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    This happens every year. People think this or that announcement is a joke, but April 1 just happens to also be the start of the Japanese (or at least a bunch of Japanese companies') fiscal new year.
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    And once again, I can't figure out the head. Looks like... 31A head? I don't remember 31A having those cheek pieces. E-type head? Gahhhhhh.... EDIT: Colors seem really out of character. I would've expected red and gold, or at least pink.
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    Oh, I didn't know we had a dedicated FM thread. Nice. Did the Direct mention if they were ports of the PS1(?) originals, or remasters, or full-on remakes? Incidentally, I was getting ready to sell my Structure Arts Vol. 1 1/72 kits. Still prepping pics and organizing a FS thread, but if anyone wants a set, lemme know. I've got 2x complete sets of 4 kits, one set snapped together, one set unbuilt. Haven't considered price yet, feel free to PM me an offer.
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    Watch them actually be PS4/X1 remasters and the Switch early releases are cloud-based like the KH games. Because that's working out really well.
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    I have a vague recollection of what you said, so my response might not be on point, but I found both of Mother's "outfits" so to speak to feel adequately artificial and uncanny. You might call it physical perfection compared to her anemic form or however you put it, but I find that comparison ironic since it's very much a living statue-esque look, in its own way just as sterile a representation of the human form as her "mother" look. Not that I disagree, I think it looks great, too.
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    Macross figures

    kajnrig replied to CF18's topic in Toys

    Maybe. If it's the same as this: ...then yes. If not, no, and now I'm triple excited. A new Minmay AND a new Ranka AND another new Ranka AND a new Sheryl? Come oooooon, roll the dice, let's get that Mirage announcement!
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    In a good way. In all seriousness, though, a lot about the Mother character had me making comparisons to Rei Ayanami. She checks a lot of the same uncanny valley checkmarks. It's one of the highlights in a story that otherwise hasn't sucked me in that much yet. I'll give it another episode or two, maybe it'll grow on me.
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    Have been quietly bingeing The Expanse. Quite good, glad to have followed y'all's recc's. Also watched the first episode of Raised by Wolves tonight. My god that bodysuit is dangerous... but otherwise I struggled to keep focused. Whoever recc'ed it, boo on you!
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    Arcadia VF-5000G

    kajnrig replied to daBlah!'s topic in Toys

    It's the size of a VF-1? Really? It certainly fills out...
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    Macross figures

