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News Credits: 337 · by **Air Commander Starscream** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 10:01 pm

Yea exactly I have still 4 or 5 more galleries to post form the old thread.

I do not have any of the Toynami Masterpeice Alpha's but I really want to get Rooks red one. She is like Miria and Miria is my fav character. I have heard good and bad things about the Alphas. I have herd from some that they are incredibly loose, and others who say ther were just fine. Like i said I want to get a Rook Alpha.

As for the beta I remember Toynami saying they were going to do one, but it didnt happen. I think they coudlnt afford to put it out or something like that.

EDIT: I just found this from Toy Fair 07...they were showing off the new Masterpeice Alpha from Shadow Chronicles, the Cyclone and the Beta apparantly!

http://photos2.figures.com/gallery2/sho ... photo=2226
http://photos2.figures.com/gallery2/sho ... photo=2220
http://photos2.figures.com/gallery2/sho ... photo=2217

News Credits: 2 · by **Black Arachnis** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 5:44 am

now an Alpha gallery I can help with...just have to prep the post. :grin:

News Credits: 2 · by **Black Arachnis** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 5:59 am

News Credits: 2 · by **Black Arachnis** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 6:03 am

that`s all of the pictures I got of my Shadow Alpha but I CAN take new ones if you guys want.

News Credits: 337 · by **Air Commander Starscream** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 2:21 pm

Hey thanks for sharing those pictures...I want a Alpha now :oops:

News Credits: 2 · by **Black Arachnis** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 2:24 pm

Air Commander Starscream wrote:Hey thanks for sharing those pictures...I want a Alpha now

hey, it`s a small thing to repay you for all the galleries we had of other Macross/Robotech toys ACS...if you guys want I can take a small gallery of my Gakken Cyclone too, so you guys can see what that thing looked like in the 80's.

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 2:40 pm

Black Arachnis wrote:
Air Commander Starscream wrote:Hey thanks for sharing those pictures...I want a Alpha now
hey, it`s a small thing to repay you for all the galleries we had of other Macross/Robotech toys ACS...if you guys want I can take a small gallery of my Gakken Cyclone too, so you guys can see what that thing looked like in the 80's.

What's that little plastic thing next to the pilot? Don't tell me it's a mini Cyclone. Which Gekken Cyclone do you have? I have a Scott Bernard one.

News Credits: 2 · by **Black Arachnis** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 2:46 pm

chuckdawg1999 wrote:
Black Arachnis wrote:
Air Commander Starscream wrote:Hey thanks for sharing those pictures...I want a Alpha now
hey, it`s a small thing to repay you for all the galleries we had of other Macross/Robotech toys ACS...if you guys want I can take a small gallery of my Gakken Cyclone too, so you guys can see what that thing looked like in the 80's.

What's that little plastic thing next to the pilot? Don't tell me it's a mini Cyclone. Which Gekken Cyclone do you have? I have a Scott Bernard one.

it IS a mini Cyclone actually...and mine is Scott`s too in good condition. I`m only missing the original stand but I can fabricate one easily enough.

News Credits: 1 · by **Dough-bot** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 4:08 pm

hey all
just won this and have also just won the full set of Alpha morphers as well

looky here

News Credits: 2 · by **Black Arachnis** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 4:13 pm

Dough-bot wrote:hey all
just won this and have also just won the full set of Alpha morphers as well

looky here

AWESOME! please do a gallery of the M.A.C. II Monster destroid! :grin:

News Credits: 1 · by **Dough-bot** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 4:19 pm

Black Arachnis wrote:
Dough-bot wrote:hey all
just won this and have also just won the full set of Alpha morphers as well

looky here
AWESOME! please do a gallery of the M.A.C. II Monster destroid!

will do but I'm on forevers at work for the next fortnight so i'll get that, the garland and my Scott Alpha done as well

News Credits: 2 · by **Black Arachnis** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 4:27 pm

Dough-bot wrote:
Black Arachnis wrote:
Dough-bot wrote:hey all
just won this and have also just won the full set of Alpha morphers as well

looky here
AWESOME! please do a gallery of the M.A.C. II Monster destroid!

will do but I'm on forevers at work for the next fortnight so i'll get that, the garland and my Scott Alpha done as well

that reminds me, I actually have a Gakken Scott Alpha...want a gallery of that old toy guys?I don`t have the handweapon though, just the main bot in good shape.

