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  1. Roy Focker
    Robotech is a dying if not dead property. As mentioned in that article Harmony Gold blew many chances over the years to bring it back. Macross in turn has continued to grow and even bring in new fans despite being stuck in Japan. Robotech has been kept on life support by fans. The live action movie's rights were bought only because everyone was buying the rights to retro properties. They haven't made a movie yet because it would lose money. It would very hard to fund movie on a dying property. The Kickstarter pretty much showed the buying power of Robotech's existing fan base. If they want a Live action Robotech to make money. They'll need to do the following: Don't give a F*ck about what the Robotech fans want. Whenever adaptions are made they try to balance what will bring in a new audience and what will please the fans. Forget trying to please the fans. Just focus on making an entertaining sci-fi adventure with transforming robots that will please the majority of the public. A total reboot is needed to attract a new audience to Robotech.
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    I too got a replacement helmet. Mine had a loose part and it wasn't in the color I asked for. This time I got the correct Yellow Helmet. I did have to send a couple follow up emails during the process as they tend to say the "helmet will be shipped out tomorrow" in every email. This time the helmet was tightly wrapped about 3 times with bubble wrap. Finally it was protected. There are few things about the helmet itself. First I think the yellow might be a shade off. The yellow that was used is a pleasant shade of yellow. I think Roy's... I mean the shade I wore is bit darker. Next the placement of the one of the screws was a centimeter or two off. This created a gap between the back piece and the jaw piece. I was able to take part the helmet to realign all parts but I can't get one screwsback in. Lastly they changed the method of how they attached the decals. With the previous helmet I was able to scratch it off with a credit card. This time things are permanently printed on the helmet. I'm going have to paint over them. In summary their quality control isn't perfect. They messed up with packaging. They have taken steps to fix things. I want to say what do you expect from a 3rd party? As a business they get a barely passing grade. Even with all this I'm still pleased with the helmets. If you're on the fence about getting one I say do it. Yes it might be a hassle but in the end you'll still get a neat collectable to put on your shelf.
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    I saw a commercial for it yesterday. Rated R? Is this rating to hurt the movie? It looks like another dumb teenagers save the day movie for teenagers to watch. Is this rating going to hinder the target audience from seeing it?
  4. Roy Focker
    Look inside your pants to see what a thing looks like.
  5. Roy Focker
    insane.
  6. Roy Focker
    I've seen them all and only remember what happens in #1. The rest are so boring and forgettable you lose interest watching them.
  7. Roy Focker
    Without you Linking I don't know what you're talking about.
  8. Roy Focker
    Sigh....
  9. Roy Focker
    I bet the ebay sellers are all the same person.
  10. Roy Focker
    I added the False Alarm part to the topic's title. I didn't want people running in here assuming that it is a real thing.
  11. Roy Focker
    I've been using that image as my wallpaper.
  12. Roy Focker
    Pretty awesome project you got going.
  13. Roy Focker
    It is a joke. Ideally you'd have your now workshop and do the real thing. Not all of us have a workshop, machines or knowledge how to do it right. People have used cheap materials like cardboard and tape to create both amazing looking or horrible looking props.
  14. Roy Focker
    Thanks for the pictures. While Yamato's design is more accurate I think the sizes of some the parts are a bit off. From certain angles the Masei helmet looks better even with the visible nuts and bolts. Now what are we going to do about chest armor? Is there any solution besides cardboard and duct tape?
  15. Roy Focker
    I had zero problems related to Shipping damages only. I still have QC problems from the manufacturer. I still was sent a Red helmet when I requested a Yellow one. Because of the manufacturers QC problems I can not value these helmets beyond the preorder price. For the full asking price the arrows should be aligned and every bit of paint/decal applied correctly. As for the eBay prices. They should at least set a minimum asking price that isn't too far below the preorder price. I don't like seeing people getting a much better deal only 3 days after I got my helmet. Now can I have my Yellow helmet at the eBay prices please?
