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  2. Slave IV

    1/55's revisited

    Slave IV replied to kanata67's topic in Toys

    Wow, thats interesting you used a similar method to transform without noticing it. Makes me wonder if the designers only meant for it to relive stress when pulling without pressing it down? Knowing how thoughtful they were, they probably would have designed a button top or something to make it more obvious and easy to press. On another note, now that some of us know it’s there, it seems like it enables an easy way to fix the toy if you have a loose connection there. Like I said, I don’t have the issue on any of mine but I know I’ve played with many that did. Should be fairly easy to either replace or reposition the spring, if that is the issue or 3D print the clip if it is worn. It wouldn’t work if the tab on the fuselage is broken so I’m curious what the typical failure point is on those who have loose ones.
  3. pengbuzz
    I know... it was admittedly a bit of a stretch, but it made for some good material.
  4. Big s
    Pretty wild these days. So many companies are pushing their production and are three or four releases in preorder que or more before one even gets released, but usually at the start of a line they will at least get a first product out
  5. SteveTheFish
    This is my first Hasegawa Valkyrie. I'm building it as Kakizaki's VF-1A. I chose to paint the green stripes, especially after the decals went bad and the replacements I got didn't come with green since Hasegawa no longer makes the VF-1A kit which was their very first kit they released. The decals are still in the process of relaxing. I sprayed the paint job through oven filter sheets to give it a dirty look. I also did the surgery to put the engine nacelles in a straight position.
  6. MKT
    Gotta say it is pretty adventurous of Toyrise to have already opened PO for 3 variants even before first one has released. I wonder if there will be a Tread for each one of them, and how would their wings match up with respective Legiosses.
  7. lechuck
  8. JB0
    Maybe it's actually the Stealth-class cruiser, named in honor of a popular aviation film from before the end of Space War 1.
  9. M'Kyuun
    Yesterday and today the new Batman Vs Superman and The Batman Batmobile sets arrived, respectively, at my door and I just got done building both of them this evening. I didn't get the Batman and Robin Batmobile set (yet) as I'm not really a fan of its design, or the movie for that matter, but I may cave and grab it if I see it in the wild as I like Batmobiles and I may just use it as a parts set. Anyway, of the two I got, I'm by far a greater fan of the BvS Batmobile, but I think the "B" team worked on it and the The Batman car got the "A" team. The BvS Batmobile's split canopy is absent in this new model, which is a step down from the 2016 set which featured specially designed canopy parts to replicate that functionality of the film car. Surely they could have resurrected those molds, but they didn't. The 2016 set was very much geared at kids, and although the build is much simpler than the new set, it's still a good capture IMHO. It's a shame they didn't try a little harder to replicate the front wheel armor, and this new model simply carries over the same solution for the rear wheel armor after ten years and a ton of new parts. Disappointing. Here they are. I'll start with the BvS car. It has much better side sculpting to capture the contours of the film car. They used a complex motorcycle fork piece to replicate the front wheel armor to so-so effect. At least it's there. I'm no too crazy about the flags as front tire armor, but I guess it was a simple solution. The dark grey color scheme of the new model matches the film car, though, so that's a nice improvement. I really like this Batmobile design, and I wish more effort had been put into this set. Like the BvS Batmobile, this isn't LEGO's first go with The Batman movie design. The original set came out in '22 with the premier of the film. It was also a simpler set than the new take, but still a good capture, IMHO. It was also a good parts set, but I digress. My major gripe with this Batmobile is that it lacks any characteristics whatsoever that signify it as a Batmobile and IMHO, it would be more at home in a Fast and Furious film, as it's essentially a heavily modified Dodge Charger. However, if you've ever built a Speed Champions 8-wide set in the last couple of years, then you'll feel right at home with this set, which employs some slightly advanced techniques to really capture the shape and details of the car, quite beautifully I must say. Between the two sets, this one enjoyed the larger parts count, a more fulfilling build experience, and the more refined end product. I wish it had been the other way around, but it wasn't. Both figs look great with crisp, nicely detailed prints. I was more focused on the cars and didn't take any close-ups of the figs. The Batman fig features dual molded legs to capture his black boots, and the BvS Batman has a nice armor piece (not sure if it's new). Both have soft-goods capes, which allow them to accommodate sitting the figs in their respective rides without crinkling like the old stiff capes. Both cowls are dual-molded with the eyes molded white, a preferable solution over LEGO's original cowl design. Oddly, neither fig comes with any accessories, not even the ubiquitous batarang. The engine and hood detailing are sublime on the Batman Batmobile, with trans-red bricks under those ingots on the hood to represent the light effects of the movie car. Sorry I didn't capture that detail well with these photos. It's a great year thus far for LEGO Batman fans, as we're already served three Batmobiles from three different movies with very different aesthetics. I hope there are more in the pipeline, specifically the Arkham Knight Batmobile, a design LEGO has yet to do and one that's number one on my want list. With the new LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight video game releasing in May, encompassing the whole of Batman history in various media, I'm vehemently hoping the Arkham Knight Batmobile will be announced. Guess we'll see.
  10. treatment
    maybe just a "red" herring, but this detail has been kinda prominent in the teaser
  11. Seto Kaiba
    S1 E9 "300th Night" really has a hum-dinger of a description. Imagine a protagonist being so completely dim-witted that this is actually a choice at all. I would give real money for the next season to drop Stephen Colbert. His role in this series is not funny. It's cringe. Pure, undiluted cringe. And just in case we thought this setting couldn't get any stupider... it immediately gets EXPONENTIALLY stupider once Admiral Vance calls up Team Incompetence to let them know what their ten-thumbed Pakled-tier ineptitude in that hostage situation allowed the Venari Ral to steal. My head hurts from watching this. Why does every character have a room temperature-at-best IQ? So... why are there transwarp tunnels still? Discovery never really addressed that. The Borg transwarp network collapsed eight hundred years ago when Voyager infected the Borg Queen with that pathogen and blew up the hub. It's at this moment that it struck me... I am unspeakably bored with this. There is no payoff here, because Caleb's mom is an undeveloped flat character and Caleb himself is barely developed and kind of an unlikeable git. We either waited way too long for this, or not nearly long enough. Either way, it lands with a thud. What is with this series and Starfleet ships apparently being made of crepe paper and wishful thinking? Only now that Braka has played his hand does Ake finally figure out what Braka's plan was.
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  13. sh9000
    Marvel Legends X-Men Arcade Variant Sentinel 2 Packs x4.
  14. Hiriyu

