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Well I'll be...I did not know that, and I never heard it until today. Weird. Seems like something I would have learned a long time ago. Anyway, I hope the point still stands.

I think it's all about people with egos that want to leave their mark. People with no creative talent but too much editorial power. I just watched the Gunbuster training montage on youtube, and it's just ridiculous that they cut it out for legal reasons. Ther's no way in hell they could have been sued for it. The song sounds as much like Chariots of Fire as the Superman theme sounds like the Star Wars music. It's just the same type of instruments and the same kind of song.

Thanks for reminding me to ask: Does anyone else think that gun looks too big?

I have faith that somebody besides CM will do the Legioss & Tread. Especially if these Mospeada Ride Armors sell well.

Hey, you started it. Notice I said nothing about the Toynami's QC or structural integrity. It's nice to look at, but from what I've heard, don't look at it too hard.

Because Toynami's looks great in all modes?

I wish the Legioss and Tread would get as much love from all the toy companies as the Ride Armors are getting right now. Maybe Megahouse or Beagle can try next.

I'll say! It's freaking beautiful. It's the ankle armor that makes it look skinny, don't you think? It would be rad if they included a fatter ankle armor piece so we could decide which look we wanted. Between the CM and the Megahouse, I like the overall look and proportions of the CM. Damn, I wish the CM legioss Looked so good.

I might just wait for Gunbuster to come out on Blue Ray. There's a good chance that Bndai Visual will just screw it up again, and if they do I'll get the Japanese version.

Sweet, thanks! Ahh, crap. Oh well, thanks for telling me...I'll stop searching the internet for that UPC now. These are the singles I'm asking about, but I don't think they're remastered. Amazon Japan Link 1 Amazon Japan Link 2 Amazon Japan Link 3

Good one! I bet Ramen Bank is finished. They've been in financial hot water for some time now.

At first I was worried about my stocks in Yakuza Bank dropping in value, but percentage wise, their losses are in the single digits.

Hey Mercurial, is that KAA rip a DVD-quality downloadable? Also, I might be able to get the R0 version if one of you guys can get me the UPC. It's not the same as the R2 UPC is it? My only other option is to try to get the R2 used off Yahoo Japan. And I really want the remastered set. Are the single R2 discs remastered as well?

Am I the only one loving the look of the gerwalk mode? The backpack shape looks perfect. Also, I posted in-scale comparison pics of fighter modes somewhere in this thread, and the nose of the 1/60 was not really any shorter than the 1/48.

Dude....dude! I totally forgot about Guardian mode! I've been callinng it Gerwalk for so long now. But, looking back, Guardian does sound a little more kick-ass.

While I still think there's a huge anti-Toynami bias here on Macrossworld, you guys have convinced me that there might be more truth to the Toynami Alpha bashing then I realized. I'm typically not a very lucky person, so I'm amazed that all my Alphas are fine if only 50% of them are any good. Maybe it's like the Xbox 360 Red Ring of Death. I read about it online all the time, but nobody I know in real life has had the problem. But Eriku, I'm glad to hear you've gotten opinions from a variety of sites and realize not all the Alphas are bad. Also, I hope nobody thinks I'm defending Toynami's QC. Like I said before, it's bad, but I still everything with a grain of salt (especially negative views of Toynami toys on this forum).

It's that high? I would have expected about 5% pass rate based on what's said here on MacrossWorld. I'd argue that you would have sent the three "questionable" Alphas back to Toynami if they were really that bad, but a 75% pass rate is still horrible. On the other hand, a 75% pass rate means that 3 out of 4 Alphas are good, which is far better than what I hear from some around these parts.

I'm not saying Toynami toys don't have problems. They're just exaggerated and blown out of all proportion, while problems with, say, Yamato toys are downplayed and quickly forgiven. And for every person complaining about their Toynami Alpha, there are many, many more people who have no problems with theirs and no reason to complain. The bias is understandable, given that Toynami is associated with "homowreck" and isn't even a Japanese company.

Toynami improved the old model's design quite a bit. They made the wing root flush with the top of the shoulders, made the hinges for the wings invisible, and added hinges to the vertical stabs so they could tilt outwards, among other things. Just look at this pic and tell me the Toynami doesn't look a hundred times better. The majority of reviews of Toynami toys are extremely biased. They're nowhere near as bad as you hear. All my Toynamis are all fine; no gaps or pieces falling off.

You know, as much as people bash Toynami, their Alpha is one heck of a beautiful toy. It's pretty well designed, even if the QC is lacking. I know mine had no problems. Looking at the comparison pics Alpha OTS posted, the Toynami really nails the Legioss in Armo Soldier mode (not to mention Fighter mode). The CM just looks goofy in comparison. But I want to know where the heck that back shot came from, spedfish. Hell of a first post.

Wow, Shun's really on top of these pics. And the CM ride armor is looking awesome. I really want this green grunt, but it's not gonna happen. Too bad.

It won't change your rank or skill levels. But if you and your buddies pick a language that nobody else uses, then matchmaking will most likely hook you all up in the same games. The only problem is, your achievements will be listed in whatever language you used when you got them. You still get the points (and the sword) though. I'd also like to do some ranked Team Slayer if we could get four good players together. It might be one way to reach level 50. I'm stuck at 40 in Lone Wolves.

First off, let me say that I don't care it's Yamato who makes these, as long as these toys are done right. Yamato's been pretty hit and miss in my opinion. Obviously I want all the VF's, even the Stampede Valkyrie and the Advanced Valkyries. If I had to pick one to start with, I'd want the VF-4 Lightning. Here are some really cool designs that many Macross fans forget about as potential toys. QF-3000E Ghost (the original Ghost!) SF-3A Lancer II Gnerl Fighter Pod

I'll believe it when a reputable store reports having them in stock.

I got an idea guys. Let's all change our languages on our Xboxes to something nobody speaks, and then go into Lone Wolves. We can get those last few achievements! All I need are Steppin' Razor and Maybe Next Time, Buddy.