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  1. M'Kyuun
    Carted one on AmiAmi, as well, but had to register, by which time they were already sold out. Just snagged one over at CDJapan. 5000 yen for EMS shipping. Ouch! But I didn't have to register; Paypal and done. I never heard of CDJapan, so I appreciate the heads up. Skullmilitia, I'd hang on to the G. It sells for higher value than the F, plus, IMO, it's the nicest looking of the VF-25 series, even moreso with Super Packs. Thus far, it's the only renewal 25 I own, and I love it. If I had to choose, the G would be a keeper.
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    I'm looking forward to this, too. Good reboot of the series, IMO.
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    On smaller models, I don't mind picking through a pile. However, when you have a multi-thousand part model, I wouldn't mind subassemblies. The opposite is true, though. My wife got me the Tower Bridge set (4287 pcs), and nothing is numbered. There are multiple bags of the same parts, though, so I would exhaust one bag, and then open another, just to keep the clutter down. I remember the UCS Millennium Falcon taking me a week to build, as my space was severely limited, so I had to keep the parts bags in the box and sort through them for parts. I think that was the only time I didn't enjoy building a set, since it took so long to find the parts I needed for any given step. Sure looked fantastic when it was done though. Worth the frustration in the end. I have a sizeable collection, the majority of which is not sorted, so I feel like an archaeologist everytime I need a particular part for a project.
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    The green and red striping just under his windshield looks out of place. I wish that was a 2 sided part that could rotate to present a black side for bot mode. It's not a deal breaker, but it I don't think it looks right. Better yet, the windshield could slide down to cover it and sit just above his hips to give him a much more animation accurate look.
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    Light bluish grey is correct (medium stone grey, LEGO official name). Light grey, the original classic color, has been long retired. Agree with opening a virgin set...great feeling. I'd also rather have an unassembled set shipped to me. Thus far, every used set I've ever bought came disassembled or mostly so. As far as the next new valk, I hope Kawamori-san steps away from the traditional fighter look in favor of current 6th gen fighter concepts. There are some really pretty designs on the web, and the next manned American fighter is going to be a wholly different animal from its predecessors, along with its weapons systems. We're rapidly bridging the gap from sci-fi to sci-reality. Not sure if such a thing would work in Macross...50 missiles with their windy exhaust trails rocketing towards their target is a pretty cool visual, as opposed to an EMP emitter, sonic weapons, or non-lethal incapacitants. Same can be said for any projectile weapon...much more visual impact.
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    Lucky, I probably won't get mine until Friday. Gonna be a long week of anticipation. Funny, Thursday's my wife's birthday, but I'm getting the better present.
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    Got my shipping notification from HLJ. I have to agree that the only real flaw, IMO, is the black showing at the knees in fighter. It's a bit detracting, but I'm a battroid guy, so I'll overlook it. The fighter mode still looks great. Can't wait to have that uni-booby goodness in my hands. I'll second the suggestion for a valk transformation video thread.
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    I hope they do well too. I'll have to check out their Huffer. I'd be thrilled if they made an Omega Supreme. I loved the Animated look and alt mode for OS.
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    That's another lovely set. I bought it for my wife, and we use it and Lord Vampyre's Castle (my favorite castle set) for a Halloween display. Marcos Bessa is the designer for both the Monster's Haunted Mansion and the awesome Arkham Asylum Breakout set. He's fairly new on the LEGO Design Team, but these sets, as well as his own personal builds are testaments to the guy's talent.
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    I can relate, but for the Parisian Restaurant. Great set which I highly recommend, esp if you like building city stuff. They did a good job on the Simpsons' House, but I'm personally not interested in acquiring it. Too much other good stuff coming this summer, Bennie's Spaceship! topping the list, along with the Super Secret police Dropship, and a slew of the upcoming Ultra-Agents, with some Ninjago & Star Wars thrown in for good measure. ErikElvis, I have that that set displayed in my LEGO room. I find a lot of these capital ships to be quite striking, esp with that dark red on light bley. They're terribly out of scale, though, and usually very limited internally. Anyway, hope you enjoy the set!
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    No longer the end of the world! HLJ took my money, and I'm feeling pretty damned good about it. They charged 3300 yen for EMS, approx. $32 USD, 26,568 yen Black Friday preorder cost, for a total of 29, 868 yen/ $290. If I can come in under $300 for one of these things these days, I'm pretty pleased. If my Blazer is any indication as to the quality of the YF-19, I'm happy to part with the money.
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    Starting to have a bad feeling about HLJ's ability to fill their preorders before April, esp since they're already low stock and there are a number of us , including myself, who preordered it and have yet to receive pay requests/confirmation, or shipping notices. Gonna go sob helplessly while I fold laundry.
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    No one will know until we have a new 19 in hand to check fit. Once released, if you're interested, I'd suggest contacting Kurisama, if possible, since he could make adequate tweeks to his existing design. That would have been a nice extra to include with the new 19. I'd have more use for an arm cannon than the fold booster attachments.
