I really really wanted a big and high quality Alphonse. The early proto-type pics of the Yamato Patlabor got me pretty excited. They revealed great details and loaded with gimmicks.
But when I saw the final proportion, it looked so wrong. Had they got the proportion remotely close to the CM's Brave Gokin, I would have bite the bullet and folk out $300. I really wanted Yamato to come up with the good this time, but...