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  2. Seto Kaiba
    It could very well be at the level I previously guesstimated and still be 100% in-line with her charging it to a credit card. That sounds insane, but hear me out. At the time, Sheryl Nome was in her second year as the top idol in the galaxy. She charges SMS's services to a credit card, sure... but it's a black card. That term's been devalued a bit in the years since the film came out thanks to some rebrandings and some imitators, but what they're referencing there is the most elite and exclusive by-invitation-only tier of credit cards that only the super wealthy who meet specific secret criteria have. They generally have no credit limit and a variety of other perks catering to rich and famous. (For the record, the largest known single purchase ever charged to a black card was in excess of $170M.) Sheryl's the kind of rich where money is no object. But from the promotional art for the first movie, even she is absolutely gobsmacked by the invoice from SMS after the film's events. Probably, yeah. Then again, the ammunition is also a lot more complicated than today's equivalents thanks to hybrid guidance and the need for sophisticated ECCM on many of the larger missiles so the price may not have gone down by that much.
  3. Scyla
    I preordered AMT Predaking and Missing Link Nemesis Prime today. Predaking will go on my Super Robot shelf next to Amakuni Genesis GaoGaiGar, the Arcadia DYRL? SDF-1 and the SoC Gunbuster. Nemesis Prime will be an interesting experience. To this day I never experienced G1 Optimus so I’m looking forward to it (I could have done without the trailer though). I didn’t plan to go in on the Missing Link line but now with Cliffjumper and Nemesis Prime two of my go to characters are either out or announced, so I’m looking forward to ML Skywarp, Galvatron, Cyclonus and Laserwave.
  4. mikeszekely
    I try to be mindful of price, because budget constraints are real. So I'll put up with more on a Deluxe than I will a Leader, and more on a Leader than an MP. It's why I might look at a figure like Studio Series Devastation Optimus and think it's fine, but be fairly critical of MPG Super Ginrai. Regarding planes, I've said before that they're proportionally thinner than most cars and I don't know what more Hasbro can do on a Voyager (or worse, Deluxe) budget than a block of robot with wings and a nose. The fact that they're beholden to Sunbow accuracy for robot mode doesn't do them any favors, either. Sure, Kawamori does way better with his Valkyries, but he can work backward from the Fighter mode and the cheapest Macross toys are 3-4x the price of a similar-sized Transformer (without having to meet the same US toys safety laws). So, yeah, maybe I'm cutting the AotP Aerialbots a little slack. They're far from perfect, but they're at least better than the Combiner Wars versions.
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  6. M'Kyuun
    That's a fine line to tread, as opinions and tastes differ. What might seem awesome to you or me may absolutely rankle with another group of fans. Pleasing everyone is a difficult to nigh impossible chore, and for the most part, over the years, I think Takara, and Hasbro by extension, have done a decent, not perfect, job of it. However, I stand completely by criticism of Takara's approach to aircraft alts- there's nowhere even close to an equality there between ground vehicles and flying ones in terms of trying to capture realism and accuracy- aircraft, from the Diaclone toys onward, have gotten short shrift by way of engineering and care. Until they make a sea change in their approach, I will continue to call out poor aviation alt modes for the travesties that they are. However, in deference to Lechuck and other fans, I'll try to keep my criticism purely to the products and not the people who buy them. That said, do I agree that widespread fan acceptance of poor alt modes gives Takara license to continue in their approach? There's certainly an argument to be made there. I'll just leave it at that. As an addendum, purely from my own experience watching and reading reviews/comments on forums, I've noticed that many TF fans share only a very basic knowledge of aircraft and aircraft nomenclature, and admittedly, had I not worked around them for twenty years, I would likely be in the same boat. Macross fans seem far more inclined to know aviation terms and more specific workings of aircraft, especially military fighters, whereas TF fans are likely more knowledgeable of ground vehicles, hence their easier acceptance of highly inaccurate, disproportional jet modes. That knowledge gap may play a part in Takara's longstanding deviation from accuracy in their aviation alt modes, as I doubt they receive much negative feedback. Too, I've noticed that TF fans tend to care more about the look of the robot modes, especially their likeness to media, be it G1, Bayverse, etc than the alt modes, especially jets, compared to the majority of Macross fans, many of whom prefer to keep their Macross toys in fighter modes and are far more critical of said fighter modes. These are my observations after decades of fandom in both IPs. FWIW, I keep both my TFs and my Macross valks in bot/battroid modes, although I am enamored with the majority of the many valks' aircraft modes. Kawamori designs a beautiful jet. I'll finish with a shout out to @mikeszekely, our own Transformers reviewer extraordinaire, for his diligence in using proper aircraft terminology in his reviews. I greatly appreciate the effort, as I'm sure do our other resident aircraft afficionados as well. I wish more TF reviewers followed your lead. I don't understand that level of personal effrontery over a product, but then again, for most of my life, especially life before the internet, I bought what I liked in isolation without knowing or caring what anyone else thought about it. I did, however, admittedly, keep my toy buying on the downlow in my twenties out of fear of peer condemnation. I think that, and extreme frugality on my part, kept me from buying more, to my current regret. Oh, how I wish I could go back and pick up a lot more Space LEGO sets, but I digress. I'm glad you caught the guy who was harassing you and hopefully they were ejected from the premises with a stoic boot to the behind.
