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I think it's safe to say that we can all blame EXO for this one...

That's true of the regular Revoltech line; but, at least as far as Rei is concerned, the Fraulein series has the scale called out on the box. At 1/10, the Frauleins will be in scale with Beagle's Ride Armors . Speaking of scales, comparing my Brocken to a 1/60 kit I have, the Patlabor series of Revoltechs are almost exactly HO (1/87) scale.

The box says that Rey is 1/10 scale

Ah yes. The much anticipated, never made, Spaceballs II: The Search For More Money. As for the CF film, I'll wait for the DVD rental. I've already seen the CN show, and to me that was complete as it ended exactly where ROTS started (saying the movie will be a continuation of the cartoon does not make much sense to me since, to my way of looking at it, ROTS was the continuation); since the new film will focus on Anakin and Obi Wan it will, for the most part, be a retelling of Tartakovsky's show... to be sure, there will be added material, but the underlying events can't change without negating the 2D cartoon.

Wow! That looks absolutely stunning. The Sundowner's scheme on the VF-0 is match made in heaven. However, I do have one nitpick: The heat shield's spherical surface that becomes patially exposed in Battroid mode looks very plain when contrasted to the red and white liveried shell; maybe carrying the flag over that surface (see attached -- my apologies for the aweful MS-Paint edit job) or just a darker grey like the chest stripe.

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.