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On 11/2/2020 at 5:58 AM, Seto Kaiba said:

To answer the question with some helpful context and without the ridiculous faux-academic posturing...

In DYRL?, Minmay had already had her big break and become a famous idol singer before she ever met Hikaru.

The reason that Hikaru drops, and then unknowingly treads on and breaks, the flashlight from his VF's emergency kit is that he's stunned rigid by the revelation that the girl he'd just rescued was the Lynn Minmay.  He is, as he confesses to her a minute or so later, a huge fan of hers.  So much so that he develops a nervous stutter when she talks to him directly.

Minmay's status as an idol is something that doesn't translate well for western audiences.  Western celebrities might end up on a pedestal as a result of their fame as a singer, an actor, an athlete, or what have you... but for idols, be they Japanese, Chinese, Taiwanese, or Korean, being put on a pedestal is what makes them famous and their career is mainly devoted to staying up there.  Idols are celebrities who trade on their image, their physical attractiveness, and their personality more than anything else.  Their careers are built on a dedicated, some might say slightly cult-like, fan following to whom they market escapist entertainment.  An idol is marketed as a kind of ideal person, someone who is accessible in the sense that you can find them on TV or even shake their hand at an event, but also unattainable.  They sell a fantasy of fame and success and themselves as the perfect girl (or boy) that any fan would want as their significant other.  Their job is, essentially, to maintain a fan following that worships them from afar.

Hikaru is a self-confessed big fan of Minmay's.  He's stunned and nervous to even be in her presence because he's essentially looking at his unattainable ideal girl in the flesh.

For a moment there I thought Hikaru wanted to to take advantage of the situation... 

On 11/1/2020 at 9:41 PM, sqidd said:

There are a couple of REALLY nice ones on eBay.

I have a few myself, one even signed by the man himself.  But I still want a reissue of this bird.

A lot of us here wants a reissue of this...  Bandai!

In DYRL? movie, why did Hikaru step on and brake his flashlight when he saw the girl he rescued (Minmay).  I might have asked this same question a long time ago.

On 9/24/2020 at 3:25 AM, jvmacross said:

Nice....but not sure if I would have done that...lol

You can see it through the box window for display. 

On 9/25/2020 at 10:55 PM, Podtastic said:

Can you still clean that off or is it permanent?

You can probably clean it off, though he used permanent ink marker.

I love this thread.  Thanks everyone!

On 9/25/2020 at 3:01 PM, Lolicon said:

Cracked and placed an order for a second PF. From Japan charged me the full amount up front this time around. 

Mommar is correct.

How about the 1/60?

Can't get enough 1/55

More goodies...

I think, the best comparison would be comparing the Arcadia grey goggles VF-1J with the Arcadia white goggles VF-1J. Anyone has them both?

19 hours ago, nightmareB4macross said:

Hi Shawn,

Have you had time to display these items and take pictures? 

Would really love to see this set up.

As always thanks for not only keeping this site going but your contributions to the Macross community as well.

Same here.  

Oh...  Will there be a new series?  

On 9/17/2020 at 12:33 AM, DYRL VF-1S said:

Chunkies out!

 

 

Nice display @DYRL VF-1S !  Can you post some more of this Hikaru Strike in different modes and different poses? ...  If it’s not to much to ask.  

Do it!

Thanks!

So, is the white true white or pinkish white? Anyone one who has both the arcadia grey googles and this latest release, can you please take a picture of them side by side?  Thanks.

Do you like RCs?

On 8/21/2020 at 2:42 PM, big F said:

I too played 2nd Violin in the school orchestra, our conductor was fairly out there with music choices but we never got any Anime to play. That said SDF Macross was still known as Robotech back in 86-89 in Blighty. 

We did almost convince her to let us play the transformers theme though.

Awsome!  High Five, man!!

Yeah, fun, i used to play in an orchestra.  In the string section to be exact, as 2nd violin.  I get goose bumps on awsome parts of certain parts of the music we play.  I just wish we had anime in our repertoire.

How about listening from the performer's perspective...

And yet another day, skipping directly to to Frontier music.

This one on another day.

Check this out.