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The cannon fodder looks so sweet.

Wow...I'm actually quite shocked that anyone would believe Toynami anymore. Where's the Beta we were promised, or the 1/100 fast packs, or the Cyclone? Perpetual pergatory, that's where. That Beta on display at all the cons is there for one reason only: to sell the Alphas/Legioss that they still have in stock. After all their empty promises, HG actually has the nuts to claim they will be releasing ALL the rare 1/55 variants, which could only mean the Super-O and Elint, and people actually believe it? And if I don't believe it, if I look at Toynami's track record, and realize that a business exists to make money and HG's talk about "rare variants" is marketing only, I'm a conspiracy theorist nutjob? People have to realize that they can't believe everything a business tells them. If you look at history (the 1/55's and the Yamatos), the two-seaters are among the last toys released...IF they are ever released. That means that all the other toys in the series have to sell pretty well first. So, IF that happens, and IF Bandai wants to risk producing the lesser known, less popular two-seaters (casual fans want the ones with guns), then they will look to see IF the moulds can be found or even still exist (moulds are regularly lost or broken) OR IF they want to pay for new moulds. I think those are all big ifs and I'm just too jaded and cynical to believe it will happen. I could be wrong, but I think my viewpoint is perfectly valid. Instead of calling someone a conspiracy theorist nutjob, you might as well say, "Not believing the official statements of a business or government makes you a bad or undesirable person." That's really what it means. EDIT: I still love Apollo Leader as a brother in arms and fellow Spartan! (You still playing Halo 3 online?)

If that happens I will seriously...hell, I'll say it. I'll cream my undies. I'll be in big trouble if Bandai announces that they'll do the 1/100's...and then immediately announces a Super-O or Elint! Anyway, I've always wanted a Bandai-quality, line art faithful 1/100 VF-1. Probably my most dreamed of toy ever. Yeah, I know, and I'm not blaming HG. I'm just sayin', it's a shame. My 10 year old inner child still hurts from not having a 1/55 Valkyrie.

Damn...that's exactly what Toynami wants you to think. But to be fair, if the Super O or Elint is re-released, I'll eat my knickers.

In the previous page some people were getting excited about HG releasing Super-O's and every other 1/55 variation. That's mainly what I was responding to. But in the bigger picture, you're right, the implications are pretty exciting. Thanks for reminding us. It'd be nice to know for sure, but you'd be surpirsed at how many toy moulds really do get trashed or lost. That's a pretty interesting angle that hasn't even occured to me. But I very much doubt Bandai would go to the expense of re-doing the Super O and Elint when they could more effectively compete with Yamato by releasing the Strike and Super valks that most casual Macross fans want. I don't think the DYRL Ostrich and Elint would sell as well as MWers think.

What's funny is how tiny it must be. Look at the pic on the lower right -- either those two guys are giants or the box car is seriously dinky. And they roll bar is useless either way. So maybe it's not as cool as I thought.

I'm just saying, Aramaki/Kakinuma/whoever is very good at making simplistic designs that look interesting. The angles and panels and little recessed areas all add up to make it look pretty cool...for a box with wheels.

I'd like to get excited about this, but I just can't, for various reasons. 1) This is happening 20 years too late. It's great that it's finally happening, but it's kinda sad that it's happening only now, when 2) Yamato is releasing a much nicer toy at the same time at almost the same price. I'd pay $100 in a heartbeat for a naked Yamato 1/60 perfect-variable VF-1, and $120 for the new VF-1 with fast packs is also very reasonable in my opinion. But 3) Bandai expects me to pay $90 for a 20 year old toy that's already been completely milked and looks, frankly, pretty ugly nowadays. I'd be happy to pay about $45 for it, but they raised the price instead, didn't they? I swear these were cheaper last time. 4) And we all know damn well that HG does not seriously intend to release any rare variants. That's up to Bandai, not HG, and the molds were scrapped anyway (so I've heard). The worst part is, HG knows this, and they are lying through their teeth. They know they'll never release the Elint or Super-O, and they know they're lying just to sell the few variants that Bandai will be releasing. I know this post is not exactly a ray of sunshine, but let's not get our hopes up and believe HG's dishonest hype.

For a box with wheels, that sure looks cool.

