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4 hours ago, Beltane70 said:

The new footage that appears in Flashback 2012 was originally supposed to appear at the end of DYRL if I remember correctly. 

That's why I am asking - I've only seen DYRL with that footage appearing at the end.

Anyone else thinks that "Rick Hunter" decal under the canopy for VF-1J and future re-release VF-1S reduces the market for these toys? I was on the fence about buying one but ultimately decided against it.

They should just release the toys without this decal applied. The box is double branded with Japanese SDFM logo and Robotech logo anyway - what's the point of that?

What was the original ending to DYRL? I've seen only Angel's Paints concert ending.

5 hours ago, Invid99 said:

@uzernaem Just curious, what do you think about the Nousjadeul-Ger? Does it look alien to you? 

DYRL one - yeah.

TV Nousjadeul-Ger reminds me of some steampunk armor/diving suit.

Ironically, the only thing could make Macross mainstream now is Sony's Robotech film.

9 hours ago, sqidd said:

That's easy. Three Strikes/DYRL.

No love for TV Roy eh? I dig his contrasting flightsuit colors and bigger role/screentime in SDFM. Sorry for off-topic.

I think Glaug's proportions (thin, long legs, small torso) make it look somewhat alienish, compared to other chicken-style mecha, like Timber Wolf from Battletech.

On 5/6/2021 at 9:38 PM, pengbuzz said:

Well, BW now being able to do the release would be (at least IMO) impetus for them to consider doing a new animated series for SFDM. Update the story a little bit (tech, terms and whatnot, maybe push the timeline a bit into the future like 2099 instead of 1999 for the launch of the SDF-1) and tailor the dialogue so english and Japanese dubs would work.

I don't think changing the established dates is a good idea. Just think of it as of a parallel timeline to ours.

My wishlist for SDFM remake is the following:

1. Hand drawn mech action. I know it's much more expensive than cgi, but it is so sweet in DYRL and Plus.

2. More screentime and character development for Vrlitwhai and Milia. There's just too little of them in the original series.

3. Careful combination of SDFM (Hikaru's VF-1J, flightsuits) and DYRL (Zentraedi, civillian fashion) designs.

7 minutes ago, Duymon said:

Patlabor is my favorite mecha show not about the mecha

 

I absolutely love the characters. Not many shows come close in this regard.

People praise Patlabor films for being clever Mamoru Oshii drama/political/techothrillers but I would also like to praise Patlabor TV series as the best lighthearted mecha monster-of-the-week show of that period. It's that good.

1 hour ago, sqidd said:

This is DEDICATION!

It's... beautiful!

Is that a KO on the right? I think I've had the same one as a kid.

Another note: Roy's color scheme is just timeless and superior. Sorry DYRL Hikaru, you're just a ploy to sell more toy variations.

2 hours ago, TMBounty_Hunter said:

Analog video, especially consumer grade analog video was always trash. Awful colors, awful contrast, often frame bleeding and other artifacts. There's really no reason to ever go back to something that could never properly preserve the image quality.

The HD remaster for SDF is absolutely fantastic, it's the best the show has ever looked because it's the most care that was ever put into a home media release for it.

If you think it reveals too much don't worry, the old analog masters were often not cropped properly instead relying on your CRT TV's own overscan to do that. So you get stuff like Roy's not fully painted head while loosing image detail everywhere else in the frame.

Is the first shot from the LD release? The colors look really rough. Most of LD anime titles that I've seen look better than this. Thanks for the shots, this is what I wanted to know. Now I wonder if another BD release is in the works for the 40th anniversary, hopefully with a better artwork and further picture enhancements.

3 hours ago, sqidd said:

 

Not exactly. I have three DYRL VF-1S Hikaru's that were custom'd into three Roy's that have Strike packs and some naked SDFM Roy's.

IMO it seems really nit picky to not put Strikes on the SDFM Roy if you like the Strike look.

 

 

 

Now that's a dedication!

21 minutes ago, Ignacio Ocamica said:

I tried the Strike Parts:

Looks good! I really should give it a try, thanks!

TV Roy with TV super parts is just as cartoon inaccurate anyway

Hey, does everyone have pics of Roy VF-1S with DYRL strike parts with black jolly roger insignia applied? I am thinking of doing ghetto DYRL Roy until the real one is released but I have no strike parts yet, looking for a good deal.

Yes, I am aware of the blu ray remaster. And while I don't have the boxset myself, I've watched it by "other means". From what I've seen, the increased resolution made the noise and animation problems in some episodes a bit more obvious.

I'd like for someone who has an LD box to share their opinion on the video and sound quality. I have some anime titles on LD and while the majority of them are very good, there are exceptions (for example Evangelion TV series LDs, which were made obsolete by the remastered 2003 DVD release - this is the case of original LD release quality being underwhelming).

On 5/7/2021 at 6:31 AM, jvmacross said:

Nothing but dark clouds for fans of the original SDFM and DYRL.....

 

 

This really pisses me off. I am also a Patlabor fan and I've been delighted to find out that an ultimate blu ray box with full TV series, two OVA series and three films, all remastered to amazing picture quality, can be had for $60. No such deal for SDFM and DYRL.

3 hours ago, Chronocidal said:

I'm not going to say that Bandai didn't copy the animation, but they chose to do so in a way that makes no sense in any universe.  The missiles all have such stubby pylons that the wing flaps are impeded.

I'm not kidding when I say that the HMR missile box pylons are actually physically longer than the 1/48 ones, despite the difference in scale.

I mean the pics of a DX Valk with Hasegawa 1/48 missiles. TBH they look nicer than Bandai ones while being cheaper as well, although assembling/glueing is needed.

http://www.hasegawa-model.co.jp/product/mc04/

8 minutes ago, Seto Kaiba said:

In most versions of the First Space War narrative, yes... the Macross had the Daedalus and the Prometheus as its arms and acquired the paired ARMD-class carriers when she was repaired and retrofitted between the events of the TV series and FB2012.

Thanks! Does usage of the strike parts fit in the same canon though, or it's strictly DYRL thing?

Am I understand correctly that according to main canon timeline (and disregarding Kawamori's "lol what canon"), Prometheus and Daedalus were used during Zentraedi war and replaced by ARMDs sometime after the war, thus explaining ARMDs in DYRL with the fact that the film was shot in 2030s in-universe?

5 hours ago, Chronocidal said:

Given Bandai's reluctance to give control surfaces proper clearance, the Hasegawa missiles are a huge improvement over Bandai's attempt.  

Heh, this sounds interesting. Do you have any pics?

I hope this doesn't sound like a blasphemy but has anyone tried adapting Hasegawa 1/48 weapon set for DX VF-1 yet?

What about SV-51 and VF-27 connection? There just way too many similarities right to the every mode appearance, Nora's color scheme and Gamma designation. Is there any explanation lore-wise?

Can anyone clarify if the TV style figures are still being made? From what I've seen, it's only Rebuild stuff everywhere. I am looking for Eva-02 and Soryu specificlly. Not a fan of Shikinami and horned Unit-02.

5 minutes ago, jvmacross said:

It is a "pre-production" VF-1S....it happens all the time.....even today

Now it makes me wonder why did they replace this anime accurate design with the famous "angular" look.

1) Is it OK to not like Macross Plus? Many say that it's the best Macross ever, but extremely unlikeable characters ruined it for me. I appreciate the valkyries animation quality though.

2) Who was the designer of VF-1SOL from Scrambled Valkyrie? Afaik Kawamori was not involved with Macross at the time, but the design is sick.

Edit: aren't these from the Kawamori book though