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Old Thread, retired: This thread is for MACROSS-specific toy purchases. Non-Macross recent toy purchases go here:

I reached out to KC to get some updated information on release dates. This was their response... For your information, the update available date of all preorders are as followings: 1/72 VF 1-J Rick June 2020 1/12 Lisa July 2020 1/12 Roy August 2020 1/12 Minmei (Cheongsam) Oct 2020. Should you need any further information, please feel free to let us know. Thank you. MY

Recently got back from a hitchhiking trip here in Japan, and on my first day came upon this poster at a rest stop outside of Tokyo.

Okay the idea behind this thread is simple, users tend to ask questions that are, for better words, either easy to find common knowledge or sound pretty funny. You don't want to look stupid and we don't want to have mod a bunch of little topics. Examples: "Whose that green haired lady?" "What happen to Rick hunter?" "Did Minmay kiss her brother?" "Is this video from this country a bootleg?" "What's with the Zentradi elf-ears?" "Is there an official answer to <insert story="" or="" production="" trivia="" here="">?" "Where can I find a copy of this <insert product="" here="">?" "When will we see <insert product="" here=""> come out?" "What are this things?"/"Where are these things?"/"Who are these things?" "What <insert show or episode> did <insert event or item> show up?" and other newbie or short questions like these post them here. Ground rules It's only for newbie-type and short question/answer type questions about Macross. When someone post a simple question here hopefully one the more experienced posters will tell the newbie the answer. It's Question & Answer-format only. Nothing more. Newbies tend to be lazy and ask questions about everything. If you can point the newbie to the source it's better than just telling them the answer straight. If you see a newbie question about Macross somewhere else direct them here and their other topic will be closed/deleted. Search is a great tool. Useful links The Macross Compendium Mr. March's Macross Mecha Manual Newbie's guide to the differences between Macross and Robotech The Newbie and Short questions thread - Toy Edition Newbie thread, episode 2 Newbie thread, episode 1

EDIT: Don't know why i didn't look in the Hall of Super Topics for the old "Display Your Collection" thread, but i just found it and thought i'd link it finally: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=18562&hl Enjoy more collection pics!! ORIGINAL POST: I did some searching for a thread dedicated to just showing off entire Macross collections and displays and there were only a few threads with individuals posting only their collection. Or there were collection pics hidden in other threads about display cases or toy pictures. I love to see how people display their toys so here's a new thread where everyone can participate to share their collections. This is a new dedicated thread for people to show off ONLY pictures of their Macross Collection Displays. You can post pictures of how you display them whether it's in a cabinet, glass displays, book cases, whole rooms, etc. NO pictures of individual toys since there is already a thread for that. Lets see all our Macross collections in 1 place! I'll start by showing off a section of my rearranged Macross toys in my custom detolf cabinet displays. I'm still working on rearranging the rest of the room so i'll post those later. 1/48 displays I also recently purchased mini acrylic display signs so i can label my collection for fun. need to make them for the rest of my displays and i'll post them later. This was my old display room circa summer 2009, but i'll post updated pics soon

For fans in ITALY. https://www.luccacomicsandgames.com/en/2024/guests/detail/kawamori-shoji/ For the first time in Italy, Kawamori-sensei is a guest at Lucca Comics & Games from October 30th to November 3rd, in collaboration with Cosmicgroup and Dynit, and is currently the protagonist of autograph sessions, meetings and workshops. Shoji Kawamori, famous anime director and author, as well as Japanese mecha designer is present as a guest at Lucca Comics and Games 2024. Photos below by special correspondent Antonio Amatulli.

https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/10/super-spacefortress-macross-arrives-on-switch-and-ps4-this-december https://www.famitsu.com/article/202410/22101

