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Re: Macross Valkyrie fans Rejoice!
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Sat, 13 Oct 2001 01:00:26 GMT
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In article <GL49wA.I66@lugnet.com>, "Jon Palmer" <jpalmer@oklahoma.net>
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> > > Even better, Bandai is re-releasing the VF 1J 1/55 in January. ;-)
> > >
> > > G,D,R
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> > Bah. The Bandai version is less poseable, less detailed, less accurate, • and
> > you can't even put the gunpod on the bottom in fighter mode.
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> > > -Jon (you'll pry the Tak's from my cold dead hands)
> >
> > No I won't. You can have those. :^P
> >
> > ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head
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> I don't want to argue or anything
Nothing wrong with a bit of debate, as long as it's all civil. :^)
> but I've played with all of the new Yamato
> Valks and they all seem exceedingly cheap to me. Yes they are more posable
> and have better proportions but the quality of the toys seems like a shadow
> of the Takatoku/Bandai toys. To me the originals are a much more
> professional product. At best I think the Yamato's just hark back to a
> better time for Japanese robot toys.
I think what you are calling "quality" is the fact that the old toys are
larger, heavier, and sturdier. This is a factor of the toys being made
specifically for kids, so they need to be tough. The newer valks are
more of a collector's toy, so they aren't built to be able to withstand
a child's rough handling.
I've handled both versions as well, but I don't agree that the Yamato
versions are lower in quality. I think they're simply not as "Tonka
tough." :^)
Anyway, the review I posted addresses some of these differences. Check
it out.
~Grand Admiral Muffin Head
--
Mark's Lego(R) Creations
http://www.nwlink.com/~sandlin/lego
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| (...) I think this is really what I'm getting at. I like the large heavy sturdy quality of the Takatoku Valks. I like the fact that such an amazing piece of engineering -was- made for kids. It might sound goofy but I would actually take durability (...) (23 years ago, 14-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| (...) and (...) I don't want to argue or anything but I've played with all of the new Yamato Valks and they all seem exceedingly cheap to me. Yes they are more posable and have better proportions but the quality of the toys seems like a shadow of (...) (23 years ago, 12-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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