sqidd Posted April 11, 2020 Posted April 11, 2020 10 hours ago, jenius said: Still playing with my CM's Mospeada ride armors...half of them are un-broken Corrected to glass half full. Quote
Kuma Style Posted April 11, 2020 Posted April 11, 2020 12 hours ago, jenius said: Still playing with my CM's Mospeada ride armors...half of them are now broken This is gorgeous. For some reason it really makes me think about the B2Five versions... maybe it's the coloring? Quote
Convectuoso Posted April 11, 2020 Posted April 11, 2020 I think the colors of the CMs versions are way better than Megahouse's Quote
tekering Posted April 11, 2020 Posted April 11, 2020 27 minutes ago, Convectuoso said: I think the colors of the CMs versions are way better than Megahouse's Colors, proportions, sculpts, character representation, accuracy... the CMs are superior to the Megahouse figures in almost every respect. 18 hours ago, jenius said: Still playing with my CM's Mospeada ride armors...half of them are now broken Like I said, almost every respect. Quote
jenius Posted April 11, 2020 Posted April 11, 2020 On the plus side, I still had fun with the broken toys Quote
sqidd Posted April 12, 2020 Posted April 12, 2020 14 hours ago, mechaninac said: ^ The carnage!... Oh the humanity!!!! Quote
derex3592 Posted April 12, 2020 Posted April 12, 2020 ....and the media chick just keeps on filming!!! Quote
bluemax151 Posted April 14, 2020 Posted April 14, 2020 The MegaHouse versions are better toys. You can play with them without worries. I prefer the size and the look/color of the plastic as well. With the CMs they are more accurate and you have more options like the trading figures. Quote
sqidd Posted April 17, 2020 Posted April 17, 2020 Pretty good deal on a Toynami Alpha/Beta https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-Robotech-Masterpieces-Alpha-Beta-Scott-Rand-VFB-9H-Legioss-Tread/184256020100?epid=691421542&hash=item2ae683be84:g:6ogAAOSw5XxemJGe Quote
Ignacio Ocamica Posted April 17, 2020 Posted April 17, 2020 Interesting custom's, taken from Yacalog's twitter: Quote
Convectuoso Posted April 17, 2020 Posted April 17, 2020 3 hours ago, sqidd said: Pretty good deal on a Toynami Alpha/Beta https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-Robotech-Masterpieces-Alpha-Beta-Scott-Rand-VFB-9H-Legioss-Tread/184256020100?epid=691421542&hash=item2ae683be84:g:6ogAAOSw5XxemJGe A good deal, indeed Quote
sqidd Posted April 17, 2020 Posted April 17, 2020 3 hours ago, Convectuoso said: A good deal, indeed I just paid a LOT more than that for the exact same thing. Quote
Mog Posted April 17, 2020 Posted April 17, 2020 The big unknown with that auction is the condition of the Alpha. Don’t know what condition the hands are in or whether anything has deteriorated over time. Seller was good enough to show numerous pics and show box damage. But guess I’m still a little punchy after getting a nice Matchbox Macross, but discovering it had broken arms out of the box. Quote
jenius Posted April 17, 2020 Posted April 17, 2020 55 minutes ago, Mog said: The big unknown with that auction is the condition of the Alpha. Don’t know what condition the hands are in or whether anything has deteriorated over time. Seller was good enough to show numerous pics and show box damage. But guess I’m still a little punchy after getting a nice Matchbox Macross, but discovering it had broken arms out of the box. Well, it's comforting on some level to know I wasn't the only one that had this experience... but I'm still sorry you weren't able to avoid it. While I love the Matchbox SDF-1, that part of the design does seem like the biggest misstep. I wouldn't transform any Toynami Alpha at this point. If I bought that set, I would combine them and show them off in fighter mode and that would be the end of it. They look good combined in fighter mode. Beyond that, I can wait for the Sentinel toys. Quote
Mog Posted April 17, 2020 Posted April 17, 2020 Your review tried to warn me, and for that, I appreciate it. Should have been more skeptical and asked for out of box pics from the seller. But hopefully, my workaround is successful. Back to Mospeada stuff, at least the seller mentions how glass-fragile the Alphas are (the Betas, of course, are solid beasts). I’m looking forward to the Sentinel Legioss too. But I’ll wait for the red girl (probably getting released in 2021 at this point, huh?). Quote
sqidd Posted April 17, 2020 Posted April 17, 2020 31 minutes ago, jenius said: I wouldn't transform any Toynami Alpha at this point. If I bought that set, I would combine them and show them off in fighter mode and that would be the end of it. They look good combined in fighter mode. Beyond that, I can wait for the Sentinel toys. This is exactly what I did with my Alpha/Beta. No need to temp fate. I'll transform the Sentinel ones. And hopefully they release a Beta/Tread. Quote
