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They will also be available from the same global online fan communities and that the Cliffjumper set was as well. Including the Australian one.

I think eHobby stopped taking overseas orders. You could try contacting a member residing in Japan or email fantofan.jp and ask if they will be getting any (I'm 100% sure they will but they don't always advertise it). The shipping could be REALLY expensive tho.

ok, thanks.

Wouldn't be wanting to share that info would you?

Excellent. That Blowsperior definately has openable chest missiles Thanks Shun

It looks like there will be a second run of the MegaHouse Ride Armours in June. F2F have a pre-order up for the MH Stick and Reys at US$57 each: http://www.fantofan.jp/monthly-attractions.htm#megahouse Pre-order ends on the 18th of April.

The Yamato VMF Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. Katsuragi Motoko is up for pre-order at F2F: http://www.fantofan.jp/monthly-attractions.htm Click on pic to see bigger pic. Pre-order discount ends on the 18th of April. Sure looks alot better with the jacket on to hide the sholder joints.

Here's an interesting little link: http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20169703,00.html Click on the numbered red dots to bring up some hints. the bar at the bottom is a slider to reveal the rest of the "supper". It might hold the clue to who the final Cylon is.

Thanks. Forgot about those stamp sized scans.

I don't think we've seen any pics of the Beagle prototype in ride armour mode - just the CAD drawings and they wern't kneeling.

I have the Animation Bikes book if it's the one you mean. At the back there is an interview with Hideki Kakinuma and Shinji Aramaki. I can't read it tho (Japanese). There is also a section showing a couple of b&w photos of Mospeada toys with a police bike next to them but it looks like it's from a separate show. I can scan the articles but it might take a while. Is there any lineart from the DVD that's new?

The foot pulls forward about 5mm away from the heel. It's in step 12 of the instructions.

I'd be interested in a set of 2 as well please.

We are taliking about the same company tht makes this 60cm Akari Mizunashi Doll for $800.00 tho. Maybe they saw that there were Mospeada fans desperate enough to buy the CMs Legioss and Tread and thought... etc

At 1/10 it would only be about 1 inch taller than the MH. Be interesting to see who's prepared to pay $600 for a 17cm toy from a company that hasn't made a transforming toy before. $600 = SV-51 + YF-19 + YF-21 + both Megahouse Ride Armours.

That Beagle is looking really nice/expensive. I wonder if the helmet is removable.

Beagle don't appear to have a website. They were involve with the Ghost in the Shell 1/7 Motoko Kusanagi SAC 2nd GIG PVC figure which I like alot, even if it doesnt look exactly like her. Beagle products at BBTS Beagle products at HLJ Whereas I will jump on the first decent preorder that I see. Besides I've got my Megahouses to fall back on if the Beagle turns out to be a lemon or if they only make the single mold.

My hopes for the Beagle are a toy that looks good in both modes - the best of both worlds. I expect it to have problems. Even a big transforming robot manufacturer like TAKARA makes the occasional QC problem figure (MP-5 Megatron). From what I can gather so far Beagle make (really nice) PVC figures - most don't even have articulation. So from what we've seen I think it will look as nice as the prototype pics make it out to be. Hopefully with good face sculpting as well. If the red areas on the proto pics are cloth I guess that means that the tyres will be rubber - nice. Perfect transformation would be nice, but it doesn't really worry me - imo it's an overrated principle.

Try transforming it a few more times. There's a steep learning curve the first time, after that it's much faster. It only takes me about 3 mins to transform a MH now, it took me about 45 mins the first time too - I kept worrying that I was going to break it. The first transform loosens up the stiff pieces too.

Would you believe that I kept waking up the other night from a recurring nightmare that I missed out on the Beagle pre-order??!!! I also seem to have alot of misplaced faith that Beagle will actually deliver this perfect Ride Armour as much as I would like to see/own it.

At 1/10 it should be about 18cm tall (7 inches). At 1/15 the MH is 13.5cm to the top of the wheel in ride armor mode.

Thanks Hiriyu, that prototype looks great Hopefully they will make their 3rd Quarter release date. As for the leg estension, I thought they went to tip-toe within the calve section - they are mostly for flying after all.

Sweet, thanks for the pics. BBTS has preorders up for the Toynami Masterpiece Cyclones: Link $79.99 each So hopefully they will let Beagle do their thing and not interfere. Hopefully their involvement will be the same as with the US Megahouse releases - just distribution.

Yeah, I'm sure you can see the tips of the blades in the bike in the middle pic. This promo poster from Wonderfest shows the Blowsperior in silouette with a blade extended. I will also be buying 2 of them

Cool, thanks.