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From left to right (as we look at them) 1) Toynami MPC (not Aoshima) 2) Imai Model (reissued by Aoshima) 3) Toynami Metallic Superposeable.

You can tell which is the model by the front winglets. The Toynami version has rounded winglets. I still haven't gotten my Aoshima version in yet but word seems to be so far that they have even worse build quality than Toynami does. So, if you're averse to the CMs version, it seems your best bet is Toynami. Robotech.com has all of the Toynami Alphas except Scott's if you're looking to avoid eBay. I'm not sure what they go for on eBay though, I think they're $59.99 on RT.com. I did receive some Toynamis that were crappy before I even touched them but i'd say the majority are decent enough so long as you don't move the hands at all. 2nd Edition Scotts cost a lot on eBay and that's a scary purchase.

LOL, i love the ebay sellers selling these already and they don't even know what the secret valk is. I remember one ad "ALL 6 + SEACRET" but of course, only a pic of the six.

I said it before and I'll reiterate. This film was a lot like porn. You watch it once, it's visually fun, but there's absolutely no depth to it to warrant seeing it again (at least, not until it comes out on DVD so it won't be so fresh in the mind). All the elements that make it cool the first time through will be lost upon a second recent viewing. You're not going to have that same "RUN RUN RUN!!!" feeling. So you get all these people coming out of the theater and telling their friends it's a thrill ride with no substance and people hear that and think they're not going to carry anything from it so they'll just wait for DVD and watch something like There will be Blood or No Country for Old Men now. Still, I think a Cloverfield 2 could recapture that initial excitement if done well and have that same big opening crowd. EDIT - There/This

Doesn't LOS get his stuff shipped to him by boat though and then ship it out to you guys? I didn't feel like waiting another month so I paid a premium. I'll probably do the same thing with the MH toys. Thank God it's tax return time... The dollar continued to plummet against the Yen. We were at 105 for a while today before climing into the 106s again. I believe it was 123 back in June or July. That's what, like 14%?

Well, I just paid for mine, practically $75 a pop!!!! Ouch. Oh well, hopefully the service is speedy. I can't wait to review these bad boys.

If these still sold at the original price ($95ish) they'd be a whole heck of a lot more tempting. As it is they seem to go for like $150ish and I'm just not a big enough Megazone fan to plunk down that kind of scrill.

They definitely look cheap... but they are cheap so that's forgiveable. They strike me as an attempt to head-off Revoltechs.

I'll give you "it looks BUILT better than the Toynami/Aoshima" but otherwise the looks are about the only thing Toynami has going for its Beta right now (if it hasn't slipped back into the realm of vaporware). Too bad Toynami never figured out how to have the cockpit retract into the chest on their Beta 'cause I thought it looked fantastic otherwise.

No bloody way, the YF-19 in beige will be reissued whenever demand warrants it. The LV1 won't be because it was specifically labeled as a 'limited version' and the Stealth probably won't be sold again as a gift set but I'd reckon we will see a reissue of the strike parts and even the VF as stand alone components if the demand is ever there. Now that the VF-1 1/60 PT is coming though the 1/48 might slowly fade into obscurity entirely as demand will undoubtedly sharply decline.

See Graham's post on pg 20

Just a little note here, I have ordered all three though BBTS and, while I imagine I too will be following in Eriku's footsteps and returning these at some point, I will be posting a full reveiw on my website with detailed comparison pics to Toynami's MPCs and close-ups of all the various flaws I locate. Sorry it took me this long to do it but I had to sell some toys off to make room for new ones.

That's misleading. Graham was saying that the CAD shown in the GNU thread was not CAD for a 1/60 Yamato toy. Obviously, we would learn, it was the CAD for the GNU line. So, Graham has never said anything to nay-say a perfect transforming 1/60 VF-11. In fact, he echoed the common sense that since Yamato appears to be repeating it's 1/72 strategy it seems a forgone conclusion we will most certainly be seeing a 1/60 VF-11.

ET - it's what's on Mint/Annie's hat

Thanks! That only shows instructions though... wish I had one handy so i could check if there were decals in there but I do seem to recall them being there.

Aren't they provided all Yammy style behind the toy box or something? You sure you guys aren't just missing them because you're not sliding out an inner tray or something? I think there's a picture of them, or where they should be, on my site.

It was posted a while back but the search gizmo can find it: To go directly to this review, CLICK HERE.

Sorry, no collection pics per se. I tackle one toy at a time. One of the toys I tackled was the Urban GBP though so I put it on almost every 1/48 and took pictures front and back. Thanks for props Misterryno!

I'm sorry folks, I said Hawk, what I meant to say was Rob (I guess, I can't remember any of their names at this point). The guy and the girl that were seeking shelter, in the very end, after all the credits, you hear . You do not hear "Still alive" although the fact you're hearing anything certainly implies that.

There are pics of this on my website. Click the link in my sig and do a little looking around. I'm at work but if I have time later I'll insert the photos here.

Doesn't the monster sit in the spot light for a good bit after the chopper scene? I remember looking at its little breathing pouches on its head and thinking "not sure I like those." It also seemed like the monster was a lot smaller in that scene but I guess that's just because there isn't really a point of reference.

my guess is that these were made after Takatoku closed by Matsuhiro or another company.

Yeah, I think my following the Internet stuff made the film more fun for me as opposed to the other people I've heard opinions from. Hopefully a DVD release will somehow have a bonus that lets you get into all that Internet stuff, I think that will make the DVD be better received. I'm definitely *trying* to base my comments on the film though to what the film gives us. I have a similar gripe with Macross. A lot of the supplementary information for Macross is what helps glue it all together and I wish more of that glue was present in the shows itself. I think an artist gets greedy when you make your audience search out supplementary information even though it can very easily be argued that that supplementary information is part of the art.

There's at least one party goer that asks "Oh my God, are we under attack again??" or something similar so that might be it. I've heard people say that it plays on post 9/11 emotions but any disaster film in a major city is going to do that at this point. What if you're looking for anything subtle? How about an allusion or two to something beyond what we're shown? You'll also be disappointed. Really it's just a 75 minute chase scene. I did like how they hold back on showing the monster for a while and I do think they did everything right with the timing of the reveals and such. See, this is it, I didn't get that feeling at all. What was there to look for or piece together?? For me it was all just "Crap, Monster... RUNNNNN!!!!" "Phew, we're safe, but we gotta find the girl." "Crap, MONSTER! RUN!!!!!!" "Phew, we're safe, but we gotta find the girl." "Crap, MONSTER!!!!! RUNNNNNNNNN!!!!" "Get to the choppah' GOOO!!!" "I love you" "Well, I did love you, but then you were a douche bag but I guess you've redeemed yourself..." Squish. I will also agree this is the best monster film I've seen in a very long time. In fact, I can't remember the last monster movie I saw, good or bad, so that praise doesn't mean as much as it should. Very fun, but it feels a lot like porn to me. I enjoyed watching it but I didn't really take anything from it and I can't imagine myself watching it again soon. The idea that they're going to revisit the topic in a sequel or a manga is pretty exciting to me. I'd love for this to be lumped into something larger that really does lend it some substance.