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VF-11B and VF-22S Gamlin in the pipe...11B should be here today...whee!

Boy that's gorgeous. That will go on my 'must have' list with the M&M VF-22's.

I just started buying 1/60 V2's in the last half year...I love them. However, my VF-11B comes today so we'll see if it displaces them.

Beautiful valk. I'll have to see how my finances shake out after the start of the new year... Thanks for the pics.

Ummm...that's gorgeous. Now I need some out of the box pictures!

New Shoulder Parts Side Covers

I couldn't get through the entire post, but I am dying to know how you debate "in robotech style"?

How can anybody consider a Revoltech "upper crust"?

Do you really think that large of a percentage of Macross collectors are customizers? Because I have to really doubt that...

There seems to be a large following for the flexistands from Lost and Found Toys around here... LAF

Real Kobe Beef cows are fed beer and massaged with sake daily... Kobe Beef details... Also...

I wasn't going to get these until I saw these pictures. Now I totally want them.

Love it, hope I can get it for not a ridiculous amount.

Don't worry, man. Since it's made by Bandai and not Yamato, I'm sure it will stay in one piece when you hurl it against the wall. I like how it looks...I need to find someplace to display this thing...between getting the V2 VF-1s recently and the amount of DCUC figures I have, I'm rapidly running out of shelf space...

Concur, same thing happened with me.

The Monster, Tomahawk, and V1 together make a nice display. I'm curious what the final product will look like.

I did. What kind of plastics are you referring to?

Ummm...no, you're giving your opinion. There's a huge, enormous chasm between your opinions and the truth if your posts over the last few days are any indication.

The problem is, they're not 'good' or 'useful' ideas. They're just off the wall ideas with no facts to back them up at all. You talk about 'these are plastics used in heavy duty stuff like factories'...what specific types of 'plastics' are you talking about? What is their general industry descriptor? You might as well be saying "they should make valks out of reinforced hyper carbon".

Are you talking about side covers for under the arms in battroid mode? I believe those fall under the category of 'anime magic' unless you're talking about having a separate part. Those have been cast in the past by MW members for the 1/48 but I don't know if they've made them for the 1/60. Also, diecast on the upper body is a questionable decision unless you plan on putting it in the legs as well to lower the CG. And then if you put it in the legs we'll all end up with droopy legged valks in plane mode in 5 years. Other than if you got one that was damaged because of the knurled shoulder pin I don't know what people would find so objectionable in the 1/60...it's tighter than crap in every mode (especially plane) is quite posable, balances well in GERWALK and battroid mode, is well marked with very good tampo prints...it seems to me to be a case of wanting diecast just to want diecast because somehow, mentally, a toy with more 'heft' is a 'better' or 'higher quality' toy...

Transformers are bulky, clumsy, not always that easy to transform (in fact, when they've tried to make them incredibly complex/accurate, they've been unnecessarily complicated (see Alternators)), they often use Die-Cast poorly (see MP Prime), and usually don't look incredibly like either a robot, or their alt mode, usually it's one or the other. On the other hand, Yamato, and Bandai, have given me toys that look very much like all three modes they convert to, are generally sturdy and look gorgeous on my shelf. To further evidence, the greatest Transformer toy ever was Jetfire, which was a Bandai Valk with an Autobot sticker. I like Transformers, and they have their place, but I think my Yammies are way better, at least for my tastes. Remind me again why I'd want valks to be more like Transformers?

!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WANT Crap. First Web Exclusive I've wanted. Hopefully can pick this up from OD. Crap

1. See a UFO 2. See physical evidence of a UFO 3. See aliens 4. Abduction Although I'll admit, the title sounds vaguely pornographic to me.

Saw it...it was...okay. Not very scary at all. Plot was strange, the way the sheriff handles things is pretty unbelievable. I felt it didn't fulfill it's potential at all.

Wow, thanks for all the beautiful scans guys.