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Ugh, I just wasted time reading the last ten pages of this. My head hurts!

I just wasted time watching RT:TDC, again... I bet my headache is worse than yours...

For information purposes: There is a preview clip of Robotech 3000 on RT:TSC collectors edition. And, yes, it is B A D!!!

I just found what I'm looking for,folks... Thanks, anyway!

WEll, regardless of weather they had the rights or not, all I'm looking for is a flat scan of either cover... The higher the resolution, the better.

These were done while FASA still had the rights to Macross Mecha designs, as well as Dougram and a few others...

I am looking for flat scans of these...

I guess the smallest transformable ones would be Bandai's high-comical joke machines?

That the smallest that I can think of anyway that did some sort of transformation.

I've got three of those, under the 'Robotech' name... (I know, sacrelidge) Roy (Skull 1), Max (Blue) and Milia (Red).

Hang on, hang on, hang on...Isn't it a little early for that? Big studio moviemaking is an expensive, time-consuming process (regardless of the whether the movie is any good or not). They're still unsure if the movie will get made or what the story will be. Once they have that nailed, THEN they can hire people to do the concept art.

Not really. When there's a desire to get something done in Hollywood, it gets done.

To listen to the raving maniacs, there's all sorts of enthusiasm for the LAM. A simple release of a few pictures called conept art might have the effect of jump=starting the whole process. All I can truly say is this: The fans are the ones powering this speculation, so it remains to be seen if HG has any true intentions of putting it together.

I sincerely doubt it.

I want one.

I must have one.

I must get a job, so I can purchase one!

Now, if there's ever a chance of getting a SMS feild jacket, I'd be set!

Hell, I'd probably fall flat on my face if the thing ever gets released! I just don't see it happening.

Why?

Why are they doing this?

I was a fan of 'Red Dwarf' when I saw the first two seasons... Great stuff! But, after that, it turned sour.

The female 'Holly' (Or Hilly, as the case may be), and Cryton? Ace Rimmer?? Add to that, losing the 'Dwarf' for so long,and being stuck on that ridiculous 'StarBug'...

I'm sorry... the later seasons really done it in, for me... I really have no hope for anything more...

I suppose I should be fair, tho...

The guy that played Cryton (For the life of me, I can't remember his name), was good, and Danny John Jules (Cat, Dwane Dibbly) was excellent.

Psst...Roy's being sarcastic...it's been a little game of his for a week or two now.

Dammit! Why wasn't I notified?!?

Sorry, Roy... didn't know.

How can people criticize the Shadow Chronicles?

Get your heads examined please.

Quite easaily, in fact.

One, when the powers that be at Harmony Gold make it out that the Robotech franchise is better than ever,when the truth is staring them in the face, it gives all sorts of licence to us 'loyal fans' to question thier thinking.

Second, when HG continues under the above-mentioned premise, and releases 'The Shadow Chronicles' under the slightly false pretenses (claiming years of production and hard work went into it, when there are vastly superior examples of real, dedicated work out there in AnimeLand), it gives us pause to consider the rather baffling mindset of HG, yet again.

I don't have a problem with shadow chronicles, itself. Not everyone can make a film of the calibur of 'Appleseed: Ex Machina', so I simply downgrade it's quality. Where I have a problem is the enormous amounts of confusion that HG seems to have heaped on us... (I'm trying to be nice, here...)

I can pretty much nail it on the head, when I actually became a FAN of Macross...

As I've stated before, I was a fan of Robotech, since I saw the original arings on Saturday Morning TV. As I'd come to learn more about RT, I became aware of the RT/Macross soap opera, albeit confused, so I let it sit in ht back of my mind... I have a real low tolerance for drama.

Then, we fast forward many years, where a friend shows my this ridiculous thing called "Macross Plus"... Come on, now... only some really CRAPPY Japanes production would have a mathematical symbol in the name... this sounded like a real turkey... but... above all my objections, my friend perservered, and got me to watch this thing that I predicted would be a horribly made, badly voiced, STUPID show... He did this by offering me many beers.

Well, my predictions held out for maybe 5 miliseconds... I was impressed!!! This show had potential!!

But, the point where I became a true, solid MAcross fan was when this guy named Isamu was taking on all the Renegade Zentradi guys, pulling some amazing shots and moves, and he's saying "These guys are so dull..."

THAT'S when I became a real fan.

