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  1. mechaninac

    Hi-Metal R

    It usually means that the item in question is a special or limited edition, but not necessarily limited production, available exclusively through the Manufacture's, or partner's, Web store and, sometimes, select E-tailers like Nippon-Yasan.com; and yes, Web exclusives almost always retail at a higher MSRP then general releases.
  2. ^ Personally, I think they both look horrible; if anything, to my eyes, the masked head looks worse... as in comically bad.
  3. Finally watched the .89 episode in its fansub form and... umm, call me neutral with a moderate lean towards mildly hopeful. It wasn't bad, but neither did it grab me the way Frontier's preview did; and right off the gate this new entry into Macross had some massive groan-inducing moments for me. The Good: The Mecha, specially the SV-262... can't wait to see it G and B modes. The "Emulator" induced, Fold Wave derived-affecting Var Syndrome. The planet bound setting thus far. The Bad: Cookie-cutter characters lifted from the every recent Anime cliche bin, at least at first glance and/or until they are developed as the series unfolds. Combat choreography was way too fast paced to follow sometimes. Frontier suffered from this at times too. The Silly: Walkure... magical girls singing group is a major turn off for me. I know it can be viewed as a natural progression from Minmay to Basara/Sound Force/Humming Birds (the very aspect I did not care for in M7) to Sherryl and Ranka; but as presented in Delta, presently, it takes this concept to ludicrous levels, specially with its Sailor Moon-esque wardrobe transformations... its eye-rolling-ly Verp inducing.I'll certainly give it a chance, but so far it did not instill me with any sense of excitement. It's a shame because I really wanted to be blown away by it.
  4. mechaninac

    Hi-Metal R

    It may be slightly off, but by no more than 1o or so. The horizontal lines on the tail is tilted in relation to the image; rotate the picture clockwise by about 4-5 degrees and the crookedness almost disappears.
  5. It's as if hundreds of prospective Macross purchases suddenly cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced...
  6. ^ THIS!!! 1000X this!...
  7. I, for one, welcome the delay; heck, I wouldn't mind it at all if they delayed it another month or two beyond that. I've waited this long, a few more months become irrelevant where this VF is concerned.
  8. mechaninac

    Hi-Metal R

    The VF-1 Valkyrie, Super Pack equipped, as renamed for BattleTech -- as a non-transforming battle mech. It's an inside joke by koofasa.
  9. Yes, yes they do... or a Bandai DX.
  10. ^ Can't wait for the kits, maybe even toys, of this fighter to be released; although, I don't like the grafted "alien tech" under-wing glow-y boxes... they're too bulky, do not match the aesthetic of the craft, and break up the sleekness of the fighter way too much, but with a kit they can be easily omitted. But who knows, seeing them in action and context may yet change my mind.
  11. mechaninac

    Hi-Metal R

    Thank you... finally able to get in on a pre-order for one.
  12. Indeed. That came out of nowhere, and then you're just left slack-jawed, going... damn!!! Intense episode.
  13. ... and red dwarfs aside, our sun is kind of a runt in comparison to some of the heavyweights in our Galaxy, which is a damned good thing.
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    Hi-Metal R

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    Hi-Metal R

    VF-1S Hikaru @ HLJ VF-1S Hikaru @ CDJ VF-1J Hikaru w/GBP1S @ HLJ VF-1J Hikaru w/GBP1s @ CDJ Edit: When searching specific items at HLJ, you have to check the box for Display Discontinued Items. At CDJ you have to check the box for incl. Out of Print.
  16. ^... It's not the styrene... it's the paint thinner and plastic cement fumes...
  17. Didn't Luke make a similar comment, although not in a firefight context, regarding the inability to see anything out of the Stormtrooper helmet?... Very entertaining season 2 so far.
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