yamato fixed everything, but no one's said if it's easier to "break" the YF-19's neck during transformation.

Sadly, if a Macross Plus movie were ever made, it would be labeled as a Stealth rip-off. Yes, I'm fully aware that Plus predates Stealth by more than a decade, but does Joe six-pack know? The more I think about this alleged Robotech movie, the less chances I think of it actually happening. We all know how slow HG works. By the time they get their act together, sort out the legal mess and figure out which designs to go with, the giant robot craze in Hollywood will be over.

Agreed. There is definitely some animosity between Big West and Harmony Gold. If any of the original Japanese creators are crazy enough to work on this alleged Robotech movie I don't think Big West will ever let them near the Macross franchise again.

You mean "it will be trapped forever in Legal Hell" if Harmony Gold wants to use any of the mecha from the Macross saga. I've always been of the opinion that HG owns the merchandising rights to the mecha (ie: video games, comics, posters, toys) but they don't own the film rights to the mecha, meaning they can't include them in any new tv or movie productions. They get a bye on character rights since they'll be using real people instead of anime characters. If Harmony Gold is serious about this, they'll have to redesign all the mecha designs from Macross so that they're indistinguishable from the line art (hello bayformers!) or they'll just substitute the Macross mecha with Mospeada mecha since their Mospeada rights are irrefutable. Maybe we should merge this thread with the HG legal thread?

You know Toynami's happy that they're #7 with their Voltron toy. At least we can say that their Master Pieces o' Crap Robotech toys didn't even crack the top 100