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  1. lechuck
    Hikaru 1S - what else? Suggesting anything other means one is living in denial of awesomeness.
  2. lechuck
    I held back on the ZZ Gundam because I sort of expected FAZZ to come, albeit as a P-Bandai - suprised it is not. But ouch... a price tag of 11,000 JPY, for me not very attractive at the moment.
  3. lechuck
    The new FF wave is nice, I like the modern suit designs, weakest entry is She-Hulk. Also I would hope they eventually also give us the two kids. Depending on the BAF I might just pick the whole set, my guess the BAF is going to be Super Skrull.
  4. lechuck
    Glad it is coming back, been a bit of a wait. When it comes to Sci-Fi, this show and The Expanse rate very high for me.
  5. lechuck
    Man... I feel old when I see these Picard trailers. Data looks a bit odd, maybe they should use some of that CG face-smoothing effects on him, but it is great to see Riker and Troi again. Also that beautiful nod to the Galaxy class, I would really like to see the latest Starfleet vessel be a spiritual successor to it, maybe hire Andy Probert to specifically handle the design.
  6. lechuck
    Was Ginrai's debut in Transformers Masterforce before the toy came out? Because in the cartoon Ginrai is depicted transforming exactly that way, meaning Takara wouldn't be to blame if the toy came later? Is it really a shell former? To me that would be something like G1 Scourge or Nerf gun Megatron, where you just have large plastic casing hanging of the robot. In MP-44's case anything that acts like facia, will eventually serve a new purpose or contribute to the appearance. As I stated above, MP-10 (and MP-1) has the waist rotation in their transformation, which was never depicted like that in the cartoon, so MP-44 is not setting a precedent and I don't see how one can be worse over the other? The arms actually do somewhat retain that swing out motion, it is just covered by that one layer of plastic.
  7. lechuck
    Because Takara's aim is to have the robot and vehicle mode follow the animation as close as possible and not necessarily the transformation sequence. In an interview Takara has explained that they had a challenge of properly mass shifting MP-44 from alt-mode to robot, hence the classic fold-out arms was omitted and the side panels were introduced to help beef-up the lower legs and simultaneously narrow down the body/torso area during transition to robot form for proper appearance (and of course vice versa for vehicle). MP-10 also makes a transformation concessions by having that waist rotation to bring the legs in the right direction, the animation gif makes it clear how very wrong that is.
  8. lechuck
    I you ask me, don't do it. You will regret it in stop and go traffic. Barely slipping the clutch , then disengaging, slipping the clutch, disengaging.... over and over. I made the switch a couple of years ago to a ZF automatic and I don't want to ever go back to manual again.
  9. lechuck
    Apparently it is his stealth suit that Tony used to fight against some ninjas (hence also the included light sword). http://marveltoynews.com/exclusive-marvel-legends-stealth-invincible-iron-man-figure-po/
  10. lechuck
    My MP-44 is on its way, I must admit I haven't been this exited for a release of any kind for a very long time. I paid 276 Euros for mine and I have no problem with Takara's higher asking price, because I acknowledge the effort in the nice aesthetics, proper proportions and insanely good engineered articulation. This to me is value for the money, in contrast you would not get me to buy an Arcadia "premium" Valkyrie. Slapping more markings on a toy does not constitute real effort to me and therefore not worth the surcharge. I generally do not understand where this notion comes from that Takara has to make higher end Transformers toys for dumping prices. If the design and engineering is on par with other contemporary offerings then I see no problem with Takara pricing accordingly.
  11. lechuck
    They look integral to me and thinking this a bit further it could be that they auto fold/unfold depending on how the chest is rotated.
  12. lechuck
    They gave that Cyclops those terrible single jointed jacket-arms again, and it is especially annoying because the upcoming AoA X-Man has the perfect arms for it.
  13. lechuck
    I'm in and will be watching from the first episode, we are back to 24th century Star Trek and that has me excited.
  14. lechuck
    So nothing new other than a different paint app and it immediately falling under Arcadia's price gouging "Premium Finish" line. A couple of years ago I would have felt more ecstatic about something this, but nowadays I am just not feeling it.
