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Yeah, as a joke amongst friends and stuff, I can see it just fine. no big deal. But, I know quite a few people who were there that got offended. I think it was just more shocking that it was said in a crowd of several hundred people. I could personally careless about the character design, but take responsibility for your own decisions.

Thanks for the links, they don't have any seeders, so it looks like it'll take literally forever to downloads. Anyone else have a link?

I agree that anime is chaulked full of big boobs, bubbly behinds, yadda yadda. I didn't even have a real problem with it in RTSC, except for two things. 1) they did too much redesign of characters that were already done and there. How hard is it to take an original character design and simply update the face a little to adapt to the new style? 2) The idea that it's not his fault the characters look so crappy, but it was his Korean brothers/sisters just disgust me. Whether it was meant as a joke or not, to be in a "professional" position as he is, and make that comment in an attempt to shift blame really shows the level he would've gone to make a mistake someone else's fault. Maybe it was a joke and he was just trying to think of an answer quickly to a question he didn't expect. Well, whatever happened to a simple honest answer? I mean, what excuse do you give for this? Found this on the net a long time ago, before RTSC even came out. Doesn't this show that it was Tommy's intent to design them from the start? Look at the "Studio" and the artist who drew that?

Speaking about passing blame. When I went to a screening of RTSC at a theater in westwood, all the staff, and some voice actors were there. After the movie was over, they decided to have some Q&A. Someone asked why the characters all looked very comic book like, i.e., the chisled bodies and big boobs especially. Tommy's response was more like "Well, most of the Korean animators are young guys, and you know how those young Korean guys can draw the women..." My wife and I were so damn shocked to hear that crap. I'm not Korean, but I was quite appauled that he would stoop so low as to point the blame on the Korean animators. Tommy and Steve both are Korean, and to make a statement like that... Anyways, what was even more lame about that, was the fact that as the creative DIRECTOR, those were designs he himself approved. So to put blame on something he approved is just retarded, unless they decided not to see the designs before production. In that case they're just as stupid. It's funny how they just never owned up and said something simple like "you know, we thought the designs were fine, and that's our mistake. All we can do from here is strive for a better feature as we progress." Even some sort of crap like that would've shown some cahones, and would've deflated that. From a recent post on rt.com, it seems like they're still using some very similar lame excuse as to the character design. "Young animators"...but who looks at the designs before they go into production???

Yessss!!! This will be Sheryl figure no.2. I may have to have a seperate little display section for Sheryl/women of Macross F only. I'm on board for this fo shoe!

My background. For a decent time, I was in very good standing with Tommy, Steve, and staff. I used to throw these gtherings twice a year that everyone would show up to. During these times, I used to get "privilidged info" from them. I was also one of the mods on their site for a period of time, and in various conversations with Tommy, I did get quite a bit of info. Lots of other info also came from just being around people who knew things about what was going on. Nothing really in depth, or necessarily too secretive came from them, but over time, if you put 1 and 1 together (what current staff would say, what privilidged fans would say, and what other people in the industry would say), the facts would simply just present themselves. I also have/had a contact at Funimation. During the final days before RTSC came out, I used to get info from this person. When RTSC was said to come out in I think February, instead of December the previous year, it was my contact (and the internet to confirm) that said it was due to Wal Mart not having retail space until after the holiday season. I guess that liitle bit of unimportant info got HG in a huff, but nevertheless, it was already on the net. Anyways, my last quote from that email is from this said contact. Lots of good info there. I'd probably say that most of my info came from other contacts related to HG, than HG themselves. Tommy and staff, at times, did give me some privilidged info, but it wasn't anything that could really damage them. Knowing people in the "industry" for whatever that means kinda helps, too. So, there you have it.

I'll be looking to see if this will be out in any of the "artsie" theaters in my area. They tend to bring over some real interesting movies from time to time.

Damnit, 1/60 Koenig Monster. My 3 wishes would be 1)VA-3, 2)VF-17, 3)vf-5000, all in 1/60 scale. Here's to wishful thinking.

I'm getting pricing on these, and trying to find something that is good quality, and won't be too pricey. The problem is that the graphic has about 7 different colors, so I'm seeing what method is best vs. cost effective. Any feedback from those who have any ideas would be awesome.

I have the Blu-Ray edition for these, anybody have a site to download the iso files of the DVD themselves? I'm really at a brick wall here. Thanks for any input

I have the patches that were sold on hlj.com. I am just looking on how to get the actual jacket. If that was made for you, my compliments to whoever constructed that. It's got a nice fit. That's awesome that your girlfriend's mom is supportive of hobbies and the sort. My parents were cool with my toy and model collecting, and anime stuff, after I met my wife through it all. They don't say much now.

