izzyfcuk Posted April 27, 2007 Posted April 27, 2007 (edited) [/img]http://wildcats.pupui.jp/images/mospeada_13.jpg[/img] MOre http://wildcats.pupui.jp/mt/archives/000676.html Edited April 27, 2007 by izzyfcuk
drifand Posted April 27, 2007 Posted April 27, 2007 Looks more like a remodeled/detail-up DX Gakken. You can see the original red and green plastics peeking out under the grey primer. And the diecast swingarm hub is unmistakable.
jenius Posted April 27, 2007 Posted April 27, 2007 Yep, if I'm not mistaken this is the same ultra customized Gakken 1/8 Ride Armor that has popped up in a few other threads. Absolutely stellar work to take the clunky Ride Armor and spice it up.
Fort Max Posted April 27, 2007 Posted April 27, 2007 But there are new ride armour toys coming soon and if they look even this good then I'll happily snap them up.
Knight26 Posted April 27, 2007 Posted April 27, 2007 Very nice custom, looks like they even attempted the boot height change gimick.
rnurmin Posted April 27, 2007 Posted April 27, 2007 Yep, that is a customized Gakken 1/12 bike for sure. I've seen this pictures before so it is not new. That is some sweet custom paint job
jenius Posted April 27, 2007 Posted April 27, 2007 Yep, that is a customized Gakken 1/12 bike for sure. 1/8!
wolfx Posted August 13, 2007 Posted August 13, 2007 Pics from wonderfest http://www.flickr.com/photos/18251255@N00/...57601408814295/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/18251255@N00/...57601408814295/
Hiriyu Posted August 13, 2007 Posted August 13, 2007 Thanks for the links, wolfx. These are supposed to be a pretty small-scale, no? Was it 1/18 or so?
baronv Posted August 13, 2007 Posted August 13, 2007 The poseability of the figure while having the ride armor on looks great. I hope the Toynami version comes close since that is the only figure I am in need of to complete my Robotech collection from my days as a kid.
konimon Posted August 13, 2007 Posted August 13, 2007 More photos from Yacolog. http://wildcats.pupui.jp/mt/archives/2007/08/wf2007.html I don't know why unpainted prototypes often look better than painted ones... I still want this even though I am bit worried about a stand being used to hold a huge chunk on the back. Yet bike mode does look a bit small. And CM's doing same 1/15 scale Mospeada/Cyclone. Probably not going to make December release date. Oh, that invid lives up to Megahouse's bad side of reputation... Someone must have made that from shells brought back from Red Lobster.
jenius Posted August 13, 2007 Posted August 13, 2007 bikes look a tiny bit small, necks look a tiny bit long, but overall i'm pretty impressed at this stage. I think the scariest detail is definitely that the ride armor apparently can't support its own weight... hopefully that won't be the case when all is said and done. Too bad CMs didn't really make a showing. I'm REALLY hoping that Inbit is just something they mocked up for this display and not something they actually intend to sell.
nightmareB4macross Posted August 13, 2007 Posted August 13, 2007 (edited) The sculpts aren't tooo bad. With the major exception of the god aweful handles. They really stick out like sore thumbs. The Rei head sculpt looks really nice, IHMO. Stig on the other hand is a different story. Edited August 13, 2007 by nightmareB4macross
wolfx Posted August 14, 2007 Posted August 14, 2007 I'm also worried of the joints. Those joints look like they loosen very fast and may not be able to hold the weight of the armour.
sidearmsalpha Posted August 14, 2007 Posted August 14, 2007 Sorry to get off topic, but are these Microman figures? If so, what series are they from? http://www.flickr.com/photos/18251255@N00/...57601408814295/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/18251255@N00/...57601408814295/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/18251255@N00/...57601408814295/
ShadowerV2 Posted August 14, 2007 Posted August 14, 2007 Not microman figs. Some kind of new series called "Assemble Borg" or something. Uses Revoltech joints all over. And that Mospeada unit looks sweet. Nice and small.
Scream Man Posted August 14, 2007 Posted August 14, 2007 To small...i kinda like the toynami one better... *ducks*
JsARCLIGHT Posted August 14, 2007 Posted August 14, 2007 The proportions look really weird... I like the look of them but it almost appears as if they had each part scaled off-axis in strange ways. They just look... off. Almost like if you looked at the official line art then looked at a fan made copy of the line art that had all these strange proportions and carries of the line length and thickness. I know most people probably won't follow that analogy... it just looks "off".
protostar8 Posted August 14, 2007 Posted August 14, 2007 I like it, especially for the size. Any clue of the price tags or the release dates on these? If they are cheap enough, I'll own one of each of the main 3 types. I'll even buy the more or less duplicate one if they are reasonably priced. I really hope they include small stands with these, or at least props for the back so that a person can pose the figures w/out them toppling over. Also looks like the Beta/Alpha, Tread/Legioss hasn't really changed since we last saw it, which is disappointing.
