mechaninac

My personal opinion... take it for what it is. The Revo is much smaller than my built 1/100 Arii kit, which itself is smaller than it should be at 1/100. I realize that the Revoltechs are non scale, but to my eye 1/144 is the closest standard scale to the Kaiyodo Regult; I bet that it would look good next to a Banpresto Valkyrie... much more so than along side a Revo VF-1 or Toynami 1/100.

Got my Revoltech Regult yesterday from LOS. The size is about what I expected: smaller than I wanted; I'd peg it at roughly 1/144 scale. Overall it is a very decent figure... a little frustrating to pose as desired at first, but the stand helps a lot.

Yes, they are perfect transformation model kits; at least that's what they're claiming. Given Bandai's other model kits it is safe to assume these Macross Frontier ones will use the same standard treatment: 1. snap fit construction which is not bad judging by how good they've gotten at this type of assembly; besides, you can always glue. 2. colored sprue trees (even the multi-color multi-gated variety)... great for a quick, decent build for those looking for instant gratification; but you can always prime and paint for a better finish. 3. a PS, ABS, and PVC mix of materials. 4. foil stickers and dry tranfer decals... to the ever lasting derision of every serious model builder.

Oohhh! Look at all the faceting on the Vajra model... it looks to be a RP made straight from the animation mesh file(s). The VF-25 looks pretty good in kit form. That's a definite buy form me.

A diamond crevasse??? Is that like a sherry pie?

In other words, regardless of the administration, whenever government decides that it needs to come up with a solution to a perceived problem, that solution invariably results in a bigger real problem down the line which, when allowed to fester long enough, generates a demand for yet more government intervention which creates further unforeseen circumstances, etc., ad nauseam, ad infinitum... and the taxpayers, producers and consumers alike, always get the shaft. The corollary to that is to let the free market take its course in shaking out excesses and bad financial decisions. Edit.: still sticking only to the economic side of the argument...

Diligent budgeting and buying discretion are going to become more and more important in out purchasing habits. Personally, I intend to spend 20-50% less on toys than I did last year; but even if I were to spend around the same amount I'll end up getting less stuff.

Wow! you must have a lot of fun at family get togethers...

Sure. Just follow these two simple steps: 1. Hold destroid down on table with left hand while holding a hamer (or any heavy object will do) with your right hand. 2. Swing away... There you go...

I guess I'll chime in too. Takatoys, will you be making a sticker set for the upcoming YF-21 as well? And how about the Destroid Tomahawk that's to be released later this year?

Wow! The sculpt and design of Beagle's Ride Armor looks stupendous. However, just to keep everybody honest and add some balance to all the glowing praise being bestowed onto this ultimate rendition of this mecha, I'd like to point out that Beagle better include screw covers for all those exposed screw recesses on the rider figure, because they stick out like sore thumbs on something this high end (I don't care about the exposed screws on the Bike itself... that's a mechanical conveyance so the screws showing just adds to it's mechanical-ness).

Finally finished watching Ep. 4. This series rocks!

That's a disappointing possibility. Permanently attached packs would translate, to me, as an immediate NO-SALE unless the price is extremely cheap.

Ah, the power of positive thinking...

Those are fantastic. You should realy keep it alive. I'd sure like to see more.

Or you can just call them floozies... BSG is getting to be more and more of a mind frak with each new episode.

I can see a day when you'll be able to don 3D goggles and data gloves and create a model by actually manipulating points, curves, surfaces, etc., in virtual space in a similar fashion to what you see in Minority Report, but with actual tactile feedback via the gloves. A thinking cap would be several decades or even longer away. Can you imagine the first impression a lay person would get walking into a design/engineering room and seeing all these computer geeks (I do 3D CAD myself, so I know whereof I speak), with goofy eye pieces on, pawing at empty space... priceless.

Treading on mighty thin ice with those bad puns, ain't ya?

Which is not surprising given the fact that the Beta/Tread is a very squarish design. Other than the cockpit being slightly "off"... hard to describe what's wrong with it, it's just a general impression that may be influenced, in some measure, by the angle and possible perspective distortion of the photo, the Toynami sculpt is far more consistent with the line art than CM's rendition (CM's is beautiful in its own right, but it has a large amount of artistic license in its interpretation of the mecha; and it's cockpit is "off" too: far too small for the scale of the toy, albeit with a better shape). I won't be overly critical of the Beta until I see a photo spread, with accompanying review, of an actual released item... that's IF they ever release this thing before I'm too old to care.

Will these be of any help?

Finally got to watch ep. 3, subbed. Very good episode. I don't know if this has been brought up before -- I stayed away from this thread until now and I don't feel like perusing 20 pages to find out --, I thought the Soilent Green/Matrix-esque body recycling bit fascinating and creepy at the same time; that was an unexpected insight into the workings of what is essentially a closed loop system, and a very mature, thought provoking idea to be presented in a cartoon, even anime... bravo to the MF creative team.

Sigh!... VF-1 again; all well and good, but... where is my 1/72, mass produced, styrene VF-11B, dammit?! Attention Hasegawa, you will utilize the M+ licence and produce a VF-11B kit, you will produce a VF-11B...

I tend to agree as far as the YF-19 goes... the Revoltech joints just look goofy on that mecha, and the anime derived sculpt does suffer for it. The YF-21, however, is a whole different story; Omega One is bulgy by design, specially with the stylized sculpt, and the ball joints complement its aesthetics perfectly... add to that the beautiful finish on it (judging from the pictures) and the YF-21 is a complete out-of-the-park home run.

Yes and no. By throwing a slug out the muzzle of the sniper gun the FV-25 is expelling mass and would receive a recoil (back-wards push) equal and opposite to the energy imparted to the bullet by either magnetic or chemical means. If the VF is firmly standing on solid ground within a gravity well, this recoil would be minimal, but in space you'd need to exert some force to counteract the momentum of the projectile. The thing does look cool, and is yet one more variant to be milked in the forthcoming toy lines.

Just watched Ep 2. Much better pacing than Ep 1. Great show so far. Is it just me or is Sheryl, so far, an insufferable, childish, egotistical, Diva?