Very nice outfits. You guys in Chile have cosplay down quite well when it comes to Macross. BTW, Maximillian_Jenius, where did you get your SMS jacket?

White primer should be fine. I personally use grey only for my own reasons. to me, if color bleeds through on the white primer, I have a tendency to overpaint on my next coats to over compensate. The grey, in my opinion, covers slightly better, and also give me a better look at any fixes I may need to do. Nevertheless, if you have white primer, use what you got. It should be just fine.

Yep, and he accuses you of "attacking", yet it's not considered an attack when it's in defense of Robotech. I was accused of attacking the staff when I asked who designed the RTSC poster due to it's lack of connection with the movie. Apparently, they're ultra defensive about trivial things. Can't blame them too much, they put themselves in that position everytime. You know, if I put out something that was criticized, instead of getting defensive, it'd be more like "oh well, that's your opinion." A prudent way to do that would be to do quality work, something it seems they have yet to do since the mid-late 80s.

No, no one has ever told me that, and my wife will think that's quite funny. Maybe I'll show her the pic. So, Jango-Fett Van Damme. A few of us in our group of buddies decided that the "I'll kick your ass" pose is quite funny. Especially when we all get together. It all started with my buddy Tom, and it's been infectious with the group since. Yeah, I'm gonna kick someone's ass, especially with that hardcore cosplay (LMAO) Che, thanks for the compliments. I am going to bring it to MacrossWorld con 09. As far as wearing it, no go. I lose lbs. by the second wearing the jacket.

