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So what you love is that it LOOKS like a toy, even if it kinda doesn't do well as a toy in one mode because all you're going to do is put it on a shelf? I'm becoming convinced that you just love the CMs! stamp on the box and the good news is that this won't possibly let you down.

I think it's more than a satisfying click here though. I like it to have a settled place where it belongs. With the CMs legioss you can misalign it by simply handling it which makes it less fun. If you pick up any Vf-1 toy that's not made by Toynami and shake it it will still look like the VF-1 in fighter mode when you're done (although the reflex missiles will fall to the ground), the CMs legioss will have boosters pointing in the wrong directions and one wing up and the other one down.

It's a classic Takatoku toy from the early 80s. The valk doesn't transform, it doesn't have much in the way of articulation, and it's in an off scale, something like 1/76 or something like that. It does have a neat gimmick though in that the you can move the head out of the way and expose a pilot's seat IIRC.

<--- hoping for early May... too many CMs purchases lately

Glad you guys are liking the review... remember though it's mostly just the Legioss I was reviewing in that post. The next post will focus on the Tlead and the combined toy. I expect it will score higher than the Legioss did (although not amazingly so). Overall I think 7.5 to 8 out of 10 seems about right for this set (although I know Exo will hate hearing that). I would expect something absolutely stellar in this price range though and you don't get that so if you're not a Mospeada freak then yeah, save your coin for Macross loot.

Don't be discouraged Hikaru's VF-1S, it doesn't look like it will be all that much higher and certainly not the $295 I was expecting. Part 1 of my 2 part review is up. In truth it's three parts, I'll post one assimilated review when I have my red and green ones in and do cool poses with all three together. In the meantime you get two detailed reviews, one tonight and another one soon. For those who need a carpet ride, CLICK HERE.

Overdrive just sent me an email, they think they'll be offering the red but can't confirm price but are guessing $245ish. They said they'd make more info available when they could PS - T minus 30 minutes until I get my stupid review up...

That means it's going to start shipping to the people we asked for it from right? So it probably means it'll take a few days for it to get to them and then they can ship it to us I better check my spam folder... I don't think I heard back from Overdrive.

You know what's sad? I went to post Part 1 of my review last night but I'm currently locked out of my own website! If I can get back in I will post it tonight if I'm not too drunk after softball

Watch another six episodes... the Legioss is constantly changing in appearance (thank you Anime Friend!). There will be spots where it looks all angular and needle-nosed and then other scenes were it appears more bulbous. The battle scenes are especially problematic.

Yes, the little tab on the gun should fit in the little slot opposite where the VTOL thruster would be if the Shadow had one. It's not the best fit in the world and it gets really tricky because if you have to apply pressure you might just push the area it's supposed to fit in downward instead of getting the gun to stick.

I had a hard time having the stand cooperate in that mode.

Interesting, that could be it.

I'm at work now and trying to think up what my review for this toy will be like. I remember seeing a bunch of blue and white plastic pieces on a sprue... what were those for?

Seein how simple the CMs toy is and how not-overwhelmingly-large it is has me wondering what Toynami must be smoking if they think there version should retail for $150. I do think we'll see less problems with it than their MPC Alpha. If the MPC Alpha is a 10 on a scale of complexity the Beta is a 5. If they go the smart route and include two connecting booms they won't have to worry too much about complexity there either.

LOL, I was looking for advice from someone who actually had one. I see now that you have to swap out the magazine for the extra piece that comes with it. That's a let down, the Aoshima just slides the clip in but I guess this way it fits nice and snug.

Does anyone's gun fit in the center missile pod? Mine doesn't even look close?

I have a couple issues with the Legioss transformation. The linkage involved with the head and nose of the plane is cumbersome. The second issue is getting the legs both in exactly the same spots... which I think is made a lot worse by the fact that the legs don't look right even when they are in the right spot.

Glad you guys like it, but I see I forgot to open up the missile bays on the legs . Cain, you're going to need to come up with a custom stand if you want to keep the toy looking like this. I also stole a gun from an MPC

Well I'll certainly mention Gakken's old 1/72 Tread but I don't own one so it won't be much of a comparison. Maybe now that this thing is out I'll finally be able to find one without breaking the bank! EDIT - also, bad news, you won't be able to display your CMs like that pic unless someone makes a custom stand. I had to use the CM's stand to hold up the Tread, a Mega House stand to hold up one of the front feet, and about a 5" prop to hold up the connecting arm where it connected to the Legioss.

I actually think that's the opposite of what happened here. CMs strayed so far from lineart by thinning everything out that they shot themselves in the foot when it came to cockpit space. It looks like they solved this problem by just making figures that fit the cockpit... whatever scale those figures may be. For example, the CMs and the Toynami Legioss toys are both 1/48 scale but the Toynami is far more faithful to the line art and comes with a 1/48 figure at the controls and the CMs does not.

Yes, if you're at all a scale for proportions or scale pass on the CMs. The pilots for the Legioss and the Tread are clearly two different sizes. The Legioss appears to be at 1/48 scale but it's piloted by a 1/60 scale figure and I don't have a ruler handy but the Tread looks like it's 1/60 scale piloted by a 1/72 figure. EDIT - I posted this in the Mospeada lineart thread but it's just as appropriate here:

I think I came pretty close although it's not perfect:

Why not just do two different connecting pieces? It seems to be the most logical choice. It seems like CMs meant for the connecting arm to do more but for the life of me I can't get it to be any better than "kinda lame" in everything I try to do with it.

I can't tell what you did with the link-up Eyesonme, how's it different? Did you try having your tlead up and your legioss in soldier mode? I'm having the worst time getting it all to balance and I'm not sure if I'm not just doing something wrong. EDIT - looks like it's time for you to update your sig.