GobotFool

Might I remind everyone that I once posted pictures comparing Yamato's YF-19 and the Beast Machines Jetstorm and the fanboys there overwhelmingly declared that Jetstorm looked better and looked more realistic. That should tell you something about a good number of Transfans these days. This is when I was arguing that the Robots in Disguise vehicle modes for the Car Brothers looked more realistic than Hotshot and most people there disagreed with me.

part of my theory is that transformer fans of the new generation, those who buy armada and energon are not used to shelling out. Unlike most of us who are full aware that quality costs money. When a transfan see's a quality toy he will say oooooooh but be turned off by the price and his view shall be colored negativly. Look at the response to the alternators toys, the japanese Vs American. Its all about price for them, they don't understand, its not just a matter of price it is quality. Transformers new fanbase is a group from 8 to 15 who are not mature enough to truly understand the good stuff IMHO. (for all those who are also macross fans and transfans, no insult to you as you probably know a quality toy when you see one)

Price never came up, though. Not once. We were simply comparing the looks of the toys.

Some of the arguments I heard went something like this.

"Well, because the rest of the toy looks so realistic, the screws and joints really stand out, making it look very toy-ish. While since Jetstorm looks more toyish overall, those don't stand out nearly so much so that makes him look more realistic than this YF-19 thing."

"Hotshot looks more realistic than the Car Brothers because he has a gas cap, and they didn't!"

while the jetstorm vs VF-19 one I can kinda understand as the yamato VF-19 looks kinda bad, the Hotshot vs bros is just dumb <_<

Truly impressive/

hey all I found this on STM http://starshipmodeler.org/gallery7/bo_rifleman.htm. What I find kinda cool is the guy who did it made a updated rifleman for battle tech from an AC figure also a Kawamri design. Almost looks like it could fit into the new macross zero OVA IMHO

The fact this guy is out in the cold while they make Eva SOC's is disgracful I tell you!!! How can you not make a SOC of the 1st mecha, while you make things whose status as Chogokin are dubious at best   

Well, they are making a new live-action T28 show in Japan now. So, I think Bandai might produce some toys of it although not SOC - I heard from somewhere that Mitsuteru Yokoyama and Go Nagai are not very willing to put their creations under the same toyline.

Here's a picture of the live-action T28...

well lets see a one toy line the soul of Tetsujin line

The fact this guy is out in the cold while they make Eva SOC's is disgracful I tell you!!! How can you not make a SOC of the 1st mecha, while you make things whose status as Chogokin are dubious at best

oh and lets get a lynch mob for the two people who voted its a waste of money J/K

Yeah thats him, I just don't get why this guy hasn't recieved the SOC treatment. He and his newer incarnation would look great and perfectly in place with the rest of the SOC unlike the eva's

well as long as he doesn't have a large gaping hole in the back I am happy

was thinking, why hasn't the big guy gotten the SOC treatment? Why why why? I mean if eva just got it Why not the 1st mecha ever? Did I spell and get the number right, I am sorry folks I grew up knowing him as gigantor.

how much diecast? I shudder to think with all the sliding parts how easy it will be to chip stuff.

Well the reason the story of arwin and aragorn is played up in the movies is because some people just feel movies won't sell unless it is a female lead of sorts., whether this is peter jackson's doing or the people of mirimax's doing shall forever remain a mystery.

I'm there already "and no mistake". I was at the midnight opening sessions for both movies so far and I've not been dissapointed.

I'm a huge fan of the books and I hated the way the second movie deviated (seriously) from the book.... but it's STILL an excellent movie.

"Return of the King" will likely stray even FURTHER from the book (those that may not know: There is an episode AFTER the saga of the ring that brings closure to all of the characters that still live.... it likely will NOT make it to the movie), but what little preview was on the DVD makes it look too good to miss!

well remembet that nice little narative bout how the ring was lost and found at the beginning of fellowship? they may do something like that to tell the aftertale of the survivors.

much sympathy goes out to you vostok. People suck these days, I hope the guy who clipped ya got a nasty paint scratch too.

