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    Ah! My eyes, they burn! Damn you Actar!
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    I think they could sell separate, individualized, packs if they wanted to and still make money at it. There are a few color coded parts that could belong to one family mold while all the other grey pieces would be shot on another line, or the unit specific parts could be painted (hate this option as its so extremely hard to match paint pigment to plastic color formulation... it always looks off no matter how close, and it's prone to scratching and rub off). However, I fear that fast packs and tornado packs would end up as web exclusives or released only to select retailers, online or otherwise, because they'd likely need to be produced in shorter runs than the 25s themselves (maybe 1/3 to 1/2 the nunbers as not everyone who purchases the VF will buy the add-ons), which would make them rather expensive for what you're actually getting... economics of scale and all that.
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    I too would rather wait for a possible/probable bundle when it comes to the VF-25S; that, and since I have the VF-25F on pre-order, I would rather test drive that one first to see if the design, engineering, execution, materials, quality, and durability warrant continuing to collect the line. With today's economy and outrageous exchange rate I have to be a lot more discriminating about what I choose to spend what little disposable income I have on toys and hobbies.
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    Any episode without Jar Jar hijinks or Padme's incessant bloviating is at least somewhat enjoyable.
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    That line art is also very battroid centric; carry those proportions over to fighter mode and you'd get a very goofy looking plane. Personally I'm totally satisfied with the proportional compromises Yamato achieved with their V2 VF-1s, specially since they revised some of the design to address the real issues with the first few releases.
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    I seriously doubt any US toy company would treat any Macross item with the same effort, creativity in design/engineering/execution, attention to detail and authenticity, and "quality" as either Bandai or Yamato lavish on their respective licenses. Not that they couldn't do it, but more that they wouldn't bother to do it... think Matchbox VF-1 et al. However, the opportunity for licensing the products from Bandai or Yamato in the US would open up all sorts of possibilities for acquiring coveted items at more reasonable price points. Ultimately, other than Toynami, it'll never happen so long a HG is a going concern.
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    Yes, the increasing incidence of design and execution faults with the DX YF-29, and considering the DX VF-25 V2 shares it's engineering lineage, does make me reconsider the wisdom of keeping my pre-order; however, I'm going to stay the course and hope that the 25 will incorporate some design fixes based on what has been learned from the 29... not expecting much but hoping that, like Yamato, Bandai may take the experience garnered from the 29's production, and consumer feedback, and improve subsequent releases (I consider the 25 V2 somewhat of a follow up to the 29, so to speak). Besides, since I never purchased any of the V1s and would like to have at least one 1/60 version, I'll give this a chance to impress me or dissuade me from acquiring any of the other variants when released.
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    Now THAT was made of pure awesome... totally Bad A$$!
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    Well, all round primary hulls are frisbee shaped, from the original Connie to the Ambassador class, so that is hardly a demerit to the Excelsior. I always looked at the secondary hull more as a truncated boat's hull bottom attached to a surf board top myself, but a pelican's torso works too... and frisbees and pelicans are at least related to flight; a spoon, not so much. As for the nacelles, they're not bread sticks, they're French baguettes! I think the refit Enterprise and her contemporaries were the best looking starships... they just had a certain presence derived from their neo-Art Deco designs that the rest of ships from all other series and movies failed to reproduce... the Enterprise E tried to achieve that magic and they got really close, but not quite. And I don't find the Intrepid class ugly; it's got its merits. I like how compact it is (about the overall size of the refit E but with much greater internal volume), and the tilting pylons are an interesting design motif existing only, I believe, on that class of ship; but there is no denying that it is not the prettiest bird in the flock. For really ugly examples just look at the Nova, Steamrunner, and the Norway classes.
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    The Intrepid Class is not ugly per se, but it does look like an inverted teaspoon with chicken wings attached. To me, the least appealing Federation Starship design from the original canon, other than some of the hideous kit-bashed abominations that were used as background filler, is the Galaxy class; it was the only one that took a very long time to grow on me... it just looks "wrong": ungainly, bloated, mis-proportioned. And of course, the JJ-verse Enterprise was just atrocious! Actually, to my eyes, all the Starship designs in that movie were complete poo. To me, the best looking Feddie ships are the Refit Enterprise, Excelsior, Reliant, Thunderchild (Akira Class), and to a lesser extent the Sovereign Class. I would hope that a new series would take place in a Starship designed, inside and out, to be a real military/exploration vessel instead of a luxury liner -- no space stations please -- and move the story of the franchise forward into the future... no more prequels and/or reboots; although, I would not be totally against delving into TMP era.
