Graham

From This Is Animation - Macross Plus Movie book, published 1995. They are Active Airflow Control Units.

The eyes on that SD Lick Hunter figure are kinda creepy looking. And now that Yamato is dead and buried, I guess Toynami and Whore-Money Gold feels safe ripping off Yamato's urban cammo and black and gold paint schemes <_< And who is Calibre toys?

I'm glad I only like the look of the packs attached in Battroid mode. With both Arcadia and Bandai, the Fighter mode should remain bare IMO, just looks better naked.

Saw it two days ago with my wife and son. Really enjoyed it. Definitely picking up the Blu-ray when it's out. A worthy seqeul to gthe first two movies and far superior to T3 and Salvation. The only thing I disliked was the bus flipping scene.

Gotta say, without fast packs, I've had no problems transforming to and from fighter mode. The instruction booklet is very clearly illustrated. While there are more steps than the Arcadia, it's still pretty easy too transforn in my opinion.

Dunno why some of you guys are taking an hour to transform back to fighter mode (unless it's with the super parts attached....heh, heh)!!! Without super parts, it should take no more than ten minutes. Graham

I'm a sucker for a Hikaru Strike Valk.

Tape holding parts together is pretty common on resin toy sculpts.

Arcadia should have released the VF-1 FAST Packs already if they wanted to make a quick buck.

Same here. Exact hinge placement be damned, it looks good enough for me. But seriously, that photoshopped, colorized pic looks "shut up and take my money" awesome. Graham

Sorry, I have zero contact and no relationship with Arcadia. About 12+ months ago the last of the 3 close contacts that I used to have at Yamato told me they have no more contact with Arcadia. They have all moved on to other jobs. So, I know nobody at Arcadia. I have no idea what their plans are. I have no contact with them. Graham

I do think Arcadia needs to step up their game, as in my opinion they have now been surpassed by Bandai. 6-7 years ago when Bandai started with the first generation of Frontier toys, they were obviously so far behind Yamato and had to do a lot of catching up. However, I do think with Bandai's recent releases such as the YF-30 and VF-19 Advance, Bandai has now surpassed Arcadia in terms of design and quality. Of course both Yamato/Arcadia and Bandai have had their share of disasters and neither company is perfect, but I personally feel that Bandai is now leading the way.

When I look at that close-up pic of the lower leg, all I see is "wow, look at that lovely surface detail on the verniers and the amazing tampo"

One thing I love about the Bandai is that canopy seems much clearer than any other vF-toy. Great optical clarity. Graham

Arghhh..........I just wanna see some pics of the new VFs Why you no pics?????????

May be worth getting this, just so I can put the missiles on the YF-30 or VF-19 Advance

I definitely prefer the Bandai in the above side-by-side Fighter mode shots, as better looking nose shape and angle and less chunky lower leg. The only thing that bugs me is the canard angle. Graham

I didn't see this when it was at the cinema, although I wanted to, just no time back then during its short run. I've been looking forward to watching it when it was released on Blu-ray and finally was able to buy the Blu-ray this weekend. What's more it was a 4K Blu-ray..........my first one Anyway, watched the movie with my son and we both really enjoyed it. Blomkamp's visuals as usual were amazing, the gunfights were well choreographed, the FX were great and the mecha designs outstanding. The movie was a bit sad in places, although I guess you can say it had a happy ending. The neural transfer was a bit hokey, but overall I really liked the movie and will be watching it for a second time soon. I give it a 7.5 out of 10. Blomkamp's second best film IMO. Graham

Looks good enough for me. My only concern is that I don't see any possible attachment points for a future SAP There's no visible slots, holes, tabs, pegs etc.

Regarding my earlier comments about the chest unlocking during handling when in Battroid mode, I'd just like to clarify, that as another member already posted, this only happens when you move the shoulders, not during general handling. As long as you use one hand to stabilize the chest when you're are moving the shoulders, it's fine.

Arghhh......it's not a "fix". It's the proper and correct way of transforming it.

I have a horn for Dany too

I've never understand why so many members on this forum want an anime about the Supervision Army. It's a feckin' footnote in Macross history and IMO not a very interesting one at that. And the main strike against a historical anime set in Supervision Army times is that we wouldn't see any new Valk designs!!!!! Graham

Still loving the Bandai far more than the Arcadia. Although there are a few visual nitpicks (that I've already listed), no toy is perfect, I just can't stop playing with the Bandai. I've got the FAST packs (sans wing boosters) on my first one in Battroid mode to give it a Macross Plus vibe and my second on is pure bare Fighter mode, as I always prefered the 19 in Fighter mode naked without FAST Packs. Anyway the PROS as I see it: The level of surface detail and tampo is amazing and looks great. Really makes the Arcadia look unfinished by comparison. Toy transforms relatively easily between all three modes (without FAST Packs), once you get used to the various extra folding panels. Yes therere are more steps than the Arcadia, but it's not rocket science. Joints are nice and tight (Yay for ankles, hips and shoulders so far.............touch wood). Toy locks together well and can be handled in a mostly fairly carefree manner in all modes, without fear of it coming unlocked. Good posability. Looks awesome! Ha said already, but it really does. The CONS: Difficult to attach FAST Packs in Fighter mode (mind you Arcadia and Yamato were the same also in this regard). Feet stick out a bit too far in fighter mode (minor visual nitpick). I can live with this. Gunpod is too skinny (minor visal nitpick). I can live with this. Small gap between sides of shield and legs in fighter mode (minor visual nitpick). I can live with this. Canards would look better if they could angle up more in Fighter and Gerwalk modes (minor visual nitpick). I can live with this. Anyway, love both mine and have no regrets about buying them. Graham

Nope