Fire Bomber, due to Mylene’s initiative, has been able to land a gig on the Riviera, one of the ships of the Macross 7 fleet. The Riviera houses an artificial beach and is the summer resort of the fleet. Aside from containing leisure water activities, it is also home to the aquaculture industry of Macross 7 which provides the fleet with fish and other aquatic products.

Along with the announcement of Tamashii that there is a Galia 4 kit for the VF-25 Messiah (and with the bad news that they’re out of stock of Alto’s VF-25 1/60 scale Armored Pack), was the announcement of a Ghost Fighter and Weapons set for Luca Angeloni’s Messiah VF-25 (1/60 Scale). The bad news is that it is exclusive for Tamashii club members, the good news is that it is available at overdrive, the bad news is that order has already stopped…

Update: The bad news is that it is exclusive for Tamashii club members, the good news is that it is available at overdrive, the bad news is that order taking has already stopped…the good news is that it looks like a waste of money anyway…hehehe

Announced yesterday on the Tamashii site that pre-orders are being taken of the Galia 4 Messiah Valkyrie Fold Set for Michael Braun’s VF-25. The kit will cost about Y5,250 Yen. Order taking started yesterday and will end on May 20 (3PM, Japan time I think). Expected release date is on July 2009. And you have to keep in mind that Michael Braun’s VF-25 is not included in the kit.

Macross Frontier Fans will remember this as having appeared in the episode titled “Fastest Delivery”. Where Alto Saotome, Sherly Nome and Grace O’Conner are hostaged in Galia 4 by some Zentraedi Battalion. The Zentraedi were demanding entertainment, so Sherly was requested to perform. But since Sheryl wasn’t able to perform because she was sick the Zentraedi used this as an excuse to go berserk on their commanders. Michael and Ranka borrow an experimental fold booster to get there on time and fly in to save the day.

Included in the set are:

I was watching Macross Plus OVA during the weekend and noticed this panel of photos in Col. Millard’s office. I saw this in Episode 3, the time when Col. Millard was informing Isamu, Yang and Guld that Project Nova had been cancelled. At first glance it meant nothing to me and I hardly noticed it because it was only shown for a few seconds. Thanks to the powers of the DVD player I was able to freeze the frame and get a better look at it.