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eSf7-LF9-aEy-Zb9P99X-C9ITg7ZWq7X?usp=sharing Models from the Macross games set up in Blender 4.0 (Can use newer versions) to the best that i can. More models will be added later. Keep an eye out as i will update this post with whats added with the dates uploaded. Image Below is an example of what you will/may get. Models: Date added: 13/08/2024 VF-25 Alto Custom with Textures and Super, heavy and Tornado Parts included. Use with Blender 4.0 or newer versions. Date added: 14/08/2024 VF-25 Klan Klang Custom (also with her alt ver) with Textures and Super, heavy and Tornado Parts included. Use with Blender 4.0 or newer versions. VF-25 Michael Custom with Textures and Super, heavy and Tornado Parts included. Use with Blender 4.0 or newer versions. RVF-25 Luca Custom with Textures, Superparts and Ghost drones included. Use with Blender 4.0 or newer versions. (original Texture for the Ghost drone is included if you dont like the edited version) Date Added: 15/08/2024 VF-31 variants with Textures, fighter, battroid mode and mission pods. Use with Blender 4.0 or newer versions. (Special thanks to Guyxxed for contributing the models) Date Added: 19/08/2024 VF-31F with textures, fighter, battroid mode and mission pods. Use with Blender 4.0 or newer versions. (Special thanks to Guyxxed for contributing the models) Date Added: 21/08/2024 VF-31J and C Gerwalk modes with Textures added. Use with Blender 4.0 or newer versions. (Special thanks to Guyxxed for contributing the models)

Does anyone have a link to the correct lyric booklet for the Walkure Attack album that was mentioned at the beginning of speakerpodcast episode 57? Thanks

Welcome to the Macross Delta series finale Talkback Thread Guidelines: Macross Delta episode file requests, file offers or any audio/video sharing links of any kind or format are not permitted anywhere on the forum except by Boinger in the iMacross thread. This is 2016, not 2007. They know about us and how the 'Net operates now. This includes, but is not limited to BitTorrent files/links, YouTube, Nico, related video-sharing or video streaming site links, File sharing links, full audio soundtracks, etc.. Any user-post in violation of this rule will be deleted without notice. Repeated offenses may result in a ban. DISCUSSION ONLY. Send a PM to Boinger with a link to the file to be added to iMacross. This thread only covers the episode listed in the subject. Do not post comments about another episode not covered by this thread. (i.e. References are OK, but do not post a critique about episode 1 when this thread covers episode 999). This thread(s) is about current episodes only. Please reserve mecha talk and news talk for their respective threads. Do not cross-post. Please reserve all talk about future episode spoilers for the News thread. Do not ask when an episode will be aired or released (this includes fansubs). Raw files will be release shortly after broadcast. Subtitled versions will be released when they are ready. New episode threads and polls opens Sundays, 9:00AM EST/6:00AM PST (22:00, i.e. 10:00PM JST), 30 minutes BEFORE the broadcast. Broadcast schedule: Sunday: Tokyo MX, 22:30 JST Monday: TVQ Kyushu, 26:30 (2:30 AM) JST Tuesday: MBS, 27:00 (3:00 AM) JST / BS11, 24:00 (midnight) JST Wednesday: d anime store, 12:00 JST / TV Aichi & Television Hokkaido, 26:05 (2:05 AM) JST (Broadcast times subject to change, Check listings.)

🚀 Check out my latest creation - a fully articulated 3D-printed "Destroid Spartan" model! 🤖 I'm thrilled to share the details of this project with you all. Here are some of its key features: Articulated legs and hands, including two sets of hands with metallic clubs for battle mode. Detailed cockpit with a pilot seat and an operable cockpit hatch. Back engine cabin with intricate details. Automatic gun cluster that deploys when you open the gun cluster hatch. You can 3D print it using FDM printing, and some smaller parts require SLS printing. 💥 Special Offer: Grab the STL files for just $60 and bring the battlefield to your workspace! 60% discount is available on it so buy it soon 🙏 https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/art/destroid-spartan-1-48-scaled

Since most of the Macross franchise is to be available on Disney Plus later this year, there’s a chance that the series may get some English Dubs so who would you think would voice which character in English?

