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    Generally just that it's so bad as to be completely scrubbed and bleached from Bandai et al's collective memory. There have been a few people here and there that have said it's on the so bad it's good tier, but otherwise the fandom seems dismissive and hostile towards it. The thing about those two is that fans LOVE them. Street Fighter fans LOVE the Van Damme movie despite/because of how bad it is. Starship Troopers fans LOVE the first movie despite/because of how absurdly it ramps up the militaristic jingoism. (And in the latter's case, I don't know if it tried to play itself "seriously" so much as, well, ramp up the militaristic jingoism. Paul Verhoeven is fantastic at satire that way.) I don't know if this falls into either of those categories. I think, on the actors' side, that may have been the case; they may have been pulling a Street Fighter-level "just roll with it and have fun" mentality. But I suspect that the Japanese production side of things was approaching this very earnestly, very seriously, and with very serious intentions. They made it one of the tentpoles of their 20th(?) anniversary celebration of Gundam, after all. They were touting it as this revolutionary step forward for the franchise and for the entertainment industry prior to its release. That's actually a really apt comparison.
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    Having just finished G-Saviour, I can say with confidence that it is actually way more fun than the internet had led me to believe (and maybe more than it has any right to be). It starts out really dumb - the plot revolves around a newly-discovered enzyme that's supposed to solve world hunger by "catalyzing a bioluminescent reaction that produces both heat and light" in the Earth's oceans, allowing for deep-sea agriculture - and only gets dumber by the end - the action-packed finale only happens because of a jilted lover, and the bad guys die to a hammy "Nooooo~~!!!!" as their own troops mistakenly fire upon them - but it's the fun kind of dumb, the so bad it's good kind. And I mean, y'know the CGI isn't all that bad for the budget and the time, and the mecha action wasn't half bad, and they managed to make the G-Saviour look, dare I say it... cool. And the actors give it their all, they buy into it 100%... That was a great time.
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    Not sure where else to put this. Coulda sworn there was a dedicated music/concert section or thread...? but I couldn't find it. Anyway, the Macross Frontier 10th anniversary concert will feature orchestral arrangements of music from the show, and Megumi Nakajima will make an appearance (though the article doesn't say whether she'll be performing). Performances are on September 8 and 9, tickets on sale July 15. http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2018/07/08/macross-frontier-blasts-off-for-10th-anniversary-orchestral-concert EDIT: also she be looking fine
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    So thanks to the recent live action Gundam announcement, I'm now watching the entirety of G-Saviour, and I'm having a... good time with it????? Everything I've ever heard about this movie has taught me to instinctively laugh it off, but I'm 20 minutes in, and yeah, it's got its idiosyncrasies, and it looks and feels like an episode of... I dunno, Farscape or something... but all in all, it's actually a hell of a lot of fun so far.
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    Because live action from Japan reaches the same level of bad via different paths. but actually watching that for the first time now it's oddly hype wtf and
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    Saw this a couple days ago with the nephews. We all really liked it. I never saw the original as a classic, so I didn't go in expecting this one to be one, either. It didn't turn out to be one, but it's not bad; it's just an overall good movie. The short before it, Bao, was more interesting. The younger nephew didn't get the metaphor at all, and apparently so didn't a lot of people. I had to explain it to him afterward. (Hint: The dumpling isn't literal.)
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    Wait, that radar dish is all wrong. And the turret has three too many guns. And the escape pod in front is missing...
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    https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2018-07-07/full-metal-panic-invisible-victory-anime-reveals-new-visual-before-final-2-episodes-air/.133969 New, but not exactly surprising, visual.
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    Macross figures

