I bought the toy because i wanted it... I wasn't saying the design was "wacky;" I was saying the toy is "wack," as in "lame" or boring, especially in comparison to the others in the Bandai series... Recently i went through my collection and rearranged my studio (where i keep all of my macross stuff), and re-posed just about every figure in my collection... After opening the qurater and attempting to set it up i felt like the toy was lacking largely in in versatility in reference to how i can display it based on my personal preference...
In addition, even if i didn't like the design of the quarter in the anime, and i purchased the toy... I don't really feel like it should matter in terms of the reasoning behind why i made the purchase... Especially if I'm simply gauging my like or dislike for the actual toy... There have been plenty of figures that i have purchased where i didn't necessarily like the anime design in comparison to the toy and vice versa and i'd like to think that my opinion remains objective...
I dunno though, hopefully this makes sense to everyone... I don't hate the quarter, but i feel i could have done without it, and I like it the least in comparison to the previous releases excluding the Alto Ex gear thing which i refuse to buy because it looks kinda homo to me... It's all a matter of personal preference though... As more time passes I appreciate the V2 Yamato installments more than anything... Just a matter of personal preference... Not trying to rain on anyone's parade...