Guppy

buy buy buy!!!!!!!!!!! they are limited release of course!!!!!!!!

haha! "LIMITED RELEASE!"

It's the phrase that no collector can resist.

PS - thanks sebastian - I finally understand!

hmm, if we'll be surprised by the scale of the Zero toys, that suggests to me that they aren't in 1/48 or 1/60.... ?

.. and where can I get one of those toy replicators????

... and they'd be cheaper so I could buy more of them..

... and smaller too, so I could fit more on my shelves.

I love that series - I've got the whole Viz comics run. If I ever get as rich as bill gates I'll buy the rights and finish off the series. It's always been like a faint itch I can't scratch that I never found out how it ended..

Next can you do a 1/55 poll?

The scary thing is, there are still lots of yamato toys to come. So by the end of next year, I think that figure of $953 will double.. And don't forget to add $300 for the Monster...

I recently saw Brotherhood of the Wolf. I have to say it was the biggest diappointment of a film I've seen in a long time. Stupid matrix kung fu conspiracy movie trash! <_

haha, judging from Elijah's list, it should be the 'xi' symbol.... the one for 'box'.

the 1J comes out in time for my birthday.. eeexcelllent!

I personally don't care too much for mint in box toys as it's a lot of extra money and I display them on a shelf anyway.

does this mean guppy has boxes to trade???????????????????????????????

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to many question marks ?????

lol, you would be horrified to hear that I have a garage full of boxes - and the last time I looked in there they were all starting to go mouldy!

Roy beat me to it. This movie will look like Street Fighter: the movie.

Or probably closer to the truth it will look like: The Village People: The movie!

It could be a musical and the bad guy drones can sing "Cobra cobra maan, I'm gonna be a cobra maan!"

me too.. nothing like all-new macross toys & models to get me excited!

Check out this goofy looking toy

not!

it is another classic!

is that the one that is made out of diecast? That looks like it's made out of vinyl. Is it a bootleg?

I've seen pics of a really small die cast ride armor that looks pretty cool.

They look great! That's one of those things I keep meaning to do but never get around to..

Yep - the 2 in the front are the toys I was talking about.. see how big their fists are? The blue one is the one I have.

The valk in the back is actually 1:72 - it's the Robotech superposable. It's a bit smaller than the Yamato 1:60's. As it doesn't have fast packs, it's the Version 1 - so its hips are fixed in this crappy wide stance pose. The other toy is the old Matchbox invid scout.

Overall, those toys are pretty average. Don't spend too much on em! Buy a yammie instead!

I don't think there was ever a 1/65 macross toy. There is a 1/72 gerwalk toy made by Imai (I think that's who made them). It was one of a 15th anniversary action figure line.

They are famous for their huge fists! I have a max super gerwalk - it's not bad but it's not great either.

I found a few on ebay - bad pic though. I wouldn't pay too much for them if I were you.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...&category=36568

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...&category=36568

Mine came today! They are so much better than I thought they'd be - and I thought they'd be pretty good!! The stike cannon is a pure work of art.

When the stands I ordered from Sithlord arrive it will be the ultimate 1/48 display!

Hey I was watching all of those auctions =) thanks for the descriptions though. What do you think a decent price for those 1/55's is?

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well they both look to be in great condition - I reckon you could get a bargain on the red one as it's a pretty bad picture. The blue one is boxed so that will go up. I've seen boxed 1/55's go up to the $50's. Try $20-25 for the red and $35 - 40 for the blue. I personally don't care too much for mint in box toys as it's a lot of extra money and I display them on a shelf anyway.

Just had a look - those 1/72 ones are the ones I really hate! As kanata said on the first page, they are the ones that were designed to attach to the Beta/Tread toy that was never prodced (except for a handful).

They have the worst paint jobs of any toy ever! I have been meaning to completely repaint mine but then I think "why bother?"

I don't have the 1/55 3-change one but I have all the others.

And how much did you pay for each one?

oops - sorry I forgot to answer that one. It varied - the green one had a snapped head antenna (most of the ones not in their box will as its long and really thin. I remade one using epoxy putty but if I so much as sneeze on it it will break! ) and came without the box or gun so it was a lot cheaper.

My blue one came boxed and I paid about US$35-40. I think I got my green one for about $15 - 20.

If I can borrow the work digital camera I'll take some pics tonight!

the diecast 1/55's are nice - the legs and body are diecast - surprisingly heavy for their size. When I was hunting for these toys I would search ebay by typing in 'gakken' - as you'd get the auctions where the person didn't know what the toy was but read the manufacturing stamp on the toy which would say "GAKKEN made in Japan" or "made in Taiwan" or wherever.

I believe matchbox re-released the big alpha/legioss 1/35 toys & 1/55 diecast toys and the big cyclone/ride armor toy.

You can tell the diecast ones as they have a grey gun, not a black one and the can't transform into fighter mode. They are 'skinnier' than their 1/35 brothers as they don't have to transform all the way. Look for paint chips before purchasing, as old diecast parts and paint jobs don't get along too well.

Finished auctions:

1/35: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...&category=19198

1/55 diecast: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...&category=17017

here are some current ebay auctions for reference:

1/55 diecast: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...&category=36568

1/55 diecast (badly transformed!) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...1&category=4696

1/55 plastic toy: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...&category=36568 - there are a couple of different plastic toys but they not the best looking.

big 1/35 toy: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...&category=16467

Hope I answered your Q!

I've got all 3 1/55 diecast legioss toys and the one in the pic certainly ain't that one!

I've actually got the legioss toy in the pic, and the small ride armor toys - and my advice is stay away from them, they are terrible. The only good gakken toys are the 1/35 and 1/55 diecast legioss and the large ride armor.

That's one of the small plastic transformable alphas by gakken (I think). The scale of that one would be 1:60 or 1:72? I don't like it much personally as it looks pretty sad in fighter mode. The battroid looks to me like a 1/100 scale, but I don't know too much about the old 1:100 scale toys.

I guess I have ebay and the internet to thank for my money sucking toy habit. Living in australia isn't exactly a prime position to grab lots of cool toys. So when I first discovered ebay back around 1998-9 my imagination went crazy!

It was a pretty amazing realization that no matter what I could think of, I could buy it on ebay.

I think most of our stories are quite similar - and I notice that a lot of MW'ers are in their late 20's/early 30's - we're the ones who watched the cartoons when we were kids and now we have the disposable income to afford the good stuff.

haha! I love your frankenstein creations!! Kanata, you remind me of the evil little boy in the first Toy Story movie.

RIP Johnny too.. It's not a shock as he was sick for a while - I thought that videoclip of a Nine Inch Nails cover he did was both shocking and courageous.