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But you'd pay $150 for Yamato's QC-ridden screw-ups. What Yamato QC-ridden screw-ups are you talking about? All of my Yammie-valks are great and well-worth the price. The're all poseably good. They're all pretty. They're all kewl. As such, I don't even have all the Yammies. I only buy like one valk every two/three years. Unless they're on the old HLJ fire-sale of yesteryears. It's just really sad that you guys got taken for $20+ with these toynami-pos. But I guess someone has to take one for the team. Oh, yeah. Did I mention my Yammies are all damn pretty?

If these 1/100 toynami's cost $10 instead of the $20+ that people paid for 'em, I'll give it a fair shot. Until then, my $20+ is better spent on something else.

from http://animenewsnetwork.com/ So Eri's coming!

Yeah. F L C L anime brought us The Pillows, a japanese band that totally r0x0r!!! they're on YouTube, too. check them out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWdTqQ80SVw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x57wCuuW_k http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtYJwJ_YeWk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peEx8PMq6mY

but you do. you have to remove the heatshield/canopy depending on the mode. take a look at it again, the heatshield and canopy designs are similar to 1/60s. you can't leave the canopy on and have it in battroid or the chest plate doesn't lock down. you can't leave the heatshield on and have it in fighter mode since it looks stupid...especially with the raised skull emblem. i know i sound like a broken record here but the reason why i'm so unhappy about the $20 price tag is simply the fact that i can get a 1/55 for $20 more. think about it, the 1/55 is far superior in every way compared to this thing, its bigger, better, more durable, bascially more bang for your buck. so how is this thing not a rip off? how can anyone justify a $20 price tag? *shrug* 421912[/snapback] Your comparing 2 very different scales and products. The way I see it, $20 either buys you the 1/100 toynami toy, or the 1/100 bandai/imai swap transformation variable kit. The whole review is basically going about talking about what the $20 is getting you. For $20 I don't think anyones expecting a 1/55 or 1/48(which for some reason everyone is comparing this to, come to think of it, I don't think anyone dared compared the banpresto to those 2). And where as some of you make it a point to compare it to the 1/48 or 1/55, why is there no mention of the old takatoku/bandai 1/100 toy from the mid80's? Same scale, and all. Toynami's got more articulation than that thing, the only thing that the old taka/bandai 1/100 has over the Toynami is the retractable landing gear, not like they were anything to write home about in regards to aesthetics. And on THAT one, the canopy/heatshield were the samepiece...in fact...PAINTED even. The canopy WAS the heatshield on those ones. Me, I've always wanted something small and those model kits fit the bill except all models break in my hands. That is why I want the toynami and don't really think its a rip off. For $20, I want something I know will not break in my hands, not something that I have to build, paint, and assemble myself only to watch it crumble. (This is my experience I manhandle all my toys and models, and my models break, my toys do not). 421937[/snapback] I think the best way to settle this is to do this kind of comparo: Alternator Mirage vs Toynami-Valk [*] A Transformer Alternator Mirage is $19.99 retail. [*] It's not exclusive, but it's pretty rare to find. [*] Perfect Transformation, even if it only has two-modes vs the three-modes of the toynami-valk. [*] Alternator-Mirage is prettier, great poseable, non-floppy, and had quality plastic-construction. So how then does the Toynami sdcc-valk compare against it, i.e. what makes the Toynami sdcc-valk justifiable at it's price ($20+) against the local Alternator competition?

Very cool! That was a lotta' fun, thanx. 421357[/snapback] No prob. I tell yah, mang. Fwiw, the set below really go VERY VERY WELL together.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtYJwJ_YeWk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foDm7oaWyNs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAnYrUhHodE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqVUvGlMa2k http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsZiPORAHbQ from the F L C L, Suzumiya Haruhi, School Rumble, Dai Guard, and Air anime enjoy!

http://www.bandaivisual.us/gunbuster/

here you go. 414583[/snapback] Size-wise, it's ok. good backdrop against the Monster. But other than the size, it's damn fugly as heck.

according to this AOD-thread: http://forums.animeondvd.com/showflat.php?...c=1#Post1378317 Gunbuster is now officially licensed for R1 by Bandai Visual. w00t!

pics continued... We now return you back to your in-progress Starscream, TF-Movie, etc, etc thingies talk or whatever.

We interrupt your Starscream and TF-Movie discussion to just let you know that Alternator Mirage and Jazz/Meister (white) had just been spotted at our local walmart. The spotter (aka me) promptly bought them and asked for more (including the redneck Dodge Prime). Regrettably, tho really not unexpectedly, the aisle-employee stated these two are the only ones in the store and suggested I check again tomorrow or this weekend or something. at any rate, here are the pics: pics to be continued at the next post due to pic-limit per post...

here: the new goblin: eddie brock: gwen stacy or felicia? (think it's TEH GWEN!): sandman: symbiote: spidey:

OH ME SO WANT !!!! Is it up on HLJ pre-order, yet?

another anime ED-theme done in Gundam-plamods: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfQcGvKxOoI enjoy!

this thread needs more pics of Teh Zero!

Can you post some pics of it next to a dvd-case or something for the scale?

Funi's got the OVA, too. from AOD-forum: Yup. We have Tessa goodness as well as Episode 00 - the preview to the series on the R2 DVD volume 1. We are using a collection of the R2 covers for the R1 release.

Here's one that uses the Gundam Wing op-song. Better use of it, too.

just being a Macross fan don't have the 1/48 Focker-1S, so the Hiki'es should do.

use http://imageshack.us to upload your pics and link the resulting thumbnails to here. It's free.

if you guys don't mind some wayward flash and stuff, here are some 1/60 vf1-vf0 comparison shots.

Just got mine today, but I only had an 1-hr lunch-time so I didn't get to do much of any posing pics. Here are the ones I took to compare with the 1/48s I had out, tho. I'll add more later.