Mr March

Which version of the SDF-1 (TV or Film) and how high is the resolution you need? I don't have any color pictures or paintings (other than the colored line art I've done myself), but I do have a large amount of line art in fairly high resolutions. What I've got depends on the individual picture and ranges from about 1000 pixels to roughly 4000 pixels.

"Begging for a little piece o' Boba" I love it

After all things have been said and done, I'd have to agree with this statement

I've always felt the explanation for transformation of the original SDF-1 was a crutch at best. The ship was designed from the start to transform and the explanation provided in the series is in my mind an afterthought given to legitamize such a radical concept. Not to mention the fact that refitting a ship to transform would in no way be less work or easier than simply internally rebuilding the SDF-1 to enable firing of the main gun. But alas it's fiction and you roll with their "explanation." The reason for the uniqueness of the SDF-1 Macross is certainly not hard to understand, given the limited scope of the orginal series and a similar situation in Macross Plus. As with all things, Macross 7 took the idea far too literally and just created more transforming capital spacecraft. Whether explained with technobabble or not, the original series had transforming ships and so the sequels went with it. Still, I don't think it felt all that awkward and as I wrote earlier, the capital ships of Macross 7 don't look all that awful to me. Cataloguing all the many complaints I have for Macross 7, the U.N. Spacy capital ships aren't on counted among them anymore. But that's just me.

Hahahaha, brilliant Given that so many super heroes have chest symbols, I assume someone invented the idea as a possible explanation and other writers adopted it. Whether or not Frank Miller was the first, I can't say for sure. I seem to recall this issue being covered in the old Punisher War Journal books, but I can't say for certain.

The current color and brightness of the utility belt in the Nolan films is hardly something that stands out all that much. The shade is so muted it would be difficult to distinguish in mixed lighting. I remember in the Punisher comic books, Frank Castle once described why he wore a top with a big white skull on his vest. He said in the heat of action, an attacker will generally aim towards the most visible spot on any given target. In this way, should Castle draw fire in the middle of combat, he prefers to be shot in the chest where his bulletproof vest provides the most protection. I always assumed that Batman used a similar ideology with his big yellow symbol.

I found the UN Spacy capital ship spacecraft in Macross 7 one of the few positive points of the series. Sure there's no reason to have a transforming warship, I got used to the new designs and I like the look of those ships. Besides SDFM had a transforming spaceship and so did DYRL? and Macross Plus. I didn't find it took away from the show in any of those instances. The rather silly concept of a transforming space carrier is really something about Macross that you just have to go with if you're going to enjoy the show at all. At least, that's just MO. At any rate, I agree completely with charger69. In all the discussion of Valkyries, we've not given much thought to the idea of some new capital spaceships in the next Macross. The capital ship warfare was always one of the really exciting aspects of SDFM. It would be nice to see some episodes in which capital ship warfare played a more important role like it did in several of the episodes of the original series.

Very nice! I didn't have any complaints about the suit in Batman Begins, but they've only made it look better with this new version.

It was society that did it to me, I swear! I'm going to blame you for that Never seen that version. I may have to check it out.

I suppose I can understand, though I for one really enjoyed Episode II.

Hahaha, indeed! I'd forgotten how important that is. Yamato could use the break from the never ending siege

*Applauds* I agree. So much concern over so little. This is GOOD news that a new Macross series is coming, but you'd never know it

As I posted in the other thread, this is a very interesting concept drawing you've created. I like the overall direction you've taken with the design. Very slim and robotic looking. I'm a big fan of the more mechanized direction Kawamori took with the Macross Plus/Macross Zero mecha, so I like seeing those elements in your design. Very nice sketch.

That's an interesting interpretation. I like the general concept, but a bit of refinement would definitely make it look nicer. Nontheless, a fine sketch!

