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If it's printed with a decent SLA printer, it'll be smooth as glass. Liquid resin has come a helluva long way in the last few years. Check out the curves on this 3D-printed model, for example: There's more detail present than can even be seen with the naked eye!
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Your most recent Macross or toy purchase! General thread.
tekering replied to Gakken85's topic in Hall Of The Super Topics
When it comes to character likeness on 1:12 scale figures, Bandai continues to raise the bar: Wow...! Thanks, guys! It's still a work-in-progress -- and the only tank I've ever attempted -- but your support is much appreciated. Oh, and by the way, Kuma... Photographing 'Bee outside, layered on top of the letterbox framing? That's some next-level sh*t right there, Boss.
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I'm really glad I caught this on the big screen, in a packed theatre; audience reactions were a big part of the experience for me. And Thor being played for laughs is SOP since Ragnarok... and isn't a jokey Guardians of the Galaxy vibe better for Thor than a stone-faced Winter Soldier vibe?
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Yeah, but any attempt to paint the face at that scale would undoubtably result in something much creepier.
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We'd be royally screwed if it didn't...!
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Yeah, the pinstripes and pockets are gonna be a major pain.
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Well, the Dark Legioss passes the bare minimum required for an Evolution Toy: it cuts a heroic figure. But look closer, and problems are immediately apparent: See how that panel just hangs loose under the right arm? There's no enough tension to hold it up, and nothing to lock it in place where it belongs... ...and the wrist lacks the strength or the tension to hold the gun straight, too. The port wing has a properly-molded tab to lock the wings into the fuselage for Armo-Soldier mode, but the starboard wing has only a malformed stump. The right forearm, at least, fits fairly flush with the shoulder (as long as you don't tab the arm into the leg below it)... ...but the left forearm won't go in any further than this. And look at that glue residue on the shoulder! In fact, glue residue and grease are all over the toy... ...and the surface shows visible stress marks and oily fingerprints, even before transformation is attempted. It's a pain to deal with returns through Amazon.jp, but I can't accept this garbage. Yeah, that's about how I feel about the quality control. Mine's a total crap show. They're 1:60th. Note how well they display with Bandai, Yamato, and Arcadia figures at the same scale: I display them with the Toynami Alphas, and they scale really well together.
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The Evolution Toy Dark Legioss has landed. It features all the design innovations and quality of construction we've come to expect from Evo Toys... Surprisingly, however, it comes with two pilot options. The smaller-scale Borough Superior figures are also a welcome addition to your collection*, despite their awkward poses and proportions. * Y'know, if you collect that sort of thing.
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Your most recent Macross or toy purchase! General thread.
tekering replied to Gakken85's topic in Hall Of The Super Topics
No HBT? No problem. MacrossWorld "straight shooter" @Vifam7 hooked me up with this massive 1:12 Panzer IV Ausf. D... ...but it cried out for paint, see. Now, it looks more like a tank to me. I just need to source 1:12 decals and tank accessories now...
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That's no diorama... It's a computer! Yeah, but that doesn't exactly answer his question... They're about 1:48 scale, by my reckoning. You see they're equal in size to Yamato's 1:48 scale VF-1 pilots (painted, left), only slightly smaller than generic 1:48 model diorama figures (center, white), and a little shorter than Plastic Cretin's 1:48 Mospeada soldiers (right, grey). Given average Asian stature, the realistic Japanese setting, and the typical proportions of Takada Akemi's character designs, "a little shorter than average" seems just about right.
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I've seen lots of Lebowski figures.
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1/48+fp's, 1/60+fp's, 1/72, 1/2k, 1/3k,1/100 and now 1/144
tekering replied to VF-18S Hornet's topic in Toys
It's a model kit. It's huge and expensive, it features no articulation, no paint, and the detailing is somewhat inconsistent... but the shelf presence is undeniable. -
Even stranger that they've screwed up the colors so badly on Boba Fett... The blue of the jumpsuit, the green of the armor, the orange of the shoulder and knee guards... all wrong. As the Boba Fett for the 501st Japanese Garrison, I'm ashamed of what Bandai is doing to our favorite bounty hunter.
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On the contrary, he's got nothing holding him back now (except for a couple pending Macross commissions). It's only a matter of time.
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Your most recent Macross or toy purchase! General thread.
tekering replied to Gakken85's topic in Hall Of The Super Topics
Is that standing Zentradi soldier from Plastic Cretins as well? -
Sure is! It was the definitive YF-19 toy... until the Arcadia eclipsed it. And then the Bandai eclipsed the Arcadia. And now, it's just sort of quaint. With a pudgy little super-deformed pilot.
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Well, not much money... ...but there isn't a Hi-Metal R alternative for the VF-25, and they display well with HMRs.
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You bought one Toynami Alpha, and FOUR Toynami Beta fighters?
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As long as they're in character, I'm all for it. I mean, Steve Rogers has been a shill for decades.
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Other users have had success reaching out to Bandai directly... and since they're obviously aware of the problem, they may be willing to provide replacement parts.
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She scales a little large, but she fits in the seat... I must say, Bandai did a much better job with the helmet this time around. And, since you suggested using Plastic Cretins Minmay as well: There's not enough leg room in the back, unless you cut off her feet... ...but you could always let her sit up front. My hat's off to you, sir. What's that creepy goo you're using for masking?
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Well, I suppose that's what Bandai was going for... but it's not terribly convincing, to my eye.
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I can't help but think you overdid it just a little on that bird, Lolicon... Did it come with the rainbow canopy?
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Looks more like an expression of disapproval to me... I'm honestly not sure what Bandai was thinking with that pose.
