ChristopherB

My wife just bought the extended edition DVD, or whatever it's called, and I watched it for the first time last week. I enjoyed it overall. Definitely interesting, but some parts seemed a little slow. I personally hate needles, and so the worst part for me was when they were doing all of the testing, and had to insert the needle into her jugular so the radioactive dye travel into her brain for the brain scan. I would like to see Rosemary's Baby as well, but don't know anything about it. As a child I remember my older brother telling me that if I went into the bathroom, turned off the light, looked into the mirror and said something like, "Rosemary I have your child." She would come and kill me. It's been a while, so I can't recall all of the details. I'll have to do an internet search on the movie to see what it's about.

Bartagama, Don't let it take the wind out of your sails. If we were to do that in all instances where someone beat us to the punch, Yamato would have never improved upon the Bandai 1/55 with the 1/60, and then on to the 1/48. I'm not saying you can necessarily do it better, but there is also room for improvement. I can't tell the scale of Glagla's VB-6, so perhaps yours will be different in that aspect as well, plus the potential for a different color scheme. Don't lose heart, I would love to see a MW fan make a Lego transformable VB-6. I'll be looking forward to seeing your pictures! Sincerely, Christopher

Damn, I'm sorry to hear about your bad luck. They should have never repackaged the item and sent it on to you. If I understand what you are saying correctly, they had a responsibility to get a replacement, or at the least contact you prior to sending it on.

Damn Rob, I'm sorry to hear about your bad luck. I know that people in Japan are just like everyone else as far as propensity for good/evil, but it still sucks that you were taken advantage of. The very first bill I pay every month is rent/mortage. I wonder what the hell he went and spent the money on. Sometimes it seems like the worst crap happens to the nicest people. You've had problems with Yamato, someone flaking out on Yahoo Japan, the stuff you sold to Arafat, and now this. I'm not sure if I got all of the details right, but you get my point. Best wishes to you and thank you for persevering. Sincerely, Christopher

M J, Thanks for taking pity on those of us not worthy to have a custom member title. Sarcasm aside, I appreciate you taking the time to do it. You're right, it's actually a trivial thing, and certainly there are more important things in life to get "worked up" over. It was all in good fun, and made yesterday interesting "fighting the good fight." It's no so much about winning or losing, but speaking up for your principles. The donation idea in and of itself is great, but the added bonus of being able to select a witty custom member title for someone else is cool. It would be interesting to see the creations that we could bestow upon one another. It would give insight as to how we are perceived by others. Christopher

Definitely sweet! Awesome paint jobs.

Yeah, that's cool man. On one hand, I hate whiny little bitches that bitch for no other reason but to complain or rant. That was not my objective. I also appreciate people with something valid to say and have the courage to stand up for their convictions. I tried to be logical, pertinent, and I apologize if some of replies came back as "mocking." I also want be respected and liked just like most people here at MW, but I will not do that by keeping my mouth shut rather than speaking my mind. It's easier not to say anything and just go with the flow, but the mark of a man is distinquished by doing what he believes in, and his true friends will respect that and remain his friend at the end of the day.

>EXO<, No offense my friend, but please read my posts, don't take things out of context. Damn, and I quote once again: 3.) We should all either have the same, be able to create our own, or we should have none at all. 4.) MW should be about what you know, not who you know. 5.) Custom member titles should be based upon longevity, not post counts. Anyone can spam and post stupid one liners, like "Cool!," "Yamato rules!," and so forth. Enough people already do this without giving them an additional motivation to get a new title. What part did you not understand? Respect comes from longevity and knowlege of Macross, not who your know, and not a custom member title. Respect is earned not by spamming but by contribution and time. Society inherently respects wisdom, that has nothing to with a hierarchy. I hope that is clear now, but honestly that's what I already tried to say. So yes, reward members for clear objective reasons. Allow members to create their own titles, do not allow titles, or put in place a system that gives everyone the same possibilites. (All right, I know when I'm beating a dead horse, and this horse is due for the glue factory. My best wishes to all, no hard feelings, and keep in mind all I want is for the right thing to be done. I've always been the type to root for the underdog. Take it easy ya'll, and I'll have faith that the right thing will be done, and my hats off to the moderators.)

