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Since it's at Ackerman Union, there's plenty of eats there, as well as various styles of eats. I like how this year will seem structured like the last several cons we've had before. This makes it feel like a con, and something big.

A lot of Harmony Gold's money comes from the entertainment industry, but also from real estate. Back around 2006, in a chat w/ their creative director, he mentioned that HG has a lot of property and they have a seperate real estate company or corp. I don't know about the details, as I didn't really care too much about it. But most companies in HG's position do delve into other areas to make profits. Robotech is not their bread and butter by any means. If anything, it's more of a pet project. Probably why the fans are treated like abused step children who keep coming back for more.

Mecurial, I think it's cool that you made it from complete scratch. Definitely a skill I don't have. Fabrics aren't my forte, but perhaps doing the plastic stuff, and or harder shaped stuff I am decent at. Since I'm not much on critiquing cosplay outfits, I can't comment much on your outfits, but say that they look good. From what I gathered, you're still working on it? As for the Klan outfit, that is pretty damn cool. It's a bold outfit, definitely.

Having a redesign could be the best thing for it. While I don't have any respect for the powers that be at HG, I don't care if the franchise does well, or falls flat. Either way, I'd like to have Robotech's true beginnings, Macross, Southern Cross, and Mospeada left alone. It's finally time to let those series survive on their own, and see if RT has what it takes to stand on its own. As for the progress of the LAM, something's holding it up, and there is so much speculation, I don't think anyone really knows for sure. The one script I have for the LAM doesn't look too bad. It's definitely Macross Saga, and has quite a few differences that make it fit for a movie. I don't doubt that WB is trying to work on it. I suppose only 20 years will tell when it finally comes out.

I like how they say that, but every finger points in a different direction. Tommy did have a 2-2 1/2 year plan for releasing Shadow Rising. I remember seeing it at some local fan gathering where Tommy himself showed a number of us the schedule. What's funny now is that he denies ever saying or implying that Shadow Rising was supposed to come out 2 years after RTSC. At one point, Funimation was interested in working w/ Harmony Gold in the second installment, even putting in a significant amount of dough into it. From what I read, Funimation had some things they wanted to do, like co-write maybe, and have the production done in Japan, instead of Korea. Harmony Gold didn't want to give up any of it's (for lack of a better description of their crap) "creative" control, and they turned them down. From there, I don't know what happened with them and Funimation. I've heard that the deal with Funimation having merchandising rights or a license since then has dried up (ala, no clothing or other merchandise other than a keychain). Also, I don't know if Funimation will still be doing the distribution. Also, I don't buy the fact that they are still working on Shadow Rising. They, more than likely, were told by the bigger company (WB) that they don't want anything regarding Shadow Rising to be leaked, worked on, and/or even talked about until their film is done, or official, or maybe even out. I think Kevin's first comments when he mentioned hiatus isn't a lie, but in fact, a truth that wasn't supposed to be told. Thus, the reason why they used their propaganda podcast for the recant. As for the LAM, Lawrence Kasdan has abandoned the project it seems. The argument that they use many writers is B.S. Why would you hire the top notch writer first, then hand his work to smaller, less established writers to "continue and fine tune?" That's why I think he bailed, and abandoned the project, not a good sign for the future of the LAM.

It's held together by 1)The inner zipper, 2)velcro lined along the red trim, and 3) the belt. Moreso by the first two. What all 3 end up doing is creating a jacket that is very rigid and military like. As for the undershirt, the collar is held by velcro lining the two red center stripes, and a button as shown in the pics. It allows the shirt to stay in place where it needs to be. As for the Misa jacket, that is just held by velcro in the front. Aside from maybe some drycleaning, they are awesome pieces of work. I think I may work on a cosplay outfit soon, just haven't decided on what. Perhaps the Hikaru DYRL space suit, or better yet, Max Jenius version.

Thanks for providing an isbn number. I'm gonna take that down to Kinokuniya next week and see if I can order one. I wish there was a cover for it, so I can know what to look for.

The route I took, was going through www.over-drive-co.com. If you haven't joined up with them, do so, and inquire with them about ordering it. Total is probably going to be over $500, but then again, I don't think there's gonna be a lot of these floating around. You won't find the helmet on the website, but send them a message and inquire about it. They are great at getting back to people.

Are you creating an Isamu outfit, or something from Macross F? Oh, here's some pics of the uniforms I have and some of the inner workings of them. Sorry if this takes up a lot of space, my file attachments don't work on this computer

Hikuro, I don't know what you had planned for me, if anything, but if you needed extras, I didn't get anything as far as what you needed. PM me and let me know what's going on. Also, let me know what additional voices you need. I've been talking to a couple people who may be able to fill in some spots quite well. Let me know.

Have you got anymore people for episode 2?

Interesting construction. Was the jacket made from scratch, or was it made from something else like a chef's coat? I'll try to take some pics tomorrow of the internal construction of my costume, so you can see what I was describing earlier

My Alto w/ super parts has been transforming perfectly with all armor parts attached in fighter mode. It is annoying having the intake armor pop off so frequently, but other than those, the armor is tight on mine, and transformation is a breeze. It looks great, much better with it than without.

Hikaru and Minmay look scared Sh*tle$$!!! That expression is just priceless. I feel an episode of Robot Chicken coming on somewhere. LOL, Great job on the weathering.

If that tidbit of info came from a movie director with some clout in the industry, it appears he knows what could be a hit vs. miss for HG. What I always found funny was that bit that HG didn't seem to think the meeting went too well, and seemed to dismiss the suggestions of a successful director. I feel bad for all the RT fanboys under the impression that the Live action movie will be a Shadow Chronicles adaptation. I think WB has better research and brains to know that that won't appen. I'd be surprised if it did. Why would they pick the absolute worst thing to come out of the RT franchise, and make it into a movie?

