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I have some serious doubts as to how well this thing will sell. It's an off-color production of a toy that was already doomed to have a small fanbase... I wish it luck.

I do agree that the MPC is an improvement over the Imai kit. Do you think the slight changes made though would make a Tread meant to match up with the model not be able to match up with an MPC? I should think if it could fit one it'd fit the other. All we have is speculation based on some hearsay... you don't need to panic... YET.

Ugly but intricate, I'll buy one for the novelty and hope that making paint jobs like this mean we'll see more neat paint jobs in the future.

The CG is old news (from Yamato's standpoint), Graham's been mentioning how he has seen the prototype for a while now by saying "it looks much better in person" and it's supposed to be out in a few months.

No, seriously, are you going to tell me that Yamato did a better job with the 1/60 head on their 1S? The Toynami 1S head was the best out there... until Yamato's 1/48. The MPC essentially is the IMAI kit. They are the same size and dimensions and Toynami actually purchased the molds to the IMAI kit and used them to design their MPC molds. I wouldn't worry about the difference between 1/55 and 1/48 scale with the Legioss in MPC or IMAI kit discussions either seeing as the scale is neither 1/55 nor 1/48 but somewhere in between for battloid mode (and simply unapplicable to fighter mode). If you made Beta/Tread to attach to the IMAI kit it would almost certainly attach to the MPC as well. 1/48 scale for a Beta would make it approximately as tall as the MPC VF-1 and something like 4" deep in battloid mode... I don't think you'd really need to get a larger scale than that. It's my understanding that Toynami is just kind of shrugging off the Beta and questions related to it at the moment while they determine its fate internally. If I'm not mistaken, the $250 price point originally was said in the context of a guesstimate at what a TRANSFORMABLE Beta MPC would cost and based on that Toynami had begun considering making a non-transformable Beta for significantly less. My take on this, with Shadow Chronicles finally having a deal penned Toynami might just shelve the Beta entirely and wait and see if demand for RT products doesn't pick up. They're probably also planning a line of Shadow Chronicle toys (cheaper, mass-production stuff) that they will be releasing in the meantime and that might even include smaller plastic alpha/betas... only time will tell.

A theatrical release first eh? Well, being in San Francisco maybe that will be one of the six cities this thing would probably show in Very interesting, I will continue to approach RT:SC with one eyebrow raised.

I disagree, I think it shows these molds are now profitable enough where they could pretty much spit out whatever they want since costs have been recouped. Extra profits now can be funneled toward new molds like the 1/60 0s, 19s... and who knows what else.

Col Small Johnson??? Where was that from???

He does go out with a literal bang in DYRL if I remember correctly. It's not Kamjin he kills though, just some nameless Zentran. He does point the gun into the guys back and shoots through him into his own valk after taking a thorough butt-kicking. Then the whole valk goes boom creating an opening for Hik and Misa to fly through.

Hehehe, you have exceeded your data transfer limit... what I saw was cool though!

keep in mind, the $$ are going to a good cause, try not to hate the bidders too much

I believe that's the answer you were looking for... or maybe hoping not to hear.

What did you do to that Yamato 1/72 YF-19 to get the legs to angle out like that in GERWALK mode... that's custom right? I'm not just missing something on my own? Good job on all that stuff, even your MPCs look good!

Roy joined years and years before what we see in Macross... he's a veteran of the anti-unification wars. So, the assumption would be that you can't go being in war for so long without getting a little beat-up at some point (although, in reality, you certainly can). I do believe you're right... I used to think they actually showed blood in that scene but I think the only scene you see Roy's blood in is when he's hunched over dead.

Well, I don't think we're really qualified to say that. After all, I don't think we even know what exactly cause the wound. I think this was debated in a thread once before. The presumption being that the Q-Rau's weaponry would have left HUGE holes in Roy so he must have been hit by something else. The most likely canidate being that his plane was hit and something exploded and the debris flew forward, through Roy's seat, and into his back. The debris obviously would still be in Roy since we never see it shoot through his chest so yes, he would likely be in immense pain. I actually think KingNor has a good point about Roy's death probably being more alluring to the Japanese audience. Roy stomachs an insane amount of pain, goes to his girlfriend's apartment so he could see her one last time, then dies without letting the pain win or getting emotional. I'm a Westerner but that seems like a variation of the ultra honorable death we see in Eastern culture flicks pretty often and it also appears in some good films coming from this side of the sea also (Westerns have some good examples). Since I'm pretty sure that's where the director of the series was going with Roy's death (This guy even dies cool!) I'm pretty sure it's a safe assumption that his wounds were going to be fatal no matter what. Roy's probably been wounded many times in battle and I think the audience is supposed to assume that he was acutely aware that he was on his death march and he would rather die with his girlfriend than in a hospital.

You know what they'll probably do? They'll probably release a combo VF-1S Hikaru and Strike Parts giftset later that won't be a convention exclusive.

Your Mac+ display looks far better (much less cluttered) than my own.

I swear, I have no bias toward the MPC (for the love of God, why would someone be biased toward an MPC??). I admit I had no idea the legs could be angled outward on the HCM... Looks like I'll have to do an edit! Still, I don't think it changes the fact that the MPC is just an updated HCM (more a mating of the chunky and HCM). I agree, there are a couple areas the HCM looks better, especially the nose and cockpit section of fighter mode, but that was all in the review. The HCM is great, it's just not as detailed, not painted as well, and desperately needs the knee swivel. In the review it mentioned that I was not using the gun, missiles, or heat shield because they're still on sprues and I don't have the heart to remove them. The review also mentions that many aspects of which toy looks better, especially battloid mode, are completely in the eye of the beholder. If you love the look of the HCM and are willing to overlook the lack of detail, paint, and articulation in favor of that look then obviously you'll disagree. Here's the new edited version: I toned the language down and added a few sentences. Edit II - Didn't the Toynami tail pack exist BEFORE the Yamato tail pack? I mean, Toynami was showing the MPC at the 2001 SDCC which is before Yamato released it's 1/60 version toy. Ooh, actually I just looked at the SDCC version and it did have a different backpack... very interesting... Maybe they did steal it. The new backpack was shown in 11/01 with the move to 1/55. Eh, either way, that's all politics, I'm just comparing one toy to another for fun.

Thanks! I agree but there are enough similarities where it seemed (and was) a fun project.

Claudia killed him... it's the only way. What we see in the show is the version she told the MP inquisitors...

Um, Dean, I think you may do better with your complaints over at Robotech.com. Also, I think you have a fundamentally flawed idea of how Robotech was created and the restrictions that were in place during its creation. While it's okay to hate Robotech, and often encouraged, it's best to have the whole picture before you criticize its production. Story-wise, you're right, it's not very cohesive especially in its use of mecha... but there is a large story as to why this is the case.

My jaw dropped when I read that, after the shock i have been laughing pretty non-stop. if that is a subtitle error on your copy of Macross it'd be HILARIOUS. I know my sub of Macross is pretty terrible but that's much much worse.

That's not fair, a minty super in the box still goes for a fair amount. I'd say $75. The supers were superior the normal 1/60 line-up in more ways than just their armor and people tend to think "If i'm going to get any 1/60 it'll be one of the super ones."

Man, I hope it's not a problem on my side. I'm at work though accessing it through a nasty firewall and it seems to be doing just fine (uh, just don't tell my boss )

Lame, sorry, site may have been down for a moment, when I click on it it works. It's also the first article if you go to www.anymoon.com