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The all black scheme makes it look like a special opps craft, doesn't it?

According to what little information is available in the article it will be in Aoshimas's "Shin Seiki Gokin" series with an unstated die cast content...it's a toy. Saw-eet! I've been waiting forever to get my hands on something like this...tentative May release...can't wait.

Yes, the curse of vakaholism...you get a strange sense of euphoria with each new aquisition, sort of like hypoxia; friends and family start to look at you funny and wonder what's wrong with you; and your wallet runs screaming to the hills in a desperate state of panic.

Cyclone MPCs...could Toynami pull these off and make them come out well? I'm sure they could; as has been pointed out, there has been improvement between the Veritech MPCs and the Alphas (if only they had thought out their materials choices and placement a little better and employed competent assembly and QC personnel, the little Alphas would've been true "master pieces"). Will Toynami create worhy representations of the ride armors? Other than the sculpt's appearance, probably not. Their track record leads me to believe that they would still use poor grade plastics, and decide to use metal in unwise locations that would make the toy floppy and prone to falling over, or so stiff in critical areas that it would be very fragile; and, of course, there is their abismal QC to consider. With all the above in mind, there are few positive consequences from a Toynami attempt at making Cyclones: 1. Even if they don't live up to expectations (or their absurd price tags ), they'd be new items for Mospeada fans to enjoy, even if only as "DO NOT EVER TOUCH" displays pieces. 2. We'd get representations of all the ride armors, not just the mospeada. 3. The posability of the character figures is bound to be much better than the Gakken's, and they may actually be able to straddel the bikes. 4. The introduction of new Cyclones will likely drive down the price of the old Gakkens and Heshin Robos, at least for a little while, thereby giving everyone who does not own an copy a chance to get one at a more reasonable price. 5. More toys of bikes that transform into battle armor is always a good thing, even if they turn out to be quirky at best. Just my 2 cents.

Abandon all hope all ye who aquire a first 1/48 Valk, for it shall not be thy last. Congratulations and welcome to the club.

I'm glad nobody was killed, but man what a waste...idiotic bureaucratic inertia will do it every time.

Here we go again... I'm severely tempted to get this toy...

Here's what I'd like to see made as mass produced styrene kits...quick, incomplete list: 1/72 VF-11 (any variant except Maxl) by Hasegawa 1/72 VF-4 (any variant) by Hasegawa 1/72 VF-17 (any variant) by Hasegawa 1/72 VF-5000 by Hasegawa 1/72 VF-2SS by Hasegawa 1/72 VF-2JA by Hasegawa 1/72 destroids by Hasegawa And for a non anime item I'd love to see Bandai do the Akira class Starship in the same scale as their E kit (1:1700). I won't hold my breath on any of these ever seeing the light of day...I'd surely die of asphyxiation; but it's fun to dream...

That's to be expected, since the same thing happened with the VF-1s when Yamato first hit the market. Technically the MPCs are not reissues; but you're right, the influx of new (better?) Alphas/Legioss will have a depressive impact on the vintage stuff.

For stripping paint off a model (enamel or acrylic makes no difference) without harming the plastic (polystyrene is specially sensitive to thinners and will become very brittle) I've had good results using spray-on oven cleanes such as 'Easy Off'. Just make sure to put all parts to be stripped into a non-leaking plastic bag and completely coat all parts in it, then close the bag and let sit for at least an hour. Most, if not all, of the paint will come right off and the plastic will be good as new; any minor areas that still have paint can be cleaned by repeating the process or by using small amounts of thinner with a hard bristle brush...I find that a toothbrush usually works quite well. Most important if using the 'Easy Off' method is to work in a well ventilated area and avoid breathing in any vapors; the stuff is an extreme irritant and will have you gagging in no time flat if inhaled. Cheers!

Here you go Edit: Damn, Panzer beat me to it... Edit again: BTW, I have a Low Viz in mint condition that I'm willing to sell for a paltry $699.95, with a takatoys sticker sheet, plus S&H...any takers???

