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Hahaha, agreed, WYSIWYG. it's a cool shirt

Well, it does seem like the quote from the Regult thread did get taken way out of context. I would've avoided starting a whole new thread about it though. And for the record, when Macross was in production, there was a lot of shortcuts they did, for time sake. Look at the 2nd ep. of SDF:Macross (I think it's 2nd ep.) where the regults just slide down the hill to attack. They didn't want to animate a bunch of pods jumping or running, so they just slid in a static position. The scale issue could've just been part of the rush to get these episodes done. It doesn't seem like the member in question this thread is about was saying anywhere that the artists and people involved were inferior, but maybe intended to mean that a lot of shows that were long series, and in some rush, had some quality aspects traded for funds and time consumption. You look at 80s cartoon series, then look at some of the feature movies, like DYRL, and you get an idea of what SDF:Macross could easily have been if it wasn't for time and money constraints. I'm a big fan of 80s anime and don't think it's inferior at all. It was a different era though, and the thought processes of getting these to the screen seemed much different than they are today.

Ahhh, just ordered the last figure that Miriya had posted up. It's an awesome figure. Can't wait to see it.

that's gotta be one of the sweetest room themes I've ever seen. My favorite things of interests in those pics were 1) The Macross Quarter holding the computer cables 2) The music speakers next to Micheal Blancs 1/60 with the speaker pods and Ranka under it 3) The large alto figure on the red motorcycle 4) The "Sheryl bedroom" display 5) The large Ranka dolls I take it a lot of those things are custom works she's done? They are amazing.

Good choice on the Iwata HP-C series. The dual action and the ease of use/cleanup is amazing. I've had several airbrushes over my time, and the Iwata, while expensive, is worth its weight. It's like the Bentley of airbrushes.

I said it before, I'm bettin' on either Yoko Kanno (she did a lot of the music composition and writing for the songs, or good ol' Basara himself will be there to rock out with Sheryl. the May'n music DVD has them performing Totsugeki Love Heart together, and it's a great performance.

This really helps Macross more than anything. Having these sold in the U.S. by Toynami as a distributor only puts small amounts of money in HG's pocket, but really helps Revoltech out by selling more units. As far as the price point, I've been able to buy these same Revoltechs at the same price rt.com is selling them at. There's no plus to many, having these distributed over here through rt.com. Buying these through some of the local e-tailers (the ones that are already available) cost the same. What this also shows is simply this, Macross still sells, enough for HG to still want a piece of it. No matter what, Macross still seems to have the be all, end all to Robotech. Funkensteim wrote:"The Revo figures are actually cheaper if you import them... HLJ has them at 40% off." Proves my point, and one that many here have said for sometime. Having HG distribute this stuff doesn't make it any cheaper. I'm still gonna go to my local shop, and get these at same or lower price, and skip the shipping, rather than pay sales tax and shipping and MSRP at rt.com.

I'll definitely get a few if the set is recast when done. Thanks, and great work.

Hahaha, get your glow sticks out for a wild ride. To keep on topic, from posts earlier in this thread, it does appear it's still playing in some theaters. That's pretty cool, maybe it shows that this film did well enough. For those that got the lucky chance to see it in a theater, were the theaters packed, half full, or barely full?

I'd suggest if you're going, to buy the tickets, and not wait in line for free ones. I did that one year, and missed out. While I was waiting in line for tix, I could've been waiting in line for the concert and got damn good seats. That said, I'll probably be in line much earlier as well, too. I want to get as far up front as possible. As for signing stuff, I can't decide if I want one CD for May'n and Megumi to sign, or if two seperate things. There's always the Sheryl visual collection book, the CDs, and even the blu-rays. Hard decision.

Congrats on the "promotion" hahaha. I'm still a New Edwards Test Piloto.

Thursday, it looks like May'n will be at a panel, poss signing autographs and stuff. Friday afternoon is the concert, and on Saturday, Megumi Nakagima will be probably signing autographs. I'll probably see the battle of the bands at Nokia plaza afterwards, but if anyone wants to meet up for drinks and all, I think there's a group of us going to the Yardhouse afterwards. Don't know how big it'll be, but quite a few of my friends maybe meeting there. We've met there in the past, and between the food and drinks, it's a great place. Either that, or Thursday night might be cool for a meet, but being that the concert is friday, you know the deal. Thursday and Sat will be my hardcor shopping days (posters) and maybe some cells for my wife).

rt.com is full of those rat bastard Macross Purists!!! you know what Macross Purists is short for? MP, or Military Police, and that makes this whole plot even more sinister.

I'll be off to Kinokuniya for my copy. They should have quite a few when it comes out. They seem pretty knowledgable about the popularity of Macross.

