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But that background showing off the new Priss and Sylia figures has not. Could they be FINALLY releasing those trading figures of the AD Police and Boomers?? Those have been on hold (I thought cancelled) for years now.

EDIT: Ack! I thought I posted this already! I just realized I had another open browser on my computer with a reply still half written. I'm all kinds of tired today. Sweet! I definitely appreciate the scans! You rock, sir!

Sweet! Thanks for the info. I'll give them a call now. UPDATE: I just got off the phone with an incredibly helpful customer service woman at Best Buy. She laughed when I explained to her how the manager of my local store insisted that the book was inside the dvd case, and then took my info down. She assured me that these books will be mailed out shortly. Color me impressed.

Eh, I counted the wheels. My VF-1 Revoltechs are also about perfect eye level with Stick. The MH, to me, seems a tad tall for a Revoltech. But then again, Revoltech is a non-scale line of toys anyway, so I guess it is a moot point.

No, but the CMs are. I have my CMs Stick standing next to my Revoltech Patlabors right now. He's the same size as movie Alphonse.

I got the SE, though I haven't watched it yet. There's a bonus disc with documentaries/interviews/etc and a really beautiful steelbook case. Honestly, my (silly) reason for buying it was for the steelbook packaging alone, since it matches the similar case for the other Appleseed CG flick I own. I haven't watched any bonus features yet, however. I also got screwed, since the SE was supposed to come with a bonus manga at Best Buy. The manager insisted that the book was already in the case, though there was no indication of any such thing. And, of course, when I opened the sucker up, I was SOL. Yay.

I felt embarrassed for them at first, but it's all about BreeTigh: http://www.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/top_.../20080319.phtml The cast of BSG on Letterman. Look for the video link. It should be on the right.

Drill bra. That's all that needs to be said, really. I'm sold.

Thanks for the translation, misterryno! I wish I had that an hour ago, though. I wouldn't have spent all that time hating on Ray.

D'oh! Thanks for that! I somehow missed that bit of the discussion yesterday! I just tried it, and it did work! Phew!

Any chance you could scan that? I just got mine today (from HLJ - no Toynami branding) and I'm completely ready to throw Ray across the room. I can't at all figure out how to collapse the engine enough to get the human figure to slide into the transformed chest piece. I studied the video on the MH page, but they seem to have left that part/step out. Argh! So far, the CMs was FAR less frustrating to transform...and I hated that one.

I would certainly kick reason to the curb and buy that up!!! Have we ever heard more about the add-on pack with all the drills and wings? I seem to recall pictures from WF, but no info. As is, I'm planning on getting a few Gurren Lagann Revoltechs just so I can have a nice display with various poses (gotta have at least one pointing a finger to the heavens!).

Me too. I refuse to pay more than $80 for a Toynami toy. Period.

Oh, I already have my preorder in. There's no way I'm skipping on a soild BGC toy. I've been waiting YEARS for this, crappy finish or no.

I hope so, because now that a Beta is more certain, I'm interested in a blue Alpha again (without the eBay markup). Only now I know to barely touch the thing.

Argh! I KNEW I should have selected EMS shipping from HLJ. The wait for my MH ride armors is getting to me

Thanks for the scans, CAIN MKII, but now that I'm comparing the Motoslave 1 lineart to the shots from Yamato, I truly fail to see how "this is ugly, not even close to the original design", as you originally posted..?? It looks pretty darn close to me, albeit some proportions are slightly different to allow for poseability. Heck, even the lineart isn't all that consistent. The chest area and head (especially) seem to change size depending on the drawing. My only problem with this toy so far is the lack of finish on the bike (and maybe the size)...not the sculpt.

Damn it all!! You guys just made me spend more money this year. I'm actually hoping the $150+ price tag is accurate, so I will truly feel like I'm getting a deal with BBTS at $80. Usually those guys are pretty expensive, so this is justice, somehow. Thing is, now I need an Alpha. D'oh.

:lol: Sounds like the reviewer had just as much fun as I did transforming (even handling) the toy.

I preordered the MP Starscream crown and cape set as soon as it became available... but, for the life of me, I just can't understand why anyone would want a set for Skywarp? Edit: Whoa, the price jumped since yesterday! They were $14.99 then. Glad I got my order placed in time!

Not anymore.

Awesome pics! Thanks for that!

Wow, the 1/48 Weathered Roy looks great.

Here: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-...n-pre-announced

If only the CMs were scaled up (which could help some of the fiddly transformation and parts-pop problems), had screw covers, and painted in a finish closer to the MHs--there would be no contest for me. The proportions on the MH are just plain weird on both the rider (freaky neck) and the bike (small tires). I also don't like how dull the toy looks without any markings (I don't need to bring up the decal bs again). And, of course, the purple visor thing still gets me, but I've said that ad nauseam in this thread already. However, the anime-accurate face sculpts are very cool, and it's nice to have the option to display the riders without helmets. I'll probably end up collecting all the MH, simply because I'm a sucker for seeing my heroes faces, and they look to be improving with the Yellow... and because I basically hope to never have to attempt to transform a CMs model again, due to the frustration inherent in the small size.