Skull Leader

I was! It went on display in pieces as I recall, lol. It never recovered from that. I wish I had another Yellow Sub kit to build in it's place.

Good to see some of you guys again!

Renato, it is entirely possible I've got you confused for someone else! I'm sorry! (That was a long time ago lol)

And stuff is still as expensive as it once was, lol. Except for some of these master file books, I don't have or want much macross merchandise these days (I finally got my bandai 1/55 boxed strike valkyrie and I still have a 1/72 HCM in the box but that's it)

*cry, sniff, wail*

No love for the M3? I'm so rornry

Welcome back "old man". Seems like quite a few of the old school have decided to revisit the old stomping grounds. Be careful, the temptation to buy stuff is as great as ever

5. vs. 6. continues to this day, like you never left...

The great battle of our lifetime....

LOL Mickey, I almost forgot you were on this forum too!

Hey Everyone!

I dropped back to "lurker" status somewhere around 2006 after being a charter, hardcore-everyday visiting member since 2000. I'd check in every so often to see how things were going and to keep up with the latest news about my most beloved anime franchise. OCCASIONALLY I'd chime in on something, but largely Ive stayed up in the nosebleed section.

I was thinking earlier about everything that I loved so much about this place, and now as an old man (I say old... all of 35) I thought I'd give a shoutout and see who all was still around from the original crew.

Some of my fondest MacrossWorld memories:

1. The original java-coded message board, it didn't even keep track of membership and you had to write your name in every time you posted... alt.fan.macross refugees unite!

2.The golden age of 1/55 valkyrie modding... Erick Mabrich's custom cockpit/nose sections, Chris Baretta's excellent custom heads (I'm proud to say I got the first VF-1S head), my company's (Alphateam11) Max/Milia marriage sets, Renato's Super Ostritch conversions... and the list goes on

3.Even owning a 3rd edition joons put you on a lucky level of macross collectors... owning the genuine articles made you a mover and a shaker here

4. VF5SS and his "Adventures of Little Valk" comic series

5. Keith and his undying love for Macross 7 (and the membership that always teased him for it.... I was always a silent supporter, Keith!)

6. AgentONE. 'nuff said. (I want to subscribe to your newsletter!)

7. Graham's visits with Yamato when the first MacPlus valks dropped

8. The unending war against the machines (robotech.com)

9. Discussing military aviation with Richard Burney (Apollo Leader), and Dave Hingtgen

10. John Moscato's perfect-detail 1/35 Legioss project, (and the ensuing cease and desist letter from harmony gold, insuring that none of us could buy one from him)

11. If you wanted anything Macross-related, Jerry Tsai and Kevin Lam were the guys to see

12. Watching WM Cheng turn models into masterpieces

13. Long discussions into the night on the relevance of Macross Zero to Macross 7 (support your arguments, show your work, etc)

14. When someone decided to re-pop the Club M 1/48 VF-1 Strike Valkyrie... and the eye-watering price that went with all that resin and white metal (still kicking myself for not getting one)

I could probably think of more, but off the top of my head, these are what I remember the most.... how many other old guys are out there? When I stepped back, Roby's joke machine recasts were just coming out.

One has to laugh to keep from crying.

Chie Kajiuras vocals (well, all the fire bomber songs really) were about the only thing I really enjoyed about Mac7. Of the entire franchise, I felt her vocals were strongest behind Iijimas stuff.

A while back, me and one other guy from this site (I can no longer remember his name, this was back around 2002) had a pair of macross fan fictions we were writing.... his was called "Macross: Victory Skies" I think... Mine was simply "Skull Leader VFX", both centered around small, independent-action VFX squadrons. Our stories even crossed over at one point where a pair of VB-6 pilots from his story saved the team in my story during an extraction.

I wish I still had all that somewhere, I'd repost it again. I'll have to look on some of my old external hard drives and see if I squirreled anything away.

Just finished watching this, I'm pretty bowled over! The dub team did an excellent job for the most part (I had issues with Roy... it sounded really forced, but otherwise well done!) I loved it!

A few constructive comments:

-The voice audio track is considerably louder than the background noise/music/SFX track... there were one or two points where I had to adjust the volume dependent upon whether or not someone was speaking (usually involving Roy early on)

-The new voice tracks don't always jive with where the characters are.... (no reverb effect based on the size of the room they were standing in, etc), they kind of sound removed from what's going on around them

-The new SFX added fit perfectly!

You did an incredible job with this. I *really* wish I had it on disc, but I can stream youtube through my PS3 onto my HD tv, which is almost as good. Thanks for all your hard work!

That's what I was thinking... A bootleg with Chinese and english subtitles is bound to appear eventually. I just wanted something that I knew would have a good translation

Ok, so I'm old enough (membership wise) to know better... but nothing came up when I searched "DYRL 30th annversary blu ray subtitles", and a few pages of searching haven't turned up what I'm after.... so at the risk of ridicule from my peers, I'm gonna claim internet defeat and ask:

has anyone put together a subbed version of the DYRL 30th anniversary blu ray? If so, is there any way to acquire it without having to burn it ones self? (I don't have a blu-ray burner). I'd really like to own the original for the video quality, but the prohibitive price and lack of subtitles are a major no-go for me (I speak Japanese like a 3-year old)

please tell me I'm not stuck with my perfect-edition knockoff DVD... the video quality is nice enough, but the subtitles are wretched!

