Graham

I think you guys are being a bit optimistic hoping for the Macross Quarter toy to be in the US$50 - US$100 price range. I'd expect an absolute minimum price of US$120. Just look at the price gouging we are getting on the VF-25 toys at the moment. Graham

Do you mean the mechanism for locking the groin peice in place in battroid mode, i.e. the tab which folds down and plugs into a hole? If yes, I've found that they are fairly unsecure on both my Ozma and Alto and often come unlocked during handling. I would really have liked Bandai to come up with a more secure locking mechanism. Just like on Yamato's YF-19 in battroid mode, you have to learn how and how not to hold the toy correctly when handling (playing with) it. Graham

Yeah, push the 5-hole shoulder blocks closer to the chest. Difficult to see if you have the chest and nosecone correct, as the gunpod is blocking the view. Graham

You should get rid of that pile of kibble on the right side of your cabinet! Graham

First anime I remember watching was Combattler V back in 1977, during a summer visit to Hong Kong. Graham

Hey, guys do ya' knows there's this movie called Stealth, which is just like Macross Plus!!!!!! :P Graham

I vote from now on he be called 'Eyebrows', rather than Hory Froating, Head, Shoji, SK or Kawamori. Graham

I've informed Yamato about the 1 broken VF-1J. From what I understand, there have been no running changes made to the materials or design of the V2 1/60 VF-1 series, but the factory were instructed to be more careful and pay more attention to assembly of the shoulder. This largely seems to have worked, as the initial rash of cracks with the first issue VF-1S Focker, slowed to a trickle with later releases. I am doing my best to persuade Yamato that a smaller diameter pin and/or a material change is needed. I'll keep you posted. Graham

Hmm........not sure I really like the face sculpt or the downward drooping eyes on that new Minmay. Think I'll pass. Graham

Guys, please stay on topic and limit posts to news of, or discussion about the upcoming Macross Quarter toy from Bandai. Graham

Regarding ways to minimise paint wear from handling on high end toys, I usually wash my hands with soap and water before handling my toys to remove any sweat, oil, grease, food etc. I also tend to hold my toys on unpainted areas, as much as practicable. So far this seems to work for me. Of course it doesn't prevent mechanical wear, i.e. where you have parts of the toy rubbing against each other. Graham

I also reported back in early January that the black paint was rubbing off the LERX of my VF-25S, where the back of the hip rubs against it in battroid mode. That is some serious paint wear on your VF-25F though. Graham

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I can understand Bandai's decision to go with PVC on the head lasers on Ozma's VF-25S. If they had made them ABS, and kept them the same size, they would have been increadibly fragile. It seems fragility is something Bandai was seeking to avoid. This toy has been promoted as being rugged and durable. Yes, Bandai could have made them out of thicker, but to make them thick enough to be durable, they would likely be too thick and out of scale with the rest of the head. Graham

Hopefully, it will be packed full of high resolution mecha lineart, and complete mecha stats, but I'm not holding my hopes up. Graham

I got mine from a shop on 2/F, 188 Oriental Center, Wanchai (the shop with an open front, no window that usually has a few Yamato Macross toys). They were selling a complete set of 6 for HK$169 or a partial set of 4, which did not include blue Sheryl or pink Ranka for HK$109 IIRC I got the partial set, which I regret now. I should have got the full set. This was about 1 1/2 weeks ago. They are all sold out now. I also searched all around Mong Kok last weekend, but nowhere had them. Graham

Those V.1s just look so bad now. I'd be too embarrassed to display them alongside my V2s or 1/48. Graham

Usually, but these completely sold out everywhere with days and I wasn't able to get a blue Sheyrl. Graham

That will be a non-transforming battroid mode figure. Graham

I'm looking to buy a blue Sheryl if anybody is selling. PM me the price + airmail shipping cost to HK. I can pay by Paypal. Graham

Never understood the popularity of the TV Max VF-1A, I think it is a really bland looking scheme. But don't worry, Yamato loves you, Yeah! Graham

Back on December 27 when I got both the VF-25F and VF-25S DX toys, I wrote a mini-review , actually more like a series of observations and comments, which I posted in this thread. Go back a few pages to Dec 27-29 and you should find it. Graham

Ah, I've been going over my toys trying to figure out how all the various parts of the Super Pack will attach and I was wondering how the armor would attach to the the hip guns. Now it's clear. Not the best solution, but I can live with it. Graham

Just wondering what happened to the Super Packs for Ozma? I seem to remember that they were initially advertised as going to be available at the same time as Alto's Super Pack, but since then, there has been no word on them at all. Not that I care too much, as Ozma only used Super packs in 1 or perhaps 2 episodes of the series. I'd far prefer that Bandai make the Armored pack for him. Still, it would be nice to have the Ozma Super Packs just to be a completest. Graham

Nope, quite a lot coming soon that was not 1/48. Graham