    kajnrig replied to CF18's topic in Toys

    Hey all. A few months back @Lolicon was talking about the Excellent Model Miclone Klan in the recent purchases thread after I showed off my purchase. I'm just now taking it out of the box and setting it up and I was wondering if any of you who have it could tell me how/if you got the base pegs to fit into the foot. I see what they're saying about the pegs being weak, but they also seem to be too long for the foot to begin with; I can't fit the foot onto the base at all. Did that happen with you, or did you go straight to the broken peg and glue phase? Thanks in advance for any advice.
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    Does anyone here enjoy David Cage games? I don't, and the release of his new game Detroit: Become Human irritates me to absolutely no end. I keep hoping his games fail and people collectively recognize how much of a hack he is, and I'm continually disappointed.
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    ...I'm getting a real Gundam Wing vibe from that promo... I hope not, I really do, but I also think so, I really do. (watch it be g gundam yoooooo)
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    Yes, and I've pilloried and will continue to pillory them for it, but the new kits they pull out of a hat always distract me long enough for them to make a getaway. One day... Could they possibly have been floating the idea of a transforming model? The design sketches they showed were of its transformations.
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    Hm... the weapons appear to be the same as included in the Hasegawa VF-1 weapons set. Reaction missile might be slightly different, but otherwise I think the older kit would probably work just as well (and maybe look better? Dunno.). As for the next project, I'm all in for a VF-171. Hell to the frakking yes. But what about Battroid mode VF-4 first? And Gerwalk? Come now, you can't just leave the trifecta un-trifected.
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    Yes they are. I wasn't too keen on the alt-colored one at first, but once it showed up the colors really grew on me.
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    If you have a Barnes and Noble near you that sells Gunpla, they have a J4 10% off coupon. Use code FIREWORKS at checkout https://www.barnesandnoble.com/promos/bn-promo.jsp?cid=5420a2&sourceId=L000027697&st=EML&2sid=180704_NM_CR3_DC_GENERIC&sid=CR3&hConversionEventId=AQEAAZQF2gAmdjQwMDAwMDE2NC02NGRiLTk3OTktYzExZC0yM2Y0YmJlNWM3YzDaACQ1ZWJlNTZkYy0yOTQwLTQ2ZTUtMDAwMC0wMjFlZjNhMGJjY2PaACRiNTk2Y2I4MS1mODY4LTQyZjAtOTU1ZC1lMWE2OWFkNTUzOGZwF-DvL4MyT37ZDSLCDFYE9WCQLsWJI_sESFsWshAMUA
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    Silly reddit. https://www.polygon.com/platform/amp/2018/7/3/17532132/thanos-reddit-bans-thanosdidnothingwrong-avengers-infinity-war "The moderators behind r/thanosdidnothingwrong, a forum dedicated to the Avengers’ arch-nemesis, will ban half of its members on July 9 in honor of Thanos’ ultimate goal..."
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    Macross figures

    kajnrig replied to CF18's topic in Toys

    Silver Klang arrived yesterday, then Regular Klang today. Chibi-Ranka was a welcome surprise. EDIT: Oh, by the by, I didn't realize the Chibi Ranka was included, so if anyone wants it, gimme a PM with an offer. Main priority is just getting it to someone who wants it. (Item weighs a ton, though. Fair warning.) http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/45703-anime-character-figures/
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    And her sister showed up, too!
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    This isn't Gundam-related, but color me surprised that Kotaku actually wrote something that interests me: Kotobukiya teams up with Sega to produce an actual 1:1 Border Break model kit. https://kotaku.com/the-biggest-mecha-model-ever-created-1827281167/amp
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    Both these figures are surprisingly HUGE... one in more ways than the other.
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    Bandai DX VF-31

    kajnrig replied to UN Spacy's topic in Toys

    Simple Gundam kits are fun to build this way. Just snip the parts completely off the runners into a pile, maybe separate piles based on which runner they belong to, then work things out from there. Same as above with simple Gundam transformation mechanics. The Wing Gundam looks dumb as hell in its "flight" mode, but getting it there is ridiculously simple such that you don't need instructions. Even some of the more complicated Gundam transformations can be pretty easily worked out through trial and error. It's mainly when it comes to a "real" transformer that I start looking at instructions beforehand. That said, I'm coming to realize that with these expensive toys, their expense and rarity makes me more nervous than hyped to even touch them, much less transform them. Ironically, it's the significantly cheaper model kits that I feel more comfortable using like action figures, whereas the prefinished toys can only be static display pieces for fear of damaging them.
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    Hasegawa VF-31

    kajnrig replied to seti88's topic in Model kits

    No, it's 800 yen more for the oppai tax. I mean, it's kind of right there in the number. 8. 00. That's like... oppai squared. ...anyway, preorder link: https://hlj.com/product/HSG65845 http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=TOY-RBT-4608 https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10546913 And while I'm at it, the regular Hasegawa VF-31C is still available: https://hlj.com/product/HSG65840 http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=TOY-RBT-4350 https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10486644
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    High and high.
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    Ick. Those holding hands... Are they the same on the Arbalest and Laevatein? I just sold both of mine, so I have no way of checking for myself. Why is Bandai so consistently bad at making hands? Instead of being opposable, those thumbs look like they've been severed at the first knuckle and forced awkwardly to the side. Thumbs don't work like that, but Bandai seems determined to convince us otherwise based on this and almost literally all of its mecha model kits.
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    Hasegawa VF-31

    kajnrig replied to seti88's topic in Model kits

    Just caught this courtesy of the folks who run Macross Central on Facebook. VF-31C Makina Nakajima colors. http://www.hasegawa-model.co.jp/product/65845/ Late September release, 4600 JPY
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