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Don't forget to add your votes to the Alpha poll, guys! Keep those numbers coming in. Thanks.

Rohby-man.. I'm not a customizing kinda guy, but I have to say.. .. those VF-1S head recasts are SUPER NICE! Thanks for providing our community with another great product!

Yeah. Definitely agreed, there. There is such a thing as straying too far from the original.. so far that you lose almost everything that made the series enjoyable in the first place. no, I disagree... I think if a universe is fleshed out well enough, you can tell all sorts of stories without having to reference the original plot/characters. True, but I was referring more to the loss of critical elements that make the series successful to begin with. Improvements are fine. A certain amount of reinvention is also necessary, to a point. Otherwise things get stale. But as far as the critical elements are concerned... .. if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

GameStop just got tired of scooping up Toynami's mess. Sorry, folks... ALL SALES ARE FINAL.

Those are the classic BGC hardsuits. Not the 2040 redesigns.

Yeah. Definitely agreed, there. There is such a thing as straying too far from the original.. so far that you lose almost everything that made the series enjoyable in the first place.

Oh no. Dangard Gollum, the Toymongering Mod, lurks among us...

I thought the BGC 2040 redesigns were really nice too, actually. But you can't go wrong with classics.

Pleasepleaseplease tell me these are prebuilt/prepainted figures and not kits? Please? EDIT: Nevermind, d'oh. The sign says they're non-scale action figures. I knew that. I wants.

I didn't see anything on the Alpha that foretells connection to a Beta fighter. I won't say it's completely out of question, but it's not looking good. Kinda like a lot of peoples' Alphas.

Hard to believe that was Belldandy... wow. So does he kitbash all his kits or does he do stock kits too?

How are the effects in the original release? I've heard that the US release of the film is going to be spruced up a bit. Probably more digital effects, new score and remixed audio track. Still, those enhancements may not necessarily make it better.. just different. I'd like to know if the original is good in those areas as well.

So when's the winner going to be announced?

Yeah, I think this one looks excellent. Maybe not absolutely perfect.. but very, very good. I'd buy one if it were mass-produced in pre-built/pre-painted form.

Damn. DAMN. Exquisite work, Kurt. I don't particularly care for the VF-1A, but this thing is just outstanding. Keep 'em coming.

Weird. I never pictured myself this way.

The simple answer is just that the VF-0 is animated using today's state-of-the-art animation techniques, so it's obviously going to look like it'd run circles around the VF-1. Appearances aside.. .. the VF-1 is the production model and according to the specs, it's better. It's anime. Go with it.

Seems like everything's getting the remastered treatment these days, along with 5.1 Dolby Digital remixed audio. I'm tempted, but I dunno if I wanna spend another $384. I have my old Cowboy Bebop DVDs in 2.0 Dolby Surround, and my equipment provides Dolby Pro-Logic II audio processing. Should I just pass on these remastered discs? How about the rest of you.. would you buy these?

It's your money, in the end. I'd still advise against dealing with him.

Regarding Macross Zero, what is there to push? A few models? Those crappy CM figures? An episode that comes out once every 6 months? There really isn't anything to push. True.. but that exact lack of merchandise and marketing could be considered as Macross not being "pushed." It's definitely not high on the priority list for anyone in Japan besides a few hardcore fans and those responsible for the property.

Did anyone who bought an Alpha get one whose right arm was not floppy? It seems everyone's has a flopped-out right arm. I'm curious of any of them turned out right.

Macross, while hugely popular in Japan at one time, is simply old (yeah, shaddup.. I can hear the old jokes coming like a storm toward those of us who are 30 and up). It's had a few different series, sure.. but it's not being reincarnated every nine seconds with about forty billion tons of merchandising and marketing behind it, like Gundam. Even with Macross ZERO, it's just not a priority. It's not getting "The Push." So Macross' appeal remains with mostly the older generation of anime fans. Everyone else is paying attention to other series.. and of course King Gundam.

Well, it's HG/RT.com's own damned fault. Ban people who are being truthful just because the company's too greedy and lazy to ensure that money is going toward creating a quality product that (God forbid) lives up to its name? Masterpiece, my @$$. Barely a display piece, judging from the reports. If HG really cared they'd ride Toynami, and work with them to take steps to make sure that they don't let another turd slide out of the pipe. Nice job. I can appreciate ROBOTECH, but Harmony Gold just sucks. I'm glad I play here instead.

Kinda makes me wonder how this poll would do over at RT.com. Would they be completely honest or would their fanboyishness for the license prevent them from voting honestly? I checked out their forums earlier today, and one guy who bought two Alphas went so far as to say that they're 'awesome' even though he'd stated that one of his Alphas had a number of things that kept it from being as good as it could've been, while the other Alpha he got was a piece of crap. From where I'm standing, that's a 50% rating, maybe less if you count the problems on his "good" one.. that doesn't sound "awesome" to me at all. I know it's a matter of opinion and all, but gee. I'm satisfied with my Alpha. It looks great and there are some things that I really like about it.. but I won't downplay its flaws, either.