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This looks like it can be a miniature model stand-in for the real thing in movies
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Had these Lil Drakens right from when they were released. But this is the first time I'm mounting them onto a valk. I did know from the onset that I wanted them on the 31S instead of the 31F, due to how well the colors match.. Lil Drakens on VF-31 may seem to be an afterthought both in movie & toy form, yet strangely enough from certain angles (mostly from above) the Lil Draken's wings can look as though it geometrically matches the VF-31's. By slanting the ghosts' wings a certain way, it picks up & flows through where the VF-31's wings are cut off. Together with the matching paint scheme, it is as though the VF-31S now have extended delta wings with boosters in between.
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+1. Of all the Yammie YF-21 / VF-22 molds variants, I only have VF-22 Milia in Battroid, and seeing how it went I have no desire at all to transform the rest. That VF-22 could hardly stand on its own, and in the display case would slip on the smooth glass surface, so I had to put a felt mat under its feet to increase friction for it to stand properly. Eventually I transferred it onto a stand but the hips would not hold their position for long & just dangle down. If the joints are stable and strong, then I'm sure we will be able to find some nice angle to pose it in for display, as perhaps what we are already doing for most of the other valks. From the pics, it looks like the legs detach with the crotch as a whole single piece for delimiter mode, instead of individually like Yamato's. Too bad, as I thought perhaps I can swap Bandai's legs in onto Yamato's for battroid.
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The Mandalorian - Star Wars webseries from Jon Favreau
MKT replied to SMS007's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Well, first season Mandalorian was released not long after the atrocious Rise of Skywalker, which followed the controversial Last Jedi & pretty forgettable Solo movies. Seen in that time & context, the episodic nature was a welcome change of pace. Some episodes certainly seem to meander a bit, but it was better than the breakneck pace of Episode 9. One aspect I like about Mandalorian & some of these other Disney SW series is how more time is spent on world building & supposedly banal stuff in the environments the characters are in. Another favorite aspect are the extended screen times & close-ups dedicated to the ships & vehicles they use. For eg, the scenes of Moff Gideon in his single Tie Fighter was a treat to watch, much more than repeated scenes of X-Wing fleets vs multiple generic Tie-Fighters in the movies. Or of Boba just carefully maneuvering Slave-1 over the old Sarlacc pit. -
MOSPEADA Inbit Revival Part II: Gosu?
MKT replied to captain america's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Very nice! This pic is my favorite, couldn't help to LOL a bit. -
The Tomahawk in the pics is the weathered olive green. But understandably not very obvious because of the lighting.
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So instead of pull-down hips, it goes for rotating ones, and I think should be more durable seeing how the legs should have quite some heft. This additional elbow pull-out extension is interesting and probably a first for any toy.
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Storing the legs vertically in Fighter & resulting in a fatter side profile is one thing, but I feel sad seeing a ton of space between the legs in Fighter mode. That space could have somehow been used to squeeze the legs tighter together & have more space on the sides for bulkier arms..
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I think I will get this. Mainly for its aesthetics - I like chonky 80's mecha, but this also looks to have great articulation engineering, and a fun pilot figure. Price at Yen24,200 isn't so fun though lol. It has an extension gimmick, likely pull-down hips.
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Very nice scans The front quarter view of Fighter doesn't look bad to me. Perhaps we have just been too conditioned by Yamato's interpretation, but in the anime the YF-21 does have a very widebody look with shorter nosecone. Some of what was previously speculated a few pages ago on the transformation turned out to be accurate, namely the rotating ankles into the calf. The 2-stage backpack shortening feature is interesting - if I recall Yamato's only had one. A difference in this Gerwalk, is that the belly plates are free hanging from the hips like in Battroid. In the Yamato's and as per line art, the belly plates are supposed to attach to the backpack in a fixed position. Perhaps a mis-transformation in the pics? I can't help but think that to reduce the Urkle-like proportions in Battroid, Bandai could have implemented the nose shortening feature that Yamato did. As far as I can tell, doing that will not affect the rest of their modified transformation scheme.
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Now I can't unsee this!
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Great for Arcadia if these reissues sell well.. but on other hand, it will just reinforce the notion to them that only hero valks will sell, irregardless the high secondary prices of other schemes.
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Cool another toy waiting to be panel lined and decaled..
