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And thus, HG will sit at the "gates", unwilling to let anyone else profit from Macross until the end of time itself.

No... we really don't want to see a couple of dim-witted Starfleet hitmen cadets being shown how to clean blood out of the back of a shuttlecraft, after one of them accidentally shoots another cadet in the head with a phaser.

I really hope they don't try to drag John DeLancie back into the role of Q. Aside from the obvious (I don't see Q as trying to "keep age" with Picard), it would just be more shenanigans on Q's part, only this time to a elderly captain who probably wants nothing to do with Q's antics.

Don't forget an Uno card.

At the rate HG is going, at gun point would be their only option.

Yeah, it is very hard to do; you have to account not just for where parts would go, but that they do not create "traffic jams" (points where the parts get in the way of each other and cannot be reconciled), joints can support the weight of the parts, and that there is enough armor coverage that gaps that could leave inner mechanisms exposed are filled in. (Note: No, crochet didn't work out for me. I stink at it, so I gave sci-fi another chance) In the end, that's why Valk designs are very hard to do, and Tommy Yune gets a lot of credit for even trying here. I designed and build my own transformable Valk some time ago, and I had to rework it a ton of times. And yet, folks complained about it no matter how I revised it. In the end, I settled for what I came up with, though I'm still thinking of possible ways to revise and improve it. As it stands, when Shoji Kawamori designs his stuff out, I heard he uses Lego to test the transforms and whatnot; that's how hard it can be. And he created the Valkyries to begin with! So to the point: I agree completely, Seito. It's not so simple, and anyone who tries it, I give a lot of credit just for the attempt.

HG and Tatsunoko can keep this steaming pile of garbage now, as I'm tired of the drama and trying to find Macross without the RB logo plastered across it thanks to Agramma. Between this, the crap with Star Trek and Disney's corruption of Star Wars, I think it's time I simply give up on anime and sci-fi as a whole and take up crochet. I'm done.

I was looking for a TV Storm Attacker to build a transform for and make a transformable kit, much like the current smaller Arii one that I have.

*Stabs Death in neck with pencil* "Be excellent, dude."

Aside from the cleanup issue (which is about normal for any two-tone paint job), I really like how this is coming out!

A better idea for masking is Scotch "frosted" tape (the clear kind). it leaves a cleaner line with no bleed when burnished down.

Speaking of Eagles; a while back, I kitbashed together an Eagle concept of my own: Would you believe it started life as a spare Sovereign-class warp nacelle I had lying around? lol

Hmmm... Paramount/CBS had a conniption when it came to fan productions, but seems to have no issue when it comes to violating them itself concerning others' IP. I'm not saying the two are the exact same issue, but I do see something of "pot and kettle" here.

Polar lights, Jonny Lightning, MPC and Lindberg are now brand names of Round 2.

Well... we could simply use the Discovery episodes he was in as a springboard for a new series: "Star Trek: Pike".

Can we at least keep all the Captain Pike stuff?

They did, but in 1/2500 scale and the recent 1/350 scale (HUGE mutha!). They also re-released the AMT D7 movie version ("K'Tinga" class) in 1/537: https://round2corp.com/product/cadet-series-motion-picture-era-set/ https://round2corp.com/product/star-trek-klingon-ktinga-2/ https://round2corp.com/product/star-trek-klingon-ktinga-class-battle-cruiser-i-k-s-amar/

I built the older AMT 1/2500's when the three-set came out, and I built the newer 2 stuff; let me tell you, the quality is night and day! The R2 tiny refit was worlds better than AMT's attempt.:better detailing, not so chunky, no protruding "panel lines" and the decals were pretty good. My only complaint was getting an aztec stuck on my thumb! lol All that said: I've also built the 1/1000 scale ones and they're not bad either. I don't think Defiant will disappoint you, but I haven't built that one yet.

I built the 1/2500 Refit E and Reliant; I then used them in a WoK diorama, along with Playmates figures of Kirk and Khan: (I reworked the figures as well) It has a custom Starfleet movie emblem I had made for the Diorama, but it broke off and shattered during our move from the Rockies back to the East Coast: Soon as I can, I'll build and paint up a new one for it. For right now, money's tight.

