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Okay, can somebody lay down what the "space island" is and why it is going to have disastrous consequences if it smashes into the "daitokuiten." Why isn't the daitokuiten located at the place where the bomb was originally placed? Is the space island just a comet that coincidentally is in an orbit that will have it smash into this mysterious spot? Would Kei's kid have smaller antennas than the other Eimann's?

Wow, looks like twin moons is tough to beat at the moment (if you live in the US and consider shipping).

It's nicer but I would still like to see some of the colors darker still. I would also like the chocolate brown pieces to be black to match the nose trim. EDIT - and the gun on the head shouldn't be silver either.

1) Single but dating. Fortunately for me (in the collecting sense only), our jobs keep us so busy I occasionally forget what my GF looks like. That means less spending money on her and we both have jobs that occasionally pay for our food and such. 2) I am a modified completist. I do not buy DYRL stuff. If it was shown in the TV show I probably own it. If it was only shown in DYRL then I don't own it. Saved me from buying three 1/48s and some pricey 1/55s and JMs. (Although I did breakdown and buy every version of the SuperO and Elint 'cause they're just too unique). I also am a completist as far as Mac7 and Mac+ goods. The only other toys I buy are MOSPEADA toys, I am a completist of those as well. 3) A nice job.

I just watched the HK subs. They are usually referred to as "the special point" toward the end of the series. In the beginning I believe it was something different, something like the Transformer or something like that.

I think Renato's argument is that they never make it clear that all four men were shot. They show all men drawing their guns but then it starts going into montage mode and we never do see all men getting hit by a slug and then collapsing to the ground. The odds of all four men being killed are astronomically against it but I do believe that was the show's intention. Unfortunately the subtitles left me way vague on how exactly the time/space could be restored. Everyone seemed to think that Kei and Olsen would arrive at the Special Point and have a decision on what reality they wanted to restore. Why? When they got there it sure didn't seem like it would have mattered if either the Eimann or the Chirum had managed to implant mind control devices (or brainwashsed) Kei and Olsen.

Poor mutilated Legioss. I can only confirm everything that Guppy said.

\Crap, I'm sorry.. RAGE! RAGE!! Double-RAGE!!! YAR!!! Crap, I think "Yar" is pirating, i suck at raging.

That's been on their website forever. It alternates with Rand and Annie skiing downhill, Gloval yelling at Miriya, and an MPC VF-1 head.

I just finished the series and i was honestly quite impressed. The first ten episodes had me really on the fence. There are still some things I don't like it but overall it was pretty darn good. The ending seemed a little rushed but I think that's just because the subtitles were getting really hard to follow. I am confused about one thing, it very well could just be a subtitle problem, Keith says: However, in my version of the show it is explicitely explained that there are hundreds of dimensions involved. They even show a map of Earth that is completely fragmented by a multitude of dimensions. There's a diagram shown where something like six strains of dimensions are sucked into one though also. Perhaps the subtitles are just screwy and it's trying to show how fragmented those six universes are on Earth??? Also, that ending is a total mind pho ck. It seemed to me that once the anomaly was collapsed pretty much anything could have happened. It was kind of a "Hey, it's over now, make believe whatever ending you like... just as long as its happy." I also just took this from the Orguss Viewer's guide:

Do you guys think you'd like the Camo VF-1A more if the head were painted green? I think I would....

Quick question, why would you show a suggested MSRP on a toy that you have no intention of selling? That confuses me....

How many minutes of staring did it take you to realize that That comment about westerners stealing things and not giving credit is classic!

Man, if the VF-0 were released in 1/48 scale I'd have a serious problem finding room for it around the house. I also tend to think that Yamato has picked a scale and it is 1/60. The 1/48s are like the uber premium line but in 1/60 we've gotten all the VF-1 varieties and Q-Rau, now the Zero, and maybe someday the Monster (crosses finger). 1/60 makes more sense (even if the VF-1 toys do suck) because in 1/48 scale many of the items in Macross would be gi-normous. For me, that'd be horrible because I'd have no place to put everything. I'm already cutting it close as it is. It's also great news to hear that the LV and Camo VFs shown are just protoypes that may not even resemble the finished product. I do think that Stealth could grow on me but that Camo guy needed more work. I do hope that the new LV isn't too similar to the old one though, maybe just a different heat shield and trim color with a slighlty darker main color? I could go for that

I'm an idiot

I've owned about a dozen MPC VF-1s and the only flaw I remember seeing (besides finger prints that could be wiped off) was a paint smudge on the foot of a Max VF-1J. I'm not saying they're great toys but only one significant flaw out of 12 isn't too bad a ratio. Ooh, wait, I just remember I owned a Ben Dixon one where it looked like the "eye" of that battloid was twisted a bit to the side. Still, I'd say that's right on par with my Yamato 1/60 experience. The Toynami Alphas... well, let's just say they're a bit more fragile. I still love 'em but I've definitely learned to treat them like completed models rather than toys. I've probably owned close to a dozen of those also and at least four had some pretty bad problems (that's ignoring the crooked neck and slightly arched fighter mode that almost all of them have). You're going to have to keep (or start) praying that Harmony Gold goes under for that to happen. As you probably know, they have the worldwide rights to MOSPEADA which has helped fuel speculation that the Shadow Chronicles OVA they're producing is going to be released in Japan as a sequel to MOSPEADA. Sorry, no Yamato MOSPEADA or Southern Cross goods for you... ever (in all likelihood).

Will the Stealth come with the strike parts??? That's what I really want to know. I've been looking at it closer and I think that it actually might look pretty sweet in Battloid mode. I can't wait to see more pics! I wish the Camo VF had black trim instead of brown. It really feels like they just over-produced the CF-s so now they're dippin' 'em in a bit of green to sell off the rest.

I don't like the bandai Mac7 toys but the metal plated ones are pretty fun. I know it's tacky but if Yamato did a super limited metal-plated (appearance-wise) valk I would totally buy it.

So they're going to release a shiny metal version of the launch arm eh? Well I think the camo version looks like an easy custom someone made of a cannon fodder... which I guess is exactly what it is. Does the writing indicate that these will be Limited Versions? The stealth looks unfinished. What's up with those strike parts? Is this going to be the first valk that actually comes with strike parts?? Why do the strike cannon and missile tower look completely flat gray? No GBP shown. Does that mean the next GBP offering is just a reissue? WHY NO TV Max 1A?? They're going to put out these wierd one-offs and avoid official schemes? LAME. I would rather have had an Alaska Base green valk over the camo one Yeah, I'm buying them both, but they won't be getting much love in my display cases.

<--- crossing fingers

I'm confused. Are you telling us that someone should be able to provide pics or are you saying that they must have changed their minds?

Toynami's creation is as much a product of Japanese in-fighting over the rights as it is Harmony Gold's. Didn't I hear that HG actually did try to make an arrangement with Yamato only to have Bandai throw a fit? I think it was something like that.....

That was my initial response when I read what Graham said but then I remembered the first thing Graham said, "This is not a reissue."

overboard?? Man, i think that's like 1 BILLION pictures. All very nice though. -

GOO! (again) $99 should get you the chrome version of the toy...