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Thanks for liking the pics guys.. the 31AX Ghosts are the most un-Macrossy item so far to me, based on the design & colors. Before this, I was pretty ambivalent on how the Lil Drakens turned out. Yes, they have landing gears, but the overall shape is just so... pudgy. Anyone still hesitant to pick up a VF-31AX, well now is really a good time to get one, seeing as they are all still below retail especially Hayate's. The fit issues underneath isn't really that bad in overall scheme of things, especially when put against the other issue currently on another tread being the exploding elbows of the Yammie VF-19s. Yeah it may suck somewhat that a brand new toy isn't as perfect as one would like when receiving it, but I rather have this instead of a toy self-destructing many years down the road after the initial shine has worn off - worse so for those said old toy was a recent secondary market purchase.
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The original Thunder Hammer looks so much better than Fext Hobby's effort. One key difference is the crotch armor for FEXT's just a bit too overt and sticks out too much.
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Hmm it highly looks like there's going to be delimiter mode, by the looks of that partsforming inner belly plate cover. (Image borrowed from Macross Mecha Manual site)
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I'm still having quite a bit of fun with the Ghosts, way beyond I ever thought I would.. Whether it is with full Super Parts.. or without. I keep finding new ways to play or imagine. The lack of traditional cockpit, together with the design of its underside, actually makes the design pretty viable if the Ghost is flipped over. For example, taking the above pic & just rotating it upside down, makes me imagine it as a spacecraft on its gentry waiting to launch from the bay doors below.. Or in this configuration, imagining it as a watercraft skimming along the surface on its booster pontoons.. The lack of visible cockpit also means it's easier to imagine it as something of a very different scale. Here it reminds me strongly of a capital ship from another sci-fi. Just needs a big saucer to attach overhead, and then it will be ready to go explore the final frontiers of space.
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So far haven’t really heard any breakage on the Arcadia 1st issue Kai yet. Crossing fingers.. But the Yamato ones are worrying. It sounds like a very slow ticking time bomb, not dissimilar to the long term joint breakage of the Renewal VF-25. Gotta muster up courage to check my copies in storage..
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Great shot @Saburo Miss your pics on these boards.
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Firstly, if the web store has options to change displayed currency, then always set it to Yen. Hobby Search though, seems to deal in Yen only so that would be the default currency. When paying via Paypal, it usually first shows the transaction amount in your local currency (Euro?). This is the marked-up Paypal exchange rate that is above the bank’s CC rate. There will be an option on that screen, to change the amount back to Yen, which if I remember read along the lines of ‘let bank handle currency exchange’. Paypal is pretty sneaky about this though; there isn’t really a default option to do this, so you have to manually change this setting for each transaction as and when they come up that involves logging into Paypal. The complication is when certain web stores (like HLJ) asks you to sign billing agreements instead when you pay for the first time; so any future payments after that will be automated. Billing agreements will always be in your local currency (Paypal exchange rates) by default; so there’s a different procedure to change that agreement to letting your bank handle the exchange.
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Regarding the pilots, I'm taking a step back and just thankful that the HMR have any pilots at all. It seems that having pilots is not a standard practice for any toys at this 1/100 scale, and are sorely missed when they aren't included. Just got notice from proxy that Kakizaki has arrived. Now I'm regretting decision to ordering Max from somewhere else so can't combine shipping.
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Zzzz the most boring release or reissue ever. Agree with @ValkAddict, the Super Ostrich is really what's needed for any VF-1 release.
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Many of the abridged movie versions for Macross can actually be skipped (disclaimer: Have not seen any Mac 7 so no comment on that). They really only have minor story variations with significantly recycled animation from their respective series. Macross DYRL though is whole different kettle of fish. Although the best enjoyment to be gotten require having seen the TV series first for deeper background & character contexts, the visuals have been redrawn from ground up to be more detailed, fluid and with changes that wholly qualifies it as more of a full remake rather than a summarized version of the series. One can feel that this was really a labour of love from the creators, and watching FB:2012 right after that is a bittersweet icing-on-cake experience. I find it ironic that this was only done for the original Macross, so the magic of Macross DYRL is something that has never been recaptured by its successors.
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I don't have real affinity to the Vehicle Voltron cartoon, but I do remember coming across the huge toy box on the bottom shelf at the toy section in the department store during what should be the late 80's. Looking it up now, it must have been Matchbox's, but back then I thought it was the most amazing toy ever based on that box! During the same time, or perhaps on another visit circa the same era, there was the huge SDF-1 toy (Takatoku), but it didn't make as much impression to me as this Voltron did. Perhaps I should pick up the Chogokin one day.