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  1. tekering
    As the balcony railings are added, I decided to try a couple Patlabor figures to confirm scale: This has been my experience as well. 👍
  2. tekering
    Amazon.jp is still taking orders directly. They ship to Australia, right?
  3. tekering
    There are times when I'm compelled to help my fellow collectors, especially when I see companies taking unfair advantage... and this is the worst example I've seen yet. I don't know what "handling fees" entail, or how they're justified, but those of us in Japan can help you circumvent this nonsense entirely. PM if interested.
  4. tekering
    That's a pressing issue at the moment 😓
  5. tekering
    This one I acquired for myself. I figured it would be fun to display and photograph with scale vehicles and figures, including Transformers, Hot Wheels/Tomica, and GoodSmile's entire line of Patlabor models... and since it's cost me less than $400 altogether, I can sell it later and still make a profit. ☺️ Happy New Year, everybody! 🎊
  6. tekering
    Well, the structure is complete... Now I've got a ton of cosmetic work to do on each of the balconies. 1:64 figures seem an ideal size to establish scale. 👌
  7. tekering
    Ah, but "American-made Robotech" has been conceived and miscarried so often it's hard to keep track. The Sentinels was stillborn, The Shadow Chronicles died in the crib, Robotech 3000 and Academy were flushed before they could become fetal matter, and whatever Sony claims to have developed isn't even a glint in the milkman's eye. 🙄 Books are the only American-made Robotech media to have survived infancy, and that's where obvious lifts from other sci-fi franchises become apparent. Indeed, some of the more recent comics have borrowed liberally from unrelated Macross sequels (even tracing artwork outright, if I'm not mistaken), leading to their untimely demise... ...but I don't think Cyrus customizing his prototypes is going to hurt his business any more than it's already hurting. 😒
  8. tekering
    It's one of the biggest scale issues from the series, certainly... Judging from external views, it's hard to imagine there'd be enough open space in the ship for more than a single street. Inside, however, it's like the TARDIS... There are not only multiple streets, but multiple levels of streets... 🤨 ...and by ostensibly situating the city within a single leg, the movie just exacerbates the problem. 🤕
  9. tekering
    We never had ZOIDS or StarCom where I grew up, but I remember being quite taken with ROBOTIX: Despite sharing much of the writing and production staff (not the mention the voice cast) of Transformers and GI Joe, the short-lived Robotix cartoon was lackluster and all-but forgotten today. 😅
  10. tekering
    You're making quick work of that Plamax kit! 👍 As work winds down at the end of the year, I have more time to devote to this huge puzzle I've saddled myself with... Today I sorted out all the miscellaneous loose parts I've salvaged from the wreckage. As with any puzzle, it's thrilling to find where broken parts fit together to form complete structures. Having worked well past sundown, I finally have a corner completed, where two walls meet the roof... ...and the condominium is slowly taking shape. 🙂
  11. tekering
    MIssing paint app's on Weyoun's alternate head have been reported. The skin tones don't match at all. Also, rumor has it the figures aren't articulated enough to sit down properly... at least, not Jonathan Archer.
  12. tekering
    Credit where credit's due: Stan Winston's team was responsible for the engineering and fabrication of the puppets, but he'd always maintained that the design was entirely James Cameron's work.
  13. tekering
    "Another Genesis" is, sadly, neither a new anime series nor a Robotech sequel. 😉 It's damned weird, really, getting new mecha designs (from Sentinel and TakaraTomy!) four decades after the series went off the air... 🤨 Knowing your Mospeada toy collection is even more extensive than mine, I'm sure you're excited to see anything fresh and unique. ☺️
  14. tekering
    Merry Christmas from the Rogues' Gallery!
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    The site loads fine from here...
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