Going off voice work alone, he was very good in FMA, and good in Full metal Panic, but most of the other stuff does sound the same. He's kinda used a bit too much. Hikuro, I'll help round up a posse.

That was one thing that really got me. I had planned to by those ADV Macross DVDs cause they were better quality than the Animeigo DVDs, but when I heard the english dubbed version, I was appauled. Roy sounds like a gay trucker, Hikaru sounds like a blonde haired white boy (like Vic), and Mari butchered english, even though she's been here for how long? Misa was fine, but everytime they Muh-Cross, it was like nails on a chalkboard. I'd like to see the other Max or Roy cosplay uniforms, send those in, someone.

From what I know, HG didn't receive many, if any offers for a Robotech movie. A number of years ago, HG invited Tom Desanto (one of the producers of Transformers) over to talk about the possibility of a Robotech movie. What was interesting, was that Mr. DeSanto quite plainly stated that if the movie was going to have a chance of success, it would have to be about the Macross Saga. He also told them that they need to be realistic. Transformers is a household name, where even mothers and fathers can identify the name. Robotech, on the other hand, isn't. From what I was told by one of Tommy's contacts, that meeting was kinda put a little short. It seems to me that Tommy, Steve, and Kevin didn't want to realize the truth, that the franchise just isn't as popular as they want to make Frank Agrama believe, or they themselves. It does appear that after Transformers came out, it gave the genre some clout in the industry, and that helped make the movie seem more marketable. One thing seems quite certain, it's gonna need to be a damn good film to succeed, cause anything less is gonna end up like Speed Racer, probably like Dragonball, and also like Street Fighter. I do agree that Robotech LAM, if they want a chance at success, needs to retell their Macross Saga. It just doesn't make sense to start a movie on the aftermath of the a 3 part series. Yes, I know Star Wars did, but that was Star Wars, this is Robotech. When people still think of Robotech, for those that do know of it, still either think of Rick Hunter and Skull Leader, or "those motorcycles". Macross is remembered most in the whole RT trilogy. It would be absolutely stupid to make a movie with the lesser of the popular timelines.

Oh, do tell!!!

When it comes to the VF-25 models vs. the toys, I can't really provide an explanation. I don't have any of the kits, so my only guess is that although they do transform, they aren't build with the idea that they'll be transformed and played with like toys. That said, the materials are much less in cost, so some of that savings can go into detail? In most other cases, models are designed to be in a static condition (they mostly don't transform or even move too much off display cases. For that reason, the general model will have better detail, as it will be built in a position where other areas that aren't seen do not need to be as detailed as the external visual parts. I could be totally wrong, but some of that would make sense.

Thanks for the pics, Dartallion. That was one awesome year (2005? or 2006?) 2005 was the best, 2006 a decent second. After that,....tumbleweed

Tom probably doesn't want his pic put up on here, but what would be cool is if I could find the pics of when VA Vic Mignona was trying on the jacket (ADV's VA for Hikaru of the english dub of Macross) I'd like to work on an Isamu Dyson flight suit, that would just be too awesome. Are there any Macross Plus cosplay pics around?

They've banned a couple other people for stuff they've posted on other boards, I wasn't referring to myself. The only thing you get as a mod, is you get to go to the commander forum Which basically talks about nothing. While there are a select 1 or 2 commanders there that lightly mod there and don't act like a shrewd fanboy on crack, most do. I think it's just something that they feel they need in order to fill some Robotech fantasy that they really are a commander, and that they are a part of something big, if even a big lie. When I was asked to be a mod, they kniew I had criticisms about certain things, it was only the release of RTSC that really made them take everything personal. It's sad for them, cause they lost a lot of steam when they decided to break ties with those that helped them. It's funny, cause everytime I goto that site, it's either got the same complaints as always, or there's the same posts with the same 5 people posting.

I'm gonna be getting each one. I'm totally hung up on the Max Jenius helmet. I'm also saving long term for the 1/2000 SDF, I may be cramped for space by the beginning of next year.

From all I know, and have known, Seto is probably on thin ice right now just for posting on here. I've heard stories of people getting banned for what they write in other forums, and that was verified. When I had my account over there, I moved up to Commander status. No big deal, I did a little moderating and whatnot. Anyways, after RTSC came out, I had some criticisms about it. I never attacked anyone over there, but definitely had stated what general complaints I had felt and heard on the net. Anyways, to make a long story short, one day I get an email saying that they were demoting me for something like leaking some classified information (whatever that meant), attacking the staff (didn't know basic criticism of a show was attacking anyone), and for supposedly banning someone (never had done it before, but supposedly I did). Anyways, that was their way of handling criticism. It also didn't help that I am a friend of Tom Bateman. I don't have any hatred or urning to get even with any of them. I'd like them to do something good, however, I don't like to spend my time worrying about people who have the mentality of children. If they want to believe they are growing, and doing well, everybody has an idea of how things are, even if totally skewed. I was always a Macross fan moreso than Robotech. So when all that went down, I decided I'd just leave it where it's headed. I still have friends over there, and Memo is still one of them, along with several others, but like someone pointed out, most of the ones who helped keep that site going strong are gone. I did make sure to tell those I was good friends with over there the "politics" of what happened, and many of them are just seldom visitors now. It'd be nice if they got their stuff together and created their own stuff, mecha, characters, and made a story based on all that. There's only so much time before you have to ween the baby off the bottle, and the time comes for them to start fending for themselves.