A word of thanks to Bobe-Patt for the hookup! Between him, Kevin from Valkyrie Exchange, and Wade/vt102 I should be all set!

No rush, man... I'm certainly not in any hurry. Just respond to my email as soon as you have some idea and we can go from there!

A word of thanks to everyone who responded! Some of what I need is enroute. Still needed are:

-Minmay figure

-Wing clip missiles

-Decal sheets

-instructions/data sheet

-Gun clip(s)

-Gun ammo (on the tree)

As much video as they re-did for that game, they may as well do the entire series (please?) That footage is effin' incredible.

ok, might be on to some gunclips... thanks, Miggs! Anyone else got something?

Bump for great justice, someone's gotta have *something* on this list for sale somewhere!

So I recently acquired a "naked" bandai Strike Valkyrie and I'd like to try and complete it... So I'm pretty much looking for everything minus the gun.

-box/styrofoam

-strike armor

-wing missiles

-Minmay figure

-Gun clip (actually need two or three)

-instructions/pamphlets/decal sheet, etc

-gun ammo still on the tree (actually looking for two of these, I have a boxed takatoku that needs one too )

If you have any or all of this laying around and you'd consider parting with it, lemme know! Reproduction parts (I know someone made copies of the missiles a while back) considered too.

Leave a message here or contact me at jhousdan@hotmail.com. I'm on the straight shooters list!

Thanks for looking,

-Jeremy/Skull Leader

I've been waffling back and forth on whether or not I want to get this.... sounds like I need to bite the bullet and order

For gods sake, studio nue is not an animation studio and youre confusing animefriend with starpro. ive been repeating myself for years.

My bad, I've been out of the loop for a while.

That would, I think, be MUCH too expensive to make.

Not to mention time consuming, though I don't think any of us deny that properly hand-drawn and animated valkyries would be anything less than gorgeous (see: DYRL).

The whole reason I threw in "computer animated" is because it is easier to design and animate a consistently detailed model so you don't run into things like screwed up paintjobs in certain animation frames, or suddenly sprouting a new weapon appendage, etc that lead to confusion. One of the biggest single gripes I had about SDFM over DYRL was the inconsistency of the animefriend-animated episodes. Everything looked under-detailed, out of proportion, the list goes on... By comparison, the episodes that Studio Nue took the time to do themselves (the aforementioned episode 18, or the first 2 episodes for example) where the characters and valkyries were beautifully drawn and consistently animated (well, moreso than their animefriend counterparts anyhow) are absolutely gorgeous animation. While I admit that computer animation takes some of the "warmness" (for lack of a better word) out of the whole process, it provides these results consistently, which is ultimately more desirable to me.

Changing directions for a moment:

Upon some reflection on the matter, I decided that if I had one reservation about my previous idea of an 08th MS Team-style story, It's the anime nation's propensity for changing details of the history with each retelling. It is the rare anime series that doesn't have it's continuity chopped to pieces when prequels or side stories are added to it

For anyone who's lost right now, I was telling Mari-ja that he'd have trouble getting overseas signatures for his petition due to the trademark disputes, i.e. petitioning for a show we will never be able to watch legally. He told me Animax broadcasts the Macross series and it has satellite stations outside of Japan, so "I don't think so". Then I told him to look at Wikipedia and the HG thread. Then he told me to not change the subject and that WE MUST KNOW WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE MEGAROAD!!!!11

以上、英語で皆様のために先程のやいとりをまとめました。では、Ｍａｒｉ－ｊａさん、頑張ってください。

I remember back in the heyday of this bulletin board, Keith, Myself, and a few others used to regularly butt heads on this issue. Some of us (myself included... Exo might've been another, it's been years, so I can't remember) seemed to think it was a viable story option to tell, even if it seemed likely that it could come to no good end. Keith and a few others (Kawamori himself could be counted among this number too, as I recall... he showed little interest in persuing the idea) posited that that particular story arc was "done" and little more could be said. They rode off into the proverbial sunset and that was that.

I'm still holding out hope for more of a Macross analog to the "08th MS Team" idea. That is to say, a SpaceWar I Story arc featuring an average joe squadron. Not the ultimate heroes of the war, but rather "the little guys" as it were. Properly computer-animated VF-1s would be the cats-ass, and there's plenty of story potential there.

Just my two cents... back to ultra-lurker mode.

And has he? Is he planning to? What's your point other than further dilluting this topic into a pissing game? If you're going to demand thanks for time spent translating Macross related text from Japanese into English, you have to demand it be said to ALL who are doing it.

Honestly? I don't think he will now. My point is were being a real jackass to him and all he was trying to do was translate something for you guys. You're acting all upset because he's butted in on your turf or something. As far as I'm concerned, there's enough to go around.

As for demanding thanks from EVERYONE? I don't think so. It sounds like you blow your own horn enough that I'm sure you have no issue getting praise when YOU think you deserve it. I don't praise douchebags.

I'm done with this. It was people like you that drove me to be just a lurker around here to begin with... but then, if lording your translation skills around an internet bulletin board is the best you can get out of life, knock yourself out man.

彼だけですか？そうか・・・マクロス・クロニクルや色んな翻訳してるけど俺とグババなどのありがとうは・・・？

He's a forum member with the exact same standing as you, thats who. As for what he deserves? Well, I didn't see YOU posting up the translated book... this discussion isn't about the chronicles, it's about the VF-1 techincal book.