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[Yoda] You will... [/Yoda]

I think two small elelments would be a slight shrinking of the items toward the rear of more angling with the intakes. I think those are the two elements that are currently causing the brokeback illusion... that and probably just the angle it's at.

I may be mistaken but I'm pretty sure none of the broken parts are POM but rather all are ABS. ABS is used because it's cheap, very manageable, and "durable". I really don't think the material is the issue so much as the thickness of certain parts and the design of the parts themselves. It's much cheaper to have Yamato just be a little more thorough with their stress testing than it is to demand them work with more difficult materials.

she's taller than I remember

This response poses both sides to the coin: See, you're going about it all wrong. Don't swear off first releases.... swear off paying full price on first releases. Eventually someone here or on eBay will realize they've bought too many VF-0S and slash the price and sell them at a discount just to free up some cash or warehouse space.... that's when you buy yours. Spending $200 on a toy riddled with little problems (and they tend to be little, let's not get carried away) is a tough pill to swallow sometimes. Spending $120 on that same toy 8 months later? Yeah, that's a bit easier to deal with. Believe me, these retailers aren't invested over $120 in most of these toys so hacking 'em down to cost at some point will be worth it if they can get new stuff in that will sell at MSRP. Anyone who thinks Yamato is going to invest this heavily in new molds and engineering and then NOT eventually reissue or create a bunch of variations isn't thinking things through. Even if the first edition doesn't sell Yamato is smart enough to know that it's because they screwed up. That doesn't mean they won't spit out a bunch of variations to get those whacky first editions sold out before reissuing, it just means if you have Yoda like patience it'll pay off eventually. How many valks haven't been reissued at this point? Even if you include the Mac+ line there aren't many that are still in first release (M&M??).

Going by the time the pic was posted, wouldn't there be a strong likelihood Graham is at work or sleeping? I dunno where Graham is but I seem to think his day is my night.

It should be noted that it's pretty standard procedure for prototypes in the toy industry not to have clear plastic parts. Toynami always has blue painted canopies on their prototypes and always replaces them with clear ones on the final product. I think the frosted one shown above may just be indicative of a similar line of thinking. Of all the things manufacturers are concerned with in the prototype stage, the look of the canopy must not rank very high. EDIT - Broken backs are absolutely unacceptable and should never be an intentional compromise in a design. Look at how quickly the backlash was on Toynami's Alpha for its broken back syndrome. Nobody likes a plane with its nose pointed up... it ruins the fighter mode. Even an optical illusion of a nose pointed up is bad. I'm really just thinking what we're seeing is the effect of resin parts or maybe just a bad angle.

I like the weighting on the word "popular." Popular then? Popular now? How do we judge popularity? Popular in the Japan? Popular in Macau? Graham's saying "popular" pretty much just means it's a show we've heard of, I don't think he went and checked the Nelson's before making his remark.

broken back: someone karate chopped the center lifting the front and rear.

That's the resin version right? If so I'll forgive some of the gaps. The broken back is a bit of a concern but still too early to be too concerned... that might also have something to do with it being resin and maybe not yet able to latch down properly.

Maybe Graham didn't realize how badly some members want better Mospeada toys on this board. He didn't say anything that would make us to certain it was Mospeada like "a transforming 80s anime that featured motorcycles and connect-able fighters."

It specificially says 0S but I'm still in the office so I don't have the link to Amenbo in English handy. It says something very similar to how I've written it above. Maybe it says "Fits with VF-0s" meaning plural VF-0. Either way, Amenbo says the drone can definitely be put on the Valk (if it fits on a 0S it has to fit on the 0A).

Nope, Amenbo doesn't say. It just says something simple like "Attaches to VF-0S!"

The doorways in the SDF-1.

The size difference isn't all that great. I'd say.... BOTH!

a 1/60 Destroid would be almost exactly the same size as a 1/60 VF-1 in battroid no? I'm not a huge destroid fan, would rather have Regults and Glaugs, but the 1/60 seems like a fine scale to me. I think the Gladiator would be the most fun as far as toys go (that might be a Robotech name, I don't follow Destroids). The other destroids are just legs and weapons, at least the Gladiator had arms. All time favorite would definitely have to be the MacII though... I'm going to replace my coffee table with one if they ever make it!

Wouldn't you use a lot less fuel in space since there's no friction slowing you down and limited gravity pulling you? Seems like a well timed burst here and there ought to keep you going and on track.

In my defense, I've only had the 0S for like a week or two Amenbo says the drone Ghost attaches to the VF-0S so all is good there. I'm placing one big ol' order at the end of the month and I'm gonna have it shipped via boat. I'll let you all know what I think when I get it in July

I'm pretty sure both Voltron and Robotech made it onto UK TVs. I know Robotech The Movie was released in the UK on VHS (not that that means anything). I'd have to check the Wikipedia for more info thant that though.

Thanks for the feedback everyone, glad ya liked it! Yeah, there was a lot of other ways I could have structured the reviews. Everything with the exception of the C&C section are supposed to be in order of how you'd notice things if you purchased the toy. First the box, then what the toy looks like, then how the toy transforms, when you transform it you'd probably notice if it doesn't feel very durable, then you would pose the toy. I squeezed the C&C section where I did because on some of the more vintage toys it's something that more people are curious about and often it's likely to be something you're aware of before you even purchase the toy. That's my reasoning at least but I could definitely see where people would do things completely different. My goal is eventually to make the site a knowledge database for Macross/Robotech toys. The review scores will hopefully be far less important to people than the actual stuff they can learn about the toys themselves. It's going to take a VERY long time to get there though. Keep checkin' in to watch my progress though!

I said that quote: Nov 23 2006, 12:00 AM

I like toys that don't require modification.

Did you not notice that RT.com had them on sale for $39.99 for the last few months? I think they just marked them back up to $59.99 though. Yeah, little tiny pics aren't as big a deal but it should be like buckling your seat belt. Doesn't matter how far you go, once you get in the car you should just automatically buckle up.

Kyp, just say "no" to quoting images on the same page.

I can't wait until the day where we see Kicker doing that same pic (on a bigger table) with all his 1/60 versions of those toys (when they're released of course)!