ruskiiVFaussie Posted October 18, 2008 Posted October 18, 2008 (edited) Two words. Valk-Exchange. If Kev is going to get some in for us i couldn't imagine anyone beating him, especially for service. RT version mostly i guess Edited October 18, 2008 by ruskiiVFaussie
GobotFool Posted October 19, 2008 Posted October 19, 2008 Shun, thanks for posting that link! I guess there's no realistic way of getting the rider to mount in ride armor mode (chest first). I was hoping the 1/10 scale could solve that problem. It would also be nice to have some steering on the front wheel, which is another thing that I was hoping for. Overall, the Beagle looks awesome but a bit overpriced. It is one of those things that you have to have in your hands to see if the price justifies the build quality. I guess it's a good thing that I didn't invest to heavily on the MH and CMS. I do have one from each company. They have good points for their differing renditions, but I prefer perfect transformation rather than parts swapping one from MH which is why I'm disappointed with the BGC line. Of the main cast I intend to collect all of the CMS figures. I always dreamed of having ride armor in scale with GI-Joe/star wars figures. So the CM's are dream toys for me. with the release of the Beagle, I feel no need to invest more in the MH figures, and I think I will probably sell off my Current sent of MH ride armor to pay for the beagle.
Save Posted October 19, 2008 Posted October 19, 2008 (edited) Finally I can pass this on since it is official now. Over-Drive and I were told about this book back in August but it wasn't a for sure thing at that time. The details we were told was that it should have all Mospeada final production related works. It should contain some prototype and pre-production stuff but the book will not focus that much on it. If this book sells well it will be possible that a second volume will follow full of unreleased works. New Mospeada Complete Art Works Book 2009 Armored Genesis モスピーダコンプリートアートワークス 160 pages of Talca B5 size plan expected prices： It is going to release it in 2,000 yen (according to the tax) January, 2009 This work of the broadcast is the robot animated cartoon which got a favorable reception in the one of the succeeding works abroad of "super space-time fortress Macross" for 1983 years. The mechanic of the image period including ride Armour where a motorcycle changes into パワードスーツ gets the support of the fan by the present that passed for 25 years, and the commodification such as the figure skating continues. It is the one of the works that great master / Yoshitaka Amano dealt with a character design, and the setting image is a very precious thing. This book is a collection of setting documents of the complete standing matter which covered all the diversity of an existing setting image. The cover of Mr. mechanic design / Shin Aramaki will draw it, and take it down! Edited October 20, 2008 by Save
ruskiiVFaussie Posted October 20, 2008 Posted October 20, 2008 (edited) woah! where? how? when? WHERE???? I want! Me likey!!! ahh january. Cool. I'll be buying this one like there is no tomorrow! Thanks heaps Save for this sexy info. Soon my mecha fan boy library will be complete! 2009 is off to a great start! :-D Edited October 20, 2008 by ruskiiVFaussie
Ignacio Ocamica Posted October 20, 2008 Posted October 20, 2008 Thanks for the news Save!!! Where's the preoder button
shornk Posted October 20, 2008 Posted October 20, 2008 (edited) Of the main cast I intend to collect all of the CMS figures. I always dreamed of having ride armor in scale with GI-Joe/star wars figures. So the CM's are dream toys for me. with the release of the Beagle, I feel no need to invest more in the MH figures, and I think I will probably sell off my Current sent of MH ride armor to pay for the beagle. I'm with you GobotFool. The scale of the CMs fitting in with so many other smaller scale figure lines is very appealing. I couldn't belive it when I got my first look at the CMs late last year early this year. They reminded me so much of my old Robotech Gakken 1:20 scale ride armor (I had Lancer). He was roughly the right scale to have adventures with my Star Wars toys. Everything from gun fights with Boba Fett or helping Leia do her hair. I won't be able to afford a complete set of the Beagle Cyclones, and so I won't be getting any of them. Just one would create too strong an urge to get them all and I loose all control of my senses (and wallet). This really kills me since that figure line will be in another appealing figure scale I am collecting in, "Mego" sized. After the initial excitement of my CM collection wears off and the first Beagle hits the shelves, I may start singing another tune. Grass is always greener I guess. Great news on the Armored Genesis book. I'll be picking one up for sure. Thanks Save. Edited October 20, 2008 by shornk
danth Posted October 20, 2008 Posted October 20, 2008 New Mospeada Complete Art Works Book 2009 Armored Genesis モスピーダコンプリートアートワークス 160 pages of Talca B5 size plan expected prices： It is going to release it in 2,000 yen (according to the tax) January, 2009 YES! Toys of my favorite robots can turn out to be total garbage, but it's hard to mess up an artbook. Are there preorders up yet?
