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  1. M'Kyuun
    'Preciate the elucidation, Azrael. I think it's safe to say, we all hope that HG's lawsuit will indeed sour their relationship, and that their precious Macross license will be denied. It'd be pretty sweet if Bandai jumped on that opportunity to market Macross in the West. It's too long coming. Keep biting the hand that feeds you, HG!
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    That Sidewinder is not the most appealing ship design. I'm not familiar with Elite: Dangerous, but having Binged some images, there are some cool ship designs that would have made for better entries, IMHO. No fault with the build, however; it's just not a flattering subject.
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    A builder named SPARKART built this Brickheadz version of Ms. Minmay. Even better, he posted step-by-step instructions on his Flickr. Thought I'd share.
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    I doubt it; NASA has proven to be a cash cow for LEGO. If the design is sound, and LEGO don't have a similar project in the works already, it stands a better than average chance of getting made, IMHO. On their own, they'll be making STS Orbiter sets long after I've turned to dust- it's just an iconic spacecraft that just happens to look cool, and translates well for playability. In fact, there's a 3-in-1 Creator Orbiter set out now. It's in my backlog of sets I need to build.
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    Congrats on scoring the Prop Plane set! I remember when that set was out, but like you, didn't get it. Also like you, I had the Sky Ranger, which was a fun little set on its own. Anyway, it's always a nice feeling to find an old set you wanted but didn't get as a kid. I've since added the Polaris 1 Space Lab, the Blacktron Spectral Starguider, the M-Tron Mega Core Magnetizer, and the Galaxy Explorer to my collection. I digress- have fun building your plane; I hope it exceeds expectations. I wish LEGO would do limited releases of some of the more popular and highly sought retired sets from the 80's and 90's- one look at e-bay or Bricklink will show that, even after 30 years, many of those old sets are still selling for hefty sums.
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    I checked the entries for all the popular online retailers, and everyone that has them, even under their Japanese Transformers section, all have the Hasbro versions. Anime Export have it, but there's no delineation as to which version. I'm thinking you may just have to be patient and wait out a Takara release, or hope for the best with a current PO. With the tales of QC woe floating, I think I'd wait, esp for $140. best of luck!
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    Glad I got the leader class RotF Prime- solid toy that does a really good job of capturing the character in both modes. That said, I've lost interest in Bay-verse toys, so neither MP Prime nor Bee were on my radar. The QC issues are a bit worrying, however. I have around 20 MP figs, and I can't recall any single one of them having that many issues. With a lot of third party competition, Takara need to manage their quality if they're going to continue the current pricing trend. By way of comparison, I just transformed a few of my FT Dinobots night before last, and those figures are so crisp, with excellent alignments throughout. That should be a hallmark for Takara as well. This kinda gives me some apprehension for Sunstreaker, especially with all the additional transformation mechanics to change from toy or real car aesthetics. Being a Countach, any misalignments will be readily noticeable. I hope they bring their A-game. I haven't seen any news recently, but with Wonderfest now in the rearview, was MP Dinobot on display in any capacity besides the CG model? Given the hot messes that pretty much all previous figures have been, I'm hoping they strike engineering gold with this one, earning the MP name.
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    Face-palmed.
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    I appreciate the kind words, fellas. Truly, it means a lot to me. Valk Hunter D- What does the 'OG' stand for? (I'm probably gonna face-palm when you tell me) So, the new LEGO Ninjago Movie sets are out and at the top of my want list were Jay's Lightning Jet and Kai's Fire Mech. The Fire Mech is quite imposing by LEGO standards, and visually striking. Articulation is rather poor, however. The feet are on technic ball joints, and shored to prevent a lot of movement, making the ankle joints nigh pointless. There are no knees and no thigh swivels. The hips can rotate fore and aft, and can bend outwards to achieve an "A" stance. A leg can be bent one click ahead of the other and maintain stability. More than a click is beyond the ankle's ability to accommodate, and the thing topples. It's a bit disappointing, as by now, I'd expect LEGO designers to be able to incorporate a full range of leg articulation into their mecha models. Gripe aside, it sure looks purty. Jay's Lightning Jet is one of those sets that makes me love this hobby. In hand, it has more of a MOC feel than an official set, and makes for a sweet sci-fi vehicle. It could have stood some better aft gear ( the gear is formed by a Technic handle which doubles as a hand grip to actuate it's spinning lightning engine feature), but it's a minor complaint on an otherwise excellent model.
