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I do think that the EP-13 is way too big compared to the Legioss itself. The fighter is already an aerodynamic brick without needing to hamper it further with that comically oversized gun.
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It's possible that the chest-caps/intakes are interchangeable parts on the toy, and admittedly that would be a nice touch. Either that, or it's a part that was updated. I just hope that they were able to make the main gear struts long enough: the Legioss has a very low-hanging middle-chest and needs to have an almost jackrabbit stance to have any sort of reasonable ground-clearance in fighter mode.
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A point that needs to be understood is that not all toy companies/manufacturers/engineers are on equal footing. A company like Bandai is very, very far ahead of the curve in terms of experience, marketing, engineering, construction and quality-control; even Arcadia comes in a very far second to Bandai, and I'm being polite. You can pay the same cost for product from manufacturer A and manufacturer B, but that won't guarantee the same product quality. There are so many variables and hurdles to overcome to get a product like this to market that the average otaku knows nothing about. Frankly, I'm surprised that there are as many decent toys as there are considering all the fingers in the proverbial pie. Hard-headed engineers, sketchy manufacurers, bean-counters looking to save every penny, licensing constraints, approval delays and liquidity issues out the wazoo... And this is just the tip of the iceberg!
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The Gakken toy was also aimed at a younger target demographic, was considerably cheaper, had far fewer parts, less detail, had very limited poseability, was produced in greater numbers and was also ultimately not a commercial success for its parent company.
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That's more than a couple questions. -What is the number we need to hit? 30 & 30? The title of the thread is AJAC, so that's what I'm focussed on getting 30 firm orders for at the moment. All else is secondary. -What are the kits going to cost? Over $300 CAD, most likely $350 + shipping. Orders will need to be paid up-front and I will start only when all 30 have been paid, not before. Stragglers be warned! -Are they going to be transformable? I have already addressed that in a previous post. -Will there be a figure for the Spartas at least? See first reply. The AJAC/AURORAN will have a pilot figure included.
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That's a bit of a chicken-and-egg question. I would only commit to making the masters once I have enough orders, which could be next month, next year or maybe even never. In the event that the project goes forward, the full amount would be required up-front.
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First batch of kits has shipped, the rest will go out Mon/Tue. Destructions are now available to download.
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I'll just leave this here. This guy gets it.
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I'm giddy watching this thing come together! When I was patterning the Gnerl, I was very much thinking of 70s and early 80s Russian aircraft and their "steam-engine" technology look, which you are doing absolute justice to.
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Molds are done and airing-out as per standard procedure! Production starts Monday AM.
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I'll send to any country that has a functional postal service, just send me a PM. Also, just a quick heads up: the molds are poured, and I will be de-molding them this evening. Pics to come tomorrow. I will be able to begin casting on Monday and kits will begin shipping a week after that!
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No sweat, guys. If Riobot don't make the RPG for their Mospeada, I will.
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Hi all, I've already started mold-prep for our Blueberry friend. I have to build a new custom mold box for the beam cannon pretzel: it's so large that none of my remaining boxes are big enough. YaY for plexiglass cutting
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Fang of the Sun: Dougram
captain america replied to DestroidDefender's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
You know, I never watched the series, despite seeing the mecha everywhere and even having had several of the kits under the Robotech Defenders repackaging. The kits were very impressive for their day and I think many of the 1/48 kits would still look decent now with a little re-working. I just saw the first 8 episodes and I'm bloody impressed with the series so far, not to mention hooked! It's so brilliantly done and the story and themes are still very relevant today. This is definitely a MUST-watch, and now we're going to need to lean-on Bandai to make a PG Dougram! -
Hi Emiliano, you're not too late if you want a kit. The price is shown in red in the 1st post.
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What you can do in virtual modeling and what works with real-world plastic are two different things. What you're describing sounds like what I explained above; something I thought of almost 2 decades ago. Transforming models are moving puzzles where compromise is key, especially if you want to be faitful to the look of the design. Usually, solving a problem in one area creates one in another. You can add complexity to the transformation to get it to work a certain way, but that also adds fragility. But by all means, show us what you've got.
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It's not a creativity problem, it's a physics problem. You cannot make a 2.5cm dia. helmet pass through a 1.8cm dia. armor neck hole and you cannot make an engine block teleport through the front of the abdomen of a figure and emerge at the back. The best you can hope for is the rider lifting his butt off the seat, over the tank and "fall" between the tank and front fairing without being maimed in the process.
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The anime transformation is completely unrealistic (read: impossible) from a physical standpoint. It was just drawn to look cool to pre-pubescent boys and simple enough for the sweatshop animators to draw.
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I had contemplated doing a Cat's Eye in 1/60 recently, but I arrived at the party too late. I'm surprised they didn't at least do the sto-wing feature since it doesn't transform.
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I answered that on the previous page. I'd like to avoid throwing too many hypothetical choices into the mix, especially this early. Better to see if there's adequate demand the two main hero mecha (particularly the one that is the subject of the thread) first and foremost.
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That's how the outfit was designed: the wearer dons some sort of sweater (light-arms resistant?) over which the hard armor pieces go. Although the bottom half (crotch, knees) was always shown as black in the color-calls and style-sheets. Also, let's hope that the new 1/12 toy sells well and is followed-up with a VR-041 and VR-038. I'm pretty sure we'll at least see a Ley version, seeing as how it requires the least amount of new tooling.
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So now that we have have met the MOQ, you guys can send your payments for the Blueberry Crabs. Payment address is the same as last time, and for those who are new arrivals, just PM me for the details. I'll start mold-prep once the payments are in.
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Also, add an extra 6 inches to any 6-foot soldier to account for the thickness of the helmet and the high-heels of the boots, armor-mode boot extensions not withstanding... And assuming Riobot scaled the figure appropriately to begin with.
