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  1. Mechapilot77
    they just put out a january update for their crowdfund "renegade" figure (unlicensed TF tetrajet). don't expect anything there until way way after CNY. apparently they are just starting things again relatively recently with a new factory (there is a whole thread of bad jjuju stuff on tfw2005 about what happened between them and the old factory/FP) . also lots of pledgers didn't pay up seemling....but retailers apparently saved the project pledging to buy enough quantity to save the project (5 guys max on that particular project). also they are basically doing the work for free in their free time at this point. its a little bit of a sob story and makes their existence seem rather tenuous TBH. i am curious how they landed the robotech license with such a small operation. hopefully all goes well because southern cross/masters robotech never had enough decent toys...
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    they've got proportions and g1 feel down and the figures are solid. i have their mini magnus and it definitely feels more like magnus than mp magnus, despite havin the whole cab visible from the back. that blaster is 10X closer to the look and "feeling" of blaster than kfc's. i've been trying to unload my kfc blaster pure red (well not trying that hard lol) partially because the hips are "wrong" ( guess more normal and heroic?) and not a fan of mid thigh swivels. i really don't want to collect another line/scale of TF either but i had to have that magnus because mr. mp fat buttflap having no waist swivel magnus was a huge disapointment. and hey it might look ok next ot a hi metal r? hahaha
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    are the shoulder armors poseable like a yamato/arcadia v2? can't wait to get this in!
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    so in fact they are doing more than just saving a few bucks! haha. speaking of prices...i still remember chunky monkey jetfire was $36 at kaybee toys when i was a kid so when the origins of valkyrie line from bandai came out like what...16-17 years ago now for roughly $100, i was like....dang....and those didn't include the fast packs either! haha
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    Hi-Metal R

    Mechapilot77 replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    thats a lot of junior girl scouts (brownies). also one of those is not like the others
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    you'd be surprised what can get done if a company either has a good relationship with the factory or owns it. sometimes a final groom of tooling does wonders for tolerances etc and may only take a few hours to do and a couple days to qualify the change. i don't know KC's setup but its theoretically possible. interesting its been 5 days and we haven't seen any reviews and i wonder what it is they want to fix. perhaps it is something not super consequential or else the internet woudl be complaining about it already. haha
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    wing fillers for $10...worth it totally. i just don't like their fb post about them claiming someone else designed them and now they are making them available. everyone knows the old prototype pictures show either solid wings or more likely (knowing what any engineer knows about molding and wall thicknesses etc.) wings that have filler pieces in them already (it would never have been designed for injection mold with such an irregular thickness in a flat area compared to rest of part that a one piece design aka no fillers would require) . thats my last rant on that item before i cave and complete my meteor (which will consists of the base figure, aftermaket shin vents, aftermarket intake details and these wing fillers). i just wish they'd admit what they did instead of making up this story. smh
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    G1 prime without trailer is a travesty, especially if they are trying for the nostalgia with the boxes etc. the small size of the box will ruin that feeling instantly and remind you in hasbro is just trying to save a few bucks and its 2019 and not 1984. the G1 prime box was fairly big part of the fun was the big neautiful box and the trailer was fun too as a kid! its sad when you want to buy something from hasbro but can't but you can go online and fine knockoff G1s with the pretty g1 hasbro box and all shipped from overseas cheaper than they want for this. to support the franchise i'll probably get it but man....its a bitter pill.
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    btw...the vf-1j ain't in delta is it? But yeah, people assume the worst. Yes, they are catering to people who might find her cute but she IS part of the franchise and relevant in that matter. I don't think its "sexist" at all...maybe a bit silly but yeah. it is what it is.
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    they actually went fairly lineart accurate with the head size on the valks....haven't ever seen that aside from model kits. looks great overall. i wish the 1/48 upcoming from bandai had the LED gimmicks. the panel lining is a bit strong but better than previous protos. the 1/12 figures...yeah i need that rick and roy and dammit i shouda waited on chinese dress minmei...got the regular one....guess i can double dip. misa looks ok. max's hair is off. dunno why rick has the gun. training montage he wasn't wearing his flight suit.
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    hmm well 12/12/18 is over in hong kong....anyone get a release or shipping notice?
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    TWE means no preorder madness though...just markup for those outside japan by those retailers in japan that will sell them to foreign customers. So $35usd may become...way too much (for what you're getting) once the markup and shipping are taken into account. i'll still probably try for one set. I rarely used the missiles on the yamato valks but its nice knowing they were there, although the reactiom missiles came with the super/strike parts only...at lesat the box and regular missiles were standard.
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    i see one is the missile set....for roughly $35ish USD....they should have just included this and made the base price like a tiny bit higher. of that 3.9k yen what percentage goes to pacakging, shipping, marketing the extra item/box etc. its just annoying. not sure where you see the other preorder? Also, why does the product page https://tamashii.jp/special/macross/vf-1j/ say "dx chogokin Alto limited Edition?" in the browser tab title? lol hikaru >> Alto.
