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  2. Chronocidal
    Happy birthday! Mine's later this month, so I might burn my VIP points and pick up the Shuttle carrier to redesign. That Batmobile does look great though, I might have to grab it. I picked up the big TV Batmobile earlier this year, primarily for the selection of parts (those windshield parts are amazing), but it's an amazing set altogether. Bumblebee didn't convince me, but I might grab that Soundwave though. Otherwise, still searching for options to reshape the shuttle OMS pods.. I might need to pick up a few more small brackets to stack to form the rear thruster banks better, and maybe get the color divisions better.
  3. Shawn
    OK THAT is a new one!!! If you watch the video in the thread above, it is in ENGLISH If you click it and watching on Youtube directly, it is in Japanese. Apparently there is now an auto-dub option? What a crazy world we are living in
  4. Tking22
    Did something odd happen to this thread over the weekend? I've been trying to keep up on the Bruticus news and and it seems some stuff got double posted, some got deleted, I thought I saw more pics of the new Blast Off somewhere but now I'm not seeing them.
  5. Shawn
    I might beg to differ a bit on the comment in that page regarding the weird detailing "Looking closely, the details are a bit crude and sloppy , but in a way, it's typical of 1980s robots. " Look at the Mospeada cutaways recently posted, or the strike valk poster in the gold book or the other Macross cutaways...the details are far from crude and sloppy in my opinion. Maybe wing flaps/spoilers/slats would be too fragile for handling something so large and bulky, since the wing edges are naturally something you'd granb onto, so they needed to add something interesting for the large wing areas, and came up with the split in half. Its definitely unique. And yes I will still buy one of these even if I find their choice of detailing odd.
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  7. M'Kyuun
    Yeah, that fin is huge! I like the solution that Mark divined for it, as it's two parts connected by a single clip and bar. But it looks good, And it utilizes two of the new 1x6 curved slopes, a part that's been desperately lacking in the palette for, well, ever. 😄 2025 is shaping up to be a really good year for new parts that have been notable omissions thus far. Still many more they need to do, but at least they're moving in the right direction. Aw, thanks, man. So very kind of you to say!
  8. pengbuzz
    Update: started paintwork. Kind of crude right now; will refine as I go:
  9. Major Tom
    more on POSE+ Legioss 【POSE＋新作】 デカい！ 内部メカ再現！ 究極のレギオス登場！？ 【モスピーダ】 - イベント＆新作展示レポート
  10. Test_Pilot_2
    Bittersweet considering this year. I never realized the fin from the Batman Forever batmobile was that enormous, lol. Happy Birthday to one of the coolest dudes on the forum!
  11. Ignacio Ocamica
    Can't wait to ship mine from AE but hace to wait for the Legioss release.
  12. Papa Rat
    Awesome! I’m excited to see some pics. 😊
  13. Froy
    Secon Part
  14. Big s
    Those yard bits make the best ground work for earthy scenes. I’m kinda doing something similar trying to find light grayish small rocks for a bit of a lunar look to mine, and I got an idea for an abandoned outpost or something if I have enough time to slap it all together
  15. Papa Rat
    Hahaha Thanks. I am liking this brush painting thing. Having fun. I have also collected a bunch of debris from my yard for the display along with some coffee stirrers per suggestion, and used some air dry clay slapped on top of an old yogurt lid. Being resourceful feels good and I hope I can pull off a proper diorama/stand.
  16. Black Valkyrie
  17. Glenn Martinez started following Arcade game starring the Mk II Monster Destroid?
  18. Glenn Martinez
    Love seeing the Mk II Monster get some arcade love! The animation looks great and the firepower feels spot-on. Hope this inspires more retro-themed arcade shooters based on classic mecha. Would be awesome to play this in a cabinet someday!
