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  1. Mechapilot77
    just got mine too...i'm on the fence on whether to open it or not just yet.
  2. Mechapilot77
    So I just got the speeder in...its WAY bigger than deluxe...way bigger than voyager too. its pretty awesome, wicked deco, paint adn texture, ratchet joints a plenty that click HARD and loud. very simple transformation etc. but IMO at $130 it is a steal compared to what some people pay for much much less toy (3P TF is a comparison where you get much less toy for the money). i'll upload some pics tonight. i think kit lau works for 3A too, no?
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    that rusty prime will be mine! love it. the evasion mode prime is the best movie prime in voyager size ever made IMO. the old beat up redeco is well...cool even it it doesn't necessarily loo like rust or damage to me either.
  4. Mechapilot77
    if its just DX chogokin level i'll be disappointed. as far as i'm concerned, there isn't one dx chogokin better than a V2 VF-1. the overuse of metal on metal ball joints that get loose sitting on a shelf doing nothing is stupid and annoying...no matter how sweet the rest of the valk is. The V2 VF-1s are pleasantly tight and a joy to handle. i' think i'd get one if they made it....but i can't help but know i'll be disappointed. i'm also suspect of how bandai views the proportions of the VF-1. The recent 1/72s with their giant heads and the fairly recent hi metal 1/100 series with its tiny feet.
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    jenius has a good list as well.
  6. Mechapilot77
    1/32 would be sweet. it'd have to have super rugged joints though and it can't look like it does (if you get my meaning). super detailed molded detail. superb paint apps. craze detailed tampo prints, fast packs. two versions clean and weathered. poseable pilot. detialed interior. light up visor, wing lights and of course gunpod with gunstrap, light up thrusters, effect parts. launch arm stand included. individual removeable missiles.
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    hah yeah i always order 2 for the mp cars. wheeljack's transformation is simple but why complicate things that don't need to be?
  8. Mechapilot77
    dang seeing this picture i immediately regret selling my renewal ozma. lol. they look great together!
  9. Mechapilot77
    lol i don't know why i reall love the name "Robotrons". i could totally see a girl calling them that. i have one friend who calls them my "children".
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    i hope it is true. for some reason i need a minty fresh one "as a backup" for my most favorite molds (other decos don't count...i have every one so far but will likely skip bape and eva). personally i think mp-10 is still the best thing takara has ever put out.
  11. Mechapilot77
    yup everyone is waiting on him...some people are foaming at the mouth. i think tonight (thursday) into friday morning we are supposed to get an update. the tfw thread is pretty "up to the minute" on him usually.
  12. Mechapilot77
    this thing looks pretty good but i may take a wait and see attitude too...i'm not a frontier completionist (anymore).
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    1/48 dead?

    Mechapilot77 replied to RCB's topic in Toys

    The 1/48s have tha tshelf presence wow factor but the 1/60 v2 is superior in many ways...however i do wish my 1/60v2 were the size of the 1/48 sometime except for ....where i would put them. i only have 3 1/48 valks and display only one....and tha tone is painted up lik ea TF lol
  14. Mechapilot77
    i REALLY enjoyed godzilla. i think it was the first proper american godzilla movie (even i hate the actual godzilla design details..fat neck, elephant feet etc.) gakken hit the nail on the head with post #422. it is just like other godzilla movies but this one had a hollywood budget and production quality. pac rim well...ya'll know how i feel about that disaster from that thread. its not comparable.
  15. Mechapilot77
    i consider the V2 1/60 vf-1 to be the most play friendly. Simple transformation. Nice tight joints (granted i don't play around with them as much as i would a $20 TF voyager class toy whcih btw these days do not stand up to any play really without getting super loose...thanks lazy designers and ball joints!) except for my early run VF-1S dyrl valks (which i bought replacemtn shouler parts for but mine never broke after all these years...come to think of it i don't even know where my veef shoulder parts are lol). that have loose shoulder hinges.
