Graham

Got some nice pics of this from WonderFest, will put them up over the weekend. Graham

Then the host vehicle would be huge and probably expensive. Graham

The VF-0A & Shin VF-0A are essentially Low Vis already. Camo may be a possibility. Graham

Are you planning to sculpt a new head? The 'D' head is different from the 'A' head. Graham

A toy may present problems. While the non transforming host vehicles such as the plane, sub etc would be simple, the transforming cockpit section would be tiny, that is is you assume a host vehicle size of about 12" (30cm) long. Graham

Cheapest I've seen this here in HK has been HK$650 (US$84). Getting very tempted. Graham

At WonderFest the batteries in the Fold Booster were nearly dead, so I didn't bother taking a video. The next day when I went to Yamato's office, I got to see it in all it's glory with fresh batteries, but stupidly didn't think to ask to take a video.....duh! Graham

The stand is propreitary to the SV-51. Regular Yamato Macross stands cannot be used with the SV-51 in Battroid mode, owing to the leg length which is too long for the stand. Graham

Yamato booth page up. Other WF report pages to follow soon. See it here. Graham

Yamato booth page up. Other WF report pages to follow soon. See it here. Graham

Yep, the grip folds for fighter mode. Graham

Bandai doesn't have a booth at WonderFest, neither do Hasegawa Graham

Photos all resized and thumbnails created. Just got to edit them all on to a page and write the text. Will start tonight after my son goes to sleep and the wife has been serviced. Graham

Having watched DYRL before seeing the TV series, I'm far more a fan of Hikaru's VF-1S color scheme than I am of Roys. Graham

f'rs??????? Ah, I get it, f'rs = first releases Graham

Actually, I missed those. I looked all around but didn't see them. Actually, we saw an 1 empty box, but that's all. Graham

There won't be any news so soon, especially as most of the factories in China are still closed for the Chinese New Year Holiday and don't open until the end of this week. Graham

Only in fighter mode this time, sorry. Graham

Yep. Graham

I'd prefer the screws weren't so visible on the forearms, but in a way they sort of add to the old school charm that IMO the toy possess, so I can live with them. Graham

In episodes # 1-3 of Macross Zero the SV-51s are shown armed with just two of the micro-missile launcher/auxillary drop tank composite pods mounted near the wingtips and two of the large R-33D Amos+ medium-range maneuvering missiles mounted mid-wing. However in the last episode (episode # 5) both Nora and DD are armed with 4 of the micro-missile launcher/auxillary drop tank composite pods, along with two R-33D Amos+ medium-range maneuvering missiles and two overwing high-speed, high-maneuverability twin jet boosters. See screen capture below from episode # 5. Graham

Correct. Graham

The girl was pretty small, but it is a big toy. Big in that it's long, longer than the VF-0 or YF-19, but it's very slim & slender from the side, much more so than the VF-0 or YF-19. Yes, the stand will be included with the toy. That is a painted resin sculpt, so the actual color of the production ABS toy may be a little diferent. The release is tentatively sceduled for July, but that could be subject to change depending on how long it takes to resolve any unexpected technical issues that may (or may not) crop up during the production process. Graham

And one more teaser pic showing the weapons that are included as standard with the SV-51. FYI, the things in the top right corner are the two gunpod magazines. Graham

Here's a teaser pic to keep you salivating until the report goes up. Graham