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White markings look like they're just painted on to me. I don't feel any groove or depression and only a very slight change in texture on any of them.

Well figured out how to do the clip for the gunpod. Is it supposed to be angled slightly down from the nose like that? Anyhoo, one of them shoulders was scaring me that it was going to chip like Eugimon's cause it was crooked and only way I could seemingly straighten it was to push from below, but went in fine. Love how tight it is, though the wingtips/wing engines are kinda bugging... still a great design, though. My hands do feel slightly greasy.

No chips like Eugimon's or anywhere that I could see. A little bit oily... more of a film towards the top side back half. no noticible fingerprints. My first DX. First impression is that it's a bit smaller than I was expecting (smaller than the VF-22S) at least in surface area if not length or width. The right wing engine seems to fold up and/or not lock down as tightly, but I'll inspect it closer tonight when I get home. Heavier than I felt it would be. Feels heavier than the Yamato VF-22S.

Got it. Ami Ami Rocks. I'm definitely going to order from them again.

Looks like a drydock type thing like the Enterprise was in for ST: The Boring Picture or the Enterprise-E at the end of Nemesis... Hmm maybe not, all 3 of them have them... is that planet supposed to be Earth?

How many posts are yours?

gnarly. Chipped? Mine is now in the same city (having it delivered to work). Hopefully it will get here today and not tomorrow and I'll be able to verify myself.

That's the 1/72 next to it? Looks great, will definitely be watching.

Sand it first or something.

I like it that Alpha/Legioss done in skull squadron markings. I'ma probably be getting some CMs Legioss since they're sturdier than the MPC and given their already cartoony paint, am thinking of repainting it similar to that.

I have a knock off of the Tokyo Mauri airsoft M1A2 Abrams and love it. My VF-27 from Ami Ami has cleared customs in SF and left about 8 hours ago. Wonder if I'll get it today. Talk about fast shipping! ordered 2/18, confirmed that night. Received in stock notice at 02:19 on 2/19. Paid at 08:10. Shipping notification 2/20, 01:37. Arrive in customs in San Fran, 2/21 at 13:46, cleared out of customs 2/21 at 17:13.

You apparently missed all the scenes of the Armored and Super VF-25 unleashing their clouds of missiles. As well as the VF-11 Protect Armor.

It looks like you would be repainting that white stripe, no? That definitely sucks, and shades of white can also be hard to match, though. I'll probably avoid Battroid since I'm most fond of it's fighter mode.

I didn't know you could that (check usps.com). "Inbound Out of Customs, February 21, 2010, 5:13 pm" Hell yeah, that is fast! I'll be using amiami from here on out unless HLJ does those paypal free shipping specials, etc. Never had any complaints about HLJ, but this is amazing fast service from amiami.

I'm telling ya, just do an AvP movie like a modern porno. Don't bother with that plot or anything... just gimme a couple hours of carnage with hissing aliens and techmo gizmo Predators.

I'm hoping the refresh feature a few revisions, so it can lock in cruiser mode, without needing the stand, etc.

Yeah sounds like Starship Troopers. There would still be a role for "tanks" aka Destroids with Valkyrie-scale weaponry but regular human infantry could look alot like Zentran infantry.

Feb 21 13:47 In Customs AMC SAN FRANCISCO UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Wow, that is fast.

Sounds to me like the base color came off of Graham's, not the markings. That would be bad. I'll probaby leave it in fighter and maybe just transform to Gerwalk since I'm not as fond of the lean designs (and do loooove that VF-27 fighter). My VF-22... I think I need to get another one to display in Battroid or Gerwalk. I love Gamlin's in fighter mode so much, I leave it there on my desk instead of on the shelf with the rest of my Macross stuff (only room to put it in Battroid right now).

Bandai Visual would be the most likely choice. IIRC the only reason HG is under consideration is that they're almost certain to make it a legal issue. If Seto's logic is correct, it's too small for BW to bother fighting it in court (or presumably proxy that legal fight through anyone else). Too bad Bill Gates isn't a Macross fan.

Mostly the same issue people have with DYRL SDF-1 coloring versus the TV SDF:M. Especially seeing it in the VF-1 Master File, I don't want my SDF-1 any way other than TV colors, but most folks around here seem to prefer DYRL color scheme. That and many people think the lighter scheme is just different from the anime. See the pic on Anymoon's review.

How long until some of these human fleets start fighting each other? The Varauta were a unique case, obviously, but eventually Eden could have beef with another colony. The closest we've seen is Galaxy versus Frontier, but Galaxy was largely using the Vajra as proxy. Full blown warfare between two client/member states, if not a full civil war in NUNS? As far as the destroids themselves... Monster has a clear path through the Koenig. The Macross II variation seems mostly cosmetic differences. Phalanx derivation... Macross II Phalanx upgrade was always one of my favorite destroids. Gets that chin gun with a bunch of thrusters on the back... but I'd actually see the Defender and Phalanx merging into an Aegis system. One or two big missile pods with long range missiles. Eventually the 3rd generation would completely merge them and move entirely towards micro-missiles in the 2040s (just like all the valkyries are doing). Some could be optimized towards ABM capability while others would pack different load outs, including possibility of reaction weapons. Tomahawk: 2020s gets a gun or two like the Stampede? General improvements in armor and agility. Call it Tomahawk II 2040's Tomahawk derivation gets a permanently mounted gunpod like the buster from the Protect Armor... Tomahawk III? Ballistic Shield on the other arm, probably with a hand. A few dozen advanced micro-missiles. 2060's should see something like the VF-27's BGP-01β 55mm particle beam cannon, probably permanently mounted on the arm (if not the entire arm itself). PPB and Ballistic shield with PPB melee weapon. battle axe?

2001 is better but I like 2010. They're both quite a bit dated in their portrayals of many things, of course. The Jaws guy was less wooden than that other cat, too.

The subs and translations are already done. Pay some of the fansubbers, maybe, or get their own bilingual people to do it, but I really don't think that's be tops on the list. VA's depends on the level of talent. Avoid the celebrities and what not and should be reasonably priced. The music would need to be redone if they did a dub anyway, so the secondary licensing goes away there. I threw out Gaga as a joke but getting a good quality VA could definitely be a way to try to expand the genre. That would be the most extreme example, I think, and more likely it's a b-grade group of possibly up and comers but alot of strange things happen, particularly if bundled as part of the LAM deal. I don't think any of us give HG much credit for that, though. It's definitely a niche market, but just look at the populations of the US and don't forget to factor in Europe because HG is interfering there, too. It's EVERYWHERE outside of Japan, that is all SNAFU, isn't it? I imagine it doesn't apply to HK and Asia since it's so close... Everything comes from Asia, including all of the domestically marketed toys The cheap labor offsets the shipping costs, no doubt. HG would no doubt try to gouge. Maybe that's the reason there's no deal... or maybe the legal wrangling is too complicated for them to want to try. What's the margin on the toys? How much do they actually cost a producer to make? Video distribution is well known to be VERY profitable. It's pennies on the dollar for Blu-ray and much cheaper for DVD. Packaging and shipping, etc. Sure, especially now that we can get Ami Ami. Let's not forget the whole Toycom incident and that we were thinking 20-25% off of what we're paying now was the ballpark guestimate. The argument doesn't hinge on us, though... it's the far larger market that just doesn't know about a rather obscure japanese anime or it's numerous merchandising in games and toys because they don't get casually picked up at Toys R Us, or Best Buy or Game Stop or the like.

Ami Ami says only 2 left. Check that, temporarily sold out. Was the production limited on this one, too?