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Hello,

I'm interested in buying the following Yamato Valkyries in Brand New, Never transformed condition:

Yamato VF-11B Fast Pack

Yamato VF-19A

I can pay via a verified Paypal account.

Thanks in advance

Hello,

I’m interested in buying the following transformable Valkyries (In Brand New / Factory Sealed condition):

Yamato VF-11B Fast Pack (Macross Plus)

Yamato VF-19A (Macross Plus)

Yamato YF-21 Fast Pack (Macross Plus)

Yamato VF-1J Maximilliam Jenius Super Valkyrie (Blue) 1:60

Yamato VF-1S Super Valkyrie 1:60

Bandai VF-1S Super Valkyrie Skull Leader 1:55

Bandai VF-1A Production Type (Brown) 1:55

I live in Greece EU, and can pay via a verified Paypal account.

I would most definitely prefer the packages sent via Express Mail (EMS) / Trackable / Insured.

Thanks in advance.

Yes, both are forums are very cool.

Thanks for the links!

Hello,

I’m interested in buying the following Valkyries (Brand New / Sealed):

Yamato VF-11B Fast Pack (Macross Plus)

Yamato VF-19A (Macross Plus)

Yamato YF-21 Fast Pack (Macross Plus)

Yamato VF-1J Maximilliam Jenius Super Valkyrie (Blue) 1:60

Yamato VF-1S Super Valkyrie 1:60

Bandai VF-1S Super Valkyrie Skull Leader 1:55

Bandai VF-1A Production Type (Brown) 1:55

Where would the best, cheapest and most reliable places be to buy these Valkyries?

I live in Greece EU, so online stores in the EU region would be preferred (To save shipping), but any other worldwide reliable online stores that accept Paypal payment method & ship via Express Mail (EMS), would be just fine.

Any links will be highly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

VALKYRIE-EXCHANGE.COM

The owner of the site hangs out here (using the same handle as above), so contact him via PM and he'll be able to hook you up...

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*raises hand*

One please!

I though V-E e-store was closed?

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Do a member search to find his account then PM him.

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Kevin did close the e-store. However, he is liquidating his stock so feel free to e-mail him or PM him and ask what he has left in-stock.

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What is Kevin's user name to PM him?

Thanks.

Thanks for the info and links!

I really appreciate it.

Especially this link has all the answers to my queries:

http://www.macrossworld.com/macross/toys/_toys_yamato.htm

I could not have asked for more.

Hello,

I have a few queries concerning the MACROSS PLUS Yamato transformable Valkyrie figures.

Except for the obvious colour differences and packaging, what other differences are there between:

1. VF-11B & VF-11B Fast Pack

2. YF-19 & VF-19A

3. YF-21 & YF-21 Fast Pack

Are they all the same quality and size of 1:60 scale or are they 1:55 scale like the Bandai Valkyries?

I want to buy the VF-11, YF-19, & YF-21 but I’m not sure if I should go for the “Fast Pack†editions, the standard ones or the “A†VF-19A instead of the YF-19?

Any info will be highly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Thanks for all the info on the subs!

I'll be sure to try it out!

By the way, where could one buy the "Perfect Edition" bootleg DVD of Macross DYRL by FX and not the standard one?

There are quite a few Macross DYRL DVDs at e-bay that claim to be the "Perfect Edition", but I can't be sure.

Thanks in advance.

These fansubs you're referring to, are they only in DivX / Xvid encoding, subbed anime found at various P2P, or are they also in full DVD format subbed by fans, available at P2P?

I got Macross DYRL in DivX encoding from emule, which does say in the beginning “If you paid for this you got screwedâ€

The subs in this specific one are very well translated, but the letters are small, blue & green in colour, embedded into the file and I can’t make them any larger.

So it’s a bit hard trying to read them, especialy if you display the film on a TV via TV-Out.

Thanks.

It was funny the part where a news journalist flies up into the middle of a fleet-on-fleet space battle and escapes with the enemy's unguarded secret weapon.

I guess the ship she was stationed in was badly damaged and its defences neutralized.

It blew up right after they left.

Since that Macross DYRL at sundevil is the standard edition, where could one get the perfect edition bootleg?

What about these:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Macross-Movie-Do-You-R...1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/Macross-Movie-Do-You-R...1QQcmdZViewItem

The reason I ask is because I recently bought a licensed Region 2 Macross Plus (Movie & 4 Episode – Ultimate Edition Pack) which had terrible subs.

I also got an original Region 2 Vampire Hunter D – Bloodlust, with poor video quality. (At some points it would freeze for a few secs and there were visible “snow†marks in various scenes.

The 1st released by "Manga Video" and the 2nd by "Optimum Asia"

Where as some other bootlegs which I own are of superior quality.

I live in Europe, so have Macross DYRL, Macross II & Zero been licensed for the Euro PAL Region 2?

Also, please excuse my ignorance as my experience in DVD ripping is poor, but what exactly are “fansubs�

By the way, what's the difference between Macross DYRL "Perfect Edition" and the "basic" edition (if there is one)?

