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  1. RavenHawk
    Both of mine are still in really good shape. One has the broken shoulder bit that it had since day one but other than that I'm happy with how they've held up. Actually, all four of mine have lasted well.
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    Glad to see this. I rewatch my DVD edition of this a couple times a year, so it will be nice to have it on bluray, for a reasonable price. I didn't find out about the Kickstarter until it was too late, and the aftermarket prices on it now are just way out of control. I do hope there are some more extra features on this, but suspect it will be pretty bare bones. With all the episodes on a single disc, somehow I suspect this will just duplicate the special features (mainly a few galleries) of the old DVDs.
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    I preordered 2 of each with BBTS, pretty much right when the preorders when up there. I got both notifications from BBTS this morning.
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    That is really cool. Looks like it may even transform better than the bigger ones in more forgiving materials. Could you post the rest of the instructions?
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    So much variability between brands and their target markets. My R1 fit me perfectly (well, felt like it, anyway). Most Ducatis (except the Diavel and old Sport Classic), on the other hand... I felt like one of those circus bears riding around on the little tricycle. Considering the uses for MOSPEADAs, I always pictured them more sized like bikes designed for both on-road and off-road touring.
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    I'm putting my MZ23 eggs in the Arcadia basket. I hope they come through.
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    Nice work. Looks good. I was taking a different approach with mine, doing snap fits, since I do a lot of work with ABS... but then again, mine isn't done, since I'm still waiting on the figures to make sure I got the scale right, so I can't really talk.
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    I've been seriously considering going since they first announced he'd be there a couple months ago. Unfortunately, it's about a 5+ hour drive, so I don't want to bother unless I know there will definitely be an opportunity to shake his hand and get an autograph.
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    Even Google translate and FB's native translator have a tough time making heads or tails out of Fox Studio's FB posts. I respect the effort that this guy is going to in making STL's of his customs available... but I'm still just going to go with my own.
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    I'm not familiar with Fox Studio, but I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt that this is just a quick low res print, big diameter nozzle and high travel speed, just to test out fit up.
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    Has anyone spoken to someone at BBTS regarding when they're expecting their shipments? Yes, I know that BBTS always gets their stuff later. However, Stig has been out for close to a month now, Rai has been out for about a week... I would think that shipments to BBTS would get sent out from the manufacturer around the same time as shipments to other retailers, but they'd just be stuck at customs for a few weeks. I guess we have around a week left until we hit a full month delay, but I'm definitely getting curious.
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    My gf has no hobbies at all, except for running, working out, and shopping (don't tell her I said that last part). She has accepted that I'm a dork when it comes to transforming bikes. She likes her expensive purses and handbags, and I like my bikes (i'm not stereotyping; that's pretty much literally the two purchasing habits that we have that are basically a "I'm doing this just for me, with no identifiable benefit to family or career"). That, plus she thinks the BGC bikes and characters (and Priss in particular) look cool, and loves going on actual motorcycle rides together, so, by extension, my hobby is more acceptable.
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    Fully armored up, legs extended, I think the mecha comparison charts said a rider armor was 2 meters. Between that, and the character height comparison, assuming the women were around 5'6", Rai wasn't too short, and Jim wasn't ridiculously tall, I'm thinking around 6' tall, so about 183cm.
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    Fair point.
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    If we want to get picky, wouldn't he have been more likely to have a name more common in Spanish-speaking countries? Maybe he's really been Ramon, Ramiro, or Raimundo all this time?
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    I watched the cartoon when I was a kid (lived in France in 5th grade) as Revenge of the GoBots. I remember liking it a lot and being surprised none of my friends had heard of it when I got back to the USA. Now... it's tough to sit through more than an episode or two. I'll try again some time. I did notice a white Night Ranger (Harley Robo; I actually have an original of this Machine Robo next to my old childhood blue Night Ranger) on the cover to volume 2 of the DVD, so presumably he'd be up for grabs with the Revenge of Cronos license (unless Harley Davidson's license to use the Electra-Glide likeness has expired, or was never acquired in the first place).