Yes, I am for the community, and opposed to special treatment for people. If we always say, "That is the way things are, and always will be," then nothing will change. Will certain people get special treatment, yes, and I myself have benefited from it in the past in my personal life. I am speaking up for all, and your speak for yourself and others in the same boat as you. Yes, please call me Mr. Fair. I take pride in standing up, and having the courage to stand for equality. The tree of liberty is replenished with the blood of patriots. As a military disabled veteran I know what it's like to be give something for what I believe in. My motto is, "He who desires to be first, should come last." A custom title does not equate to contributing here at MW. You do need one to have the other. I challenge those with a custom member title to prove that you do not desire to have any special "marks" bestowed upon you, to PM a moderator and ask that it be removed. You do not need a distinquishing name to make you seem important, that is shown by your actions. Within purview of Shawn's/Graham's, I am sure Moderators can bestow custom member titles to whomever they chose, but I would imagine that they will remove them if asked.

JsARCLIGHT, For all of your verbosity, it is apparent by your quote below you agree with me, but you also contradict yourself. If you don't want the title that was unwillingly assigned to you, have you PM'ed a mod. to request it be removed? Complicity in an act construes willingness to participate. All or nothing, full control or none, or is that not what you said? Call it justifying the existence of your title, or defending it, it all boils down to semantics, but the end result is the same. Clearly if you are not requesting that your custom member title be removed, but rather are explaining it's existence, it appears to a logical person that you are therefore supporting it by virtue of your posts. I should have anticipated the next method of dismissal which has reared it's head, especially since the: 1.) "It's not my fault I have a custom member title." 2.) "Although I pretend that my custom member title is derogatory, I secretly like it and it fits me." "I didn't PM a mod. and request it." 3.) "Let's not get worked up over something minor, and yet this topic is worth all of my rebuttal posts." 4.) "You are just bitching because you want what I have." 5.) "I'm not defending/justifying my custom member title. I'm just posting continously explaining why I have one, as opposed to asking for it to be removed." And finally, the new arguement: 6.) "Don't blame me, blame the moderators. I'm just an unwilling pawn, who had this aweful member title pinned on me, and I can't do anything about it, but post and make excuses as to why I have it." "This isn't a democracy, MW isn't fair, it's a caste system where some have something special, and some don't." Sincerely, Christopher

Agent One: As I said, without prior knowledge of the origin of your title, it seems to fit your MW persona/reputation. Explaining the origin does not justify it's existence. Blaine23: No one said you can't have an opinion. My observation is based upon the fact that the only people thus far to support custom member titles are those who already have them. Your correlation between being allowed to have an opinion and my objective factual observation makes no sense, and is melodramatic to say the least. This is what it sounds like you are saying: "Oh, because you say that I am only speaking up to protect something I already have, must mean that I my opinion is moot." Your logic is flawed. Inevitably topics regarding fairness/equality always seems to gravitate to the conclusion that people are only bitching because they are jealous. Lets make this clear from the beginning. I/we don't want to be like you (special/privileged/favorites of the mods.), we want the system to be fair and non-preferential. I don't want to have anything besides what everyone else has, but rather I would like to see the select few I hate to be redundant, but apparently my posts are not being read/understood, so let's clear up motivations based upon a review of the posts: Those with custom member titles are entitled to their opinions, but are motivated to maintain their current status. It doesn't matter why your specific custom title was given, it's the fact that you have one, and you are loath to lose it. Myself and other like minded individuals want a system in place that treats everyone equally, and so we are motivated by purely altruistic and benevolent objectives. I seek to preserve nothing I have personally, nor gain anything for myself, can the same be said of you? Ask yourself that. Sincerely, Christopher Edited: Because of..., what a minute, it's none of your damn business.

In response to: JsARCLIGHT Agent ONE Thank you for once again validating my previous observation: 1.) A review of the posts in this thread reveals that those with custom member titles, are the ones standing up for them, blaming their assigment on someone else, and/or attempting to validate their existence. The when, where, why and how is moot, it shows favoritism. This has nothing to do with anything personal, I'm sure everyone appreciates that. It is a fact that the people who are vehemently defending custom member titles, are the ones with them. The privileged desire to protect their coveted status quo. Nothing personal once again as we are friends, but in all honesty based upon your MW persona, your custom member title seems to be hand picked, and if I were you, I would be proud to have it. Without prior knowledge that it was perhaps meant to be a sarcastic jest to your cockiness, it seems to be at face value something that you would have chosen yourself, as it compliments the picture above it. The peons have our sigs., and the priveleged still have their custom member titles. As stated, I will not reference examples, but I saw a friend's custom member title change from a pretty cool one, to another that could have only come directly from him. It's too fitting for it to have come from anywhere else. My point? To say there is "no control" is preferential to those who already have a custom member title. In the scheme of life none of this is worth getting worked up over, that much is true. But when it comes to principle and fairness, I believe it takes courage to speak up. As I said earlier in anticipation of the customary "don't get worked up," "you need to go to the gym" posts, because all they seek to do minimize other members valid statements. Edited: For spelling errors, but in all honesty, why should a man feel the need to justify/explain their reasons for editing their own damn post?