Roger Posted October 20, 2008 Posted October 20, 2008 New Mospeada Complete Art Works Book 2009 Armored Genesis モスピーダコンプリートアートワークス 160 pages of Talca B5 size plan expected prices： It is going to release it in 2,000 yen (according to the tax) January, 2009 Awesome! Do you have the publisher and/or ISBN?
Save Posted October 20, 2008 Posted October 20, 2008 Awesome! Do you have the publisher and/or ISBN? Publisher is Shinkigensha
Roger Posted October 21, 2008 Posted October 21, 2008 Thanks. Nothing for it on their site beyond what's on the front page, and no listing at Amazon yet. I'll be watching, though.
jenius Posted October 21, 2008 Posted October 21, 2008 Got my VR-41 post up after a nice little vacation in Seattle. I also snuck in a little comic of a drunk Yellow putting his Ride Armor on, killing his friends, and then speeding off. Morbid? Yes, but it was made mostly through coincidence. Anyway, check out this pose that was done without any trick photography or stands:
danth Posted October 21, 2008 Posted October 21, 2008 (edited) Got my VR-41 post up after a nice little vacation in Seattle. I also snuck in a little comic of a drunk Yellow putting his Ride Armor on, killing his friends, and then speeding off. Morbid? Yes, but it was made mostly through coincidence. Anyway, check out this pose that was done without any trick photography or stands: Awesome pose! Jenius, how is the windshield on the Yellow? And how well do the forearm guards connect to the front wheel? Edited October 21, 2008 by danth
jenius Posted October 21, 2008 Posted October 21, 2008 (edited) Windshield was solid as a rock on mine (but you'll have to forgive me for not deliberately wiggling it too much). I'm pretty certain it is much improved over the Stig and Ley models. The front end wasn't nearly as prone to being pulled apart but bike mode still leaves something to be desired with pegs not holding very well/being a bit too small. Full write up is here. Edited October 21, 2008 by jenius
drifand Posted October 21, 2008 Posted October 21, 2008 (edited) Windshield was solid as a rock on mine (but you'll have to forgive me for not deliberately wiggling it too much). I'm pretty certain it is much improved over the Stig and Ley models. The front end wasn't nearly as prone to being pulled apart but bike mode still leaves something to be desired with pegs not holding very well/being a bit too small. Full write up is here. Amen on the improvements, and a BIG heads-up on the again too-short pegs for the front fork. Yellow's ceramic knife hubs cannot fit flush against the metal wheel arm due to the attachment pegs, thus in bike mode, the front fork's peg can't quite reach the left hub. Solution? Custom peg ala Ley's ride. I've just finished some light weathering on mine, the dark colors don't need as much 'disguising' as the first 2 toys to look good. Hope to shoot up a storm this weekend. :-) Edited October 21, 2008 by drifand
ruskiiVFaussie Posted October 21, 2008 Posted October 21, 2008 (edited) please show us pics of the weathering! that's what makes the cms 1000 times better. haven't seen much MH's weathered tho. Edited October 21, 2008 by ruskiiVFaussie
drifand Posted October 21, 2008 Posted October 21, 2008 I don't know about '1000x' better, but the nicer proportions have always been the main appeal of the CM's for me. My 'weathering' covers: - brown-lining for lower leg to simulate dirt/mud caking - brown mud + oil stain Gundam markers for the boots/soles, foot pedals, inside surfaces of the hip plates and knife-hubs. - oil stain G-marker for the exhaust tube - minor retouch in blue for the windshield 'nubs' - painting over all the exposed screws to match adjacent surfaces. (no qualms about smudging grey G-marker over still-wet blue-paint) - light shading for the helmet's inner surfaces (otherwise it's too white) And like Jenius said, real kudos to CM's for being accurate in the things that you will see, e.g. Yellow's helmet having a proper face and chin guard. This is in the same vein as Ray's beam gun being designed to mount correctly versus the kludge on the MH. True, shame about the fiddliness and lack of chest missiles, but them's the trade-offs.
