Mog

You all know I'd love to see the Beta/Tread get made and wake my Mog avatar from his almost year-long slumber. But no firm release date and no nice little tidbits on the prototype's new features don't exactly fill me with confidence. I know I should be more optimistic. But the sign on the bottom right-hand part of this picture is a strong reminder about how good Toynami's promises are: Link. Last I checked, we're in June of 2007. Just understand guys, I keep kicking Toynami down, because I want them to get pissed and motivated. I want them to prove me wrong and start delivering some much better products. Is that too much to ask?

Sorry jenius, but I really hope you're wrong about Toynami doing "a slight repaint to match up to the Aoshima product." The last thing I want is a color-mismatched Alpha and Beta. And I absolutely REFUSE to buy another one of these particular Alpha/Legioss just so I can have a matching Alpha/Beta combo in that bright blue metalic color. Does Toynami really want to give me yet another reason NOT to buy their products? But then again, until we get a firm and definite date/announcement, I'm taking anything I hear from Toynami and/or HG with a massive grain of salt.

Part of me is bummed by this news. But part of me is hoping for the best next season. Here's hoping that next season will be all killer and no filler!

Shin <thinking>: "Don't look down!! Look her in the eyes........CRAP!! Don't look at her chest!! Look at her eyes. Look at her eyes."

That is one shiny, reflective table. Nice effect with the pictures there!

If these pics are any indication, that'd be an "Oh yes!"......Link. BTW, since I haven't mentioned it yet, I definitely do like how that VF-2SS looks. Is it heresy to say that I like the VF-2SS's design more than the VF-4's design?

WOW!!! That variable Tread is dead-sexay!!

We might as well wait until we see trailers of this Joker in action. It'll be interesting to see how they balance the psychotic, evil killer with the criminal who has a flair for the dramatic. Till then, I don't think we have enough to pass judgment just yet. But so far, Nolan's been treating fans of the comics with a few nice homages here and there (like that awesome scene with the bats taken straight out of Year One ). Let's just keep our fingers crossed.

Well, time for me to chime in with my own 2 cents. As many of you have already pointed out, we still haven't seen if the Aoshima Legioss has fixed any of the issues in fighter mode. However, there is one thing I'm almost completely certain about: these things are gonna suffer from floppy arm syndrome. Look at all the pics we've seen so far. Not one of them shows the Legioss' arm parallel to the ground. And it doesn't look like they've made any improvements to that shoulder/swivel joint. I probably wasn't gonna buy these Legiosses anyways (since I already have the Toynami versions). But the arms are definitely a deal-breaker for me. As for the updated Tread/Beta, I honestly don't mind how it looks. I can live with the cockpit folding down the way it does in soldier mode, especially if the trade-off for an inaccurate soldier mode means a detailed cockpit and pilot. I also really want to see what type of joints they're using on the Tread/Beta. Because if they aren't rachet-joints, I fear for how the Tread/Beta will look in bomber mode. As for the hips, I really wish Toynami/Aoshima would use ball-joints ala the 1/48 Yammy Valks. Assuming the joints can hold the legs up in bomber mode and they DON'T put any die-cast in the legs, it would give the Tread/Beta the A-stance we all want. Well, let's see how things pan out. Design-wise (and only in regards to design), I actually give the slightest of edges to the Toynami/Aoshima version (over CM's version). However, unless they do a hell of a lot more impressing, Toynami's still in the sh*t-hole for the way they've handled this whole Beta situation.

If there's one thing all of the Batman films have been severely lacking in, it's the whole Batman the Detective aspect. Not sure how much of that side of Batman we'll see in this film, but I'd like to see it emphasized more somewhere down the line.

I saw this on another board I lurk on. I didn't "get" the tag line at first, and the picture didn't really do much for me. But fans of The Long Halloween (especially the very last pages), prepare to wet thy pants.....Link.

Just for "gits and shiggles" , here's a pic of the original Toynami Beta prototype that premiered at AX many moons ago.....(for comparison purposes): [attachmentid=42574]

I wouldn't be so sure. It doesn't have the curviness that the CM's prototype had. We've been speculating that it may be a revised version of the Toynami Beta over on this thread.

Just like ruskiiVFaussie, I'd love for Yamato to hit us up with some "blackjack" news. But gotta agree with the rest of you, we need to keep things in priority: 1) SV-51 news, updates, assurances, and demos for Graham to play with (and mercilessly cock-tease us with) 2) News on improvements to the latest batch of YF-19's. 3) News on the shoulder improvements to the upcoming VF-0's (and how to obtain 'em). 4) Veiled hints of when the YF-21 may be released. As much as it pains me to say it, I'd rather Yamato focus all of its attention on making these closer upcoming releases as top-notch as possible, rather than getting distracted with a goal of releasing the YF-21 by the end of this year.

Wait a minute, let's go back to the Beta cockpit. Assuming this is the Toynami prototype or a reworked version of it (it definitely has the Toynami version's well-known "boxiness"), that's definitely the first time I've ever seen the cockpit on the sucker. But it's just surprising that they're showing this at a Japanese convention(?). Again, this is ASSUMING that what we're looking at is the Toynami Beta. Also, I'm curious to see if they added any special features to this new-fangled cockpit and how this particular section will transform and maintain its anime-accuracy in all three modes. The plot thickens.

Wow, those are some pretty impressive poses in those blog pics. Much better than what we've usually seen in the past. BTW, have we seen pics of the final product standing on its own two feet yet?

One thing that's annoyed me a bit is the Chinese mercs' logic in killing off Milo. Sure, I understand the plot and shock value reasons for doing it. But seriously. The Chinese know CTU is out looking for them. Call me stupid, but isn't it possible that those CTU agents out in the field would probably call back and need to talk TO THE PERSON IN CHARGE AT CTU?! So, they decide to kill off (who they think is) the head guy and willingly add unnecessary complications to their mission. Smart, real smart. On the other hand, I will give the writers credit for adding a few shades of grey to the characters of both Tom Lennox and Mr. Evil VP. They could have easily made them your standard, cookie-cutter villians, but they at least gave the two characters a few layers and dimensions.

The Germans......again? (Sorry, a little South Park in-joke there.) This season's definitely had its moments. But overall, you know it's bad when certain plot twists make you laugh out loud or shake your head in disbelief.

THE SARA NOME PIC Shin [looking to his right]: " OMFG!!! A MISB 1/60 Yamato Elintseeker for under $65!!!......" Shin: "Wait a minute......."

Thanks Shawn! Everything looks good from my end. I appreciate the minor fix-up, especially considering the recent upgrades were "probably" a bigger concern.

Considering they screwed the pooch on so many things in X3, isn't it safe to say you weren't necessarily "spoiled" in a bad way?

Sorry to bring this up again, but it still looks like the clock is off 2 hours.

Is it just me, or is the time off on the board's clock and post times? FYI, I'm just using IE 6.0, and I already re-checked my board settings.

Roy (doing his worst Ash Ketchum impersonation): "[hic] I choose you, Hikaru!!" Another One... Roy: "Does this smell like Claudia?"

Roy: "DAMMIT, QUIT SITTIN' THERE LIKE AN EMO LITTLE B!TCH!! GET UP, FIND THAT MINMEI CHICK, AND TAP THAT ASS!!"