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Picked up an x transbots trailbreaker. I must say I’m pretty happy with it. Also got a prime Orion masterpiece prime. Really nicely done.

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10 minutes ago, kajnrig said:

That's the first appearance of the Punisher, right? A certain Best Friend would be jealous of you (or already has it).

Lol yes 1st appearance! If my wife really knew how much money I waste..... lol

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On ‎2‎/‎16‎/‎2018 at 6:15 AM, no3Ljm said:

A glitch. I knew it. Got an email too. <_<

 

Anyone get an email cancelling a premium Roy VF-1S order?  I'm not expecting any success really, but I've gotten no response after the initial order confirmation.

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On 2/17/2018 at 9:12 PM, Bahamutzyro said:

Picked up an x transbots trailbreaker. I must say I’m pretty happy with it. Also got a prime Orion masterpiece prime. Really nicely done.

 

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Nice collection!

 

 

 

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Ooh finally someone has one.  My metalbuild Mazinger is on the way from N-Y.  How do you like it?  Are the hands articulated?  I must admit I have never seen Mazinger Z in it's original form, only saw it as a kid on US tv as "Transzor Z" but I still totally fell in love with it.

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8 hours ago, ArchieNov said:

Metal Build Mazinger Z (shown with Riobot Mazinkaiser for scaling comparison)

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Thank you for this pic! This is all i needed to keep my order, main reason i wanted MB Maz was to pair it with the Riobot.

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1 hour ago, ZorClone said:

Ooh finally someone has one.  My metalbuild Mazinger is on the way from N-Y.  How do you like it?  Are the hands articulated?  I must admit I have never seen Mazinger Z in it's original form, only saw it as a kid on US tv as "Transzor Z" but I still totally fell in love with it.

The hands aren’t articulated. Just 3 pairs of swappable hands.

The engineering itself is very reminiscent of Sentinel’s (Riobot) designs. In fact, if you didn’t know it was Bandai, one might mistake it for a Sentinel figure because of all the moving panels, translucent pieces, and aesthetic (though the latter is due to the design in the movie). However, the execution is still not as good as Sentinel’s because sometimes the panels get caught up between the other moving parts (it rarely happens, but something to watch out for lest you break it).

The joints are VERY stiff out of the box. It takes quite a bit of force to get things moving at first. But again, be careful that nothing is obstructing the articulation or else you may break something by mistake. And there are some things which I think can move, but are so stiff that maybe I’m wrong. But when I look at the opposing side, the orientation is a little different so I'm almost sure it should move. Don’t want to risk it yet.

I might be wrong, but it feels just as heavy (or a little heavier) than the Riobot Mazinkaiser, despite being smaller.

Lastly, I haven’t tried all the accessories and options yet, but I’m having difficulty getting the scrander belt to clip together on Mazinger. It clips together just fine when it’s off him, so not sure what’s preventing it when it’s on him. 

All in all, it’s a good figure. Anyone who bought it will generally be happy with it.

 

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1 hour ago, anubis20 said:

Thank you for this pic! This is all i needed to keep my order, main reason i wanted MB Maz was to pair it with the Riobot.

That’s the same reason why I got it too.

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2 hours ago, anubis20 said:

Hopefully Great Maz is not too far behind. 

Hoping for Great Mazinger too, I would love to have both Mazingers as Metal Builds. 

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1 hour ago, no3Ljm said:

Are you guys going to get Mazinger Infinity too if it gets made?

 

Wasn't a Metal Build prototype already shown? I probably won't get it because it isn't to scale so I can't display it beside my Mazinger or Mazinkaiser.latest?cb=20180207161121

 

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4 hours ago, 505thAirborne said:

Just arrived Via HLJ!! My first new Macross book in years! :D

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What a lovely book. :wub:

4 hours ago, Slave IV said:

If it is a Metal Build, Riobot or SOC, I will.