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    Also voted for Voltron and hoped like hell it would get approved. TBH, I'm not a huge Voltron fan, but I like the mecha, and a project like this will hopefully inform other mecha designs down the road, licensed or not. I'm happy to say this will be my first Voltron figure, and it pleases me to no end that it's an Ideas set. I wonder to what extent their license extends, as I wouldn't mind a LEGO version of Netflix's Voltron. It'd be nice if some new joints came about out of these larger mecha sets; the old Exo-Force clicky joints are decent, but quite limited in strength. I've given thought to submitting my transforming cargo plane, but given its lackluster reception on Flickr, MOCPages, and Deviantart, I'm reluctant to put forth the effort. The thought of seeing it on a shelf at TRU and B&N is warm and fuzzy, though.
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    This comes out the day after my birthday- Thanks, Hollywood! To be fair, in the first film, Corey Stoll wasn't really given much to do or to work with as far as outright over-the-top villainy is concerned. He plays a good @sshole, though. Otherwise, it was much better than I thought it'd be. Good casting makes a big difference. Hope the second is good, too.
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    I love BrickCon; it's usually the highlight of my year. It's more fun, I think, to attend as a participant, i.e. build something to display. If you ever get the chance to go, I'd highly recommend going as a participant, as it affords you the opportunity to view all the displays before and after public hours-lots of time for photos and vids. Moreover, you get a chance to talk to the folks who build all these amazing things, and potentially make a few friends along the way. I hope you get to experience it- it's cool. If you do go, look for the short bald white dude in jorts who spends way too much time at the mecha table- I'll be happy to meet ya.
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    I took a look at the Ideas shuttle, and , having 10213 from a few years back (in tribute to the orbiter program's retirement), I see little to improve on that set. Indeed, the Ideas proposal incorporates the cockpit parts from the Spaceport set above, which gives it a smooth look. Honestly, though, one could acquire the Spaceport set on Bricklink, ebay, etc, and mod it to achieve a more robust and accurate looking shuttle, similar to the Ideas set. Just not feeling it with this one. I'm still hoping that Voltron will get the official treatment.
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    Macsam, I was hoping you'd linger a little longer on that Classic Space display-love me some CS. One thing that really captured my attention was the volume of Canadian flag builds; a very patriotic lot of builders there in Toronto. Nice little bit of mecha, with the VF-1, and that model of the super robot encased within the spaceship. If you ever get an opportunity, I'd highly recommend coming to BrickCon in Seattle. It's generally the first weekend of October every year. It's definitely worth the trip if you enjoy looking at everything and anything made from LEGO. One of the most impressive aspects of the convention is the participation: we've had folks from Australia, South America, Sweden, and many other far flung locations around the world bring their LEGO models to display. Amazing how these little plastic bricks can unite people.
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    Couldn't agree more. I always liked his alt mode, and actually find it more interesting than just another VF-1, the likeness of which manifested ubiquitously in all manner of toys in the 80's. Skyfire looked Cybertronian, which is more apropos since he never took on an Earth alt. Even to my untrained eyes as a lad, Jetfire looked suspiciously like an F-14. See, I always thought 'Peg' was a shelf-warming reference, hence the mildly pejorative implication (i.e. in charming TFW2005 parlance, the toy is a POS). I never really followed the conversation concerning the character since I don't follow the comics, so that aspect was lost on me at the time. I thought the toy was ok, but I passed on Drift in favor of his Blurr recolor. In hindsight, just for variety's sake, and because I now have a superior G1 Blurr figure, I kinda wish I'd gotten Peg, er Drift. 'Preciate the backstory, Mike.
