Mog

Thanks for the responses, guys! One less obstacle to deal with for my little schemes. I'm gonna have some fun once I get these 21's in my grubby little hands.

I was resisting getting into this series or just acting lazy about watching the eps. Heck, I was getting to the point of feeling like, "Well, I am a fan of Macross, so I guess I'm OBLIGATED to watch Frontier." I finally caught up these past few days. And dammit, ME LIKE!! The characters are likeable enough; the story definitely feels "Macrossy"; they have that wonderful and perfect blend of songs paired up with dramatic scenes; and that sweet, sweet mecha Pr0n.... Those looking for some patented Macross action should find their fill, whether it's Alto's crazy-mofo attacking style, Mikhail's sneaky sniping, Ozma's eyeball-pointing missile barrage, or finally seeing the K. Monster whip some beyond-industrial strength whup-ass.

HELLS TO THE BELLS YEAH!!! I'm glad the head and cowl can move. Thanks for the quick little review, Alex! Brief question for all of you that have this bird in-hand: please tell me that this middle piece between the belly-plate fast packs is just some miscellaneous piece for the display stand, is not required to keep the FP's in place, and is completely removeable. It's the darker grey piece with the single square and two circular holes in the middle here: Moggy's got some ideas for them belly-plates.

I have some general ideas. But I kinda want to have the bird in hand before I say anything definite or set anything in stone. I'm sure the devil is gonna be in the details, especially in the color schemes for the trim areas. Though, I'm sure anyone who's seen some of my posts in the old YF-21 thread will have a good guess of what I'll be doing. Double down.

Well, according to the old GI Joe cartoon, all you need to do after being massively irradiated is burn your old clothes and get healed by some Indian/shaman dude. I had seen the comments about the whole Indy and the Flying Saucer Men floating around, so I wasn't too shocked when the story headed in that direction. Still don't like the idea though. A majority of the movie just seemed to lack a certain "oomph" to it. Or worse, certain scenes or bits just took me out of the movie completely (like the CG bits in that sword fight). The movie definitely has its moments (especially the snake bit). But in summary, it just felt like a rather mediocre effort all around.

Just a paint scheme. The only major modding I've done on the mecha side of things is straightening out a gunpod's placement and fixing up some landing gears. <Glares at the YF-19> Most of my customizing and modding seems to be in the 3 3/4" scale.

Nah, a second one is needed for customizing.

I know they're making a "Steeler" for that Armadillo vehicle. But without his signature head-visor thingy, he's NOT Steeler. Even though I decided not to get them all, it would be nice if Hasbro released the final two/three of the original 13. Maybe as a limited release ala Doc, a store exclusive, or a comic pack. Heck, it'd be better than seeing yet another version of SE, Storm, or CC released.

Such a beautiful bird!! Please tell me that head turns. It'd be awesome if the whole head and cowl can turn. But I'd be cool with just the head moving just a bit. Two YF-21's for this kupo-spouting moogle! .......All 1/60 scales, right Dante74?

Yup, those old 1/60's may not be perfect transformation, but they can still do some solid poses.

^^If I remember correctly, the called it HBT. Basically, just hydrogren.

Regarding the insane lengths we need to go just to find these fig's, I finally caved in and bought online the last three figures I've been eyeing (Flash, Torpedo, and IG Destro). I guess I could've waited to see if they'd release more of these two waves. Or maybe, I could've waited a year until they released their "Hall of Heroes" sets. But I have a nagging suspicion not all three of these fig's would've made the greatest hits cut. In any case, I've got the figures I want until Wave 9 comes around. Wonder if we'll ever see Hasbro release the following in this line? * Strato-Vipers (C'mon Hasbro, you know you can re-use the CG torso for these guys); * Rip Cord (Why do I feel Hasbro won't do this figure because of potential confusion with the live-action movie character?); * Tunnel Rat (And why hasn't this guy been made yet?!!); or * Motor-Vipers (The STUN was a meh vehicle concept, but something about these guys' blue-on-blue uniforms just worked. )

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.......hrmph ............... I guess there's other things I can do while waiting for the YF-21 to come out like: * Put the funds I was gonna use to buy the 21 into a bank or an investment and earn a little interest; * Earn some more cash while waiting; * Buy a few other toys I've been eying; * Look at the current value of the dollar and see how much more the 21 would've costed me. Again, what's the big f'n' deal? If you've already plunked down some preorder funds, would you rather your money pay for a rushed, half-assed job or nice quality product? At least, you've already paid the money and don't have to worry about coming up with $200+ when this thing is finally released. And if you're really hurting that much for the cash, just cancel your preorder, and request a refund. But hey, if you wanna stress, hem, and haw about this minor thing, you're more than welcome to burn yourself out. The situation could be much, MUCH WORSE (directs you to my avatar and signature).

That's a nice bit o' Low-Viz luvin' going on there.......Nice!

^^I'm guessing that would be Breaker's bubblegum piece. It's supposed to go on the communicator mouthpiece. From the front, it'll look like he's blowing a bubble.

GEEZ people. Quit your whining. Lost and Found Toys has been remaking the flexi's now for the past few years. I just checked, and Los still has the 2.5" ones in stock in his online store. They're probably just running low and waiting on their restock. Just wait a bit; I'm sure the store will have flexi's soon enough. Or better yet quit complaining, e-mail Los, and let him know you're interested. Seriously, I doubt the flexi's are going away anytime soon (Hell, I've seen 'em used on Star Wars toys on rebelscum.com).

Yeah, I kinda gave up on Hasbro ever reusing that lower torso joint on any figure other than CC. It's not a bad joint per se. It just ruins the "realistic" look on some figures, like Duke, the CG's, and (I'm guessing) Flash/Grand Slam.

Thanks for playing, Natalie. You had a sophisticated sexiness that will be sadly missed. (But making the Centurions "smart" is probably gonna come back to bite your buddies in the ass.) Kinda expected what happened to Felix, but yeah, the sucker's just went off the deep end now. Anyone else catch the empty Viper at the end of the sneak preview? Wonder if I'm reading too much into it? Two FRAKIN' weeks. Get me some ambrosia or knuckle-dragger hooch.

You wound me.

"COME BACK HERE, AND TAKE WHAT'S COMING TO YA'!! I'LL BITE YA' LEGS OFF!!!"

"I blame >EXO<........AHH F*CK!!!!!"

I'm guessing this has already been asked earlier, but can we please have this bad boy posted up on the MW main page?

SCREW THAT!!! WHERE'S MY EUGIMON'S OMEGA PANTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

^^In other words, patience has its rewards, as it relates to this thread, to the economy, and to life in general.