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Posted by Transmute Jun on 24-11-2008 at 15:31:
Hold on to your Chickens...
This week we are honoring... well, discussing... the New God Phoenix and Pimer, it's Zark-like autopilot.
Here is the New God Phoenix.
And a more 'menacing'; view of its front.
And for some reason, it had a rainbow on its back (goooo 70s designers).
However, it could do a mighty fine Firebird.
Here is the inside of the New God Phoenix. Notice Pimer in the middle doing the flying. Ryu still got to sit up front, though.
Pimer could be out of sight, and when necessary rise up from under the floor and slide along some tracks to the front of the New God Phoenix.
And here's a close up of Pimer. He looks like a cross between Zark and a gumball machine. Fortunately, he didn't really have a personality or talk much. Except in one ER episode... but we won't go there. 
You may all be wondering WTH were the designers thinking? Well, James will elaborate on this I'm sure, but essentially, the sponsors pf the show (including Popy, the toy manufacturer) had a lot of say in the design of these vehicles. They were the ones who liked the bird ship. So you can thank them for all of those lovely Gatch II and F designs.
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Posted by shamrokchick on 24-11-2008 at 15:35:
Pimer??? What??? Ugh.... 
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Posted by SJ_SwanJun on 24-11-2008 at 16:13:
Oh good lord.
If I was a birdie and I saw that ship, I'd demand the old one back or I'd quit.
No way in hell I'd fly around in a giant chicken... Yukky yukky ...
But, hey. Maybe it was an effective distraction to the Galactor goons. I mean, they'd be uncontrollably laughing their asses off at the ship ... Can't aim properly when you're laughing ... it's much like trying to whistle.
SJ
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Posted by Ladygalactor777 on 24-11-2008 at 17:48:
The 1st God Phoenix was the best not the chicken ship hahahahahahha 
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Posted by Madilayn on 24-11-2008 at 17:58:
See - the Flying Chicken is what you get when you contract out to the Government and Committees to build things!
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Posted by trideegurl2 on 24-11-2008 at 18:30:
"But, hey. Maybe it was an effective distraction to the Galactor goons. I mean, they'd be uncontrollably laughing their asses off at the ship ... Can't aim properly when you're laughing ... it's much like trying to whistle."
HAHA you said it!!! thats gotta be teh reasonign for it!
yeah my sister and I coudlnt stop laughing when we saw this mess. bok bok
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Posted by gogirl212 on 24-11-2008 at 19:45:
Does this mean the New God Phoenix was the precursor to Robo Chicken?
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Posted by SJ_SwanJun on 24-11-2008 at 20:02:
Oh, I LOVE Robot Chicken!!!!!
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Posted by shamrokchick on 24-11-2008 at 21:51:
So what was the story line for changing ships?
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Posted by Metaliant on 24-11-2008 at 22:29:
Ah, so that's the Flying Chicken I have been reading about.
Jesus Christ, I thought some of the Mechs and their Captains looked ridiculous.
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Posted by clouddancer on 24-11-2008 at 22:34:
I notice in the interior shot that Ken and Ryu have changed locations.
I always think of Ken on the left as you look into the Command center, no the right. Was it just this image or is he in this position throughout this series?
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Posted by Transmute Jun on 24-11-2008 at 22:41:
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It was a new ship for the Gatchaman II series. It was supposed to be an 'upgrade'
from the original God Phoenix...
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Posted by Condorfan on 24-11-2008 at 23:05:
Every time I see that ship I think "Wow, I didn't know turkeys could fly."
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Posted by lborgia88 on 25-11-2008 at 00:13:
Okay, this is my experiment to see if it's possible to improve the appearance of the New God Phoenix by trying to get rid of those damned eyes and yellow beak!
(Images from Junsjoint.net's ER section)
Posted by Hinotori on 25-11-2008 at 00:13:
I still cringe everytime I see that ship - and the team's mechas for that matter!! I get the whole "giving in to what the sponsor's want" thing, but yeesh! You can still make toys kids will want without making them the laughing stock of the anime genre...
And Pilmer... I can't help but shake the thought that that's where Sandy Frank got the idea for Zark... Ok, Pilmer and R2D2.... But poor Pilmer suffers the effects of my dislike for Zark...
At least Pilmer was of more use than old Zark ever was! (sorry, Barrdwing. I know you're a Zark fan!) 
I sometimes wonder what Tatsuo Yoshida would have thought/done with the design direction if he had still been alive...
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Wow, LB! I would say that makes a HUGE difference! At least that ship would have gotten some respect!!
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Posted by shamrokchick on 25-11-2008 at 00:52:
Wow... I like your improvements LB! 
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Posted by clouddancer on 25-11-2008 at 01:12:
I love those improvements LB!
Now that I could almost call a ship - even if it is still not the Phoenix I love.
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Posted by Transmute Jun on 25-11-2008 at 01:27:
LB! Nice improvements! Now try it with the Condor Attacker....
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Posted by Springie on 25-11-2008 at 02:00:
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My thoughts exactly, Condorfan! With American Thanksgiving coming up, I'm thinking that ship should be plucked and roasted!
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Posted by Transmute Jun on 25-11-2008 at 02:01:
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