If that Macross DYRL is not the "Perfect Edition" then what is it?

How good is the video/audio quality of these bootlegs?

And how are all these Bootlegs made? Are they DivX re-mastered into DVDs, or do they simply copy the original Japanese DVDs, add the English subs, re-print and repackage them without the original publisher’s seal?

Thanks.

I personally liked the Metal Siren Valkyrie and the UN Spacy Flagship Gloria.

Metal Siren:

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g152/cha...s-prototype.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g152/cha...-highoutput.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g152/cha...1ms-gerwalk.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g152/cha...1ms-fighter.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g152/cha...ms-battroid.jpg

Gloria:

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g152/cha...zero/gloria.jpg

If you look closely at the Macross Cannons, you'll see that the cannons themselves are parts of Zentradi style battleships.

Macross Cannon:

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g152/cha...non-carrier.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g152/cha...nnon-attack.jpg

Zentradi Style Battleship:

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g152/cha...t-vergnitzs.jpg

By the way, hasn't Macross Zero been released on DVD with English subtitles all ready:

Or is this a bootleg copy?

http://www.sundevildvd.com/store/product.p...05&cat=0&page=1

Then again, that DVD itself could be released directly from Bandai themselves since they're a global company after all.

But what about these:

Macros DYRL

http://www.sundevildvd.com/store/product.p...08&cat=0&page=1

Macross 7

http://www.sundevildvd.com/store/product.p...05&cat=0&page=1

Are they bootlegs?

Apparently, it would seem that there are two different Macross Zero complete (5 episode) DVD collections:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Macross-Zero-Deluxe-Co...1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/Macross-Zero-0-DVD-Eng...1QQcmdZViewItem

They've got 2 different covers and they're both region free (0)

Interesting... now I'm confused…

Incredible!

Most of the pics were excellent!

Awesome Design, colouring & detail.

Amazing! Absolutely Amazing!

Excellent work guys!

Macross II........

No Kawamori = not Macross 

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Now there's a closed-minded statement if ever I read one. It's exactly this sort of reasoning that prevents them from enjoying one of the better Macross features out there. Try watching it with an open mind, and you might actually like it.

Being a pretty big Macross II fan myself, I'd say that the voice acting was mostly good, but there were one or two weak bits in Japanese (in some scenes Feff's voice completely lacks the emotion on his face). There's also one or two scenes where the animation quality isn't quite up to snuff with the average quality of the series, but most of them are short bits and near the end too.

Just FYI the general accepted spelling is "Marduk" not "Mardook," as is seen throughout the subtitles. Most of the character and mecha names from the Marduk side of the war are barely veiled references to various gods, literature and other figures from the Babylon. Marduk being the chief god and having the largest of the cult followings right around the era of Hammurabi. Ishtar's a promanent character in the epic of Gilgamesh (which happens to be the accepted name of Feff's power armor), etc. etc. The Macross II RPG books attempt to delve into why the Marduk seem to follow a Babylonian theme, but such isn't canon.

About Ingues giving the orders to destroy rebellious elements of his own fleet... maybe it's just me, but the overall sound of his voice in Japanese sounds a lot like the old WW2 era recordings of Adolf Hitler's public speeches. You also get another kind of creepy deja vu moment when the Marduk battlepods ram down the twin towers of the UN Headquarters buildings.

Your enthusiasm for Macross II is greatly appreciated, by me at least. Macross II doesn't get quite as much love as the other series on this site, for a variety of reasons. There'll also be a few like fansubs2000, who turn up their noses at it simply because Kawamori wasn't involved. You'd probably feel right at home on my site as well, where I'm rebuilding my somewhat modest collections of Macross II mecha art, character art, etc. so that Macross II can get a little more exposure.

I'd say that placing songs like "Only your friend" (Wendy's song from the Moon Festival), Ishtar's final song "Love You," and "The Hush of 200 Million Years" might be a little generous. They're good songs, and I definately think some of the more orchestral stuff is worthy of notice too. Putting them above a classic like "Do you remember love?" might be a little drastic, but nearly every song in any Macross series is better than the swill that ended up in Robotech.

Still, the Valkyrie II, the Gilgamesh power armor, and the other mecha from Macross II are some of the best I've seen. (Attached is a nice little bit I've been using for an avatar on MSN, Feff's custom Gilgamesh, from one of it's more malevolent looking scenes).

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Thanks for the cool & very informative reply!

Nice to meet another open minded Anime Fan.

I enjoyed this film because it was simply a very nice & enjoyable anime and even though I’m big Macross fan, I never knew who Kawamori was until now!

So I wouldn’t care if he was involved in this film or not really!

