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  1. Bobby
    Did you check Mercari Japan ? They have a lot of great deals as well as some rare odd finds.
  2. Bobby
    Ha, of course ... post it/share it and help spread some Macross Christmas cheer 🎅 (here's another)
  3. Bobby
    Merry Christmas MW 🎄 ! (little gif I made)
  4. Bobby
    Just some more findings of the pre VF-2ss nomenclature in some B-Clubs previously not mentioned that I recently came across... But first here's the Animage referenced earlier from Nov 1991 which shows the prototype body (single head laser, different panel lines, actual landing gear, etc.)... Then just a couple months later, the Jan 1992 B-Club Magazine #74 shows the new body type but still references it as the VF-XS... And then the May 1992 B-Club #78 has an announcement in the next issue (#79) they will cover OVA Macross II in which case it is labelled VF-2SS. It's interesting to see how things had unfolded where they were trying to finalize the design, the naming, the time arc, etc.
  5. Bobby
    At 2:01 And LO PAN from Big Trouble in Little China 😁
  6. Bobby
    Did anyone recognize ShortRound from Temple of Doom?
  7. Bobby
    Speaking of the Sy/Ty, the "Father" of the Syclone/Typhoon, Kim Nielsen of GM, (featured at 1:49 below) bought one of the new NSX's and I learned from another forum I'm on how fast it goes ... this summer at Irwindale Speedway it did 1/8mi in 7.14@98.84 w 1.681 60 ft and Vbox 0.60 mph of 3.00 secs - 95 degree weather and no VHT on track!
  8. Bobby
    Interesting ... did not know that, thanks
  9. Bobby
    Moon Studio animated transformations look promising...
  10. Bobby
    Anyone notice/mention yet the latest MG Hyaku-shiki Crash version's got some Five Star Stories proportions (i.e. big shoulders, layered mid-section, etc.) --> https://p-bandai.com/us/item/N2457563001002?utm_source=crm&utm_medium=ranking_3
  11. Bobby
    Good one ... BOOMBOT could rest on Nekki Basara's shoulder for an 80's style sound booster
  12. Bobby
    Elvis does not come with the cubes so probably just used to show compatibility while 52Toys does come with and they are sometimes customized to the theme (like a TMNT boxes, etc.) -- Hey I think I figured out what "Totem Pole Mode" pays homage to 😉 ... LJN's 1984 Voltron Battle Riser! 😁
  13. Bobby
    Thanks for the heads up ... just placed mine with galactic toys
  14. Bobby
    I can see that. Actually ... in messing around with it some ... it can FORM VOLTWAVE ... or ... SOUNDTRON ... or ... SOUNDVOLT ... or ... WAVETRON ... or ... BLASTRON ... or ... 😁
  15. Bobby
    Who can fully know unless they told us but I'll offer a few comments regarding trending and how it influenced at least my buying decision... 52Toys is making all sorts of transformables from Predator to GetterRobo to Icarus Jet (discussed elsewhere on here), to something very similar to Logicoma (from Patlabor). and BBTS has ~100 of them listed on their site [LINK] and for whatever reason they ALL fit into these little 2x2x2 cubes. The Diaclone Reboot has been doing something very similar for awhile with there Powered Suit Systems by providing cubes they could dock with/deploy from. In my opinion there's something about this that's "nice and neat" or "clean" where box-mode lends itself to solving storage issues where organization and arrangement on shelf space is limited (a commonly shared problem). There might be another "real" reason but this aspect or gimmick has gotten my vote. This guy for ex., Megabox Deep One, raised my brow as it has vibes of R-Type, RB-79 Ball, EVA Pod (2001: A Space Odyssey), and a "Max" colored Quaedluun-Rau Power Armor going on... and oh let's throw in a box-mode There's also something special to appreciate engineering-wise when all these figures can take on a box form since it adds an additional design parameter during development. So Lucky Cat Voltron also happens to transform into a "box-mode" that fits into these same 2x2x2 cubes But to answer the question (sorry for the length) product photos show this mode as being able to serve as a base for displaying weapons ... And even ummm, ah ... a totem pole? These extra features certainly help differentiate it along with the intentional mis-numbering of the lions and name Micro Cosmos Elvis to maybe "help" it avoid some licensing issues perhaps. But regardless of it's real intent, this added "box-mode" offering additional transformation modes plus the idea of simplified storage and the universality of a "shared" form swayed me to purchase Elvis over the Minipla version of the same height. Imagine moving and you have a bunch of these little 2x2x2 cubes ... you could just throw'em all in a big box, shake it up until they settle like Tetris blocks and be on your way
  16. Bobby
    Agreed, the dbl-jointed armatures are nice, box mode is kinda cool, and you are correct, no transformation on Titan but it is quite huge and definitely has a presence...
  17. Bobby
    Just a heads up for anyone who picked up an Elvis ... you can switch out the numbered plates on the red and green lion so that it matches the Titan Power TP-01 King of Beasts Golion it was modeled after since the lions enumeration is reversed from the factory. So it goes from this (Elvis)... to looking like this (Titan):
  18. Bobby
    HARGUNNNNNN! You found the time 😎 ... looks awesome!
  19. Bobby
    USAGS has SOC Golion instock: https://www.usagundamstore.com/products/voltron-soul-of-chogokin-gx-71-voltron-reissue?rs_oid_rd=65584150678361 edit: they often have 10% off coupons so check
  20. Bobby
    That is frame-worthy! Thanks and hope you can build it soon ... looks simpler than the Garland (less transformation since arms/legs will snap on)
  21. Bobby
    If you don't buy the Transporter kit can you still convert the bike fully into slave mode?
  22. Bobby
    It seems possible then Animage's article in Nov '91 was during a time when the design and naming were still under development (and both did change). Since 300yrs would have passed, maybe they were debating if the prefix should change from VF to something else since a precedent had not yet been established per say. The later published Bandai Monthly Journal Dec '91 shed some light on what they'd decided (VS-XS). If we fast forward to May of '92 once MII's officially released we see for the final design they went the conventional route of following a VF-1 (A/J/S) with a VF-2 (SS). I can also see how one could assume the initial draft design should then be given an VF prefix, however I can't find any publication after May '92 actually calling it that. Could it be VF-XS is an assumption then if the last known publication referencing Ohata's design calls it a VS-XS? I went through all my books (e.g. Entertainment Bible #51, B-Club's #73 & #79, Hobby Japan #9/92, MechaPress Jan/Feb '93, This is Animation Special Macross II, Bandai Monthly Journal #149, Macross II The RPG, Macross Chronicle #21 & #52, Macross II Viz Graphics Novel, and I know there's still at least one other B-Club reference) and none of them reference a VF-XS that I know of. I guess the right question is what is the last official publication of this design and it's name? ... is it the Dec of 1991 calling it VS-XS or is it VF-XS from a later date? I'd just like to know so I can start hunting for it to add to my collection.
  23. Bobby
    Came across this when going through my DEC 1991 vol.149 issue of the monthly Bandai Making Journal and strangely it refers to this design as the VS-XS. Both BMJ / B-Club were official Bandai publications back in the day and you'd think they get it right so is this a typo (or did Animage have the typo) or did it just change over time to conform to having a VF prefix ... anyone know?
  24. Bobby
    Congrats daBlah! Great finds! Lol ... that is sooo true!
  25. Bobby
    Thanks for sharing this ... so it looks like you have to request a quote for each item? Could you share roughly what fees are per item for their service (a flat fee, a percentage, etc.)?
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