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  1. tekering
    Exactly my experience. Gravity holds it down, so it poses and displays fine, but it doesn't lock in place at all. Exactly my experience as well. I tried sandwiching a toothpick between the hand and the shield around the grip to provide leverage, but the tabs on the grip still wouldn't fit securely into the slots in the palms. These are among the best Transformers X-Transbots has released, but... they're still X-Transbots.
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    Sweet lighting, @Mog! I was never content with my original shot, and I figured it was worth a retake: A higher angle allowed the figures to blend in better with their surroundings, and more adequate light provided brighter colors. 😇
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    Lemme take you back to 2021, a big year for the MCU. Remember Black Widow? Shang-Chi? Eternals? It was a bad year for Disney, but Sony did better with Venom 2 and Spider-Man: No Way Home (especially considering we were in the midst of a global pandemic). It was back during those halcyon days that I pre-ordered "Maedas," X-Transbots' Masterpiece-style Camshaft. A specific release date was not announced, but I certainly didn't think I'd be waiting FIVE YEARS for it...! If you ask me, though , it was worth the wait. 😋 At long last, the Omnibots are together again! 😁
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    I thought that robot mode was oddly-proportioned and ugly, but you managed to find a pose that makes him look cool nonetheless. Kudos, Mike!
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    Guinan is El-Aurian, as was Dr. Soran... and there was a guy in an episode of DS9, as I recall. 🤔 I don't know what a "Lanthenite" is, as I haven't seen Strange New Worlds. 🤨
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    @MechTech, you've greatly elevated that ridiculous Shin Musha with a thematically-relevant display case. Remarkable! 👍 Nice save on the Bronco II, @Chas. is that mechanical arm a part of the kit? I'm happy with the color scheme I've settled on for the Bioroid worker, but I don't like the look of the lenses... I couldn't get a painted resin surface to look transparent, so I decided to try a more cel-shaded approach. Maybe I should use silver instead of white...? Oh no, it's merely a static toy, with an ugly stock paint job and infamously fragile landing gear. Mine had to be hung from the ceiling after repainting. It didn't even come with pilot figures, so I had to customize my own... Nonetheless, you won't find a loose one under $1000 USD... or $2000 in its original box!
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    Yeah, me too. If it's not at least a million dollars, I don't bid. 😝
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    Well, today was a productive day. 😁 Kitbashing random decals to enhance detail is my favorite part of this process, and the most creatively fulfilling. I look for shapes and colors that complement the topography of the model, and apply the waterslides wherever it seems appropriate. Sometimes I find decals that suit the model so well, you'd think they were designed for it! In this particular case, I'm trying to match the decals I used on the Biopsycher a couple years ago: However, trying to source more of the Bandai decal sheets I'd used in 2023 has suddenly become prohibitively expensive, as they now command at least TEN times what they'd cost only a couple years ago...! Frankly, I'd rather just make do with whatever I have left over from those days. The secondary market is nuts, man. 😒 ...or even a completed F-14, with little assembly required...? 😎 Who doesn't love the Tomcat? 😍
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    Five to ten years? More like five to ten months... ...and, if we include third-party seekers, a new mold gets rolled out every five to ten weeks. 😅
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    Damn you, Mog! I never thought of the Legioss/Tread connection rod that way, but now the sexual innuendo is inescapable. 😳
  11. tekering
    That's not Oshii's style; he's the filmmaker most likely to embrace the latest technological innovations. I'm sure he'd prefer it was live-action.
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    Definitely looking forward to that! It'll look a little brighter after a couple matte topcoats, but panel-lining and decals have to come first... It's mostly the mold release agent, which requires a little soap or alcohol to remove... but traditional resin kits (especially Moscato's) sometimes have very smooth surfaces, and a little light sanding makes a world of difference. Even so, paint tends to pool along the edges if too much is applied, so many thin layers is best.
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    Loving the Schpertor, Bruce! You continue to knock 'em out of the park. 👍 Test-fitting painted parts, removing the last of the masking tape... 🫣 Damn. 🤕 I don't think I scrubbed or sanded these resin parts enough before applying the primer. Three layers of paint peeled off in an instant! 😓
  14. tekering
    I think you'll appreciate GalacticFigures.com.
  15. tekering
    "Converts the pilot (not included) into a recon-type robotic unit..." ...like Canti from FLCL? 🤨
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