Convectuoso Posted April 17, 2020 Posted April 17, 2020 3 hours ago, jenius said: I wouldn't transform any Toynami Alpha at this point. If I bought that set, I would combine them and show them off in fighter mode and that would be the end of it. They look good combined in fighter mode. Beyond that, I can wait for the Sentinel toys. I paid a lot less for my blue Alpha and Beta, because I was lucky enough to find them both on Mandarake, but my green and red Alphas were so fragile I'm planning on just leaving the blue ones combined in fighter mode too. Quote
Duymon Posted April 18, 2020 Posted April 18, 2020 So on a different note, with this whole Pandemic I get the feeling Sentinel's Legioss will prolly not make its June release date :0 Quote
Mog Posted April 18, 2020 Posted April 18, 2020 I never thought they were gonna meet that June 2020 release date, even BEFORE the whole Covid-19 pandemic hit. Quote
jenius Posted April 18, 2020 Posted April 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Mog said: I never thought they were gonna meet that June 2020 release date, even BEFORE the whole Covid-19 pandemic hit. Ha, same here! Hope its happens but I'm giving everyone at least an extra two months to get things out before I'll be concerned. Quote
tekering Posted April 18, 2020 Posted April 18, 2020 In the meantime, I've found an exciting bit of Tatsunoko history: Episode scripts, from the production office. The writer's name is hand-written on the front page of each script. This is the scene where Ray meets Aisha nude in the barn... The dialogue prompts simply refer to her as "beautiful girl." Even more exciting, here are the complete storyboards for episode 4... ...with hand-written notations for each sequence. Recognize this pan-out? Quote
Bolt Posted April 21, 2020 Posted April 21, 2020 On 4/17/2020 at 11:08 PM, tekering said: In the meantime, I've found an exciting bit of Tatsunoko history: Episode scripts, from the production office. The writer's name is hand-written on the front page of each script. This is the scene where Ray meets Aisha nude in the barn... The dialogue prompts simply refer to her as "beautiful girl." Even more exciting, here are the complete storyboards for episode 4... ...with hand-written notations for each sequence. Recognize this pan-out? Major score dude! On 4/19/2020 at 12:50 PM, Saburo said: That's just gorgeous.. 55 minutes ago, sh9000 said: Saw this pic on FB. Pretty cool. VERY cool Quote
bluemax151 Posted April 21, 2020 Posted April 21, 2020 I am an original owner of a Blue Toynami Alpha. I haven't had a problem with the hands yet. It is however very floppy and hard to stand without any assistance. Has everyone had problems with the hands? I am curious how prevalent that issue is. Quote
505thAirborne Posted April 21, 2020 Posted April 21, 2020 20 minutes ago, bluemax151 said: I am an original owner of a Blue Toynami Alpha. I haven't had a problem with the hands yet. It is however very floppy and hard to stand without any assistance. Has everyone had problems with the hands? I am curious how prevalent that issue is. I have 4 of the Toynami Alpha's and all of my hands are cracked or crumbled, horrifying QC on those parts. Quote
jorawar_b Posted April 21, 2020 Posted April 21, 2020 Hopefully one of the 3d printer gurus can make some hands Quote
derex3592 Posted April 21, 2020 Posted April 21, 2020 Haven't touched my Toynami Alphas in years. Blue one was missing a thumb I think after about 5 minutes and got left in fighter mode. Red one is in gerwalk and green is in battroid, all with digits still attached. I'm afraid to breath on them however... Quote
jenius Posted April 21, 2020 Posted April 21, 2020 2 hours ago, jorawar_b said: Hopefully one of the 3d printer gurus can make some hands Pretty sure replacement hands are already available on Shapeways BUT replacing them is a bit invasive. The hands weren't a QC failure, they were a materials failure (Aoshima fixed it). Toynami went with hands made of something very akin to rubber which simply tears around the pin that connects everything. Quote
vladykins Posted April 21, 2020 Posted April 21, 2020 I tried to transform my blue Toynami from fighter mode and busted the chest/cyclone store tab holding it in (last thing I expected to have a problem with). Returned it to fighter mode and now I don't change them. Quote
jorawar_b Posted April 21, 2020 Posted April 21, 2020 4 hours ago, jenius said: Pretty sure replacement hands are already available on Shapeways BUT replacing them is a bit invasive. The hands weren't a QC failure, they were a materials failure (Aoshima fixed it). Toynami went with hands made of something very akin to rubber which simply tears around the pin that connects everything. Will check shapeways thanks Quote
jenius Posted April 21, 2020 Posted April 21, 2020 If you can find it, I think it was in Veef's shop. Sorry, never bought 'em so don't have a link. Quote
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