Black Valkyrie Posted October 21, 2008 Posted October 21, 2008 Imagine if CM would larger legioss for those figures to fit in .
Hoptimus Posted October 21, 2008 Posted October 21, 2008 Imagine if CM would larger legioss for those figures to fit in . LMAO. They would be huge!!
jenius Posted October 21, 2008 Posted October 21, 2008 1/35 Gakken is about 9" tall so a 1/18 would be like 18" right? Yeah, that'd be a handful! I still think the 1/35 scale is out there just begging to be tried again.
akim Posted October 21, 2008 Posted October 21, 2008 Finally I can pass this on since it is official now. Over-Drive and I were told about this book back in August but it wasn't a for sure thing at that time. The details we were told was that it should have all Mospeada final production related works. It should contain some prototype and pre-production stuff but the book will not focus that much on it. If this book sells well it will be possible that a second volume will follow full of unreleased works. New Mospeada Complete Art Works Book 2009 Armored Genesis モスピーダコンプリートアートワークス 160 pages of Talca B5 size plan expected prices： It is going to release it in 2,000 yen (according to the tax) January, 2009 This work of the broadcast is the robot animated cartoon which got a favorable reception in the one of the succeeding works abroad of "super space-time fortress Macross" for 1983 years. The mechanic of the image period including ride Armour where a motorcycle changes into パワードスーツ gets the support of the fan by the present that passed for 25 years, and the commodification such as the figure skating continues. It is the one of the works that great master / Yoshitaka Amano dealt with a character design, and the setting image is a very precious thing. This book is a collection of setting documents of the complete standing matter which covered all the diversity of an existing setting image. The cover of Mr. mechanic design / Shin Aramaki will draw it, and take it down! I thought this would be never happened... I waiting for this book impatiently..and hope the second volume (unreleased works...OMG) !!! Many thanks Save!!
Lonely Soldier Boy Posted October 22, 2008 Posted October 22, 2008 (edited) Great review as usual, Jenius. BTW, I just checked the price for the Hoquet and Shinobu types just out of curiosity: I forgot that these thingys are a tad more expensive than the MH ones. So much for a cheap alternative. Too bad since I was considering getting the CMs' also in case they beat MH releasing enemy mecha (something Beagle probably will never do). One more thing: you said that the Blowsuperior is the best proportioned Ridearmor toy yet. Is it better proportioned than the Rey/Stig types also? Did they change anything besides the metal locks and the overall design? Edited October 22, 2008 by Lonely Soldier Boy
jenius Posted October 22, 2008 Posted October 22, 2008 I meant it's the best proportioned VR-41 Ride Armor yet... which just means it's better than the Gakken and the Mega House. The same is true of Stig and Ley's CMs offerings but no, beyond that there weren't significant tweaks to things (other than the obvious mold changes). One thing I find interesting, CMs is selling Houquet and Shinobu for $12 more than their other Ride Armors. I wonder why the bump?
ruskiiVFaussie Posted October 22, 2008 Posted October 22, 2008 (edited) Just for the "bumps" ? Her lovely lady bumbs ah ha ah ha http://www.hlj.com/product/CMS65240 - Ride Armor Dark Bartley (Shinobu Type) http://www.hlj.com/product/CMS65240 - Ride Armor Bartley (Fooke Type) Edited October 22, 2008 by ruskiiVFaussie
ruskiiVFaussie Posted October 22, 2008 Posted October 22, 2008 yeha what the FOOKE?????? is it with that?
