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If there is no one in the theater but me, do they still play the movie? There aren't any minimum attendance numbers to meet right?

Did I see that translated correclty in the Youtube desc? "Strike parts" are planned to be up to No. 150. I through the VF-1 was 1-100, that means the Strike parts are another 50 volumes? I'm sure I've got that mis-translated.

thanks for posting the Shoji video, and extra thanks to youtube for their auto-translated subtitles!

I've always wondered WHO won that custom VF-0 from Yamato as the first prize.

I wonder how many volumes they will spead the SSP over. I figure when all said and done getting this entire set on the used market after its done will be about $2500-$3000 plus god knows what for shipping. First time I recall seeing the Beam Cannon details...sweet!

Reset...lets stay on target please

Now that is even more impressive work Tenjin!!!!!! DAMN. That needs to be a poster from Hasegawa. BW even changed their logo-hadn't noticed Funny thought-if you are left handed, do you pilot left handed so you'd also hold the gun on your battroid as a lefty? 😛

Finally have a cover-just another 8 days to go!

I too hope they are just delaying the YF-21 a bit so they can do one HUGE international release soon. But fans have been champing at the bit...have you seen Yamato YF-21 prices lately? There is pent-up demand.

That mercari link should have the poster to them in 3-5 days, then you can do the intl shippping DHL/EMS for another 3-5 days...just within your 2 week turn around if you stay on top of them for shipment. You just missed out on an auction from a couple months ago that had a bunch of cool plus posters https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/k1005237792 It would have been cool to see a real sig next on this one, although maybe it would be confusing BUT you could tell if it was legit by seeing if it matched LOL

Maybe I should adjust the site logo

ditto for 3 theaters near me...will be at one of them!

Damn!!! Great job on that build. Wow! Have you thought about building the Arii or Imai 1/8000 SDF-1 kit for a complentary piece? I had NO idea you could straighten out the kit by boiling it LOL

Just browsing some Macross auctions, and this picture just stood out tonight. Just take a long second and really look at the size of those UUM-7 "micro missiles" box mounts. Those missile boxes are the size of a freaking 4-door sedan...and there can be 4 under the wings. Imagine standing next to one of those. Maybe someone could make one of those out of styofoam/cardboard for the next sdcon, would be funny to see it in 1-1 scale

Had to do a FW update on the server controller board...so we were down for a bit, but all good now! S

Drawing a bit of a blank, so suspect whatever it must have got away!

yah...that one is me. It is a bit rough on the top.

Collecting the entire 16 kits could take another 40 years to complete LOL...they just don't show up. I can add in a couple items to the mix....not choco-kits but Morinaga related Chocolate bar wrappers, a series 1 box variant, gift bag, some mail-in prize backgrounds, and the gift shipping box.

Anyone take their GBP Takani fists and put them on a non-armored valk and recreate the 'hands a bit mis-scaled' old 1/100 Arii kits/toys? If so I missed it-point the way (my box is tucked away already)

Did update, let me know if you encounter issues S

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I too went in 'cold' never having read the book, or watched the original 84 film. For some reason Dune just never sparked any interest and I've been flippng past all the Dune articles in the old sci-fi magazines and whatnot for almost 40 years. I heard there giant sandworms and that Sting was in it and it had the twin peaks guy. Watched the new Dune on HBO Max last night and was very impressed. Story started out confusing (all the family names and whatnot-I easily got lost in the GOT type houses), but once it settled in a bit I was able to follow it. Towrards the end I was wondering how in the heck are they going to wrap up this story, so I paused it with 20m left and noticed the title said 'part 1'. When it ended I had the same feeling I had when I saw the first Lord of the Rings movie...I definitely wanted to see how it all played out next! Also, the movie looks incredible (watched at night on a 65 OLED and it was just wow!) I would definiitely recommend it (new Dune) to the newbies-if I could follow it and enjoy it anyone could (not just prior Dune fans) After it ended I immedietely felt regret at not having given it (the original movie) a chance before, so looked and watched the original 84 right after! It was quite a different experience. I could tell they were trying to fit in so much source material into a very small time window, the movie deserved to be 2x longer at least. If it was not for just having seen the new Dune, I would have been completely lost in the 84 version...I know that because I was able to follow what was going on in the first half of the 84 movie, but once I was in new territory things started jumping around quickly and I got lost. I saw some great concepts that I hope to be played out SLOWER in the part 2 new version whenever it is released. The 84 version definitely had some strange concepts (the cat/navigators!?) but I appreciated the freshness of it. I was amazed how big of a world they created for such a relatively small budget. I definitely respect what they were trying to do.

Need to go through some of the books and see if there are any more signed examples of her work.

What an awesome detailed build up! Thanks for the link!

Sweet-just pre-ordered on Amazon Japan. https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/dp/4798626619 Thorough dissection of the appeal of Macross plastic models !! The latest issue of the monthly Hobby Japan sister paper "Hobby Japan Extra" features "Macross Modelers". Launched in 2015 with the announcement of "Macross Delta", "Macross Modelers" is one of the major brands in the Macross plastic kit series, which aims to excite Macross beyond the boundaries of companies. Now, five years after its inauguration, we will deliver the movements and future prospects of each manufacturer, along with the latest kit reviews and interviews. In addition, we will also highlight the latest video work "Macross Δ Absolute LIVE !!!!!!" that has just been released to dig deeper into its charm.