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YF-19 re-colours are fine. Nothing that really blows your mind, but it's not something to be ashamed about either. VF-22 definitely is a surprise. Although if it really is Gamlin's valk, shouldn't it be dark green like in the OVA rather than dark grey? Macross Mecha Manual also had it coloured in green. So will I be buying these? Probably not. Sturmvogel II still has the ugly legs and makes for a piss poor appearance in battroid. (Yamato really failed this one). And like vanpang and QuinJester I also think YF-19 is problematic with far too many design quirks. If Graham or somebody else in the know posted that the some elements of YF-19 design are being revamped for improvement then maybe I would be inclined to buy one.

Hate is a bit of a strong word to use on the 1/48. Whether one likes it or not solely depends on preferences. For me it boils down to battroid mode. - Does it look good? - Does it lock together properly? - And does it have a decent amount of articulation? And currently the 1/60 v.2 fulfills all those points much better than the 1/48. Don't believe me? Here is a comparison shot: 1) Upper arms are too long. 2) Chest is too big. 3) Hands are to small. 4) Fuselage nose is too long. (This one really kills the 1/48 for me!) So why is it that the 1/48 still has plenty of fans? Well because on Macrossworld there seems to be a large base that solely cares for fighter mode, something the 1/48 excels at with its size and (to me useless) gimmicks. I don't really understand why, seeing that the battroid was suppose to be the "hook" for the show and not some slightly futuristic fighter jet. Maybe somebody can share some more insight on this.

New info on Aoshima's Arm Slave from Ngee Khiong: 1/48 M9 Gernsback - 18cm tall. Painting required. Fully poseable, with movable cockpit hatch. Wide array of weapons and accessories included: Anti-Tank Dagger, Monomolecular Cutter, "Boxer" 57mm Scattershot Gun, and rifle cases. July release, 3,990 Yen (inclusive of tax). The thing looks good, but also rather plain. Might still be a prototype being pictured. Aoshima has got guts start the line with the M9 instead of the "hero mecha" Arbalest. ----------------- Oh, and if any mods are reading this by chance, could you please change the title of this thread to something more general like "Toy/Model Arm Slaves from FMP". Thank you.

May I ask why you didn't give the DX a full proper review?

Good to hear we are getting an animated version of Gundam Unicorn. I'll actually get to find out the back-story of that MG kit I bought. Now hopefully the movie will have a proper beginning, middle and end as well as decent pacing. Or in Gundam terms: DON'T DO IT LIKE F91!!!!

Sorry drifand, didn't want to come off being harsh on you. It was not my intention. It may sound funny or stupid, but it's scaling that kind of prevents me from splashing out money on any toy/model that remotely interests me. And yeah, I realize some of the scales plastered on boxes are not exactly accurate themselves like Takaras 1/48 Votoms offerings I think.

Not sure if your serious or just joking, but it's this line Armor pack may not be compatible with the first release because of that. and the attached image that makes one come to that conclusion. Besides it's probably more practical and less cost intensive to have a base VF-25 figure. Bandai then only has to develop the armored/super packs which the base figure can be outfitted with. Otherwise Bandai would have to make at least three different molded figures (normal, amored, super). Edit: Jenius was quicker.

Bandai naysayers may stay at home: VF-100's VF-25F Armored Messiah Valkyrie Alto's Unit - Changes made to the main body - "Ver. 1.2" - slightly better transformation gimmick and articulation. Armor pack may not be compatible with the first release because of that. Transformation to the three modes is still via part-swapping. Display stand not included. Does come with a connector for Damashii Stage display stand. Mid July release, 6,825 Yen (inclusive of tax). Source: Ngee Khiong

I tried that and it didn't work. What I didn't try until just now was re-download the torrent file and voila - it's working now. My original torrent didn't have a v2 of episode 1.

IMO there is no previous VF-1 toy out there that can compete with the 1/60 v2 looks. Its only competition would have to be the Hasegawas 1/72 battroid kit.

Well I'm downloading Episodes 1-9 via torrent and I seem to be stuck at 99.4% with my download rate sinking all the way 0.3/.4. Anybody else having this problem?

That's a very generous approximation. At 1/68 I would classify the SPEC closer to 1/72 scale rather than 1/60. To each their own I suppose. It's a pity, would have considered getting this if it matched more closely.

I thought the SPEC Layzner was more like 1/68 when calculated. Layzner is specified at being 9.52m tall with the SPEC representation being about 14cm high. Or is the SPEC actually closer to 16cm?

