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Okay, I cheated and saw a good chunk of the eps on YouTube awhile back (Not all of 'em; haven't watched most of the last 10 except for the last ep.). Is there any truth regarding this being the last frame for the series: link. I read it from this Wikipedia article. Can any of the MW folks in Japan confirm or debunk this?

So if I'm reading the spoilers right, the SDF-3 is left stranded near a black hole? If that's correct, then geez , nice way of trying to set yourselves apart from Macross' continuity, HG. Also, it appears that they're retconning things so that Admiral Hunter is no longer responsible for ordering the neutron strike on Earth.

2007 HGFinallyGoesBankrupt! ?

Nah, I'd still like it to be bigger than 2 feet. I want the Macross in Attacker-mode to appear "bigger" than the 1/48 Valks. Remember, the main guns are pretty long. So even at 50 cm (from feet to guns), the Macross is gonna appear "shorter" than the big-bad Valks. .....Unless we're talking about displaying it with the 1/60 VF-1's. Then, I won't argue. But still, the Macross, being the namesake of the series, being the flagship and all, and being so central to the story should stand out as the biggest piece in any person's Macross display collection.

^^Well, I looked at the Yen price (15,540) in the first post, then checked out what the current exchange rate was last night with the dollar. It came out to a little over US$130 or US$131. And remember, this is the stated price before shipping and any possible taxes. Most likely, they'll say the higher price is due to the amount of die-cast in it.

Continuing Deimos' theme and after getting inspiration from this thread, how about: 70cm-TallSDF-1Macross! 70cm is a nice round number (well over 2 feet for us non-metric folks). And a Macross measuring from stem to stern in that length would be a rather nice and towering display piece. ("It's BIG") Wouldn't you agree, Graham? (Edited because it's late, and Mog finally realized 100cm would actually be 1 meter (far beyond 2 feet!)....I'm an idiot sometimes.)

If we're talking the 240mm (24cm) being measured from head to feet for the Macross, then yeah it probably is comparable to the 1/48 VF-1's. But if the 240mm measurement is from the top of the big guns to the feet (with the guns in the position they're in in these pictures), I'm guessing it would look "smaller" than the various Valks that recon mentioned.

So a little over US$130 (before taxes and shipping). So does the 240mm mean from feet to head or from feet to the tips of the main guns? Personally, I'd still like to see the Macross in a scale that makes it slightly (but noticeably) larger and bigger than the 1/48 Valks. Gotta make the namesake of the series stand out in the display!

What if we're going about this the wrong way? What if the "2007_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _!" really means that Yamato will be breaking out 21 SEPARATE releases/re-issues in 2007?! Imagine a 2007 with: 1. Fold Booster and Fast Packs for YF-19 2. 1/60 YF-21(with Fast Packs) 3. 1/60 VF-11 (with Fast Packs) 4. 1/48 VF-4 5. 1/60 SV-51 6. Large-scale SDF-1 (TV-style) 7. Large-scale SDF-1 (DYRL-style) 8. 1/48 VF-1D Trainer 9. 1/48 Super Ostrich 10. 1/48 Elintseeker 11. 1/48 VF-1A Max (TV-style) (with Zentraedi clothes ala "Big Escape," complete with in-scale figures of Hik', Misa, and Kakizaki that fit in the front pocket!) 12. 1/48 VF-1A Kakizaki (TV-style) 13. 1/48 VF-1? Alaska Base colors 14. 1/48 Super VF-1J Max re-issue 15. 1/48 Super VF-1J Milia re-issue 16. 1/48 Fast Packs (TV-style) with Navy/Dark Blue or Gray colors 17. 1/60 or 1/48 Regult (with articulated figure) 18. 1/60 or 1/48 Glaug (with articulated figure) 19. 1/60 or 1/48 VARIABLE Glaug 20. 1/60 Q-Rau Purple (DYRL-style) 21. 1/60 Q-Rau Green (TV-style) (complete with a Milia figure with a "superfelous" booty....just for Vostok 7 ) 21a. Shrinking wallet (with pefect transformation) ..........Okay, the doctors said it's time for me to take the medication again! The sad part is I'm sure I could probably come up with even more release ideas (both the crazy and somewhat plausible variety).

I haven't bought any stands myself, but I'm sure someone else will mention these sooner or later..... One word: Flexidisplays. Review Linky I believe Los from Lost and Found Toys has them up for pre-order. Personally, I haven't bought a set yet, but I'm itching to eventually get a few.

It's too bad IFC isn't re-airing Harakiri (not anime, but a great piece of Japanese cinema) with those animes like they did last Saturday.

