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I find the color change to be pretty subtle myself. I think I'm going to give my current SDF-1 away as a gift and replace it with the new one.

Nah, that couldn't have been the plan. Whose legs would they have included? They used different shades of white for all the DYRL releases. Also, the backpacks wouldn't work either. All my 2nd editions can swap the fast pack parts... they seem to all be compatible. The 2nd editions are all the valks that came with fast packs and the VF-1D. The VT and VE are kinda their own beasts.

Well I think therein lied the confusion. It seemed the Shin 0A would have the fixes.

i find now that we know the shoulders are weak, and we know to loosen them a bit, and Yamato has claimed to have done something (don't know what) to improve them, we can buy these *if we're planning on using them for display more than play*.

I'm pretty sure the only release date Toynami has given is TBD. Since they didn't say anything about 2007, and since they're apparenty busy with Aoshima, smart money is on 2008

They didn't make them as a set because the only valks that'd work with fast packs are the ones that come with them (and the VF-1D). EDIT - That is to say, Yamato would have had to completely re-engineer fast packs that would work on the initial valks... and they'd have to work like takatoku Fast Packs or something.

It's impossible to correct yellowing, it's the deterioation of the plastic itself. The best you can do is paint over it, sand off the layer that has yellowed (in instances where you're sure the cause of the yellowing was environmental), or figure out some other way to remove/cover the affected area. Obviously, in the case of toys, all of these methods would pretty much ruin the toy... unless you're going for a full custom repaint.

Deadghost, are you saying you didn't perceive there to be an episode missing there too? Lots of people complain about the end but lots also complain about how jumpy the story is (ie. missing an episode).

The trick with the flexis is to buy one of each size and then switch the rods as needed. You end up with a display that has a 6" and two 4" arms or something like that but you can do amazing poses.

TV releases have the fists, CF has the fists, DYRL releases do not. They have been recasted in all varieties and colors, someone should be able to help you out.

Count me in for a movie, I think it's a solid idea. What we have now are five episodes that feel very disjointed, adapting them into a movie might really help (or get so much worse it'd be the epitomy of suck). Thinking positive though, they could develop a flow that was sorely lacking in the episodes and maybe patch some of the big gaps a lot better. That said, it seems some of the reasoning for wanting a movie was because there's a feeling that M0 missed the mark and I'm not sure a movie would fix that. Miriya, I think you're also missing your mark about the common criticisms of M0. It doesn't seem to me that people are upset because M0 wasn't mech porn enough as you allude to by saying people "just wanted more fighting." It seems to me that people were upset because M0 got really spiritual and that seemed to be moving away from the technological science fiction into this more nebulous science fantasy realm. Of course, that's a whole different can of worms.

The best way is to use any sort of photo editing software. Pics you take with a modern camera are HUGE and are automatically being shrunk to fit your monitor in most cases when you view them on your computer (you can normally tell because it will say something like IMG58585 62% so it's being shrunk to 62% of the original on your computer). Almost every program made for pictures features a resize option though, I shrink all the pics on Anymoon.com to 680x480, it's a pretty standard size that works for just about everyone although you do lose some detail and you also get more edgies.

LOL, I wish I worked for Yamato... it'd make this hobby a lot more affordable. Then again, if I worked for Yamato my reviews on all the other manufacturers' toys would probably be a bit skewed... I was going to put a post up about replacing the 1/48's backpack part. Never got around to it but if you don't get some good pics soon I'll post some roughs from that post so you know what to be careful with. The most important thing to remember is just to get the triangle antenna bit collapsed before tucking the backpack up... this will make more sense later.

For more reviews and info on the toys (Shameless Plug, I've been doing them a lot lately) click the link in my sig! To help you on your quest, Here is a link to my 2nd Edition 1/48 post and it has photographic evidence of the changes between the 1st edition and the 2nd so you can better tell the two apart. After that, search around, there's lots of cool Macross stuff out there.

I'd be looking forward to the next set much more if it was a Max VF-1S instead of either Hikaru or Roy... despite the weathering I'm going to feel like I bought the same toy twice (not that repaints matter much anyway).

This subject came up a while back and it was confirmed that that super cool strike version was indeed something produced by customizers, not a legitimate release. I'm actually working on a review of both the Takatoku ParoValkyrie and the Toynami Morpher (Toynami's re-release of Takatoku's design). You can see a morpher in the picture below, it's standing next to the Roy Joke Machine (it should be noted though, Takatoku's ParoValkyries did not come with super armor, that was a Toynami retrofit) Takatoku's ParoValkyries did preceed the Bandai Joke Machines but they're smaller and they're pull-back roll forward toys (kinda like Penny Racers without the Penny) so I can see where they're not on really the same playing field as Bandai's efforts. They are fairly cute SD toys but they're only two mode transformers with practically no articulation whereas the Joke Machine is practically a shrunken and cute-ified 1/55 Takatoku... pretty cool.

Yeah, it's a Strike HIK VF-1S (weathered), a Strike Roy VF-1S (I believe also weathered), and a Super Cannon Fodder. No release date.

Sweet! Shameless website plug! You should check up my write-up on these toys by clicking HERE. There's also a massive gallery.

Note in the link: So yes, you can preorder one, but no, it's not out and probably won't be for at least a few weeks. That person you bought from apparently is using the same preorder template from Shin with new VF-0S pics.

He's talking (I assume) about the Roy that comes just like Shin's, prepackaged with a Ghost.

There are small internal bits for the shoulder parts, you have to have them in the right positions and then it should be pretty easy.

October and yes from what I understand.

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My favorite pic from my review... a common site for anyone who triiedd to actually pose their toy:

LOL!!! Robotech is not going to have a cast made up primarily of A-listers. The budget will be allocated to special effects, the actors will consist of names we might know, and maybe Tobey, but the rest are gonna be your Shya (sp?) LeDouche types as in up-and-comers or career small player artists. Seriously, Halle Berry as Claudia Grant??? In a movie Claudia's character WOULD (if this were a Macross adaptation) have like six lines... why would you pay Halle Berry for that?