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  1. SuperSenpai
    You're going to have to make some compromises no matter which you choose. The Gakken is large, sturdy, and does a decent job emulating the anime look in its basic shape and proportions. On the minus side, it reflects early 80s robot toy aesthetics -- i.e., being rather bulky, limited articulation (though good for it's time), and is missing a lot of paint details. The Toynamis do the best job emulating the look of the anime, but they have the worst build quality. Your best bet if you buy one is to pick a mode you like to display it in and never touch it again. CMs are well-built, but they have cartoonish proportions, and I mean that not in a good way. If you decide to get a Gakken, there are usually several floating around on eBay at any given moment. I've seen them go for a Benjamin or two depending on the condition. CMs seem to be hard to come by unless you're willing to deal with foreign sellers. The Toynamis are tricky... there's decent stock on eBay, but everything I see is listed for ridiculous prices -- $100-$300. Considering the build quality, I wouldn't pay anything near that. I bought both of my Toynami Alphas second-hand for about $60-$70 each, which is around what the retail price was when it was released. I'd say that's about what it's worth, no more. The Legioss is a nice design, but I think the ride armor is the coolest mecha from that series and thankfully they actually did manage to make a couple of pretty good toys of that one.
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    I wouldn't rule it out... Punisher, Daredevil, and Hulk were all licensed out and ended up back at Marvel after their non-Marvel produced films ended up as disappointments. I would argue at least 2 out of 3 of those properties are more popular and potentially more lucrative than FF, and yet their respective film studio licensees let them go instead.
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    Thanks for the tips.
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    I picked up my first Hot Toys sixth scale figure the other day -- Captain America, stealth suit version from The Winter Soldier. I tried to swap his default right hand/fist for one of the optional hands, and instead of pulling off just the hand, I pulled off the hand with the wrist joint that pegs into the arm. I'm having an insanely difficult time trying to pull the wrist joint out of the hand -- anyone have any advice for an easy way of removing these? I tried a few different things but I didn't want to do anything more for fear of damaging it. Hot Toys includes an extra pair of the wrists, so I was still able to pop one onto the optional hand and stick that on, but at some point I'd like to eventually salvage the other wrist joint.
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    Hi-Metal R

    SuperSenpai replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    Check out anymoon.com's review of the Hi-Metal, he shows the transformation process. The arms should slide backwards and out pretty easily. As far as the wings, I have a Focker 1S, Max 1J and Hik 1J, and all three were purchased used, and all three have tight wings, tight everything. Not a loose joint on any of them.
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    I actually like the original concept art. Let's face it, we weren't going to get the skin-tight red costume from the comics. Look at every single costume that's been adapted by Marvel Studios, and everything's been given a "tactical" look, for lack of a better word. That being said, I agree with comments that cowl looks funny. My guess is that going with the practical aesthetic, they though that the cowl should resemble a helmet, and that it should cover his nose since he's probably going to get punched there a whole bunch. I also think that Charlie Cox lacks the prominent, square jaw that typifies the superhero look. As for the rest of the outfit, it's pretty apparent that once it actually was made and had all those panels and armor pieces attached, it got pretty bulky and wouldn't be able to show off a muscular physique. Charlie Cox also has a relative small torso, which again doesn't quite capture the superhero proportions that you see in comic art. No insult intended -- I'm sure he worked his ass off and was in terrific shape, but every human body is different and no matter how fit you get, some folks will never be able to nail that look. compared to this
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    The DD costume looked better as concept art. This might have been one of those instances where something that looks one way on paper isn't able to translate seamlessly into the real world design. I've kind of accepted by now that comic adaptations feel like they have to give everyone armor, but the original design had that look while still being quite lean and streamlined. I think it might have also been a case of the actor's body not being able to quite support the original design. Charlie Cox was definitely in shape for that role, but he isn't particularly tall and doesn't quite have the look to sell the costume. That aside, I still thought the show was terrific and look forward to next season.
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuNrZicDoUQ
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    Hi-Metal R

    SuperSenpai replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    Wow, those are totally unfair odds. The Zentraedi are totally outgunned.
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    The new suit looks pretty close to the New52 version.
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    Shouldn't it cause the painted portions to fade as well?
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    I would think excessive humidity would be bad for any kind of paper-based product. I wouldn't store anything paper or wood-based that was valuable in a shed unless I knew it was sealed and reasonably consistent in temperature and humidity. There's too much risk of mold, mildew, insects, water, and other bad things getting in. Having said all of that, if kept dry and away from insects and sunlight, cold temperatures shouldn't affect things too much, and in fact might help preserve them better than hot temperatures.
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    One of the early posters in the collection display thread had pictures of their closet where they stored their boxes. It looked like a toy store display, and was set up nicer than some people's regular toy displays. http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=34339&p=886871
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    This collection was featured over at the Robot6/Comic Book Resources "Shelf Porn" section today. Lots of Macross goodies in there, in addition to Gundam and comic book related stuff. Is this DarrinG's collection? http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2015/06/shelf-porn-graphic-novels-and-gundam-from-irvine-california/
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    Several MW forum members have posted pictures of their panel lined and weathered valks. A lot of them have posted pictures here: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=35121
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    Now that's a proper looking Megatr... I mean, Apollyon!
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    Hi-Metal R

