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  2. M'Kyuun
    While the walking actions are a still a bit janky, everything else about these Robosen figures astounds continually. Never imagined I'd ever see anything this sophisticated regarding Transformers in my lifetime, but I'm glad I'm here to see it. They're a bit on the pricey side, and rather large besides, so I don't own any, but I enjoy them vicariously. I'm curious if this will accommodate MMC's full sized cassettes? If Robosen was able to make their own fully self-converting cassettes, that would truly be next level. I'd consider picking up Ravage if they made him.
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  4. M'Kyuun
    I didn't even notice it. Yeah, if you leave Vortex's tail halves splayed open per instructions, his head is exposed. You can't see it from looking straight on, but from that angle, it's clearly visible. I keep the tail halves closed on my copy. It's not a perfect figure, but for the size, it's quite solid and well-articulated, especially for a gestalt. Unlike the Taka-bro version, no frame required- the bots serve as the limbs, as they should. It doesn't hurt that it's pretty much all plastic, and so much easier on the joints over the long run. I prefer that over die-cast heavy figs that become weak and floppy over time. Too, at legends scale, it delivers, for me, an excellent set of Combaticons and, IMHO, a great-looking Bruticus at space friendly scale compared to both Hasbro's and especially MP scales. I hope at some point (I may have to check about now that it comes to mind) for a toy-version legs and chest-piece set to convert him over. I'm not crazy about the toon look of Bruticus, especially that shuttle-like chest.
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  6. Dynaman
    AI bursting (or not) is a very interesting topic. I have no bet on that either way. AI is overhyped and what is currently called AI really is not. It is not really capable of replacing computer programmers or doctors (hell, nowhere near replacing doctors, lawyers) but it can cut down the support staff and need to interns and entry level personnel (otherwise known as future programmers, doctors, lawyers) and that could have very serious complications for the future. Will there be over investment in it or will it level off is really hard to say. The costs associated with it are not being properly accounted for yet, when the cost to provide AI services are forced to pay for themselves instead of the current growth at a loss for market share period ends we will see the results.
  7. nightmareB4macross
    Along the way I have been addressing many of these issues. When the halves mate up well the need for only one screw is possible for either the lower legs and the forearms, amongst other parts. And no additional gluing is needed. Thank you for the compliment.
  8. sketchley
    Two positive signs about the book are the Macross 2 Destroids on the right side of the cover AND Macross M3's VF-3000 in the middle of the cover sashi (bottom). Here's Amazon Japan's listing: https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/エンサイクロペディア-マクロス-バルキリー＆デストロイド-GA-Graphic/dp/481562674X/ref=sr_1_1 Not sure if it's been mentioned yet, but the publisher is GA Graphic. As they also released the 624 (!) page Macross Shoji Kawamori Designer's Note, the 496 pages in this new book seems somewhat... light. 🤪
  9. grogall
    Offizial site from TakaraTomy is up! The little beast has lots of features for its size in 1/48 scale! 👍🏻
  10. Big s
    It definitely up for preorder. Just the prices on things these days are a real downer. Hlj has it listed for 54 bucks, then you gotta add in taxes and shipping and tariffs 😞
  11. davidwhangchoi
    why does this one have two heads?
  12. M'Kyuun
    Thanks for the info, Mike. I have an appointment in the AM, but between the predicted snow and time spent at the doctor's (waiting-he's a busy guy), hopefully I'll make it home before noon to catch the panel and any potential POs.
  13. mikeszekely
    I mean, if the bubble bursts the companies that invested the most heavily will lose out big time. And I'd say that's exactly what keeps Nvidia from killing GeForce... yeah, it's peanuts compared to their datacenter business, but last quarter those peanuts were still around $5 billion. That's about half of AMD's ENTIRE revenue from the same quarter. Sure, it's not going to make Jensen Huang a trillionaire, but it's not bad for a fall back. Or, for that matter, money you'd want to leave on the table for your rivals even if the AI bubble doesn't burst. Because, yeah, the numbers say gaming is a small part of Nvidia's business now, but it's also relative to how gargantuan Nvidia has become overall, but consumer GPUs still seem like a pretty big market. So why, then, is Micron ditching consumer products? I'd say they simply don't have the resources that Nvidia does in the first place, and those resources are going to be even tighter with the NAND shortage. For the immediate future, data center customers simply can and will pay more than they could get selling RAM to consumers. Data center demand has Micron's revenue up almost 50% of the same quarter last year. It's a bet that, at least in the short run, the AI bubble isn't going to burst. I guess the question, then, is whether or not AI is really a bubble. In a lot of ways it does sort of feel like companies are shoving AI onto a market that really doesn't want it. Anecdotally, I know plenty of people who are just annoyed whenever Microsoft/Google/etc tries to shove some new AI feature nobody asked for into Windows/Android/web apps/etc, nobody seems to like those AI summaries that appear ahead of your search results, and end users seem mad as heck when companies try to use AI-generated content in place of human-created work in anime and videogames. But, honestly, no, I think things will level off eventually but this bubble's not going anywhere. Websites and social media are already churning out AI-generated crap because it costs them next to nothing to create and it brings in the clicks. Nexon says we should assume every game developer is using AI, and Tim Sweeny says Valve is dumb for making creators label their games if they us AI content. Companies are going to continue to force AI on us, because the promise of computers that will do stuff faster and cheaper than humans is just too alluring to them. Yes, but realistically cloud-based setups are all like 70% of the population needs anymore. My wife barely uses her laptop anymore, and then only because she finds it easier to work with spreadsheets, but everything else she does in Safari on her iPhone. My dad would be fine with a Chromebook were it not for the fact that he has a huge locally-stored music library that he still manages with iTunes for Windows for some reason. It's mostly creatives, enthusiasts, and gamers who are going to suffer from rising costs and limited supply. As someone who falls into two of those categories, believe me, I sympathize.
  14. Shawn

