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  1. Mog
    ^^Guess it’s a “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” situation. But if Sentinel sneaks or hints a Tread somewhere in its Legioss box cover art, I’ll take that as their “play it safe” confirmation. They already did it with Rey (sneaking the Blow Superior in there), so there’s precedent.
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    If Sentinel is developing a Tread and I were them, I would just announce it outright. Tell people that the Legioss was designed from the get-go to connect/lock into a Tread and that a Tread is in the works. It'd be massive incentive for people to buy into their version of the Legioss. For me personally, it's hard for me to justify buying/pre-ordering Sentinel's version at this time. I know it was 10 to 15 years ago, but I bought the Toynami Alpha and Beta combined for $50 less than what Sentinel is offering for just the Legioss alone. Yes, I know inflation. But Sentinel's Legioss has to be a revolutionary change, not just an incremental improvement, to justify that price for me. Basically, I'm looking for a change on the scale of going from the 1/55 VF-1 Chunky Monkey to the 1/48 Yammy. If I'm gonna take the plunge at $250, the Legioss needs to jump through all the following proverbial hoops: All Modes: Everything locks into place, isn't overly gappy, and nothing flops about. Connections already designed to lock the Tread into place for any mode combinations. Fighter Mode: No extreme REVERSE banana boat syndrome. Some of the Toynami Alphas were notorious for having the "banana boat back" syndrome, where the nose and cockpit arched upwards with the middle of the plane dipping downward. I'm hoping that the Sentinel version doesn't do the opposite and droop too much with the nose arching downwards. More than enough clearance with the ground and the chest assembly, when the landing gears are deployed. Ability and option to angle the wings at a slight downward cant or straight across. Soldier Mode: Solid joints, possibly even ratchet joints, that can hold most poses. Arms must absolutely be able to hold the gun one-handed and stay practically parallel to the ground. Ability to do two-handed poses with the gun. The ability to pull off a solid A-stance with the legs. A head that can turn (I'm looking at you, CM's!!). TL;DR?: Sentinel should just confirm a Tread is in the plans, make the Legioss solid and poseable as all f@#, and make the Legioss ridiculously better than anything else out on the market.
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    ^^If you like the combined fighter mode, I’d wait until Sentinel confirms outright that they’re doing a Tread. But if you’re only interested in the standalone Legioss, I’d still wait for reviews before selling the MPC. Looks promising, but want to see how solidly locked in place the fighter mode is, the ground clearance in fighter mode, and want to see how strong the joints are in Armo Soldier mode.
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    My only concern is that those connection points seem kinda deep, especially if there gonna keep the Legioss' middle missile rack in place during combined mode. The Tread's chest/sternum would be butting right up against it. But it's good to see Sentinel coming out of its winter hibernation, guns blazing.
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    He's got missiles, blades, saddle bags, 2 guns, and longer thighs to make him taller. And he winds up with an alien chick that doesn't have amnesia. Other than pretending to be a woman for survival's sake, it's good to be Yellow.
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    SQUEEE!!!! Missiles confirmed. Yellow’s slightly taller. And blades retract (almost) fully!! Thanks for the pics, Jenius!! Maybe would still like a slightly lighter blue. But Sentinel addressed the biggest worries.
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    Thanks for the pics! So, the million dollar question remains: what do you want to do with the yellowed bird? Custom repaint or restore it to pristine white? By the way, that's some really uneven, sloppy panel-lining. Don't know what the person was thinking, trying to panel-line the grey vent on the chest too. Personally, I prefer using a lighter grey pen to fill in panel lines on the white parts; it's subtle but can still pop. Here's a pic of my Yammie 1/48 grey panel-lined on the left side and middle but left untouched on the right side. Panel-lining fully done up (used black micron pen on the blue parts):
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    Regarding panel-lining, I’m a fan of using micron pens to fill them in. You can use the standard black or go with light gray for a more subtle line. Plus, it’s easy to wipe off with water, sweat, or spit, if you fudge the line a little.
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    Plan, plan, plan. Figure out how your color scheme will look in all three modes. Are you doing a full repaint, or just repainting a few key areas? If you do a full repaint, will you use decals or stickers for the key markings? Going with custom markings? Understand unless it’s going on a white part of the Valk, it may not show up very well. (Plus, no more ALPS printers means your options for white-backed custom stickers/decals is limited.) If doing a full repaint, it’s probably better to disassemble the Valk completely, then spray paint. Make sure you keep track of all the parts and screws you take out; the screws are NOT always the same size. There’s also the issue of sanding the parts down and adding clearcoat after painting (to prevent the paint from rubbing off when you transform the Valk). So to put it mildly, plan, PREP, and give yourself a TON of time to work on your custom. Patience and prep can save you heartaches later on.
