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  1. mechaninac
    Very nice, but I'm already so invested in the Revoltech line of Iron Man figures that Bandai's offer is too little too late. I'm fairly sure the S.H. Figuarts will be better quality, without revo-joint compromises to the sculpts, and not as wobbly as Kaiyodo's, but at 140mm they're 15mm shorter and are likely to be twice as expensive as the Revos, and I've read quite a few complaints over the years about Figuart ankles being flimsy and unstable. To me, as good as it looks, it's an easy pass. Now, if they were to make Macross character figures and/or BGC ones, or even GiTS SAC, in that line they'd have my full attention.
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    I would guess that once the RVF-25 gets released, the chances for a RVF-171 get a little better. Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't the RVFs share the exact same radar dish design with just, perhaps, different support boom? The belly sails are also very similar but I'm less certain on those being shared.
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    Fembot?... I wonder... http://youtu.be/IIFPRNIWtKI
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    Sucks you didn't get the toy you wanted, but it's good that you got the refund with no contesting from N-Y, which tells me that they didn't have it in stock and couldn't easily source a copy to fulfil your order and were just as glad to cancel the order without being the ones to contact you with the bad news. Edit: AE has one in stock at the moment if you're interested and the price doesn't scare you off.
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    It's not homosexual characters to which some people have objections; it's their inclusion in pre-teen and younger children programming that rubs people the wrong way. LGBT characters in late teen/young adult and adult shows is fine, and often add flavor and scope to a story, but in fare specifically targetted at pre-teens and younger it just smells a bit of intentional, sometimes subtle and sometimes not so much, agenda pushing on a very impressionable audience. Also, these same objectors would find fault with over sexualized heterosexual characters too.
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    Whoopee!! Got my armored parts today. N-Y continues their unbroken record of delivering the goods, and lousy packaging: one layer of bubble wrap, tossed into a too-small FedEx Express medium box (for SAL shipping, go figure...) with no further cushioning other than some crumpled newsprint to protect the contents from the straining folded over flaps held together with lots of tape; good thing those FedEx boxes are sturdy stuff, and the USPS gorillas took pity on my package, and it arrived in perfect shape with not a mark on the toy's plain brown box. Now to open this bad boy and see what all the fuss, adoration, and frustration is all about.
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    You bastid!...
  8. mechaninac
    You gotta admit that peter's post was a hellavalot more entertaining before the edit...
  9. mechaninac
    Man, that looks sexy. Still waiting for my set to arrive from N-Y... shipped out on Dec-27 but, since I cheaped out and opted for non-regitered SAL, I have no way to track it or reference it back to N-Y for an inquiry.
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    At that price, I' not surprised, and I'd been checking that site off and on for days too.
  11. mechaninac
    master of macross, woiuld you be so kind as to post the address where you keep all those renewals?... I think I have some breaking&entering to engage in...
  12. mechaninac
    Missed the HLJ preorder as well... too bad; I would have liked to get the better price, but I secured one with N-Y, so if the stars don't line up for getting a "cheap" copy I'll still get a copy.
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    That, and, if you're referring Gundam pens, the black pen's ink is too glossy... the gray looks much more matte and natural.
  14. mechaninac
    "Hurting" doesn't even begin to describe it... this is not a hobby for the faint of heart, or the 'thin' of wallet.
  15. mechaninac
    I was just about to post N-Y's link for the re-opened preorder, but I see It's hard to catch some of you guys sleeping. At any rate, preorder placed and email confirmation received with tentative unregistered SAL for just under $200.00. I may cancel later if HLJ comes in for significantly less and if I'm able to grab it during what's bound to be a short window; and if not, I can always upgrade the shipping when the bill is due. Edit: Here's hoping that the Japanese Government keep up their efforts to lower the value of the Yen...
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    Damn! Found me out...
  17. mechaninac
    Seriously, there is pointing out absurdity by being absurd, and then there is off the wall, paranoid, hyperbole.
  18. mechaninac
    They didn't nickname BattleStar Pegasus "The Beast" for nothing... That's glorious!
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    RP process, material, and layer resolution all affect part finish; but since they're all additive technologies, nothing has as much impact as build orientation. Most service bureaus will set up their builds to maximize efficiency (a wing take quite a bit longer to build vertically than horizontally, thereby monopolizing more machine time), but they're also willing to comply with customers' requests. It wouldn't hurt to instruct Shapeways on how you'd like your part built.
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    More likely that that description was supplied by HG themselves. No trolling intended.
  21. mechaninac
    I read you. But I won't take a bite at that apple untill HLJ, or another online retailer, has a sizable sale or shipping discount -- around 40%+ of the item's price hefty to send it my way... No deal.
  22. mechaninac
    Still neither explains nor excuses the clear animosity, bordering on rage, against the fan project and its creators, that is the subject of this thread. Destroids have been a part of every Macross brought to TV and theaters (except Dynamite 7, if I'm not mistaken) since the original; granted, in Macross Plus only an HWR-00-MK II Monster is shown, as an ignominious target... which was still far more dignified than the civilian "clown" review in Macross 7.
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    I think you guys will get a kick out of this, 1/100 scale: http://www.geocities...adouenjin-6.htm
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    The severity of the stair-stepping is wholy dependent on the part's geometry and the orientation in which it's built; there is nothing that can be done about the geometry, but the person setting up the build platform determines how it's oriented. If a wing is built flat (parallel to the platform) you end up with a lot of obvious steps, that require a lot of sanding, from the way the layers are stacked; if the same wing is oriented vertically (perpendicular to the platform) the result is far superior, with no stair-stepping on the curved surfaces even if they taper.
  25. mechaninac
    Once the aftermarket uder-belly door panel with integral hard points hit shapways you'll be able to load the VF-4G just like that, at least between the nacelles... outboard of the engines, not so much. All these LA customs delay stories have me considering FedEx once I request HLJ to ship mine. Edit: A vertical line that looks like an antenna?
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