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  1. danth
    So during all this Renegade talk, I actually built mine, finally, this past weekend. And my opinion hasn't changed. I do have new appreciation for how they fit the hexagonal flag with the Blacktron symbol onto the nose. The curved wedge slopes on each fit perfectly against the flag, with zero gap. I still think the area under the flag needed to be built out more. But really, there were no surprises or "you can do that?" moments in the build, like there were with the Galaxy Explorer. The main thing I remember is SO MUCH YELLOW. Also, the landing gear are not easy to get out.
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    I forgot to thank you for mentioning this. I hate the gap too. It really shows, IMO, that the designer just didn't care. That's what it looks like! I knew it looked like something, but couldn't put my finger on it. Are you me? Yeah, the Alienator alt is ugly. I too have 5 Galaxy Explorers, yet I have no desire to get another Renegade. Although I wouldn't mind more of the prints & windscreens. The Stardefender 200 is also my favorite! And one of the few bigger sets I actually had when it came out. I just wonder how they'd do the windscreens. Would the main canopy be just two big X-Wing windscreens back to back in trans blue? Who knows what they'd try to do for the two smaller octagonal windscreens. Maybe they'd just use trans blue dishes.
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    I fully agree. I honestly thought it was a joke or a fake when I saw the first images leak. I thought an official Lego set couldn't possibly be so poorly designed. I would even go so far to say that the Renegade is the worst 18+ set ever made. And I wanted to like it; I bought five copies of the Galaxy Explorer and was ready to buy 5 Renegades! I think that Lego knew it was a terrible set, which is why images didn't leak until hours before the official reveal, and why so many influencers were pushing the same ridiculous talking points ("It's supposed to an ugly ship -- the original was asymmetrical for god's sake" and "the yellow under the trans-yellow cockpit creates a glowing effect" -- I actually caught two people saying that and there's no way they thought that independently because it's not a real thing). I have to wonder if someone like Psiaki saw it after it was too late to change it and was like "uhh, guys?" and they made a damage control plan.
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    Does it though? Or is it the justified contempt towards Harmony Gold for being a uniquely terrible company that prevents fans of its own franchise from getting good things, mixed with the mild bemusement of Macross aficionados towards those that still cling to the corpse of Robotech instead of enjoying the Macross cornucopia of content, that gets mistaken for some sort of unreasonable hatred of Robotech itself? There's some real weird straw manning out there. Check out this recent article "In Defense of Carl Macek". It's a bunch of crying about people being big meanies to little ol' Carl, but I don't know who they're even talking about. Who in 2025 thinks about Carl Macek? The article comes off as super antagonistic towards anime fans ("You're telling me nerds are angry about something?") and basically invents this idea of unreasonably irate Robotech haters in order to make fun of them. Not saying those people don't exist, but not in numbers enough to matter. EDIT: Forgot link.
  5. danth
    Perfectly said! I have absolutely no need for Robotech anymore. I can enjoy the original Macross, Mospeada, and (I guess) Southern Cross if I want to. I did grow up with Robotech. It single-handedly got me into anime. I'm still fond of the Robotech theme song and BGM (the Minmay songs not so much). I'd even be down to buy the whole series on Blu Ray, had they not Yuned the release by replacing all the original sound effects, which is so jarring to hear that it removes any of the joy of watching what I grew up with.
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    As an 80's kid who graduated from Star Wars to GI Joe, I can't go back to 5POA. Maybe these are for people who never made that jump? Then again I really only like 3.75 inch and don't like the "modern" 4 inch figures; they look like gangly messes to me. I'm fine with '85 Joe style retro articulation don't need "modern" additions, though swivel wrists (standard for most retro o-ring kickstarters) are probably okay. I think for 5POA people and people like me, it's wanting what we had at the peak of our childhoods. 5POA people just peaked earlier. 😁 I wonder how much more it would be to actually produce something with more modern articulation though. A dollar extra per fig at most? These 5POA generally retail for an obscene $20 or so from what I've seen. Couldn't they just pass that extra buck along? I wouldn't pay any price for 5POA, but I'd pay an extra dollar for GI Joe level articulation.
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    The new wave of Joes looks pretty damn good to me. Super excited for a new '85 Snake Eyes.
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    Wow, as someone who hasn't seen any of the shows, that surprises me. She wanted to blow the crap out of the death star in ROTJ, and I remember her being treated well in the old books. Did Disney do her dirty?
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    Ugh. That '91 Snake Eyes might be the one that tempts me to buy a Classified figure. It's not my favorite Snake Eyes design but it has a certain goofy charm. And it lacks the random visual noise (pointless seams and textures) that I dislike on other Classified figures -- if the render can be trusted.
  10. danth
    I need to watch the old series! I was super excited to try out City Hunter, but it was ruined for me by the main character being a total perv idiot. Maybe Cat's Eye is what I need.
  11. danth
    Also even the parts with action had very few frames. So I'm not even sure about smooth.
  12. danth
    Smooth is easy when you don't bother to draw anything carefully.
  13. danth
    I guess if you like ugly character and mecha designs and sloppy animation, this is for you.
  14. danth
    Pics of a Ninjago transforming jet has leaked. It's supposedly coming this summer. Seems relevant to our interests.
  15. danth
    Was KK also responsible for how badly the prequels sucked?
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