While I'm not the biggest fan of Macross Frontier I do love the mecha designs. I think the VF-25 is a great plane. I don't particularly like the battroid mode but I love the Gerwalk and Fighter modes.
I was looking at the box for the Armored Messiah the other day and I was quite surprised at how big it is. I think if I ever bought one of these kits I'd just keep it in fighter mode most of the time. I have a Yamato VF-1S and it's in fighter mode almost all the time. I doubt I'll even buy one of these but they certainly are nice to look at.
Here are some pics.
1/72 scale.
I know a lot of you are Gundam fans but do you like Macross as well? If so which series do you like?
I haven't really gotten into Macross, which is odd considering I've got about 20 DVD's. I just find it very slow and really retro. I haven't watched any of the new stuff, which I've only recently acquired. Too much Gundam to get through first.
ReplyDeleteI do usually prefer these models in Battroid mode, but the above is definitely nicer as a plane. I find Gerwalk mode quite crap personally
Reaminder of my comment got cut off - I was going to say like a half transformed transformer..
ReplyDeleteStrangely enough I don't find MSG 0079 overly retro, but OG Macross is a bit full on for me. Maybe it's the Gundam...
Does anyone else have problems posting comments here sometimes?
I cannot copypasta links... >_<
ReplyDeleteAnyways, I've got myself Armoured Messiah Valkyrie Alto custom lately as well... You can have a look at my progress at my buroggu...
Been a fan of Macross long before ever seeing a Gundam, thanks to watching the bastardized version called Robotech when I was younger. So, by far, the first Macross is still classic. Macross 7 was good for the music as well.
ReplyDeleteMacross Plus was a favorite just because I loved towards the end when information high kicks on and their fighting against Sharon Apple.
Overall, I rather liked the Mechs + Music theme that Macross has more than the versus Mechs + Group A of Earth vs Group B of Space, etc. conflict theme that Gundam has.
Same as ASM, I was a Macross (Robotech) fan way before I got into Gundams. Actually Robotech is what got me into japanese anime. But most of the sequels were either mediocre or just bad. I had high hope when Macross Frontier came out, but after the first few episodes, it went downhill for me. It was just eye candies and no substance.
ReplyDeleteI would love to collect more macross toys and plamo, but I have made a promise to myself after I got the YF-19 last year, that I would not spend my $$ on 2 seperate hobbies, and just stay faithful to gundams.
Is been a hard battle though...
I loved the first series and Frontier. Macross 7 didn't give me any good impact watching them but I sure love the mecha designs....
ReplyDeletetonzo - you have 20 dvds but you arent into it? i found it to be a bit slow sometimes too to be honest but i still like it. largely on the strength of the mecha. haha the thing i like about gerwalk mode is the thing that you hate. i like the half transformed look. totally man/machine hybrid thing going on there.
ReplyDeleteASM - im the same as you. started on macross WELL before Gundam with robotech in elementary school. that and transformers where my first mecha animations but robotech was different as the transformers were really just vehicles that were piloted. that was a really cool concept for me. couldnt get into macross 7 despite the outstanding mecha designs. too far fetched for me but macross plus is one of my favourite animations ever. in the end, i'm siding with gundam despite watching almost all that macross has to offer.
GG - i feel almost exactly the same as you. after i got the revoltech valkyrie set i just stopped and concentrated on gundams. i will never swear off macross though.
no one here mentioned mospeada which is actually one of my favourite macross series. a bit boring but its from that series that we got the cyclone motorcycle battle suit! LOVED IT!!! still do!
I bought the Robotech collection for cheap and didn't get much past the second or third disc. Coincidentally around that time our local distributor had a big sale and I picked up GSD, Evangelion, Patlabor 1,2 and 3, and the first couple of discs of Code Geass. This put Robotech/Macross on the back burner. I still haven't watched half of it. I try to spend as much time with my kids as possible, and then there's running the forum, gunpla, and PS3 among other things leaving little time for anime, especially if it'snot Gundam ;)
ReplyDeleteI admittedly haven't followed Macross as much as Gundam, but if there is a Macross anime to see, then it has to be the OVA, Marcross Plus. It's a treat to watch. I also have to make an attempt to watch Macross Frontier someday.
ReplyDeleteAs for the Messiahs, they aren't bad at all. I was almost tempted to get an Armored Messiah, but I'd have to watch the series firsy before I decide if I even want any plamo from it.