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Just a little history on the Unseen. FASA got their license on several images such as the Valkyrie and Destroids (Macross), mechs from Dougram, and fighters from Crusher Joe from TCI who in turn got their license from Tatsunoko. Who happens to license SDF Macross to Harmony Gold also. Yes what mess Tatsunoko Production made on that. In 1996 Playmates released a Exo-Squad toy that looked like a Mad Cat (Timber Wolf). Of course FASA sued on that. Playmates was ordered by the court to stop using Mad Cat images. It happens Playmates is in bed with Harmony Gold. So FASA voluntarily to avoid potential lawsuits moved that licensed images and out house images would not be used in their publications and board game products. Dubbed Unseen by fans. The classic mechs with exception of the Land Air Mechs got the Project Phoenix treatment where they are drastically redesigned. Later Catalyst third owner of the Battlech franchise managed get license for classic mechs that they got the Reseen treatment. Though they can't use mecha from SDF Macross for Reseen. Land Air Mechs first appeared in Aerotech. The Mech and fighter modes are closer to the VF-1 Valkyries. Though the Air Mech mode is oddly the fighter on top of the torso. Technical Readout 3025 the Land Air Mechs got a bit of distinction from each other in Air Mech modes. The wings are fixed swept wings instead of the variable wing F-14 Tomcat style of the VF-1. Unidentified Unseen Land Air Mechs In 1987 Battleforce (top right), The Succession Wars (below) and Mercernary's Handbook (both top left and below) showed LAMs that are different from Aerotech and TRO: 3025. Legs fold at the center instead going at the back between the lower intakes. Arms connected to the lower intakes. Instead of two wings connected to a fuselage it is a single large wing. Difference the two images is that two are forward swept wings while the other is swept wing. In 1994 Tactical Handbook showed another forward swept wing LAM (top left) similar to the two in Battleforce. Star League LAMs In Technical Readout 3085 the Mark I LAMs were shown. Like the Hammerhands is the precursor to the Unseen Warhammer version the Mark I LAMs were different in appearance predecessors of the 2701 produced Phoenix Hawk LAM, Stinger LAM and Wasp LAM which are now called Mark II's. Not to mention House variants produced during the Succession Wars such as the House Marik PHX-HK2M, Draconis Combine STG-A10, and the Capellan prototype Wasp LAMs (WSP-105M Wasp LAM produced in 3024?). Shadow Hawk LAM and Mark 1 LAMs SHD-HK2 Shadow Hawk LAM The Shadow Hawk LAM was mentioned in TRO 3025 as a precursor to the Phoenix Hawk LAM. In TRO 3085 it is in fact the first LAM attempt. According to TRO 3085 the SHD-HK1 prototype was failure. The SHD-HK2 was better but was not mass produced due to many accidents. Some 20 SHD-HK2's were produced. STG-A1 Stinger LAM Mark 1 The STG-A1 was the first LAM with an intermediate Air Mech mode. WSP-100 Wasp LAM Mark 1 The WSP-100 has the WSP-100A variant according to TRO 3085. Record Sheets 3085 showed a post Mark II variant the WSP-100b. Centuries later the Word of Blake would experiment with Mark I LAMs. The WSP-110 Wasp LAM being a recreation of the WSP-100. Data from it and the PHX-HK1RB Phoenix Hawk LAM would lead to the development of the Spectral LAMs. PHX-HK1 Phoenix Hawk LAM Mark 1 The PHX-HK1 has one variant the PHX-HK1R which replaces the right torso lasers with a PPC, which would be the basis for the Word of Blake PHX-1RB. SCP-X1 Scorpion LAM Like the Shadow Hawk LAM the Scorpion LAM was bondoggle failure attempt. Conversion between Mech and fighter modes are a problem. Its jumpjets are too underpowered. When a reentry atmospheric test was attempted it didn't much fly or fall like a brick it glided and crashed. Centuries later Defiance would find the plans and prototypes buried in Hesperus II. Even they gave up on it. The only bright side is that its suspension system was incorporated to the next generation Scorpion Battlemechs. CPN-1X1 Champion LAM The Champion LAM the heaviest LAM at 65 tons can transform between Mech and fighter. The problem it is not that maneuverable in fighter mode. The prototypes were later stored in New Dallas. The same planet where the New Dallas memory core was discovered leading to Age of War Retrotech being spread. Spectral LAMs Dubbed Spectral LAMs due to similar profile and wing designs to the Spectral Omnifighters of the Word of Blake. These showed up late during the Jihad surprising those they attacked with. Since LAMs were virtually extinct due to the Nova Cats blowing up the last LAM factory in Irece. Once factories in Gibson and Terra were destroyed the LAMs were rendered extinct again. S-PW-1LAM Pwwka S-YR-1LAM Yurei S-WN-2LAM Waneta The Waneta has one variant (S-WN-1LAM) that has replaced its improved jumpjets for bomb space. The Battle of Devil's Tower on Terra depicts a Waneta variant in flight. With LAMs extinct you'd think transforming Mechs are no more right? Clan Hell's Horses according to Field Report Era 3045 and TRO 3045 Clans produced transforming Quad Mech tanks called QuadVees. It has two pilots like the experimental Stinger LAM C and Phoenix Hawk LAM C of Clan Jade Falcon, difference is pilots don't fight each other. It has a driver and gunner. If one pilot is incapacitated or killed one pilot can control it. It sort of makes sense Hell's Horses would make these as don't worship the Mech like other Clans and prefer the combined arms tactics. Though Qudvess did not fare against Jade Falcons. QuadVees Arion Cyllaros Harapagos

Hey has anyone got any of the new dougram 1/72 kits?, would be interested seeing how they stack up against a 1/60 valk. Could be cool havin a wasp, stinger, griffin and shadowhawk together!