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  2. SteveTheFish
    Well, when I worked for Aoshima, the Macross license was open, meaning if you pay for it then it gives you the ability to do anything Macross-related, including Macross II, Flashback, and other minor stuff. That was in 2015 when that open license was revealed, and I was at the All-Japan show working for Aoshima's booth when that was announced. In recent years, I've just wondered if the villains at Harmony Gold may try to do something about that and perhaps companies might be selective regarding their projects.
  3. Seto Kaiba
    Oh, undeniably. I'm sure there's some OTM shenanigans that make the wing surface a more effective radiator than it would otherwise be, but the main way to dispose of the coolant that has absorbed heat from internal components is much more straightforward. It's also propellant, so they can just get rid of it by shooting it out of the main engines or verniers as the Valkyrie maneuvers. (Thermoelectric converters are also used in the VF's power systems, so maybe that plays a role too.) Probably just a smaller shield like the VF-19F/S's vs. the larger one on the YF-19/VF-19A/C. By this generation, the shield itself almost seems redundant given that they're working with the second generation of pinpoint barrier technology.
  4. Seto Kaiba
    Nah, Kylo Ren/Ben Solo wasn't even a real Sith. He was basically Palpatine's unpaid intern. He ain't just gonna walk off death itself like everyone's favorite evil space wizard.
  5. sh9000
  6. sh9000
    Transformers Generations Earthrise WFC Smokescreen x2.
  7. davidwhangchoi
    that price
  8. davidwhangchoi
  9. PointBlankSniper
    By mecha convention, it's kind of a goofy shield, but IMO it passes for a buckler
  10. Chronocidal
    Honestly, it's probably more about the licensing, like so many other things currently driving the franchise. They seem to be prioritizing designs they can freely sell to anyone, rather than just the local fanbase. Or from a different angle, they might not be able to get the licenses to make those specific characters. We haven't seen anything from the other pre-Frontier series either, I think. I still want an actual Sheryl valk though.
  11. Chronocidal
  12. Bolt
    I agree. You're definitely not wrong. lol yeah I didn't catch that one. Interesting idea. Goes further than being schooled by a force ghost..
  13. Froy
    There was a novel telling a history about Palpatine having a some clones around the galaxy and how siths "survived" by passing their essence into other living beings or even objects. Sadly Disney ditched all of that. At less they could have a explanation on the Palpatines return on the ROS and the history wouldn't have ended being a huge meme.
  14. 505thAirborne
  15. Big s
    Or a trash chute
  16. davidwhangchoi
  17. SteveTheFish
    For what it's worth, I saw Kaneda-san at the All-Japan Model Hobby Show and once again implored him to produce either a Misa or Minmay riding on a VF-1 VFG kit. He said he's not keen on that since there's so much TOS Macross stuff being made already by other companies, but personally I think the real reason is that he'd rather do that weird furry stuff instead. I don't get it. I'd think a TOS VFG kit would be a top-seller, but he does what he wants to do.
  18. SteveTheFish
    Apparently the previous artist (whom I like a lot better) has been replaced by Mercy Rabbit, who has an unbridled passion for the color purple, inexplicably. I do not know what's up with that, nor have I ever heard of Mercy Rabbit before seeing this artwork at the trade show. "Hey, this Valkyrie is orange and beige, but somehow I'm gonna make it look purple and if you don't like it then you're a kaka-poopoo head so shut up." Yeah, I like the other artist better. YW. Bandai allowed photos, but not videos. A Kotobukiya rep requested that I not video either, at least not where their FAG stuff was. I guess their girl kits are such a hot item that they don't want people lingering around in their booth making videos. However, Kino Kousaka was allowed to do so. Then again, they make models based on 3D scans of her and she's a celebrity in the Japanese modeling community. I didn't see her at the show and she was probably finished recording before I even arrived. Her channel has plenty of good coverage of the event, if you don't mind her using the word "kawaii" to describe pretty much EVERYTHING. Don't get me wrong; I like her and her videos, but it gets annoying how Japanese women over-use the word "cute" to describe everything. I'm glad my wife is not like that, but my daughter falls into that trap a little. It seems like everyone is getting into the FAG phenomenon these days. (Hey, that's Kotobukiya's acronym, not mine!) Of course it started with their Frame Arms Girls, then their Megami Device series, Bandai has their 30 Minutes Sisters (their Gun Gal didn't seem to be successful), Aoshima has the VFG series or whatever it's called, Doyusha is importing some Chinese competition for such kits, and now even Hasegawa is joining that scene. There are modeling magazines dedicated to such kits now. On the days open to the general public, Bandai's booth gets swamped with people and that must be why they had such a huge, relatively empty tradeshow booth. They just want people to take pictures and move on, instead of recording themselves talking about the kits. To bring this back on topic though, I'm just glad that Hasegawa are not strict about media.
  19. Chronocidal
    Honestly.. if we're going with Palpatine surviving, there's no reason Ben didn't. After all, he just fell over and disappeared. Not like he was dropped down a hole into a reactor that exploded, or anything.
  20. guyxxed
    Good call, that's also true. What's weird about that is that it's almost too short to actually attach to the arms. In the line art, the area it's overtop basically only has the hands tucked under it. I will probably have to split the difference to have something that will look like anything other than a wristwatch in battroid. 😉
  21. SteveTheFish
    Hey, since I live in Japan, contact me if you need replacement parts on model kits. This goes for anyone on here. Thom and Chas may remember that I helped plenty of people on the Starship Modeler forum to get replacement parts. Bandai parts are the easiest because my LHS is a Bandai Pro Shop affiliate. I just give the shop owner the parts request order and he can request them. For Bandai models, you order on a part-by-part basis, whereas with other companies you'll need to order the entire sprue, plus pay for the postal money order fees and all that crap. If you or anyone needs replacement parts or decals, I'd just need a scan of the parts request form from the instruction booklet (unless it's a kit I own myself). EDIT: So this is a kit that will soon be in my possession: a 1:72 scale VF-4 sofubi kit! Wow! I know that there's been resin kits of this, but I'd never seen a sofubi kit. I found this on Mercari and since I had a 500 yen coupon, I snagged this kit for only 2800 yen! It shall soon be in my hands. All shall love me and despair!
  22. Papa Rat
    Those look great! They came with stands too? Rey cool.
  23. Yesterday
  24. Shawn
    THIS is what I wanted from Fujimi...not a 1/144 valk Just incredible!
  25. Thom
    Should have left him evil. He should have fired on Leia's ship and he should have been fighting Rey all the way to the end. He turned against Snoke and he should have been fighting against Palpatine for ultimate control, and he should have called himself Darth Caedus...
  26. borgified
    2nd run for Chang Both $285 USD not including taxes (BBTS has FC Worf for $318 and some change)
  27. The Original Cobywan started following Upscaling a classic: yet another massive 3D-printed SDF-1
  28. The Original Cobywan
    You are doing the right thing by not selling your mods. But I wonder if you and Senovis/Vertex Nebula could do a special arrangement where you could "license" his base work that you tricked out so beautifully? (I'm just not looking forward to doing what you already have done with the mesh we purchased.)
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