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  1. RavenHawk
    The pricing here is disappointing, considering Sentinel's MOSPEADA pricing is coming in well under $200 for pre orders. Do we know who is behind Arcadia? i thought I'd heard there were rumors of it either being former Beagle folks or former CM's people. Honestly, I don't get why we are suddenly getting so much attention on Megazone. Kickstarters for new series, and three different companies making overpriced figures... maybe it's just that, while I like it just fine, I prefer BGC and Mospeada by a lot, and only get Megazone as an Aramaki completist. Not really feeling this release, but if they ARE going to keep coming out with the other Garlands and Hargans then I feel like I'll be kicking myself later if I don't get this one...
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    So so tempted to get this, since I've wanted one since I first saw Part III, but it really does look too fidly in the video. This is Freeing, right? And Freeing is listed in those Figma pics showing that they're going to be making MOSPEADA ride armors and BGC motoslaves. Can we assume that they'll be in the same scale, then, or are the latter likely to be in Figma scale? I know we don't have any real info here, but anyone have any thoughts?
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    Just bought a 1:28 a couple days ago. Should be here within the next few days. I prefer to stick to 1:18 to match the other items in my collection, but with the high prices those are going for, decided to go for a 1:28 that I found for cheap and see if I like the design in hand.
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    None of these sites (except BBTS) are giving quotes on shipping for pre-orders. I'm in the USA. Can anyone give me an idea of how shipping prices compare between HLJ, AE, CDJ, and NY? I'm looking to buy two of these, but, taking AE as an example, a rough estimate makes it look like I could be paying over $50 in shipping, which seems crazy... but it's really hard to compare these different prices without knowing how the shipping rates compare. Thanks in advance for any help.
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    So, ride armors are becoming active again, so it's time to come out of hiding (well, lurking) after something like 8 years... Hi again, all. The thing that frustrates me here is that I organize my ride armors by scale. For instance, I have a shelf that is all CM's Mospeada figures, Yamato Bubblegum Crisis motoslaves, and Yamato Megazone 23 Garlands. Despite some claiming to be 1/18 and some 1/15, to me, they all seem around 1/18 and look good together. It may sound sad, but this is my Shinji Aramaki shelf and kind of my collecting pride (though the other scale ride armors are on a different shelf). On the 1/12th front, I have an Aoshima MOSPEADA model (the transforming one) and a 1/12th motoslave model. Haven't assembled either yet, but I was hoping they'd look in scale with each other (and with the upcoming Sentinel). the Aoshima, however, is just a re-release of the Imai molds (as I understand it). So, from your picture, it looks like these won't go together at all.
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    Sorry I'm late to the show, haven't been on here in about a year. My white Garland is fine (sorry, don't remember the name). My proto Garland had one small break; I emailed Yamato, and they sent me a new one, which is fine. Sorry for anyone who has had bad luck; I recommend contacting Yamato if you do. I was pleasantly surprised by how helpful they were.
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    He secretly came to the US, without ARTMIC's knowledge, and worked on MASK. He also did Diaclone cassettes (I assume the one that turns into a motorcycle), though there is debate about whether he did the one that became Soundwave. Perceptor, in Armada, who was a combination of three smaller robots who turned into a motorbike, a scooter, and a skateboard, was supposedly named in honor of G1's Perceptor's creator, which led to a debate about whether that was Mr. Aramaki or the other designer who worked on those, led to debates about who did Soundwave, led to conflicting interviews about both...
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    Sorry, haven't been on here in like a year. This was the original design for MOSPEADA, which was originally going to be a police force. This eventually inspired Bubblegum Crisis and AD Police.
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    Can someone provide the link to Yacolog's blog, with the Fuke pictures? Thanks. Edit: Nevermind, I think I found it, though all the pics I'm finding are of an unpainted prototype... so I'm assuming it's the real thing, and not a custom.
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    I wish they would make that show happen! Then again, I'm hoping for that proposed new Megazone 23 would happen too... It's not one I own, and unfortunately don't remember where I found that scan. It may very well have been here on MacrossWorld. I apologize to whoever originally posted it for not remembering and citing you. If anyone knows where it's from, let us know, so I can look for a copy online.