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    I still have my Ivanov on display. I'll wait to see what improvements are made over Yamato's before I commit to a second. For starters, hopefully ratcheted hip joints and better weapon mounts. I never could get the FAST packs to attach to my 51's wings.
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    I remember the 'Peg' thing as well, but even when it was fresh, I didn't know where it came from. My basic understanding was that it was mildly pejorative in nature. Anyway, at the time, I passed on Peg in lieu of his Blurr recolor, since there really wasn't a decent CHUG Blurr at the time, and all I knew about Drift was that he was a character from the comics who'd achieved some measure of popularity. Still have that Blurr on my CHUG shelf, although I have the far more G1 TR version out front. I was checking out Robot Hero's new mini-cassette figs tonight on Chosen Prime- pretty well done MP styled Overkill and Slugfest (Barney and Durden, respectively). They did a nice job of making their dino modes more robust, although their Overkill's cassette form is a little more compromised. But they're cassette bots, and I dig 'em. I'm hoping eventually MMC will get around to all these cassettes in their full-sized cassette line. Love my Jaguar. Got the condor twins PO'd, and I've seen their Rumble/Frenzy CG. It's such a great time to be a TF fan.
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    I've been collecting CHUG all along since Classics debuted in '07, and, while I'm not a completionist, my collection is sizeable at this point. Still, room for more! It'd be nice to get an updated Punch/Counterpunch, a new Reflector, and maybe updated Omnibots (3 mail order Autobots from circa '85: Downshift, Camshaft, and Overdrive. I still have my Downshift). Dinobots have been a glaring omission, so it's nice to see that void being filled. I just hope they're done better than the CW Constructicons; I feel Has/Tak cut too many corners with those figs in favor of the combined form, and I passed on them in favor of third party. I hope, too, that Astrotrain will be revisited and given proper shuttle and locomotive alt modes. Didn't like the TR version at all. I haven't seen either Blitzwing or Octane in stores yet, and at this point I'm still on the fence. I think they could be better; I want better, so I may pass on them even if I do run across them at some point. I still think the Jizai version of Octane was pretty well done, and I'm aware that a third party or two have toys based on that design. Still holding out for a decent official, though. Perusing that old toy brochure, Has/Tak have most of those covered now. I wonder if they have one of these pinned to the wall and consult it to see what to make next.
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    The Dinobots are a surprise, as is Predaking. The Dinos have my attention, as we haven' t had a full team of official G1ish Dinobots since the originals. If they do indeed combine, I hope it doesn't compromise them too terribly in bot and dino form. Jazz looks good- a nice update to his alt, but still very reminiscent of the character. Rodimus looks a little clunky in bot mode to me; bits of the smaller Hot Rod can be seen. I'll be interested to see some reviews before I really know if I want him or not. The only G1 space Winnebago Rodimus figure I own is the Titanium, so this might be a second. That beachcomber looks good, as does Slugslinger. I'm hoping larger, clearer pics of the new femme-bot appear soon; looks like a new mold. I've got TR Ginrai, so I'm not really feeling the need for another leader class OP. I'll check reviews out of curiosity, but for now the position of Autobot leader is filled on my CHUG shelf. I wish Has/Tak would find a better transformation for jets; having the arms just hanging there on the sides of the plane, only somewhat integrated, looks terrible and lazy. Looking forward to more revelations, better pics, and reviews of Generations.
