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1 hour ago, General Rasp said:

If you want to pre-order the Robot Spirits EVA-02a head over to BBTS! $119

https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/155004

A few days ago this was showing as almost $200 with a non-refundable fee for preordering. I'm glad it's changed.

I hope they tweak the main color of the Bandai one as I feel it's a little too forest green...

4 hours ago, jammaker said:

By the way 100 mega that is a very impressive collection you have there. Which one completed your collection? I’m still hunting down the Super Sylph. Absolutely crazy prices now. All you have there in that pic is expensive enough to display in a vault. Ha ha. 

I needed the Mave to complete my collection and I got it a few months back from yahoo japan auctions via buyee for a "decent" price. The Super Sylph came from Madrake and the Flipknight came from some goober on ebay that was selling it as new but it had clearly been displayed! Oh well, what can you do? I love my little "Ikuto corner"

About Eva 3.0+1.0....I was listening to the podcast in the shower during the part talking about the lady crying in the theater and I started crying with joy that it is apparently going to be emotionally satisfying. I'm so excited that I can barely stand it.

13 minutes ago, jammaker said:

The third novel was released in 2009. Unbroken arrow. I have a hot copy in my hand but alas I am not Japanese. How ever the translator of the 2 previous novels gives a brief but tantalisingly overview of the third novel without giving anything away. You can get a digital copy of both translated novels and I highly recommend reading them ‘wow’ Kambayashi wasn’t awarded best sci fi writer on a whim. You’ll love it and be left wanting more. 

Thanks for the impressions and the info about the 3rd novel. They're on my list once I finish up Evangelion Anima (shared mecha designer!). Hopefully we'll get the 3rd novel one day.

2 hours ago, SuperHobo said:

I think you'll be quite impressed with the Unit 01 from threezero in-hand. Excellent heft, and a good amount of articulation, but could be better. The size is also great at around 9 inches. The color in-hand is also quite true to the movies with a satinish / pearl like shimmer to the paint. No erroneous gimmicks or over-engineering going on here. Just a good solid, heavy EVA that feels like a metal pole that is articulated. 

 

 

 

I love that Batou Figma! The berserk head on that threezero figure is awesome and looks exactly like the TV show. Nice pics. I definitely felt tempted.

Anyone been following the hype on the new movie while trying to avoid spoilers? Eva monkey posted this video yesterday and I'm just dying for a chance to see the new movie. It sounds like it may have accomplished the task of redeeming the rebuild series for those that haven't cared for some of the changes made along the way.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRsX3dyxP8U

I was admiring my YF-19 today and remembering all the drama when I first got it. I can't believe I had to disassemble a $300 toy and file down one of the ball joints to allow the leg to be moved. That was SO scary to me. I know some people have been through worse with them so I'm thankful for that, but how did this stuff pass QC? I mean, if I were to force it in the transformation it would have ripped the plastic on the joint right off.

At last the collection is complete!

I was wondering if anyone in here has read the novels. I know we're lacking an english translation of the 3rd one, but I'd love to hear Macross fan's impressions of the two that are available.

52 minutes ago, kajnrig said:

The way I hear it, the 01's Rebuild design is closer to what was originally intended, and the extra lanky TV version was something of a fluke...? Anyone care to confirm/debunk that notion? Either way, I too find I prefer the TV design to the Rebuild version... Come to think of it, the EoE version had some proportion changes that put it more in line with the future Rebuild movies as well, didn't it?

Yup, look at my post. That's the art by Yamashita Ikuto from the 1998 book Soreo Nasumono / Evangelion Concept Design Works. It's funny how close it is!

8 hours ago, anime52k8 said:

I really want a Unit 08 to go with 02 personally. that's a long shot though.

I'll take one too. I love the design of the head and the general color.

2 hours ago, easnoddy said:

I'll quit after the 02 (unless they make 4-armed 03).  I don't care for the Rebuild 00 as much as the 00' from the TV show.  In general I like the show designs better.  Especially the 00' and 03, despite them having the same body.

