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I just finished watching Infinite stratos and Freezing......and I swear I saw it for the mecha actions (although I doubt about the mecha part in "freezing").

There won't be a nick of difference if they replaced all the mecha parts in IS with glowing feathers and rainbow ponies summoned out of nowhere.

The style would fit better if the kids pilots SD gundams. HEAD PILOT GOOOO!

On a positive note, yes the lack of self loathing emo POS teens is good.

Wow! Thanks for the pics! Battroid mode is NASTY AWESOME.

Never liked split gunpods/cannons. Makes little structural sense. Those new pictures are pretty good though.

It's funny how many people thought that when it was released. I on the other hand thought it was awesome!

I agree, they should do an exclusive on all of the other destroids including the cheyenne. I would gladly jump through all the hoops to get one of each at a minimum.

If exclusive you meant available via HLJ and other HK shops then count me in .

Digimon, what they want younger kids to buy their gunpla? Tapping a new market?

While I don't think I like the gap, I guess it's necessary to get enough room for the feet to move up and down –and even to open- in fighter mode.

It does look like Bandai has addressed all the shortcoming of the DX 25. And now they're just around 30% of the molds away from a V.2 VF-25. I mean, all the mechanisms seem to be ok, they only have to change the head, chest plate, back plate, wings, thigh kittle and outer side of the lower legs and fins. Come on, Bandai, just do it!

I have both a 1/100 25 and 29 and i'd say they share maybe 30% of the mold, the legs and the nosecone perhaps.

i think everyone's wishing for that. my only real complaints about the current 1/60 YF-19 are the gullet and the fit issues in fighter mode. if Yamato does make a 1/60 v.2 YF-19, i hope they go back to the ratcheted ankles... not really liking the metal rod+balljoint that the Kai is sporting.

bleah...

I've got a first edition 1/60 and it's locked tight in fighter mode. I could flip it around it without pieces moving. Always thought it's only loose in gerwalk, and to some extent battroid mode? I'd say if you're a big fan of the YF-19 go for the renewal edition, ver 3 won't be out in a long time. Again, Yamato will need to remold most parts of the toy to get from the Kai to the YF.

Thanks pipedream, that battroid mode is looking better and better every picture.

It's giving me digimon vibes.

True, but those were also double sided somehow Though, I don't remember seeing the guns ever fire forward in fighter mode, so they may have been just the rear end of the gun protruding for some reason. I do remember thinking those were mounted so far back it might be dangerous to fire them forward in fighter. We did see the other ends of those guns used like Q-Rau guns in battroid though.

Those elbow guns are double sided lasers, that's why they are so compact.

I plan on getting at least one of these, probably two, but I really can't decide which ones I'd want. Ideally, I'd get a Millia S and Gamlin D model, but I don't know if I want to wait to see if they make the red one before getting an S.

I'd get two Gamlin Ds myself, and that's it. Feel very little motivation to buy a Milia mecha without her Max counterpart .

When you want mobility and bear more guns on target?

The Nightmares are spec-ops fighters anyway, they aren't exactly the usual grunt mecha. I like it because it was designed to hurt, and not primarily to win air shows.

It's not often we see a cool, new, military HELICOPTER demo scheme:

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Netherlands---Air/Boeing-AH-64D-Apache/1932269/L/

Thanks David, that's a pretty bird.

Lol wtf is with this kiddie crap?

What's next? Baby Gundam?

Of all time??

Err yes, consider that I only started buying TFs with ROTF ! I'm a casual collector and just buy molds I take a fancy to.

Yes that would be it, does anyone remember the name of the ship itself, I can't find my 707 disc.

And thank you for the replies.

Apollo-Norm. Thanks for bringing up this anime, it's amazing and really tickled my love for all things naval.

Bought Skyhammer recently, probably my favourite TF so far. Transformation is interesting and the battroid robot mode is amazing,

Also, did you guys know that the missiles can be deployed in fighter mode?

That looks good, are the missiles speaker pods as well?

Personally, for me, it's always about accuracy. The more accurate to the original Anime and original intention of the creator the better.

Exactly, it's a matter of personal taste. Until someone decides to fund all my valk purchases I don't see what's the problem with having a preference.

All valkyries are meant to be shiny and have gloss finishes. It's adults who twenty years later want them to be flat finished and look like models of real airplanes instead of super awesome transforming robot planes.

I beg to differ. Also what's wrong with wanting them to look like real airplanes? Is there a hard rule somewhere on how to enjoy Macross valks?

Lube that sucka up!

ROFL...wait, did you mean what I think you're insinuating?

Lol. We don't have a fanfic forum. There's a website dedicated to Macross fanfic. It's called robotech.com.

ZING!

Good play old chap.

Yeah enough with the fanfic, it's getting pretty out of topic.