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  2. M'Kyuun
    I'm just not a big fan of statues. I still prefer my Technic version of K-2SO as he was fairly-well executed and had better articulation than this. Admittedly, this gets his details and proportions far better and he could be modified to introduce the missing articulation. Moreover, it looks like a good parts pack for black elements.
  3. Big s
    I pretty much agree, but I am sorta liking that gundam with the gm style head that char blew up though. Maybe down the line there will be another design that’s not as off putting as the rest and maybe something I will really like. It’s only two episodes in so far, and I hope everything isn’t too ugly. I did see a picture that was for a guntank that looked interesting, but I’ve never been a fan of the guntank
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  5. M'Kyuun
    Well, I didn't say it'd be easy! 😄 The OG definitely presents some challenges. Ultimately, they may just opt to fold prime up into a cube and keep him isolated in the top half while trying to work in the cuts and articulation of the armor without having to work around the core bot. However, as you say, that moves away from toy accuracy by a fair amount. In the end, a white Optimus may be all fans get. In cases like this, where the OG toy was nigh impossible to translate to a workable standard, either fans should be prepared for shortcuts, bad takes, or Takara should just leave them be.
  6. Scyla
    I think the challenge is in the placement of the white Prime in the G1 toy: The waist of Ultra Magnus is not where the waist of the Prime is. Likewise, the knees of Prime are at the waist of Ultra Magnus. I don’t think those are insurmountable odds but I feel they would have to change ML Convoy to give Ultra Magnus more articulation. I think they could skip the waist joint but I don’t see them skipping knee. I also think as a fan of the Missing Link line you would like Takara to stay as close to the original as possible. That cloud potentially look very weird so my train of thought was just a white Convoy would be much more likely. And Takara already released a repaint of ML Convoy with Sentinel Prime.
  7. M'Kyuun
    I hope not; I hope Takara's more committed than that. While they've pushed some white Optimi toys as UM over the decades, G1 UM is synonymous with his armored look and I would hope that if they indeed choose to do him as a Missing Link entry, they go all-in and figure out a way to make the trailer work as his armor, even if it means a bit of partsforming to achieve the trailer and the armor. I think that'd be more acceptable in most fans' eyes than just a naked white Optimus clone. I believe they're up to the challenge; after 40+ years of making these things, they certainly should be.
  8. Tking22
    I think these comparisons are really cool! Overall I'm liking the series, I will never be a fan of the designs but oh well, it's an enjoyable series and I'm hooked, definitely interested in seeing how things end.
  9. Papa Rat
    I’m dying laughing over here. Hahaha ✌️
  10. mikeszekely
    That, unfortunately, is an exceedingly likely possibility. On the plus side for you, if that turns out to be the case an ML Nemesis Prime would pretty much be a guarantee after that.
  11. SpacePirateNeko
    The set will come with parts for 1/72 , alternate slightly more detailed parts for 1/48 version. Split parts for smaller 3d printers, and non split parts if you have an industrial printer. As well as all that , it will include all sizes at 1/1 so everything can be scaled at will with instructions on what percent to scale the parts to for the scale you want ( ex its 13.89 percent for 1/72). All parts have interlocking pieces so its easier to fit and glue.
  12. Scyla
    Gundam Fix Figuration Metal Composite Wing Gundam Zero Rebellion preorder at Anime Export (¥49980 pay now): https://www.anime-export.com/index.php?product=91302
  13. Scyla
    I wonder if the ML Ultra Magnus will be a white repaint of ML Prime, without the car carrier.
  14. djivaldi7
    From personal experience, they aren't malicious, just sometimes they lose track of things. So my gut tells me you'll get a response and everythingwill be resolved for you. If history holds true.
  15. Tafin1
    Tafin1 joined the community
  16. SteveTheFish
    I'm sometimes working on this Dirty Pair garage kit I bought at Wonder Festival in Chiba about 10 years ago. The last time I touched this was in 2021 I think. Now I've done a dry fit to test it out. Just using pins and blue tack to keep it together. The guy who made this kit also made other Lovely Angel kits, as well as Zentraedi and Meltrandi fleet ships. He introduced me to the head of Studio Nue... I forget his name because I am apparently not a big enough fan. IIRC, I think he told me that Kei's character was sort of inspired by his wife. Don't quote me on that.