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    They can accelerate that release if they're so inclined. I won't complain.
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    Sure is pretty. Hope there's a YF-21 in the works, with an equivalent end result.
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    Agreed..original Blacktron colors/logo/minifig torso design were better, although there were some neat sets from the second wave. The Allied Avenger comes to mind. As it happens, not one of my original Blactron sets survived being parted out, but I have a few Blacktron 2 sets that are whole. At some point I'll try to remedy the first part of that statement. As much as it would thrill me, I doubt Bennie's Spaceship will be out in May. I'm figuring it'll be part of the August release schedule, which means it'll start showing up in late July. I hope vehemently that I'm wrong.
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    If we're lucky, that Darth Revan fig will be the May 4th freebie for orders over $75. I'm not familiar with the character, but he looks cool nonetheless.
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    Pretty impressive effects for a fan-made, and overall well done. Undoubtably, Deus-Ex would make for a good movie in the right hands. Personally, I'd prefer the original, wrist mounted crossbow, music, everything. The original game still stands out to me as one of the best games I've ever played.
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    Most likely...stretch it out to the very end. I keep checking my email looking for the ship notice from HLJ. Really looking forward to this, and hope it's at least as solid as their VF-19.
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    I have that piece in a couple recent sets. Definitely useful. There are also 1x1 round plates with a hole in the stud that should prove most useful as well.
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    Wildstyle's bike with the Super Secret Police truck is an excellent set. That and Bad Cop's flying car were the first two sets I bought. Love 'em both. As for double sided building, the brackets are useful to an extent. I also use bricks with studs on two sides as well as 4595 http://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?catType=P&catID=7&itemYear=&searchName=Y&searchNo=Y&q=&catLike=W. The plates with fully enclosed clips are pretty handy, too. But there are times when space is at a premium, and a plate with studs top and bottom would be the best option, instead of fudging a solution.
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    Those and a whole host of other parts that are sorely lacking from the palette. For every part, I wish they'd make it's inverted twin. That would solve a heap of building challenges. My parts wishlist is extraordinarily long, and it's a bit frustrating when Megablocks or Kreo or any other "works with LEGO" brand makes these parts that LEGO seemingly has no interest in producing. I did ask Kevin Hinkle, the LEGO Community Rep about plates with studs on top and bottom. He said that in test groups, kids didn't know what to do with them. I question from whence their polling their test kids or the IQs thereof, but I digress. I can only hope they get a group of prodigies at some point, and a whole host of new and much sought-after parts will find their way into the active palette.
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    As for the new animated show, I'll reserve judgement until it finally airs; however, even though they said that the pic isn't the final look, I'm guessing it's not far off, and the toys will probably be greatly simplified, since that now seems to be Hasbro's direction. Prime turned out to be a very good show, IMO, and the majority of the toys ranged from good to ok, with a few turds (Deluxe Airachnid comes to mind). At this point, the live action movie/animated mix has been done, and I wish they'd find a whole new look apart from what's been done already. Just not War for Cybertron/Fall of Cybertron. Please Hasbro, no crappy Cybertronian modes, and no god-awful neon lighting all over. While the gameplay was ok, I couldn't abide the terrible aesthetic they used in those games. To be fair, I wasn't crazy about the Animated look at first, but the show quickly grew on me, and I loved the toys. I still have the vast majority of my Animated collection displayed on my desk. If anything, I wish more of the characters had been made into toys. MP WJ looks pretty good, but there's something off about the waist in that picture. I hope it's just the angle, b/c the uncolored proto looked good.
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    That's a pretty good photoshop of Cliffjumper. I doubt the real thing will look too far from this, when they eventually make him. Even if you get YotH Prime, and aren't too put off by the gold, his trailer is transparent. So, buy a can of gray paint while you're out shopping. I think I'll just sit tight and hope for a second release of regular Prime.
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    My wife and I went and saw it again yesterday. I enjoyed it even more the second time. I think this is the first movie I've seen more than once since SW: Phantom Menace came out. I thought it sucked even then, but it had some pretty visuals, and that awesome fight with Obi-Wan and Maul. The LEGO Movie rocked both times, and it has me wondering what they're going to do as a follow-up. I'm also thinking that Benny's Spaceship will probably coincide with the DVD release. But I think you're right, David; LEGO missed an opportunity here to get a big set on shelves while the movie is still in theatres and kids are snapping up the sets. By July or August, the "next big thing" will be foremost in their malleable little minds, and it may not enjoy the sales rate it would have had it been out right now. But I think the damnable scalpers will hoover this set up with future big dollar signs in their eyes, and so, numbers-wise, it will look like a good seller to the big box stores. It'll probably be a limited item on Shop-at-Home, so that'll be an avenue to get one. I plan on getting two copies. After seeing the movie again, and playing the game, I'm hoping even more fervently that LEGO releases the Batplane. If they do, it will be...Awesome!
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