Hi everyone! I decided to make a single thread in which I can keep people appraised of my future projects, links to my previous works, a place to post your MOSCATO HOBBY kit builds, and pretty much everything else related to my works. Links to previous projects will be added to this first post over time to help you find my older stuff. 1/48 Pinky Space Crab build: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/40117-mo-suu-pii-dah-inbitoh-in-148/ 1/48 Blueberry Space Crab build: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/40692-mo-suu-pii-dah-inbitoh-in-148-part-deux/ 1/48 KING CRAB build: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/41380-mo-suu-pii-dah-goh-suu-in-148/ 1/48 BABY CRABB build: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/41380-mo-suu-pii-dah-goh-suu-in-148/ 1/48 BUSTER build: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/42190-148-mospeada-legioss-solider-alpha-battloid-kit/ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS The following section deals with frequently-asked questions. It is advised that you read this before sending me a message/question, as it has likely already been addressed. If you don’t receive a reply, it’s because the subject has already been covered here in one form or another. Please be respectful of my time and attention, and I will show you the same courtesy. Q: hey bro, you’re a really good modeler! I have an old RX-78 kit that my grandma got me a few years ago, can you build it for me? A: I charge $40/hr CAD for my work. Building even a simple plastic/resin kit to any degree of competent finish requires at minimum 20-ish hours (and usually much, MUCH more) so you’ll have to decide if it’s worth it for you. I quote projects based on an estimated completion time, and require a 20% deposit. NO exceptions. This applies to my own garage kits also. Q: do your kits come with assembly/painting instructions? A: yes! I don’t print paper instructions, but rather create .jpg files of the instructions which you can download, re-size and print as needed. This minimizes paper waste and transcends the resolution limitations that most printed instructions are bound by. Q: can you send me a copy of the 3D files you used to make XXX model? I really want to 3D print my own. A: How would you like it if I came to your place of business and asked you to work 1-2 weeks for me for no pay?… That’s what I thought. Secondly, all my models are mastered by hand, using only basic computer-generated vector templates, so there are no 3D files to speak of. Q: duuude, do you sell pre-built/painted versions of your models? A: no. Q: Your work looks cool, how much do your kits cost? A: there are photographs of all my currently-available kits, their names and prices in the PICTURES section. Please take a moment to look them over carefully. Kits come unbuilt and unassembled. Prices do not include shipping, which is determined based on the serviced used and your location. Q: I don’t see the kit I want listed. A: that means it’s out-of-production and therefore not available. Q: will XXX kit ever be available again? A: I generally take a public poll to determine interest before re-issuing a given model. If there’s sufficient demand, I may issue another run, but no guarantees. Garage kits are like wild flowers: here today, gone the next. If you really want something, grab it while it’s available because it may never be issued again. Q: how do I order models from you? A: simply send me a private message regarding the model(s) you’re interested in, along with your name + shipping location. I will generally post shipping charges for the most popular destinations publicly, so please consult that info first. The rates I quote are for trackable services. If you agree, we can proceed to payment. When making a payment, please be sure that you provide: -your full name -full shipping address -phone number (for customs) -the name and quantity of kits ordered I get a lot of orders and I can’t always remember who ordered what, so help me help you. Q: how long before my order is shipped? A: in-stock items will ship within 3 business days of the order. Pre-orders, by their very nature, imply that much of the fabrication process is as yet incomplete, and may take several weeks. If there are important delays beyond the stated estimated timeframe, I will make a public announcement. Q: do you offer combined shipping? A: yes, of course! Especially when you order several, dissimilar items. Q: I live overseas and the shipping is expensive! Do you offer cheaper shipping? A: I quote based on trackable shipping methods. There are cheaper alternatives, but they don’t have tracking/delivery confirmation. If you select this option, I assume no liability for the delivery, intact or otherwise, of your order. Q: I placed my order yesterday but it hasn't arrived yet. Does my package come with tracking? A: I generally ship via trackable service, but I don't always provide the tracking info right off the bat, simply because I have a heavy workload. Delivery times can range from 5 days to 5 months, depending on the location. If your package doesn't arrive within the alotted time suggested by your local post office, send me a private message and I can provide the tracking details at that point. Q: I really love XXX mecha, I think if you made a kit of it, it would be really popular and sell like crazy! Can you make it? A: depending on the complexity of a given design, it can take anywhere from 100 to 500 hours to scratchbuild a set of masters for a given model. The investment in time, materials and capital are significant. Therefore, I will determine for myself whether a given mecha is worth making as a kit. You are at liberty to make suggestions, but ultimately I decide if I’m going to make it or not. Q: can I go asking around to see if anyone is interested in you building XXX garage kit so that I can get orders for you to build it? A: NO! If you want to gather orders for a specific scratchbuild project that I would be working on, consult with me first! It’s all too easy to be impulsive and misconstrew terms, make bold/unrealistic promises and use verbage that can lead to very real legal problems. I’m not opposed to you doing the leg-work to gather interest, but consult with me first and I will determine the specifics that you can cite for interested parties. I reserve the right to disavow/blackball anyone who does not abide by these guidelines and assume no liability for said conduct.

