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Looks like Frankenstein in battroid mode. Needs a neck collar to elevate the head above that chest bump.

I think the only problem with your argument is that there's no collar shown in that line art... I mean, yeah, it shows there's a surface the neck is attached to but there would need to be that surface since the neck swings during transformation. In that line art the chest plate is just below the VF-1A's eye level. Where is it on a Yamato 1/60 V2 toy?

Post it, I'd like to see it. My line art resources are very limited. Another one lifted from Macross Mecha Manual, I believe this is a Kawamori drawn line art (but could be wrong). I tried to use this for my comparisons before but there's some elbow gun magic going on in that drawing.

I thought Ozma and Alto were released simultaneously in the V1s.

It's hard to reply and not sound like I'm flaming you because you're an animator but you should be aware that the animation in Macross is quite frequently quite poor, that various scenes portray the VF-1 in battroid mode looking quite differently, and the line art is official. The idea that the animators get it more right than designer is an interesting way to think outside of the box but in this case the animators were extremely inconsistent. As noted previously though, that BW sanctioned line art is not Kawamori's own although his own line art does show a recessed head and no high neck collar.

I believe member ValkyrieExchange had some bum shoulder VF-0A toys for sale fairly cheap.

Wouldn't you need to compare the first 90 minutes of Sheryl to Maia? I have no doubt she would have had very little character development and you'd still be right but the comparison as is is unfair.

I suspect the stores we've seen preorders from are simply jumping the gun. They heard from a distributor the price and release date so they took a batch of preorders to get the early converts before they had any idea on how many they'd be able to get. We'll probably see preorders open back up when shipping quantities are more clear.

I kinda wish the VF-14 was the common fighter in Frontier instead of the VF-171

Beagle line art comparison!

What's a 5000B look like? Will we get the VF-1 whale hunter customs? That'd be cool.

Based on the YF-19 exploding joints thread I think there might be some traumatic memories if they went that route!

There's an Alto hero version of the VF-171... even a Luca version.

I agree with you but the fact we got a YF-29 kinda makes me think anything is possible... although the YF-29 obviously had a lot of R&D benefit as far as a potential V2 VF-25 toy was concerned.

I would vote they leave the forearm as is and make the bottom section a bit fatter to accomodate the weaponry and make the weaponry a bit smaller.

Rumor has it he's been dead for a couple weeks, Apple just delayed announcing it until after the Iphone dropped. This rumor might just be fueled by the fact that no news article early cited the date of death.

This thread is very silly to me. "hey, what's the difference to the line art people are talking about?" "Here it is." "OMG, you are so stupid, how dare you compare a toy to the line art!" Got it.

Reivaj, your argument is a slippery slope. There's no denying the VF-19 is more expensive and very different. The argument that would be made (which is completely subjective and would undoubtedly be very rancorous) is if all the differences between the VF-19 and the VF-25 warrant the price difference. Let everyone with their wallets in hand have the debate internally. If you make it into a forum matter it just becomes another Bandai vs. Yamato pissing match.

Also because a lot of people aren't having joint problems. I only had a shoulder armor pop off once and didn't feel frustrated. The yf29 is in demand because lots of people love it... Most people don't know much about it so it's not like it's in demand because it's so iconic. edit: in traffic I remembered a couple more times the shoulder popped off. There's one really tough point for me getting back to fighter mode.

Does anyone know a good spot where I could get all the Votoms OVAs and newer shows? I would buy a legit version with English subtitles if available. If there is no legit version available and someone has them then shoot me a PM to discuss further.

Just pre-ordered mine... but I might wait to have it shipped until the VF-17 comes out... I suspect that means I'll be waiting a bit but I hope I'm wrong.

When did you become such a troll. I say "Maybe you're right" and you still feel the need to be snippy. You used to actually contribute around here.

When's the release date? I thought it was January. Maybe it is the final version. Maybe Bandai has a huge warehouse in China just full of Ozma toys waiting for whatever the release date is. Maybe they sent a couple back to Japan for marketing purposes. Maybe it's an artist's proof. Maybe it's a preproduction run. Who knows? I seem to recall hearing that this toy is due out three months from now so I'd suspect it's a preproduction run sent to Bandai so they could do some marketing and put it through the paces and then tell the factory whatever tweaks need to be made before doing the whole amount. I might be wrong. Even if I'm right, it doesn't mean Bandai will ask for any changes so ultimately it might be the same as the production run. Either way, I'm sure that particular toy is seeing a lot of action so the paint chipping isn't terribly surprising. In the end, it's a Bandai product, you're going to be able to chip the paint off of it. Usually being cautious helps reduce the likelihood (not something I would think is happening with that sample) so it's not something to freak out over... and not freaking out was the important thing.

To be clear, I said the Hi-Metal was better in ONE respect, the backpack placement and the lights by the shoulders. Here's the inevitable comparison shot:

I understand the common consensus that people don't mind that the battroid mode takes liberties from the line art. I'm not arguing for the creation of some massive scale toy with mechanisms that would allow for shifting proportions. For me, I would prefer the nosecone be slid down the less than a centimeter lower and the neck be at the proper location and size. I realize that this is nitpicking and that this would mean the nosecone would be drooping down a bit too low but since it's already much lower than the line art I don't think that'd be much of a problem. I also think this could be incredibly easily engineered and not at all unrealistic. As a result of putting the neck in the right spot I think it'd restore the appearance of some additional bulk in the chest. I also wish the backpack was higher up and the shoulder lights were bigger. Those are also nitpicks but I think that also helps battroid look a bit heftier. On that note, Bandai nailed the tail section and where it sits in battroid making their Hi-Metal more accurate in both battroid and fighter modes in that one respect.