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    You know Alto had his own squad of white VF-171EX Nightmare Plus Valkyries. You should buy two more VF-171 Alto custom with the add-on set and paint the red stripes gray. Oh and don't forget they don't use the full Armor Parts only the beam gun and the missile launcher on the arms (and the under wing missiles).
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    I'll wait for my PS4 when the first revision comes out (much like I did with the PS3). I primary use the PS3 as a Bluray player and have many PS3 games lying around untouched. Just getting back into gaming a but after a little hiatus. I like the design of the box though. And that I like that you can charge the controller while the console is not on (I assume you still have to connect it with a cable and it's not based on any fancy near field technology). Every time I play with my PS3 I have one controller to play with and another who is charging because the box is never on otherwise and I forget to charge controllers when watching a movie using the Blue Tooth remote (which is sweet). It might not be a big help because if the PS is not in use I flip the switch on the power strip but it might help.
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    Does anyone know if Takara is planning on a re-release/repaint of the cassettes to accommodate the release of black Soundwave release next year? I have the MP-10B so I was thinking of starting a collection of repaints of the Transformers MP line from Takara. I've got Bluestreak coming to check out the cars albeit I think they are a tad to small. Maybe ordering G2 Sideswipe to go along but I'm not to keen on the spiky wheels on his shoulders and the G2 Autobot logo on the chest because it seems this will be a sticker and not printed. I really wished they'd ditched the feature to store in Convoys trailer. First they cannot drive out of it because the ramp is to steep and they don't have enough chassis clearance. Secondly they are too small to compared to MP-10. They don't have to be much bigger (like MP-1 scale) but they are to small for my likings (as I said just a tad maybe a half inch). I love the reboot of the MP line and Convoy goes well together with MP-09 and the Kawamori Skywarp (which I both have). Long story short. Since my Frontier collection is almost finished (hohoho) and Arcadia seems to cut down on one new release per year I might start a new collection. I was not overly impressed with the quality of the first MP line but MP-10 is nice (not great) and maybe Bluestreak will win me over.
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    Opera is now based on the Chromium framework and ditched the development of their desktop browser completely. They are now concentrating on the development of the mobile version of opera because that's where the money's at. I'm still using it but missing some of the features of their own browser. They have still stuff to differentiate them from Chrome but it's not much. I should do some research what kind of data their gathering in comparison to Chrome but oh well knot enough time. Maybe I'm switching to SRWare Iron who stripped all the calling home features from Chrome.
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    I still like it.
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    Hey I got also the VF-17S Super Pack coming from angolz.com. I figured I need all the add-on sets that are available form my Yamato collection. Which boils down to the Nightmare (damn I want those gigantic shoulder packs for the VF-19) . Now that I ordered the YF-19 from Arcadia and that plane comes with packs I need them for my other Valkyries as well. Where did you get the Jaguar and Frenzy (?!?!) from?
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    Scyla replied to Dimis's topic in The Workshop!

    Maybe you could use a small gray Gundam marker for panel lines. The other solution is to find a matching color and mix it with thinner and inject some tiny bits of pain into the panel line. You can check out some tutorials about Gunpla and panel-lining on youtube. I've never build any Gunpla so take that with a pile of salt. However there is a Gunpla thread in the Science-Fiction section of this message board. Maybe this is better suited there. Personally I would just pose it in a way where I don't see this area.
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    Some Gerwalk images would be awesome especially with Bandais track-record with the V1s. I don't think that it will be bad since the Renewals have such nice Gerwalk-Modes. What worries me about Gerwalk are the missile-pod in the back. The images show it not deployed so it stores on the back. I think in the Battroid image you can see an ledge on the lower leg where the missile-pod sits in Fighter-Mode. Depending on how heavy it is and how Bandai designed the mount it might sag in Gerwalk-Mode because the support ledge from the legs is missing. Maybe the didn't show the third mode because in the prototype the backpacks sags down. If that is the case hopefully the find a solution. I have faith in Bandai that the pull it off nicely. Not as much faith as I had before the VF-171CF shoulder debacle and the half-assed Super VF-27 Renewal (I love mine though) but still an adequate amount of faith. I'm more interested if Bandai has any plans for add-on sets with different weapon-setups and armament for the hard-points. Some kind of conformable missile launcher that sits on the underside of the wing and ends up on the forearms would be cool. I think something like they had with the VF-4G and not the dark-blueish missiles like on the VF-171.
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    That is awesome! Now, where is my S.H.Figuarts of the IE-Girl and the giant transforming DX Chogokin mecha (designed by Kawamori) she combines with to destroy the evil Google Super Robot in the tense season final? Not to mentions her sidekicks the MS-Office-Girl and MS-Windows-Woman that show up in season two. In all honesty: do it Bandai! Wait, what are we talking again?
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    I guess we're all waiting for a preorder date. I mean we've seen the prototype. We've discussed the prototype. No it is Bandais turn do give some new input. I'd love to see a lively discussion around the YF-30 but I think at the moment there is not enough to talk about.
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    Personally I don't like the IKEA style. Their stuff is usually way cheap and is designed well but after a while you notice the differences. the tolerances don't match, the way thinks are assembled, the quality of the construction, design solutions in general. The price difference has to be realized somewhere (besides the economy of scale). So IKEA stuff looks great but every time I look at my stuff I bought from them I notice this things and know they cannot be unnoticed. Of course I cannot live up to my own standards due to funding issues. So I'm stuck with a whole bunch of IKEA stuff and planning to buy more (I love the design of their Hemnes line). Oh, I'm so weak minded. Sometimes I get lucky to snag nice pieces for a good price from private sellers and shops that went out of business or redecorate their salesroom (that's where I got my current display cases). I feel that high-end collector toys should have a high end collector display piece. So what are a few hundred bucks when your collection exceeds this value many times. Oh well, someday I might have enough money to buy a nice cabinet and the YF-19 V4 that transforms on its own. Regarding my own collection: I'm out of room... ...but I'm thinking of getting stuff out of storage and rearrange my collection. It's like a touring exhibition in my own private museum.
