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Agh! What the hell is that thing?! It's beautiful! Where did it come from? Where can I buy it?

Yeah, I could have at least mentioned the words "fighter mode" since that is what I was talking about. Sorry 'bout that. I knew you were right about the height. I just wanted to point out that the Alpha/Legioss' biggest dimension is its length in fighter mode. How big is that mini Henshin Robo Legioss that links up with the Lansay Tread? I'd guess it's around 1/100. Well, Figures.com says: What does SRP mean? Is that retail?

I wouldn't be too quick to proclaim this a 'quality' toy before any of us have had any actual hands-on experience with the final production version. While It looks nice in the photos and I wish Toynami all the best, their track record is less than stellar. Graham 369989[/snapback] I'm only assuming a level of quality equal to the MPC Alpha, which is at least as high as the 1/60 Yammies. I think it's safe to bet that these will be tighter and sturdier than the Banprestos. EDIT: Oh, Jenius, my MPC Alpha is 9 inches long. That's 1/55 scale. So a 1/100 scale Alpha would be 4.95 inches long. Height would be slightly under 3.5 inches though! (not including antenna)

D'oh! Another one. You can't make MOSPEADA stuff in 1/100 scale... it'd be Teenie (your Alpha would be between 3 and 4" tall), the Invid Scout would be like 2". The MPC Alpha is about 6.5" tall and it's 1/55 scale. I don't have a problem with 2" Invid scouts. I bet they could do a 4" Alpha as well. Look at all the Transformer planes that are about that size -- it's doable. The Alpha transformation isn't all that complicated. As for a 1" transforming Cyclone...that would be a little tough.

Doesn't look too stubby in this shot:

AGH!!!!!! I could squeal like a little girl! FINALLY someone makes a quality, smaller sized valkyrie!!!!!!! I'm so freaking happy! Screw all the Toynami haters! This is my dream come true! I know, I can't stand HG either. But Toynami is getting better and better. Their MPC Alpha is great, and it's way better than their VF-1. Now, this VF-1 looks even better than the MPC! I've always wanted a cheap, smaller, yet detailed VF, and this is exactly that! My only complaint is the solid canopy, but maybe they'll fix that before release. I'm buying ALL of these! Six great-looking valks for $120-150?! Hell yeah! So there's a swing-bar. Big deal! It's actually the lowest-profile swing-bar I've ever seen on a VF. And at least it's shoulders don't hang down like a giant NUTSACK in fighter mode like the 1/48! Six inches is the perfect size for a VF in my opinion. Fits right in your hand. (Here come the dirty jokes...) Yet it's still detailed. Did you see the fighter mode pics? That thing is freaking beautiful! If they make enemy mechas and Mospeada mechas in this scale I'm gonna freaking wet myself.

I loved Mospeada, but I know what people mean when they say the soundtrack isn't the best. It's not the catchiest music. The Macross BGM was okay but not exactly memorable, while the Minmay songs were very good. In Robotech, the situation was reversed -- the BGM was spectacular (it's not all synth as some would have you believe) and the Minmay songs were just bad.

Hey guys, my bro-in-law is in Japan for a while. He's staying in Senju which is about 15 minutes from Tokyo by subway. He spends too much time in his hotel, so I'm trying to get him to go out and see some cool places, but of course I don't know any. Do you guys have any recommendations? Basically, there are two categories of places I'm asking about. 1) Places any person in Japan should visit. 2) Places/stores an anime lover should visit. I'm not totally selfless -- I'm hoping he can find me some good artbooks or toys or something. I'm going to send him a direct link to this thread. Any advice is much appreciated! Later! MODS: I posted this before and it mysteriously disappeared with no explaination. If this post is not allowed here, can you please let me know and hopefully move it to the correct forum?

Anyone have any cool Artmic-era stuff? Gall Force? Megazone?

What is if gets a hold of it's own controller, huh? Then what?!