News Credits: 337 · by **Air Commander Starscream** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 6:58 pm

I would love to see some of the older figures.

News Credits: 2 · by **Black Arachnis** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 7:03 pm

Air Commander Starscream wrote:I would love to see some of the older figures.

I can take one for you tomorrow but I warn you, the Toynami Alpha`s look a LOT better then the Gakken Alpha....not that it totally sucks though, it`s just well...oddly proportioned.you`ll see what I mean tomorrow.

News Credits: 10 · by **Agamemnon** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 10:20 pm

Air Commander Starscream wrote:Yea exactly I have still 4 or 5 more galleries to post form the old thread.

I do not have any of the Toynami Masterpeice Alpha's but I really want to get Rooks red one. She is like Miria and Miria is my fav character. I have heard good and bad things about the Alphas. I have herd from some that they are incredibly loose, and others who say ther were just fine. Like i said I want to get a Rook Alpha.

As for the beta I remember Toynami saying they were going to do one, but it didnt happen. I think they coudlnt afford to put it out or something like that.

EDIT: I just found this from Toy Fair 07...they were showing off the new Masterpeice Alpha from Shadow Chronicles, the Cyclone and the Beta apparantly!

http://photos2.figures.com/gallery2/sho ... photo=2226
http://photos2.figures.com/gallery2/sho ... photo=2220
http://photos2.figures.com/gallery2/sho ... photo=2217

The links are not working for me.

And I also have a MAC II, Doughbot. It was one I wanted since I first saw the show.

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 12:50 am

Black Arachnis wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:
Black Arachnis wrote:
Air Commander Starscream wrote:Hey thanks for sharing those pictures...I want a Alpha now
hey, it`s a small thing to repay you for all the galleries we had of other Macross/Robotech toys ACS...if you guys want I can take a small gallery of my Gakken Cyclone too, so you guys can see what that thing looked like in the 80's.

What's that little plastic thing next to the pilot? Don't tell me it's a mini Cyclone. Which Gekken Cyclone do you have? I have a Scott Bernard one.
it IS a mini Cyclone actually...and mine is Scott`s too in good condition. I`m only missing the original stand but I can fabricate one easily enough.

I should have asked is it a straight Gekken or is it a Hennshin Robo Gekken like mine. I do believe the Hennshin Robo's are smaller. Now correct me if I'm wrong but weren't the Alpha's released in the US and were the ONLY Veritech's released for the Robotech line? I do remember having one as a child; and breaking it.

News Credits: 2 · by **Black Arachnis** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 6:47 am

chuckdawg1999 wrote:
Black Arachnis wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:
Black Arachnis wrote:
Air Commander Starscream wrote:Hey thanks for sharing those pictures...I want a Alpha now
hey, it`s a small thing to repay you for all the galleries we had of other Macross/Robotech toys ACS...if you guys want I can take a small gallery of my Gakken Cyclone too, so you guys can see what that thing looked like in the 80's.

What's that little plastic thing next to the pilot? Don't tell me it's a mini Cyclone. Which Gekken Cyclone do you have? I have a Scott Bernard one.
it IS a mini Cyclone actually...and mine is Scott`s too in good condition. I`m only missing the original stand but I can fabricate one easily enough.

I should have asked is it a straight Gekken or is it a Hennshin Robo Gekken like mine. I do believe the Hennshin Robo's are smaller. Now correct me if I'm wrong but weren't the Alpha's released in the US and were the ONLY Veritech's released for the Robotech line? I do remember having one as a child; and breaking it.

