Shawn

Wow-I've never seen a knock off like that! I sooo want one! Seriously. Wonder what others they've done.

S

We are soliciting section ideas now-please let us know what you'd like to see.

S

Just raising a little awareness-I only posted this in the news section so far.

Please see this thread and let me know what you think about this possible new addition to the site.

Thanks!

Shawn

http://macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=25959

One thing to keep in mind, is that I don't want to create a redundant area to find pictures and info, Having something posted in the forums, then the gallery, then a link to the gallery back in the forums,etc... is not going to work. It would have to actually replace a function that is poorly implemented or not being used as designed on the forums, like the Reviews section. Something of an Amazon.com type area for Macross products, with pictures and reviews in the same area, but easy to find. Not sure if this is the correct app for it, but we could see if it fits.

Macross Collections would be something I think would be good here, and maybe even a static area for Custom models and Fan Art-such as Cheng's model build ups. You could click on his album, and be able to see all the things he has accomplished in one area. The conventions would also be good idea, as people would post their own pictures much easier than having to get them FTP's up to the site.

I know there is a way to actually put it down into the forums, so it is more integrated, instead of a link at the top corner of the page. Will look into that next.

S

Thanks for those ideas!

Click the link at the top underneath the Bubblegum Crisis banner ( did you check that out btw? You should! )

or click here

http://macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?autocom=gallery

Found out we are paid through October 2008 for the Gallery module-just hadn't enabled it, so I did tonight.

I figure it might be a place we could store static items-such as personal collection pictures, or possibly even reviews? It might be easier to find out how a kit rates, or if you should buy a book.

Nothing is set in stone, but please throw out some ideas on

1) If you think it would provide value to the site

2) If above is Yes, what types of Categories would we want? To store what?

Shawn

Beautiful job on those kits. That VF-1 is still my all time favorite.

I don't think we've ever seen them all built together side by side except at the actual events they were originally sold at.

Wow.

The only time I've seen the YF-19 and YF-21 in person was when they were passing THROUGH my hands from Yahoo Japan on their way to Carl's house. He let me scan them for the models page though. They are gigantic!

More please!

S

Check out what can be done to the VT-1 with some skill

Original:

http://ga.sbcr.jp/mgangu/007922/

After:

http://super32x.com/charactormodel/ftoys_vt1/1414#more-1414

The proportiions on these are fantastic.

S

Found these on a japanese you tube search-quite a find!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2pBlEZXZxk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lhgRx-KTkM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3nIK152_sA

a live performace

S

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ibw53PmkpF8&feature=user

First in a series (you can find the rest from him) of a psuedo tutorial for taking Hasegawa orthogrphic scans and turning them into something 3-D

It looks so easy! (not!)

S

Here are a bunch more (23 pages)-many only available if you searched in Japanese.

http://listpod.tv/search?query=%E3%83%9E%E...2%B9&page=1

Found some really cool items here-including a live performance of the Macross II opening song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSMdGMz_Tg0

Music video for Triangler

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWGW5jhY-IY

Really good girl playing bass to it too

http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=mFc5IqDFOTE

And I must have missed it a while back-love this one! LOL

S

Here is some actual game play with the 19

S

FYI

Here is another auction for one...

98,000 yen

http://page11.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/n58392703

wow

Shawn

Some more good pics

(Iota and Eta)

http://robothero.6.dtiblog.com/blog-category-5.html

Eta

http://koshihara.air-nifty.com/blog/2008/04/post_7609.html

Eta

http://ga.sbcr.jp/mreport/009340/

S

Today I went down to the grand opening of the Book-Off japanese used bookstore here in San Diego. It was very busy inside-which is a great sign!

About 1/4 of the store consists of used english books and videos. Books are all used, and range from romance to technical. Standard big used bookstore like.

Used videos are the same-a healthy selection of DVDs and VHS.

The rest of the store is japanese video games,computer books,manga,fiction and non fiction books, mainstream and anime cd's and another very large selection of videos (anime included).

Some cool items I noted:

Many Hobby Japans (past 7 years)

About 30 middle/late B-Clubs

20ish Model graphix

Tons of Figure magazines

There were also about 5 Macross CD's in the music section.

The good news is that non of the items are sealed in plastic (i.e. Mandarake), so you can browse through everything before buying. This is great when you are looking for those Macross odds and ends articles. And the prices are very good-many of the Anime magazines were going for $1. I picked up Macross Zero vol 1,2,3 for only $7 each. First of many trips there

If you are in the San Diego area, I highly recommend stopping by!

http://www.bookoff.co.jp/en/index.html

Shawn

Picked up mine from Yahoo Japan auctions about month ago (used Celga.com for the transaction)

There a lot of them there-I only paid 9000 yen and it was still sealed.

Yahoo Japan Macross Auctions

Shawn

Reconfiguring the email server, and unfortunately need more time, so emails will be broken until tomorrow night. I'll let you know when its all back up.

This will also affect new user registrations.

Sorry!

Shawn

Off topic, but they've also noted they've added some great new other pages

History:

http://www.yamato-toys.com/dev/cont_023/index.html

Guide to transforming the YF-19

http://www.yamato-toys.com/dev/cont_002/index.html

Unpainted SV-51

http://www.yamato-toys.com/dev/cont_009/index.html

I've seen the YF-21 posted, but not the VF-1 version yet...

YF-21

http://www.yamato-toys.com/dev/release_001/

VF-1

http://www.yamato-toys.com/dev/release_002/

or just click the Megazone banner in the upper right corner of the forums

Shawn

As for Bandai reissuing the same (Ex IMAI)kits over and over again, I am pretty sure that they don´t even have the molds for the 1/72 destroids, 1/200 Monster, 1/5000 Macross Fortress etc. . On some japanese collectors site I have read that those molds are considered "lost" whatever that means.

I wonder where the Arii molds have gone, none of those except the variable 1/100 Valks have ever found their way to Bandai and Arii themselves have only reissued the small stuff (10 years ago) - where are the 1/5000 Storm Attacker, 1/72 Glaug + Tomahawk and the retooled 1/100 Regults? "Lost" as well? Just curious...

The biggest loss -at least to me- is the IMAI 1/72 VF-1 D Gerwalk - not the transformable one! This one was based on the "raven-nosed" Gerwalk and Super-Fighter kits but they added a completely reshaped nose that looks fantastic. The only old 1/72 Gerwalk kit that looks good out of the box (except the Hands) IMO. I have only ever seen it once on E-Bay but got outbidden.

OMG, I never ever noticed that-after all this time. Wow! They did make a big imporovement.

Someone did rip the game a couple years ago-remember a link floating around on the old forums, or on one of the imacross servers, so it is out there.

There was a demo version of the game released in one of the US game magazines, but for the life of me I can't remember the available aircraft you can fly....

http://www.macrossworld.com/macross/ads/ads_games_vfx23.htm

S

perhaps not...

it sold! for 95,000 yen

Wow-just watched it and thoroughly enjoyed it!

The many subtle gestures from plus, 7, and dyrl were great!

Lately we've been getting a lot more attacks-the logs show we are frequently under various brute force type attacks

I figure all the kids are off school on Christmas vacation and are bored and trying to crack all the boards they can find...

Wow-instant collectible version

S