RavenHawk

Or does Tommy Yune win, because many of us will once again be spending money on one of his "interpretations" of Robotech?

Cool, thanks.

Thanks.

How can you tell from the outside of the box if it is the metallic version?

I ordered from them 2 nights back, then went to pay by paypal, and the page got screwed up somehow. Now it says my status is "checked out" but paypal doesn't show the payments, and I can't find anything on the Angolz page on how to contact them.

That works. Thanks! Definitely some similarities.

No one has any screen caps, or no one cares?

I'll give it a shot tomorrow. Thanks.

Thanks. I was actually planning on trying the exact same thing with the scotch tape, but you beat me to the punch. I'll give it a try.

You're right. My mistake. Ok, so I'm taking about the blue bike she steals from a guy...

Thanks, clearly the legs weren't fully extended. No, I DO mean the Sue Graham "Shadow Fighter" Alpha. Why?

Though there are some slight similarities to the Morpho 2. Maybe this is more based on 80's views of future bikes, than direct inspiration.

I started rewatching the original Bubblegum Crisis (2032) last night. I noticed Priss' blue bike (her personal one, not a moto-slave) in the first episode (and, to a lesser degree, in the second), before she starts using a red one. Does anyone have any good screen captures of this bike? From what I could see, it looks very very reminiscent of the Yamaha Morpho. I wondr if it may have been any sort of design inspiration for GK Dynamics.

Ok, so I put in some more time with the Shadow Alpha and blue Beta (Robotech Masterpiece Collection). As before, absolutely love the Beta. Still, only complaints are the connector boom sliding out of the Beta, and the slight flimsiness of the stand. To an earlier question, no problems with paint on the Alpha. Nothing broken. Looks great. Got the arms to fully extend. Not sure if I'm getting the legs to fully extend. Leg posability seems a little limited. Transforms fine now that I have the hang of it, but I can't seem to get the arms to fully close, and the lower torso to fully collapse, so that the arms can be fully collapsed in fighter mode. I am definitely happier with this than when I first unboxed it, but still have some issues.

That may well be, we'll have to wait and see. I hope I get my Shadow Beta and Shadow Masterpiece Cyclone before that happens...

I see what you mean. Ok, based on that, it sounds even more like I made the right choice going with Toynami, at least for what I'm looking for. I'll see if I can get the two to connect closer together tonight. The connector not locking to the Beta though... still a big deal to me, especially considering how obvious and easy it would be. Thanks for the input.

Nothing broken on my Alpha (hopefully nothing will break tonight when I muck around with it some more). Seems to be fine. Paint seemed just fine everywhere, but I'll take a really close look tonight if you want.

Don't get me wrong, I'm still glad that I got the Toynami and not the CM's, if for no other reasons that the scale of the Beta relative to the Alpha, and the darker coloring. Just, still disappointed by some elements. Have to get back to finding a blue Alpha now...

Looking at your site now, at the comparison. Obviously I don't have one now, but it looks like the connector holds the Beta more firmly on the CM that the slide-in piece on the Toynami, and it doesn't look like it holds the Alpha any WORSE... what am I missing? I don't know what we need for a display stand... maybe 4 legs joining to a smaller platform, which connects to the connector boom.

I think they could have, but it would've required more development time (removing the "fast" from the three choices, and possibly costing some of the "cheap"). If the Alpha was designed anywhere near as well as the Beta, I'd have almost nothing but praise. Still don't like the connection between the two. I thought I had read that the CM's connection was even worse, though I'm having some trouble picturing that.

I just loves JT Marsh's eframe that changed into a motorcycle... Too bad it never made it into the show.

So does any one have any affordable stronger stands that they could recommend for the Alpha/Beta combo? Any fixes for getting the connecting boom to hold the two together better as well?

It is the rear landing gear, like you said. I'll try what you suggested tonight. I think I've been very gentle with trying to get the arms to pull out fully and with the landing gear because I've read so many stories on here about these things breaking. As simple as it is, you do make a good point: if it started out in fighter mode, it can get back to it. I'll try to play around with it some more tonight. Thanks.

I wouldn't worry about it. I used the non-broken one last night, and no tumors yet. The issue is really, I THINK, about there being these more-or-less carcinogenic materials that it's made out of, not that leach into your drink. Drink out of the mug, just don't grind it up into your breakfast.

Wow, very helpful stuff. I really appreciate it. I'm going to muck around with this over the next few days and let you know how it turns out. I think I'm frustrated because: 1) I've wanted these since I was 9 2) These things are pretty pricey, even if limited product runs somewhat justify the cost 3) Having worked as an engineer for a decade now, from design through project management, I get frustrated when I see something produced with these kinds of issues while knowing that they COULD be remedied at the factory (just look at how nicely the Beta works) Thanks again.