By the way, I'm interesting in getting the Macross II soundtrack, primarily for these 3 Japanese songs:

"Only your friend" (Wendy's song from the Moon Festival)

Ishtar's final song "Love You,"

"The Hush of 200 Million Years"

I found this Macross II soundtrack:

http://www.rightstuf.com/cgi-bin/catalogmg...tem/48677/4/0/0

Track Listing:

A Hush Like 200 Million Years (Mika Kaneko) 4:25

Marduk 1:04

Scooper 2:03

Crisis 1:35

Banana Moon of Love (Yuka Sato) 4:05

The Mysterious Energy Goes Out of Control 1:07

Lovers 1:18

Operation-200 2:32

Emulator 1:41

The Ship of the Alus 2:03

Riding in Your Valkyrie (Tomoyo Sato) 4:02

The Distant Macross 3:04

Alzan ee Arth-glorg: "Destroy All!" 2:35

Parting 0:49

For Now, A Friend (Tomoyo Sato) 5:59

Young Blood 3:13

All Out War 2:46

Ishtar 2:07

Deja Vu - Stay With Me (Mika Kaneko) 4:47

But apart for "A Hush Like 200 Million Years" I don't see the other 2 mentioned in the track listing?

Doesn't this specific CD have all the Japanese songs from the Anime?

Any help will be highly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

I watched Macross II Movie (DVD) and I must say it was a fantastic film, a true masterpiece!

Here are my thoughts and feelings about the film.

It featured everything a self respecting Anime should deliver.

Awesome animation, epic intergalactic battles, a dramatic / sad story line / plot and a fantastic sound track.

The voice acting in both the US & Japanese versions were very well performed, but my favorite factor in the film was its music.

When Hibiki takes Ishtar to the Moon festival and they listen to Wendy’s Love Song for the first time, with all the fans cheering inside the amphitheatre under the glass dome and the flagship Gloria in orbit, was my favorite moment by far!

I love Lady Ishtar’s ecstatic expressions of joy and happiness. She then reveals her wish to Hibiki, which was to sing the song of love to her own people and bring them peace.

Later on, another very dramatic and shocking moment was when Ishtar starts singing the song of love at the Alus Nova chamber inside the alien flagship, (Sarride) bringing confusion to the Zendraedi soldiers. The outraged Emperor then orders the executioner death ship to cleanse the polluted flagship by blasting it with its laser beams.

Lord Feff and Lady Ishtar, manage to fly out of the doomed flagship inside a battle Mech, just in the brink of time!

As they watch the large nuclear explosion of the Sarride from afar, Ishtar cries for the loss of lady Elensh, but Lord Feff replies:

“Behold, Ishtar…This is the will of Ingues, lord emperor of the Mardook. And this is the result of what you have done!â€

The order given by the Emperor to his soldiers is equally dramatic (And very Japanese in style if I may say so)

"Soldiers sworn to the Mardook discipline… In the name of our culture, crush these arrogant vermin!

In this universe nothing exists which can overpower us!

Therefore, resisting our conquest is impossible.

In the name of the Mardook, destroy!"

The final battle between the U.N Spacey forces and the Mardook fleet is one of the best in any Macross / Robotech film.

The music used for the battle scene is just perfect, as you watch the ships mobilizing for the imminent battle to come!

The two huge fleets engage in a devastating clash, in close proximity to the moon’s orbit.

At first impression, it would seem that the earth’s fleet gains the upper hand by wiping out 60% of the Mardook fleet in a single blow after using four Macross cannons, but all of a sudden, a huge wave of enemy ships de-folds and begins hammering the outnumbered earth fleet with a devastating laser storm!

The entire fleet, the Macross Cannons & the Gloria Flagship it self are destroyed!

What’s interesting is that the Earth side fleets, in all the battles that take place in the film; consist almost primarily of old Zendraedi style battle cruisers also seen in the older Macross DYRL film & the Robotech series.

An apocalyptic dialogue that reveals the true feelings of Lord Feff for Lady Ishtar, takes place at the hangar of the Mardook command ship.

Lord Feff releases Ishtar, but before she leaves, he tells her:

"I know no other life but one of a proud Mardook soldier, in service to lord Emperor Ingues.

I will only cease fighting at my death.

Ishtar you must leave now before I regain my senses.

And remember what is my sworn duty. To the Mardook you died by my hand.

No one will know my failure that I dare to love above my people."

Finally, at the earth’s siege, in the last decisive battle over the scourged earth landscape, Ishtar sings the song of hope and sends to everyone the gentleness of her own heart and saves her people from the dictator.

I find Wendy Ryder’s love song (Japanese) (At the Moon festival) better than Minmay’s “Do you Remember Love†song from Macross DYRL and superior to the English translated version “We Will Win†song, from Harmony’s Gold Robotech series imo.

Same goes for “The Hush of Two Hundred Million Years†intro song (Japanese) compared to Macross DYRL & Robotech intros imo.

Overall, Macross II is definitely one of the best Anime films and should be placed in the hall of all time classics!

Lady Ishtar

Macross VF:

Lord Feff and Lady Ishtar at the Hangar:

Lord Emperor Ingues

Lady Ishtar Concept Art.

SDF-1 Fortress

A few nice Wallpapers / Flyers:

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/2453/ishtari4wo.jpg

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/2638/macross53b4eh.jpg

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/5774/ishtarblue10249ke.jpg

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/7007/ishtar14oy.jpg

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/6875/macross11b2jn.jpg