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The Alpha is supposed to stand 8.75 meters tall according to RT.com. So, that'd be 875 centimeters tall. The MPC stands approximately 16.5 centimeters tall As I have said elsewhere, the proper scale in battloid is *about* 1/53. Neither Imai nor Toynami are right but since the scale is right between the two it works out fine. EDIT - the alpha requires anime magic to make the proportions it does for fighter mode so the scale there is just out of whack.

I think MW used to have considerably more hatred for Robotech and there was a while there where both sites kinda seemed lame to me. I'd lurk here and watch people spew insults like chimps with feces and then go to RT.com and see posts get locked and deleted. Then I started collecting toys and once I actually started participating on this board the RT hatred seemed less prevalent. I don't know exactly how that happened. Now it seems like people can discuss pretty much anything and get some decent feedback without getting into a flame war... (although I have a tendency to instigate some flaming when it comes to Mac7 but I'm seeing a group about that and hoping to have the habit kicked). Anyway, RT.com is what it is and there's no use hating it for that. Just use it for what it's useful for. Swing by occasionally and look for Shadow Chronicles news or news about new Toynami products.

MARTIAN LOWVIS!!!! Every time this thread comes up I say the same thing I want to see the exact same paint tone but replace the light blue with light orange and the light gray with a very pale orangey brown. It'd be my martian LowVis.

My problems with Bowie: 1) His voice actor just sounded incredibly whiny. 2) He was a bit depressing/awkward at times. 3) He seems weak. 4) He does do a bunch of whining and its at points where you'd think someone would have resigned themselves to their fate. I would very much welcome seeing his death in the Shadow Chronicles. His Herculean father (boy did Bowie miss out on his genes somehow... I mean, seriously, Vince has bigger neck muscles than Bowie) on the other hand, may be cool. I got no problems with his aunt...

No, poseability is defintely not the large Gakken's strong point. The arms do pretty well but the wrists don't swivel, the neck doesn't swivel more than 10% in either direction, there is no waist swivel point, and the ankles are so big there's not much that can be done with the feet/legs.

I thought my sub of MacZero was actually pretty darn good. That's not to say that it couldn't be done better but it kinda seems like there are probably other anime out there that could better benefit from a re-subbing. So Hurin, when are you going to sub Orguss for me?

I actually prefer Macrossworld being limited to discussions (and the selling of) Anime and its various byproducts. Sure, some good-natured wandering is always fun for a moment but I'm glad we aren't allowed to go plunging too deeply off-topic. I don't really get the car or WWE threads except for the fact that when most people talk about their cars it's pure fiction as is the WWE. I'm not complaining about those threads by any means though, every rule needs a few exceptions. Hot dogs however... well that's just plain wierd.

The hands are the only portion that are rubbery... and they're far more fragile than glass. It's really way too complicated a toy for the scale it's done in and that comes out by way of build issues and easily broken bits. Visibly it's worlds better than the Gakkens though.

I vant vun! Seriously, someone pick up an extra and sell it to me.

sorry, I just misinterpreted which way your "it" was going, my bad.

No, you can talk about the SHOWS and you can buy the shows at RT.com, you can not talk about the TOYS or where to buy them. That's it.

3x Gakken Diecast 2 mode changers = $20-$45 each depending on condition (all are Singapore versions) 2x Gakken blue triple changers = $20-$45 each depending on condition 1x Gakken 1/72 triple changer = $10-$25 depending on condition 1x Matchbox Invid = ?? $15? I got no idea. If the items had boxes my higher value limit would increase by about $15 on most those items.

