Mechamaniac

The ships are facing forward, you can see the shoulder cannons behind them...

OK, guys, pretty major update from Paul.... I sent him Dangard Ace's composite image to see if it was feasible. He replied with the following. So, here is the image Paul updated.... Let me know what you guys think.....

I think the pic that Anubis posted will be better for the top. The darker background will blend better with the side and back images than the white cloudy background of Hikaru's 1J. Is getting a box scan really that much of a problem?. If so, I can snag that model form my local ripoff needless anime markup store, and scan in the lid.

Thanks DA. I have sent that image to Paul for suggestions etc.

DA - Can you update your composite image to show the "more space" version of that pic?. Looks like we are nearing completion of the SDF box, does anyone have any final suggestions, gripes, concerns, or general beeyotching to do?. Are there any other images we are missing out on, or does anyone have any other images they think we should use??

How about using that logo as the background for a composite image of the YF-19, YF021 and Ghost. Sort of showing the rivalry between the machines on one side. Then use the other image you have on the other side showing the love triangles and rivalry between the people (and Sharon). Then the desert image on the spine...

Wait, a SOC Kaneda's Bike should be about the size of a micro machine car, and cost a hundred bucks... Stange, if this one is that big...

Adding the "space" worked out perfect to correct the size. Yeah, that's the bomb! Are there any contenders for this?, or am I paying for DA's case

Sweet!!.. But does the SDF pic on the back have to be letterboxed??

Maybe we tell Paul what text we want, and he can make it transparent, that way the metallic would be the actual metal of the case.

Hey, what do you guys think of the possibility of using this MW Logo? Obviously, remove the bluish background from around the banner, but we could use the inside area of the banner for the text, and case numbering etc. Only real problem with this is that it clearly is a DYRL image (84 Summer) so it we could replace the 84 Summer with "World" then it could serve as a new Macross World logo as well.

I think your talent is awesome!! Look through the thread, we have several pages of running suggestions for a Mac Plus design, and an SDF Design. We'd appreciate your input, and if you want to come up with a design of your own, we will be voting to see which one is chosen to be produced. The designer of the winning image gets the case of their choice ON ME. So, by all means, let's see what you can come up with.

Actually, I like that Valk image for the top. Remember we have to have somewhere light colored to place the MW logo and the Numbering etc... One thing though, see my quote from Paul above. White may not come through as white since he is basically printing onto the Amaray case material, so rather than a true white, we would probably get a silver sheen, which IMHO would be kind of cool.

Nice DA!!! Maybe we could replace the top image with one of the Hasegawa box arts showing a nice Valk? And we need to find a place to have the Macross World specific stuff, what MW logo should we use? Here's some info from Paul to keep in mind as well....

Yeah, they are the metal ones. They are made from a combination of a plastic framework, and brushed aluminum plates that make up the outside.

So, the long and short of it is that we can mess around all we want with web images. But when it comes time to assemble all of them, we will need some members who are willing to scan the images for whomever is doing the photoshopping.

OK guys, got a pretty major update from Paul. First, he sent us this link of suggested images: Most of them appear to be Mikimoto's work, and I think alot of them are from Mac 7. http://www.designpaulchampagne.com/Macross/macross.html Also, he has been watching the debate over image formats etc, and had this update.

Sorry Fulcy. I work as a Grph. Dsgn and web images don't work. Magazines, billboards, posters that I've worked on.... .jpgs or .gifs look like crap next to .tifs. Compression is ugly, and you don't get nice rich textures. Yeah, Paul did specifically say he would need 300 DPI, and that the images on our site are at 72 DPI. He went on to say that if they are large enough, it may not be a problem for him to resize them to 300 DPI. He did not mention specific image formats though.

Well, since Blaine23 hasn't shown up yet, I will be the big toy advocate here. I had the SOC Eva 02 for a while, and while it is a very neat toy, I just couldn't stand how tiny it was. The features really were awesome, and the toy is very well built. But IMO there is something very very wrong with a toy I cannot see from across the room on my display shelf. They are way too small, which really detracts from their stunning detail. Especially given the Eva's slim skinny body style, when conpacted into a 7 inch toy, it just gets swallowed up in comparison to even a MG Gundam. So, if you "likes em big" this is not the toy for you. If you want one to display on your desk at work where you are always a few inches away, and can really see the detail up close, then yeah, knock yourself out. Just my .02

Chronocidal - that composition looks amazing! It'd be great for one of the sides of the Mac+ box (obviously)! Question to everyone - where is that image of Isamu standing in the desert with the planes overhead taken from? Is that a screen cap? If we knew the original source, it'd be easier to scan it or screen cap it. Oh, and DA - web or jpg images would work, as long as they were still the same size as Paul required - it's just finding images that are that large, since they are displayed at 72 dpi, and most images on the web never come that close to the required size... Yeah, I dig that pic. Obviously, we'd have to get some better caps etc, but for a rough image it kicks ass. I agree, we should maybe focus on the characters on one side, and the planes on the other. It would be neat to see the planes flying side by side, but then have the ghost approaching from somewhere in the distance. Fulcy, that image looks CGI to me. It's way to crisp and clean to have been fully hand drawn. We may want to check with XSTOYS for a copy of that. Since he used it for his custom Isamu box, he probably has it at a nice high res. I will PM him.

Nice work so far! Are you going to replace the stubby tailfins with ones the correct size?

Yes!! Bring it on....

What that realistically means is that we will have to have someone who has the originals scan them in at 300 DPI.

OK, here are the specs that the images need to be: all the following dimensions represent the total width and height of each panel from edge to edge. If your designs call for a blank border around the artwork, please allow for it. Both side panels for an Amaray case are 1641 X 2300 pixels @ 300 dpi. The spine of a 3 DVD case is 600 X 2300 pixels @ 300 dpi The top is 600 x 1641 pixels @ 300 dpi. Side panels for a 12 Amaray case remain the same: 1641 X 2300 pixels @ 300 dpi The spine is: 2210 x 2300 pixels @ 300 dpi The top is 2210 x 1641 pixels @ 300 dpi.

See this thread.... MW Custom Keepcase Thread As it states in the thread.... If one of you photoshop or other image gurus can help us design an image for these cases that the member can agree on, I WILL PERSONALLY PAY FOR THE CASE OF YOUR CHOICE.