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    I keep trying to walk away from buying any more of these things and Max Factory just keeps sucking me back in! When will it end?... hopefuly not any time soon...
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    I may be totally off base on this and if so please correct me, but since most, if not all, modern HDTVs can be used as computer monitors the Computer's video card specifics are irrelevant as far as compatibility is concerned; it would be the same thing as hooking up a dedicated PC monitor to a computer. The only caveat is that a wide screen capable video card would deliver better results, and if it's dual monitor capability then that would open extra possibilities. If the PC/Laptop has HDMI then the TV could be connected thus, or the old standard monitor cable interface jack can be used for image-only usage.
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    Last night's episode was better than last week's: much better pacing and emotional impact. But dammit, that's the second episode in a row where the righting staff beats the audience over the head with a baseball bat to promote a life lesson; they make no attempt at being subtle about it... I get it, Lion-O is impulsive and immature at the onset and the stories reflect his journey to adulthood and growth into becoming a true king of this people, but this pedantic tone is going to get really old really fast.
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    For those who missed the premiere episodes, they're up on watchanimeonlile.com. Enjoy Episode 1 Episode 2
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    Also premiering tonight, on G4, starting at 11 PM are the anime incarnations of Iron Man and Wolverine.
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    If the S and F battroid CAD pictures just behind the prototype are any indication, I'd say that's a Blazer, alright.
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    Now THAT is very promissing! It means that the work should be top notch and consistent throughout the series's run. And it does have a link to Avatar: The Last Airbender... at least on the producing side. Thanks for taking the time to dig up the information.
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    See here
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    July 29. I know what you mean about this being the first US animation (US produced and directed, but I'm sure the animation itself was contracted out to some Korean or Japanese studio) since Avatar worth looking forward to; heck, the animation's style, detail, and fluidity even seem on par with that of Avatar's... I wouldn't be at all surprised if the same studio that did the work on that is also doing this new series. Now here's hoping that CN will do for Thundercats the same that Nickelodeon did for The Last Air Bender and not cancell it midstream. This show seems so well developed and fresh that it deserves a full run.
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    The temptation got the better of me... preorder placed with AmiAmi. This will be my very first DX VF-25; I'm just hoping that the gloss will have been toned down on these "revival" versions like it appears to have been done with the YF-29... I'm still not a fan of shiny war machines but I'll take semi-gloss over an over-the-top car show finish any day.
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    Judging by the battroid image there's still no integrated hardpoints on the wings... sigh... About the "wider" appearance of fighter mode compared with the CG image provided, I think some of it is perspective illusion as some have stated; the CG seems longer (slimmer) with a more pronounced foward fuselage than the toy which makes the toy look fatter in comparisson. This is, of course, my interpretation but I see most of the proportionality between parts to be very close between the toy and CG (one has to ignore the front half of the toy and CG to see how close they are; otherwise, taken as a whole, the toy does look too wide... it's very subjective). I'm still on the fence regarding pre-ordering this, even at AmiAmi's price, but I'm very tempted...
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    The new season premieres this thursday at 10PM (June 23)... can't wait!
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    So, with this reboot, Thundera is a realm/city-state of Third Earth and not its own world, and at this point it is unclear if Third Earth is the proverbial third rock from the Sun, or an analog like Avatar: The Last Airbender's planet (of course, if later on they have an episode featuring Merlin and Excalibur, as in the original Thundercats, then we'll know for sure). I like what I've seen so far and am looking forward to when this debuts around August/September (they did mention late summer). I like the look of the new characters since they don't look like a review of body builders... Panthro notwithstanding, and Cheetara looks good in both versions.
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    It's been a while since I've watched M7 so I may be mistaken, but I don't recall seeing Millia in a VF-11B... VF-1J and VF-22S yes, but no Thunderbolt III. I know that M3mentions it appears in episode 20(Macross 7 PLUS), but if so it's one of those blink-and-you-miss-it-things. But you hane a point, Yamato should get off their butts and take advantage of even a flitting appearance to produce it (They already have all the molds, after all), or get the M3 game lincence and make a M&M set. Regardless, I'm confident they won't pass up on the MILF's 17S.
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