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  1. tekering
    Either way, it's their funeral. This could be the straw that breaks the camel's back. The threat of litigation could bring down the whole third-party market.
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    Look, Zeta, I get it -- you've got to sell people on this design before they decide to order the HasTak instead -- but it's not just another third-party you're competing with this time. HasTak are desperately trying to crowdfund their figure, and you're trying to take money out of their pocket, enticing them with an unlicensed version of the same character. Do you know what "poking the bear" means?
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    See, @vlenhoff? This is what happens when you repaint your old Hasbro toys... Despite their distinctively oversized and disproportioned cockpits, casual fans can't recognize 'em...! Not even when your coffee table and sofa are there to establish scale.
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    That would explain why Show.Z sent me a knock-off Transformer instead...
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    There sure were! The first couple of years of Diaclone were sci-fi based designs, but the later "Car Robots" sub-line (based on realistic, present-day vehicles) were released in the US as Transformers.
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    I've adopted a wait-and-see approach to the MP-combiners, so all this is news to me. So far, I've only invested in the clear winners -- MMC's "Impetus," for example, or FansToys' "Roadking" -- and I realize the companies producing the most accurate individual 'bots probably won't have the best combined mode. Plus, if ToyWorld's "Constructor" is any indication, the boxset re-releases are likely to have significant improvements over the individual releases (and cost less as well), so... I really haven't bothered keeping up with the deluge of information. I'd rather wait for the flooding to recede, as it were. I imagine FansToys' Menasor will follow the same pattern, if only because nothing about "Roadking" suggests a combiner at all, not even the inclusion of a gestalt head (and because Sunbow Menasor wasn't depicted as a combiner so much as "a grey robot with cars stuck on it" anyway)... But would the same apply to Bruticus or Defensor?
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    Not in this day-and-age, man! Anything can be found and reacquired on the secondary market, with enough patience and capital. $15K doesn't begin to cover the value of my collection. Is there a reasonable option for the über-collector...?
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    If younger audiences can manage to do the same (as opposed to say, @peter's revulsion), the show may survive another season... The Crystal Calls? That's the title of the penultimate episode... and the documentary uses the same title?
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    After two decades of increasingly sophisticated and endearing CGI characters, the puppets do seem quaint and old-fashioned... and emote poorly, I must admit. I don't know how much more expensive it would've been to computer-animate the characters, but I can't help but think the results would be much better-received by modern audiences than the comparatively limited puppetry. I think of how awkward the Yoda puppet looked in The Phantom Menace, and how much more effective the CGI replacement for the Blu-ray turned out to be (and how comparatively poor the Yoda puppet in The Last Jedi looked as well). Age of Resistance feels like a relic from the past, and despite the compelling story, strong characters and excellent cast, I just can't see the younger generation embracing it. I have a great deal of respect for the original film, and I'm really enjoying the new series... but modern CGI would've undoubtedly been more effective, and attracted a wider audience.
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    I'm sure you can understand why the original film was a hard sell for Jim Henson, back in '82, when nobody knew what to expect from The Dark Crystal... ...and nearly 40 years later, there's still nothing like it. Except Age of Resistance, of course. Do you think it's more likely to find an audience in the 21st century?
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    Macross figures

    tekering replied to CF18's topic in Toys

    So that's why the DX Chogokin VF-1 pilots are so small... Bandai's been trying to make three figures fit into one pilot seat.
  12. tekering
    Yeah, of course: Exactly the same mechanism applies.
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    Macross figures

    tekering replied to CF18's topic in Toys

  14. tekering
    Kitz Concept finally shipped my Rick.
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    He's only too tall because the ankle joints aren't properly imbedded in the legs. And that's an easy fix: Just Dremel the pant legs hollow to a depth of about a centimeter, and drill a new hole for the peg of the ball joint to fit into. Now he's the perfect height.
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    I gather those thumbnails were taken at a modeling exhibit in Osaka...? Sorry, I don't read Chinese.
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    While Legioss are plentiful, Tread are not... For aesthetics, Toynami is still your best bet. Sentinel's Legioss will undoubtably be a significant improvement, but at a significantly higher price... and a matching Tread is purely hypothetical at this point.
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    I miss the early days of the line, incorporating classic toy detail beyond Sunbow's animation models... MP-1 is still the definitive Prime for me.
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    I only bought the "normal" set, but here it is at 600dpi.
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    The long-awaited Max Factory PLAMAX "minimum factory" VF-1 decal sheet ("normal" version) has proven too big to upload to this site... Instead, I'm hosting it here. I don't think it came with stickers.
  21. tekering
    I assume you refer to the peeper beetle.
  22. tekering
    It's still considerably less than what the original release is worth nowadays.
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    It's a definite plus. I use mirrored backgrounds as much as possible, for a variety of reasons... First, it makes sparsely-decorated displays look fuller, by doubling the number of visible subjects... It considerably increases the amount of visible light in your displays, which is particularly useful for illuminating lower shelves... It reflects whatever you've displayed on the facing wall, providing more visual interest... It can greatly enhance the perceived sense of space in the room... It can provide the illusion of infinite depth... ...and of course, allows your subjects to be visible from front and back simultaneously. I've spent a great deal of time and effort mounting mirrors in showcases and behind shelves, and would never even consider covering up existing ones...!
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    It's damned miraculous that this got produced. As a prequel to a half-forgotten film from 35 years ago, a complex and expensive epic that barely broke even, and a franchise that has languished in development hell for over a decade... For it to finally get made, with this level of tonal fidelity, visual consistency, and with all the impenetrably dense mythology of the original, is truly incredible. I never would've believed it would happen. Of course, I never expected Linda Hamilton to make another Terminator film, after her character had been killed off... Or Jamie Lee Curtis to make another Halloween film, after her character had been killed off... twice...! And who would've expected a sequel to The Shining, 40 years later...? What an amazing time we live in. I sure hope this manages to find an audience.
  25. tekering
    Agreed on the chest and forearms (and the pelvis is definitely better than Zeta's, now that I can see it), and the skeletal wing motif is cool... but Hasbro's head is just too far off-model. Can't unsee that. Unfortunately, since Zeta's will be significantly smaller, it's no longer a viable alternative. Guess I'll just stick with my Fewture EX Gohkin Plus.
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