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  2. Big s
    Maybe Pokenmee Izoot
  3. mog_kupo
    I hope the Force Impulse drops its price a little bit, I would love to get my hands on one
  4. Thom
    Oh, nice one! Maybe Self'infliction..?
  5. geck started following 24 Hour Plamo shop
  6. geck

    24 Hour Plamo shop

    geck replied to geck's topic in Model kits

    I've been using Kaizo paints and REALLY like them, but you can only get them from Robot Kai in California (their house brand of paint made by someone else). They recommend 1:3 thinner ratio...so one of their .3 ml bottles can be quadrupled. Yeah...Gaia can be a pain to get. Great paint though. It seems lately though more and more places have pretty good stock at least in the US. Even the thinners. I've been pleasantly surprised. Robot Kai carries Gaia as well and they have a pretty good selection.
  7. Big s
    Does she say”Get Over Here!!” If the date goes well?
  8. M'Kyuun

    Hi-Metal R

    M'Kyuun replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    Agree- they've got the VF/YF transformation down, so I could see a YF-19, still one of the most popular Macross valks, selling like hotcakes in the HMR line. I fear they'd probably just downscale their flawed 1/60 YF-21 for the HMR line without fixing any of the fans' criticisms, despite the fact that its smaller size would be a boon. At the very least, integrate the backpack connection. A VF-11 would be welcome, too. I think Yamato was the last company to make a transforming toy of it, and that was circa 2010-11. It's well overdue a new toy, and the HMR scale offers just about everything that the 1/60 scaled toys do, minus integrated landing gear for some inexplicable reason, at a lower cost and at a more space-friendly size. I'd love to have an Sv-51 in the HMR line, too. I have the old Yammie, but the joints are a bit loose and wobbly so I don't mess with it. At HMR scale, it'd be a little more playable, methinks. We need some obscure designs in HMR as well: the VF-9, the VF-14, the VF-5000, the Variable Glaug, just to name a few.
  9. Chronocidal
    Yeah, the only Starfury I know of that exists is an ancient 1/72 kit, and even that was pretty large. The scale of that universe was part of made it so memorable.
  10. Big s
    Yeah, I gotta say that it does look more like the art though. But personally, I’m with you and more interested in the RG.
  11. Stampeed Valkyrie
    So back to the collection for me.. having finished Tora Dora, I figured I would try for the 2nd of the triple crown of Tsundere Loli characters voiced by Rie Kugimiya.. which is Zero no Tsukaima/The familiar of Zero. 4 seasons, and I will admit I still have a soft spot for this series, even with the fact that Louise is a terrible choice for the MC. Tiffania any day of the week was a better choice. With that said, I think the series starts pretty strong, but somewhere along S2 and S3 runs out of gas. The whole Albion war arc is pretty rough to watch, particularly the school hostage story arc. Season 4 does a fairly good job at capping the whole series.
  12. Big s

    Hi-Metal R

    Big s replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    Never cared for the Kai, I think it’s the face, but would’ve got the blazers
  13. Big s
    You never know these days. Retro is hot right now. Maybe moderoid I remember that was also involved with Southern Cross, but I don’t really remember to what extent
  14. M'Kyuun
    The Siege toy released in 2018 and the Earthrise retool released in 2024, although that version could only be acquired in a Target exclusive boxset. This is a single rerelease of that figure under the SS86 banner, and the most recent release of a G1 Hound in the main line. It's far more toy accurate than toon, which is my personal druthers. I'm not fan of toon 'accuracy' given the inconsistencies with that particular medium. I have yet to receive my SS86 hound, but having the Siege toy, he's not at all a bad fig just to mess about with. and the retooling brings him closer to his G1 look than the Siege version. Too, this release has his proper G1 toy pistol, in addition to his shoulder cannon, so that's a plus. FWIW, my favorite main line Hound is still the 2008 Classics figure, although it's not at all toon accurate and has any number of liberties taken in its design. Nonetheless, I think he's brilliant and he remains one of my all-time favorite TF figures. Regarding T-Spark Lio Convoy compared to the Kingdom/Legacy fig, I'm likely in the extreme minority for preferring, by a far, far margin, the realistic lion face in lieu of the derpy anime face. The only issue I had with the Legacy face were the golden zombie eyes. Why they didn't spare just a little more paint for those, IDK. Would've made a huge improvement, IMHO. I prefer the paint apps and retools of the weapons on the T-Spark as opposed to Hasbro's cost-cutting. 😒 Anyway, whilst I have no familiarity with the Japanese Transformers toons, and thus with Lio Convoy himself, I found the kingdom fig intriguing enough to pick up and, in-hand, I thought he was a solid and well-executed figure overall. I know a lot of fans were unhappy with the realistic lion face, so it's great that T-Spark delivered a more anime accurate version. Hopefully, everyone that wants a copy can get it.
  15. jenius

    Hi-Metal R

    jenius replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    I would say it's more fun to transform than the Yamato, the parts all move more smoothly with the ratchets less brutal. A YF-19 would be an insta buy for me.
  16. 505thAirborne

