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A hint at a common ancestor could suffice if handled up front and properly. The SDF-3 thing is definitely not canon any more and I'm pretty sure it wouldn't work for a live action flick.

For those confusd by Ruskii's telling you how to buy the toy, the link to the blog is here: http://www.over-drive-inc.com/overdrive-blog/info/1864.html

Are audiences too sophisticated these days for human-like aliens? In canon Robotech, if I'm not mistaken, there's no reason the Robotech Masters (and their creation the Zenraedi) have nearly identical gene structurs to humans right? It's just one big universal happy coincidence? Wouldn't audiences have a hard time these days buying off on something like that? I'm guessing if the aliens in this movie are going to be anything like the Zentraedi than the writers are going to have to come up with a reason why they so closely resemble man.

Weren't there a bunch of MicroMan transforming bikes too? Maybe that'd help -

That's a definite possibility. Calling them "knock-offs" is probably the wrong terminology since there's no disputing that they actually are Yamato valks that have been hand painted and had their stickers applied. It wouldn't be hard to have the sleeves made and lift the BW logo from another 1/48. Still, it doesn't seem right... The origin is a mystery, it's just my cynical nature that's weary of these newer releases.

I think you just get put in a queue and they let you know when Yamato responds (which doesn't seem particularly frequent). Have you tried an email to their info address? That'd probably be helpful. From what I understand things have been pretty busy in their neck of the woods with attending shows and such.

There are something like 1500 fewer Weathering editions than there are LV1s.

Nah, that's not racist. There's plenty of Japanese people working for Hollywood in various capacities. He said the Japanese film industry sucks, that's no more racist than saying Hollywood (aka the American film industry) sucks. Edit - A racist argument would have been "Japanese people suck. They can't make movies." He clearly was talking about a business, not the people.

Okay, there's one on eBay now with the shiny slip.... I'm really really thinking this is shenanigans. Something definitely seems fishy. I suspect someone got an original, then got all the stuff to make more weathering editions, and is now taking VF-1S toys and making Weathering editions (and selling them through Angolz). Naughty naughty.

The guys at Overdrive had a sample they were playing with, I'm sure it can't be long before we're all playing with our own.

His group is "Banned for having no life." Niiice... sounds like he earned it.

I remember that guy... claimed he had warehouses of Italian marble or something also. Who was it? Lord Kungfu?

Are they reusing the audio and just updating the visuals?

None currently planned at this price/size range.

This largely should be in another thread and your understanding of the matter is fundamentally flawed. Unfortunately any discussion of licensing and the history of the Big West, Tatsunoko, Harmony Gold relationship is one that requires more than a few sentences and is highly unlikely to be productive.

I vaguely recall an interview with George Sohn where he was bragging about the MPC boxes. He contended that they were fantastic boxes and the price per unit was tiny so it wasn't really a detriment to the price of the toys. I really like the boxes so while I agree they have a ton of progress to make on the toys I'd like them to keep doing a good job in the one place where they seem most capable!

No, the plastic being used shouldn't be affected in any way by transit. It looked to me like the culprit was a pin placed in the shoulders upside down but I don't know if we ever got a definitive answer on that.

LOL, a few people disagree with you and you equate it to that? A touch defensive. Sorry you don't like Netflix charging an extra $12 a year, I hope your not renting Blu-Rays works out great for you.

http://www.macrossworld.com/macross/toys/_toys_arii.htm

You should also consider the diminishing returns on a rental. In the first month of a release there are a bunch of people wanting to rent a movie. In subsequent months the number drops off precipitously. So, Netflix needs to have enough fo a title to meet all the demands in the first month and is then left with a bunch of stock that barely gets rented. There's lots of variables but it only makes sense that the Blu-Ray industry is more expensive than the normal DVD industry.

Why exclusive suck: Lower sales figures. The toys aren't in B&M stores so you don't get that random pick up. Also, the toy never goes on sale because there's no excess supply lying around and everyone ends up having to pay MSRP (or more for the sad folks outside the range of exclusivity) Why exclusives rock: Toy companies are guaranteed to make more money per unit sold so they can take a risk and make something in smaller quantities. This could be great for collectors because it means a toy not worth the risk of a large production run can still be made by a company (not really the case here). I know Japan and the Far East have a different way of doing things but I know here in the states almost no one buys collectibles from B&M stores. So, if you're a toy manufacturer and everyone is buying their toys online, why not give yourself the monopoly and reap all the profit? Sure, sales are smaller, but you have to imagine with more companies making more exclusives they're coming to the conclusion that the greater profit outweighs the lost sales.

I'm pretty sure there hasn't been a stand alone 2nd edition VF-0S yet. There's supposed to be one soon though, in December. If Yamato keeps to their recent ways of doing things there should be a MacZero toy following the Spring release of the VF-11 Mac Plus toy. If six months after the VF-11's release there aren't any MacZero rumors then you can presume the line dead (save maybe some repaints and reissues).

Overdrive always advertises that if you want a Japan only exclusive that they're willing to help. It certainly never hurts to shoot them an email.

The reviews seem to say that this film is more a wannabe Jason Bourne film than a Bond flick. I hated the Pierce Brosnan Bond films so I'm not sure if getting more Bourne isn't a good thing. Still, I heard this film is devoid of womanizing and has almost no gadgets which doesn't sound promising.

Ah you have to love repaints... they're almost instantly profitable so production runs can be TEEEEENy. Hmm, now I got to decide if they're worth transforming when I get them or should I leave them forever in bike mode? I think these ones will be transformed. PS - I also heard something from a vendor that sounded like he already had the black ones in stock but it may just be a misunderstanding.