Wow Amazing skills! I love the reactive armor. I wonder if we will ever see a GBP from Hasegawa, as well as the reactive armor? Yamato has not yet released their GBP, so perhaps Hasegawa has something planned as well.

Hello, My observations: 1.) A review of the posts in this thread reveals that those with custom member titles, are the ones standing up for them, blaming their assigment on someone else, and/or attempting to validate their existence. The when, where, why and how is moot, it shows favoritism. 2.) The majority of the custom member titles I see, look like they were deliberately picked. For example, PM a moderator, state what you want, and you get it if your buddies with him. I could post examples, but take a look for yourself at some of the titles. 3.) We should all either have the same, be able to create our own, or we should have none at all. 4.) MW should be about what you know, not who you know. 5.) Custom member titles should be based upon longevity, not post counts. Anyone can spam and post stupid one liners, like "Cool!," "Yamato rules!," and so forth. Enough people already do this without giving them an additional motivation to get a new title. 6.) Don't post a list of the titles and number of posts needed to obtain it. It will be just like an RPG, as members do their best to level up their characters. This isn't about whether their are more important things in the world to worry about, "Don't get your panties in a wade," "All the little girly men need to go to the gym and work out," and so forth. It's about being fair, and not putting down others just because you don't agree with their opinion. Sincerely, Christopher

It looks to me like the size of the balljoints on the battroid nosecone preclude Yamato from making the large hip sockets any smaller. I'm afraid that they might be a permanent fixture. The size of one corresponds to the other, so unless they make the balljoints smaller, then we won't see any revision. In addition, I'm not sure if Yamato chose the smallest possible size balljoint, which will not promote a weak joint.

Yeah, I can't be "Mister Nice Guy" all of the time. I think it has something to do with a full moon.

Fulcy, Just curious, but I've never heard of Part#: R-R2. Perhaps you mean: R-L2. Just trying to help you out there buddy. Sincerely, Christopher

LTSO, I know my friend, I'm just a little testy today. I think I overdosed on my Rogaine, so all of the testosterone is making me jumpy. Yeah, you hit the nail right on the head. I also like the term, "loquacious." Take it easy, Christopher

ewilen, Rather than argue, I did the right thing and edited my posts. Knowledge of the rules does not mean that I'm immune from posting my opinion on occasion. I certainly hope you reference the "rules" in all instances where people post an opinion, as opposed to specific issues you selectively chose to champion. I apologize if you somehow took my comments personally. To each his own I always say. Religion was never mentioned so that is moot, and so I retained only one fact, which is not subject to "political" discussion/debate. Fact: a piece of information presented as having objective reality. Sometimes the truth can hurt. Sincerely, Christopher

LTSO, I don't think anyone mentioned we were in a hurry to see the project finished, as we would rather see it done right, as opposed to rushed. Sincerely, Christopher

I know, I was just kidding around.

Gene, I think that Ken was temporarily busy helping with a Star Trek project, and based upon the pictures I've seen, it came out very nice. I'm not sure what his plans are now, with regard to other simultaneous projects coincedent with the VB-6 recast. I would imagine that he has been steadily working on it, and is ready to make a pretty substantial progress annoucement at any time. Sincerely, Christopher

Fact: Federal law grants US citizens the right to discriminate against gays and lesbians in the hiring process. Sexual orientation is not a protected right. Sincerely, Christopher

The thread was destined to die from the moment of it's inception. It's apparent that some people will be offended by the suggestion that they like to ride other men's rumps. We must do out utmost here to not comment upon the alternate lifestyle of our fellow MW members.

Damn, looks like it's pretty big to me. I know someone asked this question before, but does the VB-6 have landing gear? I don't remember if the question was answered. I can't imagine that it would do a "belly landing" every time. If he does indeed officially have landing gear of some sort, are there any pictures? Will the Yamato version incorporate them?