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    Except I know I didn't sell it to him, don't remember who it did go to, but I know it wasn't him. Still stoked.
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    Not only a unicorn, but a prodigal son returning. I was in the OG Low Vis Owner's Club back in the day. Unfortunately I had to sell it when my ex destroyed our finances. I found a local dealer who had two of them, worked with him before at a couple of toyshows and cons. Imagine my surprise when I opened it and found my mark on the inner tab. My baby is home.
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    Would have to look it up, but as Biomaster stated, to get it into syndication, was that they needed minimum episode count and each show individually did not meet that. Thing is, had HG properly sold the idea of it being more of an anthology series (harder to do at the time) then their original plan of using "Robotech" as a platform to regionalize and syndicate mecha anime in the US then we likely never would have had the animosity towards HG and Robotech in general. People would just see HG/Robotech in the same light that we see Manga or Funimation, as the US distributor of the various properties, taking a bit off the top of every imported piece of merch as well.
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    If Robotech had followed the format it was supposed to we would have gotten a lot of mecha shows brought over to US shore much sooner. BTW the original plan for Robotech was much like the old Shogun Warriors on Showtime. Robotech would have been the banner that all the shows were released under. All totally unconnected beyond featuring different Mecha Anime. So, if HG had followed that plan we could have potentially seen the following: Robotech Annual Releases 1984: SDFM, SDCSC, GCM 1985: Votoms, MS Gundam, Macross DYRL (theatrical release) 1986: God Mars, Go Shogun 1987: SPT Laznyr, L-Gaim, Dunbine And so on. Basically they would have become Manga Entertainment before Manga became a thing. At that point, I'm sure the various anime houses, and even BW itself would take notice and start pushing for more, possibly even more Macross earlier.
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    They're transparent acrylic book stands. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B08FQXLCD5/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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    Weird, showing up fine on my end, even from my phone.
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    I want one of these, but know that my building and finishing skills are not up to the task,
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    I really like that flight suit on Misa, the extra bits and pieces make it feel much more real.
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    Is it just me, or are the wrists connected really wierd?
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    Given that HG has the distro rights, if they want to release Blu-Rays of SDFM and DYRL, for which there is a demand, then they will have to go the source and pay BW for the source files. BW would of course charge them for that, so win for them there, and a win for HG as they would more then make their money back. As for Bandai VF-1s, HG would be foolish not allow their import. It would cost them nothing, but they would reap the rewards of applying the HG Tax to them, even if its say $10 per toy, that is potentially hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars they could reap from those who didn't want to import themselves, and it won't hurt BW in the least bit. Now, I would expect that a streaming platform will pick everything up first, and HG would be stupid to not port SDF and DYRL (remasters) over to the same platform. Again free and easy money for both sides. Now just to wait and see how things start to trickle in.
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    So, If I am reading this correctly. We can get SDFM and DYRL BluRays and Merch, we will just have to pay the HG tax. Beyond that HG has no say. So we should be able to expect (not soon) any and all post DYRL books (translated), toys, series (Sub/dub), etc... For getting the DYRL/SDFM toys, I can see ways that Bandai/Arcadia could get around that. Mac+: VF-1J, Macross Refit, Nos-Ger, Monster Mac7 Millia VF-1J, and anything that showed up in their production of DYRL, all the civilian VFs and Destroids Macross F: VF-1A (from the school), VF-1A (Fire Valk scheme) Mac D: Training VF-1s I'm sure there are more that I am forgetting. It is a limited number, sure, and HG might cry foul, but they'll be taking in their HG tax on all other releases that go stateside.
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    THis reminds me of the write up I did about how every Macross series is, as SK stated, a dramatization of the events and not the actual story.
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    Why dear god, why? Please let this horrid franchise die.
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    In the interim, are they any good other stands that are still available?
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    Oops, it was ToyCom, not Sunwest. Maybe we can see a revival. http://www.macrossworld.com/macross/ads/toycomad.jpg http://www.macrossworld.com/macross/ads/ToycomadbackcoverToyfare.jpg http://www.macrossworld.com/macross/ads/toycomad01.jpg
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    The RLAM has me curious. And I wonder if something regarding that brought BW to the table. Maybe an actual, script, director and cast have been selected that BW can get behind. Plus, if the RLAM focuses just on the Macross portion of RT, then it wouldn't be that hard to redub the names and rewrite keys scenes for Japanese export. If done right, they could basically get two movies in one.
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    This point actually has me wondering the most. SOme of us old timers remember when the Macross Plus toys were first about to hit, the OG 1:72s. HG had a sort of deal with Bandai and Yamato to allow the creation of a subsidiary company, Sunwest IIRC, to distribute the Valks stateside. HG would have their sticker on the boxes and get a cut. Things were going well then relatively last minute HG pulled the plug on the deal because they figured they could get more money by making and selling their own toys, which, of course, kicked off the bigger legal battle. I wonder if they might revisit that deal, allow distro of all Macross products, so long as they get their cut. It just remains to be seen if those HG stickers will only go on SDF and DYRL based merch or all.
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    If this is a joke.... Let's have our resident legal experts wade in on this, but if I can get proper Stateside Blu-Ray and toy releases, woohoo!!!
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    Not so much replace but supplement with a lower cost (procurement, operation, maintenance, etc...) aircraft. The new SeAF realizes that Stealth is pretty much a one trick pony. It is most usable for initial strikes and operations, but once war gets into the thick, the extensive maintenance and compromised aerodynamics and carriage capacity make stealth of lower utility. If the F-36 concept lives up to the plan, then you'll be able to buy 4-5 for the cost of a single F-35, and have each of them conduct two operations for every one the F-35 can conduct due to Mx downtime, all using the same core technology, but in a more robust, easier maintained airframe. It's also not unlike 1950s jets, just stretched out in terms of time frame. Here's the latest and greatest jet, but oh wait its a maintenance nightmare, and here's a new design that is just as advanced but maybe more traditional in design that can do the job better for a lower cost.
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    It's basically speculation based on SecAFs comments on what they want to replace the F-35. An F-16XL based aircraft is not a bad guess really.
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    V-BR-2 ...

    Knight26 replied to Gidiot's topic in Fan Works

    Great start, as for the gap between the engines, that could be anything, on the lineart one side looks like thrusters, and the other vents. I would go with reactor vents myself, or rear firing missile launchers since it is an intereceptor: Run in, fire, flip and burn away and fire more missiles.
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    No it wouldn't. You'd be seeing 5Gen+ Tech in an actually useable airframe that harkens back to the 4Gen+. While the plane has stealthy features, they are not at the expense of actual performance. ANd while it might look like an F-16XL (which is a good thing) it would be a 5Gen+ airframe through and through from the materials, to the avionics, sensors, weapon, all of it. Even the new F-15EX is a far different aircraft then anything other F-15 out there, and will outperform the F-22 in every area other than stealth.
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    Here's what I REALLY DON'T GET. Tatsunoko is a much bigger and more powerful company then HG, no matter how you look at it. Since Tatsunoko is the legal owner of the international merch and film rights, why do they put up with HGs BS? More than that, Bandai has a vested interest in seeing Macross getting more worldwide distribution, so with the license coming due any day now, why don't they work a deal with each other? I'm sure Bandai would cut Tatsunoko a much better deal then HG.
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