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Seriously? I didn't know that. All the more reason to demand PT valks, if they already had it working! And they don't even need separate hinges on the fins; they could be built-in like the Yamato tail fins.

Exo continues to be the rockin'est mod ever. Seriously, reserve judgment why? We have a f*cking picture. Or is this some item that magically shape-shifts whenever a camera is pointed at it? Also, Shoji can approve whatever he wants. It doesn't mean it's perfect.

I still think the parts-swapping is a cop out. Hopefully they only make the VF-25 this way, and after lukewarm sales and fan bitching, the rest are made PT. So are the VF-25 tail fins just supposed to fold down? That's the simplest thing to do, and it's not like you need an ugly hinge -- they could do it just like the Yamato VF-1 tail fin. Or is there some other problem?

Well. Damn. This is my dream line as long as the valks are quality and as close to PT as possible. I love the 1/100 scale; it's the perfect size for collecting, buying multiples, and displaying. I KNOW Bandai can f*cking manage perfect transformation at 1/100 scale, and they better for $50 a pop. The question is will they puss out or not. I guess the question for us is how much non-PT we can deal with after being spoiled by Yamato. Clip-on heat shields? Removeable landing gear? Hands? That's about as far as I'm willing to go, but I'd rather they make these like the Joke Machines: PT with some compromises like non-detailed landing gear and a flip-over canopy with the heat shield on the other side. I think they can manage retractable hands though. It's not like we need poseable fingers on a 1/100. But holy hell is this awesome, exciting news.

All that means is he needs the money.

Here's what I'm going off of (from Macross Mecha Manual): So...what do you think? It really looks to me like the canopy is slightly, slightly extended in the front but not in the back. Maybe there is some other line art that shows differently? Edit: added picture of VF-1D at bottom.

It's true that the VF-1 uses anime magic to shorten the nosecone in battroid, and that's true for all the VF-1's, including the 1D. The 1D's nose isn't any longer than the others', though, unless you count the back of the fuselage, which is a bit longer. But that's why the chest of the 1D doesn't have a "collar". So the longer canopy and fuselage won't make the nosecone hang down any further in battroid--it just sets higher.

I would absolutely love a line of quality 1/100 Macross toys, with perfect-transformation valks and regults and destroids. That said, I have no interest in a line of parts-formers.

Dude, there's nothing cryptic about it. The 1D's cockpit is undeniably longer in the lineart. If you still like the toy, that's great. But let's not pretend it's all just some mystery. The 1D toy canopy is wrong.

Those don't have long canopies, so they'll be okay. If you look really closely, the VT and VE canopies are just slightly longer and extend forward just a bit (up to the black circle around the nose).

Hey guys, I got an extra Minmay Guard to trade. I most want an Ostrich, if anyone has a spare.

I dunno, Graham ignored one of my questions once and I assumed the worst. Turned out he was just ignoring me! *giggles* Yeah! I love those little guys!

The Hasegawa canopy is too long, but clearly the 1D does have a longer canopy than all the other VF-1's. It's in all the line art, though how much longer can vary because line art isn't CAD. Yamato's new 1D canopy isn't an "interpretation" so much as a failure. What Renato said was completely correct: Since Yamato said the new 1/60 was designed with two-seaters in mind, I expected an accurate 1D. It turns out the new 1/60 was designed in such a way to make an accurate 1D impossible! I think maybe you've just dismissed an entire argument without understanding it at all. Can you reiterate what you mean?

I too wish there was a crotch guard. A simple green rubber strip would be a good enough fix for me; maybe I'll add one myself somehow. But the Beagle is too great-looking to pass up because of one imperfection.

I think the cream color should be a bit darker. Anyone else? I'm still disappointed about the canopy being the same length as the regular VF-1. It makes the VF-1D a lot less special.

"Thanks for the info Graham"? More like "Oh, you evil sith bastard, you." I assume he's fiddled with a prototype already. I'm jealous. Anyway, I have a feeling this thing will be beautiful. Graham, how about the vertical stabs? Are the nice and big?

Are there pictures of this difference? I've looked in the line art but I don't see any u-shaped elbows.

Improvements? Ooh, I can't wait to hear. Are these the clear versions you're talking about? I don't have any desire for those but I wouldn't mind improved regular versions.

Yeah, you gotta open that bad boy. I bet it would look good battling a Chunky Monkey.

Sorry Roger, I guess we all forgot that YOU own the copyrights to all Mospeada artwork. Ha ha ha ha!

Just for the record, I didn't buy the Legioss & Tread because of the crappy link-up and the butt-ugly Legioss (big gaps, knees out to the wingtips in fighter mode, tiny intakes, vertical slabs showing in link-up, etc). I would have paid the high price were it not for those things.

Geez, I'm so glad Roger is here to tell us how amusing we are. You know, I'd like to enumerate the ways Roger contributes around here: 1) Telling us how dumb we are 2) Telling stores not to honor our preorder prices 3) Illegally copying anime art for himself and holding it ransom instead of sharing it with the fan community. Asking others to take down pictures of said artwork when it surfaces. What an upstanding member of our community. I'm so glad we amuse him.

I dunno, I was looking at it last night and I think it could go up two more millimeters or so. But yeah, it's stupid the way the front fuselage is already pushed up so high on the one seaters, since it doesn't leave extra room for the 1D's bigger fuselage.

Exactly, that canopy would work better for the VT-1 or even VE-1, but not for the 1D. If they only extended the fusealge back like 2mm it could still hide behind the chestplate in battroid mode. Then they could add that 2 mm to the canopy. That would make a huge difference to me.

You guys really have trouble with the intake covers? Mine pop off easy. I just use my thumbs to slide them off. Sometimes they pop off accidently when I'm transforming.