Mechapilot77
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thinking about this the other day... toynami's new version (the $400 one, not the reissue 30th/20th anny one) seems to be the most ambitious madtoys' version .... we got a preview with teh unlicensed one and i'm sure the licensed one if it comes to fruition will be just as good. this is a pretty simple modern "chogokin" style, great but not ambitious bandia - what are they going to do with teh SOC version? the picture looks like it won't stray too far from voltrons of the past. whats going to make it "better" than the madtoys one (Which may or may not come to pass now IMO)? is it less ambitious about making good lions than toynamis new one? oddly enough....i'm leaning towards the toynami at the second for favorite....guess i'll have to wait and see how it all plays out. let's hope bandai can surprise us with some innovatve engineering and qulaiaty.
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The Unlicensed Third Party Transformers Thread
Mechapilot77 replied to slaginpit's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
honestly I DO understand the fanstoys love but i get the criticism too. let's look at their releases quakewave - undisputed shockwave champ until the takara one came out like 3 years later and even so, some prefer quakewave for the IN HAND FEEL and the more detailed aesthetics. dibots- scoria's hips, not sure its a QC issue...more like underdesigned. they also didn't understand the need (at the time) for it to be able to hold a kung fu pose. i mean...it holds any normal two footed pose you could want. each dibot since...better and better but not without hiccups. what remains constant is it feels great in hand and the aesthetics fit nearly seamlessly into the hasui era MP line. present day we have stomp and i doubt i'd want any MORE from an MP sludge. -tesla - this one....i like but i have to say its one of the worst releases. the face sculpt IS bad although i can deal with that. i don't lik ethey halaf assed the tank mode (which is kinda a big deal...but hey at least it has one), but again the in hand feel and solid aesthetics (face aside) won me over in the end. -the insecticons - kibbly backs but great overall. forager....is fragile and i do think a warning from them is insufficient....i think they said "good enough" and gave up on that...worst release to date even though guess waht....he feels good in hand and looks the part...noticing a pattern here! -spotter - IMO best bot mode and camera mode (though less accurate to g1 camera) of the 3 3rd party reflectors. i don't like the transformation and parts forming but everything works, looks great with the other MP decepticons and also...feels good in hand. so....yeah. looks good, feels good. some have issues...others don't. they are the first 3p MP and have a solid record. as far as other 3P MP goes i think XTB is knocking it ouf of the park aesthetically and are turning the corner on feel (andras was awesome). MMC's aesthetic is a bit less consistent (though still very good), but phinx's lower body looks wooden somehow....also they don't have that many mp figures out so hard to judge. backraft is coming soon and looks great (but does it look better than XTB;s?)..i prefer it to the takara except takara has a neat ladder trick (it vanishes!). DX9...they make mp scaled figure but kind of do their own thing...it overall doesn't work for me that well. their devastation looking blitzwing has a terrible tank mode for one. KFC's actuaolly looks the best (better than FT at the moment though FT may revise) as it stays true to teh g1 aesthetic and looks great in 2 modes and passable n the other. -
so awesome. so glad i'm all in on this line
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yeah i think this is meant for younger viewers....like if the original fans had kids at age 30-35, those fans could watch with their young kids and both could get soemthing out of it. its clearly not mostly intended for older fans.
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hmm, i saw roy i think. the far away show of him showea great resemblance in the hair shape too. missed milia but i'm only a few episodes in.
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i've only ever ahd that problem on dx chogokins (several of their releases were notorious for this and it cuaseed issues with their paint adhesion, but they've since corrected that issue man y many releases ago) but i've never opened my vf-1a dyrl version.
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The Transformers Thread (licensed) Next
Mechapilot77 replied to mikeszekely's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
i hope those are optional stickers ont eh knee pads....they look bad. yes i know toy adn tooy had those but those look ba adn stick out too much on that mold. -
btw...does anyone have confirmation of cockpit...opens or not? also is it solid palstic or very darkly heavily tinted clear?
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do you own all the non weathering ones by now?
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well they don't look bad but i'm baffled by the color scheme choice and the arm armors being dyrl style (then again those are tooled up already)...then again i think the whole HMR line has been an amalgamation of SDFM and DYRL....well the strike vf-1s hikaru was kinda ALL dyrl but the 1J GBP and the Roy are kinda...mixed.
