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<sigh> I love the sight of sweet, sweet tampo printing on a factory-fresh bird (even on the boosters too!). Thanks for all the pics, Swoosh and Graham!

I know, G-man. That's why I added the rolling eyes and the silly smiley. I just wanted to see if anyone was crazy enough to try to interpret it into another clue.

eriku's on the right track. Bounty Hunting for me too. You get the guns, the weapons, the money, the ship, the money, the rep, and the money without all the superfluous baggage the Empire or Rebels have. As long as you stay away from picking fights with Jedi or blind "reformed" smugglers, you should enjoy a very successful and prosperous life. The entrepreneurial spirit! Living your life without anyone's interference! Reaping ALL the rewards of your own hard work. That's the American Dream, baby! That's BOUNTY HUNTING!!!!!!!!!! Paid for by the Galactic Guild of Bounty Hunters, the Longshoremen's Association of Coruscant, the Ewok and Wookiee Fur-Traders of the Core Worlds, and the Galactic Board of Taxation and Certified Public Accountants ("Hey Palpatine, you still owe us 20 BILLION credits for that first damn DEATH Star!!").

Okay, I'll be semi-serious for once on this thread. How about a full weapon set for the YF-19? Missiles and launchers galore ("saturation"). And a new fangled gunpod with a flip-out bayonet (the "penetration" part). A longshot, I know. .......Unless, we're looking at this the wrong way?! What if it's not a Macross-related release at all?!! Perhaps, the Yammie folks are trying to "penetrate" into a franchise/product that's already "saturated" with competitors/rivals? Anyways, so, what's everyone's interpretation on the latest Graham siggy : "My 3.3 year old son is really into watching my VCDs of Combattler V and Great Mazinger at the moment and has taken over my SOC Combattler V toy." EDIT: Sumdumgai, we should clarify that our SDF-1 guesses were for the TV VERSION. The DYRL version is still out in play.

TENTACLES!! Don't forget the pulsating tentacles too!!!!! ........Maybe that's what the "saturation penetration" is all about.

This isn't exactly a new pose from me. But I just really dig the way the light from my stairway shines down on the 19. Consider this "Strike a Lighting Effect" : It's just a little something that puts a smile on my face before I head up to sleep.

Considering how interrelated both Snake Eye's and Cobra Commander's early orgins are, I wouldn't mind them using Snake Eyes as the character the audience naturally gravitates toward. For the first film, you really don't need to go into Snake's ninja past. Between his family's story, his pre-Joe military career, and his first few Joe missions (especially when he gets disfigured), there's enough "meat" and backstory to make Snake Eyes a compelling character. I'm not saying make the entire movie be about him. But there are enough reasons to make Snake one of the main characters in the film.

Too bad they couldn't modify the release to make it the ultimate, signature version of the TV Skull-One instead. Imagine both TV Hik' and Roy pilots, the fat TV hands, and all the other minute details that separate the TV VF-1S from the DYRL version. That'd be a nice way to freshen up the old bird.

Thanks for the link, Shin! I'm really digging the Zartan. Maybe it's the obvious snarl on his face, but he looks a bit better than the version we saw from SDCC. As for Stalker, where do I begin?!! baronv is right: what in the blue hell is Stalker doing with blue eyes?! The prototype looked so awesome, and yet, this painted version gets almost everything wrong. Along with the eyes, I personally think his camo should be more dark green and less yellow (Maybe Hasbro should reverse the color pattern Stalker currently has.). All this is especially frustrating since Stalker was one of the first Joes I ever got. Two other thoughts I haven't mentioned in earlier posts: 1) Why is it that every shot I've seen of Lady Jaye shows her gun holster riding up her waist/torso? I really hope it's just a matter of Hasbro folks not knowing how to pose the holster right (and not a design issue). 2) The Cobra Trooper's sigal(sp?) should be red instead of the white they used. So what if they already released the red one with the 5-pack; the red ones are a no-brainer, troop-builder! Other than Firefly, Zartan, and MAYBE Beachhead, I'm just not as psyched up for these next two waves anymore.

Okay, I'll throw out my wild idea....... Saturation Penetration = Daedalus Attack? "Penetrate" a Zent' hull and "saturate" it with Destroid weapons of death? So, would that mean a larger scale, TV-version of the SDF-1?!

Anyone else think the new 25th Anniversary color schemes kinda look like this "Scorpion" color scheme from way back when? Link. (That's not necessarily a bad thing, especially since I do like the Scorpion scheme.)

Larry Hama is more well known for pretty much being the main writer for the old Marvel GI Joe comic book series. Generally speaking, a lot of us big-time GI Joe fans may have been exposed first to GI Joe by way of the toys and the cartoon. But the comic book series is something that has definitely contributed greatly to the longevity and our fondness for the whole GI Joe franchise. If I saw the words "Written by Larry Hama" in this potential movie's credits, I'd be a lot less worried. (Of course, if the director is some hack or studio lackey, I'd still be very worried.)

Damn nice custom, Wicked Ace!! When I saw the first pic, my first impression was "Sweet! Someone made a stealth version of the 19!" Took me awhile to notice too, but I see that you placed the UN Spacy logo higher up on the leg, above the wings. Nice little different touch there.

