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  1. sketchley
    Which is really confusing, as "Variable Fighter Master File" has their own VF-1P Freya Valkyrie*! šŸ¤Ŗ * most of the info is on Pgs 90 & 92ā€“93 of Variable Fighter Master File VF-1 Valkyrie Wings Of Space)
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    One thing to keep in mind is the requirements of the plot. Destroids aren't the reason why a lot of people tune in to Macross, and they are more or less superfluous to the plotā€”in the sense that above and beyond being the thing that gets shot at to demonstrate the power of the antagonists, they don't have much of a role. So, even if we presume that the defensive capabilities of a Destroid's armour is exactly the same as (or even greater than!) that of the Energy Conversion Armour on a Battroid-mode VF (along the lines of Seto's desription above), the Destroid is still going to be easily blown away due to its role in the story. That said, one of the "boss" enemies in the Macross M3 game is a PPB equipped Destroid Monster (if memory serves). That suggests there is the possibility of a low-cost upgrade to Destroids that significantly increases their defensive capabilities (low-cost in the sense that PPB projectors and an upgraded reactor would require less resources than replacing the entire surface with SWAG armour and a much, much higher output reactor.)
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    Well, that sucks. However, take the good from it: adding electricals to models is notoriously difficult, and the wiring harness you built worked as intended. The next time you attempt it, I'm sure you'll get exactly the results you want!
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    Is it the strips themselves, or the wiring? There's a possibility that the soldering wasn't sufficient, and that broke. Before prying the kit open: are there any kinks in the wires outside of the kit? The fix could be as easy as cutting out the damage wire and splicing in a good wire. Also, do you have a multi-meter? If so, can you check to see if you have a circuit? (Check working lights and see if similar readings appear on the broken ones).
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    You've made excellent points. It makes no senseā€”especially compared to the bridges and command centres in modern naval vessels. It also lends credence to an earlier post about the bridge being a redressing of a large set that is (or was) also being used as a large room. That, or they wanted plenty of space between the work stations to set up and move the cameras around while filming! šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø The only other cavernous command centre in live-action that comes to mind is the control room in the film "Elysium". It's very dark, and has multiple levels, but that may be stylistic choices to emphasize the villain on her throne, so to speak. The plants are a nice touch, and all the underlings have radio earbuds to facilitate communication. Around 2:12
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    Not sure if I'll see this movie, but I must be of the right age, as seeing all those toys is bring back a flood of nostalgia. That said, I'm really curious if a Slime Pit and/or Glow-in-the-Dark Ring will appear in the movie? šŸ¤£
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    Wasn't Starfleet Security (in the TOSā€“Next Gen era) something along those lines? I may be conflating the origins of the M.A.C.O.s from Enterprise here though... šŸ¤” It begs the question: is Starfleet Academy the Nu-Trek answer to The Orville? (albeit, coloured by the show runners' interpretation of Star Trek as seen in Discovery et al.)
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    There's nothing wrong with that. I enjoy watching The Mummy (Brandon Fraser's version) for that very reason! However, Star Trek is... well, for certain fans like me, it's known as the type of show that I watch to be challenged and use my critical thinking. (Yes, I stopped watching Nu-Trek after the first Kelvin timeline movie and the 2nd season of Discovery. On the other hand, I'm currently rewatching the 4th season of Enterprise, and thoroughly enjoying it.)
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    Is it a Windows PC? If so, you can try playing it with VLC. (This advice is for Win 10. Not sure if it'll work for Win 11) As VLC* doesn't natively support Blu-ray, you'll have to take some extra steps. The first is to put the Keys Database and AACS Dynamic Library on your PC. You can find them here: https://vlc-bluray.whoknowsmy.name/ * I believe you'll also have to install Java in order to enable the Blu-ray on-screen menus. It's not a necessary step. However, even if you do, annoyingly the menus are keyboard activated only. (As these programs are free, we can't really complain. šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø) I'm having about a 50-70% success rate in watching Blu-rays with just that. For those Blu-rays that don't work, you can try using MakeMKV to decrypt the Blu-ray. Regrettably, MakeMKV is in beta, and you have to update the Free Beta Key monthly. So far that has worked on the handful of discs I've tried. Instructions: https://www.reddit.com/r/VLC/comments/1fnbp3k/comment/mpkp9tj/?context=3 https://www.free-codecs.com/guides/how-to-use-makemkv-for-free.htm Hopefully this will work, and you will be able to watch those discs! The alternative is buying an expensive Blu-ray viewing app, orā€”as Shawn saidā€”a super cheap Blu-ray player.
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    Japanese publishers print those multi-volume novels in "pocket sized" editions, and there's no particular rhyme or reason for where they break up the books. For example, my Japanese version of The Hobbit comes in 2 volumes. Perhaps the translation of Children of Dune would have resulted in 4 volumes that were too thin (for the market and/or the publisher), so they opted for 3 slightly thicker volumes?
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    Yeah, definitely not safe for work! šŸ˜… Incidentally, those pages appear in the bilingual edition (random pages comparing the bilingual edition; not those, erm... "delicate" pages): There were generally no age restrictions on the translated manga sold at the comic shops I used to frequent back home. So it makes sense that those 'delicate' pages were removed to keep the manga from disappearing into the 'adults only' section. It's a bit odd, though, as Crying Freeman (published in the same era) wasn't censored nor in the 'adults only' section either... šŸ¤”
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    Agreed. He was (is?) a talented artist. In addition to what you wrote, there was one other thing that struck me way back when about his work: the fashion design. For example the consistency in the clothes worn by the two characters in the manga aboveā€”they're different, but one gets a sense of the in-universe fashion trends. Even though he didn't go into as much detail about them as say the weapons and mecha, they greatly added to the world-building in his manga.
  13. sketchley
    In those screenshotsā€”are the wings on the starliner merely copied over from the VF-25?!? Aside from being lengthened and the SMS logo removed, they look exactly the same. Even the angled bits in the red stripes and the vernier thruster nozzles match up!
  14. sketchley
    "Lego unveils tech-filled Smart Bricks - to play experts' unease" appeared in the BBC in the last 12 hours: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crmlnmnwzk2o I have mixed feelings about the Smart Bricks. It's great that Lego is continuing to innovate, but I'm not sure if this is the right direction...
  15. sketchley
    Chris Foss is a very icon artist. Recently "Jodorowsky's Dune Official Trailer" popped up in Youtube, and what I now know as Foss's artwork immediately caught and retained my attention whenever it appearedā€”even in the background! The covers above reminded me of a book I used to love taking out of the library when I was a youngin': While Stewart Cowley's style isn't quite as iconic as Foss's, I can see a lot of Foss's influence in Cowley's work (such as the checkerboard patterns on several derelicts in the book). Nevertheless, the combination of artwork and short stories in "Spacewreck: Ghostships and Derelicts of Space" had quite an impact on my young self. I don't know how well the stories hold up now, but the whole concept of the book still gives a lot of food for thought.
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