Graham

Judging by the pics we've seen so far, Bandai seems to be in the extremely early stage of product development, so I would not expect we will see anything, except perhaps gashapons in the shops for at least another 3-6 months. Graham

Think I'm gonna go for the MH. The finishing just looks so much nicer than the CM's IMO. The cheap shiny looking plastic on the CM's is a real turn off for me, as is the breakage-prone windshield. Sounds like I can live with the minor issues so far reported about the MH. Graham

Decided to merge the CM's and Yamato Patlabor toy threads and edit the topic title. This thread is now for discussing all the various brands of Patlabor toys. Graham

Yep, they were tring to go as lineart accurate as possible. Graham

C'mon guys, you know I'm not allowed to talk about stuff or show pics before the official release date. A few words though. Absolutely gorgeous, especially fighter mode. Reasonably complex transformation. Graham

Just to recap for those that have not been following the various Macross Frontier threads closely. Bandai has so far announced three (3) distinct product lines for Macross Frontier: - 1/60 scale DX transforming VF-25 Alto and Ozuma toys. 1/100 scale action figures with simple transformation. 1/72 scale plastic model kits. Beyond that, little else is known so far. And yes, I will definitely be reviewing the Bandai products when they come out and will feature them on the front page. Graham

Chapter 1, page 52. That's all for today. More scans to come tomorow. Graham

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8 more pages scanned in. Here's page 45. Graham

Surprised nobody has posted about this yet. The new April issues of Dengeki Hobby Magazine and Hobby Japan Magazine, feature CAD lineart of Yamato's upcoming 1/24 scale (33cm tall) Patlabor Ingram #1 toy. Could this be the ultimate Ingram that surpasses even CM's worthy effort? Wait and see. Graham

T-minus 1 hour until landing. Graham

I find it interesting that in chapter 2 of the manga, the term 'PMF' (Private Military Farm), is used to describe SMS's base. Graham

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8 more pages just scanned. Chapter 1, page 37. Graham