DarrinG

If these were $70 instead of $700 maybe I'd consider a diver mode too... -- Scratch that $7 instead of $700 -- I would use even $70 additional dollars for the Inbits coming : )

Saw that one on eBay too - and there are some on Yahoo Japan - not sure I will do it right now. Funny thing is if it were even bigger, yet more expensive I might do it sooner. But I guess 1/144 might be the biggest this ever gets til yamato does a $2,000 1/60 kit...

JEEEEZZZZ - OH - WEEEZZZZ I could go on here! YAMATO - How about a 4 PART Chain Base / Repair Bay for the Destroid releases!?! And YOU HAVE TO GET ALL 4 TO COMPLETE THE HANGAR? One comes with a crane to be hoisting a top half into place, etc etc... I'm only a fan and customer but I would think we'd have our Phalanx and Spartan by now... (p.s. spartan would have come out 2nd or 3rd EVEN THOUGH the easiest path is the 3 similar ones all first, see previous posts about staggering releases to keep interest high)

Oh - and this would go for Inbits too Toynami (that will be unlikely at all now), INSTEAD of the Purple Shock Trooper with Guns - then without Guns, and then Special Battle Damaged Shocktrooper (and by this time most have tuned out the line), Shock Trooper and Scout both without Guns - THEN Green Command Ship - Then Shock Trooper and Scout With Guns - THEN Purple Command Ship - Then Blue Pincer Type - The 3 pack of Scouts with Guns and Space Boosters - THEN Gray Command Ship... But it is OH-SO TEMPTING to milk when you've already got the tooling and molds done for the trooper and scout (or regult) - but this is a tricky niche market and you must be wise in your releases....

Have the first Regult and I am ready for the Glaug - but skipped on the 2 missile versions. So it looks like I'm part of the problem. BUT - let's consider how this causes issues when they try to milk the easiest next release to death before coming out with something more exciting: HOW BOUT INSTEAD - Beagle and Toynami: Reg Regult THEN Glaug (even though you have the other regult missile versions ready to go!), THEN Light Missile (since revoltech did the heavy missile already), THEN SCOUT Regult, THEN Heavy Missile - wonder how that would have affected Sales?? Stick Ride Armor THEN FUKE, THEN Ray - Then Yellow Stagger the releases to keep interest high, more jack up front, but the line continues and build customer loyalty...

That makes sense to me. Because trying to match the light brown of the tomahawk or yellow of the defender EXACTLY for the top portion of your Phalanx wouldn't be easy. Realistically though - the bottoms of these guys were made so they could be swapped. If a Phalanx's legs were damaged in battle they would have just slapped on any extra lower half they could find to send it out again... Any approx. release dates for the kit? Hope its not more than $150, and hope it comes with 2 hangar guys...

I'm so blessed to be getting one of these already that I'm shocked at how envious I am of those you managed to get two. One for Soldier, one for fighter mode. I have a feeling this installment will be the blue and white fighter, and after you do the inbit command ship, your next legioss out will be my red Z model to build in soldier mode...

If the 1/160 kit is 12" x 7" - does anyone know approx how big the 1/144 is? Trying to figure out if its worth it size-wise to get one...

I like the look and have no doubts about the quality. After reading that suspected plot though, I found myself wishing for something more gritty and down to earth, rather than something that might try to reach too hard for the profound...

But Jason - I thought people were saying the Phalanx would not just be a kit of the top half - but the whole thing? So do we really need a Defender or Tomahawk lower half to make our Phalanx?

Regult only at 10% off - need more than that. If anyone has Regult kit and wants some fast cash PM me! (please just make the price somewhere less than $550!) Wouldn't mind another weathered Defender, but that needs to come down more as well...

CMs - huh, they're just plain wacked. I have the Mospeada riding figs and I'm very happy with those, especially since they have NO moving parts. Maybe they should stick with that kind of toy. The Galient figure I have from them the sculpt and accessories are fairly outstanding - but it crumbles at the slightest touch...

I've seen the CMs drone come way down in price but I'm still not buying. That fighter mode looks sooo bad - how did they ever let that go out the freaking door? And the Beta yellow things that stick way up in the air in fighter mode - and well, many other things I've seen in reviews... Interesting: http://cgi.ebay.com/Garfish-Class-Robotech-Light-Cruiser-Wood-Model-Large-/390336892289?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5ae1e44d81#ht_3473wt_754 From the same folks as this I imagine - must big some big Robotech fan there with his own little wood-working shop: http://cgi.ebay.com/Macross-Gnerl-Fictional-Spacecraft-Wood-Model-Replica-/330427664433?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4cef060831#ht_2084wt_1098

Like a $200 Regult Toy with pilot...

I can see an HDP 1/60 Monster kit happening - for around $2,000 They could probably sell 50 of those. I would send my kids into the coals mines to see if I could be one of them...

This might rate in the top 10 worst mecha designs ever - fighter looks great though

Do you guys remember these old resin kits? I think they were from Wonderfest. I had dreams of getting to them someday - but I know I won't so I'm selling in case anyone is interested: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=35383

Dug into long lost boxes and found some rare Inbit / Invid resin kits - do you guys remember these? Want to keep them but with family I know I will not get to them - have them for sale (weep, weep): http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=35383

HEYYYY - A new mode for your Beta Fighter! Never seen before now... http://cgi.ebay.com/Toynami-Robotech-Masterpiece-Red-Beta-Fighter-/160627792927?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2566299c1f#ht_560wt_650 http://cgi.ebay.com/Toynami-Robotech-Masterpiece-Red-Beta-Fighter-/160627792927?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2566299c1f#ht_560wt_650 DWARF MODE ATTACK!

So well said. Can you imagine what it will be like when the lovers of these shows (us I suppose) are in their 60s and 70s? Everyone will be selling MIB toys from 30 years ago and no one will be buying...

3 questions for a Gundam NEWB: 1 - how much different is this from the #1004 release? 2 - will this release mark the prices drop a bit on eBay (or other) for the existing #1004 release? 3 - how likely is it we'll ever see an RX-93 or Sazabi in this line / scale / quality?

It might not help that Bandai is halting the Hi-Metal line either. The Toynami went well with them...

I'm no economist but MANY signs are pointing to things about to get worse, not better. For Yamato to spend the money on the steel molds and lose money even if times were good -- let alone what might be ahead in the next year or two -- would not be prudent. Its not my first choice - but is certainly interesting. If this is how they have to roll in order to get it out - or even a Spartan kit eventually - then that's how it has to be...

Was hoping to see some more news on this today! Nothing?

I noticed something in this pic I never have before. The blue version way up top has the same head design as the brown. There seems to be several blue head variations in this screencap. Thought the blue only had that one wacked out gord seen in the foreground.