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  1. Chronocidal
    Maybe a different one.. Mine's "Buy what you have room for, and can afford."
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    Yeah, fortunately another I can sit out on entirely. Of course not including the reaction missiles either, because Bandai gonna Bandai. Really think they should have sweetened the deal by including the sound booster though, since it's not likely to ever see the light of day again, and it was specifically paired with the super packs in the series.
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    I think the blue was actually a side effect of some of the weird coloring seen on other Star Wars toys at the time. It was never really clear in the movies, but some of the color filtering did make the Ties look darker blue-gray, and many of the toys echoed that. The one that sticks in my mind is the Action Fleet version, which was definitely closer to blue than gray.
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    Impressive panels.. but it feels like they make the ball uglier with every iteration. Still might try and grab one though, it's not too bad.
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    Before you go printing Sparrows, take note of the fin shape. They used AIM-120 AMRAAMs on the Mac-0 F-14s. They were never cleared for operational use, but the Navy did test using them. Apparently they scrapped the idea when the upgrade wasn't deemed worth it, considering the limited use compared with the Super Hornet that was already in development. https://theaviationgeekclub.com/even-though-the-aim-120-was-successfully-tested-on-the-f-14-the-amraam-integration-into-fleet-tomcats-was-scrapped-heres-why/
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    That's just.. they need to title it the "Never touch me" edition. I wouldn't bet the chrome will last through a single transformation cycle. This is literally one you pose once, then lock it behind glass, or better yet, seal it in resin for eternity.
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    Hi-Metal R

    Chronocidal replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    Whether it gets released or not, it won't look anything like that prototype. I'm genuinely concerned about them attempting to make that into a transforming VF-11 derivative, because it shares almost nothing with the source design, and I have no idea how it will hold together in fighter mode with completely round arms and legs.
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    Copy or not, clear plastic has different structural properties than most others, and it tends to be much more brittle, or just fail in other unexpected ways. The clear plastic adapter that came with my TV super packs can attest to that, as the plastic formed a stress fracture after a few hours holding the valk. I boxed back up the stand before it could fail and dump the valk off a shelf.
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    Definitely not just you. However.. I am all for this sort of behavior by Bandai. Yes, please Bandai, keep making these sorts of event exclusives for all your future events. Saves me a ton of trouble trying to get them if you keep making them this ugly.
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    I do remember seeing a teaser of something like this a few months back, probably a tiny teaser attached to something related to the VT-1 release. Otherwise.. yeah, no thanks, that's a nice chunk of money saved. Helps me recover from the summer salvo hitting this year with the monthly releases stretching from May to probably September.
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    Ah, good. Something I can skip with no regrets.
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    So that's definitely an interesting development. I think I have a grand total of one Fujimi kit in my collection, and it's an ancient 1/48 F-14A kit from 1978. I'm not going to attempt to compare the accuracy of it, but it's probably the best fitting 1/48 F-14 kit I have, and I remember it being several huge steps above any other manufacturer in terms of ease of assembly, even to this day. It just went together perfectly.
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    Guess I'm glad I at least got a pair of good Tie fighters out of the deal to match with a Vader version if I ever get one, but the X-Wings are pretty bad by comparison. My initial instincts about the mold were unfortunately on the nose. Pretty sad, the quality of the Y-Wings I grabbed got my hopes up, but these things are just weirdly sloppy and mis-molded messes. I guess that's what you should expect as the first product in a line, but still disappointing.
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    Boy I wish Bandai would give its folks a lesson in how to pose mecha so they don't look like they're bored out of their minds.
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    What I'd really love to see is them exploring the larger variety of VF-19 variants in this cheaper line. Maybe pull some of the racing designs in, or more paint options we saw in games, or the Master File.. maybe a Nothung? Please?
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