DarrinG
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Finally got my WAVE Wham Ingram. Very impressed on first handling. Nice heft, seems like lots of metal. BUMMER right off the bat though as WAVE over protected this thing with tons of plastic do-dads and unnecessary rubber shipping sheaths on the antenna. Three of these would not come off and I damaged one forcing them off! I made a miracle repair so I am relieved. It was new and never opened all these years which I appreciated, but those particular protectors were not needed IMO - and fused to the paint apparently over time. POSITIVES: • Rubber joints look fine in person. They have been controversial, but look better to me than the cloth CMs used. • Looks MUCH BETTER in person than in photographs - not sure why. It shouts high-quality. Cannot stress this enough - the sculpt looks wonky in MANY pics I've seen, but in person it looks great. • Tons of great tampo printing and panel lining. They did not disappoint here. Even tampo on the pistol? • Use of translucent plastic for lights and details amazing - A+. Even the little lights behind the foot are done in this manner - very nice. • Pilot visible and well done - cute! • Green visor is superb! --with cool details behind the glass a la Skull 1. • Gun hand holds pistol perfectly - all gun hands should be this good. • Dual clear plastic heads up displays look great. And the 3 windows right beside the word Alphonse are clear plastic instead of just painted. NEGATIVES: • Unnecessary rubber protective shipping sleeves on antennas! DRAT • No painted detail on the arm extension mechanics. It could sure use some metallic paint here, and in the cockpit area, and on the 2 chest vent metal screen pieces - OH, and in the leg holster... All just gray plastic. This needs an upgrade. • Pilot should have gone up about 1 or 2 cm higher. The space is there for the head but it just does not raise high enough. • Baton hand not so good. The hole drilled to help hold the little peg on the baton not big enough - or right - peg will not stay in. And the fingers are not shaped well to look like its holding it. Baton does not stay in hand. • Cockpit hatch doors a bit fiddly and can be bumped ajar. • Gold sheriff symbol glued on a bit crooked! OVERALL I am very happy. WAVE is one of my favorite companies and that's why I decided to track this release down. Its no OVA Galient or Helldiver like I have from them - but an extremely nice effort. The first pic is the only one I took - posed with CMS command cars. The rest of the photos are the only way to do it justice - so props to all who took them. Unless I'm in sunlight I stink at photos...
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JJ - I have this cel from the opening, after Dangaioh hacks the planetoid in half. PM me if you're interested. DUKE T - You're correct - it was cancelled for good reason. It utter shallowness and soulessness ( poor story line and script ) could not save it -- even with the awesome animation, music and creative designs. Anytime rewatching it, I switch often between huge smiles and severe cringes...
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Cool Noa Pic...
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GREAT Animation, designs and awesome music throughout. LOVE the fight scenes. TERRIBLE plot and writing to be sure. The SHE is an amazing feet of engineering. But somehow robot mode is lacking in a way that make $800 to $1,000 hard to rationalize. $450 maybe, will watch this auction and see how high it goes. A modern company using the latest techniques needs to take what SHE did and make a masterpiece version that nails robot mode, is sturdy, gets the face right and stays in the $400 - $500 range if possible. A lot to ask I know. The SHE face REALLY misses I think. I bought this OP cel recently that shows the face detail... Someone make a variable Dangaioh that looks like this! (dislike the bright white and light blue panel lining on the SHE as well)
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My want list is down to a few, but only pricey things remain. This is on it. But somehow I don't think I will get to cross this one off since we're already at 51,000 yen with 4 days to go... https://www.rinkya.com/en/auction-e137359300
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What he said. Exactly. But since I already have a Roy I will not be getting their 1S release. If I were uber rich possibly, just to support them. But the anniversary 1J valk is so bad I'm not even sure I would do it with excess riches. LOOP - I will try not to moan to much about missing out on the M&Ms the first time around - but I sure hope they do these soooooonnnn - with options parts please! SKULLM - I have longed moaned too about the need for the ground crew or bases. Yamato should have done a connecting 4 part chain base diorama with the destroids to increase the sales. They were on the right track with the 2 ground crew guys but did not go far enough. HECK - I would have even played dirty and done part 1 of the base with the Tomahawk, and part 3 with the Defender - with no way to connect the two pieces properly without getting the Phalanx with part 2 of the base to fit between them! Would have made some folks mad that they HAD to get the Phalanx to get the proper base parts - but thats the point. Anyway tho - we are past that. EXO has AWESOME ground crew figs that I highly recommend. Place your orders today. ARCADIA - My wish list is as follows: M&M valks with option parts (you can skip the baby pod), Phalanx and Spartan with at least 2 ground crew each, CF 1J that is slightly DARKER than the 1A (not that baby poop color yamato did), Alaska Base 1A . . .
