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Evidently that Spider-Man is 6.1 inches too so it's not oversized like the IM figures have been in the past.

Sure, I know it's just battroids. But I never picked up the previous editions. At least with these, I'll have SOME representation of VF-0 (and VF-1) to display with other 1/100s.

These are just a rerelease of the old ones, with the parts to make either of the versions they previously released. Still a good lil kit, but they never did the fighter or gerwalk parts like with their VF-1. Maybe they’ll get creative and finally make them. Although, I was hoping for Bandai hg kits with better articulation and such

Description from HobbySearch: The phantom comic adaptation of the Macross series The OVA series "Super Dimension Fortress Macross II -LOVERS AGAIN-" was planned to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the birth of "Super Dimension Fortress Macross". Its comic adaptation was handled by Tsuguo Okazaki, who also worked on "Justy", and it was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Sunday" from the May 1992 special issue to the December 1992 special issue. Now, after more than 30 years, it is being republished in a new edition that has been scanned from the original manuscript and makes full use of the latest digital technology. It also includes rare color illustrations that were published in the magazine when it was serialized. In the year 2009, a girl performed a miracle. A miraculous singing voice spread across the despair of outer space, putting an end to an unprecedented, gigantic battle. 80 years later, a new battle has begun! While covering the battlefield, a TV reporter boy named Kanzaki Hibiki rescues Ishtar, a singing shrine maiden of the alien army... Number of pages:314 ( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )

The Woman in the Wall, Watched this on my weekend. Good murder mystery starring Ruth Wilson as a survivor of one of the Magdalene laundries is Ireland. Murder, sleuthing and sleepwalking ensue. Real good performances by just about the entire cast. My one wish is that there had been a supernatural element to it. Would have loved to have had a vengeful spirit lurking in the shadows.

The big G1 guys are out of the way, but this line is Age of the Primes, not Age of the G1 Dudes. And Alpha Trion isn't the only Prime in this wave; we've also got Deluxe-class Micronus Prime. Deluxe-class?! Micronus is barely up to Alchemist's knees! But that's the thing with the Thirteen... when Hasbro was codifying the lore, they took mysterious, ancient Transformers like Prima, Alpha Trion, Maccadam, and Liege Maximo but they didn't have thirteen guys. So they made up some new ones, then themed some of them to explain different aspects of the expanded Transformers lore like the Quintessons, beast alt modes, and Minicons/Micromasters. So, yeah, Micronus is so small because he's the progenitor of all Minicons. While the other Primes have been pseudo-G1 or "definitive" versions of the Thirteen, what we have here is basically Micronus from Robots in Disguise 2015. Which kind of makes sense... sure, he appeared in The Covenant of Primus, concept art was done for Transformers One, and he's been mentioned in IDW, but Micronus had a major role in RID15 as the mentor of Optimus Prime. So while the blue-green color is shared with the Covenant version, the markings on his chest, the little turbine in his tummy, the big eyebrows, the spikes on his back... that's all RID15. A tiny guy like Micronus has to make up his Deluxe-class budget somewhere, and here it's accessories. First up, we have his relic, the Chimera Stone. That's the thing that looks like a bigger version of the turbine in his tummy, and it's supposed to be a device which allows Micronus to empower the other Primes with his own energy. But the bulk of his budget went into a big ol' unicycle. There's not a lot to Micronus himself. His head's on a reverse ball joint, so he can swivel and look up but no downward or sideways tilt. His shoulders are ball joints, for swiveling and about 90 degrees of lateral movement. Elbows are more ball joints, providing the bicep swivel and 90 degrees of bend. No wrist or waist articulation. Hips use mushroom swivels for 90 degrees of forward/backward movement, and a pinned hinges for 90 degrees of lateral movement. Knees are still more ball joints that are his only real thigh swivels in addition to bending a little over 90 degrees. No foot or ankle articulation. The Chimera Stone can plug into a 5mm port on his back. Despite his small size, his fists are also 5mm ports. Those 5mm ports allow him to grip the handle bars of his unicycle. The unicycle itself is pretty cool, with a single massive, offroad tire under the seat and big exhausts on the sides. The only downside is that there's no way to balance the unicycle except to bend a joint in the exhausts so that the tips sit on the ground instead of flowing out behind the seat. Micronus' transformation is extremely simple... rotate his head and tilt in backward, raise his arms then pull them away from his torso and bring his hands together behind the spikes on his back. Then swivel his lower legs inward and fold them around his thighs so his shoulders tuck into his feet. And... he's a disc. I think the idea is that he's supposed to look like the Minicon storage panels seen in Transformers Armada. There's even an "M" in the middle of of the disc. The 5mm port on his back is still accessible if you want to plug the Chimera Stone in there. Again, Micronus is less about the actual Micronus figure and more about the accessories. See, the exhausts and tire comes off the unicycle, and the tire has a 5mm peg that can fold out. You can use these bits to arm up other figures, Weaponizer-style. The instructions indicate that the rest of the unicycle can even be made into a backpack, at least for Fireflight. As near as I can tell, though, the instructions are incorrect, as there's nothing really to lock into. I'd still say that'd make for a pretty unsatisfying toy, but the unicycle has one more trick up its sleeve. The tire splits and folds open to reveal legs You can open up the underside of the unicycle to flip out a head and plug the legs in, and the exhausts plug into the sides to form arms. Micronus, in his alt mode, can plug into the void under the head, and the sides can close over him. The Chimera Stone fits into a depression in the front to finish him off. Now Micronus is wearing a suit that's loosely based on the Apex Armor from Transformers Prime. Designer Mark Maher also suggests that it could be seen as an early precursor of Pretender technology. Whatever it is, it actually brings Micronus up to a size we might associate with a Deluxe-class minibot. In his armored form, Micronus' head can swivel and he can kind of look down due to the transformation hinge, but he can't tilt up or sideways. His shoulders swivel and extend laterally 90 degrees. His biceps swivel, and his elbows bend 90 degrees. He does have wrist swivels, but no waist swivel. His hips can go a little under 90 degrees forward and backward due to the shape of his pelvis and the kibble on his back, but he makes up for it with a little over 90 degrees of lateral movement. His thighs swivel, and his knees bend 90 degrees. No real up/down tilt on the feet, but his ankles can pivot 90 degrees. The exhaust-pipe fingers, permanently straight, make for some decent finger guns. His curled thumbs do provide him with 5mm ports to hold other accessories, though (or he can rip off his own arm and hold it like a gun, whatever floats your boat). I have to say, I'm pretty satisfied with Micronus, such that he might be my favorite Deluxe-class of the wave and/or my favorite of the Deluxe-class Primes. They could have put out a little Core-class dude, or stuck him as a pack-in with another one of the Primes, and you'd end up with something that accurately depicts Micronus. But the unicycle accessory turning into a larger armor for him kind of elevates the play pattern in a way I dig. I'd recommend giving him a look.

