This Lego Cuusoo project has been around for awhile, but has remained a bit of a hidden gem. Cuusoo user MaxVF1 threw together these amazing VF-1 Valkyries — or Veritechs depending on your preference — in hopes of convincing Lego to license them for retail. As you can see from the video above, they’re pretty easy to snap together and make pretty good display models. They even let you shift between gear-walk, battloid, and fighter modes with ease. The problem, at least from Lego’s standpoint, is that they appear a bit fragile. Of course, that issue alone is just one of many hurdles to overcome.

As far as I’m aware, retail distribution of products related to the original Macross would still have to include Harmony Gold’s permission. Before that even happens, there needs to be at least 10,000 supporters backing the project, only then would Lego even consider it. If you want to see these happen, be a pal and lend your support by visiting the Cuusoo page and giving it your vote. There are some more photos of the various models included as well.

Regardless of how you feel about Harmony Gold, or Robotech, one thing I’ve never seen were complaints about the music. Ulpio Minucci and Arlon Ober did fantastic job scoring the series, creating a memorable soundtrack that’s managed to strike a chord with fans worldwide. Recently I stumbled across this video of a group of fans from Chile performing a live medley. I love that they kept it real with the electric drum kit — the lazer toms were dead on. It’s worth a listen, and you’ll get goosebumps from the nostalgia alone.

Tim is a pro-blogger and freelance writer out of San Diego, California. In addition to Fanboy.com, he contributes to the ModernMethod Network of sites as the Features and Reviews Editor for the Japanese culture and entertainment blog, Japanator. He’s also an Assocaite Editor for their popular gaming blog, Destructoid, and the collectible toy culture blog, Tomopop. For more information, follow him on twitter, or check out TimSheehy.com.

I’ve always been a huge fan of Robotech, so much so that I’ve owned several iterations of the show since it went off the air so many years ago – one of which happened to be Super Dimension Fortress Macross. For those of you who may not know, it was one of the original three series used to create Robotech for syndication here in America. However — unlike Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross and Genesis Climber MOSPEADA – Macross became a hit, spawning numerous movies, OVAs, and sequels. With only a few exceptions, the legal situation surrounding the Macross license has pretty much prevented the series from being licensed for distribution in North America, and as such, any related works have also met a similar fate — such is the case with the upcoming PS3 title Macross Trial Frontier.

The game itself looks pretty great so far, but unfortunately the chances of the game ever being released in the US are slim to none. This much is compounded by the fact that the game is being packaged in Japan as a bundle with the upcoming blu-ray release of the film Macross Frontier ~Itsuwari no Utahime~, which, again, has yet to be licensed for distribution. Our only real hope is that Namco somehow decides to publish the title in the US on its own and even then, I’m not sure if they’d have to sub-license the title through Harmony Gold — the company responsible for Robotech. Until then, all we can do is drool at screenshots of those lovely Valkyries and wish we were piloting them ourselves.

via andriasang

Tim is a pro-blogger and freelance writer out of San Diego, California. In addition to Fanboy.com, he contributes to the ModernMethod Network of sites as the Features and Reviews Editor for the Japanese culture and entertainment blog, Japanator. He’s also an Assocaite Editor for the collectible toy culture blog, Tomopop. For more information, follow him on twitter, or check out TimSheehy.com.

I don’t want to date myself too badly, but I had the pleasure of seeing Macross before it was Robotech and the one thing that I loved about the show right away was the mecha design. And apparently I’m not the only one who felt that way — shown here is a Lego recreation of the Valkyrie VF-1S by the talented Eric Druon who goes by the name BaronSat. His Robotech as Lego tribute gallery is here — and his beautiful website is here. I personally think that it’s amazing that a fictional fighter robot which was designed by the talented folks at Studio Nue in 1982 would inspire someone to tackle this tribute 28 years later — which is all the more amazing considering that the show was originally set in the futuristic year of 2009.

Found via MicroBricks through brothers-brick.com.

Before the San Diego Comic-Con 2009 fades into memory we present these highlights from the show — presented by the talented artist and toymaker David Foox:

David Foox’s ORGAN DONORS finally released for sale at SDCC 2009

Nathan Hamill’s Boris the Raccoon (yes Luke Skywalker’s son)

Batman Bat Wing

New AVATAR toy series released for movie. They look a little delicate and the plastic looks a little soft (poor quality) but the toys are very beautiful and they match a great upcoming movie release.

Battle Force 5 by Hot Wheels

GI Joe Baroness (gorgeous in all her ways)

Batman and Bat Pod

Mobile Suit Gundam

Robotech

Ron English McDonald’s Parody

Strange Kiss and Kozik partner up to release these scary but gorgeous toys

What do the Suicide Girls have to do with toys? Nothing! But hey this is comic con…

David Foox is an artist and toymaker and has recently released his first vinyl blind box series called ORGAN DONORS. You can learn more about David and his art at FOOX-U.com.

It’s starting to look like there is a very good chance for Hollywood to produce a Robotech film, although the project can still get shot down. After the Speed Racer film I have mixed feelings as to if Hollywood can get the film right, although on the flip side many fanboys seemed happy with the Transformers films. To me it’s not a question of special effects which Hollywood can do well, but if they can make the story and casting work:

Big-screen ‘Robotech’ lands scribes

“Alfred Gough and Miles Millar have been drafted to pen “Robotech,” Warner Bros.’ adaptation of the anime classic. Akiva Goldsman and Chuck Roven are producing with Tobey Maguire and Drew Crevello.

Lawrence Kasdan wrote a previous draft. Warners is intent on keeping the project moving forward, and Gough and Millar bring action and geek cred to the table. The WMA-repped duo worked on “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor” and “Spider-Man 2,” among other films, and were showrunners on TV’s “Smallville” for many years. Frank Agrama of rights-holder Harmony Gold is executive producing “Robotech,” as is Jason Netter.”