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    From what little I've been paying attention to, that's functionally what this is supposed to be. On the other hand, from what else little I've been paying attention to, One Piece is a rare breed of long-running shounen that actually has very little filler. So I dunno. Regardless, it seems One Piece fans have been eating very well lately.
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    Yeah, M2 is hardly among my favorites of the franchise, but I'm suddenly feeling some strong nostalgia for it...
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    That could be right, I'm sure it made a cameo somewhere in there amidst all the other cameos. A "GM Semi-Striker" also showed up IIRC during the Torrington fight, using the beam sabers at the end of a long stick variant. So I guess they're both represented in canon. Then again, when the compilation movie trilogy came out, I remember they tried to get rid of some of the goofier, toyetic stuff like the G-Armor, etc. I forget if the beam javelin was excised or not. Managed to find the relevant Unicorn clips: On another note, I want to take this moment to reiterate my disdain for all things Gundam handheld shield. I feel like the big full-size shield template needs to just go at this point. As a design element it rarely adds to a design, and more often detracts from it, looking lopsided and unwieldy as hell. It never provides any actual defense for a mobile suit, and yet it continues to get aesthetic overhauls that frankly stink. I still think, to this day, that the Ground Gundam shield is the one good iteration of the Gundam shield, and that's partly because it's barely a shield at all. It manages to look practical and aesthetically cohesive at the same time, and it's actually shown being used to good effect in the 08MST OVA.
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    Far as I'm aware that was only ever a gimmick of the RX-78. Spear depictions of suits from that time and into the future tended to default to a beam saber holder a LA the GM Striker:
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    Great overall. Effects were great, save for a handful of spotty moments. I especially loved the water simulations, which I honestly probably wouldn't have paid any attention were it not for seeing this interview with the director, Takashi Yamazaki, beforehand, where he mentioned the water alone taking some 500 TB (of... textures? simulated animations? I'm not sure, but 500TB is 500TB). Some random observations:
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    Oh that baby Kong looks baaaad... Yikes.
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    The one hope I have for this movie is that it seems like there's a chance they're going to really lean into the CGI part of the bad CGI alligator and play up the weird shenanigans that that can get up to in ostensibly the real world. Clipping, t-posing, etc. The majority of the trailer doesn't give me that impression, but there's a hint or two of it in there.
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    Surprise, surprise, got my Q-Raus waiting to ship at HLJ! I wasn't expecting these to release until late December.
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    I think using historical accuracy as a barometer for film quality is barking up the wrong tree. Just take Scott's previous historical epic, Gladiator. It's nowhere near historically accurate, yet it was a massive hit. From all I've heard and seen of Napoleon, it seems he was hoping to strike success using the same formula, but apparently the character drama just isn't as compelling as before, and thus can't sustain the movie when the holes in reality start to show themselves. The Woman King being lashed for deviating from historical truth was all well and good, but the movie itself is otherwise a fine if predictable movie. It felt like a lot of the criticism applied a double standard to the movie. It was okay for other historical movies before it to deviate from dry historical truth, but for whatever reason it wasn't okay for that movie (and this one) to do the same. So... yeah. I don't think historical accuracy is necessarily the issue; I think, like is usually the case, the storytelling just isn't up to snuff.
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    "If you want this MG kit, then SLEEP WITH THIS PILE OF PLASTIC MODEL PIECES FOR MY ILLICIT SEXUAL THRILL." Hm... no yeah, that checks out, carry on.
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    Partly for me it's a bit odd to see the forward-swivel Gerwalk joint being utilized in Battroid form; typically whenever you see Battroid animated/drawn, it always has that joint closed and swivels forward using the hip joint instead. Artists might curve the thigh forward, blend the top and bottom halves together to get a more dynamic forward bend while keeping the vents relatively parallel to the body. This rendition is mechanically correct - or at least mechanically correct as far as this kit is concerned - but it's just not what has usually been done when depicting this subject this or similar ways.
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    I'm half-sure it's been uploaded before. IIRC they rotate shows pretty regularly, and have probably gone through the entire franchise at least once by now.
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    VFG Makina preorders are up, at least the JP ones. HLJ - https://www.hlj.com/macross-delta-vf-31a-kairos-makina-nakajima-aos06524 Hobby Search - https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/11040184 Amiami - https://www.amiami.com/eng/detail/?gcode=FIGURE-162689
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    Oh, is the FA-78 a Sentinel design? I thought it was just an Okawara MSV that's been reworked over the years.
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    Anyone got an idea what the weapons are based on? So far I'm getting vibes of Glock G17? I dunno, the thumb hole, wooden stock, and long length extending past the screen makes me think of the WA2000, but it has a mass and overall silhouette that makes me think more of a sci-fi AK. Gives the impression of some sort of revolver. Sci-fi Chinese meat cleavers? Probably a high-frequency blade of some sort. They always are. Now that I get a good look at it, it seems the same gun as in Michiel Huisman's poster. From this angle it definitely looks more like just a "generic sci-fi carbine rifle." I don't know, but it definitely looks really front-heavy and probably a pain to wield. Another generic sci-fi rifle. For whatever reason, my mind went to the Marines' assault rifles in Aliens. This is the most obvious so far, a barely dressed-up Kriss Vector. I gotta say, looks like he's swinging around a dick and balls.
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    Try clearing your cache/cookies?
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    Check out the shipping on them. HOO BOY SHE A CHONKER
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    I wonder what if any parts will be shared from the YF-19. They're superficially similar, but pretty much every single aspect of the design is altered in some way for the VF-19 that I would be very surprised if ANYTHING transfers over. Maybe... the arms? wings? feet? Regardless, this and the 1/72 prototype have got to be good news for those who like the design.
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    Amazon.co.jp link already???: https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0CLGYYLPJ There appears to be a second one that includes a post card set???: https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0CLGXWMQB I dunno, if someone could clarify why the two SKUs and/or whether these are legit at all...
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    "Japanese and English subtitles included..." Was Zero among the raft of announced American releases? I recall Plus... 7 and its derivatives... 2 got that Kickstarter preview recently... Frontier and Delta + movies??? If not, might pick this up and add to my sudden collection of import Blurays. (Watching the Plus and Frontier movies for the first time in decades in my living room, even without subs, was damn near cathartic.)
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    That was my thinking as well. A "Full Set Pack" of the YF-21 would consist of only... what, the FAST Packs and Fold Booster? Maybe a similar fold barrier punch effect? I was always under the impression that the YF-19's extra ordinance is only due to that one artwork of it all laid out being so iconic. The YF-21 doesn't have such a depiction IIRC. That said, I do think a DX should include at least the FAST Pack by default. Especially on these two prototype VFs, the "Super" parts are so minimal as to be a foregone conclusion. It was actually really disappointing to see the YF-19 WWM release be SO stingy by not including them.
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    Macross figures

