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2 hours ago, CoryHolmes said:

They're too busy and have way too much going on.  While it's more a sign of the times it was animated in, there's something clean and elegant about the original Cyclone design.

Modern mecha is all about random junk. The old school stuff was mostly focused on elegant design. Of course there are and always were rule breakers. 

4 hours ago, Mog said:

I don’t know:  seems like the Tread would gather more interest than the Genesis Breaker designs.

The two female armor designs are fine.  But the male ones are a bit much.

Plus, the Tread could lead to additional sales of the Legioss.  Load up the accessories/weapons and that would be another incentive.

I personally am not a fan of the new designs, but I could see how someone unfamiliar would be interested in these. While someone unfamiliar with the tread, would instantly skip it. It’s one of those designs that appeals more to the diehard fan rather than the casual 

31 minutes ago, Seto Kaiba said:

All the same, starting a discussion thread to publicly complain about the how someone you sold collectibles to in person keeps up their home and publicly shame them in absentia by characterizing their behavior as hoarder-like is some serious Karen-tier rude behavior.  (Even if it is hoarder-like behavior, it's still rude to do it behind their back.)

I don’t think he meant to do it to be rude or to call out any individuals. More as a friendly warning to be cautious and not to cross a line between collector and hoarder

1 hour ago, Froy said:

What is really delaying them?

Everytime I see this post pop the top my wallet's heart skips a beat. Lol.

Probably worried it might not sell.

2 hours ago, TangledThorns said:

We also agreed not to buy each other stuff as presents and prefer experiences

A good set of concert seats and the experience it brings to you and your guests can be worth more than an expensive toy in a box in another box. Have more fun and careful not to overdo the collections. Those shared memories will last longer than plastic 

3 hours ago, sh9000 said:

What if Deadpool 3 Wolverine is live-action Animated Wolverine?

It would kinda explain the outfit 

8 hours ago, Hikuro said:

yeah I'll watch this. I mean with t he disappointment of Halo, this couldn't be any worse. 

Halo was so bad I forgot to finish it before they pulled the rest of season one off Amazon 

Made it a little over halfway through the old kinda crappy X-Men cartoon and something else I don’t remember when I was younger is that Wolverine often gets super angry and then says “Meow”. 

8 hours ago, wsna said:

Hi MWers - I wrote some time ago about good adhesives for Tomytec pre-painted kits. I recently have acquired some Bandai HG kits that I will likely build as "non-paint". The linked video seems to be helpful but I wonder if there are any other methods out there. Here's the link on what a cursory search gives me:

https://hobbylink.tv/paintless-gunpla-for-busy-people/

 With Many Thanks - WS

Non paint with hg kits usually will leave some things discolored. Most rg kits are pretty good for the lazy. No seams on them and colored parts are already in the right spots. But the hg kits are getting better and better for less and less work.

I was recently building the psycho doga hg kit and was surprised that the rifle had no seam lines. The only seam lines are on the lower legs, but those parts were leftover from the old hg geara doga kit.

One of the biggest issues with gundam kits in hg are that certain parts are not molded in the right colors, but if you don’t feel like going all out, there are often gundam markers in common gundam colors to fill in those spots.

As far as seam filling, you can try the sprue goo method to make your own glue/ putty that will be extremely close to the plastic color since you’re using the actual plastic to fill the gap. It can end up slightly lighter than the base color, but may not be noticeable at all. Just gotta have a few sanding tools, an empty clean small jar and some type of clear cement or something to dissolve plastic from the runners.

Nub marks can be an issue as well. To avoid miscoloring the plastic, make sure not to cut too close right away. Then you can sand or file the nub away after. With more practice you can learn how to cut closer to give even less of a nub to clean up. Glass files are pretty good for removing the nubs smoothly without damaging the surrounding plastic and are really inexpensive 

as far as the panel lining in the article above, they do make pour type panel lining markers now as well that are easy to use. There are other methods like oil pin washes or acrylics, but may need a clear topcoat before use.

2 hours ago, sh9000 said:

KC should stick to sculpted plastic figures and ditch the cloth material.

Definitely. It’s like a bad experiment with mostly bad results.  They should also ditch the cheap looking metallics on the figures

2 hours ago, Pontus said:

Are they perfect?  No, but good enough. 

I don’t think it’s even good enough. At least with Macross being more popular than Mospeada and Southern Cross, I’m pretty sure there’s gonna be more options sooner than later

2 hours ago, Black Valkyrie said:

 

https://www.toyark.com/2024/03/08/final-fight-cody-guy-and-haggar-3-75-inch-figures-revealed-by-52toys-527668

 

Those look fun.

9 hours ago, sh9000 said:

Makina The Bot, made with diecast metal.

Little guy comes fully equipped. That’s a heck of a third leg. And then it has attachments for the guys as well and a fan to cool you off when it’s all over

8 hours ago, pengbuzz said:

Let's just hope he never decides to do any work for Hello Kitty! O.o

Wasn’t there a Gundam crossover animated short with Hello Kitty. I don’t remember half the Sanrio characters dying off, so Tomino probably wasn’t involved.