  16. Roy Focker
    I wouldn't ride with it even if it was safe to do so. Even a minor tumble off a bike will result in the destruction of the add on Macross parts.
  17. Roy Focker
    Maybe ill buy another at ebay prices.
  18. Roy Focker
    Are some of you guys aware that they are using pictures that you posted here of you wearing your helmet on their Facebook page as an advertisement? You may not have given permission for that. If it was my image I wouldn't mind that much if it was a product that I support 100%. Until I started hearing reports of people getting their helmets fixed I wouldn't want my picture being used to advertise the helmet. Don't get me wrong I really love my helmet even with the QC issues. I simply lucked out with it surviving shipping. I have in a glass case right next to me. It is fun wearing it in front of a mirror. I just can't give my full stamp of approval on the helmet until other people's helmets are fixed.
  19. Roy Focker
    This is a big budget Hollywood movie right? Scarlett Johansson is not Japanese or even Asian. She's a blonde Jewish girl from back East. She is also a big name known actress who has already appeared in several big budget Hollywood block buster movies. There might be a ton of actresses who will look the part and act it more truthfully but they don't have the star power that gets big budgets approved by the investors.
  20. Roy Focker
    I ordered an X-Large even though my head indicated I needed a Large. It is a snug fit. Your ears bend to pull it on but bounce back to shape inside. You can forget putting in on with glasses like Max does. The chin piece is too narrow for glasses. You would have to take the helmet apart and re-screw together to wear glasses underneath.
  21. Roy Focker
    I got mine! If you've guessed Factory Quality Control Cosmetic Problems Only you guessed (mostly) right. Holy crap did I luck out! The shipping box only had one broken corner. Most if not all of defects are cosmetic only. I'm talking about missing paint at spots. I'm not going to nitpick every bad spot or decal imperfection. Those issues are minor compared to what has been reported here. The arrow decals are aligned correctly. One of the back air nodes is loose. You can turn it around. It might break off in the future. Its looseness could have been caused by shipping or simply not attached correctly during construction. I'm glad I only paid the pre-order price. At the full price is not worth the cosmetic issues. At the full price I would consider every paint or decal error a serious issue. There is one big issue & I might share some of the blame: I requested a Roy Yellow Version - I got a Hikaru Red. In Masei's defense I only said I wanted a Yellow one only once in a series of emails that covered a variety of things. I didn't press the issue of color that I wanted as much I as I pressed the issue that I didn't want the extra decals. I should made sure my last email ask him to confirmed he knows I wanted a Yellow one. I'm not going to pay extra shipping to get the correct color. Even though I am one of the few lucky ones with a helmet better condition than others. I will still be monitoring the situation. Keep us informed everyone on the follow up service you get from Masei.
  22. Roy Focker
    Stallone and his body guard tried to have their way with you in a men's bathroom!?!
  23. Roy Focker
    I bet you were planning to lay naked on that cheetah rug wearing only that helmet. From my understanding after one big motorcycle crash or fall on any helmet you pretty much have to replace it. Who knows how much impact equal to how many motorcycle crashes these helmets suffered in delivery. Zero padding in the box is beyond even a rookie mistake. My helmet is currently out for delivery. I'm more terrified now than excited. Take your bets on the condition: Perfect like ColonKnight's helmet. Factory QC Cosmetic Problems. Several small scratches, chips and cracks during shipping. A box full of broken giant plastic egg shells.
  24. Roy Focker
    Give them a chance to fix things before beating them up.
  25. Roy Focker
    Making posts that praises as a "customer " just seems to be something people do outside of primarily English speaking cultures. It is very annoying and I too wish people would just post as representative of Sellers instead of as a "customer." Seems like some sort of cultural thing. I think mine is going to come on Monday. It was back on the road on the 1st so has to come on Monday. Looking at the pictures posted here I'm frankly worried. I'm not going to get worked up over a little spot of missing paint but cracks and broken bits. I will be filming the opening of the box to document any damage.
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