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    Not necessarily. A ground-based mecha with strong and plentiful enough thrusters would be just as effective in space as a VF. The Cheyenne from M0 has a large main thruster that would be perfectly serviceable in zero-G (given an upgrade in output), and its simpler, cheaper construction would probably increase its cost-effectiveness. Limbs made for traversing actual terrain (instead of using your main engine exhausts) would be better-suited for navigating asteroids and the like. The main advantage of the VFs is that they can operate in atmosphere, and the main reason they get top billing on the show is because they're the franchise's poster boy. In a more realistic setting, I'd imagine Destroids would have become the de facto mecha of Macross (the same way the Ball would realistically be flying circles around every Gundam ever). But then we're not talking so much Destroids as VF-style transforming land vehicles, in which case... well, see above about atmosphere navigation. I seriously doubt an APC that transforms into a robot would be very useful, or comfortable for the P that it's C-ing.
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    Did the original YF-19 (or the VF-19) ever have hardpoints on the wings like they do on the toys? I'd imagine some must have existed (or could have been reasonable integrated) on the wing ROOTS, but not on the wings themselves because of the very problems that exist on these toys. I don't think I ever saw any 19 with underwing weapons...
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    I don't know. I've never used anything other than the plain one. I imagine the scented one would work just as well, with the added benefit of perfuming the kit...? (Check the ingredient list, if there is one.) Chunky is just fine in my book. I never did like the trend towards "sleek" and skinny profiles. It was nice when the EW suits were completely redesigned and the slimness was integrated into them, but the HG 1/100 X and Double X look better than the MGs despite their age, IMO. Same thing with the HG Strike going to the RG Strike, and original MG to RM MG. But to each their own. A new Alex tooling in general would be nice.
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    For my part, I'd just like to see some toys/models of the Cheyenne Destroids. They may be the series' cannon fodder, but they make a fine picture in the process.
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    I'd fap to that. ...what?
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    Bandai DX VF-31

    kajnrig replied to UN Spacy's topic in Toys

    Well, to be fair, Sharon Apple wasn't just limited to concert halls, and her hypnotism wasn't just based around singing (or at least that's what I gathered from watching it; official explanations probably have a better explanation). Light, sound, and even a rudimentary sense of touch(?). She did almost exactly the same things the human characters of Frontier/Delta are doing. She just didn't have to worry about being a physical body. It could just be a case of technology so advanced as to be magic.
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    They are indeed. Future was a Pledge brand, and Pledge a few years ago consolidated all (or most) of its products under a single brand name.
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    10-meter tall hornets? Do not even joke.
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    lol No, I'm just an unrepentant hoarder. I wouldn't have used her or the sound boosters even if I had them, but I can't stand the thought of not having them. Unrepentant hoarder am I.
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    I'm sure you all must have already discussed this in the last 30 pages, but do people have experience with their other products? I was under the impression that this was going to be their debut, but apparently they've made a bunch of super sentai stuff already. If you do, I'd love to hear your thoughts on their quality and QC, generally.
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    Right, I knew that, but I was curious all the same. I suppose those "weapons" + Ranka must be on their own runner, so you're probably right and it's unlikely they'll be included. ...unless they're on the same runner as the 25G's gunpod and/or head... EDIT: Nope, seems gunpod/head parts are runners K/V respectively, and Ranka and sound boosters are N and Q. Shame. Well, here's hoping.
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    Could be convergent evolution. Or whatever it's called when something's invented in two different places/times independent of each other. But seriously, WHY Sharon Apple? They must be really good at separating the artist from their music...
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    I wonder if it'll have the sound booster system and Ranka figure in the backseat like the original release had.
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    Ooh, nice. Thanks for this. I'm guessing this will also be limited edition?
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    Speaking of, was anyone else weirded out by... I think it was in the first Frontier movie... when they listed Sharon Apple among the likes of Minmay and Fire Bomber? What the heck happened to THAT in the canon? Like, what's the "in-universe movie" version of M+? Did Sharon Apple team up with Guld and Isamu to take on Producer-san, who had hacked into the Macross's computers and was using a Ver. 2.0 of Sharon's evil AI chip to take over Earth? Is THAT why she's talked about as a savior idol instead of literally the universe's most dangerous computer virus?
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    About an hour ago, mon frere could only get through about 2/3 of the episode before declaring Macross now and forever dead to him. So... there's that.
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    If I remember correctly, this is the same guy who wrote this up: http://www.hobbylink.tv/riobot-anubis-by-sentinel-part-1-unbox ...and I had an adverse reaction to that. I said of it, "A subpar review of the game followed by a subpar review of the toy, in both cases scarcely saying anything at all about the actual item being reviewed. Two swings, two misses." This one's a bit more palatable, but still unpolished writing-wise. The actual content of it, though, consists of insightful, self-aware commentary by Kawamori, which was very nice to see.
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    There's a certain vile je ne sais quoi about panty shot fanservice. Oh god, time to rescind my membership, it was nice making friends with all of you.
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    Reiterating my post from the VF-2SS thread:
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    In my one purchase with it, I also noticed Amiami charged a greater shipping fee than HLJ's usual rates. In my case, a 13,000 yen purchase had a 7000 yen shipping fee attached, completely negating the sale discount I was taking advantage of and making the total cost more or less the same as if I had just purchased from HLJ at their regular prices. I also receive everything in a box nearly thrice as big as it needed to be. So... yeah. There's that.
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    I don't know if anyone's mentioned this about the upskirt thrusters, but they also make for convenient anti-panty shot devices. Thank Christ, too. I don't know if I'd be able to watch Macross anymore if it sank that low...
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    She's actually Sharon Apple resurgent.
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    I believe they were actually vacation until just this week, actually. Yay/nay?
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    Bandai DX VF-31

    kajnrig replied to UN Spacy's topic in Toys

    Is the VF-4 a four-engine fighter? (No, seriously, is it? I've never looked into its backstory.) Either way, I think the fact that we don't see many fighters with more than two engines (if we see any at all) plays a role in my distaste. Four main engines, placed the way they are, makes the 27/29 look like they're trying too hard, or compensating for something. Which they're not, obviously, because they're just fictional airplanes, but still, that's the impression I get. It's a very irrational dislike, I'll admit.
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    It doesn't look like Yamcadia/Bandai offerings, which have panel lines that are simply not filled in. It looks like it doesn't have panel lines to begin with. No surface detail whatsoever. That's what I mean by plain. I suppose you could scribe your own panel lines in, but at such a price point, you shouldn't have to.
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