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So, after a few hours of ginger movements and gentle massaging, I got mine into battroid mode and it is a. Lovely. Lovely. Thing. Next to the other Lovely. Lovely. Thing., of course. The leg fins did pop off a couple times, both of them, but popping them back into place is easy peasy. The major issue is the thigh joint, as onnasuke and Lancestride01 can attest. And the fix is untightening the screws holding the ball joint together. I just tinkered with mine, taking it apart as part of a natural progression of remedies, but I realized afterwards that Sildani has a nice step-by-step picture guide. You should follow it: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/41401-macross-maintenance/?do=findComment&comment=1421822 Some issues I ran into aside from the above: 1) The black piece behind the head that's supposed to lock everything together... doesn't. Try as I might, I can't get the cockpit to sit any further back and get the peg protruding from there to lock into the socket on the underside of the black piece. It's not a major problem, but it IS an eyesore. (Also the neck doesn't peg securely into the front collar/back of the nose, but it's a super small peg and not noticeable anyway. EXCEPT TO MEEEEEE.) 2) I don't like that the wings don't nicely swivel into storage/high speed configuration. You're just left to adjust them manually, and it's less than ideal. 3) The shield is too tall. If it were wider or shorter, it would look fine. I also don't like that it can't fit onto the back of the arm to accurately recreate the arm cannon pose. 4) The feet still bother me. All around. 5) The wing root tabs were really hard to remove first time around. Now that that's been gotten out of the way, I'm sure they'll be more cooperative in the future.
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Your most recent Macross or toy purchase! General thread.
kajnrig replied to Gakken85's topic in Hall Of The Super Topics
Yo, that's a sweet Armored VF-1S box art. Who's this Garland guy, and when did the 23rd Mega Zone-class colony ship take flight? -
To make the heels look right, they would have had to redesign the feet entirely. Separate rails for the toe and heel to slide into the legs, with the toe going deeper than the heel, the heel piece itself should be lengthened slightly and maybe beveled a la @RedLion's photoshop... And the vectoring joints would have to be redesigned to accommodate those changes, maybe even new pivot points added so there's separate joints for vector nozzle and toe/heel unfurling in Battroid mode. For what it's worth, here are some other shots of the feet extending from the fighter mode. In other news, mine arrived today from Amiami, head laser intact (and leg fins as well, so far). There's a mark on the plastic cover from where the laser bumped it, though. It's not very visible, but you can feel it with your fingers. I'll try to get some pics ASAP.
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Where do you all live? Here in the quiet little village that is the Upper Midwest, I have literally never had a bad experience with USPS personnel. Some items that are forgotten in the warehouse or accidentally sent back before being re-routed back back to me again, but the people I interact with have consistently been top notch. I dunno, maybe I'm just the exception that proves the rule. Wisconsinites do have a reputation of being polite to a fault... EDIT: That said, if my toy arrives in pieces today, I'll swear them off altogether, even though it's being sent through DHL.
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A lot of this video is insufferable - I actually recommend you don't watch it - but one point I agree with is that it doesn't really matter what the Predator mythos is, what its culture and lore and whatnot is, because... it's an alien sports hunter. That's all it ever needs to be.
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Solo: A Star Wars Story, in theaters May 25, 2018
kajnrig replied to Dobber's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Yeah, it wasn't bad while it lasted, just completely forgettable. Probably the epitome of an unnecessary movie. -
Gundam Show Thread - MSG thru GQuuuuuuX
kajnrig replied to Black Valkyrie's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
What the other two said. Darn shame, too, because I'd love to rewatch me some 08th MS Team. Or at least skip through some of the others like 0083 'til we get to the eye candy. -
Solo: A Star Wars Story, in theaters May 25, 2018
kajnrig replied to Dobber's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
...I... honestly forget almost everything that happens in this movie. I'm astounded how little I recall of it. -
Can anyone take pictures of the misaligned/misshapen leg fins? I've seen plenty of pictures of the head laser, but absolutely nothing about the apparently poor-fitting fins. (Usually people say it's the left fin, but I've heard of examples from both sides.)
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I think a few people have gotten notices (or even had them arrive already). As for me, Amiami shipped mine yesterday, and it's looking to be here by tomorrow via DHL.
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If you want the Japanese-only collector's edition like I do: https://www.amiami.com/eng/detail/?gcode=GAME-0021014 https://www.play-asia.com/ace-combat-7-skies-unknown-collectors-edition/13/70cb5l https://www.amazon.co.jp/【PS4】ACE-COMBAT™-COLLECTOR“S-【早期購入特典】「ACE-PhantomII」「歴代シリーズ人気機体スキン3種」がダウンロードできるプロダクトコード/dp/B07HHJX3B4/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1537911678&sr=8-5&keywords=ace+combat+7 I'll be getting the collector's edition for the cool steelbook and preordering the standard digital edition for the Avril, and maybe pick up a US physical copy once it drops down in price in a couple years (if the Japanese one doesn't come with an English language option). Maybe get the season pass DLCs as they come out. The only thing I wouldn't have are the 8x legacy emblems, but I've never cared much for in-game cosmetic items, so meh.