One of the grey plastic blocks inside the fuselage broke this week, with the toy only having a handful of transformations behind it and sitting in battroid mode most of the time. But quite frankly this is just the epitome of many other problems and failures the toy has IMO. Shoulders that are loose (up/dowm movement), hip joints are loose, intakes that keep banging into everything in the hip area (battroid), intake covers that keep popping of, lack of a chest lock, lack of a waist joint, gaps in fighter mode and last but not least crooked gunpod and rear landing gear. By themselves some of these things are negligible, but sum it up all together and the 1/60 YF-19 just makes for a poor experience. You pick it the legs fall together and the arms fall down. Do anything with the arms/legs and sure enough you are going to be sorting out chest section over and over again. The whole thing is just lacking a certain solidity. The plastic block breaking this week, was just the icing on the cake for me. So with all that in mind, I'm naturally wanting Bandai to give me YF/VF-19 that is a more enjoyable experience.

All I want is a VF-19 that is actually fun to pick up and pose with, be it parts-forming or not. Any sympathy I had with Yamatos 1/60 YF-19 has basically been flushed down the toilet European style (=fast!) as of this week.

Judging the scale of mecha by its pilot figure is never a good idea. Even the pilots between all of Yamatos 1/60 offerings differ in size. I am not sure what you trying to prove with the second image, but the Skygrasper is naturally a small plane. Comparing it to the VF-0A gives us a difference in size not scale. The only way to prove if something is scaled correctly is to measure the toy/model and compare with the dimensions setup by the mecha designer. Most of the time there will not be a 100% match, but minimal differences of a couple of cm is acceptable.

Cent , just go back a page and scroll right down to the bottom. Alters Arbalest seems to be able to do what you want. Here is one more pic with a close up

But, but that Mazinger is missing KERS... and I thought under the new FIA regulations spoilers on the chest are forbidden!?

Sigh... I waited so long, no company wanted to do anything good with this property. Eventually Alter comes around and I pre-order thinking now or never because no one else is interested. Less than six months later and everybody is jumping into the hot whirlpool to get their share. I won't be canceling because I still like the scale, detail and gimmicks on Alters ARX-7. Still it's going to be very interesting as to which company will take the crown for best Arm Slave toy/figure. Here some more pics of the Robot Spirits version:

VF-19 seems to be coming along good. Still iffy about the legs, especially the thigh half. I hate the carve-out and weird pointy intakes on the Yamato 1/60 and I was looking forward to 1/100 not having that issue. Oh and before I forget can someone please, please, please post a close up shot of the VF-25 cockpit. Thank you.

Looks like Aoshima is entering the fray with a 1/48 M9 Gernsback. Roughly 17cm tall. Info and image from Ngee Khiong. Will be interesting to see how this compares to Alters entry concerning details, gimmicks and what materials will be used.

I'm an oddball when it comes to Trek movies too. The Motion Picture I kind of like, eventhough it is soooooooo slooooooooooooow paced and the story is so so. But I'm a sucker for exterior space shots and this movie gave us a wonderful 6 minutes tour of the Enterprise (not a Connie-Refit fan) with the beautiful score from Jerry Goldsmith. TWOK is a classic for me too and The Search for Spock is just a solid OK. The actor switch for Saavik didn't go well with me and I've never really been interested in the whole Vulkan mysticism thing. Number IV is not one of my favourites. It's one thing to have a bit of comedy in your show but it's another to make comedy of your show. Movie V - horrible. Shatner stick to stop motion acting. The last one with the original crew was good, although I never want to see "No Smoking" signs in a Trek movie ever again. The majority of TNG movies are bad. Generations wasn't good IMO. It was forcefully put under this necessity to bridge TOS with TNG and we ended up with the very bad Nexus plot. Next up First Contact. At first one of my favourites, but a giant plot-hole because of time travel again (after "All Good Things" one would have thought the staff had learned their lesson) and an anti-climatic ending makes this movie not so good. Insurrection one of the best TNG movies. It carries the spirit of TNG and Roddenberry, has the moral/ethical message and a decent amount of action. The Joystick scene is the only negative. Nemesis should have been a grand story, so much potential was wasted and therefor fail in my book. The space action scenes in the movie where OK though.

It comes without Fast Packs but costs more than a standard VF-1J with FPs. That to me pretty much spells limited edition.

Err... I think you need get your eyes replaced. I read your post, your calculations where right - there was nothing to worry about. So why you're fussing around beats me. My post was essentially addressed to EVERYBODY or if you want to be more specific to those debating the correctness of scale on the VF-25. Don't get me wrong people even Bandai can have an off day on scaling, but it's more an exception than the norm. Maybe I was getting ahead of myself, but with the already huge negative stigma Bandai has on these forums, I thought it was just pushing it too much questioning the scale of a 2009 Bandai toy compared to 80s/90s stuff and Toynami. Well that was my assumption: first Arii and then Taka and Toynami.

I'll bet a tenner, that Bandai will do MG RX-78-7 utilizing Gundam Ver. 2.0 frame.