Interested! Looks AMAZING...

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Didn't want to wait for the Toynami?

Preordered Soundwave at The Chosen Prime. If anyone sees Soundwave listed on Target's site then please post the link.

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/daredevil-born-again-renewed-season-3-1236523428/ Season 3.

SilverHawks wave 7.

Spider-Man Advanced Suit 2.0 (Peter Parker).

First Blood Rambo.

Steeler and Short-Fuse. Ghost Viper and DIRE Beasts.

It's such a great feeling to receive some brand new 1/55s. I had originally sold my spare set of VF-1J Max and Milia reissues a long time ago. Finally getting them back in my collection and swooshing them around after so many years is awesome.

I dunno if this neat feature is already known and posted before, but it's new to me. from wotafa's recent video;

To mention that in a tweet... Gotta be bad.

Sadly BBTs said I have to reorder scavenger and refunded me the money. Think at this point I’ll just keep an eye out for him. Fireflight shipped and with that I’ll be finished with the aerial bots. Kind of not a bad turnaround, not even a year since slingshot and airaid came out right?

https://x.com/Mrk_arcadia/status/1968091814856171705 web-translated:

I never really cared about the Wave 1/100 kits before, as I prefer 1/72 and up... but now that Bandai is doing all these 1/100 HG kits... I feel like there's a reason to grab the Wave 1/100s after all. I'm not entirely confident that Bandai would add VF-1 and VF-0 to its 1/100 HG series any time soon. I wonder if either company will do a 1/100 VF-11...

I love the tail on it!

Thanks. I wasn't sure what Art Storm's role in this was. As for the Tri-Charger, I'm happy to have it in my collection. There isn't much Zillion stuff out there, and I do own the original one, too. Other than that, though, it isn't really amazing as a toy or as a collectible, they didn't do much of anything to update it for 30+ years later, and it just doesn't feel like it's worth the price. Maybe half the price, considering the small audience for it. So, I was hoping it would settle me on getting the new Pose+ Legioss, but it really hasn't encouraged me that that will be worth the price.

Jan 2026 release - 4,200Yen

Yeah, this is pretty messed up alright...