I have abstained from buying all new mecha related merch from the rebuilds since 2007 because I have always vastly preferred the original designs myself. Personally I feel that Rebuild isn't as good as the OG and so while I've been gobbling up the new movies and enjoying them for the most part I've been living sternly in NGE land as an eva fan. Lately though...the hype for the new movie has consumed me and I'm beginning to realize that while the designs in 1.11 and 2.22 didn't really do it for me I'm over the moon for the beta versions of Unit 02 and Unit 08, Mark.09 and Unit-13. Having all of those in Dynaction size would be wild. I have to admit though that the stuff in 3.0+1.0 that we've seen so far is a little too busy for my tastes.

Oh yeah, I was poking around the wiki last night trying to get all the unit names straight and saw that the new design for Unit 01 is based on this picture from 1998 by the original designer. Pretty cool!

2 hours ago, General Rasp said:

Considering the EVA design is similar across all the units and they already have the mold, Bandai probably already has plans for other units. I can see them doing the "base" of every unit, even the Mark VI. I don't think we would get of the crazy EVA equipment designs though. Like mentioned above they would be massive. Plus the Dynaction EVA 1 sold out, so they won't be shelf warmers. 

My pipe dream would be see the Mass Production Eva with wings and a spear, completely over the top and far to big to display other than from hanging from the ceiling. 

I would love to see them stray from the path they've taken with the RG releases and give us an eva unit that hasn't had much love yet. It would be awesome for Bandai to bring all these along with weapon packs or whatever to make up for just throwing in knives and pallet rifles.

1 hour ago, tekering said:

A Dynaction Mass-Production EVA? 

I'll take NINE, please. 

Hang em from the ceiling fan and listen to Tamashii no Rufuran on repeat all day!

The Revoltech figure looks more color accurate over the Damashii figure, but I just can't bring myself to give Revos another chance.

Anyone else pick up the Dynaction Unit 01? I'll say I get the complaints about the nub marks, but I'll be damned if it doesn't look awesome. I've never gotten to try one of the RAH due to the price, but having a huge eva is just so cool. I do wish I could feel more confident that they'll produce a good spread of the units, but the sad reality is that we will be lucky to get Unit 00 after 02. The price point for this series makes me think more complicated designs are off the table. Just imagine how gigantic Unit 13 would be with appropriately sized spears! Oh, right, the RAH exists.

1 hour ago, seti88 said:

I might be the only one liking the yf-19 tampo on the wings though.   Something abt it fitting the prototype test plane theme..

Got it that its not everyone's cup of tea..

 

Omg!! A positive opinion about the tampo! I think I love my YF-19 a little more this morning thanks to you. "Test plane theme" mhmmm!!!!

I'm curious if anyone has a nice condition Mave they are willing to part with for a fair price. I realize it's not Macross...but I don't think there's any other community online that has as much overlap with a small group of Yukikaze / plane fans.

On 8/11/2020 at 1:10 AM, treatment said:

apparently, there is another Blu-ray (region-A) release of Armored Trooper VOTOMS from Section-23 scheduled for release today 8/11/2020:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B089TXGNL2/

with the BrutishDog as the new cover:

 

9 discs "complete" collection.

Get this version if you missed out on the previous US bd-releases...

 

 

I had bought the other bluray releases that were plagued with a horrible video problem so I sold those and nabbed this new set and whew! The tv series is damn near close to bluray quality best I can tell. It was previously a standard def on blu release, but I swear I can clearly see film grain now. It's quite beautiful. Maiden Japan should have allowed people to swap their old discs, but this is definitely worth picking up even if you were burned by the previous release.

Thanks for everyone that gave the feedback on the bluray of this. I finally pulled the trigger on it and I'm actually pretty happy with it. All the the CG scenes stand out in clarity on the bluray in a good way. It's just too bad some of the extras from the DVD version weren't included so I'll still have to hang on to those.

