Robelwell202

VFTF1, Let me throw a counter-point to you... In the grand scheme of things, MEMO and Mav have perpetuated a series of bannings that can be attributed to one thing: They banned people who disagreed with thier view. More to the point, they disagreed with anyone who doubted the absolute authority of Harmony Gold to do whatever it wanted with materials taht were clearly the property of Macross designers. In other words, the view that 'Harmony Gold can do nothing wrong, Harmony Gold did an excellent job with The Shadow Chronicles, and Harmony Gold is run by a bunch og geniuses!' is thier guiding principle. Civil discourse and open debate about these points has been all but extinguished by these two moderators, and anyone who dares to stand up and call them out is also deemed a pariah. Take my case, for example. SetoKaiba simply put forward the facts concerning the whole debate, and porved beyond a shadoe of a doubt that Harmony GOld did NOT, in fact, have the capability of using Macross desogns in future productions. Now, the bulk of the debate was heated, but it remained civil, at least as far as SetoKaiba was concerned. Sure, he threw a few colorful phrases in the mix to explain his utter bafflement over some people's utter stupidity and reluctance to accept the truth, but for the most part, he was civil, thorough, and direct. For that, he was banned by Mav, who now claims to have recieved multiple complaints about Seto's 'conduct'... A claim that is dubious, at best. MEMO has continued this trend by banning Waters7, for fruthering Seto's case-study. Again, Waters7 was cool, calm, and civil. MEMO, however, felt the need to ban him, for the same eason as Mav did with Seto: Simply put, the evidence that Waters7 cited flew in the face of the 'truth' that MEMO has concocted and accepted as gospel. For him, as has been shown repeatedly, anyone that disagrees with his view of Harmony Gold recieves a swift smack from the banhammer. Now, you get to me. Seeing what had happened with Seto, Waters7, and HappyPenguins (Who'd also gotten the Banhammer wrath for a ridiculous, minor incident) had moved me to a decision that I was through with RT.com. I decided to voice my utter contempt for the behavior of Mav and MEMO. I did so in a calm, clear manner, with absolutely no malice indicated in my post. Fruthermore, I had said that I was through with the site, and I didn't care if I was banned or not. Initially, Mav had deleted the post, and presented me with a lame lie about others complaining about Seto's 'Rude and condescending' manner. Then, MEMO decides to ban me, but not before chiding me like a child, and referencing the remark I'd made comapring HG's public relations practices to those perpetuated by Communist Russia. Ultimately, my proposed 'pennance' is to 'cool off' for a month, and appologize to MEMO and Mav, something I have no desire to do. Given the above examples, one can see clearly that any kind of 'political dissidents' among the fanbase present on RT.com are simply made to dissapear. Call me odd, but that does strike a rather interesting parallel to practices used by the USSR.

Gubaba, Thanks for the mention of my site. You're right, the object of our enjoyment is rather unworthy, if you look at HG. For me, though, it's a love of a particular mecha design. See, I'll explain something. RT, for me, holds a kind of special place. As a kid, it was my first real exposure to anime (much more substantial, than, say, the few odd episodes I caught of 'Star Blazers'), and much later in life, my gateway to Macross. Even though I freely acknowledge that Macross stuff far outclasses the things that RT has done recently (RT:TSC for example), I still am a fan of the original 85. Therefore, I've based my novel in the 'Macross Saga' of RT. Do I give a poo about HG? Hell no! My 'fan status' goes only so far as the original 85 eps, and that's it. Again, thanks for the mention, sir.