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    There was some talk of this (or maybe it was just some sketches suggesting it), being done in line with the grittier, WWII-inspired bent of the original plots for the show.
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    This has been my hope for a long time. They seemed to handle the Megazone 23 vehicles in a way that would be highly applicable here (mostly common mold components, with some slight variations in add-on pieces and in coloring, just like MOSPEADA would require). They did the same with Bubblegum Crisis. We could've had a ride-armor triumvirate! Then again, I think they stopped producing both of those lines already, so they either feel the fanbase is tapped out, or just didn't find it all that profitable.
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    Just to chime in here, I have to agree with Lonely Soldier Boy (as I seem to usually find myself doing) and JasonC. After seeing the comparison pics, I actually like the Wave kit even more. So far, my displays consist of what in-scale ride armors I have all together, and then the Beagle toys, blue Legioss, blue Tread, and shadow Legioss on a higher shelf in back (everything else tends to stay boxed up... I guess I'm a bit minimalistic when it comes to displays). The Wave is making me consider having a shelf for some decent Mospeada models, though I'd really love to see an extension of this line, including the Tread and various Inbit, all in the same scale. Speaking of models, does anyone remember the little spaceship die cast models that Hasbro makes (made?)? Mostly Star Wars stuff, though they had a line of Battlestar Galactica ones too. I'd really love to see all of the fleet spaceships from Mospeada done like there, just for displaying in the background. I really loved the design of those.
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    Speaking of which, I was randomly thinking this morning (honestly don't know why this popped into my head) how cool it would be if Yamato did a Shinji Aramaki moto series. Basically, re-release their Bubblegum Crisis and Megazone 23 bikes and figures (with some sort of slightly new paint jobs, to show that they're part of the Aramaki line, but requiring no new mold costs), then release MOSPEADA ride armors in the same scale (which are already out there; maybe they could license the molds), and then just do a new mold for the Viper's Creed bikes. Basically, we get a whole new lines of toys, with most of the molds already existing, and the remaining ones all being only a handful of new molds which can be recolored for multiple figures. I'm not missing any Aramaki bikes here, am I?
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    Wow, that was REALLY well done! I can't imagine the amount of time that must've gone into making that.
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    I'm slightly OCD, so though I only keep my motorcycle-related collection in my home office, then only stuff really on display together is what's in scale, meaning my Yamato Bubblegum Crisis stuff, my Yamato Megazone 23 stuff, my CMs MOSPEADA Ride Armors, and my Armor Hunter Mellowlink. Ok, in fairness, the Beagle Ride Armors and a Megahouse black and white Yellow are on a nearby shelf too.
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    Well, they were both designed by the same person, so it's not surprising. I like the similarities.
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    Hey there, amazed you remember. I've just been too busy with work/family/dating to even give it much thought. Maybe somebody here would like to lend a hand, take what I've compiled?
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    From what I remember (I may be wrong, and thinking of Megazone 23) there was talk of there being enough material to publish a second book, but it was all going to depend on sales of the first.
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    Agreed. I have the metallic Priss and absolutely love it. I wish they'd release metallic versions of the other figures too. I guess Yamato is done making any Bubblegum Crisis or Megazone 23 figures/vehicles?
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    I wish they'd make some MOSPEADA ride armors, to go next to my Yamato Megazone 23 and Bubblegum Crisis toys... EDIT: Oh, and Viper's Creed too...
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    I think it's been like 3, not 6, but either way, as much as I'd like to complain about how long it's taking him... heck, he's the one doing it, on the side, just for the fun of it, so he has the right to take as long as he wants, lol. As for it being MOSPEADA accurate, I've thought about that too, but don't really know how they would accomplish that. The idea for the bike came from a VR250 Honda, from what I recall, though that bike looks nothing like the bikes in MOSPEADA. Functionally, it's probably more like a Ducati Multistrada (the new one) than anything else. As for realism, well, at least he's working directly with Shinji Aramaki and making it match the cover art to that most recent MOSPEADA book, so don't think we can ask for more than that.
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    Very cool stuff
  24. RavenHawk
    Aren't the Busou Shinki (if I'm remembering the spelling correctly) a similar concept? Those toys also have a couple variable bikes.
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    What is this from?
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