  17. ahiachris
    I am interested
  18. JB0
    Yeah, I don't see Starscream et al getting the Missing Link treatment, because as much as they'd love to(one mold with six color schemes is WAY more profitable than six molds) it just doesn't seem possible to do the arms. But I've been wrong before, and TT has a financial interest in making it work.
  19. Convectuoso
    Awesome episode. Loved it
  20. TangledThorns
    I still hadn't finished the last season as it bored me.
  21. megatron-uk
    I probably had to leave most of the decals for all of these kits soaking for a good 5 minutes before trying to remove from the backing paper... But they did all eventually release without tearing. That's impressive enough for kits from the 1990's... but getting decals that are 40+ years old to work, that would be almost a miracle!
  22. azrael
    I thought they would drag this out but nope, guess we're doin' this. Get ready for some real brutal stuff.
  23. pengbuzz
    I'm so sorry you've had to do that. I would think they'd have answered long before now.
  24. Big s
    Still my favorite of the fan stuff
  25. M'Kyuun
    The issue, since the goal is to approximate the OG toy, warts and all, would be to reproduce the added fist without partsforming, meaning they'll have to figure a point to insert elbows and then figure a way to create that oversized fist and make each fold into a wafer the same width as the upper arm to fill in the belly of the jet as unobtrusively as possible since the OG toy didn't have anything in that space. Much like slavish devotion to toon accuracy has affected certain figs, the most recent MP Starscream's ghastly alt mode comes to mind, the Missing Link's slavish devotion to preserving the look of the original toys, many of which suffered poor proportions and other shortcomings, will prove to be the line's Achille's Heel, IMHO. The OG Seeker design hasn't aged well and most toys now emulate a cross between toon and toy or straight toon, which benefitted from some of the toy's proportions being adjusted to look better, especially the arms and legs. Unfortunately, Takara can't incorporate any toon magic to spruce up the look of these figs, so for a number of them those poor proportions and partsforming bits are going challenge the designers while also somewhat hindering the toys themselves. The old adage, "You can't polish a turd' comes to mind, and while that may sound harsh and disrespectful, that's not the spirit in which I mention it; I mean it more from a practical design perspective. Theses shape-shifting toys represented an interesting new play pattern with a lot of thought and craftsmanship put into them (the prototypes were often carved out of wood!); however, ultimately so much more focus was placed on the puzzle aspect and creating realistic believable alt modes while the robot modes remained secondary considerations, which is generally where we see the greatest weaknesses of the Diaclone and Micochange and hence G1 toys. Those weaknesses are going to carry over by dint of preserving the look of the toys in both modes and many are going to fare poorer than others. If indeed they do the Seeker, or Megatron, both are going to suffer from carrying over the minuses of those early toys. That said, I'd still pick up a Missing Link Megatron having never owned the OG toy but still finding it pretty darn cool in its own way. To that end, I favor what Has/Tak did with the Legacy United deluxe class Optimus Prime where they closely approximated the look of the G1 toy, but made little improvements i.e. different shaped, better proportioned forearms with integrated fists and a nicely hinged cover for his back (no gaping hole like the OG). I think a furtherance of this line would be interesting, as, lacking that imperative to mirror the OG toy exactingly, they could introduce more "fixes" to correct the odd proportion or hindrance of the OG toy while still skewing very closely towards how it looked. I like that approach, and it would make for an interesting third option for folks like me who aren't really all-in on the Missing Link line and who aren't interested in collecting the G1 toys, either, due to their shortcomings. My feeling is that LU deluxe Prime is probably a one-and-done sort of figure, but I wouldn't object to more characters getting the treatment, especially at the more affordable price range compared to ML.
  26. nightmareB4macross
    If I didn’t know any better, I would say you are hitting on me. 😂
  27. Papa Rat
    Hahaha. 😂 I find the thick clunky style of the older kits so endearing. It’s fun to see it reappear more refined.
  28. Return To Kit Form started following Neko Zero Macross Kits
  29. Return To Kit Form
    Definitely interested! would this nprint in 1/.48 as well?
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