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    I am genuinely thrilled that there's even a chance we'll get an updated bike for Yellow, love the fact that it is going to be more angular with it's bodywork, and love that they are including a mudguard (fits the MOSPEADA book aesthetic as well as being more "real world"). However, it looks like it has the same mudguard as the other two bikes. While that makes SENSE... it just doesn't seem to fit the rest of the bike stylistically. I really hope we get that bike, and, while I appreciate that every piece that needs a new mold adds cost, I hope that that mudguard gets redesigned for that specific bike.
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    Just came across some Scooter Robo (and yellow Bike Robo) pics online which I think might be from Revenge of Chronos. Did anyone get far enough through it to know if that's the case? If so, I'm seriously hoping for a DX Scooter toy.
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    Not that I recall seeing, though there was Jim's ever-present jeep, and a bunch of others in the concept art. I'd say the silverback was fairly original (as opposed to everything else he seems to have done), it's just that it was a rather generic military-style ATV, with some MOSPEADA wheels/rims stuck on, and a super basic transformation that used legs reminiscent of a bunch of MOSPEADA concept art. Again, I'm not really criticizing it as much as it probably sounds... It's a decent idea, and generally fits the design aesthetic. On the topic of concept art, when there were large plans for MOSPEADA model kits at the launch of the series, there was a plan for a motorcycle with a side car (in the Imai files, I believe), but I've never seen a picture of it. Anyone have any idea what it was? A MOSPEADA with a side car rocket launcher maybe, or just Rainy Boy's bike?
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    CMs MOSPEADA line? It was around 2007-2009 or so. We did not get any vehicles, other than ride armors, and any playsets. We did, however, get every single significant character (except Jim/Lunk) and even a few not-so-significant ones. It's the only line to date to manage that. Plus, at that scale, they're easily compatible with other vehicles and playsets, if you're so inclined. (Still bummed we didn't get the 3.75" CMs Zillion Tricharger)
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    That was the scale of the CM's.
  22. RavenHawk
    I agree with you, and I do honestly also agree that it's a great idea. I just don't want to overstate the actual creativity that went into the final design... (Let's not forget the Shadow Chronicles VR-057 "Super" Cyclone, which was just a couple minor changes to the VR-055 "Devastator" from the old RPGs, which was itself just unused concept art from Aramaki's work on MOSPEADA).
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    I think that this image is the closest that Tommy Yune has come to designing anything original of any value (i.e. a buggy with basic, simple transformation, and borrowing heavily from MOSPEADA concept art):
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    It may be my own naivety, but I'm actually a little surprised by the E=X Garland being so delayed. It looked like a fairly finished production sample was being shown around last July, and the transformation video came out in September. Maybe they've been working on how fragile that thing looked? As for Fewture... somehow, I'm not as surprised. Yeah, they've been posting pics of painted prototypes since at least July of 2015, but something about every pic released for three years now just keeps looking like that's all they have: very early prototypes with very shiny coats of paint. Probably just my own cynicism; half the time we never see anything beyond those very early prototypes until it hits shelves.
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    Just catching up on this thread after not looking at it for... well, months. The arbitration ruling includes trademarks, but trademarks as based upon usage, so that can potentially get a little fuzzy. It's late, so I don't recall right now what was available in the USA before HG got the license. Some Macross material, I believe, but don't think anything else. Assuming Macross material was available, and HG licenses the rights to it, and then themselves trademarked the names and logos, then I think there is a strong argument that those trademark rights revert to the original owner... or, at least, the rights to use them revert, based on the agreement, and thus those trademarks could be canceled. Now, for argument's sake, if HG was the first to use those marks in commerce (as seems likely with at least some of their materials), then HG would have an argument to continue owning and using the marks. They might keep the words, but they would likely lose the ability to use any logos or stylized marks based on infringing on copyright ownership of those artistic elements. In my tired brain, there are arguments for both, so if the license isn't renewed then I suspect we'll see a return to court (and likely not arbitration this time, since arbitration would only be required by the then-expired agreement).
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