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Guys (and Gals)...I hope you're not putting any faith in anything AICN has to say on Star Wars. This "Digital Redux" rumor is in no way new, since it's been circulating since 2000 or so. I highly doubt Lucas has any interest in "prequelizing" the ANH duel, since he himself described the two combatants as an "Old man and a cripple." And the supposed ROTJ Padme footage has also long since been debunked. Moreover, there's no need for extra footage, since Padme is going to DIE in Ep III. Die die, die die. Worms in her eyes.

1/72 isn't a bad scale for larger Valks like the YF-19 and such, it's just a question of how to cram all the joints needed for transformation into a toy that size. Yamato has come a long way since the original toys from Plus, but there's only so much you can do without compromising the structural integrity of the toy. <_

OK, I have a dumb question. What's the 'seed' in Gundam SEED mean?

Hmmm...Much insight into the fanboy mentality, you have.

One or two seem to. The others....well, maybe it's like an "initiation" type of thing on one of the other forums. You know; if you want to be part of the "in" crowd you have to first troll the Macross Purist forums.

Yeah, it's what my friends and I have termed the "Shiny New Gundam" syndrome. A new and improved mecha is always preceeded by a tragedy and a period of introspection.

Possibly Anthony Daniels might return to do 3PO, but otherwise the cast will be the usual Lucasarts players. The voices in the Clone Wars game were decent enough. A lot of people were disappointed that they were only going to be 5 minute shorts, but I have faith in Tartovsky. He has a good sense of pacing, and his work is dynamic and interestingly framed in the "camera". And like you said, it's better than nothing.

Not really an MPC related comment, but it's Toynami related.... I picked up a pair of Alpha Superposeables on the weekend, and I was fairly impressed. The paint was decently applied, joints were pretty tight and the seams looked good. Are the latest of the MPC Very-teks made to similar QC standards? I'm hoping that the MPC Alpha will be at least similar in construction and detailing.

The Clone Wars cartoon is a series of shorts by Genndy Tartakovsky, of Samurai Jack and Dexter's Lab fame. It takes place after AOTC, and somewhat fleshes out the years of the Clone Wars. Don't expect too much depth though, as each short will only be 5 minutes long. But we are going to see some neato visuals in addition to a few new characters. And if you're like us Canadians, you'll have to either download them or wait for the DVD, since we don't get no stinking Cartoon Network. <_<

Which of our "old" board members are still unaccounted for? Do we have an M.I.A. list?

I think priming is overrated, as far as models are concerned. I only use it: 1) under a gloss finish, like on a car body, so I can sand it to get a smooth finish. 2) when painting over certain color plastics, like white paint on red plastic 3) the odd time I build a resin kit, I usually throw down a coat of grey enamel or even automotive primer. Some resins hate model paints. 4) when making neato weather effects with an airbrush, although that's more of a "preshading" thing than primer.

On Macross World? Please....we still have people wanting Yamato to make toys that look like the episodes animated by Anime Friend.

I can run faster than that steriod-ridden, overmuscled jabroni. Anyway, I've always liked Al Snow, so at least this "angle" will get him some screen time. I'd imagine that General Manager Austin will have a word or two to say on the matter tonight.

The other 305 are just socks for our various trolls to post under. <_<

CF18!!! Awesome pics!!

Yet perversely, Man-Faye likely gains strength from this. The more repulsed we are by his hairy legs and bloated abdomen, the better he feels about himself at the end of the day. I'd say we could ignore him and deprive him of his source of power, but that would just prompt him to do something even more outrageous and I'm not sure if my fragile psyche can take it these days.

Any idea when we'll get some more info on the Macross Zero lineup, o Sithlord? Scales? Prototypes even?

Actually, it wasn't too bad. It was certainly better than Summer Sham. That Shane-O Mac dive off the Titantron was mind numbing. Being a Shane-O Mac match, we knew he had to jump off of something, but it still surprised us to see him do something that reckless. And who can deny the satisfaction o seeing HHH drop the title, even if it's so he can recover from his injury and film Blade 3 (I assume so, anyway)? Is it just me, or did HHH look like he had a bit of a gut?

It's called "schtupping the boss' daughter." <_<

Holy crap, those look awesome! Destroids....Gerwalk headlocks...VF-0's on an elevator (ok, that last one isn't exactly 'exciting' but it's still cool looking). And I liked this part... Mark your calenders, kids.

But I think this is what Skull Leader and the others have been trying to say. The 1D nose just doesn't "slide" on. It has it's own unique chest plate. So now you've replaced the nose and the chest plate...what about the nose & chest mounting hardware? Are they compatible, or do you have to retrofit 1D hardware onto a 1J. And while we're at it, what about the 1J head and neck assemblies. Do they function with the 1D chest? I doubt it, since the 1D has no "notch" at the neckline. So now you're retrofitting some more hardware. And while we're at it, does this stuff simply bolt on, or is there cutting and welding involved? Now, does this still seem easier than just putting a quick 3 hour paint job onto a VF-1D? It's a big enough pain in the ass trying to interchange stuff on cars between different model years, I'd hate to imagine how much of a pain something as complex as a Valkyrie would be.

If the Macross went to all the trouble of a huge wedding ceremony, an honor guard of Battroids for Max's flyby and endless hours of television coverage, not to mention the cheesy laser light show, why is it so difficult to beleive that they quickly repainted a VF-1D to Max's colors? It makes more sense than somehow retrofitting a back seat into a standard VF-1J.

I'll wait for it to hit the cheap seats. And then I'll go on half-price Tuesday. $1.50 is a fair price to see this thing.

...and the second one.

Here you go, Abombz. These were snapped by a photographer for a bike magazine, of all things!