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You know what? you should have a plackard for that display that reads: "MEET THE FOCKERS" Sorry, I just couldn't resist...

The GBP-1S can be mounted on the VF-1D; however, the chest piece will be loose as the slotted heat shield piece that comes with the armor set will not fit on the larger opening of the 2 seater. As for the VT/VE-1, although I don't own either one, I think that due to the cockpit geometry the torso parts won't mount at all.

Welcome aboard. Will these do?...

Another thing to keep in mind is that this is not a perfect transformation kit. The forward fuselage has to be swapped for a battroid specific component in order to go from Fighter/Gerwalk and Battroid modes. For an early '80s model, this is a great kit with a lot of room for improvements on the modeler's part; Ex.: by default there is no waist rotation, but this can be easily modified to allow movement, and if you're realy ambitious you can add locking pegs/slots or magnets to make everything lock tightly in fighter and Gewalk modes (the arm folding carriages are areas that could use some form of locking so they stay open at 90 deg. with the arms deployed in G mode).

Sure they do, but the return shipping is on your dime; or you can get just a replacement part, but besides shipping, they'll charge you a handling fee akin to buying something 1/8-1/3 the cost of the original toy even if the parts are supplied to them at no charge by the manufacturer: see VF-0 replacement shoulders.

Edit: One question... Is this figure going to be available in the USA, and internationally? Having domestic shipping charges and the support of Yamato USA behind this would go a long way in ameliorating the sticker shock even the $70ish price tag causes.

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Given the size of the mecha, those look like 1/100 scale-ish... I could be very wrong and those are actually 1/72, but I don't think so. Gotta love the raw amber SLA.

Yeah, that thing might poke you in the eye or something...

I'm definitely getting the 2 seaters and any cool non-canon versions they crank out, but I'll have to control myself on any DYRL? and most SDFM versions. I'm far more enthused with the idea of the 1/60 YF-21 and probable VF-11 than yet another VF-1.

Wife walks into bathroom to do up her hair, presses hairspray nozzle and: Pfhhhh -- nothing but a wimpy dry heave, and she thinks "I could've sworn this can was half full yesterday!!??..."

What are friends for, if not to tempt a buddy down the road of financial ruin?

10000 BC looks like today's Kull the Conqueror. Kull was atrociously bad, but also hilariously so; maybe this movie will be the same... probably not.

Wow! That's the ticket... just going by the CAD renders it looks like this 1/10 offering will be able to actually stradle the bike in a natural, realistic, way. Now all I want to know is when, how much, and by whom?

Yes, a few... mostly the emblems and numbers, but quite adequate for the scale, and they are of better, thinner, quality than Yamato stickers.

Oh, come now. You do realize this is Macross World*, don't you? * Macross World... where posters wait around until there is even a hint of blood in the water, and then, like sharks, go into a feeding (battying) frenzy...

Accidental death due to adverse reaction to medication would be a tragic death... very sad indeed; accidental death due to drug overdose would be pathetic, and suicide by whatever means would be just plain imbecilic. If the first, then I'll feel sorry for him and his kid, but if it's the last two I'll still feel sad for his daughter, but as for him I will just shake my head and say "moron". Call me cold blooded (I am a fan of the Darwin Awards), but while I feel sad for any children and loved ones left behind to mourn his passing, I have no sympathy for someone who so blithely offs him/herself on purpose or by accident. Ex.: Phil Hartman being shot dead by his demented wife is tragic; John Belushi, Chris Farley, Kurt Cobein, et al killing themselves= no simpathy from me.

Do you mean like Nora Poliansky's SV-51 (imbued with active stealth systems that render it invisible to anything other than visual detection) in Macross Zero? I can understand, and often partake, in the criticism leveled against Toynami's MPC line; but for the life of me, I fail to understand the hate leveled at HG's choice of colors given to the Alphas in TSC... after all, Macross has it's examples of garish color schemes: from the Max's and Milia's fighters in SDF, to Basara's and Milia's in M7 (Not even including the clown valks or the Varauta stuff), to Nora's in Zero. It strikes me that the dark matt magenta and dark matt grey of Maya Sterling's fighter was subdued enough while still serving the purpose of differentiating her Mecha from everyone else's. I reserve my criticism for their poorly produced merchandise, the animation quality of their independent effort, and Toynami's perpetual delays in releasing their Beta.

Nossa! Ótimo trabalho na carlinga do VF-1, e a Misa está linda. Seu talento me impressiona mais com cada projeto novo.

Thus far I've only gotten 4 revoltechs: Patlabor Type Zero, Blue Brocken, Helldiver, and Fraulein Rei. Helldiver is the best, and Type Zero the least impressive. What I'd really like to see in the future is for Kaiyodo to make BGC power suits, original and 2040, in their Fraulein line... or even in the regular line which could raise the possibility of Boomers as well, but I like the 1/10 scale more. I think they would be a perfect fit for the Revoltech system and would give us figures far less expensive then the tiny ones released by Atelier Sai.

Well, there is nothing stopping me from painting a Yammie like that... except courage... also time... and patience... oh!, and talent...

The best solution would be for these toy companies to quit trying to make these Mospeada Mecha in such dinky sizes. Making the Legioss in 1/35 scale would allow for a much greater freedom of design that should lead to a much more robust toy with superior proportions and articulation. Take Toynami's effort for instance: while the sculpt has it's flaws (I'm not going to list them here as I'm sure most of us know what they are) it is the most faithful to the line art, but the engineering/design was overly ambitious for the small size (1/55-1/50ish is just too small to represent such a small variable fighter), their choice of materials and their placement were retarded, and their complete lack of QC was near criminal. Now, if a company were to produce the Legiosses in 1/35, and properly proportioned Tleads (CM's Tlead should've been 10% bigger to be properly scaled to their Legioss), for no more than $350.00 for a set, I'd be the first to pre-order all of them. What I see of the CM's bundles, for their asking price, just leaves me with a "meh, I'll pass" feeling.

I've got to agree, the "BFG9000" and the time machine [TM] in the back vault were lame as hell... the TM was specially cliché. Given that nothing other than flesh and flesh enclosed equipment can time jump, wouldn't the gun, the TM, and the remains of the Terminator be left behind for the authorities to find, at least in some form? I know that the idea of time travels is supposed to introduce all sorts of paradoxes, but to have such a major plot hole* in the pilot just strikes me as lazy writing. * = I'm assuming that the story will completely overlook what was left in the vault, and that the trio's re-appearance in 2007 will be handled as a complete surprise and mystery to everyone who was pursuing them back in 1999. If that is the case, this show will tank fast.

I specially liked the bullet proof couch... It wasn't terrible, but there's no way to claim it was good either. If this series becomes the "Terminator of the week show" it's going to get old fast.