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That has basically been my problem since the YF-21.

Those legs and feet just don't cut it for the price being asked.

Sure fighter mode looks great, but when I buy a valkyrie toy, then I expect all modes to receives the same amount of dedication.

Otherwise I could just buy the Hasegawa model and call it day.

Has the split on the forward fuselage been removed for the VF-22 or did the guy just forget to transform it properly?

Those shots with arms dangling around remind me of Outlaw Star....

The 1/60 Kakizaki thread was discussing the lame VF-1R variant that HG established.

So it got me thinking about those other VF-1[A,J,S]R's from the Macross 2036 game.

Would anybody be interested if Yamato wanted to do this?

I think I would, I love those head variants and boosters without the rest of fast pack kibble.

It seems quite feasible to do, with the elongated fuselage probably being the most tricky part.

Post your thoughts.

So has the grey VF-1S officially been designated by Yamato as a TV Roy Focker?

Looks good, but I kind of wanted a white version with black arrows on its head and little Hikaru piloting it.

I watched Blue Gender recently and found it to be a solid to good anime.

Am I the only one that feels disturbed at the way sexual intimacy is practiced from those that fled to space?

Woohoo, Overdrive has shipped my Arbalest. Can't wait to get it in my hands.

I'll only get these on discount. THe price -> size ratio doesn't justify it.

You're being to critical about the size..

Yes it's small, but I think the sculpt, detail, gimmicks and accessories more than make up for it.

And 1/60 scale is perfect if you like and collect Yamato Valkyries.

Here are some more pics to kill mine and everybody else's wait.

http://hobisora.xsrv.jp/other/2009/alter_arbalest/index.html

If MacII was exactly the same but had SK's name on it; it would still be an unispired mess and I'd still hate on it. All other macross properties get more respect than II because it doesn't deserve that kind of respect. no matter who's involved it's still a weak rehash of DYRL? with a cast you have no reason to care about and horrible mecha design.

New character designers don't cause an uproar because all of them have done good work and produced good looking characters, unlike the mech designers. Whoever designed the Valks of MacII has clearly been studying at the import bodykit school of design aesthetics; i.e. substituting actual aesthetics with a metric ton of superfluous fins and intakes.

And this coming from someone who enjoyed Star Trek 2009 and wants that franchise to be dumb-ed down even more.

Not sure of the exact wording, but I think one of your posts went something like this: "seek out life and explore new worlds... and then blast the crap out of them..."

That's not an animation error, more like a screen grab being falsely mirrored.

Yeah I started downloading MSubs ones too. But did ACR really drop the project?

I was under the impression that ACR and MSubs where sort of collaborating.

By the way, Shin-Getter seems to be doing steady progress with L-Gaim.

Another 80's real robot anime I've been wanting to watch.

i was actually wishing that the HGUC version will be a lot better than it's MG counterpart... kinda like how the HGUC Nu addressed the issues that it's MG counterpart had. but from the images in the reviews HGUC Hi-Nu looks just like a miniature version of the MG. oh well, i'll stick to HGUC Nu for now.

I guess your one of those die-hards that prefers the original bulkier interpretation of the Hi-Nu.

Quite frankly I like both the original and the MG styling. If Bandai ever makes the original as a MG (or PG) I'll buy that too.

And in Bandai's defence, the comparison with the standard Nu Gundam is a bit unfair.

A lot of time has passed between the inception of the MG and the HGUC version, with the latter

benefitting from better perception and/or technology for the object at hand.

I don't know why people are so down on the 19.

Well - yes I do.

Because it came out like a million years ago when compared to all the stuff we're getting now. It was the first real accomplishment on Yamato's part that ushered in the "modern age" of mecha products that we love. Everything after was made possible because the 1:60 19 was created.

But it's not as bad as people make it out...

I'd love a fleet of ten

pete

It's definitely bad.

- Neither fighter, gerwalk, or battroid mode excel in their appearance

- no lock for the chest area

- the swinging shoulders don't lock into the chest

- groin/intake area in battroid is a mess, it looks horrible and again no locks

- joints are loose

- fighter mode is held by tension, rather than - yes you guessed it - locks

- seams and gaps everywhere

- and a transformation that will cause breakage, sooner rather than later

IMO Yamato's M+ line only delivers on the VF-11. The YF-19 is the sum of its faulty parts and the YF-21

is only good if you like fighter mode and cant build model kits. Gerwalk and battroid are an insult to the eyes.

I'm crossing my fingers, that hopefully Bandai's 1/100 VF-19 and any subsequent releases of those that Yamato did turn out to be good.

Because then I would gladly replace my YF-19 and VF-0S with those, even if they are smaller and parts-formers.

Unfortunately this service is only offered to resident's of japan USA or Canada. There is no service for any country in europe or china that I know of for this. Response is sometimes slow depending on the amount of demand for parts on bandai's service... Hopefully I get a favorable reply soon.

Not true. I live in Germany and requested the parts I needed.

Bandai (a lady by the name of Hana) replied and wanted the shipping address.

One month later I got the parts I wanted, completely free of charge.

I must say, fantastic customer service on Bandai Hobby's behalf.