Yes, indeed, folks, I am now one of the few, the proud, the hopeless pariahs that have felt the wrath of MEMO's banhammer. I think what's really ridiculous is the fact that MEMO expects me to appologize for my remars, then spend a month 'thinking about what I've done', as if I'm some damn kid. For those of you who are curious, I'll do my best to reconstruct the statement I made that set them off. I can't vouch for 100% accuracy, but I'll do my best from memory. Title: To MEMO and Mav... A pattern has been well and truly established, and it's not too difficult to see this pattern as the result of blind fan-devotion corruption. It seems that anyone that disagrees with your assertion that Harmony Gold can do no wrong, and anything they produce is of the highest quality gets banned. First, SetoKaiba gets banned (or suspended, whatever you want to call it. A spade's a spade) for presenting undeniable evidence concerning Harmony Gold's rights in regards to Macross. Next, HappyPenguins gets banned for a relatively minor incident. Finally, Waters7 is banned for following up with Seto's facts. I can only wonder how long Bowspearer has before he gets the same treatment. (Author's note: Bowspearer, a poster on RT.com, has been following in Seto's and Waters7's footsteps, and presenting a logical case for HG not having the rights MEMO and Mav say they do.) I give him just a few days. Mav, you were the one who originally banned Seto, but you can't bring yourself to unban him. Disgusting. MEMO, try opening your eyes to the truth that exists, instead of the truth you manufacture. If this post gets me banned, then so be it. To be honest, I rather enjoy the idea of being a martyr. I'm through with this site anyway. I can honestly say that I cannot think of a more ridiculous attempt at customer relations, except maybe for some historical footage of Communist Russia. Like I said, I cannot account for 100% accuracy, but the majority of it's there, I believe. Roughly 5 minutes after I posted this on RT.com, it was deleted by Mav, but since the 'Communist Russia' comment was referenced by MEMO in his banning message, I am pretty certain that Mav sent him the contents of my post. Ultimately, I'm supposed to appologize to both MEMO and Mav, then wait for a month, 'To cool down' (As MEMO put it). Since I have no desire to rejoin that site, my answer is a firm "HELL NO!!!" Thanks for reading this, folks... I hope it was entertaining.

One thing I'm having a problem with on mine is the the curved parts of the mecha. Applying the D7-type decals on the curved abdominal section, as well as the rear-torso dome... Anyone have any suggestions as to a way of getting around this?

Doug Bendo as a public service? I can dig it!

I seriously doubt that he watched the whole series. If he had, he'd know that Ranka was not 14, as he stated. I suffered through about 5 minutes of his rant, but I couldn't stomach any more. I guess what really galled me the most was his firm belief that RT:TSC is better... I litterally had to fight the urge to spit out the soda I had been drinking. Completely unbelievable. That recording gave me a headache.

I wonder if there'll be a cameo appearance by Leeroy Jenkins...

Check this out. Note the usual lack of solid details... http://www.robotechx.com/live-action/10-ge...o-them-all.html

Damn good stuff! Welcome back! BTW: Do you take requests?

PM Me a link?

Shirow Masamune's 'Appleseed', maybe? Watch it, Kev. Read it even! You'd get a really good idea of how a REAL good Anime CG movie works, and how real manga works, too!

All the VF variants aside, I'd love to see the Cheyennes from Mac0 and MacF. Then, if they could put out a Tomahawk 2 from Mac2LA, then I'd be in heaven.

Another thing to ponder for us RTS fans... Given the quality of the presumed In-game footage, I wonder how long it'll be before they throw out another 'MechCommander' title. That would be sweet as hell, too!

<After a few moments in catatonic bliss> Oh, my freakin' gawd!!! I want this so bad, words dimply fall short of expressing it. And they actually brought in the old Warhammer?!? Enough tweaking of the original Tomahawk design, and it looks GREAT! Ohhh... now I have a new obsession!

Is that the song used during the graduation dance?

The Damned 'In Dulce Decorum'

Collection DX did this promo shot. AS you can see, the head-mount MGs are aligned with the PPGs...

I thank you. It's good to know I'm not the only one out there.

Glad I could help. Now I don't feel like a noob, any more... I can actually answer a quetion! YAY!!! I made it to the big time!!!

Here's some pics you might get some help from... Took 'em myself, too! hehehe The only real possibility of taking the hatch cover off that I can see is these four screws on the back of the center torso. And, in these other shots, you can see that the hatch is completely integral to the center torso... On shot even has interior details of the cockpit... for those purists out there... And, the interior detail shot... Therre you go... Again, I hope it helps. \

Nope, Nope, and Nope. The only movement is the cockpit hatch, sliding forward, and then slightly downward... That's it. The 'head' unit is intefrally formed into the center torso. It does not come off.

Here you go. Hope it helps. As far as the 'head' of a Tomahawk, there isn't one. It's contained in the center torso section, which slides awat from the rear (As seen in the pic).

How about this? this is, after all my first attempt at a pose.. There's more, up above. My earlier post seems to have been missed, so I thought I'd try it again... Thanks!

Hiya, Folks! Allow me to present my first attempt at decal application. Subject: Yamato 1/60 Destroid Tomahawk Olive Drab Ver. And, my personal favorite, for my first attempt at a pose... Let me know what you think. Thanks!

Here's something new, from the PR folks at RT.com, for you to chew on... http://www.robotech.com/community/forum/re...&forumid=31 I use 'new' in the most sarcastic way possible...