jenius

your JM collection is totally sweet. The Bandai second from the right, is that the newest VF-1S reissue? Did Bandai go back to the ol' school Takatoku head after the 1990 rounded redesign head? They also added the black on the legs again?

I read somewhere a while back that Toynami had acquired the 1/12 variable model molds for the ride armors and I believe it was even mentioned at that time that Cyclones would be the next release. 1st Border Red - that is pure misinformation about the mold. All Matchbox molds were improperly stored and ruined after the Exosquad run of toys and I'm certain I saw someone tell you that on RT.com also. Quit your conspiracy theories. No one's making a Spartas/Hovertank because it's the least popular series amongst fans.

Depending how gentle it was that sounds like a must buy!

I would sell my girlfriend for an excellent beta.

I don't know why... but that pose frightens me.

Sorry, I don't have any Bandai Re-issues. I decided to hunt the originals instead

Well, what you're lookin at is the: 1990 Bandai Super VF-1S (left), 1983 (ish) Taka Super VF-1S (center), and Taka VF-1S with extra taka Super VF-1S armor. I asked about taka armor on Bandai reissues in the newbie toy thread and was told that the taka armor fit everything except the newest Bandai reissues.

Good eye Nightmare! Toonz - dead on Detolf, the other square is the Mac + collection but I think I posted that in the Yammy picture thread so I'll spare you the rerun.

mmmmm chunky... takas and a bandai for ya peeps

My Fokker MPC hangs with his cooler Focker 1/48 alter ego...

since they get no love....

Whoa man, that was the joke... hence the laughy face.

When I bought my Taka SDF-1 off a collector I asked him his take on plastic yellowing. He told me "For the most part it's moisture and sunlight so if you avoid both of those it'll keep for a long time. There are absolutely no guarantees though. I have kept items in their box, in a storage container with a package of shipping salts to avoid moisture and still have had items completely yellow on me. In the creation and molding process of making a toy if everything isn't just perfect then there will be more impurities within the plastic and it's only a matter of time before they affect color." He went on to describe the temperature of plastics during vacuum molding or some such and really lost me in technical babble but that's the part I walked away with. Basically, be smart about how you handle things and keep your fingers crossed 'cause if it wasn't a perfect day at the plant you may just be screwed anyway.

Of course the SDF has an organic quality, that's part of the wonders of its mysterious power source.... protoculture!

I'm way more fond of the notion that they are having problems selling the green alpha... I don't even think they've done the second release of them yet (#s 5000+)

picture.. is... gi... normous.

Oh c'mon, you guys know you all prefer Robotech's dialogue to Macross' out-of-touch gibberish. It was clear the creators of Macross never really gave much thought to what the characters were saying. All they were worried about was big explosions and playing to little children. I mean seriously, every time I watch the original Macross I long to hear "BIG BROTHER!" over and over again. It makes me feel uncomfortable to see blood or hear characters have discussions about serious content manner... as it would any other adult. Jeeze, references to sex and alcohol, the original is so childish! Hold on a second, I think my head is beginning to rupture. If it weren't for that horse, I would have never spent that extra year in college.

Okay, so I missed a bunch of shows and caught the finale, is the monster that sucked the previously crippled guy underground a machine? It really sounded like chains being drawn around a cog of some sort...

I've been kicking around the idea of adding a layer of UV resistant film to my display case for a few months now (we had a thread on decoration of display cases back then that quickly slid into protection of the items within). Does anyone have recommendations of the best way of accomplishing this? Should I just remove the glass door and have someone do it for me at a shop of some sort or is there any easier/cheaper way?

These kinda read like autobiographies but here's how my collecting went: When I was little Transformers and Robotech were the two major shows that my brother and I could keep ourselves occupied with. I drew anything Robotech constantly. In junior high school I learned about the original series but I had absolutely no means of learning anything more about it. So, after college, I did some more research. I bought all the original series and the Macross sequels and decided to replace my bright yellow Jetfire with a new Toynami MPC. After I got that I decided to see how they stacked up to the other valks over the years. The New Gen of RT always really appealed to me and the limited scope of the merchandise has made that my real focus. I kinda split my efforts between that and every Focker/Fokker VF-1S I can find...

Sadly Kanata, the red Alpha in this thread is the 1/55 Triple Changer. It's not a very detailed toy. The Diecast 1/55 is much much sharper looking but nothing on it can collapse making the transformation into jet mode impossible. So, both toys kinda miss their mark with the triple changer looking plain and the diecast one not being able to make jet mode. So sad...

Yep, there are four, go here for examples: My Alpha/Legioss thread

LOL, on second thought, it looks like your fin might have broken too...

On Ebay a 100% complete one goes for between $40 and $100. I've only seen one hit $100 and that was a green one and is hence the only reason why I have yet to own the green one If you're thinking about selling it let me know what you want for it, I have a red one already but the top fin has been broken off and glued back on.

There were two not too long back MIB that went for $150 with BINs (if I remember correctly).