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Personally, I’ve always loved the tv version more and couldn’t wait for this one. I only bought the M&M versions and skipped the standard purple, mostly cause I don’t really like purple, so this will be my third. Although I’ve been tempted on the purple one because I love that box art and would love to turn it into a sorta wall poster

If it is priced right, I am gonna have to buy one lol

Not black is tough. Gotta go dark, but not too dark and then shading is rough cause it can just disappear and then lighter highlights can look too light and then certain weathering products turn darker with top coat. Good luck and I’m sure you’ll get a great looking kit done as long as you take care and definitely take a little time to test things out.

Two thoughts on this: If you think about it, the Enterprise must be pretty darn close to the heart of the Federation in this episode. We're told the Vulcans made first contact with Tezaar "hundreds of years ago" c.2261. We know from Star Trek: Enterprise that the Vulcans only started space exploration in the 19th century and didn't go very far out because they didn't like the neighbors and didn't see a point in exploration for its own sake under the High Command. Tezaar's star system must be pretty close to Vulcan space. Vulcan is said to be about 16 light years from Earth, so Tezaar is in all likelihood fairly close to Earth too. Purmantee III's almost certainly even closer to Tezaar than Vulcan for the Enterprise to be able to beat the Vulcans there, putting it fairly near to Earth too. If Spock can take a personal holiday on Vulcan while his ship was drydocked for repair and refit in Earth's orbit at the start of the series, it's not unreasonable for Kirk to do something similar and go to a nearby resort planet like Purmantee III. Why someone named a planet after a chain of deli restaurants is another matter entirely. The Federation has never really been that huge, truth be told. Most of the planets with known distances are fairly close together. Andoria and Tellar Prime are ~11 light years from Earth and Vulcan is only ~16 light years from Earth. The official starmaps we've seen in the Discovery/Strange New Worlds/Section 31 era materials make the Federation out to be a long and thin vaguely rectangular territory sandwiched between and leaking through the gaps between the more spherical territories of other interstellar powers like the Romulan Empire, Klingon Empire, Cardassian Union, Ferengi Alliance, Gorn Hegemony, and Tholian Assembly. It's only a few dozen light years across, but it's several hundred light years long. Pretty much all the familiar star systems from 90's Trek are within 100 or so light years of Earth like Trill, Bajor, Cardassia, Risa, Talos, Romulus, Qo'nos, Ceti Alpha, etc. Given the above assumptions about the location of Tezaar and Purmantee III, they're practically in the densest part of Federation space. In DS9, Cassidy Yates's SS Xhosa is said to be traveling to "the other side of the Federation" on her run from Bajor to Cestus III, which takes eight weeks at the Xhosa's maximum warp. (The maps actually bear this out, putting Cestus III on the opposite side of the Federation's short axis, but also more than halfway down the long axis, a distance of approximately 226 light years, which can be covered in approximately eight weeks by a ship traveling at a completely reasonable Warp 8.7.) That suggests a suitably bored person could fly from one end of the Federation to the other in about 1/3 of a year. They repeatedly disparage Spock for being half-Human and thus "not a real Vulcan", disparage the Human crew of the Enterprise for being Human, and present themselves as being inherently superior because they are Vulcan. All textbook racist behaviors. Just substitute any two real world ethnic groups in there in place of "Vulcan" and "Human" and you'll see what I mean. Batel literally calls Pasalk out at length for showing clear racial bias towards Vulcans and publicly disparaging non-Vulcans and treating him completely differently once he passes for Vulcan. Spock himself points out at the end of the episode that the crew's treatment of him reminded him pointedly of the bigotry he faced at home for being "only" half-Vulcan. And yeah, they try to justify their bigotry with "logic" the same way that people on Earth tried and still try to justify racism with misleading or misrepresented statistics and various flavors of pseudoscience like phrenology, but that doesn't make it not racist. Where the episode veers into bullsh*t territory is that the Enterprise crew, who were Humans mere seconds earlier and clearly remember being Human, immediately behave like they have been Vulcans their entire lives and grew up immersed in Vulcan culture and cultural biases as though these things were all programmed into Vulcans at the genetic level. That is, put simply, insane and nonsensical. Especially considering Pike and Chapel and La'an have all at one time or another come to Spock's defense when he faced bigotry for being a half-Vulcan in the past. The whole plot of this episode is pants-on-head stupid.

