pochimus prime

That's the DX? The canopy isn't clear? please tell me that isn't so

How did you make the cockpit roomier?

Whoa! Hold it If I see this right, VF-1S Hikky with Strike/Super Parts this December, with the 1D to follow in January? :lol: Yipee!

Ah, yes, the venerable 50mm 1.8 don't plan, just get one you won't regret it It's relatively uber affordable and among the sharpest, if not the sharpest lens. I'd also recommend that you save up for Canon's new 18-200. It's not a professional lens performance-wise but that lens is absolutely indispensible, trust me. I plan to upgrade my camera to the new Nikon D90, though, a move that'll have a big impact to my toy collecting And, yes, the 1A will have the Strike but mine won't be displayed with such. I'll get mine probably next week

@ Alain: is the local shop BEST Toys? I wonder when Rbert will get his stocks

I'll save up for it, yes, and have it customized to look like the Koenig Monster in Macross Frontier from what I know, it's the first appearance of the Koenig in an anime series. Please correct me if i'm wrong about that.

you're a mean, mean man your pics aren't helping my agony in waiting for that to arrive to our local shops

Looking at your avatar, it's sad to what happened to Michel I agree, both the 19 and 21 are champions in my book

Upgrade to the Version 2's You won't regret it

priest collars FTW

And I don't care period :lol: I do care about the 1/60's though. No news about them?

@ 1/1 Lowviz Lurker: Amen to that I'm more of the TV fan than DYRL, but yeah DYRL fighters and gear are more interesting. Except for the pilot jumpsuits. DYRL jumpsuits are too flamboyant. I hope they come out with a Roy pilot with the TV scheme.

Not difficult, but may not be cost-effective. As much as we all love the 2-seaters, they won't be as much a mainstream product as 1A, 1J, or 1S. The longer canopy would entail a (at the very least a slight) redesign of the chest area transformation to make it look good in battroid.

True, I think that was intentional the ghost booster was a makeshift booster in the story as there were no FPs done for the VF-0 since it's more of like a test bed for the VF-1. Consequently, the reactive armor for the 0 was the test bed for the GBP. If I get to buy a VF-0 (A, S, or A Shin), I won't buy the Ghost accessory for it immediately, or If I get all three, I'll only buy one for the 0A Shin (or to whomever used it in the series, I forgot who. All I'm definite is Roy used the Reactive Armor. Could someone shed light on this?)

Or wait for the 1S DYRL Max to be released as that's what the Red Q-Rau fought After the Destroids, I hope they make the enemy mechas like the Regult, Glaug, TV Q-Rau, and Variable Glaug That'll complete the SDF TV and DYRL IMO

haha yeah best compromise: can't decide one which one to get? Buy BOTH!!

It's my best guess on why Yamato chose not to remold the fuselage for the 1D. IMO, the current set-up is still a good compromise, considering that the only way to make a perfect 1D would be to make an all-new mold. Most likely, such a move wouldn't be as cost-effective as having a common mold that can be reused for all VF-1 versions. Also, I was talking about why there's no significant change for the 1/60 1D compared to those already released I have no say on why there's no 1D retool for the 1/48. From what I see, the longer fuselage would most likely necessitate more design work to make the 1D's look in all modes balanced (which the ver 2 1/60's did, so I can easily forgive the compromise done to the 1D). So, all I'm saying is that projected ROI will dictate Yamato's decision regarding an accurate 1D and from the looks of it, when it comes to VF-1s, they may have found it inefficient to make a separate 1D mold for what is essentially a VF-1 variant. Of course, this is all just guesswork on my part and I'm looking at it on the business side of things rather than on the design/engineering side. There's really no denying that the 1D is inaccurate, but as far as transformable toys go, none is and I'm guessing none will for a long time. One very big block to this is that companies would rather make a mold that they can use for a mass-market product, or which they can squeeze out with as much repaints and/or minimal retool as possible to keep costs down and maintain a certain level of profitability. With regard to the inaccuracies of the upcoming 1D to the lineart, I don't find it as disappointing as it should and I still actually love what's been shown

Or BEST Toys?

Nah, most likely more costly as they'll have to retool the mold. That's why Yamato designed the new 1/60 to accommodate 1-seater and 2-seater valks.

I go down the other path Zero is my least favorite of all. In order: SFDM, Frontier, DYRL, Plus, 7 (downer largely because of Basara), Zero. I haven't watched Macross II (yup, it's a sort of what-if series and not canon) but it seems kinda interesting.

YF-21 honestly, it's more expensive but you get MORE than what you're paying for

haha yup, true that best part is, the ver 1 and 2s can coexist in my collection as they'll serve different purposes

I'm sure they would. They did the 1D, and with the generally good reception this version 2's are getting, I don't see any reason why they won't. But frankly, though, if I could, I'd still get the version 1 of the VE and the VT. The version 1's will stay in either fighter or gerwalk mode (for dioramas), while the ver 2's will be displayed in all their battroid glory I'm betting that once the version 2's come about, secondary market prices for version 1's would significantly drop down in price

Amen to that.

ah yes! I love it!