Exactly the same reason why I got mine. The only good thing about the ADV dub, was that because of oversaturation of Robotech, the ADV DVDs went on sale rather quickly, and I was able to get the entire set for about $12 a pop. Nothing beats the Animeigo set though.

I think overall, Tommy Yune is a very good artist. While I didn't like the comic superhero bodies for an anime, overall, he's done some good art, and his skills in photoshop and color are quite good. The theories you provided on why those specific types of designs are all feasible, and maybe it's a little of all of them that exist in that reason. Heck, I'd be totally fine if his reason was simply "that was the design we went for, and not everyone is going to like it, but that's what it is." Damn, now that'd be taking the issue by the proverbial balls and handling it. You must've thought this out quite through. While the similarities and metaphors are eerily similar in all that, I don't think it's more than coincidence. Nevertheless, the similarities make for interesting analogy. I'm not so quick to vilify Carl Macek. I also don't think he caused grief, although the company he worked for seems to be pretty capable of that in the corporate world. I don't know how much grief any of the past, or even current situations can really cause to any fan, unless they take all this way to personal, and it's such a big part of their life. I know some here are quite burned at not having Macross here in the states, but at this point, I'm totally happy having it only in Japan, and not in some company's that would butcher it. Robotech was made out of necessity to turn a profit on what HG had and to get it aired, and while it's not original Macross, Southern Cross, or Mospeada, things like this were more than acceptable back then. I get that, and have no issue with that, although, they should've moved on long ago. Seems they are incapable, or the fans won't let them do that.

As HG staff once said, "You know how those young Korean aninators". Now that's putting the stereo, in stereotype. Comin' at you from left and right side. If the big boob thing was what they were going for, that's fine and all, but at least don't make excuses for it. I see the big boob thing in other anime things, and sometimes it's there to add comedy, or eye candy. I get that, but why blame it on someone else, worse, even a culture? Doesn't HG sign off on the designs? I'm sure they don't just leave animators and character designers to do as they wish.

Registration and tickets bought and payed. Gonna make sure I'm in front for this one. Looks like they'll also be signing and doing all that as well. What to bring to have autographed. This is gonna be awesome. AX actually has a real reason for us to attend this year. This really shows the popularity Frontier has managed to gain without ever making here in the states. I'd like to see Yoko Kanno, or Yoshiki Fukuyama perform with Megumi and May'n. Those are my guesses as to who will be their special guest.

Gubaba, you've just been cast, proceed to the WB stage lots for costume fitting and all that. Break a leg.

If those are on Sat. as well, I'll be in for seeing them. I don't know how many days I'm going, but I'm gonna at least try for two days.

I think most of people's accounts of subjective matter changes over time. I've heard things from "Carl wasn't happy with the screenings", to, "he did like the result, but the film was unplugged anyways", and everything in between. I've also heard that he had a vision of the movie that was supposed to be different than what it ended up being. From what the story is, Carl wanted it to be footage of Megazone 23 only, and not spliced with Southern Cross. I don't think his close associates were putting just positive spin on his life. It was because of Robotech, that a lot of those VA's still work in the industry and get to do what they love. I'm sure we can all argue over Carl's actions and comments on Robotech and all that all day, but his positives in my opinion outweigh the criticisms he's had.

Most don't know, or even care for him. The only ones who do actually listen are mostly listening because it's so absurdly stupid. The few that actually do follow his words and advice are the few inept individuals who are too whacked out to think anything of sense.

This guy with the camrip seems like a pretty dumb prick with his whiny attitude. At the same time, the people who "need" the stupid camrip feed that attitude. Not much you can do there.

Yeah, twice. I have two of the Milia, and one of the Max. You could say I did my part. Then again, do you really classify this as a "bad guy" toy? She's not really known as one of the enemy, kinda like a hybrid. Getting a Regult, there's no question about that. It's the bad guy (hahaha, almost spelled bad buy, but that wouldn't be right)

Some of what you say is true here. Take a look at the AK-47 vs. the M-16. While the AK-47 has a larger round, it's slower, and the effective range is not as far as the M-16. I'm quite sure that any logical person would realize that military progression moves forward, not backward. There's so many things that could've caused for the calibur of the rounds to be smaller. 1) Higher velocity, more destructive rounds. 2)Higher technologically advanced rounds (Uranium tipped, High explosive, etc). I only listened to the first ccouple minutes or so, and realized that it's gonna be just another bitchfest of how Robotech is so much better. The argument is based on his hatred for all of Macrossworld, not any real, hard knowledge. Here's the same moron that believes that everyone here is cool with child pornography, without even knowing what he's talking about, or even listening to the truth. It's not worth my time, nor do I care for idiots of the sort, but that's just how their group thinks. Their only as good as the information they feed off of each other, and that explains all the pathetic behavior right there.