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  1. Scyla
    I tend to say yes. You should check out some reviews of Robot Damashii Gundam UC figures. Wait a sec.... http://www.collectiondx.com/toy_review/rubber/sinanju http://www.collectiondx.com/toy_review/2012/unicorn_gundam_banshee_destroy_mode I have the Unicorn and the Sinanju and they are pretty cool, Lots of accessories (some Robot Damashii figures have a very minimal accessory count though), many moving parts on the figure and highly articulated. For me the Kshatriya is a tad too pricey but this thing will be massive so I will go for it despite the price tag. If you can order it through hlj you normally get a discount on preorders. At the moment it is priced at about 11000 Yen so you save 15%. So this helps a little bit. Or course it depends if you can order it. Amiami usually offers a bigger discount but I can't find the Kshatriya there at the moment. Hope that helps.
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    So the Kshatriya is up for preorder over at hlj but already on order stop. Did someone had the chance to order or is it just a placeholder? I ask the order department of hlj yesterday if they are planning on stocking this figure but they weren't sure about that. It strikes me a bit odd that is is already on order stop so I assume it is a placeholder. However it could be another outbreak of Bandai Preorder Madness (BPM).
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    The only thing I did to setup my PS3 was to plug the ethernet cable into the console. The rest was done automatically. Maybe you need some points to approve (it was the first thing I did when I bought my PS3). Normally it should be an easy thing to do but be prepared to update your PS3s firmware after the first connection. That can take a while depending on the patch size and your connection speed. As for the patch: normally the game checks automatically if a patch is available when you start the game and then forces you to update the game before playing. That can be quite annoying when you bought a new game and then have to wait some time to start actually playing. That are the miracles of this new technology I guess.
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    Maybe the blade can extend into some soft of beam weaponry.
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    Sorry this doesn't excite me in anyway. Maybe because I don't like the look, maybe because I have already payed for three members of the Feral Rex team. The legs look wobbly but that might be due to the prototype status. Besides that they look like folded up robots and I like the extra step MMC took in transforming the legs and hiding the crotch of the leg-bots. I would preferred it if the lower legs would collapse inward to make the animal legs a bit slimmer. On TFCs the torso also looks very unbalanced with the small waist and the long arms. I prefer the smaller arms on Ares however because the MMC forearms are again too wide for my tastes due to the rear animal legs not folding into the arms pieces. Also the Ares looks terrible busy with all the details, edges and cavities. That says something because MMCs style has also a manifold of this design elements. Overall I prefer the MMC version but if this image makes you happy good for you. I'm terribly biased because I have Bovis on my desk!
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    I'm just gonna pay the YF-30 in advance and deal with the YF-19 when it's released. Not passing out on this one because then all I need will be the VF-25G Tornado Parts.
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    I have the issue that the lower legs don't stay attached to the backplate very well. The leg packs peg in into the wings and thus pushing the legs together resulting in secure connection. I think the backplate is extended all the way because the arms are pegged in position and I'm not sure how I should rotate the legs differently.
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    Just received my Fast Packs and I really like how they help the legs to stay attached in Fighter-Mode. Now I need to find some stickers.
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    On my copy there is not really stress on the legs. The bar just prevents that the gun-pod doesn't falls out. My VF-25S holds together without the part but can't hold the gun-pod. That said I haven't displayed my Armored Messiah in Fighter-Mode (too big for my display cabinet) for a longer period of time. However I'm interested if anyone knows something about that topic.
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    I know I know but it has to be smoothed out and primed and painted and detailed up and in a way so it is not noticeable when looking at the plane. I have some modeling experience so I'm 100% certain that I cannot achieve this. Your model looks great though but my hopes are that Arcadia will include this head if they are reissuing the VF-4.
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    Thank god they redid the terrible connector piece form the first issue. What is he pointing out with the image where the head antenna is pushed out of its mount? Does it mean that the missile pods have a clearance issue with the antenna or that his antenna suffers from a defect?
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    It still has this ugly head doesn't it?
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    They will ship them together once the RVF parts are released. I ordered the YF-29 and the Super Parts together and they where shipped when the Super Parts where available. I also ordered the two sets together and haven't gotten any notice for the VF-25G parts. Hope that helps.
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    I think the V1 YF-19 had a nice Gerwalk-Mode when it comes to the leg position. Hopefully Arcadia has designed different ankles for the new YF-19. And seeing the VF-171 this Valkyrie has in my opinion the best ankles of them all. They are gorgeous!
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    Am I the only one that thinks that those look more like the VF-11?
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    Now having seen a image of the box I think it is ok but I find the boxes of Bandais more pleasing. I don't like the plain font of the text and the contrast between the black and the yellow is too strong. Something about the Bandai boxes just hits the right spot for me.
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    I think all the Bandai Frontier Valkyries look amazing in Gerwalk-Mode at least to me. I think it is a combination of the lanky legs and the ankle joint that allow for a good look. I usually bend the legs forward at the knee joint as much as possible to achieve the best look. I'd love to see some more sideways motion in the ankles so the toy can achieve a wider A-stance but for that there is the stand. They are just a pleasure to look at. Arcadia take some notes here!
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    That can only mean that the invoice of hlj will soon be in my inbox. That is sweet! Too bad it will stay in the warehouse until the Hikaru VF-1S is released.
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    Can't see it because I'm at work now. Can you describe it?
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    I was yesterday at a hobby shop and bought a can of TS-80 just to make sure that I have one available when I'm building my MG. I thought about buying all the cans but that seemed a little to paranoid when I don't know if I need them. Any information if it really is discontinued? I have to check where my can is from because the store I bought them at also imports them. Good luck with your package DarrinG!
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    I'm still waiting on the MP-11 Skywarp. It would be nice to have the original Skywarp in alt-mode and the MP-11 robot-mode next to him. Hopefully Takara makes one some day but seeing how they go full force into the car line I'm pessimistic that we'll see one soon. Sorry Mike can't help you with that. In fact I had to read your question a second time before I fully understood it.
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    So it is a Tamashii Web Exclusive? That might explain why I didn't find it while searching through hlj. Thanks for the heads-up.
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    Is it expected that the preorders for that will sell out? I got my other Gundam Unicorn figures after their initial release so I'm wondering if this will be true for the Kshatriya.
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    I like to think about it in a way similar to the Inglorious Basterds movie. There are some "real" events that happened and documented (like the Third Reich/The Vajra encounter with the 25th fleet) where they spun a story around it. To this point it is not important if Alto survived or not what is important is the outcome of the story. For example that humanity won and the Zentradi where integrated into human society. If that was not the case then the sequels to SDF:M/DYRL would be wrong. So if Alto would be the protagonist of a Macross Frontier sequel that has a noteworthy impact on the Macross universe then it would be a problem if he was dead after the second movie. But even that might not be the case because of the example stated above. Bad stuff happens when someone tries to rework a fictional universe to a fitting continuity. The Star Wars prequels/OT and the Legend of Zelda series being two examples where the one is really bad (SW) and kinda funny (Zelda) when you see what is developing around that. Like I love the discussions around the split time line in Zelda and I hate seeing Hayden Christensen at the end of RotJ. So I favor the Macross canon in some way over ways to approach this topic.
  25. Scyla
    What about non human mecha like a Glaug or Variable Glaug?
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