TheLoneWolf

Look at what I recently stumbled across. I know you're busy with Chronicles, Miss DJ and White Reminicenses. But if you ever want to take a crack at this one in the future, just let me know and I'll send you some scans. Why couldn't I have found this last summer!

That was FAST! I'm beginning to think that you do have a soft spot for MII after all.

Sorry, but the image was pretty small and that was the best that I could do at 400dpi. And the Squire's actually a bit darker than the teal portions of the SAP armor. If you add about 2 or 3 shades of light grey to that teal then you'll have it. Yeah, they're probably just episode summaries, but I'm hoping that Protoculture Addicts writer actually got his information from somewhere instead of just making an educated guess. I should have the scans done by the end of the week, just PM me your e-mail address and I'll send them over.

Check your email. I just sent you a scan of the AAB/Squire from Entertainment Bible 51. Seto Kaiba, going back to your Mardook/Protoculture theory, have you checked the linear notes of the MII laserdiscs for any evidence? I was just going over them and I see a few Mardook references, but I can't make out what exactly was written.

GameStop employees are so predictable. So I wanted to get the bonus CD that came with the Castlevania - Order of Ecclesia preorder, except that I forgot to preorder it. Knowing that GS employees are notorious for giving away preorder gifts to people who don't actually preorder, I decided to try my luck and see if I could get the CD if I simply buy the game. No dice, the GS employee (male) said that the CD's were for preorders only. So two days later I had my girlfriend go to that same GS and try the same thing. She walked out with the bonus CD and said the employee didn't even hesitate when giving it to her.

Like Seto Kaiba said, EB51 doesn't give any numbers. Seto Kaiba, does the text specifically say that a full size Zentradi soldier pilots the Mardook new model mecha? In the animation I remember seeing a Zentradi pilot, but I assumed that he was micronized. The Mardook must really be cruel if they're putting a full size Zentradi warrior into a transformable mecha that's around the same size as the Metal Siren. Even with the Mardook new model mecha's relatively simple transformation, the Zentradi pilot would probably have to fold his body in half in fighter mode. And Regult pilots thought they had it bad!

Plot device. Or, if you want a creative answer, you could just say that Isamu saw boobies and simply forgot.

I just checked Entertainment Bible 51 and I believe it might have a slightly different name in that book. I use the words "I believe" because my Japanese is pretty bad, but I can at least make out "Mardook new ... mecha" in the name. The EB 51 name for it has two more kanji characters that the TIAS name, and I don't know what they translate to. Zinjo, I forgot to mention this, but I think you (and Palladium) were right about "Squires" being the name for the automated attack drones. EB 51 has that katakana name for it and the romanization is pretty darn close to "squire."

Heh, I hear it everywhere! Though I can see why the rumor is so persistant, the first half of the series moves along at a casual pace, then it becomes harried in episodes 5-6 while the animation quality drops off faster than Wall St. Since most american macross fans are familiar with the premature demise of Souther Cross, I think it's easy for them to apply that same scenario to MII. One particular internet rumor that I found interesting was that Bandai was going to cancel the series early leaving MII incomplete, but US Renditions agreed to provide additional funding to make sure that all six episodes got completed. I doubt it's true and I've yet to find any concrete evidence supporting it. edit: Oh yeah, thanks for linking MII and Roman Holiday! I've never seen the movie before, but it explains why Ishtar's hair was inexplicably cut short.

Superb work, as usual. I really like the orange Strike armor, cool nod to the Ostrich armor.

Nope. The vol.1 Japanese laserdisc shows the release schedule for the rest of MII, only 6 episodes are named as well as their future release dates. Also, LA Hero stated in an interview that the series was planned as six episodes from the get go.

Both of you are wrong. Kawamori retconned DYRL so that Minmay can now read gibberish. Though I'm inclined to agree with lord_breetai, the lyrics were probably written in English solely for the cool factor.

1/60 VF-4

Considering how old Gunbuster is, I wonder how it will look on BD.

While I was watching the show I just assumed they were in their early 20's; except for Minmay, no other ages are mentioned. I also remember scratching my head wondering why an older guy like Hikaru (whose age I wrongly assumed) was interested in a girl as young as Minmay. When I was finished with the show I looked up Macross online and was shocked when the Compendium listed their true ages.

I first saw SDFM when I was 15 and I found it pretty unbelievable that most of the SDFM characters were only 17 or 18. Out of all my friends who were 17 and 18 at that time, I said to myself that there's no way in hell that I could ever see any of them displaying the amount of leadership and courage that the SDFM characters did. And I'm not just saying this in retrospect, this is actually what I was thinking back then. Of course you have to take into consideration that I was a Western teen watching a show that was geared towards Japanese teens.

For $20 you could replace that arm armor piece, it's a fair price. I'd suggest putting a post in the Wanted section of these forums offering the $20 for someone's arm armor piece. I wouldn't recommend using reissue armor on your Strike. It's a very very loose fit, the reissue arm armor will basically dangle off the arm of your Strike. Plus, they're completely different colors. The strike armor is charcoal gray and the reissue armor is blue-ish green.

That's a slick VF-1D canopy! Bravo, Spiff. By the way, do you have any profile shots? They would be a very welcome addition to the Gallery.

That's why I used "fairly popular" as a qualifier. Both releases of the 1/60 YF-19 sold out pretty quickly, so I think it's safe to say that it's fairly popular. Both examples you cited, the 1/60 Q-Rau's and 1/72 VF-11B w/Fast Packs, were busts and languished on retailers shelves for a while and could easily be found a year later at 50% off. Yamato's not going to reissue a toy that sold poorly, but they will reissue one that sells out (just as long as it's not designated as a limited edition). The 1/60 Q-rau probably received a reprieve since Frontier made extensive use of new Q-rau's.

Unless Yamato hates money, they'll reissue the YF-19 w/Fast Packs in another year or two (or sooner). The YF-19 is still fairly popular and reissues are a cheap & easy way to make money; you can either wait it out or pay a premium the next time one shows up on e-bay or yahoo japan.

He's probably referring to the variable Mardook mecha, but I can't remember what it's supposed to be called. No rush with the MII section. Even as a fan of MII mecha, I agree that there are far bigger fish to fry. Hmm, did you get a hold of that VF-4 lineart that came with the resin kit?

Already mentioned here, but thanks anyway.

Haha, from that picture it looks like Minmay's sitting on a high-chair.

I hear you. But magazine covers are meant to sell the magazines, and from I understand Frontier is very popular in Japan right now, so I expect Chronicles to reflect that. As for the mecha covers, I think sketchley's post summed it up pretty well. Maybe when (or if) Frontier fades from the spotlight we'll begin to see classic characters on the covers.

I love the the design on the Bandai boxes. The customer is clearly shown what mecha they're getting, the mecha's primary modes are in focus, there's some nifty artwork of its pilot, and the whole layout is designed to grab the customers attention without seeming too busy.