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Thanks! And they are going to make EX-Gear! Now that is a surprise.

Who can tell what kind of shape the exchange rate or our personal finance is when this thing release? I predict 24k to 36k yen. It has way more plastic than the 1/60 YF-21 even if it is mostly hollow. It can transform, right? And before we panic about price, how much did the Takatoku 1/3000 SDF-1 originally cost?

VF-1D is out: http://www.toysdaily.com/discuz/thread-87804-1-1.html

They should be compatible with the new ones and the old launch arm stand. This make the Sv-51 and YF-21 the odd one of the family - come with own stand but incompatible with other stands.

Like this one? http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?...st&id=58216 (original post)

I was referring to the line arts, the big circle on the arms. http://www.new-un-spacy.com/macrossdyrl/vt-1-ostrich.htm http://www.new-un-spacy.com/macrossdyrl/ve...er-valkyrie.htm In the high-res VT-1 toy pic we can barely see the recessed circle on the arms.

LOL! Even a 1/200 SDF-1 would be 6m long, i.e. longer than a Hummer H2. 1/1200 (1m long) is about the starting point of possibility.

Here we go... http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?...st&p=717374

Huh? The arms looks identical to other VF-1. Edit: OK I can see it now - the big circle is barely visable.

"up" is there, but usually covered by the figure itself. http://www2.moeyo.com/img/09/02/11/2/213.html

Bandai had done this before recently, and from the teaser image we correctly guessed Macross Quarter. http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?...mp;#entry673457 See the attached file to see what I have: negative of the 2nd image, and last frame from . But I agree VF-27 is also very possible.

So Bandai throw out some teaser images: http://tamashii.jp/staff_diary/diary.php?e...08&level=01 The 1st image is of course the DX Macross Quarter and they will show the prototype in the Feb22 event. The next VF-100 will also be announced there, which is likely what the other two images cover. The 2nd image is probably VF-19 Kai in battroid mode. I can see the head with 3 antennas, left shoulder and shield. I can't find anything close to the 3rd image.

This toy blog is saying that in the Feb 22 SDF-1 launch event Yamato will announce a "new full transform large size mechanical Macross product", which may be SDF-1. If true, they will probably release a TV then a Movie version, and then piss us off with limited weathered versions.

Exactly! Yamato will have to release another recolor for this one!

A few page ago from Save. http://kuji-club.jp/files/premium/macross_f/p/top.html

Megahouse STUFFED Collection Ranka. March. Price unknown. Source: http://blog.hobbystock.jp/report/2009/02/tp0102.html

Display at MegaHobby Expo 2009 Source: http://blog.hobbystock.jp/report/2009/02/tp0101.html http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/iam-cybergundam/article?mid=19968 It should be from Megahouse. Price and release day unknown. Edit: More pics: http://ga.sbcr.jp/mreport/012289/ http://akibahobby-c2.sakura.ne.jp/image/20090210/m041.html Actually it will come from "AlphaXOmega", a sub-brand of Megahouse. Previous product from them include the 1/8 Klan.

Display at MegaHobby Expo 2009 Source: http://blog.hobbystock.jp/report/2009/02/tp0102.html

But no perfect fast pack installation. From what we know so far you will need to rebuild 1/3 of it to put fast packs on.

Handling is the big advantage of Bandai products. The Sv-51 looks so bad ass but I just can't bring it to work. The box is too XBOX huge. I would worry about co-worker and cleaner touching it. Taking 15+ minutes to transform it is not gona fly at work. OTOH my 1/55 chunky 1J only take 20 seconds to transform. I just change it's form or pose once each day for the hack of it.

Preview from Figure Maniacs Magazine. Source: http://hobby.dengeki.com/books/0902figure31.html# http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/iam-cybergundam/article?mid=19905

On carzy big stuff from Bandai, here is a very big stature of Kamen Rider 1 recently released: http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN954816 http://www.toy-world.com.hk/forum/viewthre...%3D1&page=2 80000 yen, only 600 unit is made.

Revert back from the image URL get me to this Korean store: http://www.side7.co.kr/mart5/mall.php3?cat...3000&copen= 18000 Won, or about US$13.

The SV-51 and YF-21 are already incompatible with the old launch arm stand.

What is robotech? Come on it is obvious Macross F is influenced by Star Trek. Vajra and Grace fraction become borg when combined. F's main plot contain classic element of both trek and Macross - hard to communicate and understand alien, and abuse of technology lead to bad result.