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Two small pictures and word that it has part swapping, but not knowing what exactly has to be swapped

and you are already deeming this failure.

That is truly an uninspiring attitude you are displaying.

[fight mode] Come on Kensei, come on... [/fight mode]

If american dubs were so good, we'd all be hanging out on some forum dedicated to some garbage american cartoon.

This makes no sense to me.

What does a "garbage American cartoon" have to do with an "American English dub"?

You do realize that the first voice track of a cartoon aimed for the American market is going to be English.

Or are you trying to brain wash us and tell us that Batman, Superman and Justice League actually had Japanese

track prior to the English one?

...and what an uninspired thread title it is for this toy.

If your creating so much hassle over 1/72 model pics than at least be consistent with the thread titling for 1/60 and 1/100.

And here is a slightly bigger scan of the page.

Found it through one of the member postings on dannychoo.com

I'd appreciate it if somebody where so kind to translate text for the 1/100 stuff. Thank you.

Forget about the heat shield.

I'm just hoping that Battroid mode doesn't turn out to be a crappy compromise like the YF-21.

More Macross Frontier stuff:

GA Graphic posted a brief report giving minor details about the new Bandai robot line: Robot Damashii (Robot Spirits). This new line will feature 12 cm ABS/PVC figures with POM joints. The lineup will include mecha from Gundam 00's second season, Macross F, Code Geass, and Eureka Seven.

- Courtesy of Gunota

So can this be considered the "1/100" line or is this something entirely different?

Well my ideal M7 lineup would be

- VF-19S

- VF-19F

- VF-17D

- VF-11D

- VF-5000G

I could care less about those "cirque du soleil" variants that Basara and the gang use.

Catching up reading here and would like to bring a contra to this statement here:

... And if you compare to recent toys, Eureka 7 and even Code Geass toys weren't handled well enough despite being popular franchises.

I can only hope the VF-25 will be around SOC quality. I won't settle for less.

I can't really say for Eureka, but I think you are doing Bandai injustice with the Code Geass merchandise.

They are selling a wide variety of stuff, catering to different demographics.

You have "In Action offshoot" for smaller budgets (aka Kids), than you have the "Mechanic Collection" addressing the modellers and "Mechanic Complete Model" (like HCM) for the higher end collectors. Considering the only competition out there comes from Mega Houses "Palm Action" stuff, Bandai could of just done one line and call it a day - but they didn't!

So just because Bandai screwed up with Macross doesn't mean they screw up with every other franchise out there.

But call me nuts, I'm actually more exited about the 1/100 line. Why?

Because I'm secretly hoping we finally get some M7 VF-19 variants.

I however am still doubting weather or not they will include Hikaru and Minmei. It is a stupid fear.

After yelling and complaining to Yamato for months and months - WE WANT SIDE COVERS -

what do we get... a clip for the fuselage

So I'd say your fears are not stupid but valid... very, very valid.

Dante before you splurge that money, have you had a look at ATI's latest round of video cards?

Apparently the Radeon 4850 can match/beat Nvidias 8800GTS and 9800GTX chips.

ATI's Radeon 4870 is very similar in performance to Nvidia's GTX 280 but it's roughly half the price.

And if your still going for that dual video card setup thing, then you will have to change your choice of

mainboard when using ATI cards.

Thanks for the great pics swoosh. That battroid mode looks bad ass!!!

Are my eyes deceiving me or does that battroid look like it has side covers

A custom job swoosh or did Yamato miraculously include them?

Looking good, but still no side covers and judging from the box layout it isn't going to happen either.

Quite disappointed about this.

The floppy head comes from the mis-transformation I think.

If you look at the third pic closely you can clearly see that the fuselage isn't sticking out between chest-plate and head.

Zebu, great fix to a craptacular approach on Yamato's behalf.

Nice little mod. Funny that yamato themselves didn't do anything to lock the chest.

That's Yamato for you. Invest 200% engineering fighter mode and maybe 50% for battroid mode...

