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I feel that if Macross II wasn't related to macross, people just wouldn't care about it. II wasn't bad but it also wasn't good, it was just mediocre. Had it not been part of macross it would have just faded into obsurity as another late 80's/early 90's OVA that was there but didn't really do much. The story was fairly generic and shallow, the characters were all two dimensional and boring, the capital ships and enemy mecha were all forgetable, etc. etc. Even the character designs aren't all that great. I like Mikimoto and think the characters all look good but there's nothing special about them; they're all kind of generic and (except for Ishtar) among my least favorite Mikimoto characters (My favorite of his characters are Misa (via DYRL?) and Eve From Megazone 23 by the way). also I don't like the uniforms or the Flight suits, and I hate the fact Mikimoto used the same style flight suits in Mac7 The only thing that stands out are the spacy mecha, and for me that's because they all look awful. The destroids all look atrocious and the valks range from awkward to ass ugly. The valks actually remind me a lot of the Ridiculous, pointy Gundams from Hathaway's flash. (I don't like the VF-2SS at all, I've gone into detail why I don't several times)

can we PLEASE stop making posts with mulitple MASSIVE images at a time? when there's a dozen or more 1600+ pixel wide images on one page it takes forever to load and it screws up the frames while doing so. please, downsize your pics and if you HAVE to post something really big, link to it.

there the regular VF-1S strike bundles, but when they ship it they throw in a free flash light that says macross on it. the flashlights are leftovers from the SDF launch event back in February.

I'm thinking things would have been much more interesting if instead of arms they were tentacles.

I voted VF-4, but if that's the case I'd also like to say I'd go for a VF-0D. of the one's listed these two would be the only one's I'd difinitevly get. I don't like the VF-19 and I hate the VF-2SS. I'm ambivilant towards the VF-17, if it looks amazing I might get it but it's not a priority. I think the D makes the most sence though. it shares at least half it's parts with the VF-0A and if the make it they can also make a VF-0C and a VF-0B.

there's a lot of things I don't like about II, but this is actually one of my biggest problems with it. Rather than feeling like the world is making some kind of progress it just sort of repeats the same DYRL? format over and over. In a way it feels a lot like robotech, where it Just one massive army of evil aliens after another roles up, rapes the military and nearly wipes out the human race. what I like about the main continuity is that with each installment you get a new angle on the macross universe. rather than retread the same old ground in a different time, each new SK macross production has explored new concepts and gone in a different direction while still retaining the important essence of Macross (the indomitable human spirit, music as a symbol for that spirit, a focus on characters and awesome transforming robot-jets.) But the way I see it, going this direction sort of flies in the face of what macross is really about. The way I see it Macross isn't about the zentraid or protoculture or the insignificance of humanity, it's about exactly the opposite; Macross is about how significant humans are. Macross is about how humans may not be the most advanced or physically powerful force out there; but because of our spirit, passion and drive humanity will always be the most unstoppable force in the galaxy. Really it get's kind of boring if all you do is get nearly wiped out by the same baddies over and over again. And anyways I think having each series end with a definitive win is part of the whole true strength of humanity central concept. Rather than saying "damn we really dogged the bullet on that one." it's saying "We kicked down the door and shouted 'We're gonna' make it, and you can either join us or get out of our way!'" there's a certain hot bloodedness to SK macross that's just lacking in MacII. I think the less scientific you get the better with this kind of thing. In fact I think they got a little too scientific in 7 where they're trying quantify Basras hot bloodedness with standardized units. I like a little bit of metaphysical mystery to things, keeping it less technical and more magical. Music is the form that the inner strength each person possesses takes in Macross. That inner strength isn't something you can honestly quantify or explain, it just exists and it's more powerful than any weapon you can build. And the more you try to quantify things the more you suck the fun out of it. That's something that bugs me about many gundam shows, where they take themselves to seriously and have to make everything so cut and dry. this is probebly a good point to mention that I love Gurren Laggan and I think Mobile Fighter G Gundam is the best gundam series ever.

it's less a rule and more a marketing mentality, and star wars was the case where the mindset comes from.

nope http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=30151 from this series. cheap gashapon-ish fighters are still cheap and gashapon-ish.

That's my point. The VF-17 has horizontal TV which effects yaw. Since the tail fins don't appear to move, in an atmosphere TV is most likely the primary way of controlling yaw.

probebly using the control surfaces on the wing Even though the VF-17/171 are based of the F-117, their actual layout is much closer to a delta winged aircraft ala the Delta dart or the delta dagger. Pitch and role control would be from the flaps on the wings. Interesting thing to note, the vertical "tails" don't appear to have any way of actually moving. I think the reason the legs end up on there sides is that TV is the primary mode of yaw control, and the vertical fins are only there to serve as ballistic shields in battroid mode and to provide lateral stability. also on the subject of recessed feet, I think that even if they're retracted, they'd still have some range of movement, maybe only a few degrees but enough to be used for fine adjustments.

actually it looks like they will, this is a floppy resin prototype after all. It looks to me that once it has properly tight joints and the legs are in the right position it should be able to say in the right position.

considering how creepy that version is, I could care less if it's exclusive. I want one (regular version) though, this looks amazing.

painted resin garage kit. if there was any kind of justice in the world that would be turned into a PVC figure. but I doubt it will.

but these are alien pants that can be turned into fuel that you can get high off of.

unless it was a low-vis version of hikaru's 1S, or Max's 1S...

and you were planing on disclosing the titles of said hentai's when?

you know my high school photo teacher?

I hate Fedex with an undying passion. the suck so much... the come buy my place at like 10:30am, exactly between when the last person leaves for work/school and before anyone gets back. and if you ARE somehow at home when they show up, they're only at the door for half a second. I've been sitting in my living room waiting for them and in the time it took me to sprint less than 40 feet to my front door after they rang, the truck was already F*cking pulling away. (it's like they f*cking run to the door, smack the doorbell then run like hell back to their truck). and they're nearest distribution place is an hour (driving) away right next to a F*cking dump. I like UPS, they come by at a reasonable hour when someone's actually home and they even wait for someone to answer the door. post office can be hit or miss but they're only a couple blocks away. FedEx can go f*ck themselves.

and now the stand cost 50%-75% more because of the giant bag of adapters it now comes with. (of which you're only going to use a couple of anyways.)

That night, I thanked God for seeing me through that day of days and prayed I would make it through D plus 1. I also promised that if some way I could get home again, I would find a nice peaceful town and spend the rest of my life in peace.

F*#&

who?what?where? LINKS MAN, FOR GOD SAKES LINK!!! :edit: disregard that, just the swimsuit loli Klan we've already seen. Return to your regularly scheduled programing.

what he said. Now if were talking about the YF-21/VF-22, yes you have the rudders also acting as elevators, but not on the VF-1 or just about any other valk for that matter. most of the planes pitch control would be through TV and control surfaces on the wing. there is one component that I think we're forgetting though; vernier thrusters. now I've never seen any numbers on how strong the verniers actually are, and of course they'd me much less effective in an atmosphere than in space. but I could still see them working along with TV and the conventional control surfaces to maneuver the plane.

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yes, everyone loves non-standard equipment.