It seems that the Legioss 1/48 transformable toy that was reported as a new mold by Aoshima appears to actually be the Toynami Masterpiece Alpha. This relates strictly to the Japanese release and Mospeada. Captain JLS reports:This (http://toyboxdx.com/brog/?p=233) is the first time I've heard some particular details regarding the upcoming Aoshima 1/48 Legioss toys -- specifically, that they seem to have licensed the Toynami molds and are merely making their own improvements to them, most notably strengthening the joints (GOOD!). That would certainly explain the relatively short gap between their announcement earlier this month and the intended release date at the end of July. This actually makes the toys more intriguing to me; I'd love to pick one up now and do a side-by-side comparison.
Also interesting is the remark about the introduction of "new weapons" -- you mean weapons like the ones in the image Roger Harkavy sent me all those months back? Based on the description, signs point to "yes."
I ran the Yacolog article through Altavista's Babelfish (babel.altavista.com) to see if there are any other interesting details. It seems Aoshima will be showing these revised Masterpieces off at the 2007 Shizuoka Hobby Show next month, so we'll get to see the photographic evidence, the packaging, and any visual differences then.
--Jonathan
Check out his own article as well here: http://sdf5x.blogspot.com/2007/04/i-did-not-know-that.html
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The weapons being discussed are not unproduced ones in any unused design sheets, but the existing left-shoulder/centerline 8-missile pod and the under-chest/under-fuselage pairs of three missiles.
It would be relatively easy for Aoshima to make 1/48 toys of these weapons, since it has the 1/48 Imai models that already has these weapons. Take a look over here:
Hobby Link Japan page on 1/48 Variable Legioss Eta model
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