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Wow, I've never been so stoked to read absolute gibberish! I mean that seriously.

Yeah, could this be about Kissdum or something?

can we get a new 1/48 to go with the urban camo GBP? And, as always, tell them how much we want the 2 seaters in 1/48. Also tell them they should pick up the Mospeada license.

LOL, is the sculpting of a head really that much of a hang up? I mean, that's the easiest out I could ever imagine. "We don't want to spend the 4 cents it'd take us to come up with a new head." If Toynami could do it for their 5000 run YF-1R I'm pretty sure it doesn't even register as an excuse with Yamato.

The 1/60 VF-1 is the epitomy of so-so. I would love for them to go back and make a 1/60 VF-1 that actually seems up to the standard of late 1/60 releases. I'm not expecting it to be as cool as a 1/48 but it could very easily be improved. Yes, the 1/60 VF-1S head should have gotten someone fired, it's that bad. Meh CD, the 1S is many people's absolute favorite, what kind of solution is it to tell them to just live with being unhappy with it? It's not a solution at all. The fact that there's room to debate whether or not the 1/60 VF-1 is a better toy than a Toynami MPC alone should be strong support for the 1/60 VF-1 being revisited.

I think that was just kind of a semantics issue. Here's how I imagine it: G: "Are you going to do the 2-seaters in 1/48?" Y: "In 1/48? No." As in, "We've done the 2 seaters but they're in 1/60 scale." The way the CF went down was kind of strange. It seemed like Yamato told all potential vendors to request numbers in advance so they could determine how big the production volume would be. That made the vendors think the CF would be a limited edition. Then Yamato made a production run similar in size to what all the preorder figures were (I'm sure with some amount of slack to round the number up). This doesn't make the CF a limited edition though, Yamato can always make more CFs later, it just ensured that Yamato wouldn't make so many the market would be flooded. Since then it seems all Yamato releases have been rather limited... because they know they can just reissue later.

Kensei, why did you list the LV2 as a limited edition? To my knowledge the LV1 is still the only limited version we've seen. Remember when we were being convinced the CF-1A was a limited edition also?

yep, not the most user friendly but i believe this is it http://macross.anime.net/

Someone could probably measure but if you know the scale and you know what size the vehicle is supposed to be you can just do the math. There might be some variances but i assume you'd get those from people just measuring also.

If he cares about swapping parts the 1/60 is bad advice.

You know what would make that display look really cool F4V? A Beta! Man, I seriously can't believe we're not any closer to getting those. Anyway, this thread inspired a pic I put up so I thought I'd share it here. It doesn't really relate too much but it shows the difference between a 1/55 and a 1/60 valk.

I've updated the Yamato 1/60 review for the first releases on my site. I think it covers the strengths and weaknesses pretty nicely but feel free to differ. If you think I over-looked something lemme know.

Whoa Valkyrie Addict, that pic is insane. It definitely peaks the curiosity... it almost looks creepy kinda human. Odd how the fins are folded on the arms instead of in it. Any idea where I can learn more about it?

I would guess because much fewer were produced.

If the display stand I want isn't sold by Saturday I might just be buying a few more of these... They are highly recommended.

What are Hanson doing these days? They could totally replace the original music! M7 was never released because not enough people were ever going to buy it... that hasn't changed. Don't let Keith fool you, there is a small vocal minority that like M7... most people are repulsed by it. I think there have even been polls on this forum to support that.

I got in a car accident shortly after picking up a toy once. I'm sure that cost me a lot of money in insurance premiums. That was quite a while ago now though. I was out running errands though, I can't really say it was the Macross toy that did it although it was certainly my most major motivator in running the errands. Oh well.

I could probably find it on the site but where is the B&M store in the bay area?

I'm currently doing a review of the K&M Series 002 pieces for my site and only one of the poseable pieces (the GBP) didn't break during my review. It's as Freidric has said, the joints are made of the same soft vinyl as the toy so the affix to each other, then you go to move a joint and the soft vinyl just tears right in two and an arm or a leg pops right off. Very brilliant. That said, the entire 5 pieces cost like $20 shipped so my expectations were very low (and after I rubber-cemented them back together it didn't seem like such a huge deal that certain limbs would never move again). When you pay 10x that amount it seems reasonable to have 10x the expectations.

I think I already own just about every Nintendo game... and they all fit on one CD-R

that's bound to make some folks happy, the blue was gettin' pretty scarce. Maybe now that they're firing up the molds again we'll finally get a green one! (Yes, I know there are difference between DYRL and TV versions... shut up and get out of my dream)

Did you read my post here? It states the differences between 1st and 2nd editions and I think it tells you when the change happened. After that they're all the same.

I think that's a poor choice of words F4V. The Alpha does not "sag" in the middle. The VF-0 sags in the middle. You pick it up and it feels like a wet noodle. The Alpha's nose sticks up because the locking mechanisms are designed improperly which causes the nosecone section of the toy to be pulled back into the toy. This is the same problem which will cause an Alpha to sit on its chest instead of the landing gears. Usually it's caused by the locking mechanisms that extend from the crotch into the recessed legs but the position of the slots for the arms to attach and for the nosecone section to attach also play into the problem. Also, the Alpha also plays tricks on the eye because the apex of the nosecone is above true dead center (this makes the slight elevation of the nose look even worse). This clarification is just for those who don't own one and would think the toy is floppy... it's too small and heavy to feel floppy. A better description would be to call it sloppy. When in doubt.... check my website Here's the arched back in action:

Yeah, looks like Yamato made 1/60 Isamu a bit bulbous. Fly4Victory, your lineup is missing the 1/55 Scott!

$300 for a minty elint would be an absolute steal! I paid $550 for mine . I think I paid $500 for my SuperO and it has a couple spots of yellowing.