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The Amazing Spider-Man 2 - Coming May 2, 2014
Mommar replied to areaseven's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
I thought Harry Osborn was supposed to be Play-Boy looking, not Play-Skool. -
Slight historical correction, the President of the US didn't allow racially integrated units, much to the chagrin of many US Generals who up until that time did command racially integrated units and who argued dividing them back up would be no benefit and would be demoralizing.
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I have my Isamu picking off a shot just above my VF-25A in Gerwalk so it's easy enough to get a shot of them right next to each other. Their colors are easily discernible and they aren't a close match unfortunately.
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The YF-30 is flown by a no-name, it won't matter. He doesn't have to be the main character, he just has to be the most likeable... which was easy in this case.
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They aren't close at all. I'll try to take one tonight but I can already tell you it won't fit.
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That ignores the fact Isamu is a guy from twenty years ago versus Ozma, who people have heard of within just the last few years. It would be insane to think that Ozma and Isamu's popularity would have any sort of parity. Ozma will sell more on his name recognition alone.
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F.u.c.k. Bandai. I don't play this F5 game anymore. Make it to order or release in proper quantities.
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I just went back and transformed my 171 EX with the armor on. Pulling those hands out without getting the arm extension stuck? Good luck. Keeping the armor on (those thighs) good luck again. The armor on the 17 just works... the hand extensions do too.
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To be fair, the 171 is based off of a relatively realistic CG model versus the nigh-impossible shape warping done 1) in animation and 2) in freaking Macross 7.
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The 17 could use a redesign still, I think, even though I love the one's I have now. The intakes need to clip into something, especially in Gerwalk mode. The section aft of the cockpit needs to fit down more snug in Fighter/Gerwalk. If they implemented something like on the 171 so the pack would sit more flush, but could also be set back to the farther position like it is now for more dynamic posing, that would be good too.
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The 19 looks good in fighter and poses well in Battroid. The 17 poses at least as well in Battroid and actually has a Gerwalk that isn't terrible in addition. In terms of the fast packs, there's a lot of internals for transformation, which means some moving internal parts, that's where the extra expense comes from. They do contain magnets too. On the other hand the 19 doesn't even support additional packs. I will admit the 17 doesn't fit together as well as the 19 does, but that doesn't make it less fun. It's certainly not at the level of getting a VF-1 then a VF-0 or YF-19 where they things didn't hold together and where floppy.
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Okay, hold on, Knightdramon obviously has a HUGE bone to pick here. The VF-17 is not that hard to transform, all three of my 17's (1 S, 2 D's) all hold their legs up just fine in Fighter mode. The Gun looks cool, no idea what his issue is there. Yes, the legs are a bit long and thin, but that's just reality riding up along Anime Magic and it doesn't look horrible. The 17S looks like a brute in Battroid and it plenty easy/fun to pose and looks really menacing. Plus Gerwalk is actually pretty decent to pose as well and can look cool in it's own right. The Fast Packs make my D look cooler as well. I'm not sure what he was looking for but for $50you go from a bare 17 to a cooler, more armored one, and that's all I really expected. Reconsider the 17, it's pretty fun to play with IMO. The 171 is also very cool looking in all three modes but I personally don't like the transformation at all. Well, the transformation to Battroid. Back and forth between Fighter and Gerwalk is relatively easy. With the Armor on it's even more of a pain and even Fighter to Gerwalk and back suffers. That being said, it looks great in all three modes and poses really well in Gerwalk and Battroid. Other people around these boards don't seem to have as hard a time transforming the 171 as I do so my minuses may not be yours. Bottom line, both look great and pose well.
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Bandai Armored VF-171 Normal Type - "Proper" Movie Color
Mommar replied to mickyg's topic in The Workshop!
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Even if the head is silly looking, I already have a 29 I like in Battroid, Isamu's. This one can be my really sweet Low-Vis Fighter/Gerwalk 29.
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So standard release because it's Ozma, huh?
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They're not from outer space. But the mutagen that mutated them came from a space-faring race performing covert operations on Earth. Which is actually consistent with the comics.
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It's a bit odd how they've borrowed some semblance of the original turtles so well and then add other parts that are... so bad. Mikey with the sweater/jeans would be okay, but the additional jewelry/bling looks bad/busy. Donnie with the head gear/equipment also makes sense, even the glasses and smaller frame. The Turtles did have bandana-like head bands at one point, so Raphs look makes sense for the most part, also since he's the psychotic "tough guy" the bulkier look/shades/bandana fits him too, kind of a biker style but the head-bandana also lends itself to the semi-Japanese look the rest of his armor exumes. Leo almost looks good but some of the additional armor he has on looks too busy or out of place. I guess because they're "teenagers" and it has to fit in with what all of the kids are doing these days they're all supposed to be blinged up but it's too much. They took the source, got it decently right in several cases, then fraked it up.
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I hope the wings in all modes somehow lock into place and it isn't just a friction joint. I could see that becoming loose, especially depending on how it's stowed/angled in Battroid. Yamato, and now Arcadia, have had to fudge the transformation of that part on both the VF-19 and now the YF-19 though it looks more accurate here on the YF-19 even if the transformation still isn't quite so. It's easier to do it this way on the YF-19 then the VF-19.
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Since they're largely using the same mold it's possible the cockpit still does rotate, you just can't access it because of the way the canopy works.
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I believe that was answered quite awhile ago. Something to do with the hinges of the cockpit prevent that gimmick from working the same was what I last understood.
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Slightly off topic, does anybody know how many missiles those green boxes carry?
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That's a slightly older pic, however it's one I haven't seen before. And shows off that the ankles are as unremarkable as the previous Yammie 19's... however a few pics back they show the new missiles attached to a VF-1. That's cool. http://arcadia.ac/yf19/diary/04/page_10.php
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My 19S is permanently in Gerwalk because in order to keep it stable I had to force, and mess up, the ankles pushing back farther then they should go (they're useless and floppy in Battroid and Fighter now.) The Gerwalk mode here is exactly like that except we haven't seen or know what they've done to address the "weak ankles" as Mr. K put it. It's a bit too bad they couldn't work another click into the upper thigh joint, considering all of the Bandai Frontier Valks have skinnier thighs and all have remarkable articulation at that point. But then if the ankles haven't been fixed in a manner that allows more movement then it won't matter in the long run because they won't angle back far enough to maintain a stance with the upper thighs that far forward.
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Hmm, I have several pics of my 19P on a stand. It held just fine, though the Lerx was partly rotated and loose because of it and I was constantly worried the neck was going to snap. It really is a poor place to hold that thing up though.
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The grey markings are, however, not on the line-art and I personally feel like they're out of place and mess with the flow of the paint scheme.