    Hi-Metal R

    505thAirborne replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    I've said it before & stand by it, build some SV-51's and the VF-11 and milk that mold for all it's worth!
  17. Old_Nash_II
    I hope they fix LJN games
  18. M'Kyuun
    I don't have any Pose+ products yet, but I have their Eta Legioss preordered and I can't wait to get that chunky thing in my mitts. From what I saw in their preview vid, it looks like they took all the lessons they could from Sentinel, and then tried to further improve on that already excellent toy by enlarging it, endowing it with far more ratcheting joints, adding all the opening panels and such, all the while increasing the playability/ease of handling. I hope they succeeded in that last regard, as the Sentinel can feel a little fragile and fiddly, especially monkeying with the hip positions. Too, mine is a first issue toy, so I have the super stiff shoulders that will barely raise to 90 degrees forward. I also ordered a Toyrise Omega, so one way or the other, I'm gonna have me a good-lookin' and playable Legioss toy this year. I'm not at all familiar with Zilliion or the Tri-Charger, so this thread kinda caught me by pleasant surprise, as I tend to dig on transformable motorcycles, which is ironic as I couldn't care less about motorcycles in general. I was curious whether this was another Aramaki design, but the Zillion Wiki gives mechanical design credit to a Studio "Ammonite", for whom I could find no info. Whether or not he had a hand in its design, I find Aramaki's Garland and Motoslave to be far more refined and better-looking designs than the Tri-Charger, which doesn't really hide the fact that it's a folded-up robot trying to masquerade as a bike. That said, I agree completely with your observation that Pose+ really knows how to adapt a human figure to a machine. I'd love to see them take a stab at the Motoslave, hopefully improving on the old Yamato, which itself still stands as the best, if only, toy of that design. Like the Legioss, I've long been enamored with the Motoslave, and I only ever managed to grab Yamato's Linna and her green Motoslave. I could use a proper Priss and her ride. I'm thinking Pose+ could execute a really good Garland as well, although I'm quite pleased with my Arcadia Proto-Garland. However, where Arcadia chintzed and only put half of Shogo in the Slave mode, I'm thinking Pose+ could figure out a way to put the entire fig in there and still have it transform around him, which would be awesome. Harkening back to some of those convention pics, Pose+ is making Triple Jim from Machine Robo, which interests me. I believe Action Toys had a prototype for him a few years back, but it never made it to production as they kinda closed shop on their MR stuff, more's the pity. By and large, I liked what they were doing with the license, and I have nearly all their MR figs. I wish they could have expanded the roster to the entire 600 series, as there were plenty of characters to choose from and I really wanted them to do as many of the aircraft figs as possible, especially Harrier Robo (Gobots' Royal-T). At least we got Blackbird Robo (snoop) and Eagle Robo (Leader-1). Anyway, Triple Jim seems an odd character to lead with, especially if they intend to do more Machine Robo figures, but I remain curious as to how he'll turn out. AFAIK, Triple Jim hasn't had a toy since Bandai's in 1986, which was pretty good for the time, albeit quite limited in articulation, especially below the waist, as most transforming toys of that era were. He's definitely due a proper update and the Pose+ is looking promising.
  19. locidm

    Hi-Metal R

    locidm replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    I like the VF-19 Kai mold, it's a fun transformation just like the Yamato. It did seem like a few of the people who're NOT fond of it never purchased one.
  20. jenius

    Hi-Metal R

    jenius replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    With the 19Kai done, a Macross Plus line alternating with Macross7 variants would be amazing. I was surprised to see how many people were against the 19Kai mold though.
  21. Black Valkyrie

    Hi-Metal R

    Black Valkyrie replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    The only other VF should get a Hi Metal-R treatment is the VF-11, it never got too much attention, yet its transformation is not that difficult .
  22. mechaninac
    Soooo.... Wielder's Bane?
  23. mechaninac
    SA-23E Starfury Aurora, SA-32A Starfury Thunderbolt, Narn Frazi Heavy Fighter, Minbari Nial Fighter... all would be nearly impossible to pass up, but a more manageable 1/32-1/35 would be preferable. From the B5 Tech Manual (even 1/35 would be huge): SA-23E - L 9.56m x W17.87m = 53.11cm x 99.28cm at 1/18, 27.31cm x 51.05cm at 1/35 -- 20.91" x 39.09" / 10.75" x 20.10" SA-32A - L 15.54m x W18.70 (airfoils deployed) = 86.33cm x 1.04m at 1/18, 44.40cm x 53.43cm at 1/35 -- 33.99" x 40.95" / 17.48" x 21.04" Frazi - L 15.80m x W (not given) = 87.78cm x (?) at 1/18, 45.14cm x (?) at 1/35 -- 34.56" x (?) / 17.77" x (?) Nial - L 22.00m x W (not given) = 1.22m x (?) at 1/18, 62.86cm x (?) at 1/35 -- 48.03" x (?) / 24.75" x (?)
  24. Duymon
    More Pics I guess one cool thing about the ingram plus is the stunn baton can now be a stun tonfa?
  25. Duymon
    And Bandai revives the robot tamashi side labor line for EZY. Honestly I hate it. It looks like the Ozempic ingram from the concept art. Totally getting the RG instead.
  26. TangledThorns
    Date night movie!!
  27. lechuck
    LOL, sort of the same. For me it's Impulse, Hi-Nu and GFFMC Wing Zero Cloak. But I don't really have any of them on pre-order, so I won't be hard pressed when release time comes along.
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