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Think of the implications it would hold on the rights to the SDF-Macross story if BW and SN annouce a new series. vinnie

Surprised this hasn't been mentioned here in case anyone is even remotely interested. In my utter boredom, I paid a visit to the RT.com Macross forum, but a news blurb caught my eye. So apparently HG has decided to release a remastered version of RT that will included extended footage from the original series. The audio will also be remixed in 5.1 Dobly Surround. I do believe that there is mayhem in the RT forums due to the previous annoucements by ADV that RT cannot be remastered nor can the audio be remixed. So basically all the fans that bought the legacy sets are screwed. Me, personally? I don't think this set will sell very well. I might just pick it up once it goes on discount which shouldn't be more than 2 months from release. After all I did grow up on RT. Call it morbid humor. vinnie

They need a CD player transformer. That way he can reach over and eject CD's that transforms into.... uhhhh.... things... vinnie

Any photos David? Where I come from, a gal like that will be worshipped as a goddess! Better yet, bring 'er over! heh, blue eyes are nice but green eyes rule. You know that vivd green that contrasts so nicely with the fiery red? vinnie

sounds boring. Can you be a Sith? vinnie

No. I've said this many times... Anything larger than one hand can grab is a waste. Ho man! Mechmaster, she's looks promising even at this stage... you gotta finish her. I for one, am looking forward to it! what if I have King Kong sized hands? vinnie Then my friend, the lady must also be as anatomically proportionate in every part of her body, in terms of size, to your King Kong sized hands. Not just the boobs. I'd shudder to think if she's not. But then she would have to be a gorilla like me.... On Topic: That's an awesome valkgirl! I didn't think a CG version would look good, but you have proven me wrong. vinnie

No. I've said this many times... Anything larger than one hand can grab is a waste. Ho man! Mechmaster, she's looks promising even at this stage... you gotta finish her. I for one, am looking forward to it! what if I have King Kong sized hands? vinnie

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really? What is the stuff called? That should definitely prevent yellowing. vinnie

all plastic yellows over time. It is inevitable. The rate of yellowing can be controlled however. Sunlight isn't that bad. Fluorescent lighting is worse, but in the end ALL forms of lighting will induce yellowing. To make yellowing slow to a crawl you could lock it up in a dark closet never to be seen again. Even then it will still yellow, albeit extremely slowly. The only one true way to stop yellowing? To lock your valk in a light proof chest and flood it with nitrogen or any of the inert gases... The good thing is that the yellowing is a surface effect, meaning that any surface that is exposed to light and air gets oxidized and yellows, but only on the surface. That's why any type of abrasion will get rid of yellowing. Many of the "whitening" compounds will also work by fully oxidizing the plastic. Problem with this is that if the piece you are working with is thin, it'll make it pretty brittle. Clear coating the plastic will protect the valk against air oxidation but not UV. I'm sure it'll help against UV to some degree but unless your clear coat totally absorbs UV (akin to sunblock) the plastic can still yellow. vinnie

Daredevil sucked because Ben "The Chin" Affleck was in it. All he does is go around yelling in a manner akin to Keanu Reeves going around looking confused and dazed and call it acting. Daredevil could have been more. I sure hope that if they ever make a sequel, they axe Affleck. As for this trailer it looks pretty good to me. As long as Jane can pull off the role, the movie should be good. Travolta worries me though. Couldn't they have hired someone else as the villain? vinnie

Cute kid. When will she be legal? J/K!!!! I wish I could do something fun. I have to make eggrolls for a potluck tomorrow to honor a researcher who passed away due to cancer. Ironic thing is that he did cancer research... vinnie

Becoming quite the Macross purist are we? vinnie EDIT IN: The Power of Kawamori compels you!

Fundamentally and factually wrong where? The memorandum does expressly stated that TP may not make derivatives of SDF-Macross (the show itself) nor are they allowed to license others to do so. The facts are all there. TP has yet to make a SINGLE derivative of SDF-Macross. The closest they ever came to was RT: The Sentinels. And we all know how mangled the character designs were. That was not on mere whim on TP's behalf, I can assure you. On the otherhand who has been pumping out SDF-Macross derivatives? The mere fact that you are using a BABELFISH translation as the basis of your argument by it's very nature folly. You ARE bending semantics into your favor while ignoring facts known by everyone, even if you will not admit it. vinnie

No, what I was referring to is the fact that I'm still not convinced that BigWest was only granted moral rights and Tatsunoko was granted everything else. Your explanation for this seems, to me, to be lacking. The translation you received did not say that, although you claim that it actually does and that your translator was in error. And then your proof of this is a connect-the-dots theory based on, of all things, a Babelfish translation. I know the CHARTS (no need to yell) don't lie. I wasn't arguing that at all. It's just that I don't believe your theory that BigWest was only granted moral rights and nothing else. Hence, I find any theory you base upon that evidence as faulty. Sorry, caps were meant to emphasize the charts link and not to yell. How about the fact that the Japanese characters used in both the Copyright website and in the court's ruling to describe denote "Moral Right" are exactly the same. All the word twisiting word change a thing. There are two lines of evidence that indicates BW and /or Studio Nue are the owners of the SDF-Macross story. These two lines are interwined and collaborate each other. The first line is the fact that in the infamous memorandum, TP is expressly forbidden from creating derivatives of SDF-Macross or licensing others to do so. It is even well known that this is the reason why the RT: The Sentinels had such drastic changes in character appearance as well as the complete lack of newly animated VF-1 footage. All VF-1 footage in the Sentinels were taken from SDF-Macross to be reused. The second line of evidence is the plethora of SDF-Macross derivative stories that BW has authorized. So as long as you try to bend the semantics of a translation in your favor, you will always ignore the truth that is in front of you. Who owns the story of SDF-Macross? Why Studio Nue, of course! Even TP has acknowledged it. Why won't you? vinnie

Dammit! How I wish the old forums are working. One of the Japanese member had searched one of the Japanese legal databases and posted a translated copy of the damn memorandum. vinnie PS: If you are that member, please post it again.

Ahem... TP is expressly forbidden to create derivatives based on the design elements of that BW owns. It is explicitly written into the memorandum. vinnie

It is not a Protodeviln. There was only 7 Evil series EVER created. They were all accounted for in M7. vinnie

you are correct. vinnie

while I generally don't like RT, that's some awesome talent! Keep it up! Maybe you can do a Battle 7 or Megaroad 2? vinnie

I got banned for stating that Toynami was stupid and should have used Moscato's Legioss sculpt. Doesn't really matter anymore though cuz Yune decided to unban me. Anyways, I occassionally visit RT.com in much the same morbid manner that people persist to watch Jerry Springer. It's always good for a hoot. vinnie

Agreed! I hate it when everyone jumps for the big names for casting calls. IMO, very few big names can act to save their lives. I don't know if Thomas Jane is any good, but at least he's not well known. If he's good like Jackman was in X-Men, then he will have his day. If not he will fade away, but at least he got a chance. I say give all thesbians their chance instead of ringing the tired roll call. vinnie

Trust me, as owner of both, go for the Bandai re-ish. It oozes quality from the plastic to the craftsmanship. The sculpt while not good is at least more proportional to the lineart than the MPC. All the MPC has for it is some accessories, a light up head gimmick and a few more panel lines. vinnie

Why has this obnoxious troll not been banned? His intentions are clear enough. Just look at how all of the threads he has participated in are now all closed? vinnie

I have a MPC. I hate it. I hide it in its box. vinnie