Just a little correction here, you're wrong about RT.com. Not only can you discuss Macross, GCM and SDCSC but they have their own forum on that site just for those shows. There's threads in there about the originals that cover a variety of subjects although the fans there tend to be far less educated about the originals than they do over here. Point is, HG sells those goods and they have no problems letting people discuss them. There are only two things HG doesn't want you discussing on their site 1) manufacturers of non-Robotech toys and the actual toys themselves. As long as you don't say Yamato, Bandai, Banpresto, or even Joons you'll be fine. Saying "My 1/48 Hikaru VF-1J is way better than my MPC" will also likely get your comment deleted. They don't want you guiding customers away to other products. 2) You can't mention where to get things. This has to make sense to everyone. You can't say "Wow, MPCs go for way cheaper on eBay" because it destroys the entire point of their website. Now, both of these rules do get enforced to a ridiculous extreme. For example, say someone says "Can you tell me where I can find a classic Robotech toy?" Well, there are no classic RT toys for sale at RT.com so you'd think it might be okay to say "Yeah, go to Rob's classic toy hut in Guam" but HG doesn't allow that because you're directing the person away from RT.com... even though they don't sell what the person is looking for.

Okay, do you guys remember who Bowie was? Bowie was the whiny kid who was like "Oh I so hate being in the military." "Oh, I just want to play piano Dana." "Oh Dana, why do I have to fight?" Then he fell in love with Musica and ran away from the military with her committing God knows how many illegal acts in the process. At what point does any of that sound like commander material?

Okay guys, everyone repeat after me: Macrossworld is a fansite made by fans, for fans. Robotech.com is a commercial site, made by harmony gold to sell harmony gold merchandise. How in the world can you possibly be upset at HG and RT.com for not wanting you to advertise their competition on their site designed to sell their goods? Be upset at the fact they shut down RT fansites (allegedly, I wouldn't know) but don't be upset at the fact they monitor their own site to make sure it's still accomplishing its mission. This means no "eBay" or "Yamato" or even "Bandai" talk on RT.com and that actually makes sense. As to everything else, it's just a combo of each MPC being limited and that RT fans don't know about Yamato.

So when Leonard's biggest fan said "Is Leonard a villain" the guy actually considered who he was talking to and said "no." If that doesn't prove it then nothing does!

there's a member here desperately seeking a super stealth box, you should ask him to shoot you an offer.... can't remember who it was though -

Saw that one coming. Add another 8 weeks for cargo shipping... well, September is gonna be sweet!

When I was a kid I saw a Tom Cruise film (I think) where he was tracking a unicorn and got in a fight with the devil. I was really young so I might be messing it up. I remember thinking the devil looked cool.

Great... so the moral of this story is "If you see a good deal on a 1/48 valk... don't buy it." That's nice. We're definitely going to need to get a lot more info on this.

Oh no, I should have specified, those are all 1/60s with the exception of two pictures that are of a 1/48 VF-1S (one with strike parts).

Okay, in the spirit of the "gallery" i'm going to post some of the pics that are being used for review purposes at the www.anymoon.com blogsite. There are still lots of toys that needed to be added over there and as they do I'll probably post my favorite pics (they are my pictures afterall) over here also. The site features reviews and some facts about Macross, GCM, and Robotech toys (go there, it's cool and it's only going to get better, it's still beta at the moment). Since this is a Yamato only thread though I won't spam it with anything else:

You're right, the pic you're showing is at a better angle. The problem is, the two pics I posted (the MPC and the 1/60) are from approximately the exact same angle for each toy. That means the MPC when pictured at the same angle as the 1/60 looks better. I have no doubt that if I had a pic of the MPC from the exact same angle as the 1/60 you're showing the MPC would still look better. Don't get me wrong, I think both of these are just so-so toys but when it comes to a "which looks better in GERWALK/Guardian configuration?" debate I'm afraid the MPC is a pretty easy winner. Not to mention you can actually pose the MPC doing stuff in GERWALK where the 1/60 is absolutely useless doing anything other than standing in that mode. More pics from my www.anymoon.com (not that they prove anything, I'm just trying to get the site some traffic )

You're too old to collect toys anyway. You should put them in their boxes and ship them to me, let me worry about how to store them.

To my knowledge no, I've been watching this board and eBay for the last couple years and that's how I get my price range for items. As you can imagine, when eBay is one of your basises for determining price the range can vary quite a bit.