jenius

So who has a linky to a well-priced box set? I saw one on eBay but I figured it'd probably have horribly butchered English and be some HK hack job.

LOL, ya know, re-reading my post, I'm only a tiny bit of rhetoric and some semantics away from calling the seller the enemy myself... I think it's all a matter of how vitriol the description of a free market is. The great thing to understand though is that anyone who purchases something and later feels like they got screwed only has themselves to blame... the seller just offered the goods, it's the buyer who makes the determination to act (purely from a pricing standpoint, sellers can certainly screw people in many other ways). I think there's a healthy amount of frustration on these boards though as this hobby is getting increasingly more expensive and the middle man is playing no small part in that (as very clearly evidenced by the 19). Here's the good news relating to this GBP though, we all know what a good price for a GBP is. This isn't like the YF-19 where no one knew what a good price was so they all were susceptible to being taken advantage of. So, now when this GBP is up for preorder we all know whether or not the "special" price is just a ploy. Edit - have I mentioned I really wish Yamato would start upping their production #s? By keeping supply low they're keeping middle man margins HIGH which makes my wallet sad.

I think, if they did it right, the VF-11 also has the potential to be the most poseable Valk toy ever. I would love that... super cool bayonet thrusting poses. NICE!

I think Kurt did a last stand VF-1S that appears to be missing....

Do you have the fast pack version? I think I left a transformation of that version once bleeding... but I did find out how to do it as to remove that friggin' gap that appears behind the cockpit... It just takes a long time, some sweat, maybe a couple tears and some blood. In the fast pack version you have to pay extra attention to where the chest intakes sit in relation to the back of the fighter. The first edition hasn't been a problem for me though.

Elaborate!

A good price will not be available for quite some time... From what I've seen and heard now these things cost the same as a VF-0 but are accumulating massive mark-ups on their transition to the states.

I don't think anyone was ever going to confuse Regult or Reguld with "battlepod"

No one is suggesting the seller is the enemy. The seller is a greedy bastid trying to make as much money as possible. I'm a stingy bastid trying to save as much as possible. We do a little dance called capitalism. The simple fact of the matter is that saving money now is just like it was in the old days. You don't hop on something and buy it the second it comes out if you want a good price. You wait until half a season later and buy it when it's on sale. At the same time, I'm happy there are people who do rush in and buy things instantly, it encourages the vendor to continue carrying the item and ordering more inventory. Wise men say... only fools rush in....

It seems all the GBPs are limited releases.... and they still don't sell out. That means prices will have to stay high (until some middle man hacks the price down just to get rid of the giant box in his warehouse). Also note that valks are getting more expensive too...

This is the original Animeigo set. So is this just a reissue in new packaging? The item you shown on the right is not being discussed here at all, that's the ADV dub, this was a sub only conversation. It was my understanding that the $39.99 Animeigo set is what we're all calling the ADV subtitle although I just looked on it and I don't see ADV anywhere and I do see Animeigo all over it. So, quick way to tell, did Animeigo also call Regults "Regulds"?

um....the set on the left is the one i've been calling the ADV release...

Put it on Youtube... you never know, people might learn about MW through Youtube if you do that. I know nothing about Youtube but it seems everyone is doing it and I've seen some big clips so I can't imagine it's too much of a hassle. I was thinking about putting the old Gakken Mospeada commercials up there myself... if they're not already there.

I just watched the first three episodes. It's the first time I've been able to see Animeigo's work and Wow... i'm impressed. I just wanted to watch one episode but I couldn't stop myself. Animeigo's name is all over this stuff so I find it hard to believe these aren't EXACTLY the same thing (with new art splashed on the boxes and DVDs). The audio was perfectly fine. Again, I might not be spoiled by having heard the original Animeigo copy but nothing sounded fuzzy or tinny. Edit - For the most part the subs seem superb... with one glowing exception. Why the heck did they go with the Reguld spelling instead of Regult?

Well, the Prometheus and ARMD stuff are just stickers, maybe you can make it either one and that's what Yamato is showing by mixing the stickers.

I think you should fill back in the black on the circles (I have no idea what they're called but they're on the thigh pieces and the side of the chest). I also think the shoulder missiles are very necessary. This thing screams out for custom decals too! PS - I think they're also might be a little too much white going on. The Valk actually has a fair amount of color as far as valk paint jobs go. I like the idea of it though and you get major props for modifying such an expensive product!

Do my eyes deceive me or is there a school bus floating 30' in the air?

Green, tan, and dark brown? You sure you aren't describing the GBPII?

Well, I'll open up my ADV discs and pop one in tonight to verify. I can't imagine the audio is any worse than the horrible HK subtitle Macross I have and the audio in that hack job was just fine. Maybe the Animeigo set is soooooooo superb it creates higher expectations and thus makes the ADV version seem worse than it actually is. Seeing as I've never heard the Animeigo set, I'll probably go into it with low expectations and report back "It sounds like the cartoons I watched on TV" which would be good enough for me. I'll let y'all know later.

Seriously, I need the 0S 2nd edition or something to come out so I can make a bulk purchase . I get the feeling by the time the next Yammy toy gets released (Urban GBP, Shin 0A?) I'm going to start to want to wait for the 2nd edition of the YF-19

I'll double-check next time I'm near my Taka's box but I'm pretty sure mine is the first option.

Finally, someone has isolated the good thing about living in North Dakota! I'm glad I live in CA where the honies are money, the money is money, the weather is money, and I may have to occasionally worry about something being taken out of my car... but never having my car spin out on black ice into a street light! In all seriousness though, this totally sucks. I remember when I had to transport my LV from my ex's and had do run some errands all day, then stopped by a friend's house and didn't get home until the next day. The car was locked, alarm was armed, but it was in the back of my mind. Sometimes you don't have a choice but to leave something important in your car so I sympathize.

I like the color more in these pics than from some others I saw. Good to see this thing can stand Your YF-19 totally poned any mildew.

Agreed, I'd much rather have those then my Detolfs! I'll still probably end up going custom but some cheap alternatives in the meantime would be greatly appreciated. If anybody knows of any cheap large display cases they need to start sharing! It looks a little more cannonfodder brown to me than I'd like, I'm a fan of it looking almost white but it seems to be in line with the 1/72 release color wise so whatever. Hopefully a future paint variation is white.

As do I.... as do I...