jenius

I'm waiting for a bunch of other toys to arrive so I can picture them all together. It probably won't be for at least another week . I'm looking forward to it but there's a lot of other things going on right now.

Most items they are very quick but I understand there's about to be an onslaught of Japanese holidays so you might be in for some delays.

Agreed, I used Detolfs for a long time and dust was very rarely an issue. If I ever have a chance to display my collection again I'm going to look for an old store display case that's taller and wider, preferably with locks. I had 4 Detolfs at one point... that was fun.

I bought mine on eBay, something like $175 shipped? I shouldn't go on eBay at work but I believe the guy had more of them. The listing is something like CMs Legioss Eta with Improved Parts. The Improved parts is pictured in the ebay ad and it does have the upgraded intakes, new gun, etc. The thing that is throwing me is that the upgraded parts are in a completely separate box. Essentially I got a first release Legioss/Tread and a supplemental box that I can use to upgrade it. I figured everything would just be in one box but that's not the case. I think CMs just cheaped it out big time, created a box of improvement parts, and then sent them to people who had existing Eta Legioss toys so they could sell the backstock as improved new stock. EDIT - This means I'm going to have an extra blue legioss/tread. If you don't care too much about the improvement parts shoot me a PM.

Did anyone else buy the upgraded CMs Blue Legioss/Tread? I'm wondering if my experience thusfar is typical. I essentially got a standard blue legioss and tread with an extra box that has the upgrade parts. I know the upgrade parts were just another tray they threw in but I thought they were all in the same box and mine came as two separate boxes... very odd.

Ha! I think I gave them a pass since it was a mecha with knife against biological stuff instead of two mechas or super beings dueling with knives. That last fight I definitely shut down mentally to just enjoy the visual spectacles.

They probably just adjusted everything for a more recent exchange rate.

Saw this movie this weekend and I'd say I was very pleasantly surprised. After the previews I went into it thinking "I'm going to hate this movie" which is usually a much better way to see a movie than going into it thinking you're going to love it. I was relieved that they explained that they COULD make the guy walk if he could afford it... I was really worried there was going to be a crap ton of tech but for some reason they hadn't solved spinal injuries. The 3D was a bit tough on me at first but after 10 minutes I began really enjoying it. The story was definitely full of cliche, stereotypes, and was very predictable but the movie stayed fun for me throughout. Even while I scoffed at all the coincidences in the last big battle I was still enjoying watching it unravel (just as you knew it pretty much would). Some of the subtexts could have been a bit more subtle also but with such a straight forward movie I guess it makes sense to be a bit blunt. So, the film elected to be a trailblazer visually and play things totally safe from a story perspective and I liked it. I'd watch it again if I was with a large group of people who hadn't seen it.

The 1/48 has superior detail, more features, and a correctly placed head. Those are huge pluses. There are also some cool 1/48 non-canon schemes. The 1/48 GBP is a marvel to behold but it does have a bit of wonkiness as far as proportions are concerned. The 1/60V2 VF-1 toy has much better proportions, less of a crotch at the expense of a misplaced head, and less features that many people felt were useless on the 1/48. It will be interesting to see if the 1/60V2 GBP can top the 1/48. I'm eagerly looking forward to doing a comparison.

I wanted to buy a Focker GNU but I still haven't found it for a reasonable price. Sigh.

T-Rex isn't Yamato...

Yes. The CMs figure kits are probably the last item for a long time. Speaking of which, does anyone know a shop selling those figure kits? I can't find them anywhere. I know they're out but lots of people I talk to either don't plan on carrying them or have them still listed for Preorder. Not sure what's going on with those.

I've never seen the unextended version of the last episode... but the extended version felt way long and a bit boring...

Ooh Cally's death was a super intense moment. That was some fracked up stuff there. She seemed like such a sweet girl but then again, things aren't always as they seem. Things sure get awfully strange for the four from this point going forward.

Yeah, The Plan would be a bad choice. The Plan is something to watch when you're done with everything... and even then I'd recommend you wait a month to watch it so it's not such a fresh rehash.

WAY.TOO.BIG Reduce image size to 900 pixels wide as DarrinG recommended. Beyond that I can't believe you got your MPC wet! You're a braver man than I.

I put this together a while back.... it's been pointed out that I scored the old releases pretty high compared to the newer ones but if you click the individual links you should be able to get the big picture. Sorry, I didn't bother with a straight v1 vs v2 comparison. http://anymoon.com/blog/2008/09/22/vf-1-to...omparison-post/

Alternate subjects for this thread: "How can Yamato get you to pay for the same thing again?" "What should Yamato have gotten right the first time?" "What improvements can Yamato make to their current toys to render them obsolete so you will buy virtually the same thing again?" I find the ideas of slight improvements to this line of toys so yamato can spend 2010 milking like a dairy farmer really boring.

LOL, c'mon... you can't be too upset... the show's been over for a long while now. I avoided the BSG thread entirely until I caught up on the DVDs. It's not as much fun as talking about each episode as you live through them... but it's the only way to be safe.

eh nevermind, I think we all get it.

No, that's just you regurgitating what you've read on the Internet from people who never bothered looking at both toys at the same time. The Yamato 25th anniversary toy is absolutely NOT an original paint scheme that Yamato struggled to create. In fact, the Yamato 25th anniversary is a very COMMON paint scheme that's been slabbed on numerous products, race cars, and advertising campaigns over the years. They took a toy that was made black and then put some gold in a few places and mispelled some words on it. But what about the Stealth? It's black, maybe Toynami ripped it off right? No... other than the fact they're dark you can't really say they look like an inverted paint scheme or something cheap like that. EDIT - there are some similarities to be sure... but also notable differences. In the end, if toys being DARK makes them rip-offs of other paint schemes then yes, Toynami TOTALLY ripped off Yamato's Stealth AND their VF-1(25) toy. More realistically, people like dark toys and Toynami created their own paint scheme using Navy Blue as the base and black and gold as their trim. It does have both black and gold... but man, that's a pretty big leap to full rip-off status. Of all the stuff you can nail HG and Toynami for... I don't believe the paint scheme of the Stealth is a valid criticism. Also, it's a non-canon product and they have merchandising rights for the VF-1 outside of Japan so there's nothing really worth griping over there.

a little note, ff made the same mistake i did when I took pictures of my VF-22S, namely he forgot to rotate the pilot which puts them further away from the cockpit and makes the lack of heatshield look far more damning. It still sucks there's not heatshield but it's not as bad as you'd think from those pics.

Beagle Ride Armor... Oh, Macross toy... Impossible to say... lots of excellent choices but nothing that truly blew my socks off.

Nora SV-51 os a wonderful toy... but it does have a gaudy paint scheme. SAL shipping to SF Bay Area took about two weeks for my order... about a week slower than EMS. Overdrive sometimes gets me stuff in 3 or 4 days with EMS.

I don't know how safe the assumption it is but it certainly is the prevalent assumption now with Bandai not mentioning VF100 at recent shows and items like the RVF overdue.