I think I asked this once before, but now that there are more eyes on this thread, has anyone picked up the Yukikaze bluray set? I have the DVDs and I've read a bit about how the bluray doesn't really look much better at all. Can anyone speak to this? I downloaded what I assume to be a bluray rip and it looks almost identical to the DVD I own and I'm a pretty big nitpicker when it comes to video quality.

7 minutes ago, snakerbot said:

I'd be down for that. I'm still missing the Flip Knight, although that's probably the one least likely to get reissued. While I'm dreaming though, what I'd really like is some of the other planes from the series. I super love the Fand I and II.

I wasn't familiar with the Fand I and II, but now I'm right with you. While we're dreaming here I'll take a translation of the final novel as well. Sucks to be a late comer fan of the series have it be near impossible to get anything.

I wonder if we'll ever see another release of the Alter 1/100 figures. The Mave is too much money these days.

13 minutes ago, tekering said:

What the hell...?  Who approved that fat-ass EVA?  

It looks like a fanboy wearing a costume!  

Setting impossible Eva beauty standards!! LOL

I miss the more "T" shaped Evas of the original TV series with the broad shoulders.

Thanks @glane21 for quickly shipping me a cool Isamu figure!

16 minutes ago, Sanity is Optional said:

In case you're still looking, or anyone else is:

Mandarake has the full series 3 available for 8000yen.

https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/DetailPage/item?itemCode=1131570426&ref=list&dispCount=240&dispAdult=0&soldOut=1&keyword=Macross&lang=en

Ah, thank you. I bought the one seen above from glane21.

BEAUTY OF COMPLETION!

I've got a lot of thoughts about 7 bouncing around in my head, but I'm having a hard time sorting them out over "WHOA WHOA WHOAAAA~~"  D7 was great aside from whatever the frakk they did with Meylene. Worst, most cruel thing to leave a cliffhanger on ever. Where you supposed to imagine the things that happened to this underage character between the release of OVA 2 and 3? Jesus...

Anyway, I think I just want to point out two things about M7 as a whole. I adore the character designs throughout and the show does an excellent job of keeping everyone on-model for the most part. It's a shame about the reused animation so frequently because it's obvious the staff was talented. One can't help but wonder if this would have been if the skills and budget were compressed to a 26 episode series not to mention how it could have benefited the story pacing. The backgrounds are fabulously detailed especially for the exterior shots of City 7 which didn't seem to be reused too much. In addition I also have to say I love the hyper neon color palette used though the show. It still pops even now. If I could make my own anime I'd want it to look at colorful as Macross 7.

Anyone have one of the Isamu Dyson CM's figures that they would be willing to let go of for a decent price? I'm having trouble finding one on it's own. Thank you!

Happy to report that some (frightening) sanding of the ball joint of my $300 toy fixed this issue. Now we're back in fighter form and it's time to rest...

I don't get why my left leg is so tight. I've completely disassembled the joint and just holding the two metal pieces on the ball joint and moving it around seems to make WAY too much friction. If I reassemble it the problem is just as bad as before. I feel like the ball is too big for the two metal pieces to close cleanly over it. This has to be a defect. Now that I think about it, before I ever transformed it, there was a gap in plastic above the intake on this same side proving that the two plastic pieces that screw together over this joint where never able to get close enough.

I tried assembling the leg off of the ball and it went together perfectly. So either the ball is too large or the die-cast metal pieces aren't hollowed out enough for the ball joint to fit in properly. Way to go, Bandai.

I received a head laser replacement from @kkx and was finally able to attach it recently. Now my YF-19 looks perfect! The plastic is well matched and the decal makes it look just like the original. I would recommend getting it into battleroid mode before attempting to swap it so you can hold the head steady while you insert the new piece. It doesn't take a lot of force to remove or to put in the new piece. I'm so pleased! Here are some pics:

3 hours ago, Valkyrie Driver said:

I just put in an order for one of these full set bad boys on Mandarake. I’m looking forward to getting it.

Prepare to fall in love! I've been staring at mine in fighter form all day long...