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You are absolutely right. The surface finish of the plastic is determined by the surface finish of the tool it is molded in. Most surfaces on all 1/48 and later VFs produced by Yamato thus far have a matte finish; this indicated that the mold cavities in the tools are acid etched or have a low polish level... contrast that to the 1/72 M+ VFs which are all glossy wherever you have unpainted plastic (high polish on the molds). Given this, there are only three ways to achieve a gloss finish on any VF coming out of the factory: 1. Polish each individual part either before or after they are cut from the mold tree (yeah, right... like that would happen; the rejection rate would be abysmal). 2. Spray paint each relevant part in gloss back prior to assembly (very labor intensive with elevated rejection rate). 3. Have the mold cavities polished to produce glossy parts right from the get-go (of course, once you go that rout you'd never be able to produce a matte finish again until you re-etched the tools... this would not make any economic sense). Cheers!

Ooh, cardboard modeling... groovy. Looks like an ARMD so far; great work from very bad source material.

I don't know if these have been mentioned before... did not read the thread in it's entirety, but how about these turds for the '80s: KRUL, Adventures in the Forbidden Zone, and --not sure if late seventies or early eighties (couldn't be bothered to look it up) -- that KISS "scifi movie"?

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8...;show_article=1 We are all going to die!!!!

The VF-1A Low Vis was a true limited edition and it retailed for the same amount as all the other 1/48 VF-1s out at the time. Therefore, I assume that the anniversary editions, regardless of their production numbers and/or labeling status, will be priced the same as their respective contemporaries. Once they hit the secondary market, after they're no longer made, is an entirely different story.

Forget gold decals or gold stickers. Just get your hands on this stuff; it is self adhesive and so thin that all the surface detail shows through. I'd rather the plane came with yellow stripes like the Hasegawa kit, but since gold is a fata compli, as David said, it should definitely be light golden yellow and not a darker shade like metallic gold.

Absolutely F'n Brilliant!

Insert-your-title-here Hollywood drivel: "Does this mean I'm popular?" Hollywood Studio Exec: "You're better than popular, you're pure lowest-common-denominator." Insert-your-title-here Hollywood drivel: "Yeay! I'm popular!"

When people stop going to the theaters to see them. Who is the more stupid, the remake itself, the studios that, having run out of original ideas and averse to taking financial risks with unknown/untested properties, keep pumping out regurgitated dreck, or the masses who pluck down money in droves to watch this stuff?

Thanks, I needed the laugh

While 1/15 may be smallish it does have one advantage: it's in scale with Yamato's Garland... I'm a sucker for consistency.

I definitely like Ivanov's ( got one on pre-order) and the CF scheme on the SV-51, but Nora's... not so much. The gold on the magenta airframe looks paradoxically cheap (like Bandai's VF-19 Kai cheap), and far too toyish (it is a toy, I know ) for my taste. I think that solid, or even translucent, yellow would have looked far better. As for camera flash affecting how it looks, the magenta is definitely affected (the darker image is far more flattering), but the gold just goes from bright metallic to dark, rusty, brown, and unappealing either way. And I agree that the SV-51 just screams to be given some Russian paint schemes, specially SU-27 inspired ones.

Yamato could cheat a bit and make the VF-11 in 1/55 scale and call it 1/60. That would get them close enough to appease the scale purists and provide a larger volume to work with; the larger size over the "1/72" would allow them to engineer the toy with better proportions, some gimmicks, and without the kludgey wing-root bulges and slides, not to mention the elimination of most/all the screw caps. But to really do the VF-11 justice, Yamato just go with 1/48 scale and give the venerable VF-1 a tarmac companion.

Sure, how about cubits?

Preach on brother... young folks these days...

I've got this pre-dug gra...er...earthen cavity in the desert ready to go if/when you need it for, ummm, "clean-up".

If a 1/32 scale YF-21 were to be made you could do a lot of nifty sh!t to mimic the morphing wings, including fowler flaps and malleable materials. At 1/60 scale.... Uhm.... No, not gonna happen, nor would I want them to even try; it has disaster written all over that idea.

From a technological knowledge standpoint, the Protodevelin would possess the know how from their native dimension; all the information, if any, stored into the Evil Series Constructs they inhabited upon entering the "Macross" Universe; PC/SA technology from any PC/SA individual(s) they may have taken over, if any, at the time; as well as the combined knowledge of the inhabitants of the Megaroad 13 Fleet. On "paper" the Protodevelin are formidable foes, but as presented in M7 they fell prey to their arrogance, pettiness, and selfishness far more than their vulnerability to Basara's singing induced Spiritia barrages; they were, therefore, ineffective villains. At least that's how they came across to me.

YMT00056 1/60 VF-0A Kudo Shin w/QF-2200D-B G: ¥18,810 Merchandise Total: ¥18,810 Shipping Charge: ¥4,700 Total: ¥23,510 Total: 23,510 yen converted to USD at 117 yen/dollar = $200.94 (31 May 2007)

I just took the plunge on the YF-19 combo set and Yamato hits me over the head with this... Not that this news wasn't expected.

You're right, space is not a perfect vacuum; but for all intents and purposes, a few thousand atoms with a few dozen molecules per cubic meter do not an atmosphere make. With that in mind, Eugimon's statement is right on the money.

Intriguing, Inviting, and scary all at the same time, isn't it?

I'm sold! Damn you Yamato!

Re: Batteries not included. Should Yamato have included the batteries with their FB/FP and FB/FP/YF-19 sets? Given the asking price for these pieces... yes, they should have. Does is really matter? No, they are just batteries that can be cheaply purchased anywhere. Is the b!tch!ng about this oversight justified? Not unless you're on the prowl to find things to complain about.

The only VF-0 I'd be interested in at this point would be a D model. I adamantly refuse to buy the same thing twice just because it now has fixes that should not have been needed in the first place (and some of those fixes/upgrades are still debatable). The only thing that could possibly entice me to even consider another VF-0S would be a reactive armor bundle, but I'd still probably opt for an armor set only.