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You think?! Mad skillz with MS-P man.

Wow! That last one makes Millia look like a pensive French Super Model. I love it! PS: The words pensive and Super Model don't really belong together, do they? But it sort of captures the drawing's style and mood.

I'm sure it's just going to be a wild-eyed, "scientifically" based, speculation and conjecture fest in the guise of a nature documentary akin to "The Future is Wild" and the Dragons specials...somewhat entertaining to be sure, but hardly instructive or enlightening since it's all make-believe. However, one thing that can't be faulted with these programs is the incredible talent that goes into producing all the CG and physical effects used to depict the creatures and their environments. As with all the previous shows in this genre, I'll be checking this one out, as it will probably be better than just about anything else on TV at the time.

Berman and Braga have been doing a piss poor job with this franchise for years, so why should Enterprise's send off be any different? Here's hoping that, should Star Trek ever come back with a new series that B&B won't be involved with it. One thing is for sure, however, after this weekend I'll have no reason to tune into UPN ever again...that network has absolutely nothing worth watching anymore. Enterprise may not have been anywhere near the best Sci-Fi series on TV, but it had it's moments, specially in the last two seasons, and at least it was something worth checking out when a new episode debuted.

Ack! It's Kakizaki's ghost. Very nice custom indeed. That green tone looks just about spot on.

If you mean why is a Max 1S more plausible than a Kakizaki 1S? The answer is simple: Kakizaki never flew a 1S and Max did, albeit briefly. Kakizaki bought the farm in his 1A in both the series and the movie...big lug could never catch a break; hence, no VF-1S for the big guy.

Damn! I think I just soiled my pants. One word comes to mind: [Darth Vader's voice] Impressive! [voice off]

Not cool...one more thing to buy.

A TIE bomber would be cool, but I have to agree with cobywan on the non-cannon stuff. Star Wars (all six movies) has enough iconic designs to keep Fine Molds busy for a whole decade without them wasting time on game and comic book crafts. And of all the ships from the OT, the Millennium Falcon shares its lofty status only with the X-Wing, TIE fighter, and ISD...and it is, by far, one of the most original ship designs ever designed for celluloid. I think their decision to bring this to fruition is an inspired one, akin to Polar Lights' NCC-1701 1/350 kit.

Here's something I just ran across at HLJ: Click Me It will be expensive, it will be big, and judging by their previous releases for this license, it will be absolutely stunning...but not until 2006, apparently. I can't wait to see more info on this.

Yamato Macross releases are definitely slowing down in regularity, but they are hardly drying up...at least this year. Check out this thread CLICKIE

Hot damn! I'm so getting this release. This baby and a GBP armor will make my small collection complete.

The only way this may turn out anywhere near decent is if, instead of placing the film's time frame in our present or near future, they make the film contemporary with the Aliens franchise or even further into the future. That way there would be a slight possibility of using mankind's knowledge of both the Predators and Xenomorphs existence as a relevant part of a "real" plot, as well as the hope that we could see the Colonial Marines in action again. However, given the dismal AVP movie, and the fact that this next installment will be it's sequel, I highly doubt we will get anything but PG-13 popcorn schlock. I'm glad I haven't seen AVP yet. I'll probably wait until it makes it to broadcast TV before I waste my time, and money, on it...and the same will hold true for AVP2 unless most of the reviews warrant my attention. PS: "Aliens 5" from Scott and Cameron would be like a dream come true; but, as long as the franchises are in the hands of bean counters and no-talent hacks, that will never happen.

Two words: Too many.

All the 3D models are based on the "1/48" Arii kits with any extra details inspired by box art or my own imagination...mostly box art. There is a definite dearth of good pictorial information on Orguss mecha...best place I found is the Orguss Shrine , but the plastic kits, and toys, are a very good starting point. I don't really have any concrete plans for these models other than the satisfaction of making them, but I suppose that I can eventually convert them from their native Pro/E to a mesh format like 3DS or LWO for animation ( the Nikick will be fully transformable and far more articulated than the physical model) or just fancy rendering. If the modeling bug proves overwhelming, and you end up making any Orguss related meshes, please don't hesitate to post them in this thread; that's why I created it...not just for my own stuff, but for anyone who wishes to contribute to do so. PS.: Toy vs. Kit observations: 1. All 1/48 kits I have (Ishkick, Ishforn, Nikick, Driffand Dal, M-Lovers, and Bronco II) with the exception of the M-Lovers are closer to 1/60 in scale judging by the crew figures. 2. The 1/60 toys (again except for the M-Lovers) are closer to 1/72 scale according to the figures. 3. The 1/40 kits of the Orgroids are also off considering the size of the pilots. 4. The toy interpretation of the Ishkick and Ishforn are more Anime accurate than the kits.

Thanks Rod, though compared to the Battle Pods that you and Dat are making, the boxy shape of the NICKICK is child's play. Anyway, here another WIP image:

I'm currently concentrating on the Terram Mecha. The Eman stuff will be saved for future inspiration. Here's some small progress on the NIKICK:

HMMM...enemy mecha. I love what I'm seeing. Both of you guys are extremely talented.

Thanks for the positive remarks everyone; they are greatly appreciated. Here's something I just recently started...the NICKICK:

Now for the ISHFORN GERWALK. Not even as close to completion as the "command type":

Here is the "command type" ISHKICK GERWALK...a bit further from completion than the "normal type":

Here are a couple renders of some Terram mecha from Super Dimension Century Orguss that I modeled over one year ago. They are not finished, but pretty damned close. First off the ubiquitous "normal type" ISHKICK GERWALK All models created and rendered with Pro Engineer.

CG Regult...ambitious. I'll be looking forward to seeing it.

Rod, that model of yours just keeps getting better and better. The "flames" look more like bright out gassing than rocket exhaust, but still look way cool. As for the hand, your modeling looks fine; the finger/palm proportions look good, but IMO, the DYRL? manipulator design is among the fugliest ever...the offset pinky is just plain odd. This is, of course, not your fault...it's just the nature of the beast. I've done a bit more work on my Tomahawk: The waist, arms, feet components are pretty much finished; the chassis parts are getting there. The legs...nothing done on that score yet; those will be next. Well here is a picture:

They are all graduates of the "Gorilla Thugs" package handling school. In order to ship something that delicate, and have it survive unscathed, through the deplorable manhandling of just about any parcel service it may be necessary to carve a "form fitting" foam cradle that almost completely cushions the figure to keep it from shifting. This foam sarcophagus should then be placed inside a snug box and this should be then string tied to the center of a larger box to keep it from traveling to the extremities and packing peanuts or crumpled newspapers placed around it for shock absorption. And don't forget to insure it just in case. Think of it as shipping nitroglycerin.