  19. Glenn Martinez
    Glenn Martinez joined the community
  20. M'Kyuun
    My birthday falls in July, but I told my wife I'd hold out until August for my b-day gift since a spate of new sets were releasing, chief among them the new Soundwave. Off we went Saturday to Barnes and Noble where we have a membership that chips a bit off the price. Sadly B&N didn't have Soundwave (though they did have Optimus, still, and I've seen Bumblebee there too). So we went to the nearby Target and, alas, same story- both had a number of the new August releases, but not Soundwave. Target did, however, have the new Batmobile from Batman Forever, and while I'm not a fan of the film or its Batmobile, just from a building POV, it looks amazing and captures the look of the movie design really well. Plus, I like Batmobiles in general, so I had my wife get me that and the new V-19 Torrent Star Wars set in lieu of Soundwave. After building the Batmobile, I have to say my gut was right: it provided a very enjoyable build and I very much liked some of the solutions that Mark Stafford, the set's designer, came up with to realize some of the more challenging parts of the design. However, if you're hoping for some internal lighting to give it that movie glow, there's no light brick in the set. Moreover, unlike the previous System Batmobiles over the last few years, this one wasn't built to minifig scale, although a minifig of Val Kilmer's Batman in his silver Batsuit (which ironically he wore after his Batmobile was destroyed) with a soft rubber cape is included. The set comes with a new 8x8 canopy piece in trans-black and the front cowl is a printed 4x6 windshield that can lift up to reveal weapons in the front of the car. the ribbing along the sides which define the look of the car are only held on by one stud apiece, and yet the model can be handled without their falling off. It's a sturdy model overall and IMHO, it really captures its subject well. Unfortunately, it's not in scale with the previous Batmobile sets, being on the larger side and that kinda sucks for continuity. However, from a builder's POV, I found it to be a fun build with some interesting solutions and a fantastic end result, even if it's far from my favorite Batmobile design.
  21. Froy
    It is scheduled to be released at the end of this month.
  22. pengbuzz
    Make sure you clean the plastic before painting; I recommend alcohol on a q-tip so you can carefully wipe it down.
  23. Robin-11
    Do we have a release date for the re-release of the Legioss Eta? I can't find it anywhere...
  24. davidwhangchoi
  25. Big s
    The best adhesion will be lacquer paints. Definitely the toughest, but also the most dangerous. You could test on a spoon with acrylic and glossing over with a 2k gloss and I’ve heard that can make the some weaker paints much much tougher. Bassically try beating it up and see how much mistreatment it can actually take. And of course if you want a dull or satin finish after you can add that on top
  26. David Hingtgen
    My Ozma -29 had its nosecone yellow (top half only), and so the contrasting colors between the halves made it obvious. "Retro-brite"'d it for days and got it 95% un-yellowed, but it came back already. So I think the only permanent solution is to paint the whole nosecone. My fear is that the -25/-29 nosecone "tucks into the chest/nose gear bay" during transformation, and it might get scraped off. I also know that Ozma's -29 DX plastic seems awfully "repellent" to paint, as it took a ton of effort to panel line and paint just a few tiny details back when it was new. I'd like to avoid sanding down the nosecone for adhesion, as I'd prefer to mask around the 'arrow' detail on the nose, and preserve it if at all possible. PS---I would much prefer not to airbrush, and just use a spray-can, but would be willing to airbrush if there's some miracle paint that adheres way better than anythin in a can.
  27. Lolicon
    Been years since I had all Super Messiahs out on display.
  28. pengbuzz
    Sorry; I'm drawing a blanc on this one...
  29. MaxSterlingWallace started following Accessorizing a classic: 3D-printed ARMD platforms and Destroids at 1:1400 scale
  30. MaxSterlingWallace
    Would you be willing to print and sell 5 to 10 of each of those destroids in the same scale you have here? I am working on a 1:1500 scale SDF-1 DYRL version that I am struggling to find good print models for that a normal PLA printer can do well that small. you can see my progress on the Macross Fan Central facebook page. I am also doing a Macross Island Diorama for it in an acrylic display. If you can print those for me please let me know and I will pay you for it and send you pictures for your website when completed later this year. I also left my email on your toyroom website blog. Thank you. It looks good. Cannot wait to see it painted. my email is hprgrealtor at gmail.com
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