Hehehe, while the IMDB is a great site, the IMDB Message Boards are well known as one of the hell-holes of the internet community

The state of modern studio film is suffering from such poor quality because of BOTH the excessiveness of low-quality pictures filled gratuitous sex/violence AND the uninspired homogeneity of films that remove sex/violence to sell to the lowest common denominator. Many factors have contributed to the change in rating films. Generation X is finally growing up. Most of them are married and have kids now and are starting to understand the concerns their own parents had for the effect of media upon their own children. This is a powerful new force in effect for the market and rightly so studios have no choice but to appeal to the majority of their consumers. In conjunction with the more concerned tendencies of modern North American society, the international market has become much more dominant as a force for revenue than domestic sales. Many of the foreign markets can be even more discriminating regarding features filled with sex/violence, so again the film studios must change policy to suit. Personally, I can understand both sides of the issue regarding sex and violence in film. It always has been a tough issue to judge. In light of all the lousy filmmakers who abuse the use of sex and violence in cinema it's no surprise that it's harder for the few good filmmakers to include mature content when it's appropriate for their own films. Ultimately, I have to vote against censorship simply because it ultimately limits what can and can't be told, at least within the bounds of credibility. You don't make a serious film about cops and gangsters with "acceptable" language suitable for showing at your local Boys and Girls Club. On the other hand, your average Michael Bay film is specifically aimed at 13-16 year old boys, so it's only fair that these actions films contain a limited amount of material not really suited for that age group. Granted, many in my age group are now "comfortable" with a roughly mid-1990's level of sex and violence to the point they feel we've gone "far enough" with the allowable presence of these elements in modern film. But at the same time, I'd be lying if I said I enjoyed TV-edited movies. In fact, the editing of film content for broadcast is one reason among many why I refuse to watch television. I'm fully capable of determining on my own what I should and should not watch and I don't need a television deciding for me. I already watch far more provocative film than most adults even consider watching, so there is no way a family friendly broadcast policy is going to satisfy my viewing tastes. In the case of Live Free or Die Hard, I'm forced to agree with js on one point: the concern over the actual worth of this film as quality entertainment must take precedent over the trend to produce PG-13 fare for the summer box office. This is a film that by all rights shouldn't have even been made, along with scores of other examples from numerous other overblown film franchises. Audiences are more than ready for the next generation of filmmaking and the new talent, both in front of and behind the camera, who will realize quality product for that demand. I know Die Hard 4 and Indiana Jones 4 won't give me what I'm looking for and it's time the studios realized that as well. The decline of growth for domestic sales speaks louder than words.

As always, the scans are very much appreciated Graham. This is great stuff, even just to see the early concept work. I can really see the influence of the YF-21/VF-22 in these early fighter designs. It's hard to say which way Kawamori will go with the finished design. Based on the concept art for early work on his past Valkyries, sometimes the finished design is really close to his original sketches. In other cases, he's done a complete reworking to such a degree that the actual final design is nothing like the pictures that started the process. I must say, I am really impressed with several of the head unit concepts. I've felt for a while that several of the latest Valkyries could really have used more detail and style in the head units. The only thing that saddens me about the new Macross series so far is the knowledge that a proper book of line art is not likely to be forthcoming early in the release of this series. I'll have to get by on scans from magazines and such if I hope to build mecha profiles for inclusion on the M3. Oh, the burden of being a fan

LOL, surprisingly, it's not that bad compared to the original. Though I never thought much of the original song anyway, but still.

Not so great overall, but this line... "Holy exposé, Batman! She NAILED you!" ...is comedy gold!

I didn't know there was enough Tenjin material for another Macross book. Wow, I'd love that. I love the first book.

Here is the size comparison chart I have scanned for the Macross Mecha Manual. This should helps illustrate the size of Zentradi.

Wonder who will be the director. That could be a major influence or it might not be. Depends.

How ironic, I think I've missed something too. But luckily, it just hit me. I think I'll stop being strung along. Back to your regular thread already in progress...

The subject, meaning "person", meaning the "average joe" you're going on about.

I would think the "subject's" expectation of quality between a professionally produced film and something their talented friend put together would be obvious. Sorry, but audiences are more sophisticated than people think and they can always tell when something is off despite the inability to articulate why. As for the rest, like I said an arguement that can only blow up to unmanagable proportions. Now it's just debate about the degree to which the comparison fits as opposed to the apt analogy, which is a debate of minutiae that I'll pass.