  7. Seto Kaiba
    It's not exactly the same failure... Yeah, I don't know what they were thinking there. Maybe they were trying for a more Janeway-esque aesthetic since she was in command? Not a style that suits her, IMO. Teasers for what IINM is tomorrow's episode suggest they are absolutely not throwing Ortegas's subplot away, since they're bringing her brother back.
  8. Scyla
    Hacchaka’s review of the GFFMC Deathscythe Hell Rousette version : https://hacchaka.net/archives/52123425.html
  9. Urashiman
    Absolutely- super annoying
  10. Urashiman
    That’s a 3.50€ purchase from ali
  11. azrael
    The only semi-MW presence on FB I am aware are some members here are also on EXO's FB group. But again, beside some membership similarities, there is no association with MW.
  12. danth
    Oh, and furthermore, the people who get butthurt about poking fun at fanboyism at large will be the first to absolutely savage you if you dare to be slightly critical of anything they like. I mean full on harassment campaigns. I remember, years ago on the old MW forum, catching a guy red handed using multiple accounts to shill and attack me personally for some pretty mild criticism I had of the Yamato toys.
  13. danth
    I, personally, think an uncritical fandom deserve all the ridicule you can throw at them. And if anyone feels personally insulted, well...a hit dog hollers. They do real harm, too, being a large part of why companies can get away with worse and worse products.
  14. VF25-F
    Another review of the concert. Slightly different from the 1st one. and more pix https://natalie.mu/music/news/634748?fbclid=IwY2xjawMAVEFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFNV2g0RmcxVUZsZW5ud0NZAR4rOvrhaGz4nwdGtTyoslzqJXFhH0kToqDqZzEyGcwVe7jeIQhZ43K4Ah9ZVg_aem_LwW87ftF2C1QV3zhMJtoyQ
  15. Valkyrie Hunter D
    Brickmania recently released their own line of kits, based on mini sized Lego pieces:
  16. Thom
    I enjoyed Space Adventure Hour. A few niggle would be that the holodeck looked and operated too similar to the later TNG depiction, even including the same means of failure. Otherwise, the acting of the cast in their alternate roles was real good and really enjoyed Welsey getting in-touch with his inner Shatner! Those paused line deliveries! And I am thankful that they put Romjin's hair back down! What where they trying to do with that bun-thing last episode..? We also saw that Ortegas was back at the helm, albight in an emergency situation, though I really hope her subpot is not being brushed under the rug already. She was taken off duty for a reason and Una declaring trust in her again was pretty quick. I really like that they tacked Last Frontier bloopers into the end. I actually consider this development a plus... I think you are right, there. Now, who is going to model the Adventure!?
  17. KOG Water Dragon
    I feel like they could have used smaller boxes.
  18. KOG Water Dragon
    I think that's just how the art is? It's very blue tinted, similar to sun bleached stuff.
  19. guyxxed
    The yellow is an inspired color choice, amazing how different of a feel it gives the plane to the other schemes you showed. Nice work!
  20. guyxxed
    And we love you for it. 😉 Considering that Sheryl puts SMS's services on her credit card for an extended battle with the Quarter and full air support, it's probably not quite to the level you're thinking, but you're not wrong that it's got to be expensive. I can imagine that factory satellites and the infinite resources of space make ammo and fuel less costly than today's equivalents, even if the equipment itself is ballooning to small nation GDP levels. It's still an insane level of capability in the hands of privateers, though. Wonder how many go pirate like the SMS or Battle Astrea? I keep picturing Amazon or Google with nukes and deciding that Apple needs to go away. 😉
  21. Papa Rat
    Coming along. 👍 What’s up with that Chocobo!? We love Lego and video games over here. It’s a family affair.
  22. renegadeleader1
    I remember the shooting model they used in the show couldn't support it's own weight and all the shots of it were done with it upside down.
  23. Apok451
    As I reacall, nearly 30 years ago now, they only had the Js on the shelf. I bought 2 and sold one to a friend.
  24. Big s
    Maybe they found it after all that moving they were doing
  25. Urashiman
    I finally secured a VF-0B from HLJ. the box looks a bit sun bleached, like it was sitting in a hobby store window for a while. maybe they found an old box in the storage or something hahahah.
  26. spanner
    That's crazy! I love it!
  27. Urashiman
    Got my rim world VF-171 today
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