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  1. Graham
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  2. Graham
    Please discuss the CM's Legioss & Tread in the correct thread in the other anime forum. In Macross news, Yamato confirmed that the Ivanov SV-51 will come with the overwing boosters used in episode　5.　Ｐｉｃｓ　of the boosters and lots of pics of the SV-51 will be posted ï½ï½“　ｓï½ï½ï½Žã€€aｓ Ｉ　ｇｅｔ　ｂï½ï½ƒï½‹ã€€ï½”ï½ã€€ï¼¨ï½ï½Žï½‡ã€€ï¼«ï½ï½Žï½‡ï¼Ž Ｇｒï½ï½ˆï½ï½ã€€
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    I have lots of pics which I'll post as soon as I get back to HK. The sculpt and detail of the CM's Legioss & Tread blow the Toynami versions out of the water. The CM's Legioss & Tread will be released together as a set.　No word onï½ï½’ｉｃｅ　ｙｅｔ，　ï½ï½’　ｃï½ï½Œï½ï½’ variations as the sculpts were unpainted. And yes, the Legioss is roughly the same size as the Toynami version. Graham
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    Man,　getting around in this country is confusing! Graham,ï½™ï½ï½•ï½’roving reporter in Japan
  5. Graham
    This is now out in HK. Haven't had a chance to see it yet, but Noel called me to say he'd seen it. I'm in the market for a high-end Patlabor toy, but online pics I've seen so far are not wowing me as much as I'd hoped as the white plastic looks really cheap in the photos. Have to see it in person before I decide. Graham
  6. Graham
    Seems like I'm the only one that prefers the color of the SPEC Eva01 to the SoC Eva01. Definitely think the SPEC captures the anime look more, whereas the SoC paint just looks too metalic IMO and the Eva01 that I remember from the anime definitely was not metalic purple! Graham
  7. Graham
    Off to the airport in a few hours to catch the plane to Tokyo. Still trying to decide if I should bother taking my laptop with me. It's extra weight and I won't be staying in my hotel room much except to sleep. Still, it's gonna be strange to have no internet access for 3 days if I don't take it. Originally I planned to take it so I could immediately start uploading photos from WonderFest on Sunday evening, but I've now got dinner plans Sunday and then Monday morning I'll be at Yamato's offices, so I won't really have time to work on the computer before my Monday afternoon flight anyway. Graham
  8. Graham
    Yep, military action with no whiney, angsty new types is exactly my thing. Graham
  9. Graham
    It's perhaps not the wisest thing to admit to watching and liking Narutard on a public forum. It will come back to haunt you later in life. Graham
  10. Graham
    Given that the only Gundam anime I really like is 0080, 08MST & CCA, is it worth me tracking down MS Igloo to watch? I sorta like the look of the big transforming tank thingy. Graham
  11. Graham
    Me for one. I think the Crossbones Gundams and their weapons look downright silly. I mean come on, a beam weapon styled after a flintlock pistol! I'd much rather see a Sentinel series. Graham
  12. Graham
    Quick question In robot mode where is the muzzle of the barrel located? Graham
  13. Graham
    Hah, they sound a real hoot. Graham
  14. Graham
    I actually don't like the look of a black YF-19. I'd much rather have a white & blue or white & orange Super Nova version than a black one. Graham
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    Battle Damaged Toys

    Graham replied to newbie's topic in Toys

    Do VF-0A/S with broken shoulders count as battle damage? Graham
  16. Graham
    IIRC, some of the VF-0A parked in the Asuka hanger or on the flight deck can be seen with either Skulls or Rabbits on the tails. Graham
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    Edited topic title to avoid confusion. Graham
  18. Graham
    Ditto. I've had problems with Kaiyodo and Maxfactory toys. Heck, I've even had problems with quite a few Bandai toys over the years, including breakage prone parts, missing parts and bad paint applications. Yamato is far from the only company with toys with the occasional problems. Heck, software developers are far worse than toy companies about releasing products before they are ready and properly tested. More often than not new software is bug-ridden right out of the box and requires multiple patches before they work. Graham
  19. Graham
    Vista? Yeah, I'll probably try that in about 5 years or so. Heck, I only just ugraded from Win98 to XP a year and a half ago......LOL! I'm definitely not one to jump on new things computer related. My motto. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Graham
  20. Graham
    Yamato is not hiding information. The gunpod flaw was not known until I got probably one of the very first production toys, opened it and immediatly pointed it out to Yamato. By that time it was too late and the toys were already on their way to the various wholesalers. With the bundle set, Yamato was also not hiding anything either. The descision to release a bundle set was only made recently, i.e. about a month ago. Originaly it was not planned, but as soon as Yamato decided to do it, I got the news and announced it in my newsletter of Jan-14-2007. Graham
  21. Graham
    If you don't like the looks, or think it's too expensive, too light-weight, not enough gimmicks, or whatever. There's a simple solution.............................Don't buy it! Nobody is holding a gun to anybody's head and forcing them to spend their hard earned pennies on this. Graham
  22. Graham
    Back when Yamato released their 1/72 YF-19, there was lots of bitching and moaning about why there was no FAST Packs & Fold Booster. Same thing with the Hasegawa and Doyusha YF-19. So when Yamato listens to fan demand and decides to release a Fold Booster and FAST pack set, instead of being happy, what does everybody do? Yep, you guessed..................bitch and moan! Honestly, I think you guys are not happy unless you are complaining about something. I love the YF-19 and can't wait to get this accessory set. As for the Fold Booster looking like a dildo, that's not Yamato's fault, that's just the way Kawamori designed it. Graham
  23. Graham
    I think the 1/60 YF-19 looks great even unstickered and unpanel-lined. The minor issues don't seem to warrant the extreme amount of bitching and moaning going on here IMO. It's a great toy and I love all of mine. Graham
  24. Graham
    Usually with buying wholesale from Japan you will get between 30% to 35% off retail price. It doesn't vary more than that. I've also asked about this before. When a wholesaler buys from Yamato (or any toy manufacturer) they are also getting a further discount. I'm not sure how much it is, but let's say 30% to 40%. This means that Yamato is not getting mega bucks for each toy they sell. If a toy retails in Japan for US$100 for example, Yamato may only be selling it to the wholesaler for say US$40. Deduct the manufacturing cost from that and Yamato is only making a few bucks per toy. The money is always in the volume, but Yamato toys are not historically high volume items, with production runs being far smaller than popular franchises like Transformers & Gundam. Graham
  25. Graham
    The main problem with the Alphas IMO was poor parts fitting, which was due to CAD/CAM not being used, which led to asymetrical parts and poor parts fitting. Yamato also had this problem with the 1/72 Mac Plus toys and 1/60 VF-1 toys, which is why they switched to CAD for the 1/48 and everything that followed. I'm of the opinion, that complex transforming toys have to use CAD for the design, along with good quality durable materials. Graham
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