Bandai was probably all jazzed up about the project until someone mentioned it to Tomino. After hearing his pitch, they decided not to invite him to any more meetings regarding the subject 

5 hours ago, Tking22 said:

Yup I'm even more hyped after that new trailer, it looks fantastic! And once again, Walton Goggins can do no wrong, the dude is an incredible actor, plus all episodes at once? I like that, makes the release for Invincible seem even more egregious. 

Definitely with you on the all at once thing. I also hate the long wait for just a few episodes of Invincible.

5 hours ago, TangledThorns said:

Another interesting scary movie.

 

Reminds me of a quiet place. Hopefully the scene where they get fed up and go on the attack happens in the first half of the movie to set it aside from all the other horror movies like this. 

4 hours ago, jvmacross said:

The Max fig looks like a fan in a bad home made cosplay outfit...

I was thinking the same thing

3 hours ago, jvmacross said:

...the hair is also too wild imo...need to go back to being closer to the SDFM character lineart or the Macross Fever style if they insist on changing it up a bit...

 

 

Definitely need to dial back on the hair and the glasses are ridiculous as well.

Honestly, I think they failed all around. I don’t think they really got the face right either, but everything else is so distracting that it’s hard to tell 

1 hour ago, MKT said:

Pics of 1/12 Max, now displayed in KC’s store.
 

That outfit looks bad

I remember in early/mid 90’s watching og Dragon Ball and eventually the American edits of Dragon Ball Z. It was a weekend thing that my brother and I had to wake up extra early for on a non school day. When Saturday morning cartoons started to kinda suck all of a sudden Toriyama’s creations were there to fill a gap

1 hour ago, jvmacross said:

Hope you are right...but these are the same folks that had their customers thinking they would be getting a Dana fig with armor that could easily be added or removed...

I wouldn't care if they made a fully articulated "deluxe" Zentran pilot fig that DID NOT fit in the cockpit and one that was a fixed posed seated pilot fig that fit perfectly...

To be fair, they give two Dana’s, which is a better option anyway. 
As far as the Zentraedi figure, I could completely care less about the Regult. I do wish they would ditch the add on armor and made a better sculpted action figure. This one’s a bit chunky in odd spots

1 hour ago, Raikkonen said:

 

They could go for 2 static figures. One seated and the other standing. It's the easiest option. 

It may be the easiest option, but they seem to like the most complicated option 

6 hours ago, jvmacross said:

Those missile parts are huge...I don't see any articulation on that Zentran fig...wonder if they will just go with static figs in the end...

I doubt that. They made the regult to open up and the pilot is way too thick not to have joints. It’s probably gonna be one of those figures with a cloth body suit and armor around it. Otherwise the armor around the arms and legs would be much tighter and especially around the elbows 

2 hours ago, electric indigo said:

Thunderjaw progress

 

Can’t wait to see how this turns out. It looks like a very interesting kit.

8 hours ago, Jeff J said:

Agreed. It was fun to watch when I was in jr. high and high school, but it was clear at the time that it didn't have the quality of writing of a Batman the Animated Series. Regardless of the series finale's cliffhanger ending, I just never felt like I needed to see the show brought back 27 years later. To be fair, DC had done similar things with Batman '66, and Wonder Woman '77, so it's not like Disney has a monopoly on nostalgia-baiting sequel series, but thanks to being a TV show on D+, it's got a much higher profile.

I’ve done rewatches of older cartoons like GI Joe, Transformers, Thundercats, D&D, the old TMNT and a few others, but I’m really really let down by the quality of X-Men. It’s maybe the only rewatch I’ve done that has let me down this bad. This show probably should’ve been left in the mind of nostalgia.

There’s also quite a bit of character introductions that they just didn’t care about and someone will say something about how difficult it was to defeat them the first time, but they never show the first time. You kinda have to have read the comics back then as well as watch the show to get what they’re referring to.

I even rewatched Pride of the X-Men and that’s the one that deserved a continuation. The animation was better and the dialogue was less cheesy. The biggest complaint on that one was Australian Wolverine. Other than that, it’s far better than the series. I do think they should’ve just done a brand new show altogether with quality animation and voice actors with some good writing and the intent on doing more than a few seasons.

2 hours ago, TangledThorns said:

Disney milks all things nostalgia run by their department made up of 'member berries. It's kinda sad tbh.

Yeah, I just remember this cartoon being a bit better. 

After starting a rewatch of the old episodes, I’m definitely far less excited for this. I’ve gotten about half way through season 2 and the dialogue and action is pure cheese. They really had a small budget back then. 
I know the big complaints included Rogue having her bodacious body nerfed and that Morph is nonbinary now, but Rogue already had her looks nerfed and Morph was trying to seduce dudes in the old episodes. 
Honestly, I’d have rather seen a brand new project that just has good writers and better animation