Mr March

1/72 scale YF-19 and YF-21 - Macross Plus Highly detailed and transformable toy on par with the quality of Yamato's 1/60 scale series of VF-0 valkyries. Utilizies the design features of custom variable models by Studio Half-Eye or Model GraphiX custom VF-19 Price $150 or less SDF-1 Macross - TV and DYRL? Versions - Super Dimension Fortress Macross One replica of both the television and film versions each in a highly detailed, variable toy quality on par with Yamato VF-0 valkyrie series. Scale suitable for a product no larger than 12-18 inches, both to be in scale with each other. Price $150 or less USCMC Dropship - Aliens Weather worn replica with engines, egress hatch, cockpit, VTOL thrusters, main engines, and missiles all fully realized in detail. APC with opening door and semi-detailed interior. Current Aoshima scale is perfectly sized. Price $120 or less Ingram AV-98 - Patlabor Detailed toy on par with Master Grade Bandai sets. Current 1/35 scale is perfectly sized. Price $80 or less Orion III Spaceplane and U.S.S. Discovery - 2001: A Space Odessey Fully detailed spacecraft Discovery with three removable Space Pods, detailed cockpit, and rotating comm dish. Includes sturdy display stand Scale suitable for a product no larger than 12-18 inches, both to be in scale with each other. Price $80 or less Imperator-Class Star Destroyer II and Venator-Class Star Destroyer - Star Wars EP5 TESB and EP3 ROTS Fully detailed ISD captial ship with attachable Millenium Falcon and dockable Corellian Corvette. Venator features retractable longitudal docking bay. Fully movable turrents and movable hangar aparatus on both. Includes sturdy display stand Scale suitable for a product no larger than 15-20 inches, both to be in scale with each other. Price $100 or less *edited - thanks to Gobotfool*

Hmmm, looks like I'm stuck. The color schemes aren't bad, but they are more of a novelty to me (I know that's rich talking about collectable toys, but bear with me). I sold my old VF-1A yammie in anticipation of purchasing a one of these new Valkyries. But now that I see them, I'm not all that thrilled with the result; it's an offer I could have easily passed. I suppose I have to buy one of them since I want three valkyries in the 1/48 scale, no more, no less (especially since I have two sets of FAST packs and one GBP armor set). Kinda crappy how things turned out

I'm sorry to hear that. Perhaps Netflix or another online movie rental website might be a good alternative?

You must have a very nice Blockbuster. The outlets in my city have a lousy selection of anything indie or foreign.

Looks great as a work-in-progress. Can't wait to see more.

Going to Blockbuster to ask was your first mistake. Even anything remotely outside mainstream North American cinema is best left to the indie stores.

I've seen all of Mobile Suit Gundam, 08th MS Team + Movie, Gundam 0080, Gundam 0083 + Movie, Gundam F91, Chars Counterattack, Gundam Wing + Endless Waltz, and the first dozen episodes of Zeta Gundam...more than the franchise deserved. As for NGE, it suffers enough bashing that I'm content and I don't want to derail the thread.

LOL Remember, as long as you like it, that's all that matters

Heheheh, someone else must check out JMSnews regularly

I've often heard that of Trigun, but honestly I disliked the eight episodes I did watch so much that it's beyond redemption at this point. Even if the entire series were to change gears and become something different halfway through, I'm not really interested in half of a good series.

I can't speak for the others, but I never had any trouble interpreting anything of NGE. My opinion is based solely on the weakness of the production.

And yet Wing still manages to be better than SEED Destiny. Ponder that one for awhile. 372183[/snapback] I gave up on Gundam after the brief year I spent watching all of it that I could; in my opinion Gundam 0080 was the only interesting and compelling story of the entire franchise (it's the only Gundam I own). It's good to know that I've missed nothing, though I wouldn't really care either way

I'm self centered enough already, best for me to avoid profiting from piracy I'd post a sentence comparing GW to some disgusting adjective if there weren't so many appropriate words to choose from I've seen EOE and I would never dream of dragging down Kubrick with a comparison to such garbage. Your mileage may vary.

2040, Macross Plus Era. I'd kill to see a concert like Sharon Apple, or the 2040 equivalent of U2, Rage Against The Machine, or the other live power performances of their time.

Rage Against The Tuna?

As someone working towards earning a living in the visual arts and entertainment industries, pirating anime and film is like shooting myself in the foot, to say nothing of the personal disrespect I would have to hold for the work of my contemporaries. Luckily I make a good wage right now. Properly managed, my funds allow me to buy nearly everything I desire of all my hobbies...dropships included

As an aside, I have to say that subjecting oneself to an entire series of episodes before making a quality judgement is something I will never endorse. Every writer knows that if you don't grab your audience in the opening of any story, you've failed. When I watch a film, 99% of the time I can tell whether I will like the movie enough after 15 to 20 minutes. Further, those few films of such high quality that I adore as the greatest ever made ALWAYS have me hooked from the first five minutes. Granted there are exceptions and one can't always be right all the time, but it's a good rule of thumb. I made the mistake of watching shows I hated through to the end and I will never do so again. Gundam Wing was crap from the word go and watching all 49 episodes of the show at the insistance of my friend did nothing to improve it. I gave Neon Genesis Evangelion, Macross 7, and Trigun all 7-8 episodes (typically 2-3 DVD rentals); each failed to entertain and as such they will remain failures in my mind. I don't want to watch a series again in which I hate the first 7-8 episodes, even if the ending turns out spectacular. I love nearly every episode of SDF Macross, Cowboy Bebop, or Ghost In The Shell: SAC, especially the first few. I want a whole quality show...not just fragments of a "could-have-been-good" series. IMO, watching the entire episode roster of a weak anime is just a lame excuse. More worthy material is waiting to be watched.

Steamboy was a big steaming pile of pants. That's the most recent example I can think of. I'm actually quite the opposite of the anime elitist. Most anime has to work very hard to earn my respect as a quality production worth my time. Especially given the fact that anime is still to this day VERY expensive, it's ever so important to me that I spend my money wisely. But that's pretty much how I feel about everything, film included. Only difference is, film is so much easier to find and watch than anime, so I own far more live action film than anime.

I really enjoy Avatars actually. They are a quick visual identification of any given member. Except for those fools constantly changing their avatars every month...hehehe, j/k

VERY cheesy, but the animation is actually not bad.

The standard Avatar and Detailed Information settings on the left hand side of any post allow for some pretty large signatures. You can have five lines of text and still have many more lines of space to spare, so I think more is okay...to an extent. Still, I undertstand the concern. So many signatures are filled with junk that really doesn't need to be posted. The signature is supposed to play a minor role after all.

I did see this trailer and it looked awful. I am a fan of Equilibrium however, so I may find myself watching this film. Of course, Jovovich is always easy on the eyes and I gotta say that black hair is really working for me

High resolution scans are so hard to come by. Like I've said before, I really appreciate any hi-res Macross pictures available. I run at very high res on my desktop, so I'm constantly on the look out for fanart or picture scans 1280 or greater. My next upgrade I think I'll be running at 1600 x 1200, so I have to plan for the future

While the sci-fi geek in me remembers him fondly as alien ambassador G'Kar from the Babylon 5 television series, I'll always think of Mr. Katsulas as the one-armed man from The Fugitive. His ability to infuse even the smallest scene with hilarious sarcasm was a welcome trait in a character actor. It's the fine work of actors like Andreas that contribute style and substance that turn good films into a great films. I'll miss his performances on the screen. RIP *sniffle* "What the hell is this, a trenchcoat convention?"

Mind? Surely you jest Thanks a bunch AlphaHX