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That is one f'in ugly transformer.

I got a mission for ya. Capture and ship those available in Akibara-whatever and ship them to my address! Aussie intelligence depends on it. We will do a full QC analysis before we alert our team and allow them for the get go.

Muhahahaha!

I think if you take away the love triangles, you pretty well take away an essence of Macross. I've accepted it as part of it. Don't mind if it was bad. Cause there's other stuff: war, military politics, and mecha.

If repaints of existing toys are Graham's definition of "cool stuff", then I am sorely disappointed.

For Aussies, it's a good thing. Just the alignment of the head is new to me, details are different too. MAHQ style is simple and gives you all the info you need. It can be better organised, but eh, who cares. This is like a well organised, essentials only, compact version of the compendium, except illustrated. I love seeing all that lineart.

How was it dude? Toy Shopping haven? I'll make a note to only be around when you guys are there, I know no Cantonese or Mandarin at all.

Does anyone have that chart from VF-X2 with all the VFs on it? I think I saw VF-1S with a GBP that looked like this colour.

Why is her uniform mainly white and not purple?

"Let sleeping dogs lie" guys. I would like a subtle clue though, as in how many releases are planned for next year, and also what series they are from etc, no specifics. I just want to plan my finances. But we'll have to make do with not knowing. [Random Rant] I wish though that they would bring out the Super VF-1J Hikaru', Max and Millia's again. I just want a couple of Hikaru's, and have the Max and Millia's as buying time for me as I don't need any. This will make other people happy while stopping my own bloody PM box from people who know I have 7 of each and give me lowball offers on them. Worst of all, when I politely say no, they get rude and upset, and send smartarse PMs back. Some people really need to get a life. I don't complain that I don't have an awesome foursome collection of Low Vis v1. to properly fill out my collection, I just have to make do with two. [/Random Rant]

Cept the orange, which should be more red, but this is the best so far.

I want it all, the Double X and also the Leopard and Airmaster.

I've never seen that lineart for the Battroid before. Looks trippy.

Man talk about a let down. Just got a Nitro Convoy, and man, is this figure crap. Looks nothing like in the cartoon. How loose are the joints too. I'm stop collecting Cybertron now, I thought I'd round up all the Autobots, but no more. The desire is gone. The ONLY cool thing about her is that for the most part, from Car to robot mode, it's pretty much an automatic transformation.

I really excited about this simply cause it's my first Macross toy that doesn't resemble a VF-1 in any way.

It matches with the pines down in Central Park.

Nah. Not too crash hot at all. It's the valk.

You can get surgery for scar nowadays. Lame explanation I know, for someone like Sagat. I thought I saw Balrog, but I could be mistaken. These guys are pretty decent actors, I must say. I'm loving it. I want it to go for 10 or more eps.

Australia.

Right, now you're making me laugh. DVDs are the only way to support the production of new series? Whatever. I've only got one boxset of AnimeEigo's DVDs, and I'm sure as hell not going to buy another one. Why the hell would I? 1 boxset cannot be presented in many ways at all, you can have special collectors boxsets and other fancy derivatives like that, but all in all there are only so many times I will buy that boxset, and I can guarantee you that will not exceed the number 1. Merchandise on the other hand, I can go crazy over. I own over 100 Yamato 1/48 VF-1 Valkyries (NOT including accessories and VB-6 Konig Monsters and Q-Raus, FPs and GBPs; BIGWEST APPROVED NON-BOOTLEG 100% Pure Macross). Let me just join this mega ego-destination train ride that you started here, I can sure as hell say that I've been putting more money into the franchise than you. I'd like to see any anime survive on just the animation alone. I can put each variant into 3 different modes and repeat again with fast packs, hell I can buy little figures to hang in my car, make dioramas, in multiple scales etc etc etc. Tell me which methods brings more royalties and profits and sends the message that people like the anime cause it's a source of promotion for these products. You should know, cause you yourself said: "It's simple market economics." That and the fact that your elitest attitude and your "wang factor" of being a language guru and cultural expert ain't helping you out here either. Hell, in the other thread I liked M7 and agreed with your views and explanations, save the part where you were being very patronising to those that didn't like or can't understand M7. You know four f-ing languages, you have no need for subtitles...Well clap clap the handicap, good boy ain't you smart, here's f-ing gold star. Rationalise that all you want, but make sure you take note of the fact that you are alienating over 80% of the people on this board whose Japanese go no further than "karate kick" or "teriyaki chicken". In fact, while we're on it, why do you choose to hang out with us at all? Most of us have watched Macross DYRL? through bootlegs, that means we're the lowest of the low right? I'm sure that knowing Japanese you'll have no trouble at all chatting about Macross on a Japanese fanboard. That, or you can accept the fact that as fans of Macross we are subject to some troubles of getting R2 DVDs in America with subs or any other place than America cause of the international distribution laws laid down with compliments of HG. Cut the guys some slack.

Thanks boinger. Let us know when you get on MTS. I'll start to download then.

I want a VF-19A Ravens scheme, but wid a twist. I recognise that it's not the best shade of blue to have on a valk. I would suggest a darker blue, not too much darker though, something very akin to the VF-0D in Macross Zero. That would be perfect.

There seems to be a new victim every couple of days, Hikuro's is the latest I noticed.

With Flashback, I really don't think there should be subtitles, or the fact that it matters. Unless you are into karaoke that is. But IMO, any man that sings along to Minmay's songs rather than listening to them deserves a backhand.

It was like Batman Forever, where they got Arnie to wear a lab coat. That's what it reminds me of.