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I have found that people who hadn't seen DYRL (because it wasn't available in the US) but then saw MacII when it saw a US release seem to have much better feelings toward MacII than others.

You flipped the waist upside down to move the legs down... good thinking.

One thing to note about the NEO-GEO, it was a huge source of delight for emulator fans back in the day. I remember it being relatively easy to find a NeoGeo emulator and just about all the ROMs. Good times.

So, for all those who disagreed with me about an unassembled unpainted prototype sold through Yamato's site being cheaper: I accept your apologies.

You almost have to assume that there's going to be a repaint in the future. This is an awfully big toy not to have some sort of double-dip planned. If I were really bothered by the bright colors I would definitely hold off and hope that at this point next year I'd have a "movie color" or something like that edition to drool over... and you might even have the benefit of Bandai correcting any mistakes they make on the first editon (as we have seen yamato do time and again).

Kevin McKeever saying something about what MegaHouse is doing doesn't really mean much though. He probably read it on something you've posted online Save.

IIRC, the Tornado Pack looks the way it does because it's meant to be the VF-25's atmospheric fastpack.... so no blocky gun or missile pods. Not sure that's totally true though because Bandai's 1/250 Tornado pack toy has giant missile pods below the wings.

I don't care if toys from my cartoons look cartoony.

I agree, I thought it was pretty odd when the Algae planet looked like such a good place to be in comparison to that decidedly unpleasant looking New Caprica (although certain parts of New Caprica also looked nice). You would also think the planet has a name in the scrolls of Pythia or something right? Beyond that, I could understand not bothering naming something that is doomed.

From what I've seen, toy companies NEVER release "official" word of any line being killed off. It's much better to just never talk about them again. There's also no real proper venue for an official announcement. They simply omit the line from their future release schedules and that's about as official as it ever gets.

This design has ONE thing in commong with the MacII fast packs... the boosters on the end of the wing... and that's not terribly original.

Looks like an easy pass for me... I'm not going to buy more toys I already own with super parts. EDIT - LOL, I mean "at this scale I'm not going..."

That's a good point, if you look at the knee in the CG, it's bright white. I assume that's where light is hitting the CG model... could be wrong though.

Saul Tigh is such a lame character through the first couple seasons though. After he did that horrible job helming Galactica I seriously hated his character for a while. I also thought his arch later in the series with was just awkward. In the end he's a plenty INTERESTING character but definitely not the one I was tuning in for.

Is that Spanish-language release the three chapters of Robotech with the availability to watch them as the original series? If so, that'd be pretty cool.

LOL... right... that's totally reasonable. They should just make ONE of each toy and keep moving on. Riiiiiiiiiiiiight. Don't get me wrong, I think that'd be totally cool.... I just find it VERY unlikely.

Vampire Hunter D's final battle between D and the Vampire... Okay, I don't remember if it was really good but growing up I thought it was awesome.

The fact that they needed a plan in Season 3 and didn't have one is what makes the movie The Plan that much less satisfying. It was there opportunity to go back and form something a bit more cohesive out of the elements that got sloppy in the middle and they totally failed.

I've got all of the above pre-ordered . I do get everything shipped to me in as big a bulk package as possible though so it might take a while..

Don't despair... there will probably be a Tamashii exclusive!

You guys seem to be confusing why HG is holding off on the sequel to Shadow Chronicles. They're not holding off because they want to do something with WB. That's a Kevin McKeever falsism that he spouts. Tommy Yune said it flat out at Comic-con: HG is holding off on Shadow Rising IN THE HOPES that WB will do something to make the Robotech name MORE VALUABLE. Tommy said that if WB started getting the Robotech name out there more then Tommy could secure a better deal for a sequel to Shadow Chronicles which would mean better sales for the franchise and better returns for any sponsors. There's a snowball effect then because if sponsors see more value in the franchise they'll invest more money, the franchise can create a better product, it looks like it's going to do even better so more sponsors come on board, that sort of thing. So, you're not seeing Shadow Rising right now because HG wants to have a better budget on that film than they did on Shadow Chronicles and the only way to do that is to get the Robotech name some clout (and WB is the only ones capable of doing that).

I like the new AB scheme... looks a bit more aggressive. I'm not sure if it's just the darker blue. I wonder why they're showing a clear fan jet?

The VF-19 is PT with the possible exception of the hands, it looks like the VF-1 is following suit. EDIT - Wait, do you own a V1 1/60? Those things are absolute rubbish. This thing already looks like a huge improvement at an even smaller scale.

I emailed back and forth with Overdrive a couple weeks ago, sometime in November. Was your Ostrich shipping with other items that hadn't been released yet? The emailing I did with them to coordinate when they would send my Elintseeker and we agreed we'd wait until one more big toy was released so I could save on shipping.

I think you guys are confusing a good looking VF-1 for something that has to be Yamato influenced. Look at where the head is in battroid mode, the wings and nosecone, the backpack, there is plenty there differentiating it from Yamato's efforts but seeing as it is a toy of the exact same vehicle I'm sure we'll find tons of stuff in common.