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New Macross TV Series in 20xx (sometime this decade)
kajnrig replied to Tochiro's topic in Movies and TV Series
"Gritty," on the other hand... -
Hey, so cool that you all are hyping up for this, but let's get down to the real pressing matter here: This IS the 6th movie, right? 5th? 7th?
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New Macross TV Series in 20xx (sometime this decade)
kajnrig replied to Tochiro's topic in Movies and TV Series
To be fair to all sides of the war, it's really entirely the writers' fault. -
Well, the YF-19's fold booster is only rated for a single fold jump, so that's not a concern. HMMMMmmmm....
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Ah, thinning down the competition. I like your strategy.
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The one of mine that I sold to another member got a tracking number late Friday (~noon Saturday in Japan), then arrived at Tokyo International on Sunday (~2am my time, 1400 Japan time).
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EDIT: also this (go to 0:35 if video doesn't start there)
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I'mma go ahead and post the Google translations of the 13 reviews so far into spoiler tags to save space. tl;dr - 1-star reviews: - difficult transformation - tail fins are loose (whether one or the other or both) - some joints too loose, many too tight - one reviewer complains that it's a bad DX because you can't play with it My general impression: These folks didn't know what they were getting into. 2-star reviews: - same complaints as above: tight joints, broken head antenna, difficult transformation, etc. - one reviewer says it feels lower-quality than Advance - tail fins are a different shape from the Advance (maybe talking about corrected paint job?) - tan color is "1 to 1.5 steps brighter" than Advance - has same problems as Advance (including a tight foot extension?) - same complaints about the heels as have been mentioned here - one reviewer suggests keeping a screwdriver on hand to tighten the screw on the bottom side of the main wing to keep it tight - accessories are nicely molded/painted with no flash, sprue marks, etc. - packaging is good - one reviewer includes pictures: https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/customer-reviews/R2ANAQU2V9OWB0/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B07CMT92SS My general impression: More reasoned criticism than the 1-star reviews. They were more disappointed than not, but weren't looking for a bad time, if you know what I mean. 3-star reviews: - emphasize you're best off sticking with one mode and leaving it - one reviewer complains about their love/hate cycle with DXes - one reviewer compares it to Arcadia, says this is more like a model, Arcadia is more like a toy (easier to transform) My general impression: 2- and 3-star reviews are where you should look for good reasoned critique. 4-star review: - recommends loosening tight heels with a hair dryer and gentle rocking - transformation is easy to get used to if you're familiar with earlier YF-19 toys - repeats the point that it's not a toy you should play with casually My general impression: Reviewer knows what they're doing, what they got themselves into, what to expect.
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As per seti, it's the engine model. FF-2200. The tampo seems to be taken from Hidetaka Tenjin's illustration of the YF-19 for the Hasegawa 1/48 box art (which, frankly, has a much more appealing markings layout in general than this toy does).
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New Macross TV Series in 20xx (sometime this decade)
kajnrig replied to Tochiro's topic in Movies and TV Series
I'm irrationally upset that Delta makes up half of that concert. And still no Sharon Apple... or Sara Nome either, I guess, she had a pretty good single. But seriously, you'd think with literal virtual idols existing that Sharon would have made a comeback by now. -
^That. That is basically what I'll do with mine. ...probably. Much as I prefer the bare wings, the dumb gaudy stenciling is growing on me. Any ideas on doing the same to some of the other areas? I'm thinking the "NETFC" that was elsewhere on the plane (I think the tail fins?), maybe the FF-2200 on the legs/above the wing roots... Oh also, just want to confirm then that the tan is bare plastic and not paint?
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New Macross TV Series in 20xx (sometime this decade)
kajnrig replied to Tochiro's topic in Movies and TV Series
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That... didn't really answer my question, but I appreciate the response. I was asking if the doors are (reasonably) accurate to the original or if they were shortened by half to make room for what I'm presuming is the waist rotation. I know the hinged landing gear is a carry-over from the Advance. I'd argue that the Arcadia has its own inaccuracies that make it about on par with the DX in terms of accuracy. Thank you for also missing the point. I never said anything about line art accuracy, much less demanded it. I mean, there IS something to be said about adhering to the source material, knowing of course that concessions must be made for reality. There's also something to be said for this being especially true if you're going to make a $300 halo product. But that's getting away from the point. To answer my own question, I took some screenshots from the movie, the only ones I remember seeing the YF-19 with gears deployed. I couldn't find any art/sketches/etc. of the landing gear on the MMM. And it appears to be one of those things that, like the rest of the VF, can be liberally interpreted. The Hasegawa kits have it extend as far back as the base of the intakes, the Yamato/Arcadia toys extend it to about midway between the front and base of the intakes, and the Bandai DX cuts it off prematurely... which actually is fairly close to what it looks like in the last screenshot. Seems the primary concern in all cases was simply to allow the landing gear struts to fit inside the wells (or in Hasegawa's case, to appear to allow the struts to fit inside). So y'all can put down your pitchforks and stop making this about something it's not now. Yeesh.
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Question: Is the front landing gear accurate, or did they fudge it to add the hip rotation/some other articulation? I know for sure the landing gear itself is inaccurate folding in half like that, but what about the bay doors? The Hasegawa model shows longer doors that extend to the base of the air intakes, but I know that details get fudged around a lot for this particular VF.
