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  1. Scyla
    As long as I get credited for it....
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    Since the VF-171 was retrofitted to the lanky design of the Frontier show (opposed to chunky design of the VF-17 from Macross 7) it makes me wonder how a VF-191 (so to speak) would've looked like.
  3. Scyla
    Thank you for your reply Jenius. I understand the reasons behind not breaking them up in different posts I just wanted to express my thoughts that I had when I saw that you had your Anniversario video up read through the article on anymoon.com. Keep up the excellent work and I'm looking forward to the Focker review since this will be my first VF-1 V2 Toy in my collection from Yamato..... no Arcadia.... eh: stuff is complicated.
  4. Scyla
    I know those guys. Saw them yesterday in the telly!
  5. Scyla
    True, but I prefer the VF-25G Tornado because the color pallet and distribution blends the Tornado Part in much better with the core Messiah. The gray on Alto is just off-putting for me. In general I think the parts are two bulky. They look two big and blunt not. They don't match up with the fine lines and angles of the Frontier design and look like something that belongs to a VF-18 from Macross 7. I've never seen any line-art from the first Frontier movie so I can't say how accurate the first DX toys where. In addition I never held a V1 Tornado Messiah in hands but I feel that it would look much better if all the parts where scaled down a little bit. Like making the delta wings a bit thinner, the lasers on the back a bit smaller, the VTOL narcelles not as bulky, and so on and so on. All this blends in very nicely on the YF-29 the VF-25 just looks a bit chubby. I also wished if the VTOL engines could fold away in Battroid-Mode to make a sleeker body. It is just a massive backpack! Other than that make one for the Renewals Bandai. I beg you!
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    Good review. I would love to see a transformation video for the VF-1 line from you. For me you should have done a new review for the Arcadia releases. First it is from a new company. Second the review is already a bit cluttered because it includes so many variants. I don't know if your planning on a Arcadia VF-1 review but if you do and add it to the Yamato one I feel that it would be information overkill (for me at least it would). But baggers can't be choosers right? Oh and every time I read the term Anniversario Super Mario is in my mind yelling: "ANNIVERSARIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" Then he goes away rescuing Princess Toadstool.
  7. Scyla
    Much appreciated. The Renewals are a close match to the 1/72 kits so I can draw my conclusions from that.
  8. Scyla
    You never know how much they can improve until you see the new product. Maybe they have some new ideas about the way the legs are being moved into their position (the VF-0 had the same die-cast leg bar than the VF-1 V2 no?). Also maybe they do the Reactive Armor and need to redo the mold so it can be attached. As a new company Arcadia needs some solid first releases. You never know how much they can improve until you see the new product. Maybe they have some new ideas about the way the legs are being moved into their position (the VF-0 had the same die-cast leg bar than the VF-1 V2 no?). Also maybe they do the Reactive Armor and need to redo the mold so it can be attached. As a new company Arcadia needs some solid first releases. so they make enough money to justify new and risky developments such as the VF-9, VF-5000. As I said before on the board I would love to see a VF-1 V3 instead of a straight reissue with some of the features of Bandais model kit version. Maybe with a cockpit that can transform too. To bring this post back on track (somehow). The Macross Plus line can be improved. For the YF-21 I can see an integrated,swappable canopy cover, transformable legs and collapsible backpack to make them more line-art accurate in Gerwalk- and Battroid-Mode, and better concealed feet in Fighter-Mode in addition to the obvious stuff like lockable landing gear and wings. The VF-11 can be tweaked too. Maybe they can make the chest more recessed and make the whole Battroid-Mode more dynamic looking but I guess a reissue would be ok.
  9. Scyla
    Can someone who is planning on building these kits make comparison shots with the Bandai DX (both versions)?
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    Ok now that I placed a preorder I have the right to complain about this toy. So let the nitpicking begin! I don't like the lover leg swivel. It is the same that the VF-19 had and it just looks like it's a cut up figure not a high end toy. I don't understand why the sliders for the leg are black and not tan on the one hand I think that a pure tan underbelly of the plane would look good and on the other hand it is a nice highlight. Other that that... it looks great.
  11. Scyla
    I think Bandai doesn't send out replacement parts they only replace the whole unit. So I doubt that HLJ will be able to send you parts because they don't get them from Bandai. The breakage comes from a bad batch of plastic I assume. So for replacement parts that don't crumble again Bandai has to produce a new parts with new plastic. Loosening the screws on the parts (shoulder block and smaller triangles) and taking off the shoulder pauldrons while transforming it might help a great deal in the preservation of those parts.
  12. Scyla
    I've paid for mine but I'm not sure if I dig it. The promo shots where much more pleasing (yeah I know I shouldn't take them for granted) but I had the same experience with the VF-171 and now I love the NUNS CF so maybe that will change with the SMS CF in the same way. Regardless of what I think of it I still need the toy to salvage it for spare parts. The hip bar will go on my Alto and the painted stand on my YF-29 30th Anniversary.
