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    I may just defer to Lolicon on this one... ...particularly since this is easily the most expensive Valkyrie I've ever purchased. Dare to compare!
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    Precisely as advertised, I'd say.
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    Well, look what the cat dragged in... Dayum.
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    I expect most third-party consumers buy just as many official figures... and those conscientious objectors who refuse to buy third-party products probably wouldn't be interested in 3P add-ons, anyway.
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    Too bad Steve Whitmire turned out to be such a jerk... I'd gotten used to his Kermit. Matt Vogel just doesn't sound right for the part. I wonder if Disney considered asking Seth MacFarlane to dub Kermit's lines...?
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    So, BBTS can't import Macross merchandise because of Harmony Gold's license, but Mospeada merchandise is allowed...? That has been my experience as well. That has been my experience as well.
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    I concur.
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    Well, that was a well-established anime trope by 1982... Virtually every ship in Space Battleship Yamato and Mobile Suit Gundam featured large bridge windows -- Mobile Suits frequently took advantage of that vulnerability, in fact -- so we could hardly expect Tatsunoko to do otherwise with their latest space opera... ...particularly after the influence of Star Wars on science-fiction as a whole. However, when the Starship Enterprise was deliberately redesigned for J.J. Abrams' 2009 film with a bridge window instead of a viewscreen (ignoring four decades of established Star Trek canon), the result was unjustifiably stupid. It all comes down to suspension of disbelief, I suppose.
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    It hasn't been normal for months, and so far it just looks like you got lucky. When Japan Post starts accepting international packages from the general public again, only then will EMS be back to "normal."
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    38 years of merchandise reflects the exact same thing. Roy's 1S and Hikaru's 1S are the hero mech, Max's 1S is as rarely seen as its brief appearance in the film, and... that's it. No other 1S models were ever depicted onscreen, so no other 1S merchandise was produced (except for deliberately non-canon anniversary schemes and such). While years of Robotech material had suggested otherwise, perhaps Roy's TV Valkyrie was always intended to represent a one-off custom, the VF-1Special.
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    Damn. It's a neat-looking ship, too... or would be, if it were intact. Hope your retailer helps you out with that.
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    I once knew an Irish pastor who used to flog himself until he bled... I guess there are masochists in Argentina, too.
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    The CM's? Are you kidding? I've got mad love for Mospeada, but there's no way in hell I'd be buying that abomination. Gakken? Sure, I hung onto all three of 'em. Toynami? Yeah, still got 'em, and the Betas. Evolution Toy? Absolutely, they're great-looking Armo-Soldiers. CMs? GTFO.
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    The sides will experience a little rubbing, but -- since they're only visible mid-transformation anyway -- it's hardly worth mentioning. If you study the instruction booklet and know what you're doing (instead of trying to follow the lousy YouTube videos that have been posted thus far), you shouldn't have any trouble. No, I can't get it to budge past a certain point... and from my experience with Bandai DX Valkyries, I know enough not to force an uncooperative joint.
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    Same as the other modes: it's not perfect, but it's the best we could possibly hope for in a transforming toy. No visible stress marks, but that should be expected with this quality of plastic; it's a Sentinel toy, not an Evolution Toy.
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    Like any responsible parent, I was patient but firm with my Sentinel Legioss: "If you don't stop popping off that winglet, I'm gonna drive a pin through it!" Alas, my warnings went unheeded, and the problem persisted... ...so I made good on my threat. Problem solved. Oh, I'd highly recommend it. The proportions, tampography, and clean paint work make it a highly-satisfying display piece in all three modes, and the transformation gets a lot easier once you know what you're doing.
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    Yes, they're Chinese pirates, who re-engineer molds from other companies and often make oversized knock-offs. It's IP theft (often from other third-party manufacturers), but it's quality work.
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    Here's the indent that keeps the shoulders from swinging forward... It takes some force, but you can pry up that shoulder panel to get the arms further forward. The shoulder range of movement? I don't dare force it any further than it wants to go, so a quarter-turn up is all I dare try.
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    Well, that's hardly unique to the Sentinel... ...but yes, they're very nice. Yes, but only if you pry up the plastic enough to slip the metal sliders underneath. There's an indent in the diecast part that acts as a stopper, but you can bypass it to swing the arms further forward if desired.
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    Wow, even the Retro-Future sticker book? That's a helluva lot of product!
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    Yeah, despite how well the Imai missile pod addition helps lock everything in place for Armo-Fighter, it's not canon and never will be. Crap like that stays in the box, thank you very much. Between my extensive collection of unpunched carded Star Wars figures (that I have no intention of opening) and third-party Masterpiece Transformers (that I have no intention of transforming), most of my toys are strictly for display. I still consider them toys... if only to honor their design intentions.
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    Just the Daedalus, I'm afraid... Work has kept me busy this month. I'm pleased with this color scheme, so I'll apply it to the Matchbox as well.
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    Schumacher was a competent director, and could turn a good script (with the right cast) into a great film. '80s grit, more like. May the Lost Boys sequels be forever forgotten.
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