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  2. Big s
    That’s even worse. I guess there’ll be a lot more waiting than usual for this one
  3. davidwhangchoi
    wow, that's nuts, in addition, this wccftech article You Might Soon See 8GB Laptops Everywhere, as Manufacturers Are Likely to Make High-RAM Configurations Unaffordable
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  5. Tking22
    Those third party sellers are absurd, who knows, it's not the least or most shady thing I've seen from an Amazon third party seller, it's like the wild West sometimes. I see no benefit so who knows what they're getting from it, I see no end game, just a really odd listing This listing was a bit different though, it's for a product not even officially announced by Hiya themselves, a third party seller took it upon themselves to make a listing for something that hasn't been pushed back, just not actually announced as in production and there hasn't even been a prototype shown.
  6. 505thAirborne
    LANDMAN Season 2, so far, it's everything you could hope for, great show!
  7. JB0
    The nice thing about the combaticons is the toys are even less detailed than the cartoon, so I don't have to feel too cheated by the current hyper-toon-accuracy focus. The OG Brawl toy in particular looks like he just got in from Battlezone(which would actually be a cool repaint now that I think about it). And man, Swindle's animation model was just made from whole cloth, wasn't it? They didn't even look at the toy... which is no great loss, there's not a lot to take FROM the toy even when it's fully-stickered(and I KNOW some of the animation models are based on unstickered toys). These guys are impressive as heck for what they're doing, even if they aren't really my jam. And I do appreciate that they use the vehicle windshield for Swindle's chest instead of stashing it and using a fake-windshield, moreso given how many fake parts ARE on the robot.
  8. mikeszekely
    Nope. I already think thought 24" figures were pushing the limits of practicality, both in terms of how much space they take up and in on unwieldy they are to try to transform and pose. Tell you what I do got, though... MS-04 Munitioner. Magic Square's MP-style take on Swindle. MMC's Swindle, though very good, struck me as a tad busy. He had kind of chunky legs with alt mode bits on his feet, gappy knees, and panels on his shins that simply aren't present on the animation model. And much like with their Brawl, Magic Square comes onto the scene with a smooth, clean figure that just nails the animation model. Seriously, they went to almost ridiculous lengths to get the cartoon look. MMC put faux wheels on their Swindle's shoulders, Magic Square put faux wheels on Munitioner's shoulders and on his legs- inside and outside, because that's how the animation model works. His smooth shins have a taper, but also the slight cutaway in front of the outer wheels because, again, that's what's on the animation model. He's got the purple hood chest like MMC, but also the smaller waist under it that the animation model has. Unique Toys' Swindle was one of their best Combaticons, but the extra greebles on his legs, the big fenders and real wheels on his shoulders, the dark biceps and wrist stripes, and the more muted colors speak of a time before everyone committed to going full cartoon. And Zeta's Swindle... was certainly a thing. So, aesthetically at least, I have to give the edge to Munitioner. Heck, the only thing I can find to complain about is his somewhat boring facial expression. Swindle needs a smirk. Oh, and would you look at that! Munitioner comes with an extra smirking face! He also comes with his arm cannon, his gun that's just a missile, and the bit you need to mount both to his alt mode. And if you were paying attention to what came with Heavy Gunner, you could probably guess that Munitioner was coming with the other combined mode foot. And just like with Heavy Gunner, Munitioner doesn't just look nice, he poses nice, too. Head is a hinged swivel, with downward tilt until his head touches his chest and upward tilt just short of 90 degrees. His shoulders swivel, with 90 degrees of lateral movement on the correct side of the swivel then almost 90 more on the other side of the swivel due to his transformation. Sadly, no butterfly joints, though. Biceps swivel, and his elbows bend over 90 degrees on a single hinge. His wrists swivel and can bend back, like Heavy Gunner's, but they're a tad smaller. As a result, the thumb is on a ball joint with one more hinged knuckle, and his index finger is hinged is separate from the others, hinged at the base and mid-knuckle but lacking the ability to splay like Heavy Gunner. The other three fingers are also hinged at the base and mid-knuckle, but they're molded together. His waist swivels, and he's got that double torso joint that gives him both a back bend and an ab crunch. His hips work exactly like Heavy Gunner's as well, giving him 90 degrees of backward and lateral movement but close to 120 degrees of forward range. His thighs swivel, and his double-jointed knees bend nearly 180 degrees. He has a very slight upward toe tilt, nothing down, and his ankles pivot 90 degrees. Once again, we have a small tab on the missile gun's handle that plugs into a slot in his palms, and once again it's a little on the small side and prone to popping loose. And just like Heavy Gunner's alt mode leftovers had a flip-out handle for him to hold it in bot mode, so goes the connector part for Munitioner's weapons. It doesn't really look much like a weapon, though, and I find myself wishing that there was literally anywhere else to stow it. As for his arm cannon, if you want it on the side of his arm so it doesn't get in the way of his elbows, there's tiny pegs that fit into the center of the fake wheels on his shoulders, much like MMC's Swindle. However, if you prefer the on-the-front look he often had in the cartoon (and on his control art), there's also a tab on it that fits into the front of his shoulders. Lastly, there's the alternate face. Swapping is easy, just tilt his head up so you can get under his chin and slide his face forward; it's just tabbed in. Pop the smirking face on by pushing the tab on the back into the slot on his head. In what I think is going to become a theme here Munitioner's transformation is a lot like Heavy Gunner's. You need to basically turn him inside out, as the real front wheels, fenders, and grill are inside is torso and need to trade places with his head and arms, and the process seems more complicated than it strictly needed to be. Once you have the top/front