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So the Gundam X, Gundam X Divider and Bit are all one set? (I actually have all the FIX releases so I must have missed the previous "triple-changers." Can't seem to recall which they could be, however...)

I have one VF-0S that I display in fighter mode and never intend to transform. I also have one VF-0A that I transformed once into battroid mode for display, and also intend to leave as is. Have MW folks been having shoulder issues from multiple transformations, or should I be expecting my idle VF-0 shoulders to be breaking with time as well?

So will the upcoming Gundam X FIX be convertible into the Gundam X, Gundam X Divider, AND the GX-Bit? I guess there's not much "conversion" between the Gundam X and Gundam X Divider, but could this be the first FIX release convertible into 3 different mecha? Or is the Bit going to be a separate release?

Speaking of all the kibble on the back, I opted to leave the tail fins for BM1 off in robot mode. However, the dome of BM1 that gets swung over the top of Gunbuster's head and hangs down in back like a backpack is a bit of an eyesore....Can anything be done about that? The pics in the posted spread show the "backpack" in some, but in others it's not visible...And it does not seem to be because of the angle of the shot.

Ahh, got it. Thanks! Looks like the head swapping's achievable on CM's Ingram gokins, but the shoulders, if they're supposed to be different, don't appear "swappable."

I'm not a Patlabor expert by any means, but have always loved the mecha. I can't seem to find a difference between the Movie and TV versions of Ingram 1. Can someone enlighten me? Also, are the only differences between Ingrams 1, 2 and 3 just the heads (a la VF-1 Valkyries)? Thanks!

It looks like it *might* be metallic-ish in this pic...

If I'm not mistaken, I think this may be the metallic red version that features the same improvements as the Military Color Version.

When I was about 8, my father came back from a business trip to Japan with a Taka VF-1J Hikaru for my little brother and a Bandai Strike Valk for me. We used to have wars between our valks, Taiwanese KO Lionbot and Omega Supreme TF. No amount of advanced engineering can replace those memories. The chunky monkeys have soul. And besides, you can't beat the box art on the old school valks! Of course, that doesn't mean I haven't purchased each and every one of Yamato's Macross releases. But if there ever came a day when I had to liquidate my collection, the vintage 1/55s would be the last to leave. No question.

Ditto here. If it were all metal I'd consider it.

Scale and heft wise, the Dancougar fits in better with the huge and heavy vintage Chogokins/Godaikins. By comparison, the other SOCs are well articulated, metallic action figures, while big Dan is a lead brick. Which is a GOOD thing, by the way. It's got presence.

Wow, that is NOWHERE near as tall as I was expecting. I think the inclusion of the shoulders in the initial height projections really skewed perceptions. At the very least, the Gunbuster SOC should be taller than the Voltes V, head to head. And yes, if they could make the Dancougar so tall, there shouldn't be any reason why Gunbuster should be so small. Still looks great, but I was really looking for some impressively scaled robot to dominate the shelves the way the old-school DX Chogokins and new-school Daigokin do.

Isn't the GP03's color scheme supposed to be the traditional red, yellow and blue? Not that I'm complaining. FIX #0034 will look amazing sitting next to the Deep Striker...

The Jumbo Grade figures are huge PVC "items" (with some ABS parts like the hands, rifle and shield) that aren't quite toys given extremely limited articulation (at the neck, shoulders and elbows). But the things are damn huge and look amazing. They're about the same size as Jumbo Machinders. Review from ToyboxDX: http://www.toyboxdx.com/rumble_plus/111401-jumbo.html I've attached two pics that, albeit crappy, provide a sense of their scale relative to FIX Figuration figures, DX MSiA toys, the 1/100 Metal Material and Arch Enemy toys, as well as the Kado Senshi figures all the way at the bottom. The Kado Senshi RX-78 comes up to the Jumbo Grade version's ankle...

Actually, I think I just answered my own question...

Cool! I ask because I restrict my toy purchasing to items based on designs that are either canon, or at least have some existing inspiration and are not newly concocted by the product design team to boost sales. So is it fair to say, then, that the specific Real Type Gundam color scheme used in the most recent FIX and Jumbo Grade toys has been around since the 80's? Thanks!

Random question.... The Real-Type RX-78-2 recently incarnated as the latest FIX (#0032), and previously as a Jumbo Grade...did this guy ever appear in anime, video game or manga? Or something dreamt up in toy form only? Thanks! http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product...amp;mode=retail

With respect to DX Gundam toys, there's also the Psyco Gundam. It's the same size as the other DX toys, though it's clearly on a much smaller scale, as the Psyco is a massive mecha. And I have one up for auction here: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...AMESE%3AIT&rd=1

Ahh, ok. The extra piece works like a charm once I snap the hatch into it, below the level at which it is normally flush with the rest of the fuselage in fighter mode. STILL can't get the arms to stay higher in fighter mode though. The instructions indicate a hole in the armor where the pegs in the leg slot into, thereby locking the arms up in a higher position, but in actuality the hole is little more than a half-formed indentation....so my arms keep slipping out of proper positioning and dragging...

Can't seem to keep the backpack on my 1/48 up with the FAST packs attached in battroid mode. Also, in fighter mode, can't seem to find a way to get the arms (with FAST packs on) to lock against the legs and not drag the gunpod on the ground... Any suggestions?

Have the RX-78 and Gelgoog been released yet?