  15. lechuck
    Loving the Legioss, the ingenuity and effort in engineering on it makes the DX VF-1 look like a half-hearted attempt.
  16. lechuck
    Fear not my friend, I have that one too. A Japanese company tackling a scaled replica of my favourite starship, no chance I would miss that. It is practically gold-standard to me. The only nitpick I have is the battery compartment placement under the saucer, I think that could have been done better.
  17. lechuck
    Got my Emma Frost. I must admit it feels nice to be one of the first to have a sought after figure. Haven't opened her up yet, but both head-sculpts look great with the long haired one being my preferred choice. IMO Hasbro should have just kept the abdomen area all black, because any positioning of the chest will make it look awkward.
  18. lechuck
    Can't afford it and don't have the space, but it looks fantastic. The model really captures that organic design flow that a Galaxy class has. But for me there is one big oversight, at 2k I would like to have saucer separation included. It is a pity that 30+ years onwards fans still have to deal with essentially re-issued age-old AMT/ERTL model kits as affordable solutions.
  19. lechuck
    P-Bandai MG XM-X0 Crossbone Gundam X-0 preorder has gone up. I hope Bandai eventually considers making the XM-XX Ghost Gundam.
  20. lechuck
    I read a lot of complaints about the S-Gundam head, torso, shoulder pauldrons etc., which of course all look better now. But that image emphasises the one thing that I have never liked with the MG which should have been fixed and that is the wide hips, it just doesn't line up nicely with the waist (plate) and main body.
  21. lechuck
    Why is nobody angry at Hasbro for downgrading Union Jack back to BuckyCap body?
  22. lechuck
    The Earth parts of First Contact were fun, in no small part due to James Cromwell's portrayal of Zefram Cochrane... the portions set aboard the Enterprise-E were incredibly boring. Insurrection was just a bad idea, start to finish. A lesson nobody at Paramount learned about why the TNG crew are not action movie-friendly. Sorry, but Insurrection IS TNG materialised in movie form and unlike First Contact doesn't burn out all its fuel after 25 minutes and end up with completely anti-climatic storytelling. Lets not even talk about its poor Aliens homage attempt and completely destroying the Borg myth. As for DSC - it is not perfect, but I also don't think all of it is so bad as the internet-popular-opinion-mob shouts everywhere. Season 2 was definitely a step up, loved Pike, wished it was more ensemble and less central character driven. When it did have some crew moments, I thought it was great. I have arrange myself with general aesthetics like for ship designs, uniforms and gadgets. What I still have problems with is that the tech portrayal still feels far to advanced for something that predates TNG. Curious to see were season 3 will go. With the new Picard show, I am just glad we are going forward in the timeline and that TOS plays absolutely no role. After almost 20 years of nothing but prequels in proximity and a terrible, terrible reboot, I think we have paid enough tribute here.
  23. lechuck
    What accessories for Iceman are you thinking of Mommar, you mean the ice glacier slide he produces? That would be cool, but then I would rather have him in the riders line. I wonder what body they will use for him, should hopefully be the Silver Surfer one. And it would have been nicer to pair Iceman with Firestar instead of Storm in the Vintage line.
  24. lechuck
    One is not forced to build and display in Evolve mode. Sure it was not in CCA, but I would counter argue and say that the RG Nu appearance was not in the movie either. The HGUC or dare I say the original MG make a much better case with cleaner surfaces.
  25. lechuck
    I happen to like the Evolve mode of the Nu Gundam and ironically find it to be a far better implementation in comparison to what the MG RX-0 does. As for the RG Nu Gundam, it doesn't look right to me. The knees don't properly taper into the shins, the segregated lower front ankle guard looks awkward and only accentuates the "straight shin" problem. Then the feet look ugly due to a pronounced arch and heel. Then we have the abdomen and lower torso area that seems ill-proportioned compared to the waist. The added antenna sitting on the right chest is an unnecessary addition and the shoulder pauldrons have to many cuts and creases.
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