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I've never had any problems with the flaps on the -1A Hikaru and -1S Roy, but the nosecones alway fall off when I mess with them. Still, it's livable. I don't foresee myself picking up the rereleases for the minor improvements. It sucks that they couldn't fix these problems in the first place. Didn't they playtest these things a few times? The improvements are so minor, that it's hard to believe that they couldn't fix these issues at the last minute. I guess they didn't think it was a problem that needed fixing until they got customer feedback. The crooked skull on the -1S I can deal with, too, since I like my 1/48's in Battroid mode anyway.

Man, D!!!! That combo is awesome!!! What color green is that?!

Hey all, I have a Sega Nomad that has a very loose volume dial. It's very sensitive, and I lose the sound completely if I barely touch it. Anyway, I need to open it to see if I can fix it, but the screws aren't normal screws. Anyone know what type of tool or screwdriver I need? Also, I live in the South SF Bay Area. If you know where I can find it, that would also be a big help.

Just an observation, but I thought the head lasers on the -1J were supposed to have notches on the round base part like on the 1/60's. This is also true on the Robotech MPC -1J's.

Wonder if the hand with the trigger finger is gonna be missing the thumb like with the 1/60's?

Nope. Sidewipe has the best robot mode which look closer to human proportion then the rest. Smoke Screen should have a girl face given the huge breasts. Sideswipe being my favorite G1 car, I would have loved to see his robot and car modes unchanged as an Alternator. He already had a cool robot mode and head. Yeah, he's an older sports car, but the Countach is timeless, IMHO.

Alternator Hound is cool, but those feet just suck. In fact, that's the problem with alot of the old G1 robots and even the Alternator Smokescreen. Big blocky feet. I couldn't imagine these guys running very far without tripping. I suppose that's why they transform into cars. I guess that's why I like the RID car robots (except that SUV one). Their legs weren't part of the car body, so they didn't have big bulky feet or legs. Just my 2 centavos.

Yeah, can someone confirm this? I was hoping to pick up the DVD sets, but that sucks if there's episodes that are missing.

I don't see why the VF-1J armor wouldn't be compatible with the other 1/48's since I think the attachment points would be the same. The arm armor is slightly different, but I think it still attaches the same way as the current arm armor.

I still prefer the old design, but the new one looks pretty tight, too. Who designed the old one? Is he/she famous or well-known? The Viper, Cylon Raider, and that earth fighter from Buck Rogers have to be the coolest space fighters in American sci-fi shows yet, IMHO. The first Star Wars trilogy had some cool ships (i.e. X-Wing and Snowspeeder), too, but I still like the one's I mentioned above better.

That Soundwave looks cool, but, in reality, why would he have those ridged sliders on the back of his forearms? Are you telling me that he couldn't make his own hands pop out so he had to ask Starscream or Megatron help him get his hands out?!

Hey Rohby, if possible, I'd like to get 4. Man, you must have a list as long as Devin's sticker/decal requests. Anyway PM me if it's still possible. Thanks, Angel (sidearmsalpha)

Thanks for the link, Abombz. Man, I guess those 60 bucks will be going towards the new Macross game instead.

HEH! Good ones, Draykov!

Hey, I thought the dot on the forehead was supposed to be red. Yes? No?

Being a lefty, I was curious if any of the characters fired their gunpods with the left hand? Maybe, it didn't matter and all pilots were trained to fire it with the right hand, or the controls were configured for lefties, but the Battroid still fired the gunpod with its right hand? I'm gonna look out for this when I watch the series and movie this weekend, if I get a chance.

MOTHER!!!! That looks so TIGHHHT!!!!! Thanks, Blackaces!!!

Hi, don't know if this is under another topic, but has anyone played this game yet? I see that NCS has it already. Can anyone who has it give their opinion on it? Seeing as how this game will most likely never be released in the US, I would like to know if it's worth getting. Thanks!

I guess it's probably too late to do anything about those missile bays. Those sculpted missiles just don't cut it. Would have been nice to see separate missiles in there (even if they were glued in), and more detailed bays. You figure if they can't give us a good size for $80, this thing should be detailed to the max.

HAH!! Are you serious?! Even at their simplest, they were probably still too complex. No offense, ladies!

Sorry to bring this thread back up to the forefront. I guess it looks like the upgrade kits really are dead. Still, I was hoping Yamato would release a set of loose strike cannons and heat shields to upgrade the 1/60 VF-1J's without having to buy a 1/60 Strike VF-1S just for an extra strike cannon. The extra heat shields would be cool for customising.

Thanks for the link! Those Zaku's are cool, but I wish that Bandai would do more Gundam Sentinel stuff. Thanks to the FIX line, I can pick up detailed toys of the Sentinel stuff and not a model kit since my modeling skills are rudimentary at best. I was hoping to see a Hi Nu Gundam in a red and blue paint scheme like the Zetaplus or a kickass Sazabi.

Great pics, Cory! Thanks! Well, with regards to the Cyclones, I'm with Phyrox on this one. I would rather see some very nice and accurate looking Super Poseables with the characters wearing their Cyclone armor. I don't think Toynami could do an MPC Cyclone justice, but I would sure like to be proven wrong.

I'm not sure I see what you mean about the tires, on the kits and toys they seemed fine to me. though I am not big into the animation. I just like transforming bike toys. I wonder if he's talking about the tires having treads? Did they or didn't they?

Can someone confirm this? In the animation, do the boots the riders wear undergo some kind of enlargement process during the transformation? It just seems that the boots they wear while riding are not as big as the ones that seemingly enlarge to balance the extra weight the Cyclone adds to the rider. The Gakken toy simply added an extra quarter inch or so by allowing the boots to extend a bit, but that just added height. I wonder if a new Cyclone toy would have to have an outer boot that is removeable to allow the rider to sit on the bike without looking awkward (as in the Gakken toy). It seems like the large boots (and limited leg poseability) were what made the Gakken toy look really bad in bike mode.