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It's so ingrained in my consciousness that it oozes out my pores! ;-) I don't think about it that much, but it comes instinctual. Hopefully there is always a reason for it and its not just shoe-horned in there.

Has anyone tried this game with any type of flight stick? I know the old Ace Combat 5 HOTAS doesn't work with it. How about this one? http://www.cyborggaming.com/prod/v9stickps3.htm Although AC:AH is not on the list of compatible games - does the game have to be specifically written for the stick or will the stick just re-map the thumb controls? I'm part of the "old generation" - I can't fly with my thumbs!

Thanks, at least it will pay for the upcomming VF-4! Did you notice the VF-1 intakes laid vertically in that screen grab of the trailer? Look for the Vernier thrusters liberally sprinkled thoughout the rest of the sets ;-)

Oooh! That looks great, I wonder if it will be compatible with any kind of flight stick? like this maybe? http://www.cyborggam.../v9stickps3.htm Too bad Ace Combat Assault Horizons is NOT on the list of compatibles...

Yep, I designed the China Fall (set and virtual).

ARGH!!! New trailer is up! http://trailers.appl...es/totalrecall/ I think it visually looks great! damn good design if you ask me Come on out and support a fellow MacrossWorlder! ...at least I got what I wanted out of it!

I would of thought they didn't charge you till the order was in? (standard practice for pre-orders) So is CD Japan charging us now prior to July 26th?!

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That would be my Holy Grail! It's because they are waiting for me to buy the resin version first!

How could I have missed this thread the first time around! Excellent work Dobber!! Truly one of the best VF-4 I've seen - I love the traditional canon scheme too. If I had seen this, it would tempt me to buy the kit as well, but you know as soon as I buy the resin, Hasegawa would come out with it!

Thanks so much Keith!! Not the best price, but after the anguish of the last few days, I bit the bullet - came out to $210cdn - so that $232cdn price wasn't so far off after all. Damn! All these posts on this thread got me antsy...

Tamiya clear blue and clear yellow lightly airbrushed over top of Alclad metalizers.

Oops sorry, so long ago... I guess I just lump all my resins to the great Captn'

How could I have missed this thread! Thanks so much Captn! The first set is his amazing launch rail... (I don't think I ever posted the Booster ones as I'm really un-happy with the way the photos turned out - I just couldn't seem to get the right colours, colour balance & exposure). And the launch arm!

WTF?! 13,800y=$168.23cdn So this "free shipping" for a Blu-Ray package is $64?!

I feel the pain... not a happy camper right now...

I thought Amazon.jp & HMV.jp won't ship to North America because it has "computer software" (the PS3 game) as part of the Hybrid Pack?

What the F$#@! Sold out already... what does that mean? Argh!

Where would the best place be to pre-order this Hybrid pack if you live in NA (Canada)? I was told that Amazon.jp won't ship this to NA because the hybrid pack will have a PS3 game which it will not ship outside of Japan (is this true?).

I guess now that "The Thing" (2012) has been released on video, here are some photos of my sets (which were hardly seen at all - argh!). It's such a shame, we all worked so hard on them and this really is a tribute to all the amazing carpentry and scenic artist in Toronto that were able to bring our vision to physical reality. The top hatch, we tried to match the original JC matte painting (it was waay off in the distance) and added our own details to bring it so we can see it close up, but I don't remember this making it into the film... Sections of the interior alienship corridor and corridor intersections... This was the interior alienship command bridge (which was re-written) - it's a shame since I thought it was very good work. So much great effort sometimes gets cut, its just the nature of the business. I think the Toronto crews can be proud. BTW, is there any special features on the DVD/BR that has anything on the set design?

Unfortunately I'm only doing the interiors of the robots - the physical sets where the actors are in. So there are Macross influences here and there - but mostly a Japanimation sensibility (dare I say Gundam or Armored Core;-p), rather than literal references. So don't expect too much from the robot exteriors, maybe boner is too much, maybe just some arousal (if Transformers is your cup of tea - same concept designers, same ILM, same LegacyFX...) Too bad the original ending to "The Thing" was re-written and re-shot - there were so many Zentradi influences in the alienship interiors. Oh well, at least I got paid so I can buy more Macross stuff!

Thanks so much! It isn't always cool stuff, there's a lot of New York Lofts, runned down tennaments and police stations. If I have to do another hotel room... I'll scream! Luckily I'm now known for sci-fi stuff which is what I love (and best at).

Yes, definitely Serenity (one of the most underrated sci-fi films of all time!) That's what I hated about Transformers too - "its the more is better mentality - when we can't really be bothered to actually think it through, lets just throw everything at it and see what sticks, maybe the confusion will make people believe it works..." I always find it interesting to see how people design related to where they are geographically, I think its most representative in automobile design. Japanimation just looks like most Hondas, Lexus and other japanese automobiles, where as German design is so distinctive (now the Korean car companies resemble Audis since they stole the TT designer) and Transformers looks like GM designs. The only thing better than a model is getting to walk into one of your designs and sit in the cockpit! ;-) I would kill to get on a Macross feature, but would probably get fired because I'd be so resistant to change that will envaribly happen.

Anything that pays the bills to buy more toys is a good movie to me! Unfortunately the PR robot exteriors were mostly conceptualized before I got to the scene. They're done by the same team that brought you Transformers and ILM is rendering them up, so they're an American's take on robots (it's like bashing my head against a wall trying to explain what Japanimation is to these guys!). Needless to say I'm not overly thrilled about their exterior designs. However, I am most proud of the interiors (which I designed) and they constitute the best work I've done to date!

Thanks! Yep, my dream would be to design something that is made into a toy or model. Actually that image is a CGI model based on my designs. I only design, I don't build miniatures. I would love it if they paid me to model build, but they don't!