  13. Scyla
    So does that mean no MP Galvatron from Takara in the next decade? I didn't like what Unique Toys did with their Predaking interpretation so even if i would love to have a Galvatron figure this is not for me until I saw a dozen reviews on this thing.
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    If this goes live I might be in. I still have the original OVA on VHS. Even a numbered version of episodes 7 and 8. It has a special white chase with an AD-police logo on it. But I don't know if it came close to a magnet or what but the quality went down the drain very quickly. It was my first Anime that I bought though so it has a special place in my heart. Does anyone know if Animeigo has problems with shipping outside of the states due to licensing issues? Or if it will be region coded?
  15. Scyla
    The color coding is easy to paint if you're able to mix a matching color. The difficult part are the squadron markings since the CF unit has a different number then Michaels plane.
  16. Scyla
    Strange. Have to check my email account for an invoice. There was nothing yesterday and nothing inside the spam folder....
  17. Scyla
    Isn't the SDF-1 missing in this list or does the 7 + 1 rule only count for Valkyries?
  18. Scyla
    I loosened my shoulders as well. The shoulder block itself and the parts that hold the small concealing triangles. My shoulders don't have a cracked yet but one of the pieces that sits between the two shoulder triangles developed a fissure right through the U. I have no plan where that comes from. *shrug*
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    I'm eagerly awaiting pictures of the final product and see how the intake lip looks there. The more I look at the prototype the more I despise it (I kid I kid) . On my VF-19 it looks o.k. but I don't think it is that pronounced on the Excalibur. Oh and can we see a comparison with a YF-21 or VF-17 pretty please. I wonder if this is bigger then the Macross 7 iterations of this Valkyrie.
  20. Scyla
    Yes RotF Leader Class Prime was awesome. But it was a bit hindered by the (in my eyes) stupid flame deco and the dull finish. It had lots of molded detail for though. I wish I had the time/money/talent to make a Scourge repaint out of it but oh well.... This looks awful and is getting a pass but I might pick up the usual suspects for my collection as voyagers depending on the design.
  21. Scyla
    When was this release scheduled? October the 10th? It kinda worries me that NY didn't send an invoice until now. Maybe I should check my spam folder.
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    In my experience HLJ has the better customer service for people who order from outside Japan. They have native English speakers in support and are mostly fast and polite. Amiami was never bad but they have also a huge Japanese webstore so they mostly deal with Japanese customers. Packaging was o.k. from both stores but nothing too fancy most of the time. Delivery from amiami is fast. HLJ needs some time to get the items out of their warehouse so depending on how busy HLJ is you have to wait a bit longer. But for me delivery times depend on how long the package sits in customs. So that levels out differences in delivery times a bit. Since both stores are huge companies (unlike NY) their official policy is to declare the proper value for all deliveries. Depending on where you live this could be considered as tax-fraud so they don't want to deal with that. Smaller companies can fly under the radar. As I said that are my experiences so your mileage may vary. I'm sure (and know) that other board members had different experiences. I think its safe to assume that you can order from both stores without worrying that your order will not be fulfilled. I think there was one case where HLJ sold an item to another buyer while it was sitting in the warehouse of a different customer but since the YF-19 (yay back on topic) is build to order there should be no reason to worry about that.
  23. Scyla
    I'd imagine it would be difficult to see Isamu grinning in a 1/60th scale.... ...maybe if you put on some Joker-esque make-up it could work. Since the canopy is not tinned as dark as the VF-17 was you might be able to spot him. After checking the Fighter-Mode pictures again I spotted that the wing root hinges look like straight out of a 3D-printer. Hopefully the final product doesn't include that finish.
  24. Scyla
    Can you recommend it? I saw one statue form this series at hlj and thought: "this is a nice looking statue. Maybe I should check it out"
  25. Scyla
    I mean not the polygon graphics since there where other games before that even on the SNES (like Star Fox) but how 3 dimensional adventure games work. I mean when I play Uncharted it's basically the same. FF7 has those huge set-pieces of "epic" (with lots of cut-scenes) moments with ok gameplay in the middle (most fights during the story line where not that difficult) that can be found in many present games (CoD for example). You're right. Influential does not equals good but if you're interested in video games you should have played some influential games even if it's only to know what the buzz is about. I don't say anything about FF7 because nostalgia is a funny thing. I picked it up a few years ago and put like 80 hours in and I still enjoyed it. So that's that. OOT I pick up every once and a while and play it. Even for todays standards it is a fun play and I feel it is a great game. I also think that the best game of all times is something highly depending on the person playing. So for me it is and will always be Chrono Trigger and for you it might be something different.
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