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I don't know, Graham, you can never have enough "groin armor". Am I right?

That pic has already been posted at least once. There is no way to tell if it is a prototype or some model so no need to go crazy about it.

Sweetness. I have to download those episodes when I get home tonight. I really enjoyed the first series and I think I just figured out why. There are no whining brats or any super genius kids that save the world.

Yeah, and that was the 2nd time he was robbed. He was tremendous in Rushmore but no one took him seriously. Sophia Coppala was robbed but I have no idea why. It probably had something to do with her last name. But really I don't care about any of those stupid awards. As far as I can tell, the whole mainstream Hollywood is all hypocritical idiots who never spent a minute in the real world. LOTR is a good flik but it is a 3 part, 12 hour series. I don't think it should be on equal grounds of a typical 90 minute film.

Sorry but, where was the Koenig used in again? I would say though the koenig's a much more advanced design, it isn't as "famous" as the regular monster I would say you'd sell more 1/60 monsters than 1/144 koenigs *a big non-transforming monster fan - not everything needs 3 modes just to be cool As mentioned earlier in the thread, it was in the VFX2 video game. I don't know if the original Monster is all that famous, not like the valkyries that is, but I know that Koenig always gets a strong response everytime those pictures are posted. You are right in that not everything needs to transform to be cool, but it sure helps. A Subaru or a Viper toy car is cool, but a transforming version is way better. Plane models look good, too, but we all love the valkryies. I detect a pattern.

I still like my 1/60's just like I still enjoy my 1/55's. The 1/60's look pretty good in all modes and make good display pieces. The 1/48's are much better, though, and what I reach for when I want something to play with.

I dig it! I love customs like that - ones that reflect modern aircraft. I agree about the red on the legs.

I never get tired of looking at the Koenig. That is what Yamato should make. I just don't think a super expensive, huge, regular Monster is going to sell. If they made the Koenig as big as the 1/48 VF-1 and had the price $150 or less, then that would be a winner IMHO. I think a lot of people are like me, suckers for bad ass transformers.

Thanks for the review Graham. Unlike some others, I think you give very good fair reviews. I guess some people expect reviews to be nothing but bash fests. Regardless of price, it does look like a nice toy. It has more poseability than I thought it would have and appears well balanced. I am very suprised at the size. I was under the impression that it would be a good inch or two taller than the 1/48. Oh well, that size looks more reasonable. If they ever sell cheap on ebay, I might pick one up someday. I also agree about the green version.

Both the VT-1 and VE-1 come in insanely huge boxes. It really looks stupid and I have no idea why Yamato designed it like that. Maybe someone goofed up and read the measurements wrong when they made the boxes.

I make it a point to never trust release dates these days.

Examples? When the Hikaru 1/60 VF-1A came out, a lot of us here bitched that it was too white. Ever since then, every Valkyrie they've released has been a dull gray version of white. There was also the case of the dragging 1/60 gunpod, which Yamato remedied with a collapsing handle. Of course, it's possible that Japanese fans were bitching about the same things, and Yamato's responded to their cries instead of ours. We also pointed out the floppy backpacks of the first 1/60's. I remember Graham discussing this with Yamato and they didn't realize fans who be doing barrel rolls in fighter mode. The next 1/60 release, the backpack was fixed.

I don't understand what some of you expect. So far it seems to be everything I expected - big, expensive, and not much else. It's not like it transforms or does anything special. Because of it's size and weight, I never expected it to be very poseable either. It's hard enough getting some of the smaller scale toys to stand up straight. I suppose it does suck that they didn't put more effort into the pilot. However, I will give Yamato some credit. Who else would make such a toy? Q-Rau fans should just suck it up and pay the price. The high price might be reflective of a low production and low-expectations.

I don't understand why people keep asking these types of questions. There are numerous pics out there of the fastpacks. They are what they are and what they look like. They have a price and only you can decide if you can afford it. If you want my opinion, I say buy them and send them to me as a b-day present.

I think it is pretty safe to say that Yamato is not going to release all those in 1/48 scale. That would take forever and I doubt many fans would buy that many valks. I am happy with what Yamato has done. It would be nice to see a few more 1/48's but I would like to see other designs, like Mac0 valks, sometime soon.

It has been pointed out that Yamato does listen to the boards in the past but I am not sure if they still do. Graham is at least a voice for us when he talks to Yamato. I doubt we have much influence, though, since Japan is Yamato's only market. I also doubt Yamato has any idea of how many toys are exported nor does anyone.

If I am thinking of the same pic, it was just an estimate and some photoshop work. Hopefully Graham will have comparison pics in his review. It looks llike the Q-Rau is indeed released so it should be up in the next day or so.

I believe you just have to pry them apart. I only did it once with a set of Jetfire boosters and it was pretty tight. I got something sharp and just worked both sides apart.

Probably around $40 The more I think about it, the more I am not liking Yamato's new direction with the VF-0S. Doesn't $40-$50 (w/ shipping) sound way too much for a small toy, without perfect transformation, without diecast, and without folding landing gear? I imagine Yamato will not paint on the decals either since they have not done it so far. I just hope Yamato knows what they are doing.

Awesome group shots! I also really like the gerwalk pics. Nice work on the customs, too.

True to some degree. However, I just found little to be excited about. Comparing it to model makers doesn't make any sense to me. A good model maker can't do that much with a bad looking model without modifications. Now the VF-0s does not look that bad but it's not looking all that great to me either.

I was never much of a VF-0 fan but I am still very disappointed with that Yamato. My first impression was that it looks like a Banpresto prize catcher. The arms and joints look scrawny and everything looks so small. Granted, it is only an unpainted prototype but I hope Yamato has better things planned. Seriously. If they do a hack job on the SV-51 I will cry. :'( I hope they are starting to take notes from Hasegawa because their SV-51 looks oh so sweet. I'm not much of a modeler but I might actually get that kit.

That looks really good! I wouldn't mind having one of those myself.

It doesn't matter how much you want to spend, it all depends on demand. If demand falls short, then we will be able to find them cheap. It sounds like there is a lot of interest in the Alphas but not much interest in paying full price. Thus, I don't think prices will drop that much.

The only logical choice is the VF-1A CF if there is going to be another 1/48. Everything else is either not very popular or would require scultping and re-tooling. Even the VF-1A CF is not very popular. Judging by all the 50% sales at HLJ.com, it seems like the 1/60 VF-1A and the 1/55 VF-1A were poor sellers. That's a shame because it's my favorite and I would love a 1/48 version. I think they should do a limited release of it so that will create a small demand for it.