Cool....maybe, but that's like advertising your geekdom for everyone to see...

How is this for absurd?.... Low Vis eBay auction Who is this guy trying to kid?

Now that's just plain mean...

Heh. Yes, racist, sexist and homophobic views, so deeply entrenched in today's frightened hate-filled society that they pop up in everyday conversation without any thought is just pointless semantics. Gypped out of any deals lately? "Gypped" was a term propigated by the fun-loving Nazi party, in reference to Gypsies, who nobody (except other Gypsies it seems) liked. Nobody cares about them now (moslty because they were all killed) and use the term "Gypped"widely without any thought whatsoever. The term used to be "Jewed" until people starting thinking that was wrong. Why not bring back "Jewed" and "Niggered" and "Chinked"? Semantics. As for the Scopedog, won't it have to have a tonne of modifications if it is to be any other version? I thought the Brutish Dog, my fave (cuz it's pink ) had different feet. Ideas? Methinks someone doest protest too much. As for the scopedog...it looks awesome for an old school design, but it's too rich for my blood.

As has been said already, the "Mac 2" in question is the original land based dreadnaught from the SDF Macross, and not from Macross II. Be that as it may, there was a very short appearance of a new Mac 2 in "Lovers again"...see picture:

It's the sport of choice at Macrossworld.

Why didn't you just send off the hand for replacement; that's what I did when I broke the right leading edge winglet that folds around the cockpit on the first time I tried to transform the Rook Alpha (entirely my fault since I was tired, impatient, and exerted too much force to release it from its position in fighter mode). I attempted to repair it by pinning the broken pieces together with a couple of 1/4 inch sections of paper clip wire and some plastic cement; however, even though the repair was successful and the break seam almost undetectable, the plastic weld I used had no effect on the part's material and I did not wish to use CA glue because of its hazing effects. So, I sent Toynami an email explaining what happened and that I didn't want to return the whole toy, just the broken piece, as I had an otherwise near perfect example on hand. Toynami's response was immediate and very accommodating to my request. In short, my advice to anyone who bought an Alpha with a single defect or broken piece, but that is otherwise more than acceptable, just send back the troublesome item, if at all possible, and save yourself the extra shipping (I paid about $1.40 by USPS first class mail with delivery confirmation from CT to CA). Hope this will be useful to others in the future. Cheers

I'm sorry...but give me a f*cking break. Comparing an engineering and artistic masterpiece like Michaelangelo's David to this is stupid. On top of that, saying that we find this disturbing and therefore would find the David disturbing is asinine in the extreme. Couldn't have said it better myself. Some people just have to stick psycho-babble-ish arguments and comparisons just to make themselves feel intellectually superior.

Man, that's one "well hung", bad-ass Tread/Beta! Where did you find that thing?

It's like a train wreck or a multi car pile-up...you can't help but look

That's just wrong...it looks like gay Gundam soft porn...disturbing.

Leader one was basically a re-box of the red legioss that was molded in a very fugly shade of aqua. It even included the Jupiter Base decals and all the same metal, rubber, and nylon bits. At the time when they were released I remember seeing them in store, but I never associated the box image with the then Robotech New Generation Alpha fighter (it was 1985-6 so I didn't know about the true origins of the shows butchered to create Robotech)...all I could see was the name Go-Bots on the box, and I hated Go-Bots.

That's one strange old coot... Here is something I read once in a public toilet: Here I sit, Lonely hearted, Tried to s**t, But only farted. Ah men.

That looks awesome. I just saw the F-18 at my local TRU store and that sucker is big; so big, in fact, that I could not justify buying it, even at $75.00 + tax, for lack of space to display or store the thing...but it is an impressive "toy". Judging by the picture or the F-16, however, this one might be a bit harder to pass up if I happen to run across it...the Falcon is just such a cool looking bird. Edit: That definitely looks like a F-16C.