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    odd, of all the flaws NY has, they've always responded to me when I sent a message. Anyway, i got a reply back to my messages but still no date. i have a feeling they are sending people out to retial locations to secure the units they do not have in stock or something, or else they would know when their next shipment is coming in. either way, we (NY and I) have a very strong difference of opinion of how a retailer/reseller should do business. I also think they love to pass along the frustration and blame a little too much - not very customer oriented....especially for what i think is a japanese company. either way - i'm going to wait it out. I'm not going to cancel and risk having them threaten to cancel the rest of my preorders from them. that being said, they are no longer on my "go to" list for being reliable.
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    wait, no...the gakken is smaller than a 1/60 valk? maybe the larger valks lik ean sv-51 but not the 1/60 vf-1 (that i meant but i guess dien't specify) from waht i remember. i have an old gakken somewhere at my parents place and i can't imagine it's smaller than a 1/60 vf-1
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    totally agree. personally i wish somoene would do them over as well..and make em bigger. the legioss in current scale of 1/55-1/48 (depending hwo you believe) is TINY. i don't think we need something like the original gakken in size but something like the 1/60 valks in size (i'm not sure what scale that puts them at...somehwere in the mid to upper 30s i guess) would be great. the beta/tlead wouldn't be THAT huge either. i wish we had 3P anime toys like TF fans do..unfortunately i doubt there is much of a mospeada or robotech following in china/SE asia.
  19. Mechapilot77
    that is very cool. i think a lot of canopies would look better simply "smoke" grey colored or something subtle like that. btw anyone else get a message from nippon yasan about their ozma 29? seems a lot of people cancelled? (i didn't) "Hello Thank you for your order We contacting you regarding this product Macross F - DX Chogokin YF-29 Durandal Valkyrie Ozma Lee Custom Unfortunately we will be experiencing delay on this shipping due to too many cancellation from our customer, our supplier decided to cancel our orders We will be able to get more of them but it will take some times We understand if you rather not wait and cancel your order. We apologize for the inconvenience If you have any question, feel free to ask us! Kind regards "
  20. Mechapilot77
    am i going to have to be the first to say it? that ain't no ozma color scheme! waaaaayyy too dark. In short, I think they F-d up. I was looking forward to this too. not sure i'm gonna keep this now.
  21. Mechapilot77
    hmm, its not so much stand as in balance, but i'm questioning the validity of theperfert transformation itself to the battroid mode itself(without the stand pieces propping it together)....it looks like the stand adaptor keeps the two halfs of the valk from folding in on itself, thats hwy i used "upright". not sure i'm describing this correctly or seeing it correctly as i really havne' tfollowed this valk that closely so perhpas i'm seeing something as part of th stand tha tis actuallly a part of teh valk itself. this is the picture that has me concerned.
  22. Mechapilot77
    i dunno, it looks like a pretty beefy brace. i hope they entire battroid just doens't flop under its own weight without it. sadly i woudln't put that beneath bandai. they'd be like...what thats why we inlcuded the stand! haha
  23. Mechapilot77
    please tell me the battroid doesn't need that "back brace" of a stand attachment to stay...upright. i think i would rage if that twas the case. can't remember...have we seen the battroid standing free without the stand?
  24. Mechapilot77
    as far as hating bandai? they are the largest toy company in the world. hard to hate a faceless corporation although some would say it easier to. that being said, i DO like yamato/arcadia better because while they are indeed in the game to make money (i assume), i see more dedication to the craft than i do with bandai. i feel like i'm getting what is their best effort given the constraints. with bandai....there seems to be a bigger focus on just meeting certain requirements in terms of pricepoint, timing, lines etc. to me it was obvious (after getting a couple) that the V1 dx valk line really could have been better but they were rushed out to market because their market analysis probably told them they needed to capitalize quickly. yamarcadia doesn't have those restraints i guess. that being said i like the renewals but am disappointed they didn't come up with a better way than the ball jointed hips and shoulders (that can still loosen up easily) to get dowe what was needed to be done... that beign said i am glad they are taking an interest in macross the franchise. in term sof populariety they have done alot for macross.
  25. Mechapilot77
    nope, the claim is anywhere outside japan
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