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Isn't Tasunoko working with HG on Shadow Chronicles? I thought I had heard that and that was one of the items that lead to the rumors of Shadow Chronicles becoming GCM II in Japan. If they're working together than no doubt they've learned from the past and structured their deal more coherently.

Harmony Gold owns the right to Genesis Climber MOSPEADA in Japan. They probably also own the rights to Southern Cross but I couldn't swear to it.

Anybody notice like six VF-17Ds got posted on eBay today? Okay, it seemed like six... then again, it might have been one guy with technical difficulties who just kept reposting the same ad -

This thread is worthless without pics... I'll try to post some

Oh hey, that's great news! That reduces the number of official toys I don't own by one!

Pat can correct me if i'm wrong Japanese: VF-1A Hik VF-1A Max VF-1S Hik Strike VF-1S Roy VF-1J Max VF-1J Milia American Robotech: VF-1J Max VF-1J Miriya VF-1S Roy

Morphers feature arms that are permanently outstretched and slide on pegs outward. In fighter mode you push the pegs in and the legs go outside of them. To transform you swing the legs down and pull the arm pegs outward. The knees and elbows don't move on morphers. The "break apart" David referred to pretty much means the morpher has a hinge in the middle so to go from fighter mode you just apply pressure on either end and that opens the hinge. You then fold the ends together to form battloid mode.

Um, rather than pissing and moaning why don't you prove me wrong. You're gonna have some pretty big hurdles to overcome though. HG is a private company and I'm not financing them so I don't have access to their financials. That said, they've been developing a new show, they no-doubt invested heavily in a toy company, and they're off advertising. You tell me which one of those doesn't deplete a budget. Besides, I didn't say they're broke, I merely implied they're better served being frugal. I suppose you think it makes good business sense to invest in a toy company with your license being the biggest thing it has going for it and then pull that license from them? Who's being ridiculous now? PS - find a single one of my posts where I've ever bashed HG or jumped the wagon on anything Macross vs. Robotech. My comment stemmed from common sense, not bashing. When you put it that way, it does sound terrible. The way I heard it was different though. More like a legal stalemate was reached with Toycom being dead in the water. The Sohn jumping ship/Yamato acquisition was then a convenient way of resolving everything. So, having heard it that way, that's why I said it didn't sound backhanded... more like the only way out that didn't completely screw Sohn.

I don't think the deal that bore Toynami was "backhanded" at all. Toynami has no small roots in HG and HG's attempt to try to maintain the American market free of Japanese competition but it didn't seem like either company was ever sneaky about it. That said, Toynami likely represents no small expenditure for a depleted HG budget so it'd have to take some real convincing for them to pull their licensing. However, that doesn't mean the license needs to be kept exclusive. What if Toynami became the future source of 1/100, superposeable, and Shadow Chronicle toys and Yamato was provided the license to distribute the 1/48 series and 1/60 series?? Sounds like a winning situation for everyone... EXCEPT Bandai who would then sue the asses off of everyone.

You'll get one. At the very least there's gotta be a line of superposeables right? Seriously, what the hell does Toynami spend their days doing??? I think they're keeping very mum while they wait for the Shadow Chronicles to get figured out. Once HG makes their "big" announcement I think Toynami is going to show off a bunch (think 2) of new prototypes and start scheduling new release dates so all the new marketing efforts can coincide/benefit from/with each other. Okay, a lot of that might be wishful thinking but I refuse to believe Toynami is just twiddling their thumbs right now.

Gotcha, pro M7 is okay, anti M7 is not okay. That sounds fair. When my comments seem completely unprovoked, you let me know. For a guy who hates the series I think I was completely amicable about the whole thing (until my "crap" filled response to Roy). You obviously haven't been a member long. Then again, maybe with AgentONE no longer here maybe there's hope.

M7 sucks compared to Plus regardless of how it was conceived but I give you points for being the first to initiate that defense of Mac7... Crappier animation + crappier characters + crappier (sans VF-17) mech designs + crappier villains + crappier plot = crappier story. I could crap in a box and claim it was inspired by Macross and label it Macross, it doesn't make it good. Then again, if I took something good and labeled it Macross it doesn't make it worse. Did we decide this wasn't a Mac7 bashing thread? I'll stop. Edit - Tone, sounds harsh, not meant to be. Second Edit - Grammar, doesn't look good to bash and type like a retard.

Anything with SW1 has potential to garble the backstory even more. What interpretation is correct? SDF Mac, DYRL, or New Show? I really don't think anything has been "covered" by the video games. While the video games do have nice little plots (from what I hear) they certainly don't serve as an impediment from animating a story. The point about Mac+ kinda shows that there's really nothing stopping more stories from being made.

There have been LOTS of Mac7 threads. If anyone is honestly curious about it and wants to know if they should dedicate the time and energy into seeing the show I highly advise them to use the search feature here and give those threads a read. Really though, as with any artistic medium, beauty is in the eye of the beholder and if you have a ton of free time and love anything else Macross I would certainly encourage you to watch it and come up with an opinion of your own. Then, if your opinion differs from my own, we will all know how stupid you are (yes, this sentence is a joke) EDIT - My point = don't let M7 derail this thread too much

C'mon, that's being a bit of a stickler isn't it? I kinda hate calling it "limited version" because then it's an LV instead of an LE. What do you have then. An LV LV. Do we just call it the LV squared? Is the LV an LE? No, the LV is an LV? Who's on first? That's what I'm trying to tell you!

LOL, any time any one wants a good M7 bash thread you can count me in. If you're trying to instigate one I'm sure everyone else here on the board who has seen a thousand of them come and go will appreciate my honest response of "Yeah f*ckin' right."

Well, all our heroes from SDF Macross did disappear. Not that I'm saying we should see that story, I'm just saying there certainly could be stories worth telling. Besides, what really happens in Macross Plus? It doesn't really add anything to the "universe" other than introducing two new mechs but it sure is fun to watch. Macross has a ton of potential but I think Mac7 was just awful and MacZero is only good visually. I too would be very afraid of what the next offering would be. I know i'd buy the toys for it

I don't think that link works. If it's to the ebay auction, i also will be bidding

Did somebody say Gakken?

LOL! Myk, if this were true, I'd be having so much more sex these days. Wait... that ain't right.

Welcome to the boards The Raven, just FYI, they don't allow images in signatures here. If I could venture a guess on Vermillion's behalf, his avatar looks like a modded Gakken 1/8 Stig Ride Armor (toy). This thread will have a link to it and many other cool Genesis Climber customs: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?...461&hl=mospeada

A Regult in 1/60 scale would be just shy of 10" tall. I agree whole-heartedly with this sentiment. It'd be really nice to see Yamato briefly focus on the enemy mecha for span. Release the TV version Q-Rau, release the various Glaugs and Regults, and release articulated character figures like they did for the Scopedog and Garland. I couldn't disagree more. If Yamato has gotten good enough to fit more things into smaller places then they should do it. I just wish the original 1/60 hadn't been so terrible because it'd be great to see the whole Mac universe done in that scale but a damn shame to have its corner piece be such a lame VF-1 toy.

Oh thank God, I thought they were trying to make Mac7 into a live action flick or something...

Here's a pic, hopefully not shrank down too much, of the Bandai 1990 VF-1S Super that shows all three landing gears: There's also a pic of my poor Milia that was supposedly minty...

Yep, still springloaded. You just give em a slight nudge and they pop right open. Thanks Kanata, will PM later.