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  2. Black Valkyrie
    Yep those are the kits I had back in the late 80s. The Toyrise Mospeada will be my main focus this year. Nothing this year other than it , still waiting for the red variant.
  3. Big s
    Will it be on HBO whatever it is now, or ParaMax plus or whatever it will be? all I know is that it can’t be worse than Wonderman
  4. Chronocidal
    Fortunately the neck cover is easily replicated. I used to have it on Shapeways, and that may exist again (maybe?), but I'm sure it could be produced by anyone with a capable 3D printer.
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  6. Big s
    I had a friend that grew up around there. He said you had to search the odd spots , kinda like out here with Swapmeets or mom and pop hobby shops. But my understanding was that it was more common on the west coast because troops often brought them back to sell that came from overseas. As far as the Robotech show, he said it did air over there, but on a three hour difference. I guess he only discovered the show when he was sick for a week with the flu and the show aired at a ridiculous time when he would normally be in school and unable to watch. I think he said he eventually found a friend that had a vcr to record the show and would watch it over there when he’d stop by.
  7. Lolicon
    A purchase I've been putting off for almost 20 years.
  8. Big s
    That’s pretty good for the whole set.
  9. Big s
    Saw this teaser floating around and really wish they’d put more poses, but as is, I’m probably gonna be getting this one. Classic Ryu is still one of my favorite ninjas of all time
  10. Big s
    Jumped back up a hundred bucks now that the sale is over
  11. Negotiator
    i'm definately in for Teresa and Clare, maybe naked snake (just finished mgs delta). need to see more poses. but ya figma especially could have made great claymore figures. SHF tends to over engineer or stop short of a logical and easy design choice but either way 1/12 import figures have reached an avg of $100+ (incl s/h) which is nuts.
  12. Big s
    Alucard’s fun brother or something
  13. Big s
    No worries, I do the same thing. Just need some tri tip to get the brain working sometimes
  14. sh9000
  15. David Hingtgen
    So how much RAM in that latest announcement?
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  19. sh9000
    Preorders are up.
  20. M'Kyuun
    I envy you guys that Macross and Mospeada stuff was existing within your sphere of availability. I grew up in a podunk town in north, slightly-west of central PA where there was very little of either, not much in the way of anime inspired stuff to speak of. We did have Transformers in relative abundance, though. I remember well-stocked shelves in the dept stores in the larger towns around ours. Our little five-and-dime carried them, too, but not in any kind of abundance, although my grandparents did buy G1 Ratchet for me there. In terms of Mospeada, one of several of our large dept stores the next town over carried the Monogram Gobots models, which were actually the Legioss (Leader-1) and the Ride Armor (Cy-Kill). I knew they weren't actually Gobots, as I was familiar with those toys, but that Legioss struck a chord and I bought it. That kit blew my mind- it had articulation far beyond anything I'd experienced thus far with any Transformers toy, its transformation was complex and brilliantly executed, and the thing just bristled with details all over, even fully retractable landing gear with real rubber tires. It was a masterpiece and I did a hasty and poor job of assembling it, having had very little experience building models up until that time. Unfortunately, the pegs that held the legs on were only plastic (should've been die-cast to better handle the various stresses) and one of them snapped off. To add insult to injury, my puppy somehow got ahold of the thing and chewed on the nose. I was really bummed about the whole situation, as for years, that model was the single most amazing transforming robot toy I'd ever owned- nothing compared for a long time. This was probably around '85 or so for reference. I never saw Robotech as a kid- it never aired on any of our channels, and if it did, I never caught it or I'd likely have been hooked like so many other Westerners. So Mospeada was unknown to me. That old Legioss model was my only brush with it, and it was at least a decade or more before I learned of its actual origin. When Toynami released their Masterpiece Legioss toys, I bought the Scott Bernard Alpha, so happy to finally have a good-looking transformable toy to replace that old model. But, over time, mine suffered the same egregious issues that plagued that toyline and today it just stands in battroid on my desk, with too many issues to really transform safely anymore. In that context, Sentinel's Eta was a godsend- just a masterwork of engineering, and I bought the Eta straightaway. It's the only Sentinel Legioss I own, and its being first edition, it suffers from the overly tight shoulders and loose ankles, alas. Still a gorgeous toy, though, and I love it. It blew my mind when it was announced, but now the Pose+ seems to take all the advances of the sentinel toy, taking engineering to 11 with all the opening panels, upscaling, ratchets throughout, a Gundam-esque forward access to the cockpit, and the promise of easier handling than the Sentinel. I'm stoked for it. And then Toyrise busted out their new Legioss line, with the express promise of playablity at the forefront, and some interesting innovations on the design. I'm in for the Omega. It's been a long road from famine to feast with Mospeada Legioss toys, but I'm glad it's happening and that I've enough disposable income to indulge a little in it. I only wish I had more space for it all. Regarding the black, white, and red "drone" Legioss, I don't mind the color scheme or the pilot-less drone idea, but the big ugly back cannons are doing nothing for me, nor do I like the too-skinny forward swept wings with huge, weird beavertails at the trailing edges. Had they made the wings wider and nixed that beavertail altogether, I think it would've made for a more attractive fighter. In that case, I'd probably have gone for the green one, as I like that color scheme, too, plus the AWACs radome. I just couldn't abide those crappy wings. That said, I'll echo the sentiments for a proper black and grey "low-vis" or stealth look. Too, @danth makes a poignant observation regarding the gear and their dubious ability to support the toy without serious sagging and chest scraping in fighter mode. That should be an early engineering concern with the Legioss due to its design, especially with those hip joints at midships where a bit of sag should be anticipated and remedied. For now, I'm content with my single order of their Omega. I hope it's a fun toy, but for actual quality in design, I'm looking at my Sentinel Eta and, hopefully, the Pose+ to give an overall quality experience in-hand. Gobots Model Kits by Monogram
  21. sh9000
    Preorders go up tomorrow.
  22. sh9000
    Transformers Generations Studio Series TFTM One Shall Stand Optimus Prime.
  23. treatment
    AI auto-dubbed! switch language-pref for original japanese:
  24. jvmacross

    1/55's revisited

    jvmacross replied to kanata67's topic in Toys

    It's one of those rare items that don’t necessarily translate to the kind of price being asked.... Here's mine.... https://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/46734-takatoku-toys-and-bandai-macross-promotional-materialsnow-with-more-arcadia/#findComment-1522274
  25. danth
    Why do these gotta be so weird? The crazy colors, the weird wings, and goofy giant guns together is too much. White, black, red, and yellow are a lot of high contrast colors on one mecha. Is this Gundam? How about we do the normal black & grey stealth Legioss colors for starters? The "head for a cockpit" thing is interesting, and reminiscent of the drone Legioss, but combined with the strange wingtips and huge cannons and crazy colors, this is pretty far removed from any familiar Mospeada design. I want to like these but they aren't meeting me half way. And maybe spend some time figuring out how to get some clearance for the landing gear before designing another freakish variant?
  26. Old_Nash_II
    Lanterns First teaser i like the uniform, reminds me GL Earth-1
  27. Papa Rat
    Best time to slack off is at work. As long as your stuff is done on time. I see it as a prime opportunity to talk about models, food, or how to make repairs in your home or car if ya have one. What have you. 😂
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