Macross World“And now… The conclusion.”
In the third and final part of this video series, we put our skills to the test and actually build the kit, and then move on to trying our hand at printing secret messages in alien language. We conclude with some afterthoughts about collecting and the obsession with MISB (Mint In Sealed Box) items versus “fun”.
More links after the jump.
Aaaand… we’re back! Save, Bariaburu Faita and I triumphantly return from the deepest, darkest depths of Asakusabashi to bring you another installment in the continuing archaeological saga of that Holiest of Grails, the Zentradi Stamp Kit by Nichimo!
In Part Two, we investigate the contents of this mysterious box of wonders and try to make sense of the hieroglyphs within.
Be sure to also check out Part 1 if you have not already done so, HERE
More junk follows after the jump.
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.
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.
Happy Macross to you, boys and girls!
Yes, it would seem that the celebrations are in full force for the 30th Anniversary of everyone’s favourite Fortress Exceeding Time and Space.
We have all heard about the two exhibitions currently being held in Tokyo — “Macross The Design” in Shibuya and “Super Dimensional Exhibition” featuring the 1/1 scale Messiah Valkyrie. But there are other things happening, too. Here’s a round-up of some of the local events coming to Tokyo.
Time to break up the toy news for a bit and take a little history lesson.
Hiroshi Iwata was a producer for the original Super Dimension Fortress Macross series – a series beloved and berated by fans for its at-times-incredible, at-times-abysmal visuals, the result of round-the-clock blood sweat and tears. The book “Macross Graffiti” features an intriguing interview detailing his impressions regarding his experiences working on the show. It is always fascinating to read about the production history of the series and here we have another fine example, encapsulated in time, of the sentiments of the Macross staff as they look back on their struggle, still fresh in their memory.
Yay for almost-two-week-old news.
On February 2nd, 2012, Mylene Jenius celebrated her -19th (that’s MINUS nineteenth) birthday, and to celebrate, psychedelic goth rockin’ lady Chie Kajiura got together with her band and some other friends to perform in a second annual “Mylene Night” concert, consisting of INCREDIBLE renditions of Macross songs old and new.
Save, Tochiro and I scored some tickets and mosey’d on down to check it out.
Wonder Festival 2012 continues as Noel’s photos — via Graham — this time reveal Yamato’s plans to reissue the 1/60 VF-1S Roy Focker, VF-1J Hikaru Ichijo and the VF-1D Trainer, this time with “option parts”, i.e. side-covers and elevating seats for Battroid mode.
Price 10,290 yen, out April (VF-1D) and May (VF-1S), 2012.
Images here:
A couple of weeks ago, VF5SS and I got together to discuss the 1/55 VF-1 Valkyrie toy, a highly influential, internationally bestselling and memorable toy from 1982, with a highly complex background to match.
For your listening pleasure, we hereby present the story of Takatoku’s masterpiece, the 1/55 VF-1, from prototype to toy, to bootleg, to reissue.
I believe a great deal of this information is new to English-speakers, since a lot of it is taken from the following Japanese sources: Figure Oh #130, #77 and #134; Model Graphix #318, and Shoji Kawamori Macross Design Works.
LISTEN HERE: Streaming version on Youtube.
More links & info after the jump.