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At this point being done. If anyone needs a copy of the DVDs, I'll be glad to help. Now that they're done, I can just disccopy and voila. Send me a PM if you need any of them. We can work something out to get you the DVDs. I can burn DL DVDs, but the time I tried it, I think I used an inferior brand, and it didn't work so well. Nevertheless, send me a pm if you need help, or need them.

Yeah, I've been a bit busy with work, so I haven't worked on it lately, but usually when dedicated, I can tab out a song in about an hour or two, usually less.

OK, to make this funky-ass cult moving, Seto, you have to wear a multi-colored snuggie Maybe Pete, Gubaba, and myself will wear the blue ones. Geez, how come those RT boards don't have anymore nonsense to laugh at? I hope our subversive cult powers make them all come out and start acting like morons,,, I mean normal again.

Do you have a pic of the poster?

I'm hoping my dream of a 1/60 version of the Studio Half-Eye VA-3 Invader can come to fruition. I know it'll probably cost quite a bit, but it'll be well worth it when I have it.

Indeed looking good. I have a question...For the finished product, will it be cel shaded or have the CGI look? I saw the character designs and like them a lot. Let me know if there's anything else I can do to help.

Any update on Zero? I know it's getting around the season where things slow down, so if you're busy, no worries.

Haven't even tried that song. I've been working on Ranka's version of What bout my Star (translation?) It's quite easy, just gotta actually spend time to finish it. I've got a couple of the Macross 7 Fire Bomber songs done, and DYRL (a version of it) completed. Also, a metal version of SDF Macross opening, which we horribly performed at MW con 08.

Seems like only time would tell if MH will continue or not. They did have the dark ride armor for sale recently on rt.com, but I don't know if that was a new release or not. I'm gonna assume that they aren't till I see a new ride armor. Hope for the best, but expect the worst, I guess.

Hmmm, how is your legions of groupies Pete??? I hope you aren't spending too much time with the cult, because the Hory Froating Head has called us to pay homage. The Gathering has come.

My thoughts on the value of a custom are pretty simple. It's art. Whether good, bad, or in between, it's someone's artistic interpretation of something they've seen, or something they've imagined. If the customizer/artist feels his custom is worth a million dollars, as absurd as we'd all see that, it's his work, and he can keep his art and value it at that price. I doubt he'd sell it at that, but value is in the eye of the beholder. I've customized a couple valks myself in the day, and thought they were pretty good. Many others have as well. But if someone thought they were garbage, it's not for me to criticize them. It's their opinion, and I let my work speak for itself. Any customizer takes a chance on the job he does. That Valk has a specific value when MIB, and when disassembled, painted, customized, and put back together, the general consensus may love it, reject it, or be in between. Likewise, if he is wanting to sell it, the factors at play are quality of work, the seller's value, and the buyer's value. When you break it down, it's as simple as that. As for the exclusive Valks that we have been seeing pop up, they make limited runs because they know only the completist groups, or those with a lot of expendable income are gonna bite on them. Good thing about them is that they'll always be at factory grade, and will retain their value more or less, depending on supply vs. demand. Bad side is that you usually pay much more for them. The same is for the stock valks I think, except you're getting something more common, and something that doesn't cost as much. This has probably already been said, but there's my $0.02 worth for ya.

I had two for sale awhile back. Sold one for $300 shipped, and the other for $250 both MIB. They were sold a couple months apart, and the decline of them was quick. I think anyone trying to sell them for more than $300 is gonna have a difficult time selling it, but then again, you were looking at one for awhile and almost bit it seems. Glad you got a good deal on it. I was never a 1/48 collector, but those, and the Roy Focker VF-1S weathered were two that I had at one point. I'm glad they went to 1/60 scale, otherwise, I wouldn't be buying VF-1s at all.

I'm playing catchup since I was at Disneyland Friday, and had to work saturday and sunday. I work late today, so I'm getting all caught up.

Pete, if I agree with your fight stupid with stupid, does that mean we're following your cult now? Do I sense a hostile takover? We probably should give them something to flock over and slobber over. With the franchise being nothing right now but a rumor factory, giving them something to stumble over would be quite fun. What's even more funny, is that even if they read these posts, which I'm sure they do, they'd probably still act out like little half wits. Well, if you decide to do it, I'm in. Hahaha, Like HIV, stay positive!!!

I'm sure one of the mods who hold their double standards would ban that person. I don't think the staff care...Personally, I really don't think they even care about the franchise they work for. I know Steve only gets involved when enough people bring it to his attention. Other than that, he's probably the laziest person on the planet. It's also the reason why part of the whole mess with their fandom is where it is. As for Dougbendo, it seems he's become the sellout that he hates. As I read several posts ago, someone pointed out that he seemed to be tolerant of Shadow Chronicles. I believe he had many choice words for the same show not too long ago. Ahhh, in all seriousness, in my profession, based on the facts, most of these people would be classified as 5150 (if you don't know what that means, look it up). Makes me happy that I am no longer part of the torn group. I'd be really offended and embarassed if I was, but like I keep saying, the wackjobs just make it funny. Too bad not enough fans care about the trash the few bring to the table due to their own mental incompetencies and personal issues. Oh well, keep the gossip news rolling.

