Only through combination of willpower, poverty, depression, and toy-shame was I able to avoid signing up for the Robotech kickstarter.

I did love Robotech as a teenager, though, and really want samples of some of the toys.

So, if any of you guys participated and have a few leftovers (one of each, wink wink), keep me in mind.

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I loved the Battletech MAD-3R Marauder, and was rather surprised to learn that it is really a blatantly ripped-off Glaug Battlepod... Now I've found the old Robotech tv series, and find it good. Perhaps my kids will learn english too from it, it isn't subtitled...

I have neither willpower nor toy-shame, and will have spares of most of the figures come december... Can I trade you some for interestingly shaped bits of metal?

I participated, but probably won't have any extras unless I decided to buy more stuff when the pledge manager is released (I'm still hurting from the MYTH and Rivet Wars kickstarters, and an old .45-70 trapdoor rifle). Now, if someone is interested in Rivet Wars, I think I will have an entire factions worth of kickstarter stuff I won't be using. Maybe.

@SpeakerToMachines: Robotech was an American-ized version of an anime named Macross. Not quite a totally blatant rip-off, but it's close. I too enjoyed Robotech when I was a child.

The Robotech kickstarter garnered over $1 million US. Not bad for a TV show that hasn't put out much new content since 1985. Aside from the role playing books and one failed series and one new animated movie. I am looking forward to the challenge of painting their 1/285 scale (so they say, they do look a bit big for that scale) EXACTLY as they are in the anime. Gack.

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Almost. Robotech was an imported series which was actually three totally seperate Japanese series all rolled into one - Macross SDF, Mospedia and Southern Cross. The three original series were spliced together to form a new series, loosely sticking to the original plots. Its the flip side of what happened with Battle of the Planets, which was a single Japanese series - Gatchaman - which was re-cut and released as three individual series to the West - Battle of the Planets, G-Force and Eagle Riders.

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Yah. I did the deep googling while dithering over whether to jump into the kickstarter, and found out all these things. It's just that I came from an entirely different angle. I've played FASA's Battletech, where the Tomahawk Destroid (under the alias WHM-6R) features prominently on the cover, and as I said I always loved the MAD-3R Marauder. But I'd never seen Robotech until the Kickstarter got me interested...

Goody. That's my Christmas presents to me sorted then.

Wow, was that meant as nasty as it sounded or was the tone unntentional?

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Anyone show up for the Robotech demos at Gencon, and/or get the exclusive minis?

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there were exclusive minis? >:(

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