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  1. Don’t think Bandai’s gonna bother with a single tiny black arrow marking to differentiate between TV & movie. But it will be nice if they include a movie Roy figure as well. Yet wouldn’t put it past them to make it as a separate Tamashii item.
  2. Looks like it is a TV version with TV Roy pilot figure. Roy's figure also looks bigger, a nice touch. And great that it comes with the stand like Hikaru's VF-1J. But is it going to be a normal release or Tamashii web exclusive?
  3. @tekering Thanks for all the pics & comments
  4. Yeah shoulder joint looks metal on 2nd glance.. I wonder if the landing gears are also the same painted grey metal. They looked like plastic in the previously posted first transformation video.
  5. What a difference, even though both are the same scale. This really hit home to me on how compact the Legioss is, and the VF-1 is the smallest Valkyrie in Macross universe too..
  6. The best Armo-Soldier pics by far! Ab-crunch is amazing. I took a chance to PO 2 copies, and don’t regret it one bit so far. In fact, the more the merrier.. One in Fighter mode with landing gears down to show how straight the body can be, another in Soldier mode to show off the great articulation, and another to keep to combine with the eventual Tread (how is Sentinel not going to make one now? They will have this market all by themselves). Not too keen on Diver mode, but I can see it’s also the best Diver mode we’ve had so far.
  7. Agree with this sentiment. So far, the cockpit changes implemented for Armo-Soldier mode is just one example of something no one asked for, it wasn't in the original design, yet intrinsically feels so right, and above & beyond the other great design liberties in this re-interpretation. On the other end, we have had Bandai slapping that gaudy N.E.T.F.C tampo that came out of nowhere on the YF-19 wings. The anxious wait continues....
  8. If there's any nitpicking based on the pictures so far, are that the mini ride armor figure & bike could do with some painting. The mini fig already has some nice articulation, a bit of shame they didn't go all the way to paint it.
  9. Since Keith's Sv-262 still going for below retail these days, now is the best time to get one! Once stock slowly dries up, then prices will just go north like any other previous 'less desirable' Macross DX Chogokins.. Even if other Sv-262 variants come out one day, Keith's still a unique mold..
  10. Yes yes yes!! The last time I felt such euphoria was when a totally new Macross VF mold was about to be released, for eg the VF-31s and SV-262s... Sentinel's most recent transforming toy, the Transforming Johanna/Anat of the Persona 5 game, is a bit of mixed bag. As far as I can tell, it's beautifully recreated as depicted in the game. Joints are quite tight, fit & finish is good, everything tabs quite well. Yet the plastics can be a bit thin on some areas and having no diecast means in hand it feels just that little bit fragile. But to be fair, it wasn't advertised under their 'Riobot' banner, which I understand to be more akin to a 'chogokin' range.
  11. Really excited for this release. I've gone back & forth so many times on getting either a CM's or Evolution Toy's Legioss just to have one in the collection. I can't imagine being in the shoes of others here in the collecting game far longer than I have, having gone through the various Legioss toy releases over the years and being disappointed each time..
  12. It does look good. Unfortunately there's no proper mecha to pose her with.. Likely get 2 copies so she can pose with herself.
  13. Another great shot!!
  14. Oh noes!! Now I'm browsing BBTS... must resist urge to press the buy button..
  15. Very very impressive!
  16. Unlike other Diaclones so far, whose various split modes just seem meh, this looks just cool in every mode!! Gotta bookmark this item..
  17. Wait for NY to re-open at higher prices over next few hours.. Likely Yen 3000 increase each time.
  18. That's a great recommendation! It's surreal to see this Toyworld Bulldog close in colour to that depicted in the film, when its original footage must have been in B&W. You could get it here: https://showzstore.com/toyworld-tw-fs01-the-last-knight-ww1-bulldog_p1080.html Note that there are newer recolored versions, and for some reason, the prices of recolored ones are quite a fair bit higher. I think this is due to ToyWorld having increased their prices across the board recently. Bulldog's height in robot mode, with its legs in the position I posed it, is just a hair under 7". BB is even smaller, at under 5", but I suppose they are in scale with each other..
  19. Thanks for correcting me @tekering… I really suck at history! Glad you like the pics
  20. These 3rd-party TFs finally arrived, after 2-months voyage in shipping.. Transformation's simple, straightforward, with just the right amount of detail for their rather small size. But really, its the paint app that's impressive which lifts the overall appearance. Nice weathering touches, without being too heavy handed that can sometimes obscure details on other figures.. WW2 WW1 Bumblebee: WW2 WW1 Bulldog:
  21. Wow the best of Jap animation quality in its era! And no wonder, after Googling the talents behind it.. Though now when I look at the SDF-1 on my shelf, I should just have gotten a radish in place of it.
  22. Agreed on Cyclops. AY line releases have been a bit all over the place & hard to predict what comes next, but I do hope it eventually reaches him.
  23. This was actually the pic sometime ago that sold me towards starting the SHF Street Fighter & Amazing Yamaguchi lines.. Such epic Marvel vs Capcom gaming scenes to be recreated..
  24. Yeah the plastics of Yamato’s 1/48 & equivalent generation of valks doesn’t seem to have aged that well today. They don’t discolour that easily, yet seem to slowly become brittle over time. But to be fair they have quite a number of years in them by now. One of my landing gear door hinges broke last year just from trying to open it. Like others above, another had the super parts peg breaking just from normal installation. Still, not too bothered as they will essentially stay in fighter mode for most of their remaining lives..
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