https://tamashiiweb.com/store/new-york

60cm in length! From Google Translate: 　"In commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the airing of "The Super Dimension Fortress Macross", this item, which is currently being planned, is a three-dimensional version of the TV version of SDF-1 Macross. It is said that it has achieved complete transformation from a ship to a strong attack type. Of course, it will be an action figure that can reproduce the impressive scenes in the play, such as the main gun firing and Daedalus attack poses." https://hobby.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/1456796.html?fbclid=IwAR2Z8YSA00iT032s3ONx7LRYrvGjl-MdCVPY-RMRx7Vu8KAJTdMCTkjnSBw

As promised ill be starting the ok im using a Tamiya Modellers Knife, Metal Ruler, adhesive lacquer, syringe w/ blunt needle, Cutting Mat, tweezers, cyanoacrylate Thin (Super glue), a dull needle or similar, and a pair of scissors for rough cutting. the syringe is for easy application and dosage of the glue of cause it doesnt have to Tamiya any model knife can be used, in the end its what you feel most comfortable with. now the super glue is not a must... but i find it very useful in certain situations! the needle is for bevel the paper on foldlines...(if u have absolute no clue as to what i just wrote, tell me and ill post a video of it) now first up, a little fun fact: These are in scale!! and remember: to those of you out there who is also building this model, ask me if u have any trouble with this build... or if you feel that i havent explained a troublesome part, thoroughly enough! what i did firstly was to scan the pages from the original magazine and scale them up from A4 to A3 which changes the size from 50 cm in length to 75 cm thats why it seems so big on my cutting mat, just an info so you dont get confused ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ok here we go! First some simple parts should be straight foreward now this bigger piece, its important to start glueing the big flaps first, to make sure they lineup with the panelines. a friend of mine could not figure out how the next big piece would fit together, it actually to me a couple of glances.. the need to be seperated first this is it for today.....

https://www.otakon.com https://www.otakon.com/guests/shoji-kawamori/ https://www.otakon.com/guests/hidetaka-tenjin/

https://tamashiiweb.com/en/event/lapopup2023/ The store is at one of Anime Jungle's locations and small but it was nice to see official Macross toys being sold in an official store in Los Angeles.

