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  1. M'Kyuun
    I'm hoping Benny's ship will sell like hotcakes, and maybe LEGO will pick a classic set to rerelease. My vote would be for the Galaxy Explorer, or the Starfleet Voyager. Otherwise, I'd love to see Classic Space, Futuron, Blacktron, and M-Tron be renewed in modern LEGO Space sets. It has been and ever shall be my favorite theme in LEGO. That blue and grey still looks striking to me. My wife and I saw the movie on Friday; we both enjoyed it alot. I had a perma-smile from the opening all the way til the last credit rolled. They did an amazing job with the CG...those ocean waves were amazing. The game is pretty cool as well, chock full of movie scenes. It made 69 mil on opening weekend. Not too shabby.
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    I hope this passes review, even if it is only a Japanese release. If so, it'll be procurable, albeit just like the rest of Macross related stuff. I doubt LEGO would enter into a legal battle over this, as much as I'd like to see them drive HG into bankruptcy and eventual oblivion. For a one-off model that will most likely see only a single release, I doubt they'd be bothered. It's nice to dream, though. LEGO would go down in history as the company that opened the West to Macross again. If this indeed passes review and makes it to production, I'd be excited to see what else could be produced, not to mention official Macross minifigs.
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    Already pre-ordered. Wish they could've done a couple more seasons, as I liked where the story was going, and I loved the toys. I remember groaning way back when the pics of the artwork and proto pics of the toys were shown at SDCC, IIRC. Then I started watching the show, and picked up a few of the toys, and I was hooked. My TFA toys are still all displayed on my desk. Prowl, designed by Alex Kubalsky, still stands out to me as one of the best motorcycle transformer designs. I wish he still worked for Takara-Tomy, as he created some of the best TF toys.
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    I'm hoping for tampo all over this thing. If Bandai can manage it on a valk that's half the cost (looking at my armored VF-171 on my desk), I should think Arcadia can as well. I'm not familiar with the technological requirements to do so, but I certainly love the results, and I'm not crazy about applying stickers/waterslides. Symmetry and I are longtime foes. Super Senpai, nice inner dialog. How could you ever tell yourself you don't like the YF-19...that's straight-up denial in its purest form. I would have gotten this anyway, but my old Yamato YF-19 's right arm fell off one day(shoulder crumbled), so I need a replacement in good working order. This is far and away superior.
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    Chronocidal, If you're referring to Yamato's 1/60 YF-19, I doubt there's anything Arcadia can use from that mold. It's proportions are much different from the new YF-19, and I would certainly favor the new VF arm transformation over the YF's. As far as the VF-19, they could probably reuse the upper arm assemblies, and potentially some of the inner parts. Beyond that, everything else will have to be new molds, esp all exteriors, since the shaping of the various parts differ distinctly between the YF and the VF versions. I usually don't get involved in pricing rants, but I find it amusing that folks go on about the cost of these things every time a new toy comes out. I too wish they were lower cost, but I'm a realist; the going price for these things is just going to continue to rise, esp for us here in the Americas, where HG preys on Macross like a fly waiting for a fresh turd to drop, and we have to pay inflated prices and shipping from online retailers. If your enjoyment of the toy trumps your enjoyment of having x amount of money in your account, then get the toy and be fulfilled. If the other is true, great as well. I'm certainly not rich (I live on an enlisted military retirement), so I make a lot of value judgments, and I generally only get one of any toy, with only a couple exceptions. I also collect Transformers and LEGO, lots of LEGO, which is a pricey toy as well. $300 for a toy is a lot for me too, but I love Kawamori-san's Valkyrie designs, and to have these little works of art in my hands to look at, transform, and pose gives me far greater enjoyment than not having them, and so I accept that these are expensive, and I pay it happily. Twenty+ valks now over the last 13 or so years, and I've no regrets.
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    Same here. Moreover, I don't care about story connections, as many collectors do. If I think the toy is cool, and I can afford it, I buy it.
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    I'd like to see them make a Variable Glaug. As for something a bit more obscure, I'd really like to see anyone make a BG-5C Fatman.
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    I happily and gratefully preorderd mine. My Yammie 19's right arm fell off one day, crumbled at the shoulder irreparably. So this new one, with all the added bells and whistles, is most welcome.
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    I ordered a second VF-171EX Plus through NY, since I broke my first one trying to get the nose to lock into the backplate. Impatient dumbass that I am, I snapped off the pivot behind the cockpit, and the other side started cracking due to the stress. So I'm working on repairing it, but I'm getting a second one in case I botch it. At least I learned what I was doing wrong with my first one, albeit expensively. And, re-preordered the Arcadia YF-19 through HLJ. Black Friday price drops...Yay!
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    My interest in MP-10 didn't come to the fore until it was too late to get one through TRU, so this may be promising. Still don't like the rear wheel wells or the covers in bot mode. They could mod those out too, IMHO. Going back a page or so, I like the G1ness of that IDW Whirl, and hope there's an equally G1ish Roadbuster in the works. I have an old 80's Convertors Mugen Calibur toy, and I've wanted a fully poseable and transformable version of it ever since. My 80's version transforms, but it's a brick in bot mode (shoulders swivel, that's it). As for Whirl's Gerwalk mode, I generally find Gerwalk pointless, but it looks good here and I especially like the Macross reference. Wonder if HG will try to sue?