Hmmm, from what I've observed and know, we all here have been our own voice, whether good, not so good, or whatnot. I guess I'm added to the crybaby festival because I have that tendency to piss off that side with no way of retribution. Don't know, don't care... I don't cater to morons or idiots. Seems that they just want to group all of us together as some cult for whoever makes the biggest splash, and Seto, that be you. I'm actually surprised that they didn't throw me in as a JT follower. While not necessarily that either, at least his podcasts consists of talk that reaches well beyond the i.q. of 100. I think a jealousy seems to be what sparked lil dougie to get all bent out of shape and banned. So, the little group of allies that was Dougbendo, Memo, and Pizza seems to have fallen apart? Makes me wonder why they even try. I don't think any of the elitist have ever learned to just play friendly. See what Robotech teaches you? It teaches you to fire off at anything that doesn't fit in your world. The decent fans of Robotech are going extinct. That's sad in a way, as some of them I got along with pretty well.

Man, I've been on this page for like two days, and never had a chance to read anything till now. Seems like a lot has gone on. I really hope there isn't a Macross LAM, EVER. I like the anime style, and think that a LAM would really only be a detraction from what Macross really is. I stand on the firm belief that just because something can be made into a Hollywood movie, doesn't mean it should. In the conversation of PTTSC, Dana does come off as more of a cowardly mess. Her first appearance in the Love and War comics (I think) shows her in Mospeada armor retreating the earth, in which again, that whole series is a retelling of the background of how Max and Miriya hooked up. Then, in PTTSC, she is shown in the cameo in a brief uncomfortable moment between her and Maia, which brings up another question...I know this maybe an odd question for here, but did anyone ever get a reason, or hear a reason why Dana's "sister" in Southern Cross was changed from Aurora to Maia in RTSC? It seemed like one of those "hey, let's mess up our continuity more so that we can show how much in control we are, then we'll make the fans like it." Either that, or they liked the name from Macross Zero. That's what I think, a combo of both. It's a C-O-N spiracy.

Uxi, did you go here to get the patches for those remaining DVDs??? http://asiandvdclub.org/details.php?id=31431&edited=1 Also, I finally finished all 16 DVDs and they work perfectly.

These poor people with nothing to do except try to rationalize something that makes no sense, then try to substantiate it as to why an almost 30 year old series is better. What makes it even more funny is the fact that it's all done for a couple fans who actually care enough to keep up with it. I like keeping up with it for the sake of a good laugh, while I'm sure those in the other boat are really trying to be as serious as can be about all this. Some RT fan's very existence within the fandom just scream "run for your lives" when they talk, or "damaged goods". Thanks for providing the comic relief.

I just got the Ranka book...Has anybody seen it yet, pretty cool with some new pics of Ranka, and a lot of writing, what may be in the first person. Interesting book.

Hmm, don't we hope it ends up looking like that. I wouldn't even bother. Just goes to show how RT fans are willing to accept anything. What can you do?

DVD 11 done, and working perfectly, only 5 more to go. This takes time, but the remastered picture, and the much better subs is fantastic. Working on DVD 12 now, but it takes a lot of time to do these. Have to add the patch, shrink the .iso for DVD-5, prepare the iso, then rebuild it, then burn it to the DVD. I am really happy with the end result though.

Someone at the next Robotech panel should ask when they're gonna stop bootlegging other series and make their own, using their own designs...I know this was asked a long time ago, but it's one of those questions that should be asked at least once a year. That advertisement makes it seem that the 3 series came from Robotech. I know only a moron would think that, but look at the people who we've had to deal with from rt.com and elsewhere. Not all of them, but it's not a far stretch to confuse them. In regards to my last post about the RT LAM, my hope is that if the movie gets completed, that new designs make the originals invalid, or dead money to HG. While it's a far stretch, it'd be nice. Better yet, it'd be cool if WB decides to pick up the franchise, and open up the negotiations properly to get all of Macross over here. OK, I know, I'm just dreaming, but still, it's a nice thought.

As I've read these past 2 pages, it's my observation that the people who don't like the serieskind of expected the story to be "spelled" out for them. This, I can understand. Most people don't wanna think about such heavy concepts while watching mecha go at it. However, I find it odd, that some would find the series pretentious. Anime, whether it's heavy in philosophy, or some bubble-gum pop anime, is art, and the artists who create it and make it, I don't think, make these with any thought of being pretentious. I've always seen NGE as being made with the intent to give each view a different interpretation. For anyone to assume that there's only one interpretation is arrogant, and would make that person who assumes that the @ss in that assumption. I said this before in another thread, and I'll say it here...NGE is like a painting, and should probably be looked at from different points of view. To think about it one dimensionally usually leaves you with a WTF type of reaction. It seems like the concepts that the creators had was way too much to fit in the constraints of the series, and what was left was more of an abstract piece of art that leaves the viewer to piece together it all and come up with their own ideas. I would say that my idea of NGE is correct, but it's correct for me. It may be different for someone else. I'm not into the whole "I'm right, and everyone else is wrong" thing. Now, if you don't like it, that's fine and all. This anime isn't for everyone, just like bubble-gum anime isn't for everyone either. I found NGE very different from most anime, but I wouldn't say earth-shattering, ground breaking. Nevertheless, it is one of my favorites amongst others.

I've only seen bits and pieces of the work so far, so it maybe interesting to see. Wasn't big on Edgar or the old guy, but I'll reserve my thoughts till the final product. Will it be available for download? and, will all 5 be done, or is this just the one episode and that's it?