I had pretty much accepted the YF-19's straight-shoulder look (as in would have preferred the angled-shoulder look in Battroid, but it's not a deal-breaker). So when Yamato sneaks in this little "surprise," I got a little overzealous. (Plus, it was late and I hadn't had that much sleep........and...and I was young and I needed the money.....) But seriously, this was one of the features I had asked about in the first 2nd Coming thread. So hopefully, you can understand my enthusiasm for this newly leaked feature. And along with being more line art accurate, let's not forget: this thing is priced around $200. I think most of us would almost expect a few gimmicks and extra goodies to be added to the basic Valk. And before anyone else makes the argument, I also agree: at around $200, the YF-19 absolutely better be solid and sturdy in all three modes. I mean what's the point in having all that articulation if you can't get the puppy to pose and stay standing the way you want it to?

Pics of the current set-ups for my rather humble Yamato collection: And lastly, one of my favorite pics of my custom-stickered Stealth:

OMFG!!! Angled shoulders!! Thanks for the scans, Graham. If this is Yamato's own special way of messin' or screwin' around with its fans, then I really don't mind! Just think: we got two more months before the release. What other wad-blowing surprises does Yamato have in store for this bird?

It ultimately comes down to how much you really want the Valk. When I first heard about the 1/48 GBP, I jumped at the first chance to preorder it. Sure, I learned later on about the fiasco that was the 1/60 version of the armor, and I later heard the warnings about the fragile plastic tabs in the chest armor. But none of that stuff really deterred my desire for the 1/48 GBP; I would have bought it irregardless. Now with the YF-19, at its current selling price, with the (apparently) minimal accessories, and the potential for QC issues, it goes from a "must have" to a "I can wait a little bit longer" item for me personally. But if the YF-19 is something you really, really want right now (like me with the GBP), who cares what us "wait and see" folks think? Sure, we'll benefit from your reviews, tips, and insights. But I'm sure me and others will return the favor when our personal "must have" items come out with their first production runs........[cough] YF-21 [cough] Beta/Tread, ahem, reasonably priced [cough].

[in the voice of the Brain]: I did the same thing I do every night, EXO.............. I lurked. The Nexus and Monkey's forums was where I went to get my Macross fix during the "dark times."

So, we know they're gonna sell the Fast Packs sometime next spring (or summer ). But do we know yet if they're gonna sell the Fast Packs separately? Or are they gonna sell it as a combo with the YF-19? Because if it's the second option, I could happily wait a little longer to get the whole kit and caboodle in one shot. But if it's the first option, I don't want to be a$$ed-out without the Valk'.

Regarding dizman's set: Looks like Max is about to get clubbed like a baby seal. BTW, is that a Stealth with takatoys' stickers I see on the right?

I've taken a bunch of Valk pics at night. And sometimes, my digital camera puts me in a "Damned if you do; Damned if you don't" situation. I can use the flash, but then the colors on the Valks (especially, the Stealth) get over-exposed. Or I could turn off the flash, and pray that the auto-focus gets it right and that the shutter-speed is fast enough where my hand doesn't move and blur the pic. The best technique I've been able to come up with that gets the Stealth to look the most "natural" during night-time shoots is to do the following: 1. Place the Stealth in a dark place or some place with very little light (the darker, the better). 2. Get a flashlight ready in one hand and your digital camera (with the flash feature ON) in the other. 3. Shine the flashlight on the Valk, and get the digital camera's auto-focus to "hit" on the lighted part. 4. Keep the auto-focus locked on. 5. Move the flashlight beam away from the Valk. 6. Take your shot. Here's a couple examples I've taken: P.S., in case you're wondering, that first pic was taken long before I ever added the custom stickers.

I'm not exactly digging the designs and vehicle choices they're making here. But I'll wait until I see a full movie trailer, before I lower or raise my expectations too much. I mean if the story and characters are close enough to the spirit of their original G1 counterparts, then I can easily overlook any design or vehicle choices this movie makes.

Wow! She is a gorgeous bird. I know this was discussed in detail way back in this thread.....But is there any chance Yamato will make the shoulder pads moveable so that you can angle the shoulders to have that V-shape in battroid mode? A minor nit. But thanks everyone for the pics of the prototype!

Sweet! It looks like the blades are included on the Blowsuperior!!

Good Lord!! Millia shagged Max to death!!

Felt like bringing this thread back to the front page..... "I know what you're thinking: 'Did he fire six shots or only five?' Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost track myself. But being as this is a triple-barrel GU-11 Gunpod, the most powerful gunpod for a Valk, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself a question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, PUNK?"

Gotta admit: I like those kite stickers! The have an inverted/negative image effect that works well with the Stealth.