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Fast packs are looking pretty fail at this point... angled way up, backpack seems to be having issues. Maybe those are resin fast packs and the extra weight is causing issues.

VF-27 looks sleeker, SV-51 is more kibble-y (boosters and missiles attached). VF-27 is MUCH better in battroid.

My nerdiest Macross moment (which is saying a lot for a guy with a website dedicated to toys) should be coming up in 8 days...

The Hi-Metal is DEFINITELY too big... I crunched the numbers on anymoon.com -

I doubt it, the fin on the head looks like there's some articulation to it or something so I bet you just have to angle things properly.

Maybe not all hope is lost. Maybe if the super premium model sells really well Yamato will make a budget version without the opening cockpit and all that jazz (think a bigger Toynami but with more points of articulation).

Maybe they look bigger in person but the back wheels don't look wide enough to give me that muscle car intimidation factor.

I'm gonna wait until I handle a VF-19K

LOL Exo, please do! Choosing not to do something because it's not a guaranteed success doesn't mean you can't do it... it means you've chosen not to.

Is it too soon to start clamoring for a V2 YF-19 toy?

I'll weigh in... making it a 2 door is no solution... it helps but kinda in the same way a grocery bag over the face helps.

I wouldn't quite make the argument that, if this were a toy, it should be as cheap as a destroid. There would be two toys (Zentraedi soldier AND the Regult... although I suppose the soldier could be sold separately). Really though these are bigger than Destroids and the whole cockpit area is a level of detail and complexity that I'd say exceeds the Destroids. So, I'd be willing to pay more for a Regult than a Destroid... but certainly not 5 times more for an unpainted unassembled model. I also disagree with the logic that Yamato doesn't have the capacity to build this as a toy (but Bandai does). I would agree that they are choosing to go the model route because there is essentially NO risk there and they appear to be under much tighter budgetary restraints these days. They are making a decision to go this route, Joe Schmoe wouldn't have had a decision to make... resin would be his only option. I'm a little bit bummed I won't be getting a sweet Regult toy but I understand the economics of Yamato's choice and if that's what they feel is prudent then oh well... maybe Bandai will give us Hi-Metal baddies (LONG SHOT).

The difference between Yamato releasing it as a kit and Joe Schmoe releasing it as a kit is that Joe Schmoe has not the capacity to release it as a toy. Obviously we'd be thrilled if some Joe Schmoe did this and sing his praise, if he then said "I could have done this as a cheaper toy and made thousands more of them" a lot of the singing would stop.

For all you unclear of sizes... it should be about the same size as the Takatoku in this pic:

anymoon.com I did a post on this toy, you won't have too dig far I'm sure. -

If the Macross Quarter toy can be less than $200 and have gun turrets and all that jazz then I have a VERY hard time believing the more popular SDF-1 toy would NEED to exceed the $200 price point.

It might help everyone to remember that the Matchbox SDF-1 is 1/3000... the Yamato should be about the same size. I believe I have some pics in my Macross Quarter review on anymoon.com which might give you a better feel for it.

Did you then suggest 'Roy'?

It would make very little sense for Yamato to include the Sound Booster. Plenty of people would rather not buy it and save some money. \

LOL, that "small" size huh? 1/3000 is still pretty massive as far as toys go. I agree, $250 would be too much but it's not because of the size.

It's just a mold test guys... the colors mean nothing (I believe Graham pointed that out in the Hi-metal thread). how has that not gotten a billion juvenile responses already? Excellent word choice -

That looks like a very early prototype... EDIT - it does look like a very good likeness to the line art.

Seriously, is that just spill over of the Koenig ad or is there a Monster product coming out?

After last year's big news was "Warner Bros has the rights to merchandising for a live action movie" which was something that completely went without saying it was pretty clear that HG had run out of things to talk about. If Carl hadn't died this year probably would have been an exact re-run. EDIT - another thing that's always fun to consider is who immediately follow the RT panel. Often times at SDCC the room is crowded because the NEXT event is worth being at. I believe it was 2 years ago the panel preceded like a Twilight conversation or something so the room was flooded.

I love me some terrible movies (it's my guilty pleasure). So, to make sure I thoroughly understand how terrible this movie is, I've started watching the series.