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That is a little sad, but I must admit I would pre-order them at at price, even tho I rarely pre-order. $275 new is still much better than $500 or $600 used - plus they will come with some upgrades (hopefully) and option parts...
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Bring on the M&Ms already. $200 is high, but better than $500 or $600 ...
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Mospeada swimsuits - for those of you who already have everything... https://www.rinkya.com/en/auction-n126982340
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AWESOME GARFISH!!! Nice Work - really nice. I had this kit and someone made me an offer I could not refuse. Seeing this almost makes me wish I had kept it anyway! Love the Mars Base stand too...
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Medicom/Hot Toys and all 1/6 scale figures
DarrinG replied to EXO's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Excellent review GAKKEN - what a huge piece! -
WAVE is coming out with a new Galient kit --- via WAVE Direct, so no way to get it right now, even through HLJ. Will have to watch for it on Yahoo eventually. Maybe someone can order it for me... http://www.rakuten.ne.jp/gold/be-j/
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By the looks of the teaser designs I will be able to save my money if they do figures of them. Picked up the new 'Early Days DVD' - here are some screen caps from the opening...
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Same here - remember that feeling vividly. Same with Independence Day, my buddy actually had to hold me in my chair. I know this is a Godzilla thread, and I am looking forward to it - but someone mentioned Cloverfield. I was really shocked by how much I liked that one. Does anyone know of sequel talk for that?
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I love the Revoltechs. The movie version Ingrams come with a ton of accessories and are very well executed. Recommended. The guns, and right parts to be so, are hard plastic, not PVC. The Helldiver is very cool and nicely done, so is the Type ZERO. Pick up one or two of the little HotWheels diecast Command Cars too - cheap and fun. I did get the little Bandai Ingram 'In Action' toy, not recommended. It tried to do too much at the same small scale as the Revys, like opening cockpit. Everything was too loose and fiddly, not nearly as durable and posable. I remember feeling like it was a total piece of junk. Rubber guns permanently bent like bananas didn't help. The only feature I liked over the Revys was the green face plate -- it was translucent, instead of just painted. I'm not surprised this line died a quick death. I Googled 'Bandai Ingram In Action' and got only packaged pics. It can't be shown actually in action or it falls apart. What about a Robot Spirits Patlabor line?
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Disagree - showing the mospeada fans a one of a kind custom they might like to have - but I respect your opinion...
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Had to put my CMs and Megahouse Ride Armor sets up for auction - do not have the space for all the little guys. But I am including lots of goodies to make the sets fun - like a special custom fishing rod for Ray... http://www.ebay.com/itm/181174783920?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Robotech-Mospeada-3-Megahouse-Ride-Armor-Set-PLUS-SaddleBags-Decals-Book-/181174788173?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a2edbe04d
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And the M&M valks with option parts - nice news! when? I know, I know - eventually . . .
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Uhhhhhhh - f r e a k i n g incredible!
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I've never had multiples of any collectable, until now. Managed to get a second WAVE Helldiver. Also picked up a Hasegawa 1/48 ground crew set to display with them. Should look pretty cool together. You can swap off the landing jets, parachute pack, night vision goggles and more. WAVE makes a very nice piece. I recommend this to any hardcore Patlabor fan...
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SWEET - thanks for posting the pic!
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I'm all for some updates to a classic design. But I ran across a movie version Starscream image the other day and felt ill. This kind of robot / mecha design 'modernization' for shock sake is garbage, and irresponsible IMO. Update and tweak, yes -- improve on a classic, yes -- but this warp and distort because you think the current generation is at attention-burnout just sucks ( imo ). The Ingram lego version is no better. Makes me cringe...
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Its like when someone remakes a song. If the original is beloved, and still getting airplay its MUCH harder to top. Few pull it off. This Ingram design is hard to beat...
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I've sent out tons of pod straps over the last few weeks - can we get more pics of them in action??
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These circled areas are the parts that say 'legos' to me...
