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Okay, so is your argument that Macross Zero is just written poorly? Is your argument that Shin wasn't being trained in a VF-OD? I'm confused. I'm pretty sure, it has been a while since I watched it, but isn't the 0D primarily used to train people in the show? I think we get to see Shin pilot one underwater and then get blown up running away with Mao's treasure but that's it. So, I ask again, if you're a toy company and this OVA exists, do you make the plane that was used to train people or one of the planes that was used to kick butt? I still think the logical sense is the butt-kicking plane. Sure, there might be websites somewhere that tout how super-awesome the 0D actually is but I think most the viewers will remember it as the plane that Shin learns how to pilot a variable fighter. That's my argument and I'm sticking to it (unless I'm forgetting a really cool VF-OD fight scene... which is entirely possible but I still think the 0A and 0S are the true glory-hounds). For me, while I do love the 0D and hope they make one, it's a no brainer that you go with the planes that fought over the planes that trained.

Don't get me wrong, I understand where everyone is coming from, but doesn't Shin's entire new squad go out and train in the 0D? Or were they mixed with 0Ds and 0As? I understand the point of there not being any trainers present (other than Roy) and that, like the 1D, it could be used as a non-training vehicle, but if we limit it to the confines of the show, it would appear that the 0D is like a 0A with training wheels. The real point is, if you were gonna make a toy, and you had a choice between the plane the guy trained in or the plane the guy kicked butt in, wouldn't you go for the butt-kicking plane first?

That is pure awesomeness.

What about Macross 0.5? A series that leads us through the end of the Anti-unification war and into the events of SWI? Actually I think the series is ready for something more diabolical... especially if we're going to aim it more at adults. I'd be for a series that involved a colony mission running into a long lost colony of Protoculture. Someone that seemed to befriend to the colony-mission only to attempt to turn on them later. That sort of thing. Give us a hero who turns out to be evil and kills off one of the other characters the viewers have grown to love. You can throw in an idol singer too... have the evil guy fall in love with a human one and have that be his demise or somethin'. Eh, I'll stop before I start writing some fanfic. PS - If BW was planning anything... wouldn't we have heard something by now?

IIRC, it was used as the plane to train Shin, then he got his very own VF-0A. Maybe I'm not recalling correctly though.

No way, it's all about the 1S. First of all, I could give two shakes about Shin. Do I have a nifty Shin display? No. Do I have a nifty Roy display? Yes, two that are over-flowing so this is the perfect excuse to start a third one. Will I buy a 1A and a 1D? Absolutely! The 1S was the smart move though, as mentioned previously, people are just clamoring because the 1S was already mentioned. Doesn't make much sense to me to try to start a series of toys off with the trainer vehicle... I think that's a cool way to appeal to the diehards after the fighters are out.

Did the focker VF-1S look like it had a different head sculpt also?

Wha? No way dude, I can't get enough. Sure, I'd like 'em to do something new but that doesn't keep me from wanting a 1D, VE-1, VT-1, max 1A, etc.

It was stated a while back that it is detachable.

very interesting! $60 for each product.... that's not bad at all! If I hadn't bought any yet... I would totally swoop this up.

Wow, thanks for that link.... turns out there's a Cyclone/Ride Armor toy out there that I don't own. That pisses me off. Absolutely incredible work on the models. His MPC pics are also a great way to see the difference between the early Scott Bernard MPC and the second editions (with the lighter blue intakes).

I actually enjoyed Quantum Leap. It was on at some hour where I got to catch quite a bit of it. I'm pretty sure they did the right thing and gave the whole series an actual finale episode and that's cool and I wish more shows I enjoyed got decent send-offs. Anyway, I think it'd only take him peeing on himself once to learn that he should check a mirror before attempting to go. Also, if he does pick up some of his hosts mental attributes as well then he probably knows something is up. I think though, that while he might see his penis, if he went to put a finger on it he'd find it wasn't there. I have to imagine that he feels only what his host feels.

I was just trying to clarify. You said the idea that Toynami "used" the molds was preposterous. Toynami actually did use the molds quite a bit so your statement is false unless you defined "used" better. The molds were used for design purposes, not for actual manufacture... but I've never seen someone assert the molds were used for anything more than design purposes.

I will definitely second that! I'm pretty sure that's a heavily modified Imai model.

I definitely wish you the best of luck!

You guys remember this sweet Cyclone custom? You might drop a load I think member Silverdragon also has pics somewhere of a custom Gakken 1/35 Shadow Fighter he did. IIRC he was also selling casts of the head he used for people who wanted to make their own customs.

Oh so right you are! Sorry, when I talk about toys "made" I should really specify that I mean "Made it into production." I got no funds for prototype hunting. While I may do more rambling than Carl, I can assure you that he is the MOSPEADA guru.

There's a pretty simple root to the assertion that Toynami used the Imai kits molds... that being that Toynami actually did purchase the molds from whoever had possession of them. The engineering of the toy is also pretty spot on to the engineering of the model which had to save Toynami some big headaches. From there they must have just attempted to recreate the model molds in a manner suitable for toys and added a few new details and did some tweaking where they saw fit. Did they physically use the model molds in the creation of the toy? No, as you say, that'd be preposterous. That being said, if you stand a built model of the Imai kit next to an MPC the similarities are scary... and the scale is the same. The original Imai kit wasn't quite 1/48 scale as advertised but it was bigger than 1/55... which is exactly why the Toynami MPC is the same.

I LOVE MOSPEADA!!! I can show you pics of every MOSPEADA toy ever made... but unfortunately I don't have any pics of sweet customs.

Technically, they're not correct 1/55 scale. They're somewhere between 1/55 and 1/48 scale. Here's a pic that might help shed some light:

Well, Khyron fights in an Officer's Pod and there's nothing in the Robotech world to indicate how long it's been since Breetai was last involved in a fight. As far as being in a bioroid, despite the real-world legal issues, I think it makes sense. According to the RT backstory the Zents had pitiful weaponry that was easy to make and supply to such a vast army whilst the Masters had super mechs since they had much fewer soldiers. So, with much fewer Zents in the 'verse, and the REF in possession of the Masters resources, it would make sense that the Zents onboard would have their weaponry upgraded. I think the story has also changed from all Zents being macronized in the books to all Zents being micronized in PTTSC so Power Armor is out of the question while Bioroids are meant for micronized pilots. I agree with the common theory that HG will not get anywhere near anything that looks Macross influenced. Not necessarily because they think they'd lose a fight... more just not wanting to get in a fight that can be easily avoided.

Try putting them up for like $169.99 and list it as a Rick MPC and say you're throwing in Ben FREE! For some reason... I think you'll get a buyer quicker that way then listing them as a lot. It's funny how eBay psychology works.

I don't own any of the PTTSC comics but I saw a couple scans of the mech in question but they were all too dark for me to figure it out. It is my understanding that some of the MOSPEADA art that never made it into the series may make some appearances in The Shadow Chronicles OVA since clearly HG has the rights to do so. I kinda think this was just fans really hoping they'd finally see the armored Beta in action though and now that the synchro Beta has been announced I think the armored Beta is doomed to never be seen. In summary... I dunno

Actually, that's MOSPEADA prototype art. They did some really cool stuff before they decided on the final look of the Legioss.

completed listings show anywhere from $85 to $170 for Rick. $20 is all you can fetch for a Ben these days.