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i have alot of whos that question so bear with me.

whos that with the robes and that guy in teh top hat next to them?

I guess a Robotech Master

whos the two in that big tshirt?

dunno. Nova Satori to the left?

whos is the one using the old style detonator?

Dana Sterling (ASC).

whos the bald dude eating infront of the disgusted looking miria?

Supreme Commander Anatole Leonard (of ASC)

whos the blonde (guy or girl?) cover his/her ears?

Karen Penn, IIRC, from Sentinels

is the one with the laptop one of the zentran spies?

Nope, that's Louie Nichols (ASC)

whos the one holding the 2 white kitties?

I guess either Janice the android or Musica (Sentinels or ASC, respectively. And there's a 3rd kittie on her head)

and think my last one whos the brown haired one next to the arodorian player?

That's Scott Bernard, if we're talking about the same person. (New Generation)

whos the purple haired one with his arms crossed?

dunno.

whos the one reading the book?

dunno.

whos the blue haired one with a gun looking about to rob someone?

Umm, Zor Prime?

Please correct me when I'm wrong...

I remember seeing an image drawn by a Robotech fan, that had pretty much every major character (from Macross Saga to Southern Cross and Mospeada) in it, having a christmas party.

Has anyone seen this and can remember where this was posted? It could be that it was back in the days when the RTMB was still active (Keith, any idea?)...

Thanx, and, you know, merry x-mas to all y'all...

Dude, that's "941"

I know.

*sigh* Sometimes it's just useless to make a joke. Nitpicker...

Also, in the lower left corner it says "911". Probably the Macross equivalent of the F1 key in Windows. "Click here if you require assistance. A friendly policeman will help you in no time..."

What about the secondary engines? They seem to be able of thrust vectoring?

Besides, the tail fins are most definitely NOT vertical but diagonal (see cutaway diagram). That doesn't solve the problem of missing horizontal fins, but it could help...

Here, I provided a rear view of the Legioss...

Down around the corner half a mile from here

see them long trains run and you watch them dissapear

without love where would you be now

without love...

I dunno if this was discussed before. It could also be just a regular English expression that I didn't know (sorry in that case). Anyway, I just noticed this little something while watching a Robotech DVD and I guess it could be a joke, just like the Orguss Valk and the flinching little monster in the restaurant logo.

Is it just me or does it say Long Train Runnin' on the screen? (For those who want to check on their own TVs, it's RT episode 31, "Khyron's Revenge", 1m46s counting the intro, don't know the corresponding Macross episode).

I just couldn't stand the default "Invision Power Board" Logo anymore. Here's my suggestion for a new logo:

You can have mono and it can still be Dolby Digital you know

Nitpicker. I guess it should be digital since they can't put a magnetic (ie analog) audio track on there...

What I meant is that it didn't say "mono", "stereo" or "5.1" or anything else about the sound mixing...

OK, everybody, I got the thing, I looked into it, here's my two cents:

Packaging:

• both sets come in a folded carton with a clear plastic sleeve
  
• the artwork on the cover of the macross saga seems to be a direct copy of the original RC1 covers, AFAIK, down to the label "extra disc" on one of the images
  
• the artwork on Invid Invasion has less variation, some Cyclones on the outside and the same troopers on each inside "page" with variations on the disc labels
  
• if you know the "Gasaraki" or "Patlabor WXIII" HK bootlegs, they are pretty much of the same make...
  

Contents:

• They actually managed to get one complete original boxset on each DVD. I can't tell the exact count of episodes as I am not at home right now as I'm typing this. Details will follow.
  
• No Sentinels, sorry.
  
• No extras whatsoever. No animated menus, no BGM for the menus, just a nice background image, that's all
  
• Interestingly, the cover of both bootleg boxes state that the audio is in both Japanese and English, with optional English subtitles. This is simply not true, English audio only, no subs, no Japanese (as if... )
  

Quality:

• In one word: mediocre.
  
• Compression: no really visible signs of compression artefacts
  
• now for the worst part: in the Macross Saga DVDs there are frequent shifts in brightness. I don't know however if this is due to the fact that the material was not remastered or maybe that's even the case with the legitimate RC1 release (I don't own them). Maybe someone else can help here???
  
• On the cover it says "Dolby Digital". Well, depends on how you define that. It's definitely not Digital Surround, nor ProLogic. I guess just stereo.
  
• The visual quality of the Invid Invasion set is much better than that of the Macross Saga. How it is compared to the ADV remastered versrion of Mospeada I can't say, as I will only get THAT by the end of the month.
  

Summary:

While the quality of the material is mediocre, I have seen bootlegs far worse than this. At a price of 40 euros for 4 DVDs (Macross set) and 30 euros for 3 DVDs (Invid Invasion) you simply cannot complain. It beats the RealMedia files by a mile of course and IMO is definitely good enough to watch. It sucks that there are no extras, but still good enough for me who cannot afford to import the legitimate RC1 releases and is sick of the RM files.

I hope this helped. More details, episode lists per DVD will follow shortly. If you have any questions that I haven't covered, feel free to ask...

But at 40 and 30 Euros for the respective sets, who's complaining?

Err, don't answer that. Hopefully not me when I see the quality...

Anyway, everything is better than my RM clips at a resolution of 160x120... We will know for sure in 1 or 2 weeks.

My bad, it appear the bootleg Macross Saga box set is only 5 discs long. So, it's probably 7 episodes per disc. At that rate, I wonder if there's room left for the good ol' Sentinels.

Actually the description says there are 4 DVDs in the Macross Saga set and 3 DVDs in the New Generation Set. But at 40 and 30 Euros for the respective sets, who's complaining?

I bought them both. As soon as I have taken a look at them I will post a review, k?

Here's a picture of me in the shower.

LMFAO. Good one...

OK, here's me on Halloween. Normally I don't wear black and white makeup...

The description says they are RC0 and I don't believe HG would make them codefree. Besides, the seller sells 95% HK bootlegs (I've already ordered from him).

They want 30 euros (which is about the same or slightly more in US$) for each set...

The other set...

Maybe this has been discussed before, if so, just point me to the corresponding thread...

Today I found these HK DVD box sets on eBay. Does anyone know anything about them or maybe where I can find detailed info? What's the difference compared to the official Harmony Gold DVDs?

I think most of us already have this great picture, thanks to NIG.

Oops, guess I should wait and check ALL posts next time... Sorry, guys...

It's not that I don't wanna earn the mecha, it's more for the versus mode so I can have the Q-Rau duke it out with an Armored Valk. But hey, I can have one savegame with all mecha and one for the campaigns...

Just found this, thought I'd share it with you guys... Enjoy...

OK, here as promised the size comparison I already have. Hope this helps...

Thnx.

I finally decided to get a PS2 as well, but I'm still pondering whether I should get a mod or not. (It's just 80 more bucks that I don't have ) BTW, Is there a region code difference between Japanese and European games?

Just ordered Battlecry from eBay and I don't even have my PS2 yet.

Where can I find the cheat codes to enable all mecha in versus mode so I can start kicking ass right away?

PS: No RT bashing please, I just want a quick answer, pleez?

Burn- they're on their way.

Thnx Jeff, I'll post pictures of the shirts as soon as I have them done...

Hey everybody, for in-depth data on present day aircraft go to the homepage of the Federation of American Scientists. Just enter the aircraft designation in the search box and you will get all the publicly available info there is.

Also, I already have a mecha size comparison chart I got from a friend of mine. I don't have it here, I will post it as soon as I get to my other computer, maybe it can help...

-Burn