Just thought I'd throw this in here.

hey weltall where'd you get that cool stand for that 1/48 in fighter mode????

that is the custom unicron stand from Unicron.com I think

Might I remind everyone that I once posted pictures comparing Yamato's YF-19 and the Beast Machines Jetstorm and the fanboys there overwhelmingly declared that Jetstorm looked better and looked more realistic. That should tell you something about a good number of Transfans these days. This is when I was arguing that the Robots in Disguise vehicle modes for the Car Brothers looked more realistic than Hotshot and most people there disagreed with me.

part of my theory is that transformer fans of the new generation, those who buy armada and energon are not used to shelling out. Unlike most of us who are full aware that quality costs money. When a transfan see's a quality toy he will say oooooooh but be turned off by the price and his view shall be colored negativly. Look at the response to the alternators toys, the japanese Vs American. Its all about price for them, they don't understand, its not just a matter of price it is quality. Transformers new fanbase is a group from 8 to 15 who are not mature enough to truly understand the good stuff IMHO. (for all those who are also macross fans and transfans, no insult to you as you probably know a quality toy when you see one)

Might I remind everyone that I once posted pictures comparing Yamato's YF-19 and the Beast Machines Jetstorm and the fanboys there overwhelmingly declared that Jetstorm looked better and looked more realistic. That should tell you something about a good number of Transfans these days. This is when I was arguing that the Robots in Disguise vehicle modes for the Car Brothers looked more realistic than Hotshot and most people there disagreed with me.

What!?!?!?! Gads transfans are dumb. I break all ties with them!!!! I collect transformers but am nolonger a transfan. How can they say that bout the car robo bros? A viper, a a lambo, and a whatever forgot what brand x brawn was but all were real cars. Hotshot..... vaguly resembles a real car....... <_< I shall now be a gobofan who occassionaly buys a transformer, not a transformer fan who buys a ton of gobots as well B)

Was thinking, wonder if prowl will be a prowler Seriously though I hope they make him a police unit, and not take some flashy sports car and stick lights in him, I want a real car that is in reality used for official police duty.

Personally I think he looks more like cyclonus than a valk.

Hey I think Patlabor is way better than Runaway, I am just drawing the parrallel of the theme for a police force formed to stop rogue bots.

So I take it that the elint's tailfin section stays folded on the back even without the armor? It would be nice if it can fold back down so we can have a normal elint valk with no armor.     

unfortunately it cannot be converted to a normal valk due to the non-removable radar attachment

WTF? Man, that is WEAK! Thanks for the lowdown, Toonz. You just saved me $80.

hmmmmm thats odd. Still not stoping me from getting it as IMHO its the armor that makes it special so I wouldn't be removing it anyway

The most I've ever spent was $500 for the original Macross Memorial LD Box Set. $425 for the box set plus $75 for shipping from Japan (it weighed about 10 lbs). This was way back in the day before the advent of DVD's and before the 15th Anniversary LD Box Set.

man..... that stinks with the animego only costing round 175 I think.

I liked runaway, but patlabor had the same idea and did it better A police division made for rogue technology

LOL, Sideswipe looks Super Deformed with that chubby belly and those stubby legs. But his vehicle mode looks sexy!

I still like it, but the Smokescreen is better.

What's next after Sideswipe cos his bot mode really sucks balls...just not worth getting for $50 a pop from Takara and will prolly check it out when Hasbro releases it stateside.

Hasbro will release every alternator at a $20 price point sans diecast.

They'll be 100% plastic but cheaper. Personally, as much as I love diecast I'll probably end up solely with Hasbro versions.

I thought they all were 100% plastic. Which is why i'm only preordering one and might just wait for it to show up at TRU before buying more.

Hell no!!!!! Takara Alternators are full diecast, they when in car mode will look and feel just like all the other full diecast model cars.

Sideswipe should be a Lambo.

This should be tracks not sideswipe. Just use your imagination and make him tracks. Still superiour asthetics in car and bot mode is all I need, they could be naming this bobo the clown and I would still buy it