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  1. Plus, they did produce an updated toy of Dairugger under Bandai’s SOC line. But Robotech’s pretty much a dead franchise at this point.
  2. It’d be nice if they could finally do later season versions of Kanan, Ezra, Sabine, and the rest of the Ghost crew.
  3. Are the people running the show and writing it the same folks who made Discovery and Picard?
  4. This is probably amateur hour/“no duh” stuff, but I found the following tools and items to be helpful in modding this toy. I know we got some great threads here for modeling. And I know other folks here have more experience working and cutting polystyrene than I do. But I found these items useful for working on toys, especially when working on this mod/custom. 1). Instead of slathering every screwhole with WD-40, I found this set-up worked best to get those stubborn, years-old screws to finally get loose: It’s basically just a precision screwdriver being held by self-adjusting groove joint pliers. It allows me to push down and torque the screw loose without killing my fingers or grip. Usually hear and feel a distinct pop/squeak when the screw loosens. 2). When fixing the broken shoulder with a screw, I had to trim/shear the screw with the following: The “fun” issue: If you cut the bolt/screw too short, you won’t have enough room to get the nut to hold. Cut It too long, and you wind up with the bolt/screw impeding the arm from rotating between cruiser and attack mode. 3). When panel-lining the Macross, I used the following pens: I also used these to panel-line my assorted Valks. Easy to use, and wipes off with just spit and a tissue (when you mess up). I usually use the light grey on the white areas (for a more subtle line). And the black pen on the colored areas to make the line “pop out” more. When using these pens, make sure you point them at an angle, never straight perpendicular to the surface. If you point them straight down, there’s a chance you’ll ruin the tip and the pen will no longer work.
  5. All those in favor of having Filoni go over all Star Wars related media for story content and for a sanity/consistency check, say “Aye.”
  6. I agree. Just think there should have been less “dumb luck” bits in TPM. Have Anakin and Jar Jar make conscious choices to be heroic at the end. With AOTC, the romance fell flat (what’s Padme’s motivation for liking Anakin?). And overall, there was too much “tell me,” rather than “demonstrate it” in the characters’ actions and interactions.
  7. Yeah, I didn’t have any ball-hinged or ball-and-socket joints for that particular mod. I think I was more focused on making sure the shoulder repair/workaround worked and the main gun extension succeeded. Plus, the places that I found the joints were shipping out of Japan (while I’m based out of the US). Like I said before, I tend to be impatient.
  8. Holy crap! Filoni actually made me appreciate Phantom Menace now. Bloody brilliant and beautiful explanation for the first six movie episodes!
  9. What I enjoy about Filoni is that he’s quick to point out where his weaknesses are and give credit to those who helped him improve. I think he pointed out that, at the start of Clone Wars, he had always storyboarded and then was told that Clone Wars wouldn’t have any storyboarding. He credits Lucas for improving his abilities in a variety of ways. He gives major props to Favreau for helping him learning the ins and outs of directing live-action. Again the collaboration is awesome to see.
  10. And a tip of the cap to you, @tekering, and @Rogueload for the tips and pics that gave me a bunch of ideas and examples to utilize.
  11. As promised, cruiser mode pics: You can see where the front landing gear cover cracked in this pic and the gappy chest seams due to the mods/repairs I did: Close-Up Shots: Bridge work : Even after making some repairs, you can kinda, sorta see that one main gun boom is just a smidge longer than the other (maybe 5mm difference?): Flying on a Flexi/Flightpose stand: Despite some challenges, I'm really pleased with how this all turned out. Finally got my large-scale TV-STYLE Macross!!!!
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