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I think there was a merging of an Alpha discussion and a Cyclone discussion there. I interpreted to be that JasonC was apprehensive about the Cyclone since Toynami's attitude with the Alpha seems to be one of "if it ain't broke, why fix it" as evidenced by their Shadow Chronicles repaints that don't seem to reflect any improvements over the previous Alpha incarnations. Yamato has a history of being unavailable to people needing help with broken parts whereas Toynami has a history of easily replacing problematic items (unfortunately, Toynami has a far more prevalent history of releasing toys that will need returning). This is usually pretty clear by the "HOLY CRAP, Yamato actually fixed my toy!" comments in Yamato threads and the "I had to send another MPC back to Toynami" comments in the Toynami threads.

Meh, more smoke and mirrors if you ask me. "We may or may not eventually do something but we haven't ruled anything out. Thank you."

wow, I didn't even see that you could purchase anything from their website. I thought they just directed you to other companies that actually sold their products. Looks like I need to give that site a second look!

Well, I can't say you have a common complaint. Time to find out what's building pressure where and then to maybe grab a file or something.

LOL, that's some fretful reading. Relax, you got a good deal and you're going to be thrilled in all likelihood. Even if you're not thrilled, at that price you'll be able to sell it off to someone, even as parts if you manage to somehow completely destroy it, and recoup most of your money. So, sit back and enjoy the waiting game.

The gun pod hole is too small. If you don't attach the gunpod does everything work fine? EDIT - oh man, did you also see the warnings about the shoulders? Be smart, transform to the toy to battloid ASAP and loosen your shoulders! All this fidgeting with the arms is a good way to break them quick.

It is HG that needs to fear Roger...

Oh wow, I forgot I posted the link to my review here. Some comments: Absolutely, the photos are done and I'm just waiting for my stupid desk to arrive so I can get back to editing and posting at home. I've got lots of comparison pics and I'm going to do some out-sourcing to someone more knowledgable on these old toys to make sure I cover the most amount of info I can. The review for the second series is practically done, it will make it abundantly clear that the new cups are much stronger. It's also going to have a sweet photo of the cups in action Teaser pic!

As it's labeled a "ground combat" version I'm gonna guess no. Maybe it's like the GBP though and it can eschew the armaments to transform.

The "variations" list needs to be updated with 1/48 GBP Urban since Camo seems to refer to the GBPII.

You're going to be let down by the pics... the name pretty much says it all. All black valk.

I used to think Henshin Robos were what was sold in Europe but I've since been corrected on that one. Apparently Henshin Robo was Gakkens way of reaching other markets (as you've heard) and then once Excite & Matchbox got in on Robotech distribution everything US then received the Robotech branding. I think it really all just boils down to a distribution game and whoever was distributing (and whoever they were distributing for in the way of a license holder) had a hand in what the box would look like. There are several variants of the packaging to hunt down if you feel so inclined. Gakken of Singapore is easily the more prolific Gakken product, finding genuine Gakken of Japan stuff can be quite tricky.

You are correct on both counts.

This one's easy... Battroid is the best. Why? Because that's the only way you can pose dozens of 1/48s without having to add on another room to your house. When you start posing these things in GERWALK or setting up a bunch of fighter displays you find yourself out of room in no time flat.

I'm wrong

No, you can't, because the backpack mechanism is incorrect on the CF (ie. it lacks the slots needed to attach the boosters). Edit - Thanks Xsjado

The paint jobs don't look very smooth... almost hand-painted (or maybe it's my monitor) which is what really leads me to believe they're customs... then again maybe they're mock-ups.

I was packing away my Superposeable Alphas last night and it occurred to me that they actually resemble the CM's Legioss pretty closely. Honestly, that's not too bad of a thing. I still have high hopes (and fears)

I think both would look better in person. The YF-19 doesn't look as bad as the VF-1J also.

I still need to find a good place to buy one. Once I have it I'll be doing a gi-normous photo shoot I'm sure ... sadly that'll probably be months from now at my current rate.

Assuming this is a Tatsunoko licensed product (and I would think it'd have to be) then HG may end up totally supporting the product and even go so far as releasing a Robotech branded version for US distribution. Stranger things have happened. If that's the case, I would definitely expect Toynami's Beta to be dead as a door nail.

LOL, F* this buying over the Internet crap, I'm flying to Japan and doing some hand-picking next time!

It's far from Totoro242 just having bad luck, I've been tracking every 1/100 auction for a while now and almost none of them have guns. Also, the pictures you find almost anywhere seem to always be gunless. It must just be like Noel said though, all the original owners didn't really have a place to put it and just discarded them and so the ones you find now-a-days are all gun-free. Strange that so many would still have their unapplied sticker sheets but not have the friggin' gun.

but the toys there aren't shown with guns?

I only own 1 1/100 Taka and it has no gun: 1/100 Max 1J: No Gun: 1