David Hingtgen

Damn straight. However, I say "normal" cartoon appearance trumps first. Otherwise, we'd have blue 'n purple SnakeEyes and blue 'n mustard Baroness. First appearances are rarely "on-model" it seems---or they change them early on, then the next 50 eps are consistent.

Quick theory: Ozma's valk has never/rarely been seen without armor yet because we're not supposed to know about the giant skull marking on the back. I mean, if you haven't been scouring Macross forums, you probably wouldn't know. It's supposed to be an "oh, cool" surprise at some point.

No, there's 2 extra total votes reported--but each individual category is correct. The 2 votes were non-votes.

Gotta ask--does the phone make noise if you squeeze it? PS--I see you're one of the zillion people BUT me that already has Soul Calibur IV...

That's an awfully reddish-brown shade of blonde then:

Yeah, but I demand auburn Cover Girl, not blonde.

Chomed-masked CC, finally? http://www.hisstank.com/gi-joe-news/attach...tachmentid=1761 http://www.hisstank.com/gi-joe-news/attach...tachmentid=1747 And I'll get this Scarlett just for the head sculpt: http://www.hisstank.com/gi-joe-news/attach...tachmentid=1776 (why couldn't "cartoon" Lady Jaye get one that nice? Or maybe it's coming as yet another variant)

And look how much "skinnier" and line-art-correct it is compared to the DX by having just a few little removable parts--half of which are removable on "perfect" toys anyways.

Kind of a request: If anyone happens to get a Soul Calibur 4 faceplate they don't want/need, I'm interested in buying it. Any of the ones that aren't Yoda. (there's at least 3 that I know of--2 that are cool, and one with Yoda). None of the stores that offer them exist in Iowa.

Coming apart as in damage/breaking, or merely "separating into the original unassembled parts"?

And here I was about to come in and undercut people for having ulterior motives... While we can normally blame EXO for anything, I'm totally agreeing with EXO here. (I swear, my mod-sense was tingling when I first clicked on the thread)

Is Hasbro retooling the Baroness or something? Awfully few of her in the 25th line, considering her popularity. Especially if you want a "normal" one, and not drastically-different repaint/remold. (I'd like cartoon colors myself--with the grey/silver gloves, etc) There's a zillion possible basic repaints of her--pure black, pure dark grey, black with accents, dark grey with accents, etc. Yet all we've seen since the very first 5?-pack are 2 obscure repaints. PS--where's Cover Girl? Or is she unlikely due to not being able to use many/any existing parts?

Probably more "new pics of old early prototypes".

I use the "chair" piece in my Milia just as "insurance" and for looks, as it covers the gap.

It's painted, but it's still a rapid-prototype very early sample. It won't really tell us anything. Random concern I just had: Bandai will paint the colors on the final ones "too bright/primary"--just like on their prototypes. Alto's white is TOO white. Ozma's yellow is TOO yellow. Yamato learned their lesson, and none of their valks are PURE white---they're very very light grey, which looks a lot better. And it took them a while, but they eventually started making Roy with a more golden-yellow, as opposed to lemon-yellow. I fear that Bandai will do like the 1/55, and use PURE white for Alto and lemon-yellow for Ozma--and it'll look bad. Ozma's valk is fairly dark, despite the yellow--because it's not super-bright yellow. And Alto's valk is the same "very pale grey" that Roy's VF-0 is.

12 minutes, 16 secs in of Part 2 of the OVA---they clearly say "Alpha One". (I'm going by audio, not script/sub) And every part thereafter. But when he's arriving on Eden in his VF-11, he says "Eagle". Same pilot, same DVD disc, different planes. And we KNOW the VF-11 is NOT named "Eagle". I still say the YF-19 (and -21) have NO name at all, and that Eagle, Alpha, and Omega are all simply various callsigns of various planes/pilots in the anime, not the plane's name. (Otherwise, the VF-1 would be named "Skull" or "Vermillion") "Skull Four" is no more a name for Alto's VF-25, than "Alpha One" is for Isamu's YF-19. Macross is pretty consistent for how radio callsigns are used, across series. And Red Five is of course Luke Skywalker.

I am definitely getting it--it's the 1/60 I'm still undecided on (Full armor is the clincher--I demand FULL armor for the 1/60). I'd probably get Alto for the kit, Ozma for the 1/60. Unless a valk with even cooler markings shows up.

IMHO, ignore the 9600 period. Either get a 8800, or 9800. Or two of them. PS--if I were buying a new card today, it'd be a 9800GTX+.

The feet and canards are almost identical between the -27 and -51. Plus the "very long, very thin gunpod"

That's why I don't plan on getting a VF-27 in any form---too similar to my Nora, both design and color-wise. (If the Sv-51 and VF-25 had kids, they'd look like a VF-27) PS--with the number of "design schematics" we see in the margins of the model and toy previews---there better be a "Kawamori design works #3" coming out soon...

Shin---you should have enough TF's to know---that's how hinge pins always are. One end is smooth, one is knurled/grooved. Pop open a 1984 Prime and that's how the pins will be. Take a real close look at the ends of some pins in figures you own--at least a few you should be able to tell which end is "different".

I'm going to use Mod Power™ and edit the poll then. ::hmmn:: Seems that erasing an option doesn't nullify its votes--it still says 3 votes total. We'll have to remember to subtract 2 from the total votes when all is said and done. Note to self for next time: Reset votes to 0 manually, THEN delete poll option. (Hey, there's no instruction manual for mods, and all the board upgrades tend to change things with no explanation--we learn by doing)

Yeah, I think the #1 way this is better than others is battroid mode legs.

Show results does NOT count as a vote AFAIK. I just did it, and I can still vote. (and being a mod doesn't effect that AFAIK)

Here they are, just in case they're "new":