    SuperSenpai replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    The appearance of Strike valks, including Hikaru VF-1S would appear to suggest otherwise.
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    Hi-Metal R

    SuperSenpai replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    Nice packaging. For a second, the inclusion of the old 1/55 hi-metal box made me think that that were really playing up the homage thing by doing an exact replica for the Hi-Metal Hik 1S.
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    Something about the shade of gray makes me think that this valk will look especially good all panel-lined, weathered, and stickered up.
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    Great pics. You need to get him stickered up!
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    I just checked my 0D as well and I have the same issue. I got mine from NY, so it's not just the ones from HLJ. Honestly, I'm not bothered by it. Of all the things that could have gone wrong during assembly, a slightly misaligned tampo printing -- something that doesn't even affect the durability, structure, or handling of the toy -- is really the least of my concerns. If it were something that's actually visible when you look at it, maybe. But you can't even tell unless you had a mirror or took a picture of the other side you're looking at. I get what people are saying about it being a $300 toy so it should be perfect. But let's have some perspective on this. It's not like each toy was individually handcrafted by a master artisan with their full attention focused on a single toy. It was put together on an assembly line by an army of low wage, low skilled workers, most of them doing the same boring task over and over for hours and hours. If any of you have ever had to do tedious, repetitive work, you know how easy it is for you to stop caring at some point and just go on autopilot. The factory knows it's making toys, not auto parts or something else where human safety is at risk, and if something goes wrong they will have lawsuits and recalls to deal with. Considering all this, I think the quality of the end product is really rather high. Could it be be higher? I suppose... but at that point, what you're really demanding is for the toys to be custom made.
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    I believe it was required for the transformation. But since I haven't tried to transform him myself, I can't say for sure.
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    I had my BBTS Pile of Loot shipped recently and got my Apollyon today. I haven't had time to handle him too much, just did a quick inspection after opening to make sure everything was ok and there weren't any obvious flaws. Overall, I'd say it's a good-looking figure. Most the joints are fairly stiff (or ratcheting), with the exception of the shoulders which were a known issue. Mind you, they aren't loose, just not super tight. The arms can be lifted and hold a pose, but I can see why some people might have been a little disappointed that they weren't tighter. Honestly though, since they're ball joints I don't think it should be a show stopper. Anyone who collects figures by now should what to do to fix a loose ball joint. I didn't notice any breakages, paint blemishes, or obvious QC/manufacturing defects out of the box. I did notice that Apollyon's left leg seemed slightly shorter than his right leg, and when I tried to make him stand he seemed a little lopsided. I'm guessing that it's probably just something in the articulation or leg transformation that hasn't been properly adjusted to be symmetrical. Hopefully playing around with it some more will reveal the part that needs to be tweaked. I'm happy to report that the orange barrel plug, which was glued in at the request of certain retailers, is easily removable. I just took a pair pliers, twisted it loose, and pulled it off. I haven't tried transforming him yet, and to be honest I'm not sure that I want to. From everything I've read online, the transformation looks complicated, and I bought him to display in 'bot mode anyway. I did fiddle with some of the transformation mechanisms, and there are indeed lots of little parts that look fragile, particularly in the legs and hips. I don't think it should be a problem for your average adult collector who handled their toys carefully, but I probably wouldn't try transforming it without a handy reference video or something.
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    Based on a lot of the anecdotal evidence from this thread, it seems the issue with the tips is really dependent upon which release of the stand you bought. My guess would be that there was a batch of the stands that were sold a couple of years back that used a different or lesser quality grade of rubber than the factory used in other runs. There's clearly a subset of owners out there that are experiencing issues, whereas the rest seem to be fine. In any case, I only brought it up in case people thought they were ok after leaving their toys on the stands for a few months and didn't bother to check. It seems that even if you don't see anything after a month or two, degradation is still possible over a long period of time. Just an FYI, that's all.
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    For anyone that still cares about the reactivity of the rubber tips with plastic -- While moving around toys in my display, I recently handled my Yamato Roy VF-1S and removed it from the Flightpose stand it had been resting on. I'd say it's been sitting on there in fighter mode undisturbed for the better part of a year at least. Since the parts contacting the rubber tips are molded in TV white plastic with no paint, there's no paint damage to speak of, but I did happen to notice that there were three oily, filmy spots at the locations where the rubber tips of the stand were contacting with the toy -- specifically, the area right in front of the head near the landing gear, and on the left and right kneecaps. There's definitely some kind of reaction and/or decomposition going on when the rubber tips contact with the plastic long-term. FWIW.
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