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    TakaraTomy won't be releasing Earthrise Jazz until late April. It's always bugged me how much more quickly Hasbro gets these out, and how much cheaper they sell for there; in Japan, fewer figures get released, prices are higher, and quantities are considerably lower. If you can walk into a store and buy Jazz off the shelf right now, Mike, what possible excuse could Amazon have for delaying your order to May? Are they getting their stock from TakaraTomy or something? I admire your restraint... I've got a Siege/Earthrise collection, a Masterpiece collection, a Legends-scale collection, a CHUG collection, a Robot Heroes collection, an Animated collection, a WFC/FoC collection, a Movie Masterpiece collection, a Studio Series collection, a Super Collection Figure/Heroes of Cybertron collection, a Binaltech/Alternators/Human Alliance collection, a WST collection, a MyClone collection, a Mecha Nations/D-Style collection, and a History Collection... collection, and they ALL have Jazz figures. I don't know the meaning of the word "enough."
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    Yeah, but that's based on the video game design, not the Sunbow cartoon or the G1 toy... and like Animated Jazz or Bayverse Jazz, it represents a different continuity family. MakeToys "Downbeat" is much too big to scale with anything from the Studio Series line (or any CHUG figure, for that matter).
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    Macross figures

    tekering replied to CF18's topic in Toys

    I wouldn't hold my breath... Since MEP first announced Breetai two years ago, they've released... ...Breetai.
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    Legendary Remains Confident in ‘Buck Rogers’ Rights After Latest Legal Threat https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/legendary-remains-confident-buck-rogers-025112118.html
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    I realized that as soon as the onscreen text identified the 使徒 ("Shito," meaning "apostles") as "Angels" instead. If you're confusing angels with apostles, you clearly don't know (or care) what those words actually mean. More like "we're using all these ancient religious allegories to suggest the story has much greater mythological significance than it actually does."
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    One miracle at a time, please. Let him deliver the moon before we ask for the sun and the stars.
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    That's supposed to be Prince? Doesn't look anything like him.
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    It makes about as much sense as the character selection (one Autobot vs. three Decepticons)... Optimus, but no Bumblebee.... Starscream, but no Megatron... Bombshell, totally off-scale and all by himself... ...and Banzai-tron, because he was just SO cool in the cartoon. Honestly, mass-market retailers have got to stop ordering this garbage.
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    Oh, that's the MegaHouse 1:6 "Fuhrer Desler" figure. They were readily available, back in the day... but that was 20 years ago now. But, since this thread concerns recent purchases, here are my GMG Zeon soldiers... ...also, incidentally, by MegaHouse.
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    I just hope the VF-4A PF release looks half as good as your "amateurishly" customized VF-4G.
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    Actually, that's an old photo. I've added more shelves since. Damn those pagan sun-worshipping wenches!
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    Revoltech would like a word.
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    Yeah, my living room has been under the Hot Toys occupation for years.
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    Yeah, Soundwave looks terrific! And Laserbeak looks... okay, I guess. But that ugly chunk of pinned hinges in the chest compartment... Is that supposed to be Ravage?
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    Yeah, she really cries out for paint. Love the red you used, @Mog... but thin those paints, dude!
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    I have to agree. While most of the Showa films are broad comedies (especially the original King Kong vs. Godzilla), Shin Godzilla is the only po-faced satire. Like all of Hideaki Anno's films, it's highly critical of institutional authority, societal values, and the common tropes of Japanese sci-fi... but unlike the nihilistic Evangelion, he genuinely seems to be enjoying himself making fun of the Japanese government. Far from merely providing exposition, or forced intrigue, or pulp drama, the humans-talking-around-a-table scenes serve a strong, consistent thematic purpose (although the satirical intent may be somewhat lost on foreign audiences). A Godzilla film with an intelligent message is a rare thing indeed. It suffers from a lot of problems that are endemic to Japanese sci-fi (paper-thin characters, poor pacing, awkwardly-delivered English dialogue), but the effects work is leaps and bounds beyond anything else in the genre... even when there are no kaiju to be seen.
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    Yeah, the Shinji figure seals the deal for me.
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    I got a brand-new showcase to fill!
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    Aww, screw the physics; that's not the problem. These films never make any logical sense anyway. I'm just bummed my Legendary Kong no longer scales with my Legendary Godzilla.
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    Not at all. Mr. Color lacquers are plentiful in my area, and they dry quickly (which is great for an impatient guy like me). You've gotta keep them thinned, though, so that the paint gets applied smoothly and evenly. Brushes aren't ideal for sharp little details, however, which is why I use stickers whenever I can get away with it... like for those tiny clips on top of the helmet visor. If you're anything like me, you've got lots of little sticker scraps from other toys to cut up and customize... Bits this small require more dexterity than my manly fingers can manage, so I use these special modeling Q-tips to apply them. Sorry Mog, I was distracted by your Star Wars figures in the background: What the hell are Luke and Wicket up to?
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    Thanks for the kind words, guys... and yeah, we shouldn't have to paint the pilots, should we? Shinobu Takeuchi flew with the 36th Squadron out of Mars Base.
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    It's a fair and unbiased review, and he specifically addresses the improvements made to the Houquet figure (who doesn't fall apart like Stig does); he even acknowledges that picky fans will want to repaint her. He is correct on all counts. My apologies to Sentinel, to whom I intend no disrespect... My apologies to Sentinel Stig, who has been waiting for the same treatment since last summer... ...and a special apology to Jason, who has been extremely patient and understanding with me, despite how I selfishly put his commission aside long enough to paint up Houquet. I just couldn't stand seeing her in that unfinished state.
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