bryce74

Thanks for all the interest. The figure in the picture is a customised matchbox figure. There is in fact a Beta on the way but it will be a long time, if I can get it together to borrow a digital camera I'll post what I have done(I'll also get on to posting some fresh pics of the alpha). Also another Alpha is coming along and I have made a start on an Invid scout. It was in fact taken from the 1/72 scale model. but interestingly the scale of that model didn't match up to the evidence in the anime in the size relation to the pilot and the mecha. If I had used the scale from the kit the alpha would have been another 30 or 40cm long at least. From studying very carefully the dimensions on the TV I arrived at the dimensions I made the thing from. This also saved the Beta from being about six feet long. Don't get too excited about the Beta it is still made of cardboard at the moment, until I take on the task of moulding and casting it. Another thing to note about the project is that the main Idea was to rectify the realy frustrating inaccuracies and omissions in the Matchbox/Harmony gold lines so any of the projects have all been made to look toy like rather than realistic hence the absence of weathering etc.. Also I went with what was more common in the anime so no numbers or stripes on the wings and so on. I have done extensive work regarding the cyclones but I can't seem to attatch them to this post due to the sub normal capacity of my computor. I will keep on trying though. I also have pictures of customised figures and a triple changing hovertank if anyone is interested.

I finished making the Alpha about a year ago. Obviously it doesn't transform but me thinks it still looks pretty cool. It is modelled out of fibreglass and as you can see has an opening cockpit. It would be around two feet long.

Sorry to interrupt current debate with an obscure question, but I was hoping to connect with a fan of the 84 TV series Zillion. In the varied anime dvd releases of recent years it is a series that seems to have slipped through the cracks. It was created by some of the minds behind Macross or Mospeada, I can't remember exactly, and it is in that familiar style of anime that I grew up with, so I figure it'd be worth a look. I believe an English Dub existed on VHS but it only went as far as about eight or nine episodes. I am interested in any info or opinions on the show but specifically I want to know if the japanese DVD release has English subtitles. It is in two parts and they are going at around 16,000JY each so I was hoping maybe someone out there knows if it has subtitles or not

I would be interested to hear peoples interpretation of the ending of SDC Southern Cross. The more I ponder it the more puzzling it seems. I only recently got around to watching the ADV version expecting there to be a scene of some sort that would imply the fate of the planet Glorie further than what was present in the robotech version but it was not to be. Is there any established thinking on this subject? Please let me know what you think.