Not a huge fan of Robotech, but he did manage to bring Macross to the west for the US kids of the 80s.

https://macross.jp/news-detail/22131/ https://www.city.takarazuka.hyogo.jp/tezuka/4000020/4000332.html Macross 播映40週年紀念活動 於7月1日～10月24日在宝塚市立手塚治虫記念館舉辦超時空要塞展覽會 會場展品【 SELF-TRANSFORMING SDF-1】 變形！完全新製作超時空號 長約700mm 本企画展のメイン展示として、直径約700mmの完全新規制作のマクロス艦の自動変形ロボットを展示。 アスラテック株式会社のロボット制御システム「V-Sido(ブシドー)」を用いる事によって、自動変形が可能になったマクロス艦本体と、変形に合せた演出映像も交えた空間演出が行われます。 　 ●企画・監修:天神英貴　　●システム制作:吉崎航(アスラテック株式会社) マクロス放送40周年記念 超時空要塞マクロス展 開催決定 @宝塚市立 手塚治虫記念館 7月1日(金)～10月24日(月) 1982年10月3日、当時のアニメーション放送枠としては異例の日曜日午後2時という時間に『超時空要塞マクロス』のテレビ放送は開始しました。 『超時空要塞マクロス』は、ビックウエストが企画・製作、宮武一貴、松崎健一らが所属するスタジオぬえが設定・デザイン制作、石黒昇率いるアートランド等を中心にしたスタッフの力を集約して完成させたSFロボットアニメです。 主要スタッフには、主役戦闘メカ「バルキリー」のメカニックデザインに当時22歳の河森正治、キャラクターデザインに同じく22歳の美樹本晴彦を起用するなど、若いスタッフのクリエイティビティが際立ち、それまでのロボットアニメには無かった【可変戦闘機「バルキリー」のリアルな変形やアクション】、【主人公とヒロインたちとの三角関係】、そして、【戦いを終結に導く歌】という、シリーズを通しての”3つの要素”を確立させ、SFロボットアニメの新機軸を築いた作品として大きな反響を呼びました。 『超時空要塞マクロス』はテレビ放送後、その人気を受けアニメ業界初の完全新作による劇場用アニメーション『超時空要塞マクロス 愛・おぼえていますか』(1984年)を制作、大ヒットとなりました。以後「マクロス」シリーズとして継続し、劇場用アニメ、オリジナルビデオアニメ、テレビアニメシリーズと発表の場を変え、変化と普遍性を備えながら、2022年10月【テレビ放送40周年】を迎えます。 本展覧会は、『超時空要塞マクロス』のメインメカニックである宇宙戦艦「SDF-1マクロス」の自動変形を組み込んだロボット【SELF-TRANSFORMING SDF-1】のメイン展示をはじめ、「マクロス」シリーズの設定資料やイラスト、歴代VFの立体展示などを行います。 「マクロス」シリーズ40周年を振り返ると共に、今後の新たな展開に想いを馳せてください。 展示概要 Macross 40-week anniversary memorial activity From July 1st to October 24th, Takarazuka City Tezuka Osamu Memorial Hall, The Super Dimension Fortress Exhibition Aiba Exhibition [SELF-TRANSFORMING SDF-1] Shape! Completely new production super space-time Length about 700mm As the main exhibition of this special exhibition, a completely newly produced Macross ship's automatic transformation robot with a diameter of about 700 mm will be exhibited. By using the robot control system "V-Sido" of Asratec Co., Ltd., the space is produced with the Macross ship body that can be automatically deformed and the production image that matches the deformation. ● Planning and supervision: Hidetaka Tenjin ● System production: Wataru Yoshizaki (Asratec Co., Ltd.) Macross Broadcast 40th Anniversary The Super Dimension Fortress Macross Exhibition to be held @ Takarazuka City Tezuka Osamu Memorial Hall July 1st (Friday) -October 24th (Monday) On October 3, 1982, the TV broadcast of "The Super Dimension Fortress Macross" began at 2:00 pm on Sunday, which was unusual for an animation broadcast frame at that time. "The Super Dimension Fortress Macross" is planned and produced by BigWest, set and designed by Studio Nue to which Kazutaka Miyatake and Kenichi Matsuzaki belong, and the power of staff centered on Artland led by Noboru Ishiguro is concentrated. It is a completed SF robot animation. The creativity of the young staff stands out, such as the 22-year-old Shoji Kawamori appointed as the mechanic design of the leading battle mecha "Valkyrie" and the 22-year-old Haruhiko Mikimoto as the character design. "Three elements" throughout the series: [Realistic transformation and action of the variable fighter "Valkyrie"], [Triangular relationship between the main character and the heroines], and [Song that leads to the end of the battle] Was established and received a great deal of attention as a work that built a new innovation in SF robot animation. After the TV broadcast, "The Super Dimension Fortress Macross" became a big hit with the production of "The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?" (1984), the first completely new animation for the theater in the animation industry. Since then, it will continue as the "Macross" series, changing the place of announcement to theatrical animation, original video animation, TV animation series, and celebrating the 40th anniversary of TV broadcasting in October 2022 while providing change and universality. This exhibition includes the main exhibition of the robot [SELF-TRANSFORMING SDF-1] that incorporates the automatic transformation of the space battleship "SDF-1 Macross", which is the main mechanic of "The Super Dimension Fortress Macross", as well as the "Macross" series. Setting materials, illustrations, and three-dimensional exhibitions of successive VFs will be held. Please look back on the 40th anniversary of the "Macross" series and think about new developments in the future. Exhibition overview