    Macross Books

    Shawn replied to Penguin's topic in Collectors

    some more info on the new Macross Encyclopedia https://www.yodobashi.com/product/100000009004194897/ "Introducing the ultimate setting materials collection, featuring all the color setting images of the Variable Fighters and Destroids that appear in the "Macross" series!" its 496 pages,,,,geez!!!!!
  15. mikeszekely
    Not sure, but CCXP25 starts tomorrow. The Transformers team is there and will have a panel at 3:00pm EST. I expect we'll hear more about Onslaught (and a few other recent leaks) then, and if there are going to be preorders this week we'll get tipped off then. EDIT: BTW, I'll have more to say in the near future. Probably not before the holidays, though.
  16. M'Kyuun
    The MMC does look good, no argument. Too, I'm generally a fan of MMC's work, as I have more of their MP scaled figs than any other third party. I would've gotten these guys, too, Bruticus being my favorite combiner, but I just didn't have the space for another MP scaled combiner. So, I've mostly contained my collecting now to Hasbro and 3P legends. I have the MS legends scaled toon-style Bruticus right in front of me as I type, and his proportions look good to me. I'd rather have had the toy version, but FOMO made me act before they were sold out, as I made my decision to get him rather late in the game. Funny, even this bottom pic makes his shins look stubbier than they are. The knees on my copy are right at eye level on my desk, and from that perspective, the thighs and lower legs appear appropriately proportional. Regarding the Taka-bro version, I prefer the direction they took giving both leg bots a minor transformation into legs and feet instead of just tacking them on to a frame like Menasor and Superion. At least the leg bots are performing their functions with the assistance of a much smaller than usual frame system. I'm hoping the proportions will look better in hand, as pics don't always do toys proper justice. Regardless, at this point, I'm in for the whole team. Someone on the TFW boards said that Onslaught's PO will start at 10 AM PST on Friday. Can anyone confirm?
  17. Shawn
    I know its a late response, but I rarely see the Clear Fast Packs for the 1/60s....nice!
  18. tekering
    Really clean, but still much too stumpty... Ocular Max remains definitive for me.
  19. Froy
    Last batch of the year. Finally got me a VF-X from Yamato. This was my dreamed Valk from the Yamato era. Plus 3 more Hi Metal Brownies. 2 sealed from Jungle and 1 opened from Mandarake. Count up to 18. Happy season to everybody!!!
  20. grogall
    Pre-orders begin Thursday, December 4, 2025 "TODAY" https://hobby-genki.com/en/takara-tomy/70842-toyrise-at-collection-07-scope-dog-brown-color-ver-4904810082699.html
  21. M'Kyuun
    Well, the angle of the photo doesn't help, as the thickness of Brawl from back to front makes his leg look even thiccer than it is if viewed from directly forward. Add to that the ankle position nearly halfway up the leg, which also makes the leg itself look shorter, all which conspire to make him look rather chonky and squat. I appreciate that the leg bots, at least, are doing their due diligence more than the arms in this case, but it sems that the overall execution could have been improved. I look no further than Magic Square's Bruticus:
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  24. Big s
    I haven’t seen them in the U.S. stores and that usually doesn’t happen with Moderoid, they’ve all been easy to find. I think it may be a harmony gold blockade rolling again. Probably since these are labeled with the Japanese names. Usually the stores you listed will have them on the same day or a day after the Japanese preorders open. The tariffs are unfortunately adding a lot of extra costs that are rather frustrating to hobbies and collectibles
  25. Big s
    Vegas seems to have a museum for everything. Everything from gangsters to punk rockers to ones that can give a dose of radiation or a curse from a creepy item
  26. Thom
    It has been a bit of a wait, but I'm not minding it. For a good show, I'll give it the time it needs, and it looks like it is here. Just finished the first half and I'm loving it! Still with the excitement, the dread and the humor. Except for that one half season here Eleven went off on her own, this show has been pretty solid all the way. Really wish they'd just released them all, but I guess they gotta do what they gotta do, and it ain't no stick going to places it don't belong..
  27. TangledThorns
    The Micron announcement is additional terrible news for consumers in the tech market. As for the AI bubble, I don't think there is one.
  28. mikeszekely
    I was thinking Leprechaun, but that works too. Just replace "They're always after me Lucky Charms" with "Diggy Diggy Hole".
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