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Now that it features so prominently, I have to ask: Do those three accent lines on the nose of the VF serve any purpose? Or, would they serve a real-world purpose on a real-world aircraft? I know I've seen similar features before. I'm curious if they're strictly a consequence of design/engineering/construction, or if they're intentional like vortex generators and the like.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/madoverlord/macross-ii-lovers-again-alus-edition/posts/4370355 Dear Backers, The last month has seen a lot of progress. We've almost completed the second restoration pass on the 4K video, and authoring is well underway. We expect to have a test disc next month. The editing of the 16-page liner notes and interviews booklet is complete, and once we get final approval of the cover design, that will go into final proofing and be printed -- we need to print this first because it affects the sizing of the chipboard box, and it's always better to adjust the box fit using actual components. Editing and final layout of the artbook is progressing rapidly, it looks like it's going to come in at around 230 pages, but this might grow as we keep getting new art that we just have to add, such as the opening animation storyboards... Character Goods! In addition to the main work of getting the disc and artbook completed, we've also been doing a lot of work on the two add-on character goods we are planning. The first is, of course, an embroidered patch, because at this point, it's a tradition. But the Macross II patch is our most detailed one to date, and not only did we have to use all 12 available thread colors, but to get the required level of detail we had to go from our usual 4x4" size to 5x5". This is one of our test patches; we do a small run to check everything out which we also use as the "team" patches we give to everyone who worked on the project. The final patch will be identical except the text will be in white instead of gold. And because we always like to try something new, for the first time we're doing a standee; it's about 6 1/4" tall. Both of these use Mikimoto-sensei's new Ishtar art, and are exclusive limited-editions available only to project backers. Tariff Headaches As we are sure everyone is painfully aware, there is considerable uncertainty as to what the delivered cost of products manufactured in China (such as these) will be on any particular day - and the delay between gathering all of your orders, placing manufacturing orders, and actual delivery (and payment of tariffs) makes things even worse. In order to reduce the window of uncertainty, we've created a Character Goods Preordering Poll. For each of the character goods, you can indicate how many of each of the items you'd order at three different prices (representing three different tariff scenarios) Patch: $10/$12/$15 Standee: $25/$30/$35 Note: These prices include shipping anywhere (as part of your main order), but do not include customs duty or VAT for international recipients. We'll use the results of this survey to determine the size of the production run (based on the tariff situation at the time of ordering) and the final cost (based on the actual tariff paid -- so we won't add them to the ordering page until they've actually arrived). Our goal will be to minimize the price everyone pays while minimizing the risks. One Last Thing We're pleased to announce that the documentary you made possible, The Story of Macross II -Lovers Again-, will be shown at Momocon on Thursday, May 22nd from 7:00PM!

Dang, none of you are interested in The Duskbloods? Or is that not a launch game?

I shipped my stuff immediately, before the cost of shipping REALLY starts going up. I'm pretty sure it was something like 14000 yen for 2 Glaugs and 2 MP Eva kits. Oof...

This might be a bit of a random pull, but is Vampire Knight worth checking out?

Can confirm, that was a great movie.

Can't be bothered to find the post, but the A24 war movie Warfare is apparently getting rave reviews. I'll try to catch it this week, after Sinners.

I don't know if this deserves its own thread but HLJ sent this out in response to the US tariffs. Would a thread that collects the various stores' responses be warranted? tl;dr - As of April 20, 11pm EST, only EMS will be available for shipping to the US. And from a few days earlier (goes without saying, but the coupon code is expired):

I saw the snake clip for the first time a few weeks back, and I was blown away by how exactly as stupid it was as people said. I'm happy to have never seen it in its entirety.

I honestly thought you were dedicating each paragraph to a separate film. AVP

From the directors of Talk to Me.

For what it's worth, I saw Death of a Unicorn last night after I think seeing a trailer posted here. It's unfortunately pretty formulaic, and doesn't do a whole lot with its premise. It's a rare outing from A24, which I can usually count on to at least be unique and interesting. I wonder if I'd have had a better time watching The Woman In The Yard instead. The last few times I saw a Black-headed horror flick they've all done a decent to good job holding my attention. (Get Out, Nope, Us, Talk To Me, and Never Let Go.)

I keep mixing up Fujimi with Fine Molds, which made me remember the latter's recent-ish 1/72 F-14 kits. IIRC it managed to be pretty fully detailed at such a small scale. I'd love a similar offering for the VF-1. Something that manages to match or outdo the ancient resin kit in terms of detailing would be absolutely fantastic. But at 1/144... yeah, I dunno, I think I'm a bit underwhelmed. Besides the small scale, there's nothing that really differentiates it from the Tomy and Doyusha models, even if those are long OOP.

The Supers were originally part of the Klan 25G kit IIRC. And while I'd love a RVF, I understand why no one ever does one besides Hasegawa. Especially in this line. How would they integrate the radome with the girl? Maybe it's just a hat? Maybe it attaches to her back?

Finished Frieren last week. Enjoyed the same things I enjoyed in the first half, hated the same things I hated in the first half. I can't believe there was an honest to god tournament arc. I really would rather have just spent time with Frieren and her companions past and present. The world itself is monumentally uninteresting.