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I want one too.

I don't think the rape scene was a mistake so much as the whole movie was a mistake. It's like they mad-libbed the whole thing. A charming young man from (RIDICULOUS LOCATION) an alternate Earth with funny hats struggles in his quest to become an (UNLIKELY OCCUPATION) astronaut in a time of (CLICHED BACKDROP) war. Only after he (VERB) rapes a young, (RANDOM ADJECTIVE) bible-thumping girl can his team achieve their goal of bringing about (HISTORIC EVENT) the first manned space-flight. The world and the characters were totally unrelatable. But the animation was good, yes.

That kinda ruins some of the magic for me. I want one set of empty hands that fit into the arms and hold the gun, and an intact gun that's all one piece. Even at 1/100 scale that's not too much to ask.

I'm more bothered by how the feet look in fighter mode.

I can't even imagine where that heat shield is supposed to come from.

I think starting out with the Hikaru 1J is the best possible choice. I'm tired of the Fokker-1S and the DYRL 1A's. The Hikaru is iconic without being so played out. This thing looks beautiful, though. I wish it had integral gear, even if the gear had to be less detailed.

Okay, it's officially your fault if I can't pay my bills this month.

Dude. Just the idea of joke machines for the VF-4, VF-11, hell, any and all of them makes me so happy. Bandai, Yamato, somebody -- make it happen!

You know, the Toynami 1/100 had the ability to shift the backpack up or down slightly. The little hinge piece that held the backplate and the backpack together had two positions. If it was up, the backpack sat higher (good for fighter/gerwalk) and when it was down, it sat lower (good for battroid). The only problem was that it only snapped into place for one position (I think the up position). If Bandai implemented this right, it won't be a problem.

Wow. The VF-11 and YF-22 look so darn good. The YF-19, eh, not so much.

Agreed on the head, but too bad about the wings.

I looked for a way to do this and couldn't find anything. Also, I'm sorry if this is the wrong place for this question.

I fell in love with that song the first time I heard it. Macross 7 music is so good...except for Planet Dance.

F*CK MegaUpload! I got a RIDICULOUS virus from that Megaupload site just now. It disabled my task manager and command prompt and block my access to websites that explain how to remove it! I had to download special files from another computer and transfer them with my USB drive. It sucked. Is there a better way to get this file?

I like a lot of the songs in this thread! I guess I'm the only person in the world who thinks the end theme to Lodoss Wars is way better than the OP. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDQTay-bWFY Also surprised nobody mentioned Galvion's OP, Lovely Chaser. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWkVhSeRIbI The song Full Moon Light from Devil Hunter Yohko is just awesome. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTLURBklBpI I really like a lot of Macross music, here's a lesser known song from Macross II. Another Macross song nobody knows, Diamond Calling from Macross 7. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkXEB8bmK4Y

I'll go one further. I hope the Blazer valks have optional long wings. There's absolutely no reason for Yamato to do this, but I always thought it was a good idea for foreign toy companies to make their toys specifically for me. But seriously, yeah, I hate the Blazer's short wings too.

Awesome, dude, let us know.

This is the best looking anime to come out in yeeeeeeeears, and I don't even like Gundam. Glad they're trying to make anime actually look cool again, with good looking, carefully drawn characters.

Absolutely. Area 88, you rock as usual. Also, the link doesn't work for me! I so want to see this in English.

Thanks!

So when are you guys gonna start linking to a site that doesn't require a membership to see pics?

As someone who never gets tired of VF-1's, I'm excited about this one. It looks very nice. And I'll enjoy having one in a compact size.

Damn, that's just sad.

I think it looks awesome in battroid as well.

That looks frikkin awesome. I want one.