Jump to content

tekering

Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    4203

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Everything posted by tekering

  1. tekering
    Yeah, those birds are part of my permanent display. I expect Bandai will eventually make most of my Yamato 1:48 collection obsolete, but I doubt they'll ever release a stealth, low-vis, or woodland camo scheme (heck, even an "Angel Birds" scheme is unlikely), so these Valkyries will remain prominently displayed in my Macross showcase. I still have to get a low-vis GPB and the stealth FAST packs, as I'm sure they'll complement a DX 1:48 display as well as they do the existing TV Yammie's. As much as I understand Shizuka's decision to avoid the 1:48 scale -- and respect her restraint -- there are some beautiful and unique color schemes she's depriving herself of...
  2. tekering
    Same as the ol' Yamato... They stay in place as long as you don't touch 'em. Technically, it's neither: Not if it gets played with a lot. Like the DX YF-19, the hip joints are very stiff, but not ratcheted... and like the YF-19, there are exposed screws that allow you to adjust the tightness, should it be required: Perfect. Smooth, easy, and secure. Better than a Transformer, better than the ol' Yamato 1:48, maybe even better than the 1:60. Certainly on par with the last DX release, the YF-19. Oh, and speaking of which, the DX YF-19's missile mounts are compatible. Yamato's missile mounts use the same system, but are incompatible sizes: ...so Yamato missiles won't work. And don't even bother trying to get Yamato's GPB to work. That's a fool's errand. Ditto for the FAST packs.
  3. tekering
    The 1:48ths are back!
  4. tekering
    My intake covers aren't very secure, which is frustrating in gerwalk mode... Otherwise, it's a dream.
  5. tekering
    Vermillion Leader in the house!
  6. tekering
    About the same as your Metal Build Aile Strike, actually.
  7. tekering
    My attic is ready.
  8. tekering
    That's a 1:72 Bandai model kit; the image is just a place-holder. It's not even a VF-1J.
  9. tekering
    You didn't get Yamato's 1:48 Kakizaki or Max? They released both movie and TV versions.
  10. tekering
    Good, but poorly-researched. Who is Chris Landa? Oh, they mean Chris Latta, who voiced the original Starscream. They get Peter Cullen's name right, but say he's voiced Optimus Prime since the beginning... which ignores Robots in Disguise, Armada, Energon, Cybertron, Animated, Universe, Combiner Wars... over a decade's worth of animated content (and at least six other voice actors). And what gave them the idea that the "Coneheads" had altered Hasbro instructions? Probably Floro Dery's line art for the Sunbow cartoon, rather than anything to do with the toys, their packaging, or their instructions. It's like they don't even know how to use Google.
  11. tekering
    Yeah, that's a lawsuit waiting to happen.
  12. tekering
    Exactly. Tunisia would look like Tatooine, if it weren't for the tourists.
  13. tekering

    Hi-Metal R

    tekering replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    Still available through Amazon.jp at a 20% pre-order discount: https://www.amazon.co.jp/HI-METAL-超時空要塞マクロス-約140mm-ダイキャスト製-塗装済み可動フィギュア/dp/B07KYYPXKJ/
  14. tekering
    Aren't we all? Funny, Ray had the same idea.
  15. tekering
    What a beautiful silhouette to wake up to on Christmas morning.
  16. tekering
    I believe this is the line art you were looking for: Courtesy of Jim Sorenson's Transformers: The Ark — A Complete Compendium of Character Designs.
  17. tekering
    That's 'cause some very talented individuals at Max Factory took the time to do the research, confirm the proportions, sculpt the details, and just did a gorgeous job with the nosecone, the cockpit, the fuselage, the wings, the legs... and then, almost as an afterthought, gave the backpack to some inexperienced part-time intern who couldn't even be bothered to look at the line art. Well, the anime gives us a look at the mechanism inside the feet, but not how the feet are actually connected to the legs... ...but I'll certainly use this for inspiration, at the very least.
  18. tekering
    Was that the "deluxe" version, with the underside filler piece? 'Cause it makes a great little diorama, you know.
  19. tekering
    Well, despite its positive reception among collectors, the original toy left much to be desired... One of the more profound improvement made for this oversized knock-off was the addition of a filler piece to complete the underside of the helicopter mode. What makes this piece so significant is how it doubles as a diorama display. A fine example of "the vim and vigor of humanity expressed in spontaneous creativity," if there ever was one.
  20. tekering
    Very simply, of course. I've left lots of room to add kitbashed mechanical detailing.
  21. tekering
    Yes, they're stinkin' bootlegs... ...and so is this, but I'm lovin' it anyway. That's a Transformer, Shizuka, from that awful Shia LaBeouf movie you saw. The figure is an upscaled Chinese knock-off, that makes some significant improvements to the original Japanese toy.
  22. tekering
    Still looks too big, but that's probably because the lack of wings, feet or cockpit canopy makes the backpack look proportionally large... I think you've about nailed it, though. These are the mounts I've built to attach the feet in a position that will hold up the weight of the model without the stand: Using wood, styrene, and a couple of very long bolts to secure it all, they'll be strong enough to support the standing gerwalk even with FAST packs, LEDs and electronics installed.
  23. tekering
    I hope you enjoy him as much as I am! Although the deliberately messed-up tampo is perplexing, to say the least...
  24. tekering
    Not in public, no. When I'm at home with my toys, however...
  25. tekering
    That was Steven Spielberg's decision. Spielberg also had no connection to the mythology, but knew that Bay could make it into a hugely successful franchise. To his credit, he was obviously correct.
×
×
  • Create New...