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    Finally watched the .89 episode in its fansub form and... umm, call me neutral with a moderate lean towards mildly hopeful. It wasn't bad, but neither did it grab me the way Frontier's preview did; and right off the gate this new entry into Macross had some massive groan-inducing moments for me. The Good: The Mecha, specially the SV-262... can't wait to see it G and B modes. The "Emulator" induced, Fold Wave derived-affecting Var Syndrome. The planet bound setting thus far. The Bad: Cookie-cutter characters lifted from the every recent Anime cliche bin, at least at first glance and/or until they are developed as the series unfolds. Combat choreography was way too fast paced to follow sometimes. Frontier suffered from this at times too. The Silly: Walkure... magical girls singing group is a major turn off for me. I know it can be viewed as a natural progression from Minmay to Basara/Sound Force/Humming Birds (the very aspect I did not care for in M7) to Sherryl and Ranka; but as presented in Delta, presently, it takes this concept to ludicrous levels, specially with its Sailor Moon-esque wardrobe transformations... its eye-rolling-ly Verp inducing.I'll certainly give it a chance, but so far it did not instill me with any sense of excitement. It's a shame because I really wanted to be blown away by it.
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    mechaninac replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    It may be slightly off, but by no more than 1o or so. The horizontal lines on the tail is tilted in relation to the image; rotate the picture clockwise by about 4-5 degrees and the crookedness almost disappears.
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    It's as if hundreds of prospective Macross purchases suddenly cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced...
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    ^ THIS!!! 1000X this!...
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    I, for one, welcome the delay; heck, I wouldn't mind it at all if they delayed it another month or two beyond that. I've waited this long, a few more months become irrelevant where this VF is concerned.
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    mechaninac replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    The VF-1 Valkyrie, Super Pack equipped, as renamed for BattleTech -- as a non-transforming battle mech. It's an inside joke by koofasa.
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    Yes, yes they do... or a Bandai DX.
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    ... and there's also the possibility that any refit will be even more of an eyesore than the current JJ-Prise.
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    ^ Can't wait for the kits, maybe even toys, of this fighter to be released; although, I don't like the grafted "alien tech" under-wing glow-y boxes... they're too bulky, do not match the aesthetic of the craft, and break up the sleekness of the fighter way too much, but with a kit they can be easily omitted. But who knows, seeing them in action and context may yet change my mind.
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    mechaninac replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    Thank you... finally able to get in on a pre-order for one.
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    Indeed. That came out of nowhere, and then you're just left slack-jawed, going... damn!!! Intense episode.
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    And for Lupin fans...
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    ... and red dwarfs aside, our sun is kind of a runt in comparison to some of the heavyweights in our Galaxy, which is a damned good thing.
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    Hi-Metal R

    mechaninac replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

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    Hi-Metal R

    mechaninac replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    VF-1S Hikaru @ HLJ VF-1S Hikaru @ CDJ VF-1J Hikaru w/GBP1S @ HLJ VF-1J Hikaru w/GBP1s @ CDJ Edit: When searching specific items at HLJ, you have to check the box for Display Discontinued Items. At CDJ you have to check the box for incl. Out of Print.
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    ^... It's not the styrene... it's the paint thinner and plastic cement fumes...
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    Didn't Luke make a similar comment, although not in a firefight context, regarding the inability to see anything out of the Stormtrooper helmet?... Very entertaining season 2 so far.
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    Neodymium magnets, even small ones in the 1/8" sq -1/4" sq range, are surprisingly strong. This little 1/4"x1/4"x1/16" block magnet, for example, has a pull force of 1.77 lbs; a couple of them per side, pulling against each other (even with 1-3mm plastic separation), strategically placed, would provide quite a hold... maybe too much, perhaps.
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    A bit of matching white paint will do wonders in minimizing the visual impact of those screws. For those fugly tabs, nothing short of cutting the off will suffice, but then you'd need to come up with some alternate solution for locating, stabilizing, and locking the two carapace halves... Properly aligned and strong rare earth magnets might do the trick.
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    But in his mind, I'm sure, it's not gobbledygook if it's his gobbledygook...
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