I have a feeling that the Clans from BattleTech would make for better antagonists for Macross than the current Macross rogues lineup because they are humanity (and for a Macross cross, they would incorporate the children of the Protoculture such as the Windermerans into their group as well) that due to interstellar distances, lack of resources on their home worlds and isolation managed to evolve into a culture completely alien from their progenitors, making them a fresh take on the human-like aliens in fiction that Macross is fond of. This would also play into the culture theme that Macross has as the Clans are biologically human (or Zolan, Zentraedi, etc in this cross ) but due to the cultural drift involved in interstellar colonization and slowness in travel due to the length needed to prepare for fold space travel , they evolved a culture that would be considered alien to mainstream culture in the New United Nations government such as the Clans' honor code (zellbringen, bidding down and issuing batchalls.... you get the idea ) being considered a violation of common sense by the rest of the NUNS but evolved due to the relative lack of resources in Clan space. Moreover, it allows for the original idea of music being a tool of culture that is used to bridge cultural/communication gaps between different groups , more similar to that in Frontier and SDF Macross rather than in 7 or Delta where the music theme is used to handwave things such as Sprita or treating Vars Syndrome. Here, music would be used to bridge the gaps between the cultures of the the New United Nations Government and the Clans but military force still has to be used to stop the Clan Invasion once enough knowledge of how the Clans work is gained from them.

There is a sketchup file floating around for the MAC MK II monster. I've been working on it to make it 3D printable for a while. Then about a month or so ago, grimmindustries on thingiverse put out an articulated version. http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1461419 (note the other monster pictures in wip 2-21-16 was from Macross VOXP) I had printed out a prototype of the original file for the torso in ABS on my Raise3d N2 printer. many print issues, the door ended up breaking off. I was working on fixing it up. grimm put out his version and I tried rescaling it down but it wasn't reliable enough to get the scale correct. the parts didn't fit together right. I discovered though I could import the STL files back into sketchup and rescale it in there. Layed out the parts and printed them off. Far cheaper then shapeways. Ended up having to super glue it together because the parts were still too loose and I had to use a dremal tool on a number of the joint sockets to make them fit. Made an 80mm base for it. I laid out a battle force of the various factions I have stuff for to take some pictures. Did a Monster verse BT as well to show the scale of it to BT mechs Close up of it before I painted it. and painted. It still has many issues which have to do with how my printer is printing it, I'm working on enhancing the torso section by splitting it in two. The joint parts in his model don't fit in their sockets completely. Not sure if it is an issue with my printer or his model. I am going to add details below the loading door and add in the front access door in the front. Here is how I split the original in two to fix it,