Well, my Xbox Live suddenly started working fine. There were some ports I had to open for the Xbox's IP, and after that it still didn't seem to work, but after a bit it stopped kicking me off. Now everything's good. Really though, it wasn't obvious or easy to find out that I had to open those ports. I had to call support and scour DLink's website for the info. Thanks for the help, all (except isamu )

Alright, it's a router issue. Everything is fine if I plug into the modem directly. The router is Xbox live compatible and everything seems to be configured right. I've called Xbox and they've run out of suggestions. I don't suppose anyone out there goes on Xbox live through a DLink di-624?

FUUUCK! It really is just me. By the way, it's Halo 2 I've been trying to play. I'm disconnected constantly, or not even able to connect at all.

I just got Xbox Live today. It sucked bad enough that I had to buy it for a whole year not even knowing if it would be worth it. It sucked bad enough that, even though I paid a whole year in advance, I was forced to give them my credit card information and address before I could play, and I didn't know I'd have to do this until after I bought the subscription. But the after all that bullshit, the Xbox live service is ridiculously shitty. I spent the last 5 hours trying to play, and I got in a total of about 8 games, because the vast majority of my time was spent trying over and over to connect, or when I finally did connect getting disconnected before I could play. When I finally did get to play, I'd get disconnected before another game could start. Now, I know my internet service works fine because I've never had a problem getting online. I know the cables are fine because I use the same one for my computer. I know the Xbox is fine because I use it to play system link games with no problem. But XBox live doesn't freaking work. Am I the only one for whom Xbox live doesn't work?

I like the scene where the 2 VF-1J Icaruses were chasing the Zentran battle pods over the ocean.

You can get a used Southern Cross box set off eBay for a couple dollars. Seriously.

Gankutso and Last Exile were awesome. 340010[/snapback] Last Exile looks like "Precious Moment" figurines turned into anime characters. With designs like that I'd be hard pressed to like it even if the story and characters were wonderful (which is not something I've seen in modern anime). Gankutso is positively obscure. Did you spell it right? I can't find any sites about it.

No, we hate new anime because it sucks. Here's my issue: There's lots of old anime that are awesome, but no new anime that are awesome. That's the difference. Sure, some old anime sucked. But some old anime was awesome too. Now, anime is either crap or barely passable -- none of it is awesome. I gave new anime a chance. I watched a ton of it, and was confused that I hated it all. Only after I watched an old anime and loved it did I realize the pattern. Didn't you read the first post in that thread?

So where's the Daicon 3 animation? EDIT Oh it's here: http://www.catsuka.com/interf/bideo/amateur.htm

So I take it there's no such thing as a Super or Armored VF-0? Also, does anyone know where to find Mac 7 destroid line art? I didn't see any on the pages linked to.

I used to like dubs better because I didn't want to "read" anime, but now I like subs better because I don't want to hear annoying voice acting. Sure, the Japanese voice acting might be bad too, but I'll never know since I don't know any Japanese.

Ahh! That Macross has the Arcadia and Yamato for arms! Awesome! I want one!

Hey, I just realized something: old anime was typically about action: people running, fighting, jumping, whatever. New anime is about people standing around talking. I think that's why I hate melodramatic anime -- I subconciously detect that the drama is really just a ploy to excuse cheap animation. With a dramatic close-up you can zoom in on a still image of a person and just animate the mouth moving. Ha, here's my term for that poo -Inanime.

I'm glad someone resurrected my thread, because new anime really does suck. I just watched the old Bunny Girl short linked to in this thread. Holy god. That animation blows away anything I've seen made in the last ten years. CG means, 99% of the time, cheaper, more lifeless mecha. Computer colored drawings mean, 99% of the time, cheaper, uglier coloring. Computers are used to reduce cost -- that's the whole point of the technique. It's not to make better animation. If you think it's better, it's because they told you that and you believed them.

Oh my god that was awesome. That's Golden Age stuff right there.