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For me it has always been Battroid mode. Human looking robots, it's something we don't get in real life and so this fascinates me more than anything else. If I were into fighters, then I would be collecting model kits/toys of the real world things, rather than waiting for what Shoji can come up with. I'll be quite honest and say that if the original Macross (or in my case Robotech) only had semi futuristic fighters, then I might have stayed on for the rest of the show, but probably would have never returned for future incarnations or the franchise itself.

Sigh... I thought with the VF-0D we ended the chapter giving us an ugly Battroid mode with giant wings hanging left and right.

Wow, MG V Gundam... good addition for the line. And it makes me happy because the V2 cannot be far away. That's one to tick off my "Bandai make MG" list. Now if only CCA stuff could get some much needed love...

Now if Hasegawa would make Battroid kits in the same scale with pilot, detailed cockpit, weapons, fast/strike pack etc., I would have no need to keep my Yamatos...

My biggest gripe with the VF-11 is that there are no head variants like -J or -S for the single seaters. I wish Shoji hadn't been so lazy in this regard.

To my defense, I glimpsed Armored 25 and model kit in ff95gj's original post and immediately concluded DX. It completely lapsed my mind that the VF100 line also had an Amored VF-25 already released. (Probably because its release was so low key on MW.) So in retrospect ff95gj's post makes more sense, but I still disagree that 7000 Yen is expensive for this thing. As for the landing gear missing... couldn't care less, it would have probably only interfered with Battroid mode.

I don't know how you're doing your maths, but the Hi-metal Vf100 is not more than an Armored VF-25F. In fact it's still cheaper than Yamato's plain VF-1. But you can wait for a Yamato release and try and convince me that 18000+ Yen is a bargain bin price compared to the VF100.

Which brings us to the core argument of how we define what a Valkyrie is. The whole package? Or does fighter/gerwalk/battroid mode take presidency? Must it be based on real world/contemporary fighters? What happens if Big West does a Macross without Shoji and the new mecha designer does something really futuristic based on nothing real world? Not a Valkyrie, NOT MACROSS? A VF-0D might have a more attractive fighter mode, but it doesn't really make for a charismatic battroid with its giant delta wings sticking out? So, the VF-2SS is just as valid entry as any other Valkyrie. It's supposed to be a futuristic design. They are laughing because it's gallows humor, the valkyries know they are on the loosing side.

Or people care more for the VF-1 than any other variant and are therefore more vocal in the "is your v2 VF-1 broken" thread.

When I read/hear VF High Metal, I'm thinking of something more in the line of Bandai's Fix Metal Composite.

Bandai is not finished with Macross yet. Over at Ngee Khiong there was this post wtih the following tidbit: Macross Frontier * An area will be set up for fans to experience the heavy feel of DX Chogokin Macross Quarter and its transformation gimmicks. * New category, the evolution in VF100's series - "VF High Metal" I was going to go with the standard VF100's line once a VF-19F/S had been released, but now I think I'll have to sit it out and see what this new sub-line brings.

Hey I voted VF-19, but it is not showing (the thread tells me I voted)? Somebody correct that please!

I would say VF-19 But only if they cam make it, without being a mess like the YF-19. Otherwise just go straight for VF-4.

Latest images of Waves 1/100 VF-1, courtesy of Ngee Khiong. Looks like they are really putting effort in this, comes with a stand and Pilot. PS: I had trouble finding this thread. Why are no page numbers visible in the model subsection???

I would have been annoyed if it were not the way it is. But it is quite clear that Capcom has always associated the Shinku-/Hadoken. - CE: slightly faster Hadoken - Turbo: Hit twice with a HP Hadoken and would give you knock down with dizzy - Super Turbo: Shakunetsu, Super - Alpha: Shakunetsu axed and partly intergrated in standard Hadoken -> close up HP Hado will give flame and knock down, retains Shinku - A2: Shakunestu back (I think), Shinku Hadoken - A3: basically like A2, X-Ism has Ryu only with Shinku and not something else like Tastsu or Shin-Shoryu - III: give us another fireball variant => Denjin Hadoken To add to that, most of the game intros always show us a Ryu performing (Shinku-)Hadoken and not Shin-Shoryu.

I agree with you. While I don't think the setup we have for SFIV at moment is really bad, I do think the the super bar has come up a bit short. With game play heavily relying EX-moves, EX focus attacks and meter build up being to slow for my tastes, I just think a one stock superbar isn't enough. Maybe a system where one can decide between a 2/multi-stock superbar or the ultra/super combination would have been better. Oh and worst Fighting game blunder in recent time would have to be SNK's SvC:Chaos, closely followed by Capcom Fighting Evolution/Jam

I have soft spot for BetaMax, grew up with the system. Come to think of it I think my dad must of been the ultimate Sony fanboy back then. We had a grey Trinitron with those stereo ear speakers, a giant gold BetaMax VCR, a nice little double decker recorder/tuner one and a camera. The double decker was kind of cool, because I think it also came with a special power pack with very longish batteries that you could insert, allowing one to take the equipment outside. Personally, for me the biggest flop was the Nintendo 64. RISC CPU, 64bit, cool 3d graphics... I went oohhh ahhhh at the beginning only to be going boohhh bahhhh later because of poor software support.

Agent-GHQ, just to confuse you a little more, you could also consider Alienware for your needs. They make pre-built PCs for gamers/enthusiasts and it might be up your alley, albeit it's definitely not the Apple brand.

A Windows PC can only ever be as good as its user...

VF-25 - Fighter: 18.72m => 1/48 = 39.0cm - Battroid: 15.59m => 1/48 ~ 32.48cm

Another positive vote for Code Geass. Like Ghost Train said S1 is a bit better than S2, but overall I love this show. It was quite tense at times. Also I think this is a million times better than Gurren Lagaan. The hyperbole praise for that show is absolutely ridiculous.

Short answer: No. The GFF Metal Composite Gundam you linked to is 1/100 scale, making the actual toy roughly 18-18.5 cm tall. The smallest Yamato 1/60 Valkyrie (VF-1 ver. 2) is about 24-25 cm tall in Battroid mode. Hope this helps you out.

Alright here is the Gundam Unicorn trailer in better quality. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-u7ez-eM5U

I hope so. I find it very annoying when a company makes a mecha toy/model with a detailed cockpit, but there is no pilot figure. I cringe every time I see a <Side KMF> with a cockpit that opens, only to reveal there is no pilot sitting in there.

Wow that VF-19 already looks a million times better than Yamato's, can't wait for the -F and -S to come out. Also crossing my fingers that everything locks tight and firmly, especially in Battroid mode. If I had one nitpick then it would be the position of the hip attachment, ironically it's the opposite problem of the VF-25. It should be the intakes that connect to the main body and not that triangular thing behind it. But whole thing still looks cool as hell, so I can live with it. What Yamato did with the canards is not anime or line art accurate. Funny how no one complained about this, but if Bandai changes something... OMG the world is coming to an end. They will continue with the M7 line. My guess, about midway into VF-19 releases we will get VF-22 then VF-17 and after that VF-11. From M7 the next logical step is M+, bringing us the usual trio.