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  1. lechuck
    The problem is not in the employed folding system of the tailfins, but in the slightly convex shape of the tailfins themselves. When stacked up against each other it gives that ugly "bulged up" appearance. This also makes for a bit to much tension in battroid mode, sometimes pulling the little plastic plate slightly past one of those little nubs.
  2. lechuck
    Agree. Non-scale and smaller than 1/144 is pretty much fail in my book too. It's a pity there is no MG counterpart out there for this franchise.
  3. lechuck
    I know the Sinanju is not the cheapest of MGs, but if expenses allow it why don't you just pick up a second one to mess around with.
  4. lechuck
    Not necessarily, the latest MG Wing Gundam wasn't a Ver. Ka. The sad thing about this news, is that 2.0 updates for older UC Gundams seem even further down the road now.
  5. lechuck
    Even within UC there is enough mixing and differences going on. - We've had stories that have centered on locations like a colony or earth with no big space battles. - We've had protagonist characters that weren't all whiny, angsty or newtypes. - We've had plenty different takes on the Gundams design; with core-blocks, without them, transformable, with bits/funnels, big/small. - We've had a love story, love-triangle, rivalries, team-ups etc. That's plenty of mix up for me, and probably more effort than swapping females with males (or vice versa) for love triangles or lead pop idol within the very spotty chronological setup of Macross.
  6. lechuck
    And what do you call Macross' constant usage of love-triangles, j-pop music, characters with annoying attributes and battling of misunderstood aliens of the week... "Innovative Repetition"? Double standards can be a dangerous thing...
  7. lechuck
    Well for starters, you have to separate between Universal Century (UC) and Alternate Universes (AU). UC (Chronological) - Mobile Suit Gundam - Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in a Pocket - Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory - Mobile Suit Z Gundam - Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ - Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack - Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn - Mobile Suit Gundam F91 - Mobile Suit V Gundam Gundam Unicorn is still in production, only Ep. 1 has been released. If you wanted a more abbreviated experience to get down to the core of UC, then watching - MS Gundam Movies 1-3 - Z Gundam Movies 1-3 - Char's Counterattack should cover you. CCA is my personal favourite. Nu Gundam owns all!!! AU - After War Gundam X - Mobile Suit Gundam Wing - Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz - Mobile Fighter G Gundam - Turn A Gundam - Mobile Suit Gundam SEED - Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny - Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73 STARGAZER - Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Non of the AU shows are connected with each other, but ones with the same preceding title belong together in their respective universe.
  8. lechuck
    My fear that certain Valks would become web exclusives has turned true. I think I even posted this earlier on in the VF-19 Kai thread. Well I'm keeping my fingers crossed that DYRL Hikaru VF-1S doesn't receive the same fate... As for Max -1J, I thought it was only briefly shown in the last two episodes of SDF.
  9. lechuck
    What doesn't look encouraging? The size? Or because Bandai is supplying smaller swappable wings for Battroid mode? Personally I like what I'm seeing, and I like the fact that Bandai is trying to address all modes of VF-1. I'm pretty much sick and tired of Valks being solely designed on fighter mode and having garbage compromises for the other two modes!
  10. lechuck
    Latest Figure Oh scan posted on Ngee Khiong Look closely at the two standing Battriods, seems like the wings come in two different sizes.
  11. lechuck
    Funny how out of all the current merchandise, they pick the worst representation of the VF-1 for the US domestic market...
  12. lechuck
    Well thank God for that, it's about time battroid fans get more love. Considering this one will be the basis for inevitable VF-19F/S my interest has just exponentially increased.
  13. lechuck
    Seen the latest news... wow The-O is definitely a great addition to the MG line. So what about V2 Gundam (1st) and 00 Raiser (3rd) from the MG survey, are they going to be made too? On a side note, am I the only one here that wishes the MG Gundam Ver.2 looked like the Real Grade one.
  14. lechuck
    I don't have much Macross stuff, but by far my biggest mistake was getting the YF-19 closely followed by the VF-0S. The YF-19 has plenty of gaps, missing locks, horrible carve outs, it's floppy and it has a cockpit transformation step that will at first leave you with stress marks and later on with a broken plastic piece. The VF-0S is just so loose that battroid mode becomes a completely useless, not to mention the stress marks on the shoulders. In retrospect I really can't understand why I jumped and got these, willingly making myself a beta tester for Yamato...
  15. lechuck
    Thanks for the pics MickyG. The square fit for the two parts is a bit of surprise. I think I could get the the square plate rounded, but the leading stem looks so short that there is hardly any room to work with. Nah, I don't think I'll touch it. Otherwise it will just end in a botch job. But it baffles me why Yamato omitted the waist joint, when it was working perfectly for the 1/48's?
  16. lechuck
    Are you talking about the actual RD toys? Because the Jegan is specified at 19.0 meters, making it bigger than Mk. II or Zeta but smaller than RX-0 in Unicorn mode.
  17. lechuck
    Thanks, the effort is greatly appreciated.
  18. lechuck
    Yup, HWS stands for Heavy Weapons System and is the FA version of the RX-93 Nu Gundam. Courtesy of MAHQ
  19. lechuck
    a) That line art you are referring to, also shows us that the nosecone doesn't hang as low as the knee joints. b) If my VF-1 toys could magically shrink its wings like the line art, then I wouldn't have a problem with the nosecone being longer than the wing tips. I used to be die hard PT too, but nowadays I prefer to put emphasis on as much accuracy of the individual modes as possible. People are crying for PT heatshields and landing gears for what...? Only to have the Valk sitting in fighter mode on a stand... And the fast/strike pack thing for Hi-Metal is just complete speculation on your behalf, and not a valid argument against it until Bandai actually releases some details.
  20. lechuck
    Very nice. Nu Gundam, Arbalest and Lancelot to crush them all. Hopefully, there is a Lancelot Albion to unlock.
  21. lechuck
    I don't know why Yamato is getting so much slack for the slightly incorrect head position. I'll take this approach any day over a VF-1 with a low hung nosecone/fuselage. Some people need to refresh their minds on the ugliness of the 1/48 VF-1 in battroid mode... Back on topic with my obligatory complaint: BANDAI THE HI-METAL NEEDS SIDE COVERS!!!!
  22. lechuck
    MickyG can you please, please, please do me one favour and take some pics of the individual parts of the nosecone and fuselage section. I would like to see how these two join up and if 1/60 v.2 actually has a "hidden" waist joint that is just glued up by Yamato. Please be a life saver, the curiosity is killing me.
  23. lechuck
    Has nothing in common with HWS Nu Gundam and those pipes are propellant tanks. They are supposed to help one cover longer distances and then are basically jettisoned afterward. They are not intended to be used in fast action fights/melee combat. Actually it's not misleading, at least if you take Japanese usage of English under consideration. They label it as "Full Armor" as in maximum payload. If you are thinking of "Armor" as in heavy shielding like HWS Nu Gundam then they probably would have labeled it "Full Armored".
  24. lechuck
    That hip joint system is some nice innovation on Bandai's behalf. Too bad it looks like we won't be getting any side covers. On a whole I'm really excited about this Hi-Metal line. While I haven't completely turned my back on Yamato stuff, it's going to be hard to justify buying one, when I could probably get 2-3 Hi-Metal Valks (depending on VF type) for the same price. Also, I do think the 1/100 scale is a better for fiddling around with when your bored. The 1/60 scale is nice, but anything bigger than VF-1 quickly become awkward to handle.
  25. lechuck
    bump My request from above still stands even with Chronocidal's attempt to put me down.
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