Go, go, go Bandai!!!

Show those Yamato fools what a correctly engineered, good looking,

articulated and securely locking battroid mode is all about.

Really liking these latest pics of the VF-1. The legs look very refined.

Do you guys think the legs are double jointed?

The knee cap seems to be sitting on it's own, which is sort of like

the knee assembly of the MG Gundam MK.II Ver.2

I'm kind of indifferent to the whole fuselage thing. This goes into the same drawer

like the radome thing on the 1/48s, meaning it's a useless gimmick to me.

In fact I'd prefer a pair of SIDE COVERS than this gimmick.

Besides, do we get the extra fuselage with the valk or is a minimum of two valks required to pull this of?

Nice pics everybody.

Graham's review is OK, but it could have given more details on the Battroid mode.

Judging by the pics I'd say

Fighter = godly

Gerwalk = OK

Battroid = bad/ugly

It's the legs, they just don't do it for me.

In fact I would have to revert one of my previous posts, where I said the legs were too curvy.

Now I think they are too straight.

Battroid mode of the YF-21 should always give that "Yo, my mama was a Q'Rau" feeling.

Sadly I'm not getting that impression.

It's kind of annoying that Yamato emphasizes one mode over the other,

but hopefully they will correct that with the new ver.2 1/60 VF-1s and maybe the VF-11.

Judging by that pic, I suppose this can be considered as the successor of CvS2.

If the game engine is as solid or even better than CvS2, then this will wonder into my collection.

Man I think I have to start saving up for next gen console...

Looks like Bandai did a "Think Tank" on the Guntank.

Or should I say "It's alive!!!"

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=x1aubQHRCsQ

As for the Gundam Ver.2... well I think the inner frame should be good but the outer shell is a bit too retro for me.

Those "sponge feet" are an abomination to the eyes actually. 50/50 on this MG.

I want my VF-1S Hikaru.

And still no damn bloody evidence of side covers!!!

Come on Yamato don't disappoint me now...

Aside from personal preferences, what everybody has said basically sums it up.

But here is my take with a more structured view on the whole thing.

Please feel free to add/correct/criticize to what has been written.

The Shows:

First things first: Separate between Universal Century (UC) and alternate universes (AU).

What belongs where?

UC

- 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 F91

- Mobile Suit V Gundam

The above list is basically in chronological order. The meat of UC basically consists of Gundam -> Zeta -> CCA.

If you decide to watch only the core tree shows, then I would suggest you use the the tree Zeta Gundam movies

for the middle part, as the ending of movie #3 gives you a better flow into CCA.

My personal favourite is CCA. A very cool Amuro piloting the Nu-Gundam in a grand scale finale - what more can one ask for...

Now on to the AU stuff...

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 interconnect to each other, but obviously the ones with the same preceding title belong

together in their respective universe.

The Manga/Novels:

There is probably plenty to pick, but due to the language barrier and my geographical location this part of

Gundam remains inaccessible to me. Her are a few titles to satisfy your curiosity

- Ecole du Ciel

A side story beginning before Zeta Gundam. Done by Mikimoto.

- Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn

Takes place in UC 0096, tree years after CCA

- Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash

A story by Tomino, set 12 years after CCA. Story about Hathaway Noa, Bright Noa's son.

- Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam

Another Tomino story, that is set in UC 0133 (between F91 and Victory)

The Toys/Figures:

Essentially there are tree lines that can be followed.I can't really comment on these things, because I don't have any.

I'll try an re-iterate what has been said about these things on the web

- (Extended) Mobile Suit in Action (MSiA/EMSiA)

Your typical figure done with that gummy plastic. The extended variations have more articulation/features/accessories

then their normal counterparts.

- Gundam Fix Figuration

Figures that are more look then play. Parts tend to fall off or the paint app is shoddy.

- HCM Pro

These are basically 1/200 scaled down and pre-built versions of Master Grade models.

Very good quality (build/articulation/paint) for most if not all current figures, but at 1/200 they are kind of small.

