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OMG, it really is named "Thunder Hummer" and not "Thunder Hammer"... I always thought a Thunder Hummer was something best experienced with Sunrise Adams. Anyway, after the "OMFG, that thing looks so cool" initial glance I've become less thrilled with the Thunder Hummer. It doesn't look like it does as good a job on the whole armor bit as a GBP and almost looks like a GBP prototype. Is there a link to some official Macross canon background info on this particular item?

Can we add the "We're DRUNK!" caption to the 4th picture?

As Shin drags Sara's near lifeless corpse to the escape pod, Sara asks Shin to take off her helmet...

You clearly haven't seen Macross Wars: A New Hope yet. You see, in that series we actually learn that the force is present in all living beings and that Protoculture were the first Jedis. Their order spread throughout the 'verse until their own creations, the Sith Lords known as the Evals, mutated becoming super powerful evil creatures. A great galactic war then spread out across the cosmos. Before the Proto-jedis were completely defeated by the Sith they set up some safe-guards on their distant colony planets to make sure that the colony planets wouldn't be more enfluenced by the dark side of the force than the light side. Earth is a colony planet and the AFOS is similar to the tunnel of fear that Yoda made Luke pass through. If the humans can overcome hatred and learn to love then they can become true universal Jedis. Shin accomlishes this by putting down his light saber when approaching the AFOS. In the end, he, and the AFOS, both vanish like ObiWan Kenobe.

I remember when people thought that Jack Black talking about being in King Kong was a big Internet joke. Turns out it was honest publicity for the film (with a Jack Black spin on it). Maybe word of "Planes on a Snake" made it onto the Internet and everyone thought it was a hilarious joke... only to show up as an actual movie.

That reminds me of the scene in Macross Plus where Myung is about to be raped by the Sharon controlled tentacles of random machinery... I felt that was very hentai of the froating head... If you don't like DYRL then I know there's no reasoning with you. Besides, you're missing the point that HG would actually be able to now craft the story in a way that fit to the following OVAs and could make a coherent universe...

I have the same feeling and it does seem like something that those familiar with the "original" RT will have to take a moment occasionally to reconcile. Too bad they can't make a 2 hour OVA for each of the original three archs and super condense the story, give it better animation, fill in the gaps and remove the errors that were created by stitching unrelated shows together, and add character designs that unified everything. Since that can never be, we're gonna have to live with character designs that may jar us old familiars -

It would appear HG and all parties involved aren't looking to just update the series with modern animation but to also make a series that is finally completely there own. None of the characters seem to resemble their predecessors at all with the exception of retained hair color (even that doesn't appear to always tie to previous incarnations). It would seem the point is to make it so Robotech fans recognize the characters because of their names and backstories while MOSPEADA, Southern Cross (if there are any), and Macross fans won't recognize a thing at all (um, except the mechs... and I bet if this becomes a series of OVAs the latter ones will have completely new designed mechs). I think it's a great step toward expanding a gap between Robotech and the originals... which is something I think both Robotech fans and fans of the originals would very much like to see at this point.

I thought it was funny when the little girl next to the Monster on the aircraft carrier pulled the Obi-Wan-Kanobe stunt and appeared in Shin's cockpit to give him guidance. Not-so-brilliant at that particular moment. The Monster sure was sweet though

I want a 1/100... sniffle

Did anyone drop the about 4/18 date here yet? That's word on the street.

I got an opened one that looked like it had been removed maybe once (VF-1J) for $200 (everything still on sprue). I've seen VF-1As in the same shape go for about $150. I've now heard of 2 members who have found very decent VF-1As for as low as $100.

The VF-1 is sweet in GERWALK, after that the GERWALK mode seems more and more like an after-thought.

I used to love BF2 but my passion for it seems to come and go. I'm concerned, the new game looks too armor heavy. The armor is a good way to rack up statistical points but it seems to detract from the real fun of the game. That being - To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women!

Holy crap, that looks like Jayce and the wheeled warriors... except not really... You know what I mean?

Sorry Eugimon, but you do a craptastic job of expressing anything more than annoyance. I believe this is the third time I've read a post by you, then I pick on you for it, then you explain yourself and actually expose some method to your madness. Instead of playing that crappy game repeatedly why don't you just make your point up front? Instead of saying "sigh", or "stop talking about the same crap", try bringing some substance before I have a chance to point out that you seem to be just spouting steam? As someone said earlier, new toys are what's going to be on the minds of toy fans. Yamato makes great toys. Discussion will ensue. Help guide it in new directions or ignore the rehashing.

Ooh it's been forever since I read the whole allegory thing. And, to be honest, it could have totally been written by a conspiracy theorist type guy/gal. I don't know though, usually when it comes to obscure Macross info like that I usually picked it up right here on these boards. Maybe one of the other members will know what I'm talking about.

Okay, the VF-0S could be made because it is similar looking and transforming to the VF-1 then? A VF-11 couldn't be made why? The transformation is pretty darn similar to the VF-1's. There seems to be some leap of logic from wanting more of something to not being pleased with what you already have. I want more because I like what I have received thus far. How am I bashing Yamato by clamoring for more? Why is it a problem to have multiple different threads discussing multiple different avenues Yamato can go in? Why, if you don't like a certain type of topic, would you participate in it in the first place? PS - these comments are being made to anyone in particular, they're just rhetorical in nature.

Wait a minute, isn't Macross one big allegory of post WWII Japan? Wouldn't not killing Roy off have left emerging Japan in the shadow of the larger than life Americans?

Let me put that through the universal troll translator here.... Hey, KUDOS! Hey SITHLORD, nice avatar.

This statement doesn't seem to deal with any of the economic issues but instead just skips to a conclusion. i'll bet you would have argued that the orignal Macross Plus toys would never have been made either.

I'm gonna fix that now. So i take it you have no opinion on the availability of the M7 license? I know Bandai had it at some point but seeing as they seem to be done with Macross for the moment, would that make it available?

How very very odd. Thanks for pointing that out! So what we have here is a VF-1D with a VT-1 head currently installed... but the option to convert it to a VF-1D later. Um, i'm guessing the word "original" in this item is incorrect.

If they follow it up with a Miria figure I might find myself re-enacting some Dark Helmet moments a la Spaceballs.

Does anyone know how plausible it would be for Yamato to pick up the Mac7 license? I'll bet that would help with them making more VF-19, VF-11, and VF-22 products because there would now be more variants available. You could get Guld's YF-21, Max's VF-22, and Miria's VF-22. OOoh, then we could also get a VF-11 GBP!