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There really isn't much to follow. One of the mags, I forget which one but probably Toyfare, posted a tentative release schedule (I'm adding the word tentative). IIRC it said the Beta was due out in spring and the Cyclone would follow in the summer. The only problem with that is that Toynami seems pretty incapable of doing that since they always lag a couple to a few months between paint variations. That means if the first Beta hit in March (what are the odds?) we'd go right up until near xmas with the slow trickle of paint variations before seeing the Cyclone. Also, it makes sense that the Beta MPCs would be followed by Aoshima variants so I have a real hard time believing we're going to see two MPCs next year. Also, has anyone seen any new Toynami products up for preorder? If you have, it was probably the Cyclone which makes things seem even more questionable. As to the Shadow Chronicles MPCs/Imen/Superposeables, nothing has been heard of them that I recall since they made their showing. There have been some odd rumors about a Shadow Chronicles video game though (???) and some speculation that the Shadow Chronicles toys would come out concurrently with its release. At this point I'm thinking anything Shadow Chronicles is more likely going to have to wait until the second episode of that series. Uh, just to clear things up, I'm no insider and this is no scoop, just me making observations and sharing what little bits I've gleamed from the Internet. I may be proven very wrong in a number of ways. EDIT - I said Megahouse where I meant Aoshima originally.

No problem at all, I appreciate it!

Not that I place any faith in what Toynami tells magazines or the public at large, but the Toynami Beta is supposedly the next MPC due out which SHOULD mean that it's already in production and so this CMs thing shouldn't be able to kill it.

Ha, someone beat me to it! Check out my review HERE and see if it doesn't answer most your question! Good luck -

Those were Takatoku Henkei valks, the only place you can reliably get them is eBay (that I know of). Lots of knocks off were made that are similar though that can be found cheaper. Here are some new images since I've been updating some of my retro reviews lately -

Thread necromancy!

Whoa... maybe I won't buy this after all! I bet the red one is a sure fire super collectible though at that price... they'll probably sell like 2 of them.

I feel exactly the same way. I've got lots of worries at current but it's a given I'm going to buy this thing and review it ASAP (just like the new ride armor toys being produced). I've been a huge Mospeada forever. I'm having new worries about the knees... the wonky shape has me really afraid about articulation. I wish someone would just make a 1/35 Legioss again.

oh right... it's a feature!!

You don't mind the fact it can't turn its head???

Wow, Zinjo, you're arguing the conclusions you've drawn off episode one a little too vehemently (still). You're just kind of spouting your own suppositions. Sure, you can defend them, they may not be baseless suppositions, but you're never going to prove anything. In the quote above though, "They" is not a very non-descript word, at least in it's common English usage. "They" denotes that you have some understanding. If it was just "something" then the word used would have been "something." This could be a translation issue though, maybe in Japanese there is no such pretense. Here's an example though. If someone were to pound on my door and I was expecting guests I would jump up and say "Oh, they're here." and go to the door. If I was not expecting guests I would say "Oh, someone is at the door." and then go to the door.

If something canon is no longer convenient, it is no longer canon but a blurb will be written somewhere to explain it all away.

When I watched it without subs I thought "Oh Jesus, here we go again." Now that I've seen it with subs his reactions seem more understandable. Still, he's far from likeable at this point. Aloof and obsessed but not to the extreme of my immediately hating him. All the princess jokes and saying he looks like a woman are... well... odd. There's definitely hope for him though and I don't think I ever felt that way for Basara.

I still love how it looks like the Legioss can't turn its head.

That scene of the red bug fighting the valk above has a Godzilla vibe all over it.

Sqidd, have you checked my site lately? I just did a review on it that had some comparisons to the original version of the toy and has some info I think you might find helpful. Average price of that toy tends to be in the $150 mark. The Taiwanese bootleg that has similar packaging includes a knock-off Takatoku toy, not this odd Bandai bird. EDIT - A mod might want to change the title of the thread to Bandai VF-S SUPER high Metal... there's no strike gun involved in any of the toys being discussed here.

That was a rumor being kicked around for a while as a reason why the Beta wasn't going to be made. It's a terrible bit of managerial accounting that came up with that price and should have never been considered realistic. Then Toynami struck the deal with Aoshima (which some RT guy says is still in place despite the terrible Legioss offering) giving them three new repaints they could sell and reducing the price to more standard Toynami MPC pricing (although it still may exceed $79.99). I completely agree with that. I bought upward of a dozen Toynami MPCs and got three or four that were really good looking in all modes (although even the best of them weren't perfect). If you got one with flush seams, a nose that pointed straight out, and it didn't sit on the chest section when on the table it actually is an excellent representation of the Legioss/Alpha. It's too bad so few of them fit those requirements. The CMs on the other hand will probably all be up to snuff... unfortunately, from the look of things now, that snuff is pretty bad aesthetically.

You're right! That's kinda annoying... it's suffering from MPCism!!!

I said heroes first. I want the line to be successful so it's best to start with the sure fire winners.

Yeah but it looks really bad when put together! Granted, I'd rather have it not look so hot then fall apart on me but what I'd really rather have it do is look friggin' great and hold together just as well. Looks like I'm going to have to settle for not looking so good but holding together well.

You're not alone... it seemed awfully busy for me. The beautiful valk was getting lost under all that armor.

I asked that back on Page 1!

They have a manufacturer's stamp that would make it pretty easy to discern. You would need to see a picture of the inside portion of the back (in battroid mode).

I got a Doyusha 1/144 YF-21 from my buddy's exgirlfriend (uh... no... that's not awkward). Still, that's a sweet gift!

Seconded.