Gabe Q

I paid 200 bucks for the whole set a little bit after it first came out. It's much cheaper now, but you know what? I don't regret it for a minute.

SDF Macross is my favorite series of all time, bar none. I mean, Earth is nearly annihilated during the course of the series! Some of the characters die. This is no kids show. The series dares to devote entire episodes to character development and it pays off.

Then there's the mecha design. The series features THE best mecha design of all time. The VF-1 is a timeless classic.

The only drawback is the craptacularly bad animation in some of the episodes. Don't get me wrong, the series has its moments of beautiful animation sequences, but those animefriend episodes need to be redone.

While the animation in Macross can't hold up to modern animation, the quality of the production still keeps it among the greatest series ever.

In a nutshell, it's a great series that raised the standard of animation when it was released. It still evokes feelings of awe when I watch it from time to time.

It's more fun if we lock him away as an enemy combatant cuz then we can electrocute his nipples, put him in a human pyramid of naked detainees, and make him 'service' other detainees.

I think he's a covert agent sent by the goons a RT.com. Espionage is a serious crime and should be dealt with harshly. I say we classify him as an enemy combatant, take away all his rights, and lock him away for good.

He's a good guy. I bought my first 1/48 yamato off of him. I got it right away no problems.

I've got a lotta love for my chunkies!

The chunky is a classic and always will be.

i see a green overpriced-chunk-of-immovable-transformable-plastic rau in our near future.

I am waiting for the green overpriced-chunk-of-immovable-transformable-plastic rau. I will definitely buy that one.

Street Fighter II Turbo. It's the best version of Street Fighter. I never get tired of that game.

Simply put, they've been inspired by all of the designs we grew up with. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery...

Don't look like Spock to me...

As for a live action movie, anyone who asks that should be forced to watch Super Mario Bros, Street Fighter, & Double Dragon back to back for a week straight.

You might as well shoot 'em dead. No one could survive that.

As for my choice, I choose TV for all the the reasons ewilen beautifully articulated earlier in this thread.

You DYRL lovers are choosing flash over substance!

NEVER use Krylon on models. It dries into a thick skin. It's totally unsuitable.

Sorry, nitpick alert

Shammy and Vanessa are also American, Kim is either Japanese or Chinese

Shammy is Finnish, Vanessa is French, and Kim is from the "South Asia Federation".

Now, where in the heck did you find that out? That just seems like it's too obscure to be common knowledge.

That's one down and eleven to go!

Congratulations!

I think the most impressive part of all of this is the fact that they're not fans of the show.

Excellent job!

It took me about 30 seconds... PM me for the solution.

Oh, sorry. Forgot to check the main site. He he...

I have the Bandai 3rd mission set and it's great. I'm wondering if there are a 1st and 2nd. I've never seen them anywhere.

Graham fell to earth in a fiery meteorite, many moons ago. Raised in the wild by Pacific Salmon, he struck out into the world of man at the tender age of 16. But Graham's relationship with mankind quickly soured, as he was disgusted by what he saw as the proliferation of no-name Automated Bank Machines. He went on a brutal rampage in downtown Tokyo before being subdued by the JSDF. Graham then spent the following 10 years in a Tibetian monastary, 5 of which were spent in silent contemplation of his navel. A sharp blow to the head, accidentally administered by a 110 year old janitor while he fumbled with his broom whilst opening a cup of Yoplait yogurt, gave Graham the epiphany he needed to co-exist with mankind. He would use his vast powers for the betterment of man, and provide an online haven for basement dwelling geeks across the world. He joined forces with the secret government genetic experiment, known only as S.H.A.W.N, and founded Macross World.

Graham currently resides in Hong Kong, where he sells Labor robots. He is married to a former superspy with whom he is expecting his first child.

OMG, so funny...

I haven't laughed this hard in weeks, thanks!

i picked up a Tomy Macross set last night, 35 buck

Where did you get that? Were there any more left? I went on Saturday lookin' for those with no luck. I'm goin' again this Saturday lookin' for a GBP.

Also, put a coin or something in there to show people just how small they really are.

That's what the cigarette is for.

Great work!

Yawn...

This one just doesn't do it for me. Where is my green TV Q-Rau, Yamato?

Hey, how come this one's cheaper than the Milia version?

I'm too lazy to go through the whole thread, but what kind of Hikaru pilot is it? TV or DYRL?

Damn you, Yamato! (Shakes fist in the air)

Now they include a TV Hikaru pilot! I don't think I can justify buying the valkyrie inclusive version just cuz it comes with the TV pilot.

At least, I think that's the TV Hikaru I see...

(This is a crop of one of $im@n's pics)

I also don't get why this one is #17, yet all the other repackages are the other numbering system. Usually they reserve the #1-16 etc. for new molds.

I think they use the five digit numbering for limited releases and the sequential numbering for regular ones. All of my kits with five digit numbers have a little red limited edition box on the corner.

That's a sweet poster. I'll show up for that!