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super ostrich virgin road angel bird vf-1s max HPD regult got pretty much most of what i want other than those.
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best op ever IMO
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The Transformers Thread (licensed) Next
Mechapilot77 replied to mikeszekely's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
seriously why the purple windows? everything else looks good. i'd hav preferred no flame deco though -
sh figuarts is getting pretty good on the likeness for harley and thew new obi wan....was just about to pull the trigger on the episode 1 version but episdoe 2 version if more how i picture prequel obiwan....meanwhile stone cold and the rock could use some work i think.
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generally they are both harder and have better corrosion resistance etc. black zinc plating would be just as good though as "chrome" with respect to corrosion but not as good at wear resistance. anyway it doesn't matter so much for toys kept in good environs but here is a quick guide http://www.instockfasteners.com/Tools/guidetofastenerplating.asp
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tony looks good...doesn't QUITE have the RDJ likeness down but its good. if we get that....are we getting a base? and a small hall of armors backdrop? haha
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those screw holes have always been there. chrome plate screws are way better than black ox for almost everything btw. if people are really that fussed over it you could unscrew it and put a black ox screw in or...paint the top.as for screw hole covers...that would be nice but frankly not having on in front of me right now i can't rememver if the holes are deep enough (to the head of the screw) where covers woudl stay in. maybe there is a market for that if so though.
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38 and yes i predominantly care about SDFM, DYRL, Zero, Plus, and a little bit forntier (though my collection says i like frontier way more than i do so i may dump some of thsoe dx chogokins). hi metal r line is definitely one of the lines i care about most as it has the enemy mecha (finally!!).
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The Transformers Thread (licensed) Next
Mechapilot77 replied to mikeszekely's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
nice blitzwing..didn't even know that was reissued in the collection line. i actually have a reissue perceptor from a few years back too. my g1 blaster from my youth is still in ok condition at my parents house...somehow. lol. nice haul -
wait...who makes that? any links or othe rmodels? are they direct KO? or KO oversize or original engineering?
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The Transformers Thread (licensed) Next
Mechapilot77 replied to mikeszekely's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
IMO Stick with MP (masterpiece) line and some select 3rd party stuff (which is done in masterpiece style). that'll get you good faithful versions of the characters u grew up with. most eveyrthing else is reimagined or follows some other TF fiction. well ther are g1 reissues but those are are lik "robot statues" in bot mode that you grew up with -
i've been relying on CDJ lately for bandai stuff....they've come through so far. its nice not having to wake up at 3 am to do this. hopefully this doesn't backfire on me one day.
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nice...what case is that?
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i wish i had more 1/48s. they just have so much presence. the v2 1/60 IMO is the "sturdier" of the two. it just feels better put together, tighter, and better engineered and better overall. i'llnver forge tthe first time i handled a 1/48 though. first modern VF..it as glorious. in a way it parallels transformers MP...mp-01 vs. mp-10. anyway that being said 1/48s...i don't have the space for a collection of those and 1/60 just has so many more releases so its my main colllection.
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i both HATE and like NY. realistically with web store an other exclusives its practically the only game in town (there are some less deireable options too sometimes). they completely raped me this time though. so i preorderd two of these early enough to get the stands. I ASSUME the extra shipping is due to additional boxes associated with the stands but am unsure as they have not confirmed whether or not I will get stands. i asked on thursday and its still not answered. They did however take the time to invoice me for more shipping....and its not the $4-10 most of you are seeing. Its an additional 2500 yen. So....in the end i'll be paying something like 5040 Yen to get this shipped to me....ECO REGISTERED. this isn't even EMS folks! i wrote them a scathing "i'm pissed off about this" type of notice in my existing open ticket item question about the stands...lets see if either the stands question or the complaint about costs gets answered. this additiaonl cost is totally on them. i also noted i will be paying attention to the shipping paperwork to see waht the actual shipment cost was. NY will continue to be my LAST RESORT. i am thankful they exist so i can get stuff but maybe its just better to wait for stuff to show up on EBAY in the future. all said and done i think each valk is gonna cost me over $130....i could have firggen got a yamato for that. ugh.