yellowlightman Posted October 22, 2008 Posted October 22, 2008 Fooke sounds pretty close to Fuke. Not an ideal romanization, but it's easy to see how someone could romanize is like that.
ruskiiVFaussie Posted October 22, 2008 Posted October 22, 2008 When the fooke is MH Fooke coming out? Fookein hell i'm dying here!\
Roger Posted October 22, 2008 Posted October 22, 2008 Pre-order for the book here: http://www.fukkan.com/fk/CartSearchDetail?i_no=68311011 Dunno if they deal with gaijin, though. If HLJ or Amazon posts a pre-order, someone please post it. The cover art for the book is going to feature an updated version of the ride armor and armor bike, and the ride armor is going to be holding a gun the likes of which God has never seen.
Phyrox Posted October 22, 2008 Posted October 22, 2008 Anyone hear anything about a solid release date for the Toynami Beta? It was supposed to ship “October/November,” which I took to mean early 2009, but I would assume some dealers or vendors would have something concrete by now.
Lonely Soldier Boy Posted October 22, 2008 Posted October 22, 2008 (edited) Just for the "bumps" ? Her lovely lady bumbs ah ha ah ha http://www.hlj.com/product/CMS65240 - Ride Armor Dark Bartley (Shinobu Type) http://www.hlj.com/product/CMS65240 - Ride Armor Bartley (Fooke Type) 66.00 on Early Bird?! Overdrive has them listed for 62.99. Edited October 22, 2008 by Lonely Soldier Boy
jenius Posted October 22, 2008 Posted October 22, 2008 Anyone hear anything about a solid release date for the Toynami Beta? It was supposed to ship “October/November,” which I took to mean early 2009, but I would assume some dealers or vendors would have something concrete by now. I wonder if Toynami will now push the Beta back even further as to not compete with the MPC Cyclone. I'm sure they're aware that many people can't pony up for both a $200 Cyclone and a $150 Tread in the same month. If it's going to be 4 or 5 months between each Ride Armor release then maybe we'll see Tread releases on a staggered schedule at the gap between Cyclones. If that's the case Toynami won't drop the blue Beta until February. That'd be my speculation at least.
Tober Posted October 22, 2008 Posted October 22, 2008 Anyone hear anything about a solid release date for the Toynami Beta? It was supposed to ship “October/November,” which I took to mean early 2009, but I would assume some dealers or vendors would have something concrete by now. Last I heard the Beagle version is due to ship in about a month. (And DAMN I'm glad I preordered in full with Overdrive before the Au$ went to crap!) Toynami has always maintained (since SDCC anyway) they want the Masterpiece version out before the end of this year. Robotech.com says so also, which is as "official" as it's going to get (untill they change it).
drifand Posted October 22, 2008 Posted October 22, 2008 Some quick snaps of the CM's trio... The bonus heads are pretty good; Yellow's is best, Stick looks a bit too serious. All 3 toys have had weathering applied to cut back on the plastic sheen. Put on yer helmets! The rider-to-bike proportions on the CM's are second only to the Beagle. Another bonus part is the rifle mount for Stick's ride, which is also only found on the Beagle. Both Yellow and Ley require custom front-fork pegs to overcome fit-problems. A closer look at the fine printed details. On the Blowsperior's box, the product photos depict a featureless face under the visor, so I was plenty happy to see it wasn't the case. The facial features may not be 100% accurate but they sure don't look bad at all. Riders are go! Last one's an Invid bum... The Blowsperior's tail-end features different detailing from the first two toys. Ride Armor mode... I love the almost-perfect transformation design. Heck, even the almighty Beagle can't overcome anime magic :-) Strike a pose! The CM's Ride Armors have surprisingly good balance. The supporting stick is not really necessary but proper display stands do add to the fun. See? No stands... :-) Lookout Megahouse, the girls will be here soon!
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