    1/55's revisited

    Hiriyu replied to kanata67's topic in Toys

    Huh. The presence of the spring is new to me, but I'd always transformed them using Wotafa's method regardless. Always thought that it just relied on the natural flexion of the plastic. Neat!
  15. Big s
    I guess there’s a chance that Hal used to do more of the cosmic stuff, but already retired and Guy has taken over that role, but now Hal has found someone he feels is worthy of his ring. John himself might just be starting out small here, but may grow into a bigger character if the gunverse survives
  16. Big s
    To be fair, they did say it was going to be a more down to earth detective story a while back. Not sure why they decided to do that with green lantern instead of Batman, but at least it was no surprise. Honestly, I still think Batman would make a better series character than movie character. He doesn’t need a big budget to be cool, he doesn’t have super powers and most of his baddies are just awkward psychopaths. And a good mystery could be done in a season if handled well. I’m sure that there will be some show of powers here and there, but that will probably be toned down a lot.
  17. Seto Kaiba
    Candidly? No, you really aren't missing anything. There are occasional moments where the writers almost seem to grasp what Star Trek is about, but then they lapse back into churning out faintly patronizing Discoveryslop.
  18. Big s
    I get the feeling that for a basic edition that they want them to appear how they do in the show and special editions get all the extra bling like the fancy production artwork. And that kinda goes for most companies and different franchises. The HMR is pretty much a premium thing compared to other offerings while these lil guys are still expensive, they’re still the budget buy.
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  20. M'Kyuun
    Surprising, the wings are configured differently than the green one, although in soldier, they both appeared to share the same wing assemblies. I like this better, however I'm content with my Omega PO for now.
  21. jenius
    Ordered mine at HLJ. A reminder about my affiliate link if anyone else is going to grab one! https://www.hlj.com/?utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=scorchedearthtoys
  22. m0n5t3r
    Overhead view of bare fighter mode looks nice.
  23. Froy
    Up at Nin nin https://www.nin-nin-game.com/en/takara-tomy/225444-genesis-climber-mospeada-legioss-alpha-toyrise-afc-01x-alpha-takara-tomy-.html HLJ https://www.hlj.com/toyr-se-afc-01x-alpha-legioss-alpha-tkt08281
  24. azrael
    It wasn't the old/dirtied Corps uniform. I know VFX is expensive but only 1 shot of Jordan flying off? No giant hand? A simple beam shot? Body shield? Anything?
  25. Thom
    Haven't seen it in two weeks, and it doesn't seem like I'm missing anything...
  26. grogall
    Should give it your best all of the time! 😉 Just converted the new Scopedog to a RSC the colour of it is actually darker than the STTC.... the metal joints do give it a little throwback to the old Tackara toys. 😉
  27. Big s
    I know they got the prequel series and probably more gen v. As much as I love the show, I do feel like it’s time to move on. I’d like to see other live action comics brought to life. Spider Noir looks good so far, but I’d love to see something with Spawn, even if it were only something like a Sam’n Twitch series. Would also love to see other animated shows for comic characters since Invincible is so good.
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