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Well, there's always hope for the Decepticons. I'm just pleased to know that it's been verified that we will see them in this line. Perhaps I'll resurrect my poll about who will be the first.

Ah, yes. The good ol' days of the Neo Geo... Oh, wait. Those days are still going on in my house right now. In what was the coolest graduation/birthday/Christmas present EVER, all of my best friends got together and rebuilt a Neo Geo 2-slot for me. It is PRISTINE - it has new speakers, a custom wood-finish console, new controls, new monitor, new everything. They also got me Samurai Shodown and KOF '94. After that, I proceeded to buy KOF '95, KOF '96, KOF '97, and Samurai Shodown II and IV. Great stuff - truly classics of the arcade fighting game genre. I only wish I had more people to play against! After I would consistently beat the ever loving HELL out of them, they all stopped playing. *sigh* I need more competition!

Heh. I was also born in '74, and I don't even remember ever having played anything on 8-track. My dad had tons of music, but it was all on records and tapes.

Ooooh, GREAT pic! This has helped assuage my fears ever-so-slightly. I didn't know what to think about the compound bow since I can't clearly recall ever seeing Frank use one. The M4 with M203, though, now THAT's vintage Punisher.

I suppose Soundwave could be one of those MP3 players that uses compact flash cards. But what is this talk about doing only cars...?! That seems a little too hard to believe. There weren't that terribly many automobile Decepticons (other than the Stunticons) that I can recall, and they certainly weren't at center stage like some of the choices listed here. Oh, and Sideswipe is actually a Dodge Viper SRT-10, not a Lamborghini. As for other Autobots, I personally hope Takara will try to do Mirage and Hound eventually. I always loved those two, but never had them. I'd love to see a Hound Hummvee.

OK, so these are just a few of the really obvious choices. Surely someone out there has some more insight into this? I am more excited about the Binaltech/Alternators line of Transformers line than I have ever been now that I own Smokescreen. It's proof positive that this line is going to be an instant classic.

Absolutely agreed! I got 2 of these - one of them was actually a wedding gift for my best friend who is a big Transformer fan. If you are looking to get one, I would HIGHLY suggest trying the Big Bad Toy Store (www.bigbadtoystore.com). Joel not only had them for very reasonable prices (I got the set of 2 for only $110, and they are going individually on eBay for about $80 now), but he also rushed it to me in time for my friend's wedding. I simply cannot say enough about the service... or the Transformer, for that matter! I am extremely excited about this new line and am in awe of Takara's newfound toymaking skill. But I think this raises the question... who will the first Decepticon be?! My money is on Starscream. Hmmm, maybe I'll actually create my first poll about this.

Anyone know when Bigbadtoystore is going to be shipping theirs...? They have the best prices + shipping that I have found.

I don't suppose anyone has done a 1/48 VF-1S head...? I'm very much in the dark about custom projects.

Jeez...! Yamato should DEFINITELY hire you to do their show models.

Someone was kind enough to put episodes 1-2 on imacross, and I'd really hoped they might do the same with the third one. It's something nice to watch while I wait patiently for episode 3 of Macross Zero.

*wonders to himself how many emails Graham has received asking to see pictures of the new YF-19 sculpt, and then swear not to tell anyone*

I'm saying Macross 7. That's right, I said SEVEN. More than any other Valkyrie, I want Yamato to have the chance to do a truly great VF-17.

If given the chance, I would get on my hands and knees and BEG Yamato executives for a new VF-17... The Nightmare OWNS.

Ooooh, I'd be eternally happy if Yamato would just do a VF-17. Not likely, I know, but still a nice dream.