Another scoop by IXTL is the announcement of the 1/60 VF-1A “Alaska Base” Custom scheme.
First Look at the Yamato 1/60 VF-19F
IXTL posted this first look at the upcoming 1/60 VF-19F from Yamato. I gotta say, with the headsculpt and scheme, it looks absolutely stunning.
The Legend of the Zentradi Stamp Kit — Part One
It is my pleasure to bring to MacrossWorld a random oddity from the depths of some Japanese guy’s basement.
Yes, it’s the legendary Macross Zentradi Stamp Kit, by Nichimo. I had never seen one in person, never saw a review or anything, struggled to find any data on it for decades, so I figured it deserved its own epic story, complete with a beginning, middle and end.
So, on a rainy day in the Asakusabashi district of Tokyo, three MW guys — Save, Bariaburu Faita and myself — sat down and made some history. Or at least recorded a video for your viewing pleasure.
Bandai Visual: “LEND US YOUR TREASURE!”
OK, now THIS is insane.
http://b.bngi-channel.jp/macross/
As we know, Bandai Visual are including a bucketload of reproduction posters with the Macross: Do You Remember Love Blu-ray Limited Edition box, amongst a ton of other stuff. However, there are some ultra-rare things that they are still trying to hunt down -- AND THEY'VE CALLED UPON THE FANS FOR HELP.
Hidetaka Tenjin To Attend Otakon 2012
Otakon has announced that Hidetaka Tenjin will be attending this year’s convention. Macross fans know Tenjin as the artist who provided the gorgeous box art for all of Hasegawa’s Macross model kits (pictured above right) and the mechanical covers for Macross Chronicle. Tenjin has also done mechanical art for series such as Mobile Suit Gundam and Space Battleship Yamato. Otakon 2012 will be held in Baltimore, Maryland and take place from July 27 through July 29. For more information, please visit Otakon’s website.
OTAKON is a registered trademark of Otakorp, Inc. MACROSS is a registered trademark of Harmony Gold USA, Inc. HASEGAWA is a registered trademark of Hasegawa Seisakusho Co., Ltd. GUNDAM is a registered trademark of Kabushiki Kaisha Sunrise Corporation.
MacrossWorld Contest: May’n Concert Tickets
EDIT: The announcement of the winners have been moved up to May 25th.
I have 4 pairs of tickets to give away. 2 pairs for each of the 2 venues that is currently scheduled in the US leg of May’n's World Tour (Rock Your Beats). One is at the Key Club in Los Angeles and the other is at Yoshi’s in San Francisco.
Click at the banner to the right or in the forums for more info on the tour and anything related to May’n in the USA.
Rules:
1. You must be in California to enter.
2. To enter for the bay area show, you must live in Northern California (above the San Luis Obispo, Kern County and San Bernardino northern county lines.)
3. To enter for the Los Angeles area show, you must live in Southern California (below the San Luis Obispo, Kern County and San Bernardino northern county lines.)
4. To ensure that a current active member wins a ticket for each of the venue, you must be already signed up before this post and you must have above 100 posts by the date of the drawing.
5. Any registered member is eligible for the other pair of tickets (for each venue), so you can register one hour before the drawing and you are eligible. Anyone caught making duplicate accounts just to enter will be automatically banned. (Duplicate accounts are not allowed per TOU.)
6. Winners will be announced on May 25, 8pm PST.
7. Winners must provide Name, Email address, and Street Address thru PM within 48 hours of drawing, so make sure you check this thread on or soon after the 25th of May. Alternate names will be drawn just in case the winners fail to contact me within the time allotment. Name and email will be forwarded to May’n's concert promoters and by entering the contest, the winners agree on these terms.
8. Tickets are non-transferable. These are WILL-CALL tickets and you will be asked for ID at the show.
To enter just post your mailing zip code on this thread.
Macross 7 Dynamite 15th Anniversary ‘Projects’ Confirmed
Tacked onto the end of a promotional reel for the upcoming Macross TV and DYRL Bluray Disc box sets at MACROSS: THE DESIGN at Shibuya Parco this week was a few announcements regarding upcoming projects for M7 Dynamite’s 15th anniversary. The odd thing is that these aren’t all directly related to M7 Dynamite and details are minimal at this point in time.
1) Macross 7 BD release – date/price/content tba
2)Fire Bomber Concert – details tba
3) Ozuma Meets Fire Bomber – Macross FB 7 – no details what this is as of yet – possibly a manga spinoff or an animated short? Hopefully its not an Ozuma Sings Fire Bomber tribute album.
