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Tough break (no pun intended) Misterryno! There's at least 5 reported then (and I think it's safe to say, on MW people LOVE to report their problems) so at least we're not looking at a full-fledged epidemic. Just the same, I think I'll make mention of this next time I update my 2.0 post (probably with pictures of the Super Hikaru when that comes out).

Alrighty, so how many have we seen broken at the shoulder? I remember seeing one on a Japanese forum, and was it two here? I think there may have been a fourth on another toy blog somewhere. So are we at four or did I miss a few MWers with broken shoulders?

Rad was friggin' awesome. So great. Anyone remember: Flowers in the Attic I think it was based on a book. Seriously messed up stuff, I watched it probably when i was a bit too young and it took me a while to get over the "Gee, that was wrong" feeling.

Yes, you've transformed it correctly, there are left over parts. Not the most impressive thing (and Yellow's face in the helmet is horrible).

That's spam, never quote it or react to it and the mods will make it disappear... usually before you even log in again. Then we can all just pretend it didn't happen.

Brera is in slave mode now... he can't do anything but what Grace tells him.

I did a post about the MH VR-41 Ride Armor. Hopefully I'll get an updated review of some Yammy 1/48s on the site this week and then hit everyone with a big VF-1 comparison post next week.

GG: "Hey, even though i said it's not alcohol, that's...." Lunar: "Hey, even if that isn't alcohol it's..." Whatever it is, Alto knows it's capable of getting Sheryl drunk. That's why after she gets drunk and passes out he says "Just as I predicted"

She's drunk. Alto tries to tell Sheryl that he was lying about it being non-alchoholic but she's too busy chugging for it to matter.

Don't forget, Ai Kun also destroyed Alto's paper airplane in a previous episode. I was confused, didn't people say earlier in this thread that Alto picked Ranka in this episode? I watched it and Alto says he's going to protect Frontier and those he loves even if he has to kill Ranka to do it. Then Klan says something about his love, Sheryl is crying, and I'm just friggin' confused but to me that seems like he's picking Sheryl. I'm guessing there were some hard to translate and vague statements in that last conversation.

I find that thing hideous.

It seems like every time I check this thread it's off topic. Why are people talking about a 1/60 VF-4? Graham specifically said GNU Fighter toys and nothing else. I would buy them for review purposes only. I wouldn't buy them as a collector and I'd probably sell off these toys after reviewing them. Transformation is what makes Macross stuff cool and I'll forgive a lack of transformation in gashapon-sized products but that's about it. The Gnu battroids aren't really that impressive to me either but at least you can have a bit of fun posing them.

Yes, the bugs probably were moths and yes, they eat boxes and everything else but usually only once the material has already started to decompose. The best way to solve your problem is probably to make sure you have some dessicants in with your boxes (those packages of salts and such meant to keep moisture away). Without the moisture your boxes should stay nice and dry which will keep them from coming apart and attracting bugs or mold. Some good ventiation wherever you keep them is also a good idea... somewhere cool, dry, and with good ventilation (or in a vacuum) is best. Yes, I know none of us can keep our stuff in a vacuum.

Actually, if memory serves, they designed a lot more than 4 or 5 ride armors... but be happy they only used four. I'd agree with you though that the sabers are pretty silly gauntlets even if they do look really cool. I think Houquet having a big gun is pretty silly. Her ride armor should have had the built in gun that Ray sports, after all, it's supposed to be a light armor version so why make her tote around a giant gun?

You know, the ditching Misa to hang out with Minmay moment isn't something I look at as being all that dense on Hikaru's part. I think it was really something he had to do to come to his point of real realization. He sort of knew that Misa was the one for him but he had that nagging doubt that that first love tends to leave with people. I can't speak for everyone, or even many, but I know that I thought about my first love well into my relationship with my second and I still went out of my way to spend time with her. It wasn't until I was onto my third or forth love that I finally had enough distance to see that I was extremely lucky to have gotten away from the first when I did. Kudos to Hikaru to being able to do it sooner... even if he had to take some big risks to get there. Hikaru definitely had his share of dense moments but most of them seemed pretty familiar. He should have pulled the trigger on a few occasions but didn't, he should have been more honest with himself, etc but most of that is just your typically coming of age stuff. Basara didn't care at all. What's the biker's name? Rex? She was delicious and threw herself at him but he didn't care. This thread should really be "Who is denser about love?" and Mylene should be the Mac7 choice for her back and forth wtih Gamlin and Basara. If Basara loved anyone it was Sivil. Alto just sucks. He doesn't have that boyish apprehension because he's young and unconfident like Hikaru did. It seems like he has more of the Basara "What's a girl?" attitude going on... but Basara didn't really lead anyone on and Alto seems to let that happen.

