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Yes Sir, just the first editions as noted above:

Note the little white bump of plastic.

1st edition Focker VF-1S has a mole, otherwise I believe they are all the same.

Darn, I don't recall this As to the Max thing, I don't doubt he's respected, I don't doubt he's a great pilot, I don't doubt that his heart is in the right place. After having watched Mac7 though I definitely had the impression that if someone walked up to him, told him he was walking excrement (not that anyone had reason to) he'd probably cower or maybe shrug. Sure, he's still gold in a valk, and yes, people really like and trust him, it just seemed to me that when dealing with people (mostly through Milia) the guy had no ability to stand for himself. Brave in the line of fire? Absolutely. Brave when face-to-face with anyone? Not-so-much. Again though, I should re-watch the original, maybe that's totally in line with his character. I seem to recall him totally oogling Milia in the arcade though, randomly asking her out, and fighting his way through a Chinese restaurant... none of which seem in line with the guy I saw in Mac7. Like you say though, maybe time has just mellowed him... but that sounds more accepting of what has happened rather than a disagreement. Perhaps saying he "lost his balls" goes too far, let's just say I felt he simmered down too much.

Also, the TV version of Hikaru's FP (sold in the bundle set) is a slightly lighter shade than the DYRL Fast/Strike Packs.

Guess I should have clarified, I just watched it again for the first time since I saw it in the theater as a child. I remember really liking it back then though which is what drove me to watch it again. Even then I was into the toys more than the shows so I guess the effect wasn't so profound on me.

Ya know... maybe another LV with panel lining wouldn't be bad though... But I still think NO in general

I just watched the original movie, I thought it was still pretty decent. Man, talk about a violent cartoon! I mean, here were all these characters we, as children, liked in the show, and the first half hour of the movie goes about finding new ways to kill most of them. NICE! StarScream's corronation was pretty funny, it was kind of like Ash with his boomstick. "WHO ELSE WANTS SOME??... YOU!? YOU WANT SOME??"

Honestly though, what about Gubaba? Gubaba causes me some internal conflict. At some points, I think Gubaba is excellent comic relief. Clearly cute and childish, downright outlandish at times, but for some reason I didn't really mind. Okay, that episode where Gubaba got lost on the planet was too much but otherwise I think, as much as I dislike myself for doing so, I actually liked Gubaba.

Good God, I can't believe Graham went there before any of the clearly less mature people did (like damn it, he beat me to it!). I don't know Spacy, you're whole argument against my statement that Max has no balls seems more apologist than anything else. It's kind of a "See, you gotta understand WHY Max has no balls" rather than "No, seriously, Max still has balls." I mean, I don't run a space ship, but I imagine it takes being rather assertive... I didn't see Max getting very assertive at all. Then again, maybe I should rewatch the original series, maybe Max was never all that assertive in the first place... but that'd make me wonder how he ended up in charge of anything... or how his marriage with Milia would have lasted this long in the first place.

From what I gather Shadow Chronicles begins with the return of the majority of the REF which is concurrent with the battle we saw at the end of the New Generation (it was the REF's return with Shadow Fighters that instigated the last two major battles). So, the first big battle in the Shadow Chronicles will actually be the battle we already saw at the end of the original Robotech series.

I said "no" 'cause it does strike me as one more reason to charge us more and one more thing they might mess up on. Also, depending on how they're done, it seems like something that might discourage people from handling their valks too much. The weathering on the LV1 is known to smudge off after all.

Bandai Second Mission

Some do, some not so much. The Shadow is essentially the same as all the other MPCs so you have the same chance of getting one that won't sit on its chest as you do with any of the others (I'd say 50/50). Also, I've seen quite a few toys now that the people who complain the most about the arched backs of the Alphas haven't transformed them properly (it's absolutley essentially you get the crotch tabs all the way into the legs. Here's a pic of one of my Shadows, no matter what I did I couldn't get it any flatter than this: On a side note though, I don't have any of my vehicles posed sideways at exactly eye level. This is by far the least flattering angle to look at the Alpha. It looks decent from others:

Yeah, Graham asks a good question... I answered only what I own now and what I have pre-ordered.

I went with the VF-1. We got the Stealth and LVII non-canon valks last year and while I completely shunned them here on the boards I really warmed up to them once I actually had them in hand. The 0A would probably get my vote for next year. This year we only got a flawed 0S and a 0A with shoulder issues and no name (not even CF!). Next year it'll probably be a rock 'em sock 'em brawl between Shin's 0A and the VF-19A

Not to worry Kyp, it looks like a pretty good start (I'm a huge Alpha/Legioss fans so you'll catch no flack from me there). The MPC does look a lot better when properly stickered and the 0S is just a pretty bird.

I went with Gamlin. Let's face, Basara is clearly gay. Turn down Rex? Oh no, no straight man is capable.

If it makes you feel better, Nani says the giftset color is completely wrong too (I haven't watched in a while, I can't say for sure). Honestly though, I think the drone looks like it'd go better with the VF-0S than Shin's version.

I don't think any of this is confirmed. The "drone" version looks completely capable of being affixed to an VF-0 by simply removing the head and changing the canards. I'm not a betting man but I think the "drone" version will have all the accoutrements of the Shin gift-set version.

Can anyone else picture Sketchley taking a tour at the future's Tree Museum? Makes perfect sense, in a tree museum there won't ever be rain and they could keep the birds out so we can avoid being pooped on.

Honestly, it's been a while since I've watched so maybe one of the other members could answer better. I just remember being like during some of the songs. In comparison, I was like this during Mac7 , like this during Macross , and like this during Mac+ . The genres in Mospeada, IIRC, were more rock/pop. I think Yellow would sing sultry-like occasionally and rock out occasionally and if I'm not mistaken they used two different voice actors for when he was singing girl style and talking like a girl vs when he spoke/sang manly. Man, it has been a really long time since I watched. You know, I must say that Robotech's New Gen did alright by me as far as the music went. I kind of liked the RT Yellow singing songs that could be construed as a call for insurgence... I don't think you get that at all in Mospeada.

Pictures of this thing head on really make me think the legs are too far apart. Does anyone get this impression also or is it just an optical illusion I'm fabricating? Edit - I believe the outside part of the hip should line up perfectly with the armpit (going by human anatomy) but I think this toy comes closer to having the inside part of the leg line up with the armpit. That might also be from angling the legs out though...

I love Mospeada but some of the music is well... unique. Mooooootooooooooo cycle FREAK!!!"

I thought that was just a really big outdoor pool complex. Do they have a simulated beach also? Maybe I ought to stay there next time I'm in town