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    Glad I checked the thread. Canxed my original YF-19 preorder and preordered at the new price. Thanks to all for the info!
  12. M'Kyuun
    Received my Super Parts for my renewal VF-25G last week, got an Arcadia YF-19 pre-ordered, and I'm expecting a 1/60 V2 Roy Fokker VF-1 to ship from HLJ this month (projected).
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    It would have been wise for them to obtain those molds upon absorbing Yamato, since those are Yamato's properties. Moreover, obtaining them prevents them from falling into someone else's hands. The knockoff business is already booming; there's no sense in feeding the competition.
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    Those pics are awesome. MP Prowl has been my most wanted TF since I bought the original in '84, and realized with disappointment I could never make him look like his box art b/c he was a brick. My MP Prowl now stands alongside MP Sideswipe in my living room, doing his box pose...and I giggle like a little girl everytime I see him, such is the sheer awesomeness. From the bottom of my heart, domo arigato gozaimasu, Takara! I do hope a new MP megs is in the works. I have the first MP Megs and he was disappointing for so many reasons, esp after the awesomeness that is MP-01 OP. That said, I didn't jump when the new MP Prime was out last year, so I hope there'll be a reissue at some point.
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    Lego Anyone?

    M'Kyuun replied to evirus's topic in Fan Works

    Straight up awesome. Great job on everything. That GBP armor made my jaw drop.
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    I have MP Soundwave, and have no interest in any repaints of this mold; however, I'm all in for MP Ratbat and any other MP cassettes TakTomy wishes to make, and I hope they make them all. Finally got all the IDW Generations figs. I've been looking for them fruitlessly since July, and last week they started showing up at Target and Walmart here in Spokane. I'd seen comments saying TC and Hoist were small, but wow, their truck modes are conspicuously undersized next to their fellow deluxes. I wish the sensor thingy behind their heads could be stowed out of sight in vehicle mode...it looks dumb. My copy of Hoist's tow boom/gun's mount post is undersized and barely pegs in in vehicle mode and falls right out of his hand if the fig is jostled. Meg's chest opens up a bit to give it a louvred look...nice design, and he looks good in both bomber and bot modes. I didn't like Orion Pax's alt mode when the Toyfair pics were shown, but really nice fig in person. This is one of the better Cybertronian alts, IMO.
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    Looking good. It would've been nice to have the moving panel to accommodate the arms, but the legs on this version aren't as wide from shin to calf as the Yammie, and there wouldn't be room enough for the gear, or just barely, not to mention the internal stores bay. Overall, this version improves on the Yammie in so many other areas that a small indent is negligible. Nice color correction...she's really purty. Wish they'd posted a lower angle photo of the 19 on a stand with the gear up. Looking forward to a slimmer, trimmer fighter.
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    Overall, it looks good. Maybe it's because of the large shoulders, but the lower legs look a tad too short, giving the battroid a stubby appearance. I compared it to the VF-19, and the legs are sized about the same, but the VF-19 looks more proportionate to me. I do like how the lower legs have a fuller appearance now compared to the Yamato's 1/60. Anyway, I love my Yammie Blazer, and I look forward to picking up Arcadia's YF-19. I hope a new Arcadia YF-21, with improved battroid proportions, isn't too far behind.
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    Mine came uncrushed, so there is hope! Good luck!
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    Lot's of comments to that effect over at TFW2005, so I guess it's coming. I hope it's close to the original, and I also hope they make a faithful update to Roadbuster as well. I've always wanted a nice poseable transformable Mugen Calibur toy, and a Generations update might be the best low cost option. Rhinox looks amazing, and to a lesser degree, so does Waspinator (bot mode great, wasp meh). HasTak did a good job with Skids, Cosmos, and Swerve, although I'm holding out for the eventual Gears repaint. Seeing this Cosmos, I'm almost sad that I shelled for IGear's UFO, but he's still a nice version of the character. Although Hasbro pretty much disregards the G1 storyline from their new canon, I'm pretty stoked to see G1 still influencing the toys.
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    YF-Turkey indeed. I never much cared for the high speed look either. The forward swept wings are the 19's trademark, and look great with the overall design. It's already fast and maneuverable; the high speed wing position just seems like a superfluous idea that Kawamori had, but I don't remember its being used in the OVA or movie. I'm just looking forward to a superior YF-19 to replace my broken 1/60 Yamato YF-19.
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    Ever since my YF-19's shoulder crumbled beyond repair, I've been hoping for Yamato, and now, Arcadia, to make a new version with all the improvements gleaned from the VF versions. Great news indeed!
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    Preordered the Super Parts for the VF-25G thru NY. I went cheap with shipping (1910 yen EMS w/ tracking and insurance), and the final total was 7260 yen, or approx. $79.00, for anyone on the fence wondering how much it'll set them back. Since Michael's ride was the only VF-25 renewal I managed to snag, I figured I'd splurge for some Super Packs, since they appeal to me far more than the Tornado Packs. I also broke down and got a VF-171EX with Super Packs as well. June has become an expensive month.
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    My wife and I enjoyed it. I liked the slow build up, rather than just constant action and fire fights. There are some beautiful visuals in this film. Hat's off to Daniel Simon; that Bubble Ship is gorgeous. Hope we'll see toys or models of it in the near future.
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    I'm not familiar with Gunnm, but the trailer definitely smacked of Battle Angel Alita. Somewhere out there, James Cameron is sneering.
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