So, you could do better at your job....... .....So, you could make more money.......... ......So, you could buy more........... ....VALKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

......When we finally receive THEIR money in our lawsuit settlement!!!!! In all seriousness, I understand and agree with your sentiment, eugimon.

Wasn't there a lot of complaints back in the day about certain parts of the 1/60 GBP falling off if you even looked at 'em funny? Yeah, I'd say go with the 1/48 blue one too. It's iconic and makes Hik's VF-1J look bigger and meaner than all his other Fast/Strike-Packed 1J brothers and sister. Just remember: the first step to recovering from Valkyholism is to admit that you have a problem.

Yep, that video was definitely cheesy. But it was admirably-done, skillfully-made cheese. Kudos to whoever made it.

^^Oh lordy, I never realized it was THAT cheesy!! Awesome link, JsARCLIGHT!

Personally, I'd like them to take a more serious, more "grounded in realty" take on Cobra. (Hell, I'd like at least a third of the movie be about the rise of Cobra and the origins of Cobra Commander.) If I remember the comic books correctly, Cobra was pretty much a home-grown terrorist organization. How would group like this start in the US? Would enough people be so disillusioned by the world, the B.S. spewed by politicians and the nightly news, the ridiculous focus on budgets and mission statements at their jobs, and the crap that passes for entertainment these days that a group like Cobra could actually succeed? Granted they'd have to change Cobra Commander from the shrill beeyotch we all know from the cartoon into a skilled and influential orator (something along the lines of an Abraham Lincoln or an MLK, perhaps?). But if they did this kind of take with the movie, I'd be very intrigued. Of course, this is Hollywood we're talking about here. So most likely, we'll get something that peddles to the lowest common denominator (as bsu so wisely put it). Or even worse, we'll get some way-too-preachy, overly-political piece of crap. Or even worse than that, they'll revamp the 25th Aniversary figures to become more "movie accurate."

My memory's a little hazy, but I'm pretty sure Lady Jaye sported the cap a number of times in the comics. As for the upcoming figure, I don't know what exactly it is about the sculpt and paint apps, but it just doesn't "look" like Lady Jaye to me. I look at the face, and it just doesn't remind me of either the cartoon version, the comic version, or the version depicted on the card art. My first impression was that the eyes didn't look right. Maybe they should be a little bit bigger or a little more exotic-looking (sorta like the card art). Also, I think the lower part of her face is just a tad bit too wide or "puffy." Add to that the slightly-too-large cap, and her face just looks off. This is especially disappointing when you considering how dead-on the new Flint looks by comparison.

Instead of the wing warp, I'd rather see the wings do that fast mode(is that what it's called?), where the wings are slightly bent/folded downward. There's something menacing, almost like a predator ready to pounce, when the 21's going into that pose.

Gotta disagree with you, Vermillion21. Granted, I wouldn't try posing any of these new figures in the old vehicles or any kind of sitting position. But I find the new figures a lot more poseable and realistic than the old-school figures, especially in action scenes. Just look around the Net: there's a bunch of example pics showing off these new figures' wicked poseability. You can even see it in the pic I posted earlier of Storm Shadow and Snake Eyes. I would never have been able to do that pose accurately with the old-school figures. The old fig's simply lack the necessary additional articulation points needed. As for the quality, yeah, some figures have difficulty holding their weapons as solidly as their old-school counterparts. But I wouldn't go so far as to call them knock-offs or cheap quality. Considering the OTHER figures Hasbro's been churning out at this scale for the past few years, I'd say the quality of these latest Joe's is comparable to that of Hasbro's current Star Wars 3-3/4 line. Look, I definitely have my criticisms of this new line (and I have my own personal pet peeves about the next two waves). But it is a worthy successor to the old line, and I'm willing to see what this line churns out later on in the future. To put it in Macross terms, I think of the old-school Joe's as the Takatoku Valks of yesterday: solid as a rock (except when the O-rings start to deteriorate) and ridiculously ahead of their time in terms of articulation, design, and asthetic. The new 25th Aniversary Joes are somewhere between the 1/60 Yammies and 1/48 Yammies: they made some definite improvements over the old-school versions, but they aren't without their own quirks and flaws. I ain't saying the new Joes are damn-near perfect like the 1/48's. But with sculpt improvements, they could definitely get to that level.

I saw most of it on Sci-Fi too. And surprisingly, it wasn't that bad. Granted, there's some over-stylized animation scenes here and there, and some of the characters are a bit cliche. But overall, it was a good story. It's definitely one of the better additions to the Highlander universe in recent years. Gotta agree with you too, Wes: the villian had a cool, calm coldness about him that worked fairly well. Plus, it's a nice change of pace to see the main character almost constantly getting jacked up. BTW, was it just me, or was the actor who played Joe Dawson doing the voice of Doc?

Personally, I'm more interested in seeing the gunpod stowage (in regular fighter mode) and the Fast Packs than the detachable limbs feature. Especially if the detachable feature somehow limits or hinders how poseable the YF-21 can truly be. Just my own personal 2 cents.

VERY NICE PICS, kiririth!! With your close-up look at the thing, were you able to tell what type of joints the Beta has or how the arms will stay locked in place in bomber mode? I know this is Toynami we're talking about here, but I really hope that they can come up with a solid locking mechanism for the cockpit. I really don't want to spend half my posing time trying to keep the damn cockpit closed.