I think we all know you meant Shadow Chronicles. I find it funny that mr dumbass over there tried to play on the simple mix-up of SC and SR and tried to be ever so cute with it. Some points of my own: Kevin wrote: "No such luck to forestalling me… What I like about Robotech is that it can take 20 years off and do the following inside and outside the anime world in a short period of time. Robotech can be shown theatrically - and , TV , and on DVD and and in real High Definition (unlike our competitors who fake it) , while opening up new platforms open up new platforms(film festvials) for other anime in the process - . Although Robotech was shown theatrically, tv, DVD, and Blu-Ray, it sold well to fans, and basically fans only. In an old email I have from a contact at funimation, I asked my contact about the sales of RTSC. Here was his answer: "Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles did OK. In fact, it did better than we had anticipated. However, compared to most of our other titles, that's really not saying too much. Most "anime" features don't do as well as a series, so that has some to do with it, but our research has shown that the turnout for Shadow Chronicles was basically fans of the original series. It's a good thing, because it shows the dedication of the franchises fanbase, and their dedication to a great series. Our hope is that we will be able to work in depth with Harmony Gold in its next installment of Robotech...Something that seems very plausible, since the sales of Shadow Chronicles were better than expected." Secondly, the comment "(unlike our competitors who fake it), is this really even a point trying to be made? If he's been referring to anything Macross, Macross Frontier on Blu ray has been simply astonishing. I think Kevin is just trying to attack you Seto, and TOU on rt.com prohibit that. He should be banned. Then, Kevin wrote this: "Lets not forget the convention tour that has been going on for 4 straight years now (something no other anime property can sustain) - Oh yes were already planning for 2010 too keep watching the website." HG isn't doing these so much as Kevin is doing them. The reason is simple. Kevin has nothing else to do over at HG, (other than be a pee-on). I think this eludes more to their lack of brains other than anything else. They spend money showing these worthless panels and basically say the same thing that we hear. "We're working hard cause we have nothing to show" Thanks Kevin for showing the absurdity of your marketing to only your core fanbase. Ahh, then this...Kevin wrote: "Despite a nasty economic downturn our high end toys , , , are selling very well (in some cases they sell out). Our mid range toys are strong sellers and in some cases have sold out as well. Lets not forget that Prelude To The Shadow Chronicles has completely sold out and it’s the reason why so many fans cant find copies for their collections. Normally an economic downturn like the one we are experiencing would slow sales except for us the opposite is happening." High end toys, let's discuss that. If they are talking about the Beta, yeah, I can see that selling well. As for the other ones, like the Beagle MPC, that isn't "theirs", it's Beagle's, selling "their" superior product to a sub-par toy company. Mid range toys, I am guessing, are the 1/100 scale toys. The only ones that have sold out have been out after how long? And as for Prelude to the Shadow Chronicles, here's the facts on that. The print run of that was so incredibly small and short, that it's no wonder that it sold out. There wasn't enough of it printed even for the diehards on rt.com. If they weren't so scared of me posting over there, I'd bring these points up to him, so he can try and be cute again. As for the economic downturn, here's the tricky thing about HG and the economy. They have such little product out there right now compared to fans, of course numbers can look good. If I had 100,000 units on the market, and HG had only 10,000 comparative units on the market, if I sold 10,000 units, that would be very bad for me. But if HG sold 10,000 units, even 8,000 units, that could be considered success. As far as "the opposite" happening, I don't think he understands economics too well. Ugh, Kevin Wrote: "Not only is there a Shadow Rising in active development here at Harmony Gold along with numerous other Robotech projects (note the plural) also have a live action feature film in development over at Warner Brothers with A-list talent attached. Plus of this activity helped make Robotech one the top 10 anime properties of 2007 according to ICV2 - While other properties are reporting sales and revenue declines we are getting stronger Now all of this has happened in the past 36 months after a 20 year break. If this is what our critics consider a franchise not being successful then I’ll take the failure of Robotech over the “success” of competitors any day. " Shadow Rising in "active development" is just rumor. Not even worth mentioning in this argument he makes while there is no word on this, except from a "PR" guy, who's gonna fluff anything said anyways. The part of HG having a LAM in development. Um, last time I checked, it was WB doing this. This is typical HG, take someone else's work, claim it as your own. Where have we seen this before? As far as top 10 anime props of 2007 by ICV2, how many people actually get the ICV2 Magazine? Heck, if it was Entertainment, or one of those magazines that said it, I'd be inclined to believe it, but some article from a guy who is writing his own opinion, that means absolutely nothing. In regards to simply getting small bits of info regarding showing life out of RT, Kevin wrote: "Now I know why our competitors keep losing money. Several franchises have done these long, never ending, not to mention expensive marketing campaigns and lost money. That caused long term damage to the properties that require even more money to spent to fix the problem. Or it results in layoffs and cutbacks which causes even more damage. Seito please tell me why we should follow failure? I never get an answer to this question. " Do you really know why they keep losing money? I think their only competitor here is Transformers, in which case, they aren't losing money. Trying to do this one size fits all thing in this comparison is just classic of HG's PR guy, it's stupid. Also, nobody said they should follow failure. Kevin's inability to distinguish easy, free, no plot giving info on SR with massive, multi-million dollar advertising. I'd almost ask Kevin to stop sounding so ignorant, but it's funny. Then Kevin wrote: "To be perfectly honest your reasoning flawed the people who think there is nothing going on is a miniscule minority on the internet. The general audience (inside and outside of the anime world) knows there is a lot going on do I tell specifics? No. Should I “leak” something just to appease 5 people on a internet forum only to derail our projects (please not plural)? I noticed the people who “leak” often end up unemployed…" I guess out of that miniscule minority, it must be a big enough issue if all of Kevin's post are putting out fires of their B.S. The general audience really doesn't give too much thought about Robotech, and to add them into this backassward equation is making me laugh. I like how he assumes that people are asking him to "leak" info to the public. I don't think they need to worry about that. Besides, Tommy does his share of that already from what I know, and he's still employed. Only 5 people, don't you really wish. If that was the case, why don't we all eat cake and not worry about it? Ahhh, the drama is funny. then you're "attacking" people. Lock the thread I say, lest ye be struck down by the almighty's right hand for your sins! Purge thyself in the fires, and be reborn as Rick Hunter!

The Toynami LED is a larger bulb lookin LED I believe. If you're looking for less protruding and conspicuous lighting, there are those available all over the net. For that spotlight on the Tomahawk, I can definitely see that being one hell of a custom. When I got mine, that's the first thing I thought of.

Graham, thanks for the update. I really do hope Yamato takes the VFX-2 Ravens paint scheme into consideration. I've been waiting on a 1/60 version of that since the first couple months of the release of the original 1/60 YF-19. As for the "Gamlin" vf-22, since it appears they have D7 license, does this mean we can see a VF-19 Kai coming as well? Damn, they might as well make the MAX-L and Ray's VF-17 too. Overall, I think I'm confident that Yamato will address the issues of the original 19. They were pretty prevailant issues. Oh yes, and a VF-5000 and VA-6 would just complet me

I'll be on all of these when they come closer to release. It's too damn bad there's no Super Nova 19, or Emerald Force from M7, or the famouse VFX-2 Ravens version. Damn you Yamato. I love it, but I am so upset that there's no VFX-2 version.

Ha, I was just gonna say that. Back a number of years ago, I bought some conductive paint, and tested it out on a bunch of LEDs I have in a work box. I also have a crapload of resistors, so I was able to figure out how much battery to use vs. LED specifications. The paint works great. The only thing I didn't try was using the conductive paint, then making your connections, then painting over the conductive paint with a regular Tamiya, Testors, etc.

