Chindenathus

Say again? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_X-29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_YF-23

MP Skywarp has black 'Verts' where as on the original they were purple. It looks like a straight color swap just like MP Skywarp. That and black paint cough-Krylon Fusion-cough is quite cheap. Just keep breathing David, it'll be okay...

I've "Pixel Dove" the image below and it looks on the metallic side to me. Especially along the side and nose of the jet.

Here is some I dug up:

I dare say Has/Tak has a pretty serious theft issue going on then.

Yep that is the leader sized Bulkhead.

A lot of the QC concerns posted here so far have been either very minor or user error due to not reading or not being able to read the instructions (Non Parvez lou Japanese?). I noticed the "Caution Points" when Graham posted a copy of the instructions, and boy I am thankfull I did because I would have decorated a wall with mine by now If I hadn't. IMNSHO This item is so crabby because of the "It's gotta be slimmer than an annhorexic model" tantrum the fandom/buyership threw over the last few years. About 5mm of body depth could have made a hell of big difference in how fiddly it is.

I have "Earth Version" Animated Megatron and he is the Bee's Knees. Excellent toy all around despite his apparent simplicity he has a lot complexity under the hood. His rotors are interlinked by some gearing and his cannon has some nice gimmickry for the firing mechanism. Hell even his rear landing gear is clever. The only short comings he has are that his arms are a bit on the simple side when it comes to transformation and he is a tad "knock Knee'd" due to how his legs lock together to form his tail boom in egg-beater mode. Most importantly he is fun. Fun from his scowling faceplate to his red toed slag kickers. Egg-Beater:

The "delimiter" is the "Safety Overide" Guld activated well before he jettisoned the shattered remnants of the mecha's limbs. Not to get "All Hintgen" on you folks but jettisoning the limbs does not "de-limit" anything. It lowers the mech's weight but it pretty much wrecks the aerodnamics of the YF-21. You can see it all in this footage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHQGUmJgoBE...feature=related

Bob That will be quite enough of that! Such dangeroud diatribe is wholly unacceptable. Pretty much since the '51' series everything has been aces from Yamato. I'm sorry you can't seem to handle this simple change of events. Now go throw your little tantrum elsewhere and leave the grown-ups in peace.

Henkei TC and SW at BBTS: http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product...amp;mode=retail Now quitcher' bitchin'! (Well except for the price maybe...)

Yeah, it's a safe bet: http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/Blurr_%28Animated%29

David, do you have leader Brawl? Because the Leader sized lives up to the design art way better than his deluxe lil buddy.

The rings are not magical in nature, they are alien tech of Makulan origin. Behold! The ten rings of the Mandarin!

Well look what I found: http://www.hottoys.com.hk/product.php?cat=57&pid=362 To quote 'Beast Wars' Megatron: Excellent, Yesss....

Here is some detailed pics of the Classics UM armor from TFSource, and yes that gun is HUGEORMASS!: http://www.tfsource.com/Reissues/City%20Co...-commander.html

Just got back from Botcon. The most important thing to relay is that OMFGWTFBBQ!!!11 Classics/Universe Cyclonus looks sweet!

I think the new Octane looks a like one of these in plane mode: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LTV_XC-142 I wonder if the toy has the right articulation to "tiltwing"?...

I too hope he is a Voyager but all the lists from sources more reliable than the fan base have listed as a Deluxe. But I do agree we will see what's up when the time comes. And to give them props to squeeae all that into a deluxe is some pretty fine work. That c'mon folks, he even has the Belt Pouches, what's not to love (except for the obvious treads in jet mode). I completely agree about the wing hinges, it's pretty damned obvious. Here is the design art that made the rounds. By the looks of some of the finer details of the design the initial concept was very likely a Voyager. I'm going to Botcon this next week, I'll pass along the intel as I get it.

TFA Blitzwing is a Deluxe. You guys have seen the cartoon right? The treads swing back and turn 90 degrees to sit more flush with the body and the rear parts fold some more to be a flatter tail. The pic shows litterally the mid point between the two alt-modes. I dare possibly the ugliest mid point at that. For a deluxe it seems to be pretty ballsy, especially considering how well it sticks to the animated design. I will cetainly be touching it up with a fine tip gundam pen. That beige drowns a lot of nice details out on the mold. And yes I am a fan.

Dude, the Q=Rau has lower legs as straight as any Valk:

Don't forget the basic facts of fandom. "If it exists, we the fanbase must bitch about it's imperfections..." I really think this 1/60 version is the best design to be had if you take out the nigh toxic levels of Anime Magick that was cast on the Yf-21's limbs and head in battloid mode. They are in most line art too big to work no matter the scale.

I forget where I have that scale drawing of the different Macross mecha, but the Destroids were always short and stocky compared to their transforming kin.

The "Hentai Mech" is called the "D-D". It's a military variable mecha. I has a nuclear power core/charge it will detonate as some sort of "Spoil-sport" protocol. The D-D is of russian manufacture IIRC.

Here's the upc info from Seibertron, TF2006, etc.