Graham

Cool, as long as I block out the ugly MS and pretend they are VFs. Graham

Sorry to get off topic, but you just cannot beat original unmodified Star Wars (in 2D as it was meant to be), or as the young uns' call it these days 'A New Hope'. And getting back on topic, Go Aliens! Thinking about it, I'd pay good money to see an Alien/Star Wars crossover. Has that ever been done before as a comic? Han and Chewie against Aliens, now that would rock! Graham

Given the title of this thread, I gotta ask, is it a massage with a happy ending? Graham

Wondering if we should change the title of this thread to "What anime are you currently watching?". Dunno about the rest of you, but I seldom watch new anime, as to be frank, most of it is well, crap! The present thread title seems to exclude older anime. My recent view list has included such oldies but goodies as: Mospeada. Gal Force - Eternal Story, Destruction, Stardust War. Macross 7. Black Lagoon TV / Black Lagoon OVA. Last Exile. None of which are current anime. Can't actually remember the last time I heard of anything current which is good. Graham

Some random musings on the blue CM’s Legioss/Tread set, after I unboxed it last night. 1. I’m glad I bought the upgraded parts set, as the additional black plastic clip for combining the Legioss and Tread together in fighter mode makes a world of difference. With the extra clip attached to the metal docking bar, it becomes a rock-solid attachment and you can pick up the combined Legioss and Tread and zoom it around without fear. Without this extra clip, if you are just using the metal docking bar only, it is nothing but a froppy mess. 2. The long needle nose of the Legioss looks worse in online photos. In person, I hardly notice it. 3. Although the plastic of the toy is good quality, it looks cheap, like a $5 bootleg toy from China. It’s not about the plastic being glossy, as Yamato have shown it is possible to make gorgeous, expensive-looking gloss plastic on the VF-19 series. 4. The extra fixed-pose hands in the upgrade set really hold the gun well, unlike the standard articulated hands. Unfortunately, if you use the fixed pose hands I couldn’t get the arms fully retracted for fighter mode. Maybe I need to play around with positioning them in the forearm cavity more though. 5. On the subject of the hands, I found both the fixed-pose hands and articulated hands damn difficult to get onto the wrist pegs of both the Legioss and Tread. I had to push so hard that I thought I was going to break something getting the fists attached. 6. This really is a schizophrenic toy, on one hand you have some nice attention to detail in the some thin, model-quality panel lines, on the other hand you have cheap looking plastic and, obvious seam lines (on the head) and paint overspray (again on the head). And of course the incorrectly sculpted detail of the chest intakes and arm thrusters. 7. -Both Veef and Jenius (I think) used the term “half-assed” a lot in their reviews and I have to agree with that assessment. There’s some good points on this toy, such as it seems much more durable than the Toynami/Aoshima Legioss (well, it could hardly be less durable…..LOL!), but it looks fairly cheap and plastic. Although the Legioss doesn’t lock together well, although this is not as bad as I expected. 8. Both the Legioss and Tread can be transformed between modes easily, no real difficult areas. 9. Ratchet joints are nice and clicky, but some of the non-ratchet joints such as the rear of the Legioss’s feet are a bit lose and I had a bit of trouble getting the Legioss to stand up. 10. The leg missile doors are quite difficult to open and I had two of them pop off while trying to open them with my fingernail. 11. I thought the Legioss’s rear landing gear strut was on a pivot pin. It’s not! So when I tried to rotate it down more, I broke it off the rear landing gear bay door where it is glued in place…….whoops! Gotta go buy some super glue to glue it back. 12. Overall, I quite like the CM’s Legioss/Tread. Although it looks a bit cheap and plasticy, it still looks acceptable when combined in fighter mode (with the caveat that you use the upgrade connecting part). But after getting this blue one, I don’t think I will be buying the green one now. Still, there’s no way I would ever buy another Toynami Legioss. Graham

Looks great. Gotta have the all black heatshield though. Graham

Yeah, funny show. Can't remember where I saved it though..........doh! Graham

Just received my CM's blue Legioss & Trade and upgrade parts. Will unpack and play with tonight. Looks nice though. If not too frustrating, I may possibly order the green Legioss as well. Graham

Yeah, but wrong date for the VF-1 leg tho Graham

Yep, 2D all the way. Really no interest in seeing anything in 3D. Although I could possibly be tempted to watch Star Wars, A New Hope in 3D, as long as Han shoots first! Graham

Going to rename this topic to make it the official "All things Mospeada related" thread. Graham

Hopefully, my CM's blue Legioss/Tread with upgrade parts will arrive today or tomorrow. Quite looking forward to getting it, although prepared to be frustrated........LOL! Graham

Guess I've been lucky that the paint apps are fine, the skull tampos are perfect and the wings are tight on both of my VF-25S. Although I suppose it helps that I can check them for defects in the shop when I buy them. Graham

Haha, I like that you are using a picture of Hong Kong inthe background. Any significance behid that? Graham

Even without the Super packs, I find the lower legs don't really lock into place very securely in fighter mode. The tabs on the wing-gloves are just not large enough to lock into the slots in the lower legs securely. On the display stand, it's fine, but if you want to hold it or zoom it around I find the wing glove tabs constantly work themself out of the lsots on the lower legs. Graham

I also disagree. I had IIRC correctly 3 of the Toynami Alphas when they first came out and I spent ages fiddling with them, but could never get rid of the broke back look. Graham

Dunno yet, still waiting for Yamato to reply. Graham

Well, in fighter mode, the Toynami/Aoshima also suffers from an upwards pointing nose, AKA broke-back syndrome. Also, there is no clearance for the belly of the plane with the landing gears out and lastly, the parts fitting is quite poor. Graham

Well, found a Blue CM's with the upgrade parts set on ebay HK, so decided to take a risk and buy it. Graham

Thanks guys. So after reading/watching Jenius and Veef's reviews it looks like getting the Blue with the upgrade set is the way to go, as I do want a better connection bettween the Legioss and Tread in fighter mode. Shame the Green was not sold with the upgrade set, as I've always prefered the green. Graham

Strange, as Anime Export list a re-release version, which shows a pic of the big gun. Want to find out if legit or not. But anyway, it's on back-order status. See: http://www.anime-export.com/product/5010 Graham

Questions: Was there a re-release of the CM's Legioss/Tread, that had the improved parts already installed? If the answer to Q1 is yes, did the re-release have a different box? Or how to tell the 1st and 2nd versions apart? from the box? Graham

Now that's how a Legioss should look. Absolutely stunning! Graham

Looks great! Graham

Yep, the VF-19 Fire Valkyrie and VF-19S Blazer Valkyrie are without a doubt Yamato's finest efforts to date. Graham