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Which leads us back to: after paying out for all the licenses required, does it still make finical sense? I'm sure a lot of us wouldn't mind seeing it made just to find out the aftermath. It would be serious amazing if the did manage to pull it off and make it profitable.

The highest hurdle has always been: can't touch the most popular parts of the IP, and you need to do something mostly original. With those restrictions, you may as well make an entirely new sci-fi movie and not pay any royalties to HG. Saves you money and legal headache. Can someone make it worth paying the royalties and be successful? I suspect that would be extremely difficult.

So Sunrise has given me some trauma in the past. No Joke. Ever since they aired Gundam: G no Reconguista I have had a hard time (aversion rather) watching any Gundam show following it. It took me a long time to start watching Thunderbolt and Unicorn. I have really watched anything else.

They don't all just hire T-REX to do all of the design work?

Landing gear out for the landing light? Because it's Landing? Until we see that thing from the top, them canards could be part of the... um, I was going to say "Bulldog Tread," but that wing shape is different. So yet another Tread variant?

I don't remember if it was portrayed in the show, but I do wish they made the wing hard points functional this time around. Seems like a missed opportunity to sell more accessories.

So it might be a Macross II sequel?

Its ebay. Always be suspicious! It is a new account on ebay. If he is intent on building up his reputation, you'll likely be OK. Their 100% positive reviews went from 45 to 84 reviewers in 24 hours or so.

This is possibly a sign of Bandai's increased commitment or support towards the franchise. They got more invested into Macross now. I guess we all wait and see what becomes of this.

Just going to throw this out there... ChaoticYeti spent a lot of time developing his stand and accessory designs. The fact that this thread exists says a lot about it. That being said, for me, I don't think that anything should be an exact copy of his work. Inspired by is fine. I really hope ChaoticYeti is OK. Lots of bad thing were going on in the world back when he (and other members) stopped visiting the Forum. I'm probably going to order myself some DX A and Arcadia A adapters in the near future. As with everyone else, I'm glad to have this option available.

This is my most recent box I got from Amazon.com. It came in 3 days late as Amazon moved it around their shipping network themselves before handing it off locally to USPS to deliver to my home. Thankfully, no collectables inside. Though, the item didn't work properly and needed to be exchanged.

Most ideal solution: Bigger shelf in a bigger house! If only we could all do that....

They were both Amazon.Jp orders shipped by DHL. DHL sends the boxes 10500+km to Kentucky, then at least another 7100+km to me. While Amazon.Jp boxes are thinner than most, it was most certainly shipping damage.

The 2 times I used DHL I have had box damage that was bad enough that it extended to the item box inside. The boxes were crushed. That, though, is among the worst I have seen from DHL. Unless I have no other choice, I will no longer DHL. I will pay more for shipping or wait 2 to 3 more months for my items.

Alternate retelling. Its very different. It spends more time on on his youth primarily through flashbacks. If you haven't seen the original in a while, I would recommend NOT rewatching it before giving the new show a go. The new show is NOT made for people who loved the original show growing up. If you do not like CG character animation you will not like this. If you can keep an open mind you might like the new show. I'm ok with it 7/10. Waiting for the 2nd part.

Should I be concerned that Anime-Export still have these available? I fear the "canceling orders because we took too many orders" scenario.

When you get to the page where PayPal asks you how you want to pay for the item (dollars of yen), look for a link. It should let you choose PayPal's currency conversion rate or your credit card's. From my experience, my credit card rate is always better than PayPal's.

Pay upfront for the items. Shipping charged later. At least you lock in the current exchange rate.

https://anime-export.com/index.php?product=68311 https://anime-export.com/index.php?product=68310 Go get-um!

still available for those still interested... Amiami: Arcadia Macross: Do You Remember Love? Macross Variable Stand (Pre-order) HobbyLink Japan: Arcadia1/60 Macross Variable Stand

Network executives who "know better" are going to ruin the show again. Just like they did the last time for every Babylon 5 series. I also somehow have life long trauma from the show. Zooty, zoot, zoot! Has been burned into the back of my head forever.

All hail the white landing gears!

I've never had any issues with air mail. It's been pretty safe. Although I'd be more cautious near Christmas. I believe it is a tad bit slower than EMS. Maybe by about a week.

Just got a shipping notification fro my VF-25F from Hobby-Genki. I think I picked "Surface" so its going to be awhile.

Angesdad got his AmiAmi box turned into an accordion by DHL back in October. DHL seems to be hit or miss in terms of box damage. On my last 2 AmiAmi purchases, I went with Surface Premium. It takes about 2 months to move but once it gets to the US it travels UPS to your home. I had no noticeable box damage. I don't know if it travels by boat to the US first then gets turned over to UPS or if they wait to completely fill a UPS container before shipping.