    kajnrig replied to CF18's topic in Toys

    Same here. I'm amazed there haven't been more figures for such a milestone character... or maybe I'm just overstating her influence on the industry. I've been wanting to get a quality figure ever since that wonky Arcadia figure was announced - wasn't it super expensive, too? - so I'm happy to see this announced. And the new Ranka figure, too, I feel like everyone's ignoring it here.
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    Maybe Ace Combat 7's just on my mind, but I half-suspect that's just a balloon plane for the sake of counter-espionage.
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    Link for the above-mentioned Guntank MP: https://p-bandai.com/us/item/N2612413001001
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    Am I just crazy, or are the noses a bit short and stubby? Maybe the lack of the rest of the airframe just throws it off, but I could swear these should be longer than they are.
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    @pengbuzzI've been meaning to ask, what were you attempting to do with that Cat's Eye? Was it like a "heat warp" effect on the hull? Or...? ...or now that I look again, is it a duct tape model? What is the backstory of this build!?!? I am INFINITELY fascinated.
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    I'll be interested to see how the Gouf Custom compares to the original RD (EDIT: and HGUC kit) of it. And that MP Guntank is a welcome boon that's been sorely missing on the hobby side of things.
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    In other completely unrelated news, I just tried out the Lady Gaga song pack for Beat Saber PSVR. So far there are one or two iffy ones in there, no matter what the difficulty, but the majority are pretty good. So far, "Bad Romance" has been the most fun, albeit slightly easy even on Expert. I was able to clear it in one go.
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    Imagine this giant space god looks at you, and at everything around you, sighs in defeated resignation, mutters "I'm so tired of this crap," and casually pulls its own head off.
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    wait what When/where was this? I need to rewatch all the classics again (or maybe it's best I don't...), because I could swear they were just weapons created by the PC and they envied humanity because it seemed to them (the Zen/Mel) that they (humanity) were the PC's chosen inheritors...
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    A couple questions since I'm not as familiar with this design as some of the others: 1) Is the extra arm armor based at all on the Armored Pack? I saw in the video a couple pages back that the Armored Pack's arm gatling guns include a similar armor panel that fits onto the regular 31J/C/etc. arm. 2) That being the case, can the extra armor be removed here to reveal a regular 31 arm beneath? 3) From this video (timestamped), it seems the extra arm armor slides up the forearm toward the elbow for fighter mode, and down toward the wrist for battroid/Gerwalk mode (probably frees up space for the elbow joints to move). Does it being in the lower position inhibit the ability to stow it away in fighter mode? 4) The bicep portion of the arm armor, does it ever change orientation relative to the bicep, or is it always in line with the elbow bend? If the latter, could it reasonably be attached permanently to the bicep, and its own "elbow" joint removed? Would this interfere with transformation in any way? I think it's obvious what I want to do with this information, if possible: - permanently affix the bicep armor to the bicep - remove the extra elbow joint - have the forearm armor permanently in the "down" position
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    I agree; I figured it would be as such. Some folks were wondering so I figured I'd give an impression as soon as I could. I just wish I'd had time to add pics to the post as well to clarify my points, lol. (I'm snapping it together as much as possible at work, then I'll finish it off at home.) Yeah, going by the instructions it looks to be a major hassle. But it should be simple enough if you leave the Armor panels for last, since they simply snap into place. Assemble the leg sans Armor and knee, attach the knee to the leg, glue on the knee cap, and then snap on the Armor around that. That's my initial thought, anyway. Typically I would want to cement the Armor parts together, which would necessitate any number of creative assembly options for the parts being encased by them, but they seem to fit nicely at first glance with no need for any seam removal. Anyway, can't agree more about loving the kit. It's been too long since I've built a Hasegawa model. They're always fun, even if I'm too lazy sometimes to do what they need me to do.
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    So after a quick build-up of the legs: - It seems pretty much as I remember it. You CAN, strictly speaking, snapfit nearly everything on the legs - even small detail parts. It'll hold together without masking tape. That said, cement/putty is still strongly recommended. - The old, original battroid parts are a lot of "two halves sandwiching a polycap, big ol' seam line running down the middle," and pretty much require cement/putty. The Armored parts are clearly designed with snapfit assembly and minimal seams in mind, and don't require cement/putty. A bit of a generational whiplash, transitioning between the two. - The instructions will have you cut off a connector on an original battroid part - the "heel"/"rear vector nozzle." Not hard at all, just might surprise someone who's used to gunpla. - Only two TRULY finnicky parts: the battroid knee cap, and the Armored knee cap. Both still, strictly-speaking, can snap-fit into place, but come loose easily and probably should be glued into place. - I did not try to snap-fit two clear pieces on the leg Armored part; it seems they can be pressed into place (but there's no way to get them back out without drilling into the detail beneath). EDIT: Moving onto the hips: - The little prongs that spike out from the bottom of the nose cone (what are those, anyway? what purpose do similar surfaces have on real-world aircraft?) definitely require glue, so there goes the pretense of a snap-fit kit. - The newly-introduced hip swivel is so minimal (5 degrees of total rotation) that they needn't have bothered at all and could have designed the Armored parts around the original nose cone. (Probably there are additional reasons for a dedicated Armored nose, but just noting that added articulation isn't one of them.)
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    What's this? Foam packing material yellows over time? Or it'll yellow bare plastic it touches over time? Or...?
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    Eh... We'll have to agree to disagree there. Again, I get your meaning. Regardless, the comparison that I was responding to in particular framed Resurrections as the Phantom Menace of the Matrix films in terms of fan feedback, which is kind of... eh... maybe...? I don't remember TPM getting a particularly negative reaction right out the gate, but then again I was a dumb kid at the time too distracted by the twirly whirly laser swords to pay attention to the fandom's reaction. I know the general consensus nowadays is that it's the weakest of the prequel trilogy, but I can't really fathom the reasons why because I think the second movie is easily the weakest, and I don't care enough to revisit those movies to refresh my memory of them and re-assess my opinion. But anyway, I thought the fan reaction to TPM was pretty even to positive in the immediate aftermath of its release, whereas the reaction to Resurrections has been pretty solidly negative across the board, with some finding more to like in the meta commentary than others. Thus, not the greatest of comparisons.
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    You could say the same thing about Star Wars. I disagree that it was "rife for a continuation." Star Wars works as a fully standalone product and indeed WAS a fully standalone product before being re-badged "Episode IV: A New Hope," and it didn't "need" a sequel. ...but I get your meaning. The sequel films definitely aren't as good as the original, but they do continue the original's trend - a pattern also repeated by the fourth film - of basically being a blank check for the Wachowskis to explore whatever currently strikes their fancy. Philosophy obviously is a big thing that all four films have indulged in. Wire-fu and anime. CGI and special effects in the two sequels... And what the Wachowskis wanted to explore this time around, inasmuch as there's anything at all, is the very nature of a Matrix sequel, one that doesn't need and doesn't WANT to be made but which is BEING FORCED to be made. If it feels like they're halfing the ass out of it, that's because they almost assuredly are, to a certain degree. Of course, intentionally bad is still bad and all. It's a very cynical movie, this one, but it doesn't shy away from its cynicism. It doesn't try to hide it. It lays it all out there in the open, saying, "This is nothing more or less than exactly what you wanted." Who the "you" is... well... 🤔
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    I dunno if the Star Wars comparisons are apt... For one thing, it seems fairly obvious to me that the meta commentary wasn't just for show, and neither of the Wachowskis thought this sequel was a project worth pursuing. Or rather, they - like many fans - agreed that there didn't need to be a sequel to the original trilogy. When presented with "this sequel is happening with or without you," Lana Wachowski decided frakk it, they're gonna force a sequel, I'll at least get what I want out of it. And what she wanted was a love letter slash final send-off to her recently(?) deceased parents. Neo and Trinity, to her, are stand-ins for her parents, so she gave them the happy ending that she wants to believe in for her parents, and literally everyone else's desires could go frakk themselves, for lack of a better term. It's kind of impressive, really, her managing to rope in her entire industry on said $200+ million love letter. It's doubly so for being a scathing criticism of that very industry as well, or at least of its obsession with zero originality and nostalgia- and sequel-chasing. Do I think it's a good film? Not really. But I respect the hell out of the filmmakers for sticking to their convictions.
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