You make the whole thing sound like a cult Seto Kaiba. I wouldn't be surprised if it really was one with all the craziness surrounding it.

Well, Einherjar, allow me to offer up 'People's Exibit No. 1'.

On the two-disc Collector's Edition of 'The Shadoe Chronicles', there's a fan response segemnt, in one of the special features. Now, unless my memory's totally faulty (a distinct possibility), the majority of the fans interviewed for this segment were (and I can't believe I'm saying this...) around MY AGE (Mid-30s).

Not a lot of teeners there, if I remember...

Cult, in my estimation, would be a rather good description, but a nut-case cult, to be sure...

And exactly how many people are involved in this fandom politics you keep talking about? Is it just in the Robotech fandom or does it include us as well?

I can only respond for myself, but this may speak for others as well.

I was a really hardcore fan of RT when it first came out. I saw it on its' original air dates, so that's quite a while ago. Now, since that time, I've learned about Macross, and all the continuations thereof, and have become a die-hard Macross fan, and my fan-status of RT has taken a somewhat disant second.

My primary gripe about the whole debate is this: HG seems to be operating in a complete fantasy world, where they alone seem to think that thier fanbase is growing, and therefore, this gives them justification to maintain the unholy monopoly on all things Macross.

They'd have a VERY hard time using anything from thier original Macross-Saga storyline (to the extent, even, of SEVERLY altering Rick Hunters' appearance), what with using basic mecha designs and characters from thier 'New Generation' storyline (Mospaeda), and so they only use the Macross copywrite to sell crap. Bad crap, at that. If they do present well made stuff, then it's for a price that's too ridiculous to justify.

Like I said, I can only speak for myself, but there it is... maybe someone else might agree, and even expand the point.

Are you telling me that there's a rumor about HG wanting sole distribution rights for MacF in the US, and other controlled territories?

I'd believe it.

Awww... come on! Sharon Apple's last concert was so great, even the Macross itself gave her a standing ovation!

I'm wondering if there is any release of the Orchestral and Instrumental music of Macross Frontier?

So far, I've heard that the OSTs have very little in that regard.

One has to wonder... do they take antipsycotic meds? This is truly unsettling...

Series: MacF

Movie: Appleseed: Ex Machina

Manga: Ghost in the Shell series

Ok... now for the fine points... I chose MacF for theses reasons. It incorporates classic elements of the entire metaseries, while giving it an updated look with the CG Mecha.

Appleseed: Ex Machina (English Translation) is, for me, quite amazing. With the level of detail, from the environments, to the characters, all done in CG, it makes for exceptional eye candy. But beyond this, it has a really cohesive plot (much better than the first one, if you ask me), and the English Translation even worked well.

Now, as far as Manga is concerned, I gotta go with Ghost in the Shell... I like a LOT of what Shirow Masamune has done, and for me it's a tie between the Appleseed books, and GiTS. Since I already mentioned Appleseed, I thought it'd be fair to throw another title in there.

I remember the Robotech Defenders series. When I was a kid I didn`t actually have any of the kits but I had a small poster with the whole line on it and I used to study it for hours. Some of those mecha were damn cool and I wondered where the hell they were supposed to be in the show.

Did you at least get "RDF" kite decals to put on with the Revel kits?

No... If memory serves correctly, the Thoren came with marking decals from the original 'Dougram' series...

Back when I was a kid, I collected the 'Robotech Defenders' line of models, by Revell. The two I liked the most were 'Thoren' (Soltic H-8 'Roundfacer), and 'Gartan' (Hasty 'Ironfoot'), and both of the original designs came from 'Fang of the Sun Dougram'.

I know this is a VERY old series, but I just got a toy figure of the SOltic H-8, and I was wondering if anyone could tell me where I could find a toy figure for the 'Ironfoot'.

Here's a pic, for reference...

Thanks, eveyone.

Ok, I done it.

Pondo,

One other thing about this site that might help. The folks on here are a LOT of help.

Back in December, I had purchased the Olive Drab and Speccial Weathering versions of Yamato's 1/60 Destroid Tomahawk. This is my favorite mecha in Macross, so I went ahead and got all three.

Now, when I got them, Olive Drab was missing the main decal sheet. Well, a friend of mine directed me here, where I was able to find a way of getting said decal sheet, and I was able to get it in short order.

I think you're in good hands.

And, for the rest of you, THANKS!!!