DUDE!
Remember when we were hangin' out after that big
Dungeons and Dragons campaign
talkin' about
how cool Valkyries are?!
...
...
No?
C'mon
You know...
the jets/spaceship/fighters
from
(also called Veritechs)
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NOW
you remember,
right?!
If not,
here's a great primer
for you to study:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgebgDMDm0DHI68y8xKpGkJHW3mnA2t4lVKSsbj0eH1Ek8dQYePyo0gnfqXuw3moqRmzPouLU8QXRALOxOt_BbWidsvZdSnSDoTcBHPCFIg2bjWxn6dWNuaC3WLF31IIyHjdBrhVbNfgUo/s1600/51M4X8R2EQL._SX258_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg)
It's a book
compiling the paintings
of Japanese artist
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He's an amazing mechanical illustrator
specializing in
giant robots
and
sooper cool spaceships!
The book is filled with art he's done for
plastic model kits,
DVD's
and
videogames:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK71uKK9wPiQxqnBY3nNIQDoqOmgvICmppHChtDLSJhzBRg3MCUiSXv0QhUEfEHQei7VXwPJes8nlR51ViQASCqTOPrkhQNyqRlD4kmKEVvCJOOwiVkO7JTtPFRgrhFBTaPwyZlZLfbn8/s1600/Photo+Feb+20,+9+05+38+PM.jpg)
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I'm usually not a fan of
sooper realistic
mechanical illustration
but it's really cool
how Hidetaka-san makes
Macross seem so
REAL!
I always have
fun browsing through this book--
I just wish my Japanese were better!
You can get it here if you're interested,
but it's kind of stoopid
expensive:
BONUS:
While digging up pics for this post
I found this
sketch
Hidetaka-sama
did for
someone:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Pi7nenzIvYjDP_nyo-sOA-OQfFHO8sYcO4XJ0lcp_A6I1UDi-FEUGZs99KicKdgBZF3bH7Lj4jxM_QY2Sz6hrDTiZMLoPLTRlctBaVj8pSxcu8wn2hwHSvwAGjJHZrBADtI4AbVbL_I/s1600/Unknown-4.jpeg)
GAH!
I WANT ONE!
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