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No way, Toynami has to think a full year at LEAST in advance. I mean, just look at the MPC Cyclone announcement... when do you think you're going to be able to buy those bad boys? 1/100 Fast Packs? Oh they're coming... next year.

I can attest to the fact that Hikaru and Roy have gone into the 13K plus level. That isn't to say hidden inventory won't pop up but those two MPC figures definitely made it the whole way through. Also, the Archer figure had only a 5K run and the two I've handled were both in the 4900 range so I think it's safe to say those were all released. As to the MPC Alphas... I'm more skeptical there. In fact, I'm starting to think the 10K-15K number will be what Aoshima releases. I honestly really doubt it. The production number is unknown and the second editions are all just actual improvements. I *think* first editions tend to be more valuable because later editions feature simplifications in the manufacturing process or improvements for child-safety which typically make the later editions less cool than the first editions. This isn't the case with the Yammy.

One argument against this being a mistransformation though would be the back of the Legioss' legs in Sodlier mode. For some odd reason there's a big chunk missing from the calf area. One reason for this would be if the legs angled outward instead of sliding straight in.

Yeah, that's the obvious answer. I think we should more answer this from the perspective though of someone who may be thinking about ditching the hobby though and wants to know which toys they should hold for a while and then dump later.

Wow... that's bad... still, all of this is based on prototypes (with some sweet paneling) so I'm just hoping these are bits of mistransformation/rough draft. it also looks like the shoulders might have the wrong shape to them and there's definitely some wonkiness with the arms in general. So the Legioss won't look good in any mode other than Armo-Diver?? Let's hope there are many changes still to be made!

A little note on the long nose preventing the soldier from mating to the tread in that mode, it should still be possible since we're talking about a toy with a separate mounting piece. All you would need to do is give it a bucket that attaches to the crotch of the soldier (with slots for the hip connections) and then have the arm back to the tread have no center so the arms go around the nosecone. Theoretically this would be a shorter piece so that the front of the Tread was much closer to the back of the Legioss. The connection would be precarious but it could be made pretty solid if it had a locking mechanism that grabbed the top of the crotch area (you would have to hold the nosecone up, lock the connecting arm into place on the legioss, put the nosecone back down, then connect it to the tread and lock it into the tread.

Are we just talking modern toys? Here's my bet for toys that will either never be reissued or won't be again for a very long time: 1) LowVis 1 2) Stealth "Special Edition" Combo Pack (they would reissue the armor parts or the valk separately going forward I'd think). 3) WHAM SDF-1 1/5000 4) 1/48 Hayao Kakizake 5) 1/48 GBP II (Woodland) 6) 1/48 LVII Hmm, that's it for now. I think we will see re-releases eventually of the CF and Super Hikaru but Knight is right at the moment, the toys he listed are becoming scarce.

Sniffle... I swear that my website exists more and more just so I can lock my toys away in boxes but still visit them without having to dig them out. You should be happy it's your future wife making you put the toys away instead of jobs and frequent moves. I hope some day to have a man room where my toys will be free once again... that's the angle I'd shoot for if I were you.

I ordered that set of 7 too. I'm going for the cheap shipping though so it'll probably be quite some time before I have a detailed review.

nevermind.

If they don't sell it as a package then I imagine each individually would be in the $99 ballpark. I don't think many people in these parts would mind that so much. Worst-case scenario would price them comparatively to Yamato's 1/48s as they'd be similar in size and complexity.

It would be a relatively simple task if only the manufacturers would use a larger scale. 1/32 is admittedly rather large for the Tread (but seriously, how friggin' cool would it be??) but 1/32 is the PERFECT scale for the Legioss. The Legioss is a tiny bird, a bigger toy is needed to deal with all its tiny complications. Also, if they made the Tread in 1/32 they could make some really BEEFY connecting mechanism that could be concealed within the large toy.

Did you guys see the news today? Wii production is supposedly being bumped so high as to eliminate shortages by next month. This news one day following the abrupt retirement of the man who oversaw the introduction of the PS3. It's like a little soap opera.

1/8!

Yep, if I'm not mistaken this is the same ultra customized Gakken 1/8 Ride Armor that has popped up in a few other threads. Absolutely stellar work to take the clunky Ride Armor and spice it up.

That's like the sweetest drawing of anything ever. The Tread in that picture is also in a guardian type mode of sorts with its legs sticking down (IIRC). Friggin' sweetness. There's also some sweet art out there of super-armed Treads.

Image stolen from somewhere. I refuse to believe that picture shows how the Legioss will connect to the Beta. IT's LAUGHABLY bad if that's how they're going to do it. Like, so bad they should just sell them both and not even bother a connection. If this is the best CMs can come up with it explains why Toynami hasn't been able to solve the problem either... but at least their mock-up did a faithful representation. No, I still think the pic in the ad is just telling us that they will connect and isn't showing us how. Well, that's my hope at least. That's another stolen image, it's as close as I could find to approximating the CMs shot from the anime. Edit 2, lest we forget, here's Toynami's effort (LOL, the arched back is actually used to help it look right)

I've had it on every valk I've owned at one point... and have pics to prove it

Mine are being packed away into their boxes and into hibernation. They used to be proudly displayed in cases and they will be again some day but not until i've settled down.

While not as cool as being hints toward a new Mospeada project it's still really cool to see some new Mospeada art highlighting other ways the story could have gone. This part seems backward to me though: The new art we saw of the Inbit definitely looked to be more in-line with giant insect creatures whereas what we saw in the show definitely seemed to be more in line with creatures using powered-suits. Personally, I prefer how it played out in the show but I do really dig the idea of the Inbit being less evolved the further they were away from the main hive. I'm glad they didn't do 16 different versions... that would have been overkill unless several were more cameo type Inbit that were only seen in hives. Oh well, it's a shame there's not more Mospeada on the way.

LOL Pfunk, going for the hard one first eh? TLEAD has been defined, TREAD was TRans Earth Deployment IIRC. Dread is probably just a scarier name.... BOO! Edit - it's more likely TLEAD became TREAD because TLEAD isn't really pronouncable and it was probably assumed by many that the 'L' was just a romanization error made by early translators.

When comparing non-canon to canon, you gotta admit that the DYRL valks are just visually boring in comparison to the Stealth, LV, or LVII. I only own one DYRL valk, Roy's, but I own all the non-canon valks. I also own all the TV Valks but I can see where some might consider Hikaru's 1J to be not as exciting as one of the non-canonical efforts.

The original Legioss was a bit of the antithesis to the VF-1 stylistically. Rather than looking elegant it looked like a bruiser (obviously, all IMHO). The new design eschews that aesthetic for a sleeker and frailer look which isn't something I prefer. I think it could also benefit from some tail fins and a canopy but maybe I'm just old fashion. Like the others, I'm digging the new Tread. It actually looks like something that could fly within the atmosphere now.

See also: Low Vis 1 and Low Vis II which are both non-canon paint schemes as well.

It seems to be either a prequel or a re-imagining... either way things are looking fun.