sorted, you again need to explode the legs into a variety of panels that end with the actual real wheels, sides, rear, and seat backs coming from inside his legs while his shins for the top of the rear and the outside edges of his legs forming the bottom. A bit of a tougher call than Heavy Gunner, I'd say. There are a few more details like marker lighst and what not on MMC's Swindle, but a few visible joints and more seams as well. Zeta gets immediately disqualified for having the wrong alt mode entirely, but I appreciate how well Unique Toys' has held up, with a bit more realistic details than Munitioner while also managing to be cleaner than MMC's. Then again, the space between his shins on the back of vehicle is actually on the animation model, and there's an argument to be had that the smooth sides are also more cartoon accurate. I do personally prefer a bit more realistic alt mode detail, though, so I'm a bit bummed by the lack of taillights. I can't help but note that amount of visible legs bits folded up but not quite concealed under the vehicle. Munitioner does have a steering wheel, but no shift knob or anything else in the interior. Well, there are the seat backs, but the seat cushions are just the tops of Munitioner's thighs. Yep, Munitioner's interior is mostly his butt. He rolls on his wheels. The connector clamps between his legs, then the handle of the missile folds in to reveal a little peg that fits into a small hole on one side of the connector, while a hole in the side of the arm cannon's barrel fits onto a peg on the opposite side. The connector can swivel like a turret, and the weapons can swivel on the connector to aim up/down. With no breakages this time! On the whole, I think the competition here is a bit more fierce than yesterday. I do still think that Munitioner pairs the best-looking robot with excellent articulation, but the transformation is a bit more tedious than Heavy Gunner's. I do prefer realistic alt modes, but there's a certain cleanliness to Heavy Gunner's super-Sunbow tank mode that Munitioner's visible leg kibble is missing. I'd still recommend him as the "best" Swindle, but the gap between him and MMC's Swindle is definitely smaller than the gap between Heavy Gunner and MMC's Brawl. Buy Munitioner to replace Unique Toys or Zeta, sure, but this isn't the figure that's going to sell you on upgrading from MMC.
  9. Big s
    It may not be so much a fake timeframe, but the timeframe given by the manufacturer. Seems to happen with all their stuff lately. They’ll possibly do the monthly date change thing for a few more months like they do with the rest of the sellers.
  10. Chronocidal
    Yeah, I kind of hate that I was considering ordering two of these after the holiday rush, specifically to have the spare parts to make that version. Looks good though. Maybe funny to say, but I think the up-greebling of that design actually helps the ship look better overall. At least with the giant phaser cannon in place, the underside of the saucer is supposed to look blocky. Franchise-wise, I have to wonder if this one will have the same longevity that Star Wars has had. It's taken them four or five iterations of a UCS X-Wing before they made some of the changes it needed from the first version, but I'm thinking it's unlikely we'll be seeing that many redesigns and re-releases of Trek ships over time.
  11. sh9000
    All Good Things Enterprise by Rod Reyes.
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  13. sh9000
    The Simpsons 5" Family Multipack x2.
  14. renegadeleader1
    Street Fighter II V can kiss my (censored) for making Cammy look Axel Rose with moobs. AND WHAT THE (redacted) is up with everyone's eyebrows?!?
  15. Thom
    Kinda like-a toy.
  16. azrael
    If you have any older systems that still use SATA drives or use SATA drives if you used up all your NVMe slots or use a non-NVMe NAS ... Samsung to halt SATA SSD production, leaker warns of up to 18 months of SSD price pressure, worse than Micron ending consumer RAM (Notebookcheck.net)
  17. Thom
    Thanks @Major Tom. Some really cool models there!
  18. Bolt
    Beautiful
  19. davidwhangchoi
    anyone own this?
  20. davidwhangchoi
    never knew this was a mode!
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  22. tekering
    I suppose you're right... ...which begs the question, "How would such a fake listing benefit the third-party seller on Amazon Marketplace?" 🤔
  23. Axelay
    I utterly loved Street Fighter II V, especially the part in the first few episodes where Guile beats the living hell out of both Ken and Ryu. 😁
  24. Major Tom
    Kokotomo 2025 SF Anime Model Exhinbtion: light-up SDF-1 & other space ship:
  25. PointBlankSniper
    Yikes, I had thought that piece might have been the one thing bandai made properly by how reasonably smooth yet firm it moved, especially since it was excessively tall compared to canonical art. Now I'm going to have to remember to be paranoid of that piece if I transform it. This toy is kind of a gift that keeps on giving... 😬
  26. PsYcHoDyNaMiX
    FYI, hopefully no cause for alarm... the black ring which holds/swivels the right belly plate on my YF-21 had (oddly) split. While I had transformed it number of times in the last year (for my project), I was never rough when handling it. When I transformed it today (I used Jenius'/Scorched Earth video guide as a reference), noticed it was a bit loose and saw the split. IIRC said part previously was not/never overly stiff, just about the same tension/smoothness as the left side. Mine was in fighter mode on the display mount/base for the past two (plus) months. The black disc on the right side (now) has a little bit of wiggle room, maybe 1mm or less. I can only speculate possible twisting forces from the transforming process caused it to split. The split is nearly the opposite side of the bay door mounting arm. I just hope it's not another VF-171 CF disintegrating black part/plastic issue. Looking at the DX YF-21 I do not see any other black plastic parts which may be under any kind of mechanical forces other than those bay doors swivel mounts (other black parts are either painted blue parts or cosmetic black plastic which experience no mechanical forces). Aside from the black plastic used for the base, display brackets, and battroid brackets. I had purchased this one from HLJ's PO upon release 6/2024, stored it in HLJ's PW, shipped it (small packet shipped with other items) and opened it for inspection August of 2024, put it back in the box until maybe Feb 2025 and started my project March 2025.
  27. Big s
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