GobotFool Posted August 14, 2007 Posted August 14, 2007 I want to know where the handle bars go. Do you just remove them, or do they tuck away somewhere?
Lonely Soldier Boy Posted August 15, 2007 Posted August 15, 2007 (edited) I like it, especially for the size. Any clue of the price tags or the release dates on these? If they are cheap enough, I'll own one of each of the main 3 types. I'll even buy the more or less duplicate one if they are reasonably priced. I really hope they include small stands with these, or at least props for the back so that a person can pose the figures w/out them toppling over. Also looks like the Beta/Alpha, Tread/Legioss hasn't really changed since we last saw it, which is disappointing. The Tread/Legiss pics are the same old ones we've already seen. It doesn't mean the current prototypes look like that, last I've heard CMs was reworking them. The Ride Armor looks nice, but I don't get why the toy makers never take a look at the bikes' line art and focus exclusively on the armor mode. The bikes are really great designs on their own, aggressive and muscular, unlike these tiny and skeletal bikes that Toynami and Megahouse are showing. Those designs were okay for a child's affordable 80's toy, but this is the 21st Century. We're not kids anymore and we're willing to pay top dollar if the product worth it. Edit: The long neck and wide shoulders on the riders figures are probably to make them look good with the bike on. Edited August 15, 2007 by Lonely Soldier Boy
bsu legato Posted August 15, 2007 Posted August 15, 2007 Not too bad looking, I guess. The Ride Armor looks pretty sleek, especially compared to the Gakken/Toynami/Imai versions. The trouble is that it does come at the price of a somewhat smallish bike mode. It's that damn anime magic that pervades Mospeada so much, rearing it's ugly, third dimension defying head yet again.
VF5SS Posted August 15, 2007 Posted August 15, 2007 I don't think its anime magic so much the problem the persists making armored figures. You just can't get the same relative thickness in terms of how big the armor looks on the outside versus how thick it is on the inside. Look at how that affects Saint Cloth Myth figures. They look fine with their armor, but without it they look really emaciated in order to make the armor thick enough so the individual pieces aren't paper thin.
mechaninac Posted August 16, 2007 Posted August 16, 2007 While 1/15 may be smallish it does have one advantage: it's in scale with Yamato's Garland... I'm a sucker for consistency.
konimon Posted August 16, 2007 Posted August 16, 2007 While 1/15 may be smallish it does have one advantage: it's in scale with Yamato's Garland... I'm a sucker for consistency. Agreed. They are also in-scale (or close) with SW, GI Joe and Microman figures and vehicles. That's just great.
wolfx Posted August 24, 2007 Posted August 24, 2007 The old gakken. source: http://cdecas.free.fr/robots/toys.php
mechaninac Posted August 24, 2007 Posted August 24, 2007 (edited) Ah! My eyes! I must now pluck them out with a rusty spoon. Thank goodness for modern designing and manufacturing standards. While, some times (most times?), not as forgiving of abuse as the old school stuff, the new crop of mecha toys just look sooooooo much better. Edited August 24, 2007 by mechaninac
Vermillion21 Posted August 24, 2007 Posted August 24, 2007 I remember when I was a kid, I REALLY wanted that cyclone toy .... foolish youth. I picked up the larger version from eBay a few years back.
bigkid24 Posted August 24, 2007 Posted August 24, 2007 that's....not perfect but good enough to buy. Too bad Mint/Annie is a PVC looking figure.
Lonely Soldier Boy Posted August 24, 2007 Posted August 24, 2007 Yeah she seems to be for display only, so Ley/Rand will haqve to "detatch" her away from the bike for transformation, just like the saddlebags
Twoducks Posted August 24, 2007 Posted August 24, 2007 Found this in HLJ. Mega House Invid The crab-like Invid from "Mospeada" was announced as part of Mega House's Variable Action line. Not much information is available at this time, but Mega House's announcement has "Mospeada" fans excited all around the globe! View Slideshow The pic is here: http://www.hlj.com/hlj_gallery2/v/summer20...C_2868.JPG.html Anybody know if this is correct?
Phyrox Posted August 25, 2007 Posted August 25, 2007 Found this in HLJ. The pic is here: http://www.hlj.com/hlj_gallery2/v/summer20...C_2868.JPG.html Anybody know if this is correct? I would be disappointed in the extreme if, after years of hoping for a decent Invid/Inbit figure that were to be the result.
Vermillion21 Posted August 25, 2007 Posted August 25, 2007 I would be disappointed in the extreme if, after years of hoping for a decent Invid/Inbit figure that were to be the result. Yeah, it doesn't look that great. I think I prefer my Exo-squad version ....
jenius Posted August 25, 2007 Posted August 25, 2007 After years of pain-staking review, we have decided that the original art of the Inbit is unsatisfactory, so we have re-imagineered it to look much different... and we like it better... so that's the toy you will get. Thank you for your dire desire for any Inbit toy, we're glad to take your money.
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