3 hours ago, ArchieNov said:

Wasn't a Metal Build prototype already shown? I probably won't get it because it isn't to scale so I can't display it beside my Mazinger or Mazinkaiser.

Yeah. I shared TagHobby's post on a pic of the prototype in the Mazinger Z Infinity thread. I'm curious if anyone here will get it if it gets produced. ;)

 

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4 hours ago, 505thAirborne said:

Just arrived Via HLJ!! My first new Macross book in years! :D

 

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Congrats, should receive mine soon too!

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46 minutes ago, no3Ljm said:

What a lovely book. :wub:

30 minutes ago, Ignacio Ocamica said:

Congrats, should receive mine soon too!

 

Thanks guys! I love the Cockpit & flight control pics, super detailed! 

 

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1 hour ago, no3Ljm said:

^ Nice! :good:

 

Thanks! I don’t collect very many TFs but here is one more TF that arrived. Maketoys Thunder Manus x Divine Armor (R)

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Got a package in from BBTS last Friday, I've been miserable and sick for about a week now so I never bothered opening it. First thing I dove in to was Deathstroke the Terminator, and I am VERY impressed, since Superman or even Red Arrow Mezco seems to have gotten the message about the importance of ankle tilt, this guy is fantastic! The sculpt is pretty beautiful in my opinion, a mix of some of the more modern "armored" looks, the paint apps are very clean as usual, I love the unmasked Slade head. The DBZ guys are great, I said I wouldn't bother with the B team but here we are, Bandai just needs to announce a new or special color Krillin and I will be happy.

 

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3 hours ago, Saburo said:

Thanks! I don’t collect very many TFs but here is one more TF that arrived. Maketoys Thunder Manus x Divine Armor (R)

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I actually find that Thunder Magnus is more aesthically closer to the G1 version of the C-310 release. The new TT Legends God Ginrai release doesn't even make the cut. 

Note to add: Is there anyone pre-ordering the SOC Dragon Caesar? 

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This came today. F-14B Jolly Rogers by Calibre Wings. The amount of details on this (and other rival companies) is astounding. I wish Arcadia could do the same amount of tampo prints on their VF-1. Here's some sneak peeks :

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Wow, still my favourite Squadron marking and one of my favourite Aircrafts. Don't remember how many Jolly Roger F14s I have built. But this ones details are really awesome. Want it too :angry:

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5 hours ago, aaajin said:

This came today. F-14B Jolly Rogers by Calibre Wings. The amount of details on this (and other rival companies) is astounding. I wish Arcadia could do the same amount of tampo prints on their VF-1. Here's some sneak peeks :

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Hey aaajin, could you please post a photo of the bottom screw holes to see if it can be taken apart for a custom paint job? 

 

Thanks!

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6 hours ago, CrossAir said:

Wow, still my favourite Squadron marking and one of my favourite Aircrafts. Don't remember how many Jolly Roger F14s I have built. But this ones details are really awesome. Want it too :angry:

It seems like the details on diecast pre assembled jet fighter models are pretty standard across many companies. Wish Arcadia could afford the same amount of details, with panel lines & more tampo prints, as standard.

1 hour ago, Pulltoeject said:

Hey aaajin, could you please post a photo of the bottom screw holes to see if it can be taken apart for a custom paint job? 

 

Thanks!

Will do when I have time this weekend. 

EDIT: Pictures from online diecast aircraft forum :

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Notice in the thread people mentioned there were some glitches on the earlier releases (uneven edges near glove vanes & incorrect machine gun panel) which fortunately did not occur on mine. 

I read some reviews before jumping in when flyingmule had it on sale on top of another sale (they've "corrected" it to a single sale now, sadly). It's indeed a beautiful model.

Interesting facts : BlackAces/Noel who's a prominent member on MW forum in the earlier days is part of the company (Calibre Wings). Theyve also acquired "Robo-you-know-what" license to produce VF-1 variants of the F-14's (Roy 1S & Hikaru 1J), which you can also search on MW forum.

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