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  1. tekering
    Since the story only concerns the constellation Eridanus, what is the significance of the "Southern Cross" in the title? I'd always been (mis)led to believe Glorie was in the constellation of Crux. Incidentally, Epsilon Eridani features heavily in Halo as well. Could Glorie be the same barren world Halo calls "Reach?" I wasn't going to bother commenting on that trope. It's practically as old as science-fiction itself... and usually hand-waved away, if it's even acknowledged.
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    Yeah, except it really isn't. Rolf's initial reluctance to attack the Zor, and his early conflicts with Leon, are all based on a total lack of information. They don't know what their purpose is, what their technology is capable of, or even who they are... ...except, inexplicably, what they call themselves, and precisely where they came from. And in episode 9, "Stardust," the Zor take considerable effort to communicate with Glorie, finding the "key codes" necessary to use their "hotline..." ...and it certainly seems to be their first attempt at communication.
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    Yeah, that's consistent with the nonsensical exposition dump at the beginning of the second episode, "Make Up," which states that "the aliens who call themselves Zor" came from the Eridanus star system, according to "analysis of their communications..." ...meaning the citizens of Glorie had the use of a universal translator sophisticated enough to parse proper nouns...? Or were the Zor considerate enough to call ahead and introduce themselves, before destroying Glorie's orbiting communications grid? The more you think about it, the less sense it makes.
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    I think you'll find what defines "a real military" differs a great deal from country to country... and certainly doesn't reflect what the Army of the Southern Cross represents. For starters, many Asian countries still enforce conscription, requiring at least two years of military service from every young man. In Thailand, for example, the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) begin their training at 16, and receive the rank of Sergeant when they graduate high school. In Asia, Jeanne's rank would not seem quite so ridiculous as it does in North America... particularly if the average soldier was only expected to serve for a couple years. Furthermore, consider that compulsory education in Japan only extends to jr. high, and that many sr. high schools (particularly in rural areas) are more like vocational schools, like "engineering high schools" or "agricultural high schools." Given the explicitly-stated ages of Jeanne (17) and Bowie (16), and that most of the other soldiers we see look and act like teenagers, I'd always assumed the TASC was more of a military school than what we'd consider an army. Apart from upper echelon, there are only a few adult soldiers seen in the series. And given that there doesn't seem to be much of a civilized culture on Glorie beyond the military (and no extant threat prior to the Zor's appearance), I would expect most young people would consider a brief military stint to simply be the last stage of adolescence... and certainly not the career choice that North Americans consider it to be.
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    That's Bandai's 1:144 White Base catapult deck. It cries for paint and decals, but I've got an SDF-1 commission to finish before I can tackle anything else...
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    You're the best, dude. At the risk of going further off-topic, I'll share another cleaned-up version... Just, you know, on the off chance that there's another Macross fan in this thread.
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    Dude, that's very generous of you! Thanks! I did a little "digital restoration" work to the cover image. Would you be so kind as to scan the cover of your Macross war game as well?
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    Too small. Definitely too small. And unfortunately, next to the HMRs, Wave's 1:72 kits look as oversized as the vintage kits look undersized.
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    They both wipe the floor with any official release, regardless of scale (and most previous third-party attempts, even). Boy, do I feel dumb having bought those cheap-ass "Hulkie" knock-offs for my Legends-scale collection...
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    DC? That treatment had Marvel written all over it! It's shocking just how much they aped from Infinity War/Endgame: The big alien bad guy wins, and half the heroes are killed at the end of the first film. Jump five years ahead, into a dark and depressing future. The survivors have gone their separate ways and are dealing with their own personal problems. We bring the survivors back together, because only by working together they can succeed using... time travel! With the timeline altered, all the dead heroes return, and a massive battle ensues... The resurrected king brings his reclusive, secret society with their high-tech wonders to the fight... The warrior god(ess) leads her ancient civilization to join the struggle... The multiple armies defeat the forces of the big bad alien... ...but not without the heroic sacrifice of the only normal human, the genius vigilante guy with all the gadgets. End with a moving memorial service in honor of the hero that nobody actually liked... because he was kind of a jerk to everybody. Seriously, just replace Wakanda with Atlantis, the Asgardians with the Amazonians, the Guardians of the Galaxy with the Green Lantern Corps, and call it Justice League: The Infinity Wargame.
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    Arcadia's backlog stock is now available again... for a limited time! https://arcadia.ac/user_data/special2021
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    Looks legit.
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    Awesome find! That cover art is gorgeous.
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    Whoever chose the color for the cards was likely familiar with the Dom; the purple seems an unlikely coincidence. Is that what Crisis Point calls the "Engineer Bioroid?"
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    The "Late Period" Type I Bioroid is an officially-published Ammonite design... The image posted earlier is a Robotech RPG derivative... ...and the purple coloring is most likely fan-done.
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    I was wondering why the image @Podtastic posted was "grape-flavored..."
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    Yeah, that's right. Sorry, I didn't mean to mislead you... ...but that's just a custom I made myself.
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    I have the opposite problem.
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    I couldn't agree more. I couldn't find a decent background image online, so I drew my own from scratch: I wonder where I can get it printed as a poster? If you've got kids in your house, things have already gotten out of hand! That's how ALL Transformers should be packaged.
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    Black red, silver... bring 'em on! The Diaclone homages are my favorite Transformers.
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    Hey, thanks for the feedback, guys. You're singing my wife's favorite song. Like I told her, only the B:TAS Joker is going in the anime room; all the live-action stuff gets displayed elsewhere. Despite what she says, I'm not completely reckless and irresponsible. I knew this stuff was coming, and I was somewhat prepared for it... The anime room may be full, but I'd already made space in the Star Wars room. Wow, that's remarkable. Looks like a 1:6 figure!
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    Perfect! Bring on the decals.
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    I received my biggest shipment ever from BBTS yesterday... so much stuff that I needed to make a YouTube video to account for it all.
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    Macross figures

    tekering replied to CF18's topic in Toys

    Doubtful. That's a kitbashed Marvel Legends figure standing in for Claudia, isn't it?
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    Found it here. I do, yes... and I don't, yes. However, the only Southern Cross laserdisc listing I've found is this one... and the seller obviously can't tell an LD from a vinyl record.
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