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    looks like a badcube transformation. lol
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    paint is fine, the thickness of it just has to be designed in...unless you are talking about surfaces that require friction to work.
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    wonder when they go on preorder (i have never done a metal gffmc....i only have the rx-78-2 for the origin version) and if it'll be crazy. the regular green one looks great too!
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    is there even an official one announced in the metal build or metal composite lines?
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    there is no reason to think hasbro coudln't make it happen for $200-$220 or less if it wanted to, everything included. Mp-10 was 22000 yen retail. Hasbro MP MP-10 based Optimus was $99.99 before scalpers got to it and that was when the dollar to yen was roughly 1:100....roughly...45% the price of takara's. and lets not be idiots...tkara's V3 is a much much higher profit model than mp-10 was....so there is way more room to get it under $220...and lets be real at 220 it ain't gonna sell much at a mass market retailer. it'll be $170 ish like the titan combiners if it happens. yeah you'll have to wait a few years if it does happen but i can't gurantee that it will with the whole hasbro takara products being the same now...
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    Funny, i've been wanting a modern roadbuster/ calibur figure too. i picked up that generations figure (the same time frame as whirl or so) an its...pretty decent but yeah not "g1 enough". i guess what i really want is an "MP" level roadbuster. the 3P options (FP and MMC) don't cover that either. what would an MP look like? there is no toon inspiration so we can only look to the toy...and of course the dorvack anime. someone a few years ago did a pretty cool custom from the dorvack toy (that was released about 10 years ago...and it was very stiff and not articualted enough) and added some nice joints etc. i'd love something like that. i also picked up the litle SD guy. nice figure. drop kick has a really nice alt mode, and it seems like a good enough toy. if i can pick it up cheap i probably will, but won't go out of my way for it.
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    wow forgot how good that whirl is (dont' like the chicken legs but everything else is tops for a mainline figure!)!! dropkick loks like a downsized knockoff in an odd color by comparison (yes i know its a totally different toy)
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    thats because listed price is with japanese tax included...you are a foreign buyer so you don't pay that. you do pay shipping obviously but they are super reasonable with shipping prices. as a side note you can get your taxes paid refunded on purchaseses in some countries like japan if you visit, i forget how you do it though...
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    so about $310 shipping to usa? still...too much for the level of figure we appear to be getting closer to an acceptable number for what is on offer here. good thing about amazon is they will give you the lowest price if the price lowers between now and then. i can't see how this isn't he best bet for those wanting to preorder. i sure as heck ain't paying retails at release to NY or the like. lol. hmmm...
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    in a weeks' time its gone up $10 already. guess they are selling too well. pretty much everyone who wants this deco on the V2 mold (of which this is a ko of) already has it (on this board anyway). how about if they are gonna do a KO, release some unique decos? or at least hard to find ones? my preference would be for unique as i've ever yamato/arcadia vf-1 i want other than the super ostrich (i'll have to track that down some day...ugh! was hoping arcadia would reissue it with good shoulders at some point but not looking promising!). i mean look at stuff the KO/KO OS people are doing in the TF world. some of those unique decos are nice! cell shaded anyone? battle damaged? totally original decos (like a white movie optimus?). do something the officials guys won't or can't do! also at $160 a pop for something known to be a KO...it was just a couple years ago arcadia released fully legit strike valkyries that could be had for just under $185 ish or so...25 bucks isn't a lot of savings but yeah vs. afteramarket its way cheaper.
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    Hi-Metal R

    Mechapilot77 replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    bring on the 1D! i thin i want 2! wonder if bandai will choose the 1D or any 2 seater for a DX chogokin release in the future.
  25. Mechapilot77
    Every conversation about arcadia doing something new inevitably leads to the question and anxiety of how much it'd cost. does anyone have conclusive evidence that yamato folded because its pricing strategy for macross items? i mean they made a lot of stuff other than macross too. also, why do i get the feeling it had something to do with financial technicalities/legalities etc. rather than actual profit/loss from operations etc. Did I read that somewhere years ago or am i making that up in my head? anyway, it'd be nice to know once and for all. lol. while i am 95% sure an arcadia tv sdf-1 would beat anything bandai or KC (i mean the fit, finish, tolerances are way better from a molding perspective and attention to detail other than coloring is very very good) would do....do i want something that is 25% better for 150%-175% the cost? i used to root for yamato and then arcadia, but their recent pricing and tampo withholding for PF versions is really irksome. i find myself wishing bandai would release things i wish yamato/arcadia would. and no, this isn't just because i miss yamato pricing. i really wish arcadia could be more competitive because competition is good.
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