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So your friend speaks for Japan right? He's an official source right? 424208[/snapback] I didn't say it was true -- just crazy. Judging by all the merchandise, though, he was probably right.

I just started with google sketgup and it is indeed hard to get the desired shapes. Hey, how did you start with the cockpit? The unfinished rear canopy looks pretty round -- i can't figure out how to get round shapes. A cylinder, yes, but a ball, no.

Yay! Me too!

GutsAndCasca just won this thread.

I picked the VF-11. There's just something about it that has the charm of Kawamori's earlier designs, the VF-1 and the VF-4. I can't explain it -- I just love the Vf-11. Also, it has way cooler fastpacks, plus:

If these 1/100 toynami's cost $10 instead of the $20+ that people paid for 'em, I'll give it a fair shot. Until then, my $20+ is better spent on something else. 423772[/snapback] But you'd pay $150 for Yamato's QC-ridden screw-ups. And then you go on to state 5 of your opinions. Nice.

Someone said the fighter mode on the 1/100 is ugly. I can't believe anyone would say this. Just look at my pics a few pages back -- the thing is a beauty. One of the reasons I never bought the 1/48 is the ruined fighter mode -- the arms and shoulders hang so low as to render it non-airworthy. And then there's the fat-assed, bubbling canopy. Although Toynami got a few things wrong, I think the 1/100 just has better proportions in fighter mode than the 1/48. Seriously, for a paltry $20, the 1/100 is worth every penny. I have four of them, and none show any signs of breakage -- unlike the 1/60 VF-0S which has broken tailfins right out of the box. And I'd much rather have a 1/100 with a broken stand than a 1/48 with a broken backpack. And let's not even get started on the Garland. Seriously, some people will defend Yamato to the death even after all the screw-ups, yet the come into this thread to celebrate when the freaking stand on the 1/100 breaks. At least the 1/100 comes with a stand. I guess the main question is, why buy the 1/100 when I can get the 1/48? It must be because I can't afford the 1/48, right? Well, not exactly. I could easily put away 150 a month if I wanted the 1/48's. But as a normal adult, I just can't justify spending money like that on toys -- especially getting ten versions of the same toy with different colored stripes. It just seems kind of silly, and, well...sad. I'd much rather take my wife on a vacation or something.

As much as I like these, I gotta say the stickers don't work too well. They're just not transparent enough. I had to cut out the skull & crossbones to avoid having a big gray square on my tail fins.

Dude...I know exactly what you're talking about. I'd love to see a longer Gall Force series, preferably a prequel with the original cast. I want to see all the adventures they had before Eternal Story. Like, in space. I don't know why the hell they made an post-apocalypse-earth segment for Gall Force. It's supposed to be chicks in space with cool mecha, dammit.

Free stuff FTW! Thank's, all! I'll check out your suggestions.

Oh crap, I forgot an important one! * Dragon Quest -- the original series. Based on the game series, with character designs by (of course) Akira Toriyama. A damn good show. The first season was shown in the US as Dragon Warrior. It's finally getting a Japanese DVD release, but who knows when we'll get it elsewhere.

Hey, did Guld make a cameo in Macross 7? I could have sworn he was the pissed Zentraedi that got out of the truck after Sivil invaded City 7. EDIT: Oh yeah, I just heard from a trusted friend that the Japanese liked M7 much better than M+. Crazy, huh?

I'm tired of hearing about Naruto and Full Metal Panic and Azumanga Diaoh. I wanna hear about old, obscure, or underrated shows. Here are some of my obscure favorites: * Bastard! I love these OAVs. Heavy metal sorcery with an anti-hero as the star. Great stuff. * Genesis Survivor Gaiarth. When I was a kid, I loved fantasy, sci-fi, transforming robots, and post-apocalypse stories. This anime had it all. * Gall Force. Maybe not obscure among the Macross crowd. This one had beautiful designs by Kenichi Sonoda and Hideki Kakinuma (lots of Mospeada-esque designs). Kakinuma came up with some sweet mechs -- transforming hoverbikes among other things. What other obscure anime should more people know about?

I'm up to episode 24! I can't believe I'm only half-way through this show. Dudes...Sivil is effin' hot. I love how they animate her face when she's, er, "enraptured." M7 made me remember tonight, for the first time in ages, why I love anime. During the scene where Basara is singing at Sivil, and his song is sending out Spiritia waves, Sivil pushes through them, and they finally kiss. The energy released blows out Basara's glasses and knocks his Valkyrie over. That's almost Dragonball sh*t right there! Maybe it's just the way anime was in the early nineties -- they threw everything in. Spirit-energy reactions, space demons, whatever -- it's all good. I finally heard Holey Lonely Night. I love the scream at the beginning. Still, it's nowhere near as good as My Friends or Sweet Fantasy.

Hey guys, Can anyone point me to a good modeling software and tell me how much money it's going to cost me? I just want to start with something basic. Thanks!

Yep. Macross 7 and Tenchi Muyo.

Ha! That's funny. I love that mid-transformation pose, too.

Hmm...those songs you all named don't sound familiar. I have the 2002 song collection and it doesn't have all those. Maybe I haven't watched enough M7 yet to have heard them. I guess that means I need to wait before declaring one song best!

You're welcome!!! Er, I think you meant to thank Dante. But you're still welcome!

I got mine for 17.99, and I think that's a steal. I really enjoy mine and think it looks great in all modes. It's not perfect, of course, but neither is any other VF-1 toy. Anyone who thinks the 1/100 doesn't look good should check out these pics: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?...ndpost&p=422447

Okay, so does anyone want to contest my belief that "My Friends" is the best damn song of Macross 7? I like it so much, I've been listening to it in my car.

There's at least a half centimeter of difference between the top of the backpack in each position. That's substantial in 1/100 scale. The point is, in gerwalk, the tip of the backpack is supposed to reach the canopy. But in battloid, that same position would be way too high to match the line art. Hence two positions.

Agreed! Also, the front intake section is completely wrong. The shapes of both intakes (hip and chest) are not correct, compared to the line art. Yeah, you can't do anything about the upper intake gap. However, if you transform the toy carefully, the gap between the hips and the center plate almost disappears. Here's something really cool. I don't know if the 1/48 has this or not, but the 1/100 has two positions for the backpack. One where the backpack sticks out almost to the canopy in guardian mode and another where it sits lower in battloid. The problem is, the low position for battloid isn't tight, and the backpacks hangs off a bit if you don't hold it up. If there was another snap for the battloid backpack position, it would have been nice.

Battloid!

Gerwalk!