Yesterday having been a hard wake up, I decided not to start the comp' and began to rewatch Blue Gender instead of continuing onto SRW: watched the 11 first eps in a row 'cause this show owns

BREAK OUT! Energy and passion....

3, 2, 1 GO! Ooooooo Oh Oh Oooooooooo SUPER ROBOT WARS!!!!

Damn you Jam-Project for giving us such catchy and energetic music.

Gui, don't forget to watch the 3-part OVA if you haven't done so yet.

Re-watched Genesis Climber Mospeada again. This show isn't holding up as well as I thought.

Blue Gender is next on my list.

You bring up a good point there. That is the sort of craziness (humanity magically maturing after thousands of years of barbarity, forming the one govt and abandoning currency) that never ever rang true for me in Trek. I think that was Rodenberry's idea to avoid really describing how humans in the future are governed.

Taksraven

Why not? Just look back 100 years and see how much the real world has changed.

Specifically look at what Europe had to go through and compare to what it is now.

I won't deny that even today there is still many "wrongs" in this world and maybe

we won't make it the time span set by Star Trek, but hey growing up has never been easy.

Great review Jenius.

And thanks for following through with the requested picture comparisons.

Couple of more questions pertaining to how good the hip/intake area in Battroid mode is:

- Are those back plate thingies an irritating obstacle like canards on the YF-19 and the metal tabs on the VF-0?

- Good range of movement?

- Does the groin joint sort of have lock so it doesn't constantly collapse back in like on the YF-19?

- And is it in anyway loose?

Sorry Grand Admiral, but your mod is horrible. The Galaxy-Class is just fine the way it is.

It's funny you complain about the short nacelles, because one of Andy Probert's earlier designs

of the ship had nacelles even shorter. They basically didn't extend past the end of the ship.

Myk seems to be on the same wave length with me when it comes to ship designs.

The Sovereign-Class is abit iffy for me. on the one hand I actually admire it for its streamlined approach,

on the other hand I don't like the fact that its missing a neck, no saucer separation, very lengthy nacelles and its placing above the saucer.

John Eaves once said in an interview that he took the best elements out of the previous ships that carried the name Enterprise for his Sovereing-Class.

But quite frankly it just looks like an Excelsior MK. II with a touch of Refit-Connie.

One last gripe, and I realize it's just my opinion, but the Constellation (if that's still its class) Enterprise is butt-ugly in every single version I've seen including this one. Galaxy class all the way baby...

I agree. Growing up with 24th century Trek, I find the Constitution and any of its derivatives quite ugly. Also add the pyjamas and the consoles with gauges and buttons to the ugly list.

How I miss a Star Trek show that actually embraces design and aesthetics.

And although I love TNG, the Galaxy class is IMO the least realistic looking of all the Enterprise designs. The warp nacelle pylons make no sense at all.

You got to be kidding me. The one with the most awkward nacelle pylon design is the Refit-Constitution.

Andy Probert's elegant Galaxy-Class all the way!!!!

I started working on my review last night but I probably won't post it until next week. I want to take comparison shots with the other Mac Plus toys and also the original 1/72 toy so it's going to take a while. Plus I really want to put it through its paces before I write a blurb on it.

Jenius a couple of request for the review, if I may:

- comparison shot with 1/60 VF-1 ver.2 in Battroid mode

- comparison shot of VF-11 and YF-19 Isamu Dyson pilots

- shot of VF-11 Isamu sitting in YF-19 (if possible)

This thread is boring without pics.

gamu-toys

This should have been included from the get-go!

I can only agree 100%.

Yamato goes to the trouble of creating removable intake covers, but they can't give us side covers!? It just does not compute with me.

But hey, at least we got that completely useless removable fuselage gimmick that everybody likes to show off in their photos...

@DyNo

Great stuff. When, where and how much?

OK, so clearing up distribution rights on DYRL isn't easy, although I'm not sure on why Big West seems so powerless or at least willing to except status quo.

One would think the DYRL situation has certain priority with Big West to get it sorted out, so they can make some money with the product outside of Japan again.

And what about all the other shows. As I understand the first page, we can get Macross without HG interfering. Only a name change is necessary.

So what is the holdup? Why aren't companies exactly knocking on Big West's door to distribute M7, M0 or the new MF?

I find with Macross in general that the Battroid mode doesn't get to shine as much it could.

I'd like a nice line of non-transforming, accurately scaled Battroids with cool features.

The Battroids themselves would also have panels that could be removed to reveal internals or they could be replaced with a clear plastic pieces.

For example, the centre section of the chest plate on the VF-1 could be replaced with a clear piece so you could see the pilot sitting vertical in his cockpit.

Or a panel on the side of the legs to reveal those reaction engines. And its gimmick could be that you can pull out the cockpit when tilting the head forward.

On YF/VF-19 you could have internal missile bays and removable side panels on the back to reveal how and where the pilot is sitting etc. .... you get the picture.

I think a line like this would make for fantastic Macross toys or maybe even models.

Anybody else notice the white coloured YF-19 in the background.

Don't know if this is the one with dorky "Double Nuts" name, but it has definitely got a Hikaru vibe to it.

This might be a stupid question, but how can you not know who has film distribution rights to DYRL?

I mean shouldn't at least Big West or Tatsunoko have some type of documentation on DYRL distribution contracts!?