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    Star Trek V: How Many Decks does A Connie Refit Have?
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    Just wait until I get out the Battroid mode Squirrels!
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    I would get Kirk and Khan as replacements for the 90's versions in my diorama.
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    Sadly, I have yet to see them at my local Walmart.
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    Did you remember to talk to the Colonel about that on the CODEC? ☺️ Zentraedi drive-by? I suspect as mecha became more and more used, they really didn't need infantry forces. Not to mention a mech could carry more firepower and armor anyways, plus increase effective range. I'll take "All of the Above" for $500, Alex. 😉
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    Ah...so he's into disarmament.
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    Yeah, I'd imagine that would require a lot of energy and would thus limit the duration. Useful for emergencies, but unless they could up the average power output, not much beyond that then? Also makes me think of another possibility: putting all of that into beefing up the shield valks like the 11 and 19 have on their arm to tank shots heavier than from a fighter. (yeah...I have an entire bag of half-baked ideas just waiting for rainy days... )
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    Agreed on all counts; if they can simply do that,k then they should have a solid series and potential winner. GOod point: as long as they can keep that straight, they should be okay. It's one thing I never liked with Got: nearly everyone was a Jerkface.
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    She actually looks cute doing that!
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    While I understand where you're coming from on this ( they're doing "go with what works"), I think they badly overestimated the holding power of their original characters, and seem to be flailing here. Can we at least agree that if they try to bring in Wesley Crusher, then the series is in Absolute Panic Mode™ and they are desperate?
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    THAT would be worth doing a cartoon of...
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    *releases pack of Gerwalk-mode attack gerbils*
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    Well.. then there's that.
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    For me, it wasn't "roomy" at all; I'm willing to bet I simply wouldn't even be able to go aboard a Gato class! But as it stood, a lot of room was taken up by the piping for the reactors (surprisingly enough). And Global wasn't exactly a short guy either (6'3" IIRC)! On that note: it makes sense though to recruit former submariners, as they have experience fighting in a non-linear environment (to avoid Khan's mistake in Star Trek II). That's why I mentioned about "bullet shape": while a bullet flies ballistically and not aerodynamically, my point (no pun intended) was that the shape was going to be critically important. In atmosphere, there's eventually going to be a limit to how shape and materials can hold up against friction and turbulence in the air, so how your craft is shaped is going to determine how fast you can go before you start going to gooey melty pieces. On that note: I wonder if the NUNS would be doing research to see if they could use some sort of generated aerodynamic field to assist their valks in flight (much like the magnetic shifting system helps the parts of a valk slide past each other in transform, reducing wear and speeding up transformation)? If one could generate a field that aided in flight dynamics and could take the brunt of the friction at higher speeds rather than putting it directly on the fighter, that would be a big help IMO.
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    Okay, gotcha. I've been aboard the U.S.S. Nautilus in Groton, and you want to talk about cramped!!! At 5' 10" and some considerable weight, it was all I could do just to move around on the tour! Yeah... everything looks the same because it's going to be limited by the shapes and materials required by the technology. In other words: a bullet's a bullet no matter who makes it, because that's the shape that works best.
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    Wow... any carriers by chance? Okay, my mistake on the first and a good point on the second. But yeah, I don't think you can quickly defrost anyone and have them combat ready. Okay...I didn't recall reading that info previously.