Ha! So I tried out the multiplayer last night. Starting your own game and inviting a friend is no problem, but joining a team game with a friend usually takes three attempts. Two out of three tries, one of us gets disconnected. And there's no lobby, so after any little snafu, one of us would go back to multiplayer mode all alone, and the other would get sent back to single-player campaign (and therefore has to go through two load screens to get back to multiplayer). It really makes it no fun. And, if you do successfully get into, say, team deathmatch, it only lasts for one game, because in the next game the host can (and will) change the gametype. So, my friend and I just gave up because it was not fun at all.

I finally hit that point last night around 12:30 where I was totally sucked into the game and didn't want to stop. I forced myself to put down the controller at around 3am. A big factor in the addiction, for me, was when I got to buy a nice three-piece suit and some two-toned dress shoes for Niko. It was just so pimp. Dress for success, man. Oh yeah, does anyone else here just love Brucie? He's f*cking hilarious because I've totally known guys like him.

I'd personally rather have fun than realism, but I am getting the hang of turning. It's just different than the past GTA games. Also, the disc read error hasn't happened for a while.

I got GTA4 for the 360. I've only played a few missions and now I get a "disc unreadable" error whenever I try to play. Only happens with GTA4 and no other 360 games. It's definitely the game and not my 360; this problem is all over the internet and it's happening on 360 and PS3. As for the actual gameplay: I hate driving now, it's impossible to turn. I also wish Niko wasn't such a lousy fighter.

Roadbuster! Damn, the Beagle just looks better n' better. And it comes with two Gallants! Sweet. Surprises with the Megahouse, too -- who knew the Blowsuperior stored red Lego bricks under those hatches?

I want a Hikky 1J with GBP Armor.

I love dubs when the voice acting and script are good. But they almost never are, so for me it's mostly subs. Yeah, but Nintendo is an awesome company that doesn't, er, hate its non-Japanese customers.

Exactly, that's my main concern.

Damn, I kinda want these, even though the new 1/60 should blow them away in terms of aesthetics. The old school chunky charm calls out to me.

Well, this kinda confirms some stuff we knew all along: Bandai Visual wants all of us to pay Japanese prices for anime, and doesn't want Japanese customers reverse importing discs (probably why they screw up so many US releases). This could be a good thing if we start seeing Japanese-quality discs of good shows (DYRL, Gunbuster) with English subs, even if we have to pay a bit more. But I predict the worst: Engrish subs at ungodly prices, and fewer licenses to US companies.

I was just looking at the pictures at amiami.com. I don't care if this thing is expensive. It's as perfect as any valkyrie toy is ever going to get in my opinion. I skipped on the 1/48s though (fat canopy and low-hanging arms/shoulders in fighter mode), so obviously I'm coming from a different perspective than most. But damn, the new 1/60 VF-1 is gorgeous. I must be the opposite of everyone here, because I prefer the new 1/60 over the 1/48 based on the fighter mode. Furthermore, I prefer the smaller scale. Does that make me a weirdo? Okay, so regarding the price. I think 12000 yen is fair for a fully decked-out new 1/60 VF-1 with fast packs. The problem is the import shipping. We've got to do a group buy on this thing, guys.

You know what would be a brilliant and super-easy way to please everyone regarding the nose-cone? Include two nose-cone tips. A long one and a stubbier one. I mean, it's a separate piece anyway. It might take a screwdiver to replace, or they could make it snap in and out. I'm wondering if they actually are doing this already. Think about it, the last one was removeable. How big of a step would it be to include two? Also, I swear the nosecone was longer in some previous pics. And if Yamato doesn't include a longer tip, I'm sure one of us will create one.

Dude. Genius. I'm stealing that one.

I like Scimitar, Fenris, Paladin, and Aether. I suggest: VF-25 Tempest VF-25 Zephyr VF-25 Starchild VF-25 Kirin Just for fun: VF-25 Teabagger

The more I see of the 1/60, the more it looks freaking perfect. It's just gorgeous. I love the sleek legs, the Gerwalk mode, and the proportions of the nose and canopy. Come out already, dang it! I'm glad to see news on this thing after so long. I'd hate for it to become vaporware. I normally don't get excited about expensive, non transforming toys, but the destroid looks hot. I might have to get it.

Thanks for this. I hope you can revive your blog and add this to it.