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For an early version, I'd say the animation looks good. But I'm not really liking the artistic approach the game is using. It looks to "western", I'm not getting the "anime cool" vibe from this game.

Being the scale fanatic I am this is absolutely terrific news. It seems miracles do come true during Christmas. Two things I'd like this release to have is - SIDE COVERS!!! - NON AMPUTATED PILOT FIGURE!!! Otherwise I'm already completely satisfied. Hopefully the Euro stays stronger than the dollar over the course of 2008. It makes buying these things a bit more affordable.

If anybody is interested dalong.net has the first part of his review for Unicorn Gundam up. I'm a bit disappointed in the less than usual amount of articulation that this MG Gundam has. But for the unique feature this Gundam has I'm willing to sacrifice this. Can't win'em all as they say...

Looks like the GN-U line has already started. While surfing on the toyboxdx forums there is a thread discussing Yamato's Braiger offering. In that said thread there is a link to someones site with pics of the toy and future offerings. And lo and behold a pic of the YF-19 and YF-21... It's getting ridiculous that we have to constantly scour the internet for some pics instead of getting this from Yamato first hand with the somewhat close connection we have to them. And no I AM NOT BLAMING OR AIMING AT GRAHAM with my comment. It's Yamatos "secret agency" approach on everything that's getting on my nerves.

Bump Any progress on the chest lock for battroid mode. This one major flaw on the YF-19 bugs me to no end, you know.

I'm open to Bandai making Macross toys. I couldn't care less what Bandai did or hasn't done for Macross in the past. What counts, is here and now and it's going to be either hit or miss. MG, PG, DX, HCM or the all mighty SOC Spec would be welcomed. The only downfall to this would probably be Bandai opting for an incompatible scale with Yamato's stuff. On the other hand if we get nice 1/100 valks from them, then I'd have something to pose with my MG Gundams. Gundams squaring off agains valks in your own home, how cool is that! Yamato's designs are wonderfull, but I've never been quite happy with the battroid modes. They always seem to be missing that 5 - 10% that counts. Either the design is slightly off (aesthetics, funktionality), it's floppy or they forget/don't bother to put locks in the right places. I don't think there has ever been a battroid offering from Yamato that has perfected on all three of the mentioned points.

I thought I'd post this in here. What's up with the YF-19 Fast Pack edition being so rare. It seems to me that most of the retailers had this for like 3 1/2 weeks in mid summer and then no more. And retailers that do still have it, want my two kidneys for it... Graham any word on a new batch coming? What about a chest lock for battroid mode?

I was looking at mac books in a store the other day because of the discussion on the previous page. I'm not really in the market for a new laptop, but curiosity struck me because I hear everybody raving on about this hardware. So I looked at these things and honestly judging by the specs for both mac book and pro version I see nothing that warrants the extra 200 - 300 Euro price tag apple likes one to pay for - unless you really have to have OS X running. For that extra cash I could get a higher class laptop that would outclass the mac. As for the design well it doesn't look bad but it isn't revolutionary either. So what's the deal or is it just typical apple hype everybody is jumping on?

Didn't the predators have their hair hanging like that... Oh and I think we have to thank Full Metal Panic for introducing mecha with hair.

The lower have of Ryu in that first pic reminds me Hulk. And I'm praying that the game doesn't actually feature that magazine artwork. Visually Guilty Gear has surpassed any of the Street Fighter incarnations. Animation-wise SF3 is still king. My dream/fan boy move list for Ryu: normal moves: Basically everything stays the same, except for hp and standing close hk. The hp has to be the straight punch again with good speed, range and priority. I really hate the hook punch he received in 3S. The standing close hk should be the classic 2 hitter. I don't know why they took this away from Ryu in 3S... normal specials:2 hit overhead (f+mp) Hop kick (f+mk) NEW: 2 hit elbow that knocks down, sort of like in alpha when you pick X-ism (f+hp) special moves:Tatsumakisenpukyaku Shoryuken NEW: Get rid of the stupid Shakunetsu and instead have a 1 hit Hadouken that is knockdown and push back like when Sean does his Hadou super For the super super moves I'm a bit undecided. My first choice would be to give Ryu only one super move: I call this move the "Shin Denjin Hadouken". A lighting fast 8 hit hadouken with electrifying animation that takes a good chunk of health. The alternative would be:Standard 5 hit Shinkuu Hadouken NEW: "Shin Shoryu Hadou". Ryu pulls of a heavy hitting shoryuken that katapults the opponent straight up high in the air. Ryu then automatically does 3 hit super hadouken that pushes the opponent back like the Sean super move. As you can see I'm emphasizing the Hadouken, because that is Ryu's trademark move.