the VF-1S hikaru has been spotted at a few shows so pics of it are out there. It's really easy, just a few detail changes and since the head is swappable the VF-1A hikaru being out there a mock-up isn't hard at all.

I remember seeing this at RT.com when someone mistakenly claimed that this was the MPC Beta. It is a beaut, that's for sure. I wonder how he solved the cockpit issues.

Well, you guys have fun being afraid of your toys. As for me, I'm going to have fun posing mine. Now, for a taste of things to come!

To me all this shoulder talk is a lot like the BP8 talk with the 1/48. I had one BP8 break and I'm pretty sure it was largely my fault but I heard others who insisted that they had handled the part with care and that it had seized or broken for some odd reason. I've owned a LOT of 1/48s (I'm not Godzilla mind you) and while I was a bit more cautious with that particular part it wasn't anything I lived in dread of. I had a few "Whoa, glad nothing broke" moments when the toy would slip in my hand but that was about as nerve racking as it got. This could be opposed to Yamato's monumental failure, the VF-0 toys. Those toys break, and break bad, with little interaction needed. I think it's just knowing how crappy the VF-0 shoulders are now that is ruining a lot of people's enjoyment of these new VF-1S toys. Just take a deep breath people and remember the BP8. Yes, there is a part here that can break but know this isn't the VF-0, it doesn't have to break on you. If you have gotten yourself so worried about it breaking it don't blame Yamato, that's an internal struggle you've got going on. Relax, enjoy the hell out of this toy, a LOT of people bought it and there seem to be more people complaining about their fear of it breaking than there are people actually saying it broke. Until that ratio changes there's no reason to do silly stuff like trying to loosen parts or fixing things that aren't broken. All that said, if the number broken does surge upward I'll be amongst the first to grab a pitchfork.

I'm pretty sure MH has only shown the sillouette of Houquet to let us know that they intend to make one.

Here's a comparsion pic of the Takatoku Chunky VF-1J Hikaru next to the 2001 Bandai version: I don't have an Origin of Valkyrie yet but eventually I should have a post similar to this one. From the looks of it the new Origin line is just a reissue of the 2001 versions with the exception of the Hikaru VF-1J now getting a heat shield.

I think you guys may be over-reacting just a tad... I have a ton of fun posing mine and the design of the shoulders makes them even more poseable than they would if they locked into place (although I do agree, it would be extra sweet if they had a lock that you could unlock for an extended range of motion).

Did any of the 2001 reissues have heat shields? I'm under the impression none of them did but all of these "origin" valkyries will?

Yeah, in that particular example you're probably right but I think it makes it clear how easy it could have been to wedge in just about anything. All you really need to do (as a director) is include a scene of Roy looking away and switch to a shot of what he might be thinking of (SDF-1, VF-1, hot scantily clad women, etc.).

THere was also rampant speculation the VF-1 would show up, a Low Vis in particular to canonize Yamato's paint scheme (shut up, no one wants to hear it was Bandai who was helping pay for the show). It would have been easy to have either show up in reality. The SDF-1 wouldn't necessarily have to be complete. Here's one way of doing it: Scene: Shin and Roy talking on a carrier: Shin: "The VF-0 is amazing. Perhaps this war is coming to an end." Roy: "This is just the beginning, a test bed for the REAL fighter in development" (cut to image of a VF-1 fighter taking off on some desolate airstrip, perhaps with some obvious testing mechanisms. Return to two pilots talking) Shin: "Then the war must be coming to an end." Roy: "Regardless of what happens here, we have the upper hand. The alien spaceship is within our territory and before long we'll have a technological advantage the Anti-UN can not compete with." (cut to image of the SDF-1 under construction on South Ataria).