    kajnrig replied to CF18's topic in Toys

    Ah, yes, I suspected you might be in a different market. Those are all JPY prices converted to USD; you being in the Euro zone(?) would change the prices somewhat. Hobby Search is pretty reliable; Amiami and HLJ are both solid choices, too. I don't know much about Hobby Genki, I think the reviews around here have been generally pretty positive as well. (Note that all of those are Japanese-native stores.) BBTS and Kappa Hobby would probably not be ideal sources as they're located in the US. I'm unfortunately not well-versed on European hobby stores.
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    Macross figures

    kajnrig replied to CF18's topic in Toys

    IIRC the Hobby Genki price doesn't include international shipping (same as all the links above except BBTS), potentially making it the most expensive option. Of those Japanese stores, HLJ has the cheapest price on the item itself, but again, international shipping might make up the difference in cost. BBTS has a fixed $4 shipping cost for the item, so the final price should come out to $354 + tax. I took a gander at Kappa Hobby, and they have the item on preorder for $338.88 + tax and free US shipping: https://kappahobby.com/products/macross-frontier-sheryl-nome-tsukuyomi-ver-1-7-scale-figure-shibuya-scramble-figure The rough USD prices, from lowest known cost to highest: HLJ = $235 + international shipping Hobby Search, Amiami = $255 + international shipping Hobby Genki = $275 + international shipping Kappa Hobby = $339 + tax BBTS = $354 + tax
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    2002, but yes, looks to be for the most part, except for the updated hips that first showed up in IIRC the Armored VF-1J. They're lookers, but yes, they're rather limited in articulation. That said, IIRC it's a little bit better than what's depicted here, and what's depicted here doesn't do the kit any favors.
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    Which reminds me, how difficult would it be to convert the Q-Rau to a Q-Rare/Rhea? I imagine it'd "just" be a matter of replacement parts for the forearm cannons and a new backpack upper shell with a rail for a shoulder-mounted cannon., but there might be more going on I don't recognize at a glance. I want to say the proportions are different, too, maybe the backpack as a whole is smaller on the Rare/Rhea...? (EDIT: Hm, yeah, seems the backpack has way more going on than I remembered. Fuel tanks as well, accent details around the missile launchers, and definitely seems it's smaller overall, bottoming out at the top of the thighs rather than at the knees.) Also, that version of the SVF-41 Black Aces is 1/48 scale, correct?
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