Studio Series Voyager Alpha Trion incoming...

The ultimate VF-1 set. If I was to only have 1 VF-1 toy, this would be the one to have. Funny thing is I don't have one and I like Roy's color way better but there is no better all-around package than this one. I just settle with having hundreds of other Valks instead for now.😅

I did pre-order both the TV Rau and the VT-1 Gerwalk. Originally I had thought to order 2 of the VT-1 if it can be built 2 ways... but if it's just full gerwalk with arms out or half gerwalk with arms tucked, I think I can just stick with 1 copy. I'm not super enthused about green TV Rau since this would be my 4th Rau kit... but I do like the TV head better. I'm actually much more interested in the VT-1 gerwalk. Nice to see them expanding the gerwalk range. Lack of super parts on it kinda makes me think they won't be doing a VE-1 gerwalk, which is a shame. I know the back parts and head are different, but don't they use the same leg armor? Also, since this is modeled on a specific scene in the movie, and we never see the VE-1 transform in the movie, that also makes me think a gerwalk VE-1 is unlikely. Also: gerwalk VT-1 before VF-1D battroid. 🤪 Really hope they fill this gap in their battroid lineup after the plamax VF-1D battroid is no longer shiny and new. I'm a little surprised they're doing this gerwalk before expanding on the gerwalk VF-0 series... I hope the vf-0s w/ ghost sold well enough to guarantee more gerwalk VF-0 options. Would love a gerwalk VF-0D or VF-0A!

One of the Macross Option Decal sets from Hasegawa had markings for a nice alternate Super Ostrich scheme. Granted, those decal sets are hard to get now. I think it was an overall creamy beige schme with some unique squadron markings. Probably originated in Model Graphix?

$116 USD, April-June 2026

Ironically, she and deluxe Alpha Trion, who I picked up at Target on impulse, are the only two TFOne toys that I intend to get thus far. Elita One was the only TFOne fig that I purposely ordered b/c I liked the look of the design enough to plunk a few ducats down. A3 was a little disappointing in his beast form, but I like the bot mode. For all these beast moded figs that use the back legs , at least from the knee down, to form the rear legs of the creature, I wish they'd add an additional joint that places the back leg to the animal's side allowing for complete 360 rotation of the hind quarter instead of just keeping them awkwardly in line with the rest of the robot leg. As for Elita, I think the level of engineering is fine given the size of her alt mode and the fact that she's on a deluxe budget. Could she be better, sure, but not unless they reinvent her on a higher budget with more complexity.

I don't want to spoil anything, but the end of 28 Years Later has a rather strange twist featuring a very odd group of survivors modeled after a certain former British DJ and performer that ended up being a massive child predator and sex offender, it's weird.

Diggin the wild color schemes.

P3d0 rangers?

Oh yeah!!!! Looking good

Oof. Wonder how much. Edit* Just saw this for USA

Started knocking back the pre-shading on the Cat's Eye 👁️‍🗨️ and the Blackbird on Monday. I'm determined to make the SR-71 not just look BLACK... but like they do in reality...which isn't easy.

I see hlj will be offering unlimited storage in their private warehouse "for a fee" after October. I hope shipping becomes an option by then , I need my Hasegawa deculture!

Nice

Minor update. Wasn't super happy with the heavy stripes, so moved them out to the wings and used the suggestion of making "gills" to add some color and longitudinal emphasis to the body along with some more balancing to the leg colors. It's definitely a very...patriotic...scheme, and I'm still debating whether it needs more stripes or color on the back, but I kind of like it as it is. Suggestions/comments welcome.

Will the Pedo Rangers save the day? Tune in next time and find out, on 28 Years Later! Seriously though, no interest in this since it directly follows the last film, and that ending was awful.

Depending on the price I may grab a Toyrise, I don't like Mospeada and these designs enough to spend any real money on any of these other insanely priced figures.

YUP - My "Pile of Loot" still hung up at BBTS including Tread, Legioss re-issue & my first Sentinel ride-armor: pink Fuke...

The Toyrise Legioss looks fun. I'd be for one if it comes in at a reasonable price.

28 Years Later Part 2- The Bone Temple