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  1. tekering
    Rey's speeder looks fantastic! That Legacy Millennium Falcon is so absurdly undersized, it actually works better with Kubrick figures...
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    Max has officially lost his mind. He now thinks weathering is camouflage... ...or is it the other way around?
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    "And we'll make him a raving old man with a Yorkshire accent, who farts parachutes, and commits suicide, and Optimus will wear his dismembered corpse... like a backpack!"
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    It's a lot easier to repair the shoulders than it is to remove old stickers, replace the tower pieces, or whiten old plastic. You're still ahead... ...depending on how much you paid for it, of course.
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    Looks incredible, dude. I'm in awe.
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    Westworld is far more compelling than last season, with flashback sequences that serve to enrich the narrative (rather than confusing it). I'd never considered the parallels before, but there are definitely deep thematic links with Mamoru Oshii's Ghost in the Shell...
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    Yeah, I just got my 2nd batch shipment.
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    Very toyetic, Rogueload! Did you mean to paint the entire engine housing black? By painting over the couplings, you've lost that iconic three-segment look. Looks like the white stripes on the Daedalus will need a couple more coats of paint, too...
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    Why stop there? I'd follow DorobouHige's example, and install fiber-optic lighting.
  10. tekering
    It's true, social distancing is pretty much limited to retired people here. One of my new students began her nursing school classes today -- yes, even medical schools are conducting classes -- and I continue to teach both adults and kids that show no concern for infection whatsoever.
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    A lot of the research and prep. work applies equally to both, as they both require modifications and painting (and I intend to paint them concurrently)... ...but I suppose I've gotten a little sidetracked.
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    The leader-class Revenge of the Fallen Starscream retailed for more than $15, but what you're seeing is literally a ten year-old toy with some new accessories. I was shocked when TakaraTomy repainted a Hasbro toy and called it MPM-1, and I'm even more shocked to see them release the same toy -- again -- a DECADE later, and call it MPM-10! The Movie Masterpiece line is like a colossal joke to the Japanese.
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    I have absolutely every Alien, Predator and RoboCop figure NECA produced... ...except for all that non-canon video game, comic, and Kenner-homage junk you've got in that cabinet.
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    So far, the results have been extremely discouraging. This is NOT a viable method for painting a capitol ship. It just looks impossibly dirty. I'm calling this experiment a colossal failure.
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    Hasegawa designed and produced kits for the DYRL Macross in both modes -- at great expense, no doubt -- and then simply retooled them for the TV series SDF-1 kits, remolding as few parts as possible. The resulting inaccuracies were likely a cost-saving measure (rather than due to ignorance or laziness). Having mixed and matched parts from both TV kits to get a more satisfying cruiser mode, I'm now going to use it to test out a new painting technique. Rather than separating the parts into sub-assemblies and airbrushing each color, as I normally would, I've decided to paint the entire surface by hand. I'm thinking a dry-brush technique might result in a lot more subtle variations in color and surface texture, and all those tiny imperfections might give the impression of a much larger surface than a smooth, consistent finish might. I'm not used to working at such a tiny scale, after all... I've started with a flat black base coat, applied in stages using a small paintbrush. This should greatly reduce the amount of panel-lining required after the primary colors are added (using the same approach). If I'm satisfied with the results, I'll use the same technique to paint the Matchbox toy.
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    It's a dumb kids movie, with a nonsensical time-travel plot (and writers that obviously don't understand what a "time paradox" is), but the production values are surprisingly high -- by Japanese standards -- and the performances have a kind of charming sincerity most Hollywood genre junk doesn't. Unfortunately, the mundane modern-day setting only hurts the story... ...and the effects get worse as the film progresses. The designs are deliberately '70s throwbacks... ...for better or worse. Mercifully, it's only 80 min. long. More Power Rangers than Pacific Rim, I'd say. And of course, the ubiquitous "young girl with psychic powers" trope.
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    Colors, proportions, sculpts, character representation, accuracy... the CMs are superior to the Megahouse figures in almost every respect. Like I said, almost every respect.
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    Honestly, I question the validity of this entire article. Not only do they make bold statements about Japanese policy without quoting a single Japanese source, the writer can't even use English properly! It literally says "Japan’s decision to help company’s source elsewhere" Do you know the plural form of "company?" I do. It's "companies."
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    It's a custom I kitbashed years ago. There's a red LED and three button-cell batteries inside.
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    The forearms are particularly egregious, and inexcusable at that scale... not to mention the legs are not adequately articulated for Armo-Diver mode.
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    Well, scale is relative to how you display it... I'm sure it works great with some of the recent 3D-printed Zentraedi warship models I've seen. But of course, with unlimited resources, I'd build an SDF-1 in the backyard which towered over my house if I could... Say, 1:150 scale?
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    Right! So why didn't they land the ship like that when they returned to Earth? Oh, I disagree. The main body's too thin... the cannon booms are much too thin... the Daedalus is way too thin... and the Prometheus is just stupidly thin. Sadly, it's the most accurate toy we have.
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    Fascinating! I've never even considered that. However, I always wondered why the SDF-1 didn't make planetfall in cruiser mode... What would that have looked like? Something like this, I suppose.
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    The head and flip-up helmet gimmick was. Otherwise, not so bad. But "Mania King" remains the gold standard for that scale.
  25. tekering
    I'm cautiously optimistic about Sentinel's Legioss; it'll be superior to any other Legioss, sure, but that still doesn't make it a great toy. Amazon still says it's shipping at the end of June, but I'm highly dubious...
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