I think Tommy and Steve are smart enough to use Kevin as the fall guy. That way, if the PR between HG and the fans gets any worse, they have someone to blame, instead of blaming all of them. Look at that "hiatus" thing. Kevin originally spoke the truth for once when he said that SR was on hold, and when the fans reacted, it was him who had to make the recant, and point the finger at the sinful fans for hearing it all wrong. I still think it's funny that so many of them are that gullible to believe it all still.

Agreed, with the LAM, it wouldn't make sense to do any sort of concept art until the movie gets a green light. From any source I've been able to contact in the industry, they more than likely don't even have a budget, cast, or story done. With the Shadow Rising, that seems to be a different story. Since that is HG's project, and since the direction they want to go in is pretty well known, they could've/should've done some sort of teaser art. Perhaps like concept art of new characters, or maybe concept new mecha. I just got done reading more BS from their site here: http://www.robotech.com/community/forum/re...&forumid=31 You know, it's one thing to do the PR lie and spin, but the fact that they are starting to lie about things that aren't even important are quite funny. Kevin Wrote this: Robotech is not losing its momentum in fact the opposite is happening. Our sales (merchandise and DVD) are strong, Robotech is airing on TV around the world, we have both animated and live action projects in active development with some of the best people in the industry working on them. It is losing momentum. ADV is losing the license for Robotech very shortly, if it hasn't already, and how old is RTSC??? With over 2 years on it's belt, it's lost about all the steam it can. I haven't ever seen sales of a DVD pick up significantly in some random manner. As for as merchandise, they have what, toynami's products? Aside from Toynami's original design stuff, the Beagle, and Megahouse stuff I wouldn't even count. The in this comment about someone else's quote: Someone's quote: However subsequent announcements in mid-2008 have made it clear that little-or-no progress has been made on the film, and it has been indefinitely postponed, pending developments with the live-action film. Kevin's quote: False. "I never said that. Whoever wrote that statement knows very little of what is going on. Shadow rising is NOT canceled and NOT postponed. We NEVER said a release date (Yeah I checked) in regards to Shadow Rising. (fans did but we did not) There has been alot of movement on animated Robotech. Can we tell you what is going on right now? No. Is this silence a normal part of the development process? Yes. When we are ready to announce something we will announce it and not one second before. I cant make it any clearer than that." He did say hiatus though, which he believes is some industry standard only term that means that SR is not postponed. And just because there's no release date, I guess his play on that is that with no official release timeframe, the production is not "postponed or delayed". Definition of hiatus from Websters 1 a: a break in or as if in a material object : gap <the hiatus between the theory and the practice of the party — J. G. Colton> b: a gap or passage in an anatomical part or organ 2 a: an interruption in time or continuity : break ; especially : a period when something (as a program or activity) is suspended or interrupted <after a 5-year hiatus from writing> b: the occurrence of two vowel sounds without pause or intervening consonantal sound Without play on words, one can see that this is a sort of delay or postponement of sorts. As for a lot of movement, I know if they actually had something to show as a teaser, HG would've showed it already. The fact is, is that most shows or movies, when in development are in process, there isn't much shown, but what is different between SC and SR is that with SC, there was character sketches that were all over the net and magazines, thus why I believed it was being worked on. With SR, nothing. I'm not a nay-sayer, and I'm more sure about the SR coming than the movie, but (and a big but), what is drawing the rift between them and the fans is that they are perpetuating this illusion that they are doing so much, when they really aren't doing jack squat. Anything on the LAM front is WB, so, WTF is HG doing other than trying to keep the spinning wheel of their lie about SR going? Like I said, I don't doubt that SR will come or that it will eventually be worked on, but when they went as far as to have Kevin recant his statements, then make it sound like it's all the fans fault for hearing him wrong, I think that rubs a lot of fans and non-fans the wrong way. I'm telling you, their fans sound like good Catholics...(while flogging themselves)"HG, purge my iniquities for doubting you, purge my soul for the sin of curiosity! Forgive me HG, I am not worthy!!!"

If they aren't waterslide decals, they shouldn't be too hard to make if they are already sized properly. I was thinking of customizing my Monster, since it's been in hybernation for so long. Kinda to give it some pizazz, and then I saw this thread. I guess I could make my own decals, but this work would seem to be repetition. the work done here is simply awesome.

See, that jacket looks hella cool, but for $34,400 yen, that maybe a bit too much. I do like it though.

That is awesome work. I like the detail of the decals. You did great work for not doing much modeling. Please post up your decals when you can. I'd love to take a crack at this.