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15 hours ago, anime52k8 said:

I kind of like how incredibly stupid the combined trailer mode looks.

Same. The Spacejet Winnebago and Orguss Tank modes fall into the "so bad it's good" category for me.

Among other things, he was the first person to have Superman and The Flash race each other. 10/10, greatest comix writer of all time.

I think Nekkimus Prime is kinda awful. The Optimus chest and abs looks terrible on the Fire Valkyrie, and Space Winnebago mod  looks hilariously bad(I kinda love it). The "truck cab" mode is... it's just embarassing. I was happier when I thought they just backed the Gerwalk into the camper.

I wish they'd drawn more design cues from Rodimus Prime instead of forcing this to be Optimus Prime. The Space Winnebago makes it clear SOMEONE thought he should be Rodimus. 

...

I still think he should really be hybridized with Armada Starscream, though. 

5 hours ago, pengbuzz said:

Crossover Event: Mobile Suit Gundam Vs. Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross.

Does it end with Gigantis unleashing the ide and retconning the universe out of existence?

Sorry, I just love that "Mobile Suit Vs. Giant God of Legend: Gigantis' Counterattack" is a thing that exists.

I still say they should give up and recast Silverbolt as an XB-70, where a big block on the plane's underside is RIGHT.

3 hours ago, pengbuzz said:

"Stealth"? 

In my culture, it is expressly forbidden to speak of that... "motion picture". Amongst my people, just

theh mere mention of it is considered a vile criminal offense, with the heaviest of penalties and sentences imposed at the sound of even hinting at it.

It was briefly against the rules to mention it here, due to the flood of threads about it.

BUMP!

2 hours ago, pengbuzz said:

*praying they never try a live action adaption of Macross Plus*

Didn't everyone say that's what Stealth was?

37 minutes ago, M'Kyuun said:

I will, say, however, that at least the wheels match Long Haul's, complete with silver painted rims, and that helps to sell it as a purposeful accessory for Long Haul. However, the big purple wings on the sides and the black missile pods made up of Devy's arms kinda ruin the illusion that this is just a piece of construction equipment. but at least it's storage! 🙄😄

Yeah, I wish the trailer was designed to look like a generator or a portable office building or something. Even a giant portapotty!

3 minutes ago, davidwhangchoi said:

You Are Already Dead

RIP me

2 minutes ago, pengbuzz said:

Oh crap... don't get me started on THAT abomination. 

I still have nightmares about it... ask Seto!! x.x 

 

"Space Runaway Ideon" or "Mobile Suit Vs. Giant God of Legend: Gigantis' Counterattack"?

On 6/17/2025 at 12:41 PM, Hikaru Ichijo SL said:

When I posted last week about the universe being destroyed might come true.   

 

If they do, I hope they use Tomino's official universe-destroying giant robot.

Wouldn't even be the first time Ideon's showed up in Gundam.

4 hours ago, mikeszekely said:

Sure, I get that it's supposed to be like the two fox tails that hang off of Tails' butt, but they don't really look like fox tails, do they? 

I'm personally disappointed the airplane propeller doesn't become his butt, so he could spin his tails like a propeller.

6 hours ago, davidwhangchoi said:

i hope the HD update turns out ok, it looks there's some widescreen implementation. But not clear if it's 4:3 ration with some side bar effects.  

I'd be okay with a 4:3 presentation. My concern is actually that it might not be. Scrolling shooters adapt uniquely poorly to changes in aspect ratio, in my opinion, and I'd rather it be framed than cropped or stretched.

2 hours ago, pengbuzz said:

As the saying goes: "Generals always fight the last war"; in UN Spacy's case, the generals plans were for the warfare they thought would come, based on the wars they had fought. They didn't have in mind that the next one would be a space-based war.

More to the point, they assumed that any possible war would be over territory and resources. These unknown aliens had no beef with humanity, they would be coming to reclaim their missing starship or to lay claim to the Solar System's resources. This makes sense if you are not specifically aware that the zentradi fleets are roving around looking for "the enemy" with no real strategic goals, like the planet eater in that one Star Trek episode.

No one expected "you are an existential threat that must be erased from existence", because there was no reason to expect it.