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    IRL: onboard wet-navy carriers, space is at such a premium that every square inch counts. And in space, fuel is going to be at a premium as well, in order to propel all the mass aboard a spacecraft. Hearkening back to your previous comment Seto: the Zentraedi also don't have technicians to monitor, repair or maintain the facilities that would be required for cryogenics. Cryo fluids, data feeds for computers monitoring/ administering cryo fluids, temp control, etc. would all have to be carefully watched. Also, that anatomy/ biochemistry would make cryogenics a problem: smaller animals like frogs and such can withstand cryogenic freezing because the time it takes to freeze them solid isn't all that long, as compared to humans. When you freeze a larger organic being, the logner it takes to freeze them, the larger the ice crystals in their bloodstream get and cause cellular damage. This is why "frostbite" can cause gangrene: it's tissue necrosis caused by ice crystal damage at the cellular level. Now...ramp that up to trying to freeze a forty-foot humanoid. That is going to be a nightmare to try to manage, not to mention trying to thaw them out in time whenever they are needed for battle! Not to mention one other issue: if the Zentraedi were using cryogenics, why were none found on board the ASS-1/ SDF-1 when it crashed? Even if not in the animation, you would think some after-mention of it would have been made in the RPG books of the tech found at the crash site.
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    Considering that the song is essentially the title of the movie, could you please clarify why you feel the music isn't "the best"? My opinion (which may or may not be correct, but is mine: I feel the song is a beautiful counterpoint to the carnage and destruction of the final battle going on. A distant memory of love set to music ; a story of when someone first met their love and the feelings in their heat when it happened. It is a memory which had been all but erased from the Zentraedi by their masters, but was now reaching out in song to those same individuals and reminding them that they too are human. It captures perfectly the spirit of the heart in love, and the desire to continue on and cherish that love in the face of all obstacles and opposition. During Hikaru's flight to the center of Boldoza's fortress, the music serves an even greater anchor to us, as love is an even more powerful force than hatred, revenge or the frigid machinations of the Zentran commander. His love for Misa and those closest to him (along with his duty and desire to protect what remains of Earth's people) drive him on to his confrontation with the cold, merciless "living computer" that Boldoza has become. And it is this powerful force that drives Hikaru to his destiny and steels him in the face of overwhelming odds, allowing him to steady his hand and sharpen his focus to bring Boldoza to an abrupt end. Yes, the song is long; but why is that a bad thing? Shouldn't the music last as long as the scene needs it to? The story of Macross itself (as pointed out some time back in another thread by Seto Kaiba) is not about war, but war is the background to the main story. And that story is about a young man who is divided in his feelings between two women and ends up having to choose one or the other. Macross has always been about the people in the shows and movies, with the best stories being about their trials, successes and failures, their flaws and foibles, their heroism and sacrifice, courage and cowardices, and yes, even their goofs and flubs. And indeed their treasured moments, hopes and fears and their love. So your opinion is that "that last sequence isnt the best in terms of music"; mine is that a "battle music" track or hard rocking score would have destroyed the moment. Even dramatic orchestral music would have ruined the scene and not delivered the emotional punch and heartfelt stirrings that this song does. And that moment is a triumph of the human heart and spirit in one of the most conceivably dire of all circumstances for the human race: near-extinction at the hands of a malevolent enemy. With that said: yes, yours is an unpopular opinion, and that is because I feel it misses the point of Macross as a whole. If you want a "shoot'em up", I'm sure there are other anime franchises to fill that particular need. But Macross' story is different, and it indeed crosses time and space in that regard. Without this, the SDF-1 is nothing more than a giant robot, as are the Valkyries. What truly brings both to life are the people who live and work in both, and are the real story of the series and the movie. Or, it all of this is TL;DR for you, then let me sum it all up in one emoji: 😛
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    I would also imagine they would practice hand-to-hand and range shooting as well.
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    Well, I see the desperation factor is increasing: they recruited Whoopi Goldberg to return. I guess they have a list of cast members to run through/over in order to make this lead brick try to float...
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    Now yer talkin'!
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    Definitely.
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    I appreciate the vote of confidence MT; the problem is that repairing this is going to be a major pain due to what I listed previously. I can't simply remove the canopy without ripping apart the nose and potentially wrecking the flight crew I just put in there. All the same, I don't want you folks to think I'm just being whiny or difficult; just thoroughly disgusted with 2 projects in a row now blowing up in my puss. >_>
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