Mommar

The better to headbutt with.

When the show was first being discussed they were very clear they weren't going to completely adhere to the Comic Book story because they didn't want to retread old ground and because they wanted to give the readers something different to look forward to and be surprised by. You can argue they've done a bad job at this so far but it was never a secret they were going to deviate.

Does that fit in it's leg too?

Does anybody know if Yamato was at, and was showing off some of this stuff, at the recent All Japan Plamodel Hobby Show this past weekend?

They say "Late November" and Yamato stuff usually ships the last Friday of the Month so it's a safe bet somewhere around the 25th of November.

Hard to tell if it's the angle of the photo though. One is up higher than the other. There isn't a big difference there. The color on the left looks a lot better IMO.

I had already pointed out earlier that on the CAD drawing from head on we saw several months ago that the chest piece was lower. I'm wondering if this prototype can't pull that off right now because it was planned to be lower from what I can tell.

Well, I pre-ordered. Luckily I'm paranoid about funds and largely save everything I earn so I've got quite a bank account going. I feel bad for some of the others who aren't so fortunate.

I'm willing to bet this thing has ball joints.

I went back and checked out the old CAD photo of Battroid Mode from head-on. I know things can change between the CAD and implementation but all of the proportions look exactly the same. The only thing different is that, while the very bottom of the chin is covered, it appears the chest piece on the CAD sits lower then in these photos. I'm wondering if this prototype isn't quite sitting correct. It doesn't appear to be in fighter mode either. But I'm willing to bet that chest piece isn't set quite where it should be, which should make a least a small difference.

I'm hoping for the end of this week so it'll have a week to reach my house by my birthday.

It's already been pointed out that the lineart anime52k8 posted is not official and isn't accurate. Totally right, I think it's a brilliant idea and they should do it.

In the anime I'm not fond of that Gerwalk at all. Based on the two Gerwalk Stances (arms up and down) I almost prefer that mode to the other two on this toy though. I expected this to be the first toy I would keep primarily in Fighter or Battroid because I don't like it's Gerwalk configuration but I'm not getting that feeling with these prototype pics. I really think that side-profile shot is suffering from the fact it's a resin kit that doesn't hold together well. You can see huge gaps in the shoulder area. The nose is obviously dislodged and drooping in multiple spots. It also appears the legs are not attached at the back and are hanging away from the backpack as well. I think it will look a lot tighter (obviously still a little chunky) in fighter mode with the final toy.

Based on that prototype pic you can also tell that it's really isn't holding together that well either. Look at all of those seems and the whole front of it looks like it's dropping. Tighten up those joints and I bet that will make it look more slim.

I love my two bright white VF-11C's. It has very clean lines. I never got a B because I'm not a huge fan of the color scheme. I would get a VFX-2 Jolly Rogers Scheme as well as a Max and Milia if they made them though.

I'm with Dobber. That 11C at almost $200 killed its chances.

I'd prefer if they made an M3 version and had a Max variant as well. Though that's because I'm more partial to blue than red.

Then you deserve this a hell of a lot more than I do. I never liked (and still don't) Macross 7 and just recently, because of the Master File book, was able to appreciate this design. It's pretty much just convenient for me this is coming now. The real celebration is for all of you guys.

I'm with Eugimon, I'd rather have Protect Armor.

I don't know what sort of a grey you were picturing but I think you're right that the bright white is the weakest link on the fighter. That blue is gorgeous and the yellow is matched really well with it. Better than I thought it would be. But the white makes the head look a little too cheap-toy-like.

Yes, it appears they say there's a remote possibility of a 17 Trainer and what looks like a retrofitted or reworked 11?

Holy crap am I glad I preordered this!!! Dammit that blue is SEXY.

I couldn't get in on this either unfortunately but I can't wait to see others finished modes.

I can't wait for this release. I've got my one little Hi-Metal Vf-19 but to be honest I've never been too happy with it. Its Gerwalk is just awful looking. Plus I like the fact this release appears to have longer versions of the wings.

I especially like this Valk because its Gerwalk has got a VF-1/11/19 hybrid look going. It's Battroid, while goofy looking in the lineart, really benefits from some real world proportions on those models too.