Kids Logic Robotech MiniTech (Miniature Technique) Line

[no3Ljm]

https://www.kidslogic.toys/pages/minitechgames

Kids Logic is proud to announce our new product line, MiniTech (stands for Miniature Technique), a miniature model series for tabletop games. Each (1/285 scale) miniature stands approximately 4-7 cm tall, capturing the favourite characters and mecha from anime. All miniatures are featured in detail sculptures and come with dynamic posture. We have prepared over 50 miniatures to be manufactured in 2019-2020. They will be scheduled to release every month starting from Oct 2019.

This non-painted multi-part resin kit contains less than 5 components. It could be assembled by super glue within 10 minutes. Super glue is not included in this kit.

[no3Ljm]

 

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Edited September 18, 2019 by no3Ljm

[Duymon]

I saw these on taghobby. I wish we had this instead of the god-awful plastics that came in the robotech tactics set. 

The Battroids are the only ones that really appeal to me 

[Knight26]

Interesting, if it weren't for the RT tag I might be interested.  SOme of those look like nice 3D printed prototypes (I see layer lines).

[Focslain]

When they release the Destroids I'll get a few for my battletech company. Their too small for my to use them for replacement Tau battlesuits though.

[Convectuoso]

I pre-ordered 1 Q-Rau and 1 N-Ger. Those look fun to paint. 

[tekering]

5 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

We have prepared over 50 miniatures to be manufactured in 2019-2020. They will be scheduled to release every month starting from Oct 2019.

Am I the only one confused by the math here?  

From October 2019 to December 2020 is fifteen months, with a release scheduled for every month.  That's 15 miniatures, not 50.  Even at their extremely optimistic pace, it would take over four years to get 50 miniatures produced.

Maybe it's supposed to say "in 2019-2024...?"

I find this press release to be highly suspect.  

[Knight26]

4 hours ago, tekering said:

Am I the only one confused by the math here?  

From October 2019 to December 2020 is fifteen months, with a release scheduled for every month.  That's 15 miniatures, not 50.  Even at their extremely optimistic pace, it would take over four years to get 50 miniatures produced.

Maybe it's supposed to say "in 2019-2024...?"

I find this press release to be highly suspect.  

Maybe its 50 miniatures total.  LOL

In all seriousness though it isn't that unrealistic a schedule, depending on their manufacturing base.
Figuring that 4 out of the 6 this time around at VF-1J in various modes and with armor.  Than reworks of the molds/stls will yield 16 minis right there:
VF-1A/1D/1J/1S (fighter, gerwalk, battroid, armored)
Then the super packs are another 12 minis between all the modes.  That gets them up to 28, plus the 2 power armors for 30.
2x Glaugs (regular and booster)
4x Regults (Reg, small missile, heavy missiles, recon)
1x Gnerl
4x Destroids
1x Monster (big maybe)
8x  Zentraedi/Meltrandi (Z-Solider, M-Soldier, Breetai, Exedore, Khyron, Millia, Azonia, at least not counting alt poses)

That gets you up to 50 right there.

Figure that every month will include at least some Valkyrie variant and them additional exclusives (Boosted Valkyrie, Half Gerwalk Valks), and if they all come unpainted, so no exclusive paint jobs, that gives  50 minis total.  If they come painted, then they can cut out a number of designs and just produce all the various color schemes (max and millia, red VF-1S, custom schemes, etc...).  That also precludes the use of DYRL specific designs (strike valks, and upgraded power armors)

Edited September 18, 2019 by Knight26

[TehPW]

OK I'm confused. Why Hikaru and not Rick? This is supposed to be a Robotrash game? The mini's look impressive (they actually remind me of the 80's Imai thick look) however...

[jenius]

1) because there are more Macross fans than Robotech fans at this point
2) to distance themselves from the group that produced the game

[JB0]

HG wants to make it look like their Macross trademark is legitimate. 

 

What weirds me out is the combination. Hikaru's VF-1J in Guardian mode is wrong in the kind of way that leads to a sticky thread about the difference between Macross and Robotech.

[Graham]

Damn, the size of those rivets on the VF-1J's legs......LOL

 

[peter]

These things need to go on Keto or try intermittent fasting....

[wwwmwww]

On 9/18/2019 at 5:32 AM, Knight26 said:

Interesting, if it weren't for the RT tag I might be interested.  SOme of those look like nice 3D printed prototypes (I see layer lines).

I don't think you are seeing 3D printed layers.  I believe these are rendered images and you are looking at the underlying mesh. The lines you see appear to be the edges where triangles meet.  Look at the Armored VF-1J, it is actually hovering above the base, no way that is a physical object.  And I don't think the base itself is casting a shadow in any of the images.

Carl

[Dynaman]

$10+ a pop is too rich for my blood.  To put on a Macross battle would take 10-20+ per side.  The renders do look great though.

[wwwmwww]

10 hours ago, JB0 said:

What weirds me out is the combination. Hikaru's VF-1J in Guardian mode is wrong in the kind of way that leads to a sticky thread about the difference between Macross and Robotech.

Care to elaborate?  Not certain what you are referring to.

Carl 

[Knight26]

8 minutes ago, wwwmwww said:

Care to elaborate?  Not certain what you are referring to.

Carl 

It is clearly labeled as Hikaru Ichijo (Macross), yet calls the mode Guardian (Robotech) instead of the correct term of GERWALK (Macross).

[JB0]

That. I meant the combination of Macross and Robotech terminology in the same product.

[Einherjar]

Thanks Kevin Siembieda?

[anime52k8]

3 hours ago, JB0 said:

That. I meant the combination of Macross and Robotech terminology in the same product.

Also notice how they spell it 'BattLoid' instead of "battRoid"

Edited September 20, 2019 by anime52k8

[sh9000]

[Knight26]

Flapping Tiny

[no3Ljm]

15 hours ago, anime52k8 said:

Also notice how they spell it 'BattLoid' instead of "battRoid"

As far as I remember in Robotech, Battloid is a mix term from Battle and their Bioroids. But to be honest, Macross or Robotech, the term Battroid really had more sense.

14 hours ago, sh9000 said:

Love the details even though they're tiny.

 

[jenius]

Someone once told me that I was pronouncing "Battloid" wrong. That instead of "batt-loid" I should be saying "battle-oid" but that seems funk-tastic to me. I was under the impression that both Robotech and the original Macross were going with Battle Android being smushed together and, ignoring the Japanese L/R conflict, they both just sliced the combination one letter off from each other. 

[TheLoneWolf]

On 9/18/2019 at 3:41 AM, no3Ljm said:

This non-painted multi-part resin kit contains less than 5 components. It could be assembled by super glue within 10 minutes. Super glue is not included in this kit.

I hope that Kids Logic will be using industrial strength resin with these. Regular resin is fairly brittle when it comes to small, thin pieces and I can see those wings and antennas easily breaking.

[sh9000]

[Convectuoso]

I'm definitely going to get those destroids. 

[Graham]

Weren't some similar size Robocrap tabletop game figures tried and failed by Kickstarter a couple of years ago?

[JB0]

Yup. It was a trainwreck of epicly inept proportions.

[Einherjar]

7 hours ago, Graham said:

Weren't some similar size Robocrap tabletop game figures tried and failed by Kickstarter a couple of years ago?

Thank Palladium Books for this venture, whether they want to take credit for it or not.  This only exists because they royally screwed up their project.

[Focslain]

On 9/24/2019 at 11:12 PM, sh9000 said:

And I'm sold. Need a few spartans for my battletech company.

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[Convectuoso]

I've bought some of these and they look really good. I just need to find time to start painting them.