And it should be noted that for a time, an alliance seemed viable. The zentradi were very surprised by the capabilities demonstrated by people who very much weren't the enemy they were hunting. They wanted to get busted hardware fixed and replaced, and a new supply of reaction weapons. Humans could do both of those things. The humans, meanwhile, wanted to not be exterminated like space roaches. It seems like a small ask in exchange.

...

And then the culture virus hit the zentradi ranks, causing a rapid and near-total collapse of discipline, the chain of command, and essentially destruction of zentradi society. NOW humanity is not a potential ally, they're the most dangerous thing the zentradi have seen in several millennia. 

Oh my! Delta's back!

1 hour ago, pengbuzz said:

I think the most use they ever came in was when Misa Hayase organized them in the bow of Daedalus for the Daedalus Attack.

Also the final battle of the war, with the Macross Attack.

22 hours ago, SebastianP said:

If those *are* supposed to be ISO 20-foot containers, were looking at 4800 TEU worth of capacity, which is mid-sized for an ocean-going ship (those go up beyond 20,000 TEU, but also down to a few hundred). 

They're probably supposed to be, in that no one thought much about the exact details of interstellar shipping and just put "normal shipping containers" in(it makes it very readable for the audience if you don't reinvent the wheel needlessly, after all). But that would actually be a little strange since ISO and the entire shipping industry was destroyed in Space War I.

Granted, when the industry was rebuilt the primary initial concern would be compatibility with the equipment aboard the Macross/Daedalus/Prometheus, so there's definitely room for ISO to reach out from beyond the grave. But it also creates room for new formats to establish themselves as the industry is rebuilt and expanded, so there may very well be two active container standards(to the consternation of dock workers everywhere).

17 hours ago, M'Kyuun said:

I still think it sucks that we can't have a Megatron that turns into a gun and yet you can go buy a small arsenal at your local Walmart, including enough AR-15s to outfit a SWAT unit.

I think the US toy gun laws suck too. Particularly as it's an inconsistent patchwork and no one wants to deal with every state being different. I gather that's the biggest issue, several states have restrictions beyond the federal ones and they aren't consistent with each other. Making a single toy gun sellable in all states is very difficult, and fans won't like the results. Folks were upset enough about Classics Megatron, and I don't believe he's CA- or NY-legal these days, so they'd have to go even farther.

I don't think Wal-Mart can outfit a SWAT team, though. SWAT gets the fun switch burst-fire and full-auto, and Wal-Mart can't sell that kind of rifle.

15 hours ago, Seto Kaiba said:

I've got nothing for a Glue Valkyrie... but when it comes to welding, we've got you covered: https://www.macross2.net/m3/macross7/vt-1-battroidwork.htm

I was already thinking "a glue Valkyrie's probably canon already", but you've got the receipts.

So the best-case here is "no one in the history of the franchise has ever cared about scale and it is wildly inconsistent"? 

Seems odd to take a firm stand about accurate numbers when that's the starting point. But what do I know?

4 hours ago, H2br said:

Although it’s a fantasy naval anime, Arpeggio of Blue Steel is one of the best anime I’ve ever seen. You might actually cry in one of the episodes. This anime is definitely about the ships, some of which were actual WWII naval vessels, but with a power up twist. This anime is from around 2013. You will not be disappointed. I’m surprised it’s not more well known.

Kirishima is best bear boat!

5 hours ago, mikeszekely said:

The original Star Convoy toy didn't stop at big robot and big truck.  Like so many big Transformers at the end of JG1, Star Convoy had a base mode. 

I really like the new base mode's use of the silver matrix and blue blast as a water fountain. Gives it a little dash of charm.

8 hours ago, Valkyrie Hunter D said:

It's just a matter of time me thinks. The kid is certainly a genius mad scientist.

Got his doctorate in mad science at this point. Well, chemistry, but close enough.

3 hours ago, SebastianP said:

You mean, no one else who frequents this site has the energy to argue with someone who refuses to budge on "the books are always right".

Nah.

1 hour ago, SebastianP said:

Star Wars fans who remember when the Executor was changed from 8 km to 19 km because of determined fans fact-checking Lucasfilm until they gave up

And that number is still considered very wrong, so what did the fans actually win?

And the official Death Star sizes that originated with the West End RPG are still unchanged despite being far more difficult to reconcile with the films.