nightmareB4macross

I'm bringing CASH to trade for items.

Minmei Sings!!!

This is what the enemy saw....

Strike Valkyrie

Here's one just for old times sake...

Preasure???

I think in part it does. More so, it seems to be more of a nostalgic factor. How much of your past (childhood) can you hold onto. For myself, as a child it was more for the purposes of expanding my imagination and being able to relive or create new worlds that really captivated me. Now as an (ahem) adult, it has more to do with construction and the ability to enjoy the characteristics and structural design of the toys (refering to Macross and other mecha). As for, my NB4Xmas collection, that was more in the fascination of the story and my admiration of the noir type artistry.

1984- I begin to notice transforming robots being sold at a local supermarket near my parents house in LA. I pay a bit of attention to them but very interested as of yet. Most of the items being sold there were Dundine, Gundam, and a multitude of other small plastic mecha. Transformers hits the airwaves and shelves, I go nuts. I begin to collect these on my own but I can not afford many of the larger items (ei: Optimus, Megatron). At the same time I am still collecting GI Joe and Orguss (1/40) toys. Approx. 1985 I notice many new Jetfire type bootlegs at a nearby swapmeet. The boots were actually 1/100 Takas (little did know) so I picked up about 5 of these since I was only getting them at $5-$7 a pop. Many of these were destroyed due to the "customizing" and "cannabilizing" of these bots. 1986 - Robotech begins and I take more notice but am not very interested in the vehicles of the of "Robotech Masters", they really do suck, as much as the storyline. I then begin to notice that the small Takas I bought were RT (don't hate me I made this connection as a kid and was not aware of Macross at the time). After the loss of the other 1/100s I go back to find all have been sold. So I wander a bit further (just down the block, a place called House of Gifts) and discover the "RoboticJet(s)". Actual boots that I thought were really more RT than the Takas. So I buy a few, and more whenever I would frequent the store. I am still collecting GI Joe, Orguss, Transformers, and now MASK and Henshin Robo Legioss. 1986-87 I began skateboarding, still I am a collector. I skate down the hill from my house and to place called "Koreatown Plaza", I would skate this really cool hip and painted concrete ledge. Low and behold I see a StrikeValkyrie in the window. I walk in and see many other DYRL 1/55s, nice but to me they are not RT or Xformers. Still, I give in and buy the Strike and an Elint (Ostrich is also there) at $30 each. Neither would last more than a half a year in my possession, I traded them for more GI Joes. To make things worse I had already dismantled most of the valks and took what I could from the valks to make custom "jet" vehicles for my beloved Joes. 1987-1990 I begin to collect girls. 1991-1993 I still collect girls and begin collecting NB4Xmas. All the other stuff I collected has been kept in storage, lost, or destroyed. . I begin to start watching Anime (mostly Cutie Honey, Urotsokidoji, Golgo 13, Crying Freeman, Macross DYRL (looks familiar), etc.). 1993-2000 Still collecting NBXmas. But a whole new resurgance to Robotech has begun for me, with this I am newly introduced to Macross. I search Google for RT and get Macrossworld.com. 2000- to Present Still collecting NBXmas and Macross to a feverish level. I guess the cycle of collecting has never really ended for me just keeps changing in the sense of what I liked.

I was thinking the same thing. The wings bent back like that do give it a definite Dunbine look. Great Job. Was this all done with metallizers? Airbrush or can?

Excerpt form the interview "...There were also cultural differences that made us decide to change certain things—including editing out the usual snot bubbles, blood spatters and gratuitous panty shots." Fools!!! You (Sneghoff and Macek) removed the best parts!!!

Will this ever be updated? I moved a while back (about two years ago ), so here is my new location. latitude 33.921 33° 55' longitude -118.184 -118° 11' LYNWOOD, CA

This is the GU-11 I was referring to in Perfect Memory. In the book, it has the cenceptual designs of the VF-1J M&Ms holding them. Great work on the modified GU-11. How about doing these NP-BP-10 FAST Packs. While I am not totally sure these are from Macross, they sure would look great on the upcoming 1/48 GBP from Yamato.

Nice job! Reminds me of the conceptual "tommy gun" styled GU-11 in "PERFECT MEMORY".

If your looking for a trade, I have all the A,J,S, re-issues. PM me.

Kind of reminds me of Alfalfa, from the "Lil' Rascals". Alfalfa I think he's going to convert to Gerwalk mode.

That GTO looks like a cross of classic GTO, a newer BMW, and the 2001 Concept 4-Door Charger (prototype), and the roofline of the new Mustang. Nice clean styling.

That is tooooooo beautiful for words. I still am not very fond of the head, though this one is somewhat appealing to eye.

Actually, AMC was purchased by Daimler/Chrysler and many parts are sold under the Chrysler name to this very day. Gremlins were only created to compete with the Ford Pinto (which actually sold with feverish success) in sales. The AMX run from 1972 on, basically it was intented as an environmentally friendly vehicle that just flopped. Since AMC demise, much interest has befallen these vehicle (mainly musclecaresque types). It is a well know fact that AMC Engines, particularly the 232ci were widely used by JEEP as they are extremely well built and reliable blocks. I personally own a 1969 AMC Rambler, 199cu, In-line 6, Alpine White with Metallic Blue interior (a real grandpa car). It really is a wonderful car. Everytime I show up at a carshow, someone always begins to tell me stories of the time when they or someone in their family owned one at some point in their history. Still, one day I would like to own a SCRambler Type "A", but $25,000 for a decent specimen seems a bit steep right now. I might just consider building a clone. ***And when I begin building it, what forum would it be under?

I hope you mean 'screw-in'? If not, you sure have weird sexual preferences. Graham ...and a moderator with a smart ass comment.

Hi guys, I'm NOOB here can anyone tell me how to screw a lightbulb? Sorry if this has been asked before.

OOOooohhh, yeahhhhhhhhhh.

Here is the one I really want the Type "A", again this is the original paint scheme. 1969 is the last year this marque was produced. The name "Rambler" has bee around since 1912. Since AMC was closing they decided to make several marks that would go down in history, this little hard-top bomb would be one of them. Also, the Hurst Corporation collaborated with AMC to create this wonderful machine. 390 cid, BW-T10 4-Speed, 3:51 Gears, Thrush mufflers...I think, I'll stop now. I'm drooling SCrambler.bmp

I still love old American Muscle Cars...The AMC Scrambler is actually a dream car of mine. The Type "B" version pictured below is not mine. And yes that is the factory paint scheme. The car would run low 14s to high 13s in the quarter mile without any modifications. SC_Rambler.bmp

I guess I wasn't so lucky.

Whatever happened to the decals for JMs, I have been patiently waiting for details of when these are available and when to send payment (I already know where to send it).