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Yup, the exchange rate is working out nicely for those buying things from Japan.

Might not be for those in Japan buying things abroad.

Like the other members above, the Yamato 1/60 VF-4G is so far the most expensive for me, $360 shipped.

Perfect Grade 1/60 Gundam 00 Raiser is a close second at $350.

Wow. That's some nice accessories for the VF-171. This will not be cheap.

Isn't it sad that the VF-4G would be Yamato's final sendoff? Like how 2012 Flashback was a final sendoff of the original Macross.

I wonder if I should wait for the Yen to weaken a little more before ordering. It is almost 100Yen = $1. It might go to 105Y=$1.

Finished Ga Rei Zero.

Sad what happened to Yomi and Kagari. Both best friends/sisters having to fight it to the finish at the end.

Hmmm. I am starting to like where Subaru is going with the new WRX.

Finished Demon King Daimao.

Good action and fights.

What's with all the hentai references?

Akuto collects girls like bees to honey.

Crazy and funny, but things are random and out of place. I mean, who the heck shot Korone???

its actually not priced that expensive... its the availability... or rather lack of it, that push the retailers and re-sale market to price it higher than it normally would have been

Yup, very true indeed. A good example would be the resale value on the 1/60 Yamato VF-4G. $500-$600 on eBay! Crazy price.

That looks really good. A must for any Macross display/collection. I just wish the price was a little lower.

Started watching Ga Rei Zero.

It's got this mixture of Ghost in the Shell with Shikabane Hime vibe to it.

I hope we don't see a "Full Macross Panic" price increase in stores for Yamato stuff. I think eBay prices may reflect the market environment pretty soon, like the Hostess Twinkie panic.

I am glad I got at least one copy of the VF-4 before all this happened. Now with hindsight, I wish I had ordered 2 more.

So assuming this is the Yamato finale and Arcadia decides not to product any Macross products, I wonder if another toy company will purchase the license and continue the 1/60 and 1/48 line?

Watching Boku wa Tomodachi Sukunai.

Actually really entertaining for a comedy with some borderline hentai material. And that Rika girl is just a hentai/mecha freak. I will never see Gundam/Evangelion in the same light again after her interpretation.

Looks like the website www.yamato-toys.com is finally shutdown....

Bandai Chogokin Saber...compared to Figma Saber

The Chogokin Saber is just slightly taller, but twice as heavy due to large amounts of metal parts. She's built like a tank compared to her Figma sibling. Also, Chogokin Saber is more posible and has flexible armor pieces.

just watched first dozen or so episodes of Soul Eater and enjoying it.

i just love it when i chance upon an anime not on my radar and end up liking it.

That show is awesome and funny...like how Tsubaki has to put up with Black Star's overblown ego and Death the Kid's obsessive compulsive disorder with symmetry.

I thought about getting a Subaru WRX Sti hatchback as a replacement for my current Mazdaspeed 3. The torque steer in the Speed3 is just too random sometimes to drive safely. But I have no other problems with the car so it is difficult for me to justify replacing it. Still...AWD would be nice.

Jyu Oh Sei was good until the last episode. It was less than satisfying of an ending. It looks like the writers changed their mind at the last minute and decided to end it with a shocking but weak outcome.

I don't normally do this, but... bump.

And a for good measure.

Holy crap these are incredible. I missed this topic because it was way down the subforum. These deserve to be seen.

I don't deserve to make a request, but a Gerwalk hovering (with feet slightly askew attempting to balance thrust levels/direction) or air breaking with feet forward would be insanely good.

Well, here is an old one with VF-1 in gerwalk mode that was never put out.

Consider this one for March 2013.

Jump to 22:25 in the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5J3jF-QI88

Because of the legal issues, I wonder if this will be a continuation of where Shadow Chronicles left off.

Still not convinced it IS the Enterprise that we see crashing into the bay in the trailers. Look at the nacell spacing and the shape as well. Looks a lot different.

Chris

That scene reminds me of the Ptolemaios, from Gundam 00, plunging into the ocean to create a large water mist to disperse incoming beam weapons. But I doubt that's what the Enterprise is trying to do here.

Is that the 2014 Corvette Stingray with the Z71 offroad package? Hehe!