Hiriyu

I second JBO's post - Use commandline M.A.M.E. with EmuLoader for best results (If you can't figure this out, you're on your own). All rom images for use with M.A.M.E. are available in iMacrossIV server under downloads. If you can't get them there, send me a PM and I'll hook you up. *Edit - BTW, I think he meant MAME32 when he said 'nice gui'. Do a Google search for MAME32QA and you should find it. *

Funny.... I actually read / lurked through that thread. Strangely enough, it was the catalyst that made me pick up the DVD, just to see what the hell you all were going on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on about I'd say that I side with the 'stopped before anything much happened' camp, though sexual assault is not exactly a laughing matter either. I don't see any point in reading any more into the story than was presented to us in the first place. Heheheh.... *Edit - the DVD in question is the OVA, produced or sold by "Manga International / dvdshop2001@mail2000.com.tw" (???). The actual product in question appears here: Ebay Auction*

I know I'm a way-behind-the-curve newb here, but I have to say that I'm most impressed with the artwork/presentation in Macross Plus (and only nearly 10 years too late). The music and storyline ain't too bad neither! Quick questions: I have the Japanese DVD version w/ English subtitles, Guld's character is titled as "Gald". Is this just one of the funny ideosyncrosies we get vis a vis the translation? Also, the credits list the contributors for the English version as well. I see a Les Claypool credited with the "final mix". Is this who I think it is? Thanks!

I respect your opinion, and I wholeheartedly agree that the later books make for more entertainment by way of story telling. King is definitely a killer story teller, and Wizard & Glass is substantially a great story. What I mean to say, is that the original work was of a much darker, edgier character than the latter, and King seems to be moving further and further away from his original conception of The Gunslinger; this I lament. The original book was not so much an exercise in story-telling as it was a kind of mysterious noir abstraction, a narrative for its own sake.... At least that's my opinion. Thankee Sai! [bows Comically]

I've also read all the books in this series (and some of the ancillary stories) but hadn't heard that a new book was due out. The Gunslinger, in my mind stands out as a truly classic work. However, King's writing style and plot devices alter so radically in the later books that I've started to give up on the series. I think the main reason that the style of The Gunslinger is so different than the later books is that it existed as a germ in King's mind long before he ever wrote it down; that King had a very specific idea of what he wanted that story to be. The later titles, in my opinion, seem to be written a bit more 'on the fly', without the same kind of conviction, or the same dark overtones/mysticism. I'm sure I'll read the new one when it comes out anyway, just to be sure B) '....to the Dark Tower, Childe Roland Came...' or somesuch thing...

Your problem is not that the boxes are too big, but that you have too many 1/48 valks. You should probably give them to me instead, thereby eliminating your storage problem. Just my $.02

Blackaces is right on about everything he reported on the Legioss'. There was in fact a red version of the Henshin Robo - I know because I owned all three as a youngster - the red one, the blue one, and the green one. They were about $10-15.00 US each when I bought them in about 1984-5. I don't know what ever happened to them (I'd love to get that sort of money for them now), but likely I threw them away or gave them to younger kids Ewilen - The intakes on those Legioss models used black decals to fill them in. This is why you see them "unfilled" on models without the stickers applied. *Edit - oops, misread your post. Nevermind * I also had all 3 of the small convertible ride armors, the red "Rook" type, the dark blue "Lancer" type, and the light bluish green "Scott" type. Sorry I don't know the correct names for these guys, but I was more a student of Robotech at that time. Wish I still had these too

I'd say the Valkyrie and the aplha [legioss] fighter were both about 1/72, though my memory tells me the valk was maybe slightly smaller than that. Then again, my hands were a little smaller back then.

The VF-1 is an old mid '80s Taiwanese knockoff, and the blue Alpha is a small Gakken. I used to have both back in the mid '80s. The knockoff valk was the worst piece of trash I've ever handled, but I had sentimental attachment to it nonetheless Thanks for the memories...

I've just received my first 1/60 Valkrie, a "Cannon Fodder" VF-1A by Yamato. My first impressions of it are good overall, though my only point of comparison is with the old 1/55s from the early '80s. In terms of appearance and posability (though maybe not durability), this Yam kicks some butt. My question, however, is this: What are the hinged panels below the knees for? I am referring to the pieces on the lower leg assembly which house the translucent green and red 'nav lights'. These can open and swing upward nearly 180 degrees. I thought that perhaps they were some sort of primitive 'kneecap', but they certainly don't seem to improve appearance when deployed, not to mention that the legs already have the 'simulated kneecap' detailed into the middle leg section. If you look in the Yamato manual, you can see these open on the 'parts' page, but no mention or illustration of them in use (or so far as I can tell, since I don't speak or read Japanese). Anyone know what these are for?