I can`t tell you which one it exactly is but I can snap a few pics together with my Gakken Alpha and my Toynami Shadow Alpha for references...and as for the Alpha`s being released in the US....beats me man, I`m dutch although I DO remember having had two Takatoku 1/100 VF-1S as a kid...(and broke them... :sad:

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News Credits: 337 · by **Air Commander Starscream** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 11:01 pm

Yamato 1/48th Mass Production VF-1A "Cannon Fodder"

News Credits: 337 · by **Air Commander Starscream** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 11:02 pm

News Credits: 337 · by **Air Commander Starscream** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 11:14 pm

The next gallery is for the Yamato 1/72nd YF-21 Fast Pack version. There were 2 releases for this figure, the first was without Fast Packs and the second was with. The Fast Packed version was slightly remolded and painted a mroe anime accurate color scheme. Both toys have way to much metal and akward transformations, the toys themseleves are actually pretty bad. THe changes include a redesigned cockpit, redesigned underside to be not as fat and bulgy (the YF-21 is a very slim and slick fighter) and the color of the YF-21 is more pruple in this release. In Gerwalk mode the YF-21 can barely stand up (hence why there are no Gearwalk pictures, I gave up in fighting for it to stand). But a lot of problems were fixed with the Fast Pack Version, however it still isnt perfect and can get quite infuriating. Yamato is bound to do a 1/60th version like they have done with the YF-19, so unless you are a HUGE Macross Plus fan or YF-21 fan you mgiht want to skip these releases. THen again the thing is BEAUTIFUL in Fighter mode, just so MEH on the other 2 forms. I keep mine in Fighter Mode.

In the photo gallery you will come across comparison pictures of the 2 releases. The original YF-19 is ALWAYS on the LEFT with the FAST PACK VERSION on the RIGHT.

Yamato 1/72nd YF-21 Fast Pack

This is the YF-21 Fast Pack version with the redesigned udnerside.

This is the original YF-21 with the fat belly

See how the Fast Pack Version (on the right) is more stream lined on the belly.

News Credits: 337 · by **Air Commander Starscream** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 11:24 pm

Yamato 1/48th Hikaru Ichijo's VF-1J "Macross TV Valk"

News Credits: 337 · by **Air Commander Starscream** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 11:26 pm

News Credits: 10 · by **Agamemnon** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 12:07 am

The YF-21 is one I want to get at some point. If I get the chance, I'll definitely pick up the fast pack.

The only ones I want to ge tmore might be the Beta and the Veritech from MAcross II (not Metal Siren.) Did they ever make one in 1/72 or 1/60 scale?

Oh, and awsome galleries! I'm salivating at my desk here. That Hikaru 1J really brought back the nostalgia...

News Credits: 337 · by **Air Commander Starscream** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 12:27 am

Agamemnon wrote:The YF-21 is one I want to get at some point. If I get the chance, I'll definitely pick up the fast pack.

The only ones I want to ge tmore might be the Beta and the Veritech from MAcross II (not Metal Siren.) Did they ever make one in 1/72 or 1/60 scale?

Oh, and awsome galleries! I'm salivating at my desk here. That Hikaru 1J really brought back the nostalgia...

I know they made some model kits for Macross II but I dont recall any toys. Macross II isn't really official Macross it didnt even corespond with the macross universe, it was just a unofficial sequel that happened to have the name Macross II.

As for for the Yamato 1/72nd YF-21 isnt really that bad...it's just the Gerwalk mdoe is almsot impossible and the Battroid mode cant be posed without falling over. The Fighter mode on the Fast Pack Version is just so beautiful.

News Credits: 10 · by **Agamemnon** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 1:40 am

Air Commander Starscream wrote:I know they made some model kits for Macross II but I dont recall any toys.

I do have one of the Macross II models. Somewhere. In a box. I'm sure it made the move...

It was alright, but I'd love to get a Yamato version if they ever make one.

Air Commander Starscream wrote: Macross II isn't really official Macross it didnt even corespond with the macross universe, it was just a unofficial sequel that happened to have the name Macross II.

Yeah, I've seen the "alternate universt" tag applied to it. It's still pretty darn cool. I like to think of it as connected like Robotech and Macross are. But, that's personal opinion. :grin:

Air Commander Starscream wrote:As for for the Yamato 1/72nd YF-21 isnt really that bad...it's just the Gerwalk mdoe is almsot impossible and the Battroid mode cant be posed without falling over. The Fighter mode on the Fast Pack Version is just so beautiful.

Yes, yes, yes!! From the pics it looks absolutely awsome in fighter mode!!