Meanwhile, on a small island in the Bonin Island chain in the pacific....

Yeah; Kay-Bee Toys was supposed to be reopening as well, then delayed it when they realized they were too close to the holiday season. That was the last i heard, and nothing else since then. At this point, I'll believe either one when I see it.

Agreed: in order to make this without the cooperation of BW, HG would have to gut it like they did Shadow Chronicles. And as far as I'm concerned, that's certainly not Macross, and it's not even Robotech in my book. It's just....bad. It's just trying to cash in on an IP without using the IP; sort of like how the 4th season of Airwolf was made without actually having the helicopter to use in the series anymore (it was sold after season 3 and another company took over production). They just used recycled footage, and here, HG doesn't really even get to do that with RT. They're down to trying to build RT from scratch, and as you mentioned before: "quality costs money". Something HG will not do, and certainly not for much as they can help it. You know, that idea has crossed my mind more than once in this convo. Some things just were not meant to be "adapted", and don't translate well to a western style of storytelling. I think anime may only be suitable for anime, much like some things simply don't translate well into other venues, or even under different minds. Star Trek never did well as being "gritty", as Gene Roddenberry's vision was of a bright, hope-filled future. Depriving it of that made it fall far below Star Wars and just flounder, because the thing that brought it to "the game" was gone. Star Trek wasn't supposed to be about continual conflict (WoK worked by virtue that Khan was on a relentless quest for vengeance against Kirk, and was a one-off and not the norm, and even then the conflict was down to two battles and an incident on Regula), but about exploring issues and concepts of our time in a venue that allowed these things to be examined in ways that weren't possible in a normal setting. Questions about the nature and meaning of morality, the human spirit and potential, questions of existence, possibilities and concepts not normally expressible today...those were (and should be still by all rights) part and parcel of Star Trek. All the JJ Abrams movies explored was how gritty they could make it before movie goers got bored... Now getting back to Macross: it works because the music, the romance and the optimism are all interconnected and are fueled by one another. Songs inspired by love and optimism speak to both the forces fighting, the people in Macross City and the Zentraedi/ Meltrandi fleets. The optimism of both races living together peacefully inspires and moves them to reach out and care for others and to ultimately soar in music, relationships and even combat. it all drives one another IMO, and this is the soul of Macross... ... and HG couldn't do any of that if their lives depended on it, even WITH the IP. So, deprived of all the things that made Macross work, all they're basically left with are the shallow impressions left by the weight of what was once there. And like Gobal and Lang looking at the space where the Fold Generators used to be aboard the Macross (after they dropped out of fold near Pluto), they're pretty much without a good idea of what to do other than to lamely head where where they KNEW they should be and hope there is something still left there (if they survive the trip!).

If anyone wants to do an RT movie as far as HG is concerned, it should be a documentary about how HG got the rights and pretty much bungled everything up and made Macross fans' lives a living hell for 3 decades.

Liking your work on the ship, MT! :thumbup My latest: I changed gears a bit and went in a...kaiju... direction... A while back, i got a 12 inch rubber godzilla toy as part of a lot I bought on Listia; this isn't the pic of mine, as mine was in pretty rough shape: (image courtesy of infinitehollywood.com) At any rate, between the horrid paint job and the really bad scuffing, paint wear and poor shape of the toy, i nearly threw it away. but I decided to spare it and set it aside for a bit until I decided what to do with it. Well, recently, Godzilla's in a new movie ("king of the monsters" for one), and I decided that it was time to pull this guy out of mothballs and do something with him. So, I did some work sanding down the bad flash and seam lines (thing was wrecked so at this point, anything was an improvement!), and do a proper paintjob: His face needed some real attention; I still have to do something about his snout (seam line was really bad there and I'm not satisfied with the current state thus far): He had no tongue, so i gave him one: He still needs more work, but G-man is well on his way. Stay tuned...

Carl Macek... don't get me started on him. Where I lived, Robotech was pretty popular in the 80's (New England); it was everywhere back then. Now trying to get an SDF-1 will cost you a vital organ or two! lol As for Bateman and Yune: they deserved better than the crap HG dished them IMO. Here's hoping that 2021 is the year HG finally loses their grip on Macross.