The Models:

Ahh... the most fun aspect of Gundam. Some of the stuff below I already wrote in the Gundam plamo thread:

HG/HGUC = High Grade

- 1/144 scale

- considered as the "el cheapo" versions of models

- not so detailed

- no inner frame (= endo-skeleton of the Gundam)

- limited articulation

- plenty of models to choose from

MG = Master Grade

- 1/100 scale

- has inner frame

- good amount of detail

- plenty of articulation for a model

- good amount of different models to choose from

PG = Perfect Grade

- 1/60 scale

- considered as the be-all and end-all of Gundam modeling

- inner frame

- plenty of detail

- plenty of articulation

- includes electric wiring for lights (e.g. eyes of the Gundam)

- not so many models to choose from

- expensive

HG, MG and PG model kits are pre-coloured and are snap-fit, so theoretically no paint and glue is required.

There is also the non graded stuff, that is typically released while the Gundam show is still running. They come

in different scales and the proportions of the models are a bit lacking at times.

I started off with a PG, but primary focus now are the MGs. I think they offer the best value for money.

OK, that was a long post. But I hope this helps you out a bit.

@Dante74

Aside from the addressing limitation with 32-Bit Systems, Windows XP/Vista only gives you a max of 2GB address range

for every process (User Mode Virtual Address Range) the other 2GB is reserved for the Windows kernel and device drivers.

But it gets worse, because your application also has to share that address space with system progs/DLLs (think .NET Framework).

But you can sort of bypass this limitation by adding special start parameters for Windows.

In XP (SP2) add the following parameter in your boot.ini file: /3GB

In Vista you have to edit your BCD. Run BCDEDIT /Set IncreaseUserVA 3072 in a command prompt (as admin).

This allows individual 32-Bit processes to use up to 3GB of memory and reduces the reserved kernel space to 1GB.

You can then try and push the memory usage of CS3/Photoshop to 2.5-3GB (somewhere in Preferences I think).

BUT WARNING!!!

Doing this might cause some bad side effects, like Windows not loading any graphic drivers or not even starting up at all!

In this case you might want to tweak the User-VA.

In XP use the additional switch (boot.ini) /UserVA for e.g. /UserVA=2900 for a 2.9GB/1.1GB split.

In Vista use the previous command e.g. IncreaseUserVA 2900.

As usual, try this at your own risk.

I garantee nothing and take no responsibility for any damages/losses that might occur.

Fighter mode this, fighter mode that... seriously I'm kind of tired of people wanting fighter mode to be uber perfect.

The last thing I want Yamato to tweak is fighter mode.

For once I want to hold a Yamato valk that

a) looks great (no compromises) in battroid mode

b) good articulation

c) is not a floppy mess

d) has proper locks in the right/necessary places

Don't get me wrong I don't want my fighter mode to look like a Borg Cube either, but currently there are enough

alternatives out there to have your perfect fighter mode. What we need are some better looking/functioning/locking/PT

battroid modes.

After saying that, the only thing I see missing from those latest pics are some side covers.

Which by the looks of it Yamato will not make/add with the valk at the moment

Judging by the latest scan I would say the battroid mode is going to be a compromise for fighter mode again - typical Yamato.

Legs are too thin, too curvy, and the feet or should I say stumps don't look good either.

And sum that up with with the rest of the body and it makes for top tier ugliness!

Good thing I'm not so much of a YF-21 lover, otherwise I would be mighty irritated by this.

No wonder we've seen more shots of fighter and so little of the battroid mode.

Looking OK, I'll reserve final judgment until I see a factory produced version.

The YF-19 actually has better knee articulation than its bigger brethren and notice no canard wings on the toy.

Oh and shouldn't the gullet part under the nose cone be painted differently?

Don't be sad. As a "model guy" I'm ticked off its not a Hasegawa. That battroid looks really piss poor compared to a Hase Vf-1... then again it might be a toy.

Um... err... yeah, but compared to my basket full of apples and oranges the Hasegawas totally loose out...