jenius

I'm going to hold off on criticizing the hands. It seems totally possible they're made of better stuff this time around like the Aoshimas were.

Let us know your opinion again in 1 year when the wing on your YF-19 won't sit still and your VF-0S has no arms.

Oh wow.. just noticed that they got the chest intakes wrong also. In The Shadow Chronicles all of the Alphas feature Shadow Fighter chests. Not sure if the VTOL is supposed to be there but I'm guessing probably not. Wow... Toynami definitely did not try hard. My complaints about the Beta already: 1) Legs are too short... It has the build of a primate. 2) Cockpit folds down without being concealed... although I think we all saw that coming.

The problem is, with Graham no longer being on Yamato's speed dial, who could deliver that sort of message? Our best hope is to have someone who attends shows in Japan ask a Yamato rep and the folks at shows often aren't reliable sources of info.

Since the head looks right in soldier mode it may just be a case of loose fit. My MPC Rook's head fits really loosely in fighter mode but the hinge is on correct and looks fine in soldier mode. It's definitely a let down that Toynami scrapped the Aoshima improvements. They said they were still bickering with Aoshima over some parts of the molds... maybe Aoshima refused to give Toynami any of the parts involved in the improvements.

I opted out of the Olive Drab... for now at least, I wouldn't be surprised if I pick one up later. I'll be putting a post up on my blog when I have the time.

Hmm, can't say, but it does look like you might be able to play with the angle of the lasers (like pointing them out a bit).

Low Vis with Strike Parts? I can see it now: "Funny, you don't see clouds in space very often. Oh crap it's a VF-1 Gaaahhhh!!!" I vote no Strike Parts on a camo scheme.

Oh I hope to God it's delayed. Please... my wallet is BLEEDING... oh, nevermind, that's a hemorroid. Just kidding, but I do hope it's delayed. I never expected Toynami would actually release their Beta this year so now I have to scrape together another $150... and that Weathering Tomahawk was a pretty penny also.

It's not a bundle per-se. It's a "weathering edition" and limited to 100 pieces via raffle. It's part of the same deal with ordering the limited Edition 1/48 Max TV-1A. If you ordered the TV-1A you were put in the Hik 1S raffle. You would already know if you had won.

The VF-0S Ghost Booster is as sweet a VF-0 toy as they've made yet. Did you buy it new? Is it possible someone swapped out the VF-0S in the Ghost combo with a 1st edition VF-0S (because all the problems you talked about are extremely common on the first edition). When you pull the feet out do they seem to lock at some point? That's how you know you definitely have a 2.0 0S.

It's definitely a little brittle prototype they don't want to break. Way too soon to be concerned... Remember what happened with the SV-51?

The finish on those toys looks outstanding and the joints look nice and beefy without being eyesores. This thing looks fun.

No room in the cavity.

I love the transformation pics. The pic of the back landing gear also goes far to explain why it is the way it is.

I think the Ride Armor market is going to get very saturated very quickly. Houquet and Shinobu might sell alright but with the Beagle coming to market these paint schemes that didn't show up in the animation may be in for some pretty small sales. Here's a pic of Mega House's existing Dark Ride Armor toy for comparison purposes:

Very odd that Toywave would be the first place we'd see it. I haven't heard a peep from domestic retailers and the MPCs were released stateside first previously. EDIT - I also wonder why there's transparent tape shown inside the box.

Bandai VF-25 1/100, "More swapping than a swinger's convention."

Crap, now I gotta buy like 20 more of these greenies to build an army... okay, maybe not. EDIT - I'm guessing with all those greenies around there weren't any T and/or F Black Ride Armors? So anyone who is a stickler for "from the show" schemes can probably skip those.

Sad, note how the nosecone is too short and the neck/head too high on the new 1/60 in the battroid pose. Why Yamato, why did you have to change it?

You guys make me so happy I decided to stick to Macross and Mospeada toys.

Model folks are definitely bigger sticklers for accuracy than toy folks (as they should be). It would make sense that Bandai would have their model division keep things to as close as they could for show semblances and then have their toy division go with a different approach.

Exclusives make a lot of sense when they allow manufacturers to make toys that may not sell well enough at volume. That said, a lot of companies aren't using exclusives for this reason any more which sucks. An exclusive Alaska Base VF-1 would be great because there's only enough demand for a couple hundred to sell and I'd rather it be made and made exclusive than not made at all. Exclusive stuff that's central to a show and will have huge demands (like a weathering VF-1S or Alto super parts) is just lame.

I'm with Ruskii, the revised Tread looks very promising. The new-wave Legioss isn't quite my cup of tea. I'm all for a Legioss redesign, I would just like it to look a bit more like a contemporary vehicle (like with a cockpit and canopy that are visible).

I have a post waiting to go up on the green armors over at my site. Unfortunately I gotta take a couple more pics and I was feeling burnt out on ride armors for the moment... especially with the Shinobus and Fukes about to be released as well as the Beagle (although that's less of an issue now that it's been postponed).