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  2. TangledThorns
    Interesting reunion as they were both in Man of Steel and in somewhat similar roles with Cavill as the main protagonist and Crowe giving guidance again.
  3. Big s
    Seems they got some actors, but who’s doing the soundtrack. If they don’t do an iconic soundtrack then it will just be a reboot, but if they can get something that’s truly special it will make for a memorable movie
  4. Seto Kaiba
    So... that's a bit of a rabbit hole in its own right since there are seemingly two separate Marine Corps. When the then-newly inaugurated Earth Unification (UN) Government officially commenced business in February 2001, one of the first things they did was to establish the Earth UN Forces to reorganize and integrate the various national militaries of Earth into a cohesive fighting force for planetary defense. The Earth UN Forces originally had four branches: the Army, the Air Force, the Navy, and the Marine Corps. These four conventional forces were exactly what you'd expect given their names. We know relatively little about them, as the story doesn't focus on any of them directly and they show up infrequently in the print lore. However, we know a few details like that the Daedalus-class was developed in large part with the Marines in mind (originally the US Marines who formed the backbone of the UN Marines) and that they had an interest in VFs as a replacement for aging VTOL/STOVL jets used in close air support to have their own VF-0 variant (the VF-0C). The fifth branch, the Spacy (space force) was added two years later in 2003. After the First Space War, things get a little bit weirder and a little bit harder to explain. The New Unification Government takes over for the destroyed Earth Unification Government in 2010 and at some unknown date in 2010 or early 2011 someone in power makes the decision to have portions of the Spacy spun off as separate branches of service: the Spacy Air Force and Spacy Marine Corps. Exactly what the organizational division of responsibilities there is is unclear at best. As far as I am aware, they have never been properly explained. They first appear in the This is Animation book for the Macross Plus OVA in Variable Fighters Aero Report, with the Spacy Air Force subsequently appearing in Macross Plus and the Spacy Marine Corps in Macross Frontier and Macross Delta. The Spacy Marine Corps seems obvious enough. They've got to be ground forces and related air support attached to/transported by the Spacy's fleets. The Spacy Air Force makes less sense. Presumably they're the non-carrier aviation arm of the space forces... but that seems to leave their role overlapping with that of the Air Force, since the one base of theirs that we see directly is planetside. With respect to the "why do they still exist?" part... if Isamu's service record is any indication, there is a fair amount of inter-service mobility (more aligned to the JSDF) in the New UN Forces and there is still some semblance of a blue water navy left given that Isamu serves a brief stint about the UNN Enterprise in 2035.
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  6. Gabe Q
    EPIC! We're not worthy! This is the best build I've ever seen of a valk. I especially like the optics detail in the head part. Please post more!
  7. Hikuro
    The moment he's up for preorder I'm in. I managed to successfully find a Slingshot at the local target, last one, both it and the walmart are just crawling with SS86 and SSOne Bee's and Que's and Devestation Optimus. I rather like Slingshot....his vehicle mode cleans up really well but then in robot mode he's got big legs that'll take up a great amount of space in the cabinet until the rest of the figures are released. So that's 2 down, 3 to go.
  8. aurance
    When they say “marines” in Macross, are they meaning strictly seaborne troops, delivered by the UN Navy? Or are they including spaceborne forces? If meaning the former, why would they even still exist?
  9. treatment
    more from Heppoko Samurai... https://x.com/simsim5479/status/1936440339533021307 web-translated:
  10. sh9000
    Agreed.
  11. sh9000
    https://variety.com/2025/film/news/russell-crowe-henry-cavill-highlander-remake-casting-1236437054/
  12. sh9000
    https://variety.com/2025/film/news/jon-bernthal-spider-man-brand-new-day-punisher-1236437186/
  13. sh9000
    Cobra-La. Jinx. Falcon. Cobra Commander.
  14. sh9000
    Pic from JoeFest. They all look good. Another chance at getting Maverick.
  15. sh9000
    Giganto.
  16. sh9000
    Video from Blitzway in addition to the pics that weren't posted on this thread. Preorders went up yesterday.
  17. sh9000
    NECA Robocop Poster Series.
  18. tekering
    Must've been a rush job, actually. The parts appear to have been hastily assembled, and some of them didn't even print properly -- that left foot, for example, obviously hadn't adhered to the build plate -- and none of the surfaces were adequately sanded, either. It's rough, low-rez, and shouldn't have been painted as-is. Even the generic US Navy markings are misaligned and improperly set. 😒 Most of the models you guys post in this thread are highly professional, awe-inspiring work; that 1:48 Monster, however, is entirely the opposite. 🤨
  19. Rock
    Prime 1 Stuido
  20. electric indigo
    Prime 1 Studio's The Major's Destruction
  21. Black Valkyrie
  22. Black Valkyrie
  23. SSK started following Anime Expo - July 3-6, 2025
  24. SSK
    If there's any Q/A session, would be nice if someone in the crowd could ask them if it's still relevant to wait for the Macross sequels roll out on Disney+ outside Asia and English-speaking territories😓
  25. pengbuzz
    That figures.
  26. shazam
  27. shazam
    I think somebody needs to pump up the tyres.
  28. shazam
    I have only opened one of the stands as I don't plan on using them at the moment. The ratcheting parts work fine, its only the claws that move more freely than I want. I would be concerned if one part of the stand did not lock down the Valk towards the front, then the figure could slip out of the grasp of the claws. The stand itself looks great and may just end up using it on the ThreeZero VF's. All VF's seem fine and contain all the parts needed as well as stickers to create the Jetfire look. . I have transformed 3 and the joints are fine. Two things that I found a problem with. Problem 1: Carefully check the fins on the legs as they seem fragile and you need to finesse them into position. They almost seem like they want to fall off the legs at first before adjustment. Problem 2: Putting the boosters onto the back can be fiddly. I also had to play around and get the boosters seated up against the back before I tabbed them in.
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