VF-25: First liked, then hated (long nose, hate SV-51), now liked. Currently liking both of the blonds. Don't know why but they sort of have Misa vibe to them. Can't warm up to the green haired one. If she were drawn a bit older then maybe. I'm a bit confused. The love triangle is between blue haired guy, green haired girl and the blond singer right? So what role does the other blond girl have? Or are we in for a surprise and the love triangle might become a four way thing?

Graham please ask Yamato the following - If they can devise a locking mechanism for the chest area of the YF-19 in battroid mode - If they will make a new and revised VF-1 in 1/60 scale - About the current state of the Zero line (valks , issues, exchange parts etc.) Thank you.

Lol, I downloaded this and checked that the video/audio codecs were able to play back on my standalone dvd player. To my astonishment I didn't see anything, so I checked video again and sure enough the resolution is to high... H264, vorbis, vfr, overscan, container formats and now resolutions. God, I miss the days were one could download, burn and watch the fansubs immediately...

Just when you thought Sony Europe couldn't ram it up your a** any higher. The 60GB PS3 is going to be completely phased out in SCEE territories and replaced ONLY with the 40GB version. link So anybody that buys a PS3 later and still wants to play PS2 games will have to have 2 consoles under their TV. So lets sum up Sony's/SCEE's PS3 strategy for the year - 5 month delay - of course more expensive than USA or Japan - no emotion engine in our 60GB PS3s - a bunch of pathetic games - a "Value" pack that still nobody could afford - a 40GB PS3 stripped of almost everything Man and I thought floppy valks made me mad.

The whole Zero line has become a total fiasco when it comes to the toys, the exchange parts and the communication with Yamato. It wouldn't surprise me if seasoned/veteran buyers are completely shying away from this release, until some poor newbie does the beta testing...

I can't give you any details about the models you are interested in, but I can help you on some general info on Gundam models. HG = 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 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. For some clear shots of the models go here: http://dalong.net/ Hope this helps you out a bit.

You know I'd like to see the Revoltech line touch some of the fighting game franchises. Imagine a line of Street Fighter, Guilty Gear, KoF, Tekken or Soul Calibur figures. It's basically a no brainer to earn some easy money...

On the topic of novels does anybody know if Beltorchika's Children was by any chance translated and released in English.

And anybody that proclaims this kind of rubbish cannot call themselves a true and tolerant Macross fan!!!

And some peeps over here have the cheek to say scale doesn't matter when it comes to making/collecting these valks...

Maybe they should slap on a yellow visor and call it Ver. K.A.(R.R.)

The 25th valks look OK. But I was sort of secretly hoping that Yamato would give us an updated 1/60 VF-1S incl. Strike/fast packs in a nice commemorative box or something.

1/48 Hikaru VF-1S with or without Strike Packs This thing can be summed up with one word: solid! If the 1/60 YF-19 had some locking mechanism for the chest in battroid mode then it might of ranked it higher with me. The lack of any lock really gets on my nerves... I also have a 1/60 VF-0S, looks great but as satisfactory toy... err I think not.

Well it's not not the Macross Frontier trailer, but here is the promo vid for Gundam Unicorn http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=O-IZdf8wSQE I really hope this story gets the anime treatment someday, or at least give us a translation of the novels.

If you aren't a fan mustaches then you might want to look into this Yes that's right it's Unicorn Gundam! Now all we need is confirmation that it's going to be a MG and that it has frame transformation thingy going for it. More pics at dannychoo.com