Chronocidal
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Honestly, this is probably one of the first times I've looked at a Bandai valk and not had issues with the tampo situation. They usually splatter everything to high heaven with excessive markings, so it's refreshing to see them show some restraint, and just stick with what's in the animation (which is incredibly minimal). They arguably even did a better job than Yamato in this case, since they printed the kites on the spine. I can appreciate Yamato wanting to give folks the option to go entirely low-vis on a "stealth" valk, but I would rather just have it look like the animation (and can't stand stickers). Sadly, that's about the only thing I'd say they got right. I'm not going to hold my breath for more releases, but I was really hoping we'd get Ray's two-seater out of the deal, since that would at least be something new. I'm still hoping we actually get the band trio out of this eventually, but right now I'd honestly be more interested in more VF-19s or a VF-11 of some flavor. Edit: Also, now that I actually see it, screw you Bandai. You and your patented explodium-based plastic can both go drown yourself in the sun. As if I needed even more reasons to never transform this thing..
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I hate to be the guy with popcorn waiting for the thing to explode, but I will be very curious to see if they have made any changes to the leg design this go-around. End of the day though, it at least makes a mostly decent fighter display. Also, if they colored it correctly, this one shouldn't be using that obsidian-like metallic plastic that always explodes into shrapnel along the flow lines. I might actually disassemble one, and gut it for parts to repair my busted 171s, then just glue it into permanent fighter.
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STAR WARS Merchandise Episode - 2
Chronocidal replied to Black Valkyrie's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
I keep hoping they'll re-mold the X-wing from scratch, it's insane how bad the quality is compared with most of the other fighters now. At least it looks like they finally painted the canopy the rest of the way. -
Finally caved and picked up the Countach from Walmart since they had a stack of them. Going to probably burn my VIP points on a pair of the Enterprise sets once they get over the stock issues. Maybe having two sets will give me enough parts to rebuild the saucer into something that doesn't look like a mid-90s polygon model. Though, funny enough, I feel like the "All Good Things" upgrade might actually be a solid improvement, since the lower phaser mount might help cover some of the janky shaping of the underside.
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Fortunately the neck cover is easily replicated. I used to have it on Shapeways, and that may exist again (maybe?), but I'm sure it could be produced by anyone with a capable 3D printer.
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General 1/18 Scale Figure and Toy Thread
Chronocidal replied to sh9000's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Yeah, the only Starfury I know of that exists is an ancient 1/72 kit, and even that was pretty large. The scale of that universe was part of made it so memorable. -
General 1/18 Scale Figure and Toy Thread
Chronocidal replied to sh9000's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Man, I don't need figures considering the scale, but I would love to see anyone tackle B5 ships in literally any format. Probably far too huge to be marketable, but a 1/18 Starfury would be insane to see. I keep hoping Master Replicas will announce a ship collection from that, there are just so many designs to pull from that series. -
Yeah, it was nice imagining we were getting the VF-19F/S for a while.
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Hey, maybe we'll get the first sub-$50 transforming HMR release XD
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That's actually really painful that they won't support the foreign markets now that they should be legally free to do so.. but I guess Arcadia probably isn't in a position to produce extra parts when they can't seem to produce any new products to begin with. If someone comes up with a way to print a working part in a reasonably close color, that should at least put your spare back together again, but that's really frustrating.
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Probably stuck on the same drifting barge along with every VF-31 aside from Hayate, and all of the teased VF-1s Bandai can't be arsed to produce. The fact that we got a re-released Kairos for the 10th anniversary of Delta is frankly a miracle, and absolutely insane to consider that they re-released that mold, rather than any actual named character variant from any other series or movie. That's just freaking depressing to consider. Yeah, sorry to say.. Luca, Chuck, Arad, Mirage, Messer, and even Hikaru, Max and Milia, Bandai thinks you are all less viable products than a CF unit.
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Boy I hate when people don't baseline graphs at zero. Still yes, nice to see it hitting half the original price. I still have a pair I have not shipped, since I was waiting until better shipping options opened up.
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STAR WARS Merchandise Episode - 2
Chronocidal replied to Black Valkyrie's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Yeesh.. Razor's Crest is okay.. still waiting on them to complete half of the other iconic ships. Would really love to see a shuttle... tie bomber... or maybe a Tantive IV more than three inches long... -
Ok, I will give them credit, Gene's an amusing addition, but I don't think anyone would have predicted someone releasing a Lucy action figure in this era. I don't even generally buy figures at all, but that is just funny enough a concept that I might bite. Though, I wonder if anyone would make a Desi Arnaz head to swap onto Gene... The tiny desktop Enterprise model is a nice addition too, especially now that they actually found it after being "misplaced" so long.
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STAR WARS Merchandise Episode - 2
Chronocidal replied to Black Valkyrie's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
So a small note from anyone getting that new Vader tie. If you ever want to get it back in the box, you may have to mod it before snapping the wings on. Got mine yesterday from a local source I had a gift card for, and in my enthusiasm at how massive it is, I slapped the wing panels on, and now they will not come off. The snaps looked about like what hold the E-Wing's wings on, but the wing panels are a kind of rubbery material, and once snapped in, the mushroom pegs will not let go. I stood on the panel and lifted the body with both hands, and nothing budged. The screws on the inner surface of the panels did nothing. I expect I would have needed to mod the pegs or sockets to let them snap in and out easier, but it's not happening now, so this monster is going to be sitting in my hobby room looming in the corner.