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    As a rule of thumb for collectors a display cabinet should cost between 1-3 times the value of the collectibles stored inside (before tax).
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    And because it is not the same set it doesn't violate the webshop exclusive deal! Hope they find the same way around with the Armored Parts!
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    Does anyone has some info on the MP G2 Sideswipe? I have following questions: Will the spiky wheel things on the shoulders be removable? Does it come with stickers? On the pictures the G2 Autobot symbol seems to be a sticker. Also it seems to have an alternative deco with G1 symbol and neon green highlights. Has G2 Sideswipe a sword as accessory?
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    It is good to hear that they changed the intake armor. Even if that means I really, really, really should have bought an Armor set for Alto.... Do they fit as nice as the intake armor for the Armored Messiah? On a second thought: could you mod the intake armor of the VF-25F in a way that they work like the Super Parts of the VF-25G? Like print a piece that is shaped like the one with the tab for the intake and screw it into Altos intake armor?
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    I guess I have to wait for a Kakizaki VF-1A from Arcadia. I'm actually glad that I didn't pulled the trigger on the Yamato DYRL Kakizaki custom. I still prefer the off-white tone of the Yamato ones. Maybe I should cancel my preorders and see if I could get a Skull Squadron from Yamato.
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    Sounds like the shady Tamashii Webshop business practices caught you. I know how you feel. I'm still kicking myself in the butt because I didn't ordered an Armored set for my Alto. And that I missed the BBTS sale.
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    Some images from anymoon.com:
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    Quoting Renato from the YF-19 thread: So will all the DYRL VF-1s from Arcadia will have the same bright white as the SDF:M releases from Yamato? On the pictures over at HLJ they still look off-white. Did someone saw the samples at the last exhibit?
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    On the YF-19 the top of the spine is less bulbous than on the VF-19 so in theory the gun-pod should sit more straight than on the Excalibur. I was just thinking if the gun-pod is the exact same than it was on the VF-19. From the pictures it looks like that the parts between the tip of the gun-pod and the collapsible stock bumps into the crotch plate not into the top of the spine. This would make the collapsible stock rather useless. One solution would be to place the attachment slot further back towards the hands so that the gun-pod doesn't bump into the crotch plate. The arms also look much like the one on the VF-19 so it could be that they take them from a VF-19 (as well as the gun-pod) for this prototype and that they change it for the final release... ...but then the gun-pod would aim directly into the fuselage of the plane... ...which makes it pretty much useless since it is the main weapon of the Valkyrie in Fighter-Mode as well... ...but a weapon that is angled downward is useless to... ....what a mess! Maybe a redesign of the gun-pod would help where it has an expandable grip that lowers the whole gun. Of course it should be designed in a way where it doesn't look to fragile and the landing gear has to be longer. I was thinking of a block that slides out of the main assembly of the gun so that the grip is fully covered between the arms and the slide out block sits between the main assembly and arms. Not sure if this is even possible and you have to probably sacrifice the removable magazine of the gun. I dunno I'm not a designer.
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    OMG did you see the gap in Fighter-Mode between the spine in Battroid and the main fuselage? It looks like the 1/72 *canceling preorder*. I don't see any indication that would prevent high-speed mode with the Super Parts equipped. I really don't like the idea of a lighter color of this thing. Especially if it is more white then the DYRL? Valkyries. I never imagined the YF-19 in that color. The prototype leans already more to white than the first 1/60 YF-19 does. I think the knee area is pronounced on the YF-19 because of the color contrast (black/dark gray against the beige) the exposed joints where also on the VF-19 but they don't stick out to me that much because my Excalibur has this nice blue color. I think it would blend in better if it where all in the color of the hull but the color difference give some nice highlights. Talking about the joints. Not sure about the sliding covers though. The color is also the reason why the intake lip stands out so much on the YF-19. On the VF-19 it is barely noticeable bu on the prototype it sticks out like a sore thumb. In my opinion this will be a better toy then the VF-19. Of course this is a biased prediction because this release is more complete (I doubt there will ever be Super Parts for the VF-19) and I like the wings and overall the more blocky design better. The YF-19 looks like a piece of military gear while the VF-19 looks like an anime superhero. Also with the matte finish it will blend in much better into my Yamato collection.
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    That is awesome. I didn't know about that. Granted I'm not a uber-fan. I'm gonna buy the Blu-Ray set just so I can watch this version. On topic. I'm sure the Star Trek reboot would resulted in different movies where they done by the team that is now making the new Star Wars trilogy.
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    And I like the color of the tinted canopy. After all these pictures of the new YF-19 I still like the tail fin design of the old 1/60 YF-19 better. That panel that can slide up is great. On the other hand maybe the couldn't make the tail fins movable for high speed mode and slide on a small panel.
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    Does that mean I can buy someday a Blu-Ray set without all the changes and added scenes Lucas included after the theatrical release? I have the unaltered OT on VHS (those remastered tapes without the extra scenes that where added for the re-screening in forefront of the prequels). I would love to have those in 1080p. On topic: yeah Abrams can screw it up but without any trailers images from the set or even glimpses of the script I cannot tell. I don't have a opinion on this topic. But I sure will have one after I watched the movies in the cinema. I'm sure they won't abandon the space opera concept and the Lightsaber fights so there is something to enjoy and look forward. Hopefully there is a purple Lightsaber in the movies because I really want one of those FX saber replicas in purple.
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    I was kidding. -.- Well, time to work on my English skills.
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