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Stick and Rey's bikes are basically the same. The only real difference is the right hand blaster/armor and the lack of little missile pods on Rey's forearms. Rey(Rand) should come with Mint and Stick (Scott) should get the saddle bags. Maybe we'll end up seeing that both come with saddle bags and the reviewer just didn't put them on Stick's bike for some reason??? Yellow and Houquet may not need accessories, but it'd be nice.

Even with the faults, I still like them. Not enough to buy more than 1, but I like them (I actually won't even buy 1 of each b/c the Stick/Rey figures are pretty much the same). These things are way too expensive for thier size and accessories.

So, what accessories do we know are coming with the Megahouse ones? I know Rei's/Rey's is shown with boxes, but does Stick's have anything extra (he looks pretty accessory-less)?

Okay, thanks for the info. Any opinion on a good program to build them digitally first (I think the official lego builder software is horrible b/c it has so few pieces in so few colors).

Well, I bought the R-9A Arrow-Head that came with the R-Type Tactics game (cost $10 shipped from YesAsia on Ebay). It's really cool for $10! It comes fully painted, but unassembled. So it was kinda fun figuring out how it all went together (18 pieces total if you count the stand). No instructions, so if you get one, save the picture from the auction so you know how the stand and fighter fit together. If the fighters from the game are gonna be as nicely detailed after painting, then I'll definitely be tracking them down!

What mech is that in the first picture of set 2?

Cool. I just played through that game again on MAME the other day. How much do things like that cost for you to make via Bricklink?

For the Einhander fans... http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=274009 http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=241792 http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=16428 I ran a search on Brickshelf and turned those up. Thought they were pretty good. Now if only someone could build a mini-fig of it or some company make a candy toy of it... Edit: Just found this guys page with an einhander toy/custom thing built out of some cool building blocks. Anyone know what these blocks are called? http://sakurairo-figure.hp.infoseek.co.jp/BJPM.html There's even a YF-21 further down the page.

I'm not too sure that theirs is really 1/10 b/c it looked like all they did was take the old model kit and make it into a figure with a few minor extras. So even if they say it's 1/10, unless they made it from scratch then it will be around 1/15.

I wonder if these will be the cyclone that comes with the Beta/Alpha Tread/Legioss set by any chance b/c they look like they are too cheap to be a stand-alone product that can compete with the other ones coming out? Then again, they could just be some really tiny, really cheap figures.

So both the ones that come from the Darius game are Silver Hawks? Is one just gonna be a repaint then? And has anyone found these for sale anywhere other than HLJ for a decent price?

Just noticed that in the picture showing the five fighters coming out, there are six names listed in the information section below. Anyone know what it says is the six fighter, which I don't see pictured?

Basically, the Lord British is the Vic Viper from later Gradius game w/out the two things in the front (meaning it has only the cockpit in the middle of them). No big missiles underneath either.

Okay. Thank you very much for the information! Too bad I don't have a PSP b/c I love SRW OG and OG2 for the GBA. I may just have to check into PSP emulators...

From what I've seen, it has a totally different body. http://gradius.classicgaming.gamespy.com/f...britishclay.JPG

That was such an awesome game and fighter jet. By the way, if anyone ordered a box, I'd buy the extras off you if I can't get a box myself (or at least a complete set off ebay). What sucks is that there are only 8 per box, so no box will have two complete sets. On a side note, anyone know where to get the toys in the picture below? They don't look like candy machine toys but have a similar appearance to something that cheap.

Better designs would be great. Sorry, exposed joints don't equal a highly evolved war machine. Traditional designs ftw! Side note: I loved how South Park ripped on Bay! That was hilarious!

I love that picture and the upside down left arm. I'm still trying to get my paper beta fighter to work (I'm making one in autocad but it's a beast of a job b/c of the size and semi-complex shapes combined with a transformation design that racked my brain to figure out (while making it still look okay and be show accurate to an extent)).

Oh, I guess I read your post wrong. I thought that you had a pre-order at Gamestop and decided to buy it from Best Buy instead. There are gonna be way to many good games this holiday season for Xbox 360 and Wii. But that's a good thing.

If I could figure out how to contact the make, I'd send him an e-mail or even leave a comment, but I don't see any features that let a person do that. I can figure out the majority of the parts they used, but I don't see them in the colors needed in the Lego Store, so I'm thinking he must have purchased a very specific kit that has all the parts needed inside of it. I almost doubt that some of the parts are Lego parts and not third party look-alike parts.

I was told by a Gamestop employee that you can get a refund on any pre-order you have. They are also supposed to be able to swap pre-orders to other games instead.

Very cool. Did you notice the mini alpha, beta, and VF-1's the guy made??? http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=2361625 http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=2367736 http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=2583097 I think this is supposed to be a monster Vb-6 http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=2585153 Bike Cyclone http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=2374007 I may have to use the lego builder to make the alpha and beta and maybe order the parts. By the way, if anyone does manage to build it, can you share the exacts or the lego builder save file?

Usually CM is good about being anime accurate, and none of the ___kings are textured like that. They are all smooth and sleek looking to an extent. I really hope the actual toy isn't textured.

Just saw the new 3 piece Gaiking collection that CM is putting out so you can make Gaiking the Great (finally), but I don't think I'm gonna get it b/c the texture of the robots looks horrible. They did the same crap that the other company did with the Inbit from Robotech/Mospeada. Anyone have this and can confirm that it isn't smooth? Raiking and Bulking arent' out yet, but they will be by December. Links: Gaiking http://www.hlj.com/product/CMS65139 Raiking http://www.hlj.com/product/CMS65140 Bulking http://www.hlj.com/product/CMS65141 Gaiking the Great (I'm guessing you combine all three to get this figure and it's not some separate product the company is making) http://toei-anim.info/ykikaku/ I've wanted a Gaiking the Great for awhile now and they finally release one but it looks like the texture got messed up...which sucks.

You wouldn't happen to have any more of those year subscriptions for $20???