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    At Walmart, we have a stand-alone two-sided TF only shelf unit featuring the new Bayformers, but also Titans Return deluxe Chromedome, Highbrow, Scourge, Blurr, Hardhead, and (I think) Triggerhappy. The Target I've been to rarely ever has anything Generations stocked, except the odd leader class, and sometimes a voyager. We have quite a few stores here in Spokane that normally carry this stuff, including TRU, but of them all, in the last few years, Fred Meyers and Walmart have been the only stores that seem to be stocking deluxe figures with any kind of regularity. This year, Wally's been way behind, as they didn't stock the wave 2 deluxes until well after Christmas, and the pegs are still filled with them. Subsequently, until they get rid of those, they don't put in any more orders. Target in my area just has blank pegs where TR deluxes should be. Not sure if it's a distro problem, or their ordering system, but I've about given up on finding TR deluxes there. Likewise at TRU. Anyway, the hunt for these things has become a chronically dishearteningly unfruitful endeavor, and I finally just said 'F- it' and started ordering them online. I used to enjoy the hunt, but when nobody has this stuff, it becomes an exercise in disappointment and frustration, so I'll eat the markup and get my figures.
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    Taking another look at TFM's Bruticus, it appears that , like XTB's, Motormaster forms the inner legs and feet and the car bots just attach. It also looks like part of the trailer detaches separately and forms a little two-man gun station of sorts. For that MM, I think I could live with it, even though the cars aren't forming the legs themselves. And if I'm wrong, all the better. I'm kinda digging the Iron Factory figs. Correct me if I'm wrong, but their stuff is usually on the smallish size, like legend class or so. I like small stuff like that, esp in transforming toys. I'll likely not get any of them due to budgetary restraints, but I'll be sure to check pics and vids when they start showing up. They took some stylistic license with all the figs shown, but every figure is still recognizable and homages it's G1 counterpart well. It's a shame that price points are generally high on 3rd party- if these were all $10-15, I'd get them all. And speaking of smaller transforming figures, there's been no news of any more Machine Robo releases since Blackbird and Mixer earlier in the year. By now I figure Shuttle and Turbo would be released. So, I just checked their Facebook page, which they've updated, and it looks like the next releases will be Missiletank and Shuttle. I didn't see any mention of Turbo or Blue Jet. These guys are overpriced, but there's just something I like about them. I still play around with Blackbird a fair bit- just a fun little figure, and he's an SR-71.
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    Ah, cool. I'll be popping in from time to time, so, looking forward to it. Thanks, Mike!
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    He's been in so many movies over the years, even playing Bela Lugosi as Dracula in Ed Wood. I've never seen the movie, but I remember his giving interviews at the time of the film's release. R.I.P. Mr Landau. I've never seen Space: 1999; it's one of those series I wish the Syfy channel would pick up, or the BBCA. It's always appealed to me from an aesthetic POV, given the 'used universe' look of the ships and such. The Eagle is an iconic ship, too- cool design.
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    I'm down for all of MMC's full sized cassette figures; I hope they eventually do the dinos and maybe the combiner ones as well. Transform Missions' Stunticons look amazing, especially that Motormaster. I think that's the first MM I've seen that allows the trailer to rotate realistically; usually they just connect them as one solid piece in vehicle mode, with little to no gap between cab and trailer. High marks for the engineering on Transform Mission's version, at least for that. I wish I'd known FT were doing a Cyclonus. I have Eligos, and I like him quite a bit, but transforming him is a chore, with some terrible clearance issues and some questionable tabs. In either mode, though, he's a great looking Cyclonus. But then, so is FT's, although part of me still likes Eligos' styling better. Of course, mileage varies. Edit: Just got my Fans Toys Stomp, and it's another home run. Beautiful figure, remarkably evocative of the G1 toy (I felt a strong surge of deja vu after extracting him from the styrofoam, with his arms rotated straight forward zombie style- he looks just like my original). Everytime I look at my growing FT Dino lineup perched on my fireplace mantle, the 'squee' in me sounds off. So worth the money. Now I just need Cesium to complete the team.
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    Finally! Been hoping for a sequel since the first, so long as Brad Bird is involved. Thankfully, he's directing, and once again voicing Edna Mode. Great news.
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