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    Macross figures

    mechaninac replied to CF18's topic in Toys

    If only KC had make this figure adhere to Rick's body proportions at 1/12 scale, instead of Roy's, this would've been near perfect; as it is, it's too lanky.
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    If only KC had make this figure adhere to Rick's body proportions at 1/12 scale, instead of Roy's, this would've been near perfect; as it is, it's too lanky.
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    This movie appears to have only a tenuous and tangential relationship to the its comic book namesake. From the two trailers released thus far, it comes across, to me, as a psychological character study of one man's descent into purposeful madness. As such, it stands alone, grounded and disconnected from the DCU, and gets the benefit of not only being its own thing, but very interesting to boot.
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    I don't have the Minmay as I didn't care for the outfit that KC chose. KC made Rick ~ 6.5" (16.5 cm) from foot sole to top of helmet when standing at attention; about the same with the hairpiece, for obvious reasons. With this size, at the claimed 1/12 scale, Rick Hunter, the little runt, would stand 78" (6.5 ft, 198.12 cm from head to toe... taller than Roy's 195 cm) instead of the 68.9", 5.74 ft, 175 cm called out in the bio. The toy should've been no taller than 5.75" (14.6 cm) at 1/12, so he is closer to 1/10.5 by height measurement alone. For comparison: Sentinel Stick is ~ 6.2" (15.75 cm), not in Ride Armor; so, boots collapsed. SH Figuarts Yuki Mori is ~ 5.8" (14.7 cm) Figma Motoko Kusanagi is ~ 5.5" (13.9 cm)
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    Got the KC Rick Hunter 1/12 figure delivered today. He stands quite a bit taller than Sentinel's 1/12 Mospeada figures when you place them next to each other. Overall, I'm pleasantly surprised with the quality and execution of the piece; while it is not on the same level of excellence of a Figma figure, it is quite good is its own right and a fantastic rendition of the character; likely the best we will ever see at this size. Comes with a handgun and rifle, but the outstanding accessory is definitely the helmet. Now I can't wait for Lisa Hayes and any future releases, as I'm all in... Roy, Max, Miriya, and Minmay in Chinese dress at the very least.
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    Assoalyal-ee-kool-prah-toh kahn kee boong, loopung chona lee pah. This Bounty Hunter is my kind of scum, fearless and inventive. Jabba the Hutt approves.
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    Or a placeholder until some clever and talented enterprising member of this community comes up with a superior Shapeways replacement.
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    It would also be a good idea to be adequately sauced before hitting play...
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    Never underestimate the power of a fat payout dangled in front of a person's face to make one's convictions melt like a Popsicle on the sidewalk in mid August in Arizona.
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    While the second and third Rambo movies are nothing more than typical 80s bullet porn schlock where the hero just mows down countless bad guys, specially the 3rd one, they are very entertaining for what they are. First Blood, on the other hand, was a repudiation of the mistreatment, by arrogant and condescending civilians who just saw veterans all as vagrants, junkies, and trouble makers due to the vilification they received in the media of the time, of American servicemen returning Vietnam and trying to reintegrated into society; John Rambo was pushed into going "full Rambo" because of the dehumanization, abuse, humiliation and disdain he suffered at the hands of small minded good'ol boys, specially the holier-than-thou police chief, in a Podunk town John just wanted to pass through.
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    Unapologetic, unflinching, brutal, politically incorrect, badassery! What's not to like?
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    I got the same email... it's about time.
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    Searching for a loophole, I see... I give you this:
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    ^You pretty much addressed the last sentence of your last paragraph with the first sentence of your first paragraph.
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    Matrix 4... because, apparently, enough time has gone by that audiences may be starting to forget -- and the producers hope... forgive -- just how much Reloaded and Revolutions actually sucked.
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    Bandai DX VF-31

    mechaninac replied to UN Spacy's topic in Toys

    Same here... haven't heard a peep from NY yet.
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    Bandai DX VF-31

    mechaninac replied to UN Spacy's topic in Toys

    The reason for the huge aftermarket markup is that the release of the VF-31A was such a cluster-frak on Bandai's part, coupled with many vendors who took in more orders than they could deliver... due again to Bandai's factory messing up production and suppliers messing up distribution; also, CF and plain it may be, the A has unique wings to the 31 line, and is the only one not skittles colored, which has it's own appeal, specially to real-world fighter aircraft enthusiasts. You'll also need to wait until hell freezes over before you see a reissue of this particular bird since it was sold as a TWE item, ostensibly to order, and as such a one-off; the only hope would be for a release specific to one of the mainline characters (too lazy to look up which) who flew a somewhat personalized unit, a movie colors variant [if the movie(s) even have such a thing], or a CF with a different modex to distinguish it from the first, limited edition, version -- the price of which will eventually stabilize somewhere, but unless people who have extras start dumping them onto the market all at once, don't expect it to get anywhere near affordable.
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    Well, this should surprise no one. Another Disney SW floating turd gets unceremoniously flushed. https://cancelrenewtv.com/star-wars-resistance-renewed-for-2nd-final-season-on-disney-channel-disneynow/
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    May Star Trek live in interesting times... More of a plague and a physical and mental disability than a curse, but either way it is just as debilitating and leads to unsavory outcomes.
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    Nice semantics play, there... but jokes aside, you know exactly what I mean. However, if Arcadia is going to make Perfect Finish their de facto standard, with the commensurate substantial hike in MSRP, then I'm out for good.
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    I find myself oddly glad this appears to be a PF only release; it'll make it easy for me to ignore it and save the money... I'd be all over it if ends up being offered as a standard version.
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    Ha! Close, Picard got a terminal case of Bad Reboot...
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    Sigh! Looks like Star Trek: Picard will be, just as STD is, a hard unceremonious pass. I'll give a damn about Star Trek again once the fools in charge of the property prove themselves capable of giving a damn about it as well... what a shame. I guess I still have Axanar to look forward to... if the folks behind it ever deliver.
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    Yeah, a PF is a no-sale for me as, in addition to the ridiculous over-charging, I don't own any PFs and am not about to open that can of worms. If Arcadia decides to come out with a regular finish version that wouldn't look out of place next to all the other 1/60s I have, for a "reasonable" -- per current Arcadia pricing standards -- MSRP, then I'll be game for a copy; if not, I can live without it, perfectly content with my plain gray VF-4G and HM-Rs.
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