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    I HATED the Inquisitor and his spinner lightsaber at first. But after Vader wrecked everyone’s ish (Season 2, Episodes 1 and 2?), Rebels kept getting better and better. When the end credits started to roll on Rebels’ last episode, I wanted to stand up and give them a standing ovation. Such a satisfying and beautiful ending! Yes, it’s that good. And yes, it became a worthy successor to Clone Wars.
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    DYRL Max = Pyrrhic victory over Milia TV Max = Pwns Milia
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    Count me as another person that prefers Max in his 1A ride. That's the bird where he established his reputation as a bad-ass ace. That's the bird he was flying when he bested Milia. I know the 1J's are the cool looking pair, but I still have a soft spot for the TV-Max 1A.
  13. Mog
    Kill the strongest lion!
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    Found the old Clone Wars thread here: But the reason I'm bringing it back is because The Clone Wars series will be leaving Netflix on April 7th. So if you want to get one last fix of Clone action, Pong Krell, Hondo Ohnaka, Cad Bane, Star Wars meets Aliens and Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Death Watch, Ventress, Maul making himself worthy of the Sith title, Ahsoka growing up, Rex kicking butt, Fives moving up the ranks, seeing a slight justification of why the Clones were so brutal with Order 66, lightsaber battles that got more intense as the seasons progressed, and Anakin slipping ever so slightly to the dark side, now is the time. As someone who initially looked down at this series (just loved Volume II of Genndy Tartakovsky's version a ton), the series was just so good (even with the occasional clunkers) that it eventually won me over.
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    The GoT guys have a lot of good storylines to pick if they do go with the Old Republic era. They could run the Revan story (war with Mandos, his fall, then KOTOR 1 storyline). Or jump off the Zayne Carrick idea: a Padawan who lacks the skill to reach Knight level and gets involved in some shady ish. Between the goodwill built up from GoT and the “secretly good” rep of most things Old Republic related, this has the potential to bring back the jaded fans. . . if it’s good.
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    You know nothing, Revan!
  17. Mog
    This is bloody brilliant! Infinity War as an anime OP (complete with all the standard tropes) :
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    I believe the release date for Yellow was scheduled for June 2019. And with SOC Voltron already up for pre-order and scheduled for a late July/(August?) release, I was just getting a little itchy.
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    Any word on when Yellow will go up for pre-order? Decided to change up the display a little while waiting (and wound up popping a few pieces out of their ball joints during the transformation ):
  20. Mog
    A medieval, sword-wielding FROG? Yes! And his theme music fits him perfectly: And that moment you realized 'ish just got real in BOTW:
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    The music was a little too on the nose sometimes, as if it's screaming "HEY, IT'S MUSIC FROM THE 90'S!!" As an uber fan of Garbage, I do love "Only Happy When It Rains," but it didn't really connect with the story other than to point out it's the 90's. Personally, I think "Vow" or "Push It" would have fit better with the Carol's story. Also, am I the only one who thought "That's Matthew Murdock, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Danny Rand's unofficial theme song!" once "Come As You Are" started up? Lastly, the background music sounded like someone trying to imitate Trent Reznor's The Social Network soundtrack. Despite some minor annoyances with a few of the music/song choices, I thought the overall film was solid, probably around the level of Ant Man and the Wasp. There's some things I don't like in the film, but it's a serviceable outing.
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    ^^I believe that’s the one.
  23. Mog
    Still didn’t stop him from having a little fun with her. Plus, I’m sure his Q-taught lesson in Tapestry also reminded him that you SHOULDN’T always take the safe route.
  24. Mog
    I only recall the original Lion Voltron slightly, as a neighbor had it. I remember the Yellow Lion having ears flaps that opened up to reveal some sort of weapons. Another childhood neighbor had the crappier Lion Voltron that could fit the pilot figures. Never was impressed with that one. A good buddy of mine had/has the Toynami version, but I didn't really have a chance to handle it much. I finally got all the parts for the original Bandai/Matchbox Vehicle Voltron less than a year ago. And it's the only version of Voltron I've gotten so far. It has minimal articulation (just rotating shoulders and less than 90 degree elbow articulation). But that sucker's HUGE (well over a foot tall)! I see that the SOC Voltron/Golion is 27cm tall. So after getting used to Vehicle Voltron/Dairugger's massive size, I'm trying to temper my expectations for the size of SOC version.
  25. Mog
    True, but he also did have a thing for Vash and her sometimes questionable moral compass. Plus, he's not above giving trouble officers a second chance ala Ro Laren.
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