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Glad it feels solid at least, it certainly doesn't look like it should be. It kind of looks like someone looked at the original VF-1, saw the VF-2SS, and went, "Hey, what if we take that older one and update it so it looks more like the same kind of sloppy collection of robot parts cosplaying as an aircraft as the newer one?" "Brilliant!"

Came in the mail today

i might get this...

Good Lord you guys are in another level. kudos!!! I am still continuing with humble little build. Completed a few more details.

@tekering How are you gonna mask the non-lighted girders on your Cygnus? 😅

So that means that I can shred my copy of the revival 27y. 😁 Edit: Maybe the Revival 171EX Alto and the corresponding add on too.

Since I don’t collect the regular characters of the Hearts of Steel robots but their repaints I really would like a Nemesis Prime/Skywarp and Cliffjumper/Galvatron repaints of these so I can compare them to my MMC/Mech Planet versions (sans Galvatron). However, wasn’t it announced by Hasbro that these Timelines releases are meant for evergreen characters? I always took this as no repaints (but it could also mean repaints are a possibility but no molds for minor characters like the Insecticon train).

If I don't have a chance tomorrow, I'll look for it over the weekend.

OMG yea, this and a Metal Gear Ray is what’s missing from my "important mecha from my childhood” collection. I was so mad that I missed the ThreeA Half Sized versions. Apparently it is already on display (and looks super tiny):

Must have missed it! Thanks, interested, but trying to finish off my woodland camo 1A first. Well, if you run across it...let me know.

I haven't opened up my VF-25F or my Nora SV-51γ at all, and now I'm afraid to see what I'll find.

So the thing about the VF-27 is that it never got a true renewal version like the 25 where it was redesigned from the ground up. The "renewal" 27 was just a slightly tweaked V1 DX from the original terrible Frontier toys, and the revival is just a slightly tweaked version of that. Which means the revival is essentially a 15 year old toy design, older than the 25 renewals. And the stripes on the hip plates are still wrong.

I think I skipped The Predator and don’t remember much of the AVP movies. In fact, I’m not even sure I saw Requiem. I remember Predator 1and 2, Predators and Prey though.

Added a few more 3.75” figures and the big red painted beast on the bottom row: It’s a bit of an extreme angle because the of shelf dimensions and because I wanted to add the blue versions in there too. But it’s been holding in place: Unexpectedly, also decided to add the remainder of the Original 13 Joes to the display:

Battroid-Set 01

Thank You! Is a CAD rendering, next will be Battroid Rendering, Type 2 Fast pack rendering and Type 3.

Thank You! Progress so far going very slow.. Planning for next year wonderfest. Building a 1/24 Scale Type 2 booth display for visitors to experience transformation and slowly doing the injection CAD works.

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"The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail" Jeez, the lens flares in this are bad. There's one shot where you can barely see the captain because a (pulsing) spotlight behind her is shining directly at the camera. Remember the Pakled clumpships from the Star Trek: Lower Decks season one finale? Writers David Reed and Bill Wolkoff sure hope you don't.

It shouldn't be a surprise to anyone, but Bumblebee's pack-in pal is Megatron. Megatron, like Optimus, doesn't actually appear in the Hearts of Steel comic book, just as concept art. As with the other three figures, I think Hasbro did a pretty good job here on what's essentially a Deluxe-class figure. He's got a bit less paint than Bee, but arguably because he needs less of it; everything's the color it's supposed to be, with silver paint on all those spikes and some cool molded gears in his hips. He's just missing a touch of red on his elbows and gold spikes in the center of his shoulder wheels. The molded gears are on the back sides of his hips, too. There's plenty of other rivets and molded details. All-in-all it's a pretty good design... I love a good black Megatron, and from interviews with Evan it sounds like we could be seeing more versions of these four characters in the future. I, for one, would love for Hasbro to revisit the stealth bomber design from IDW, but I'd really prefer them to be Voyager or Leader class in the future. But I digress. Megatron's sole accessory is this cannon. Megatron's head is on a ball joint with some upward tilt and above average sideways and downward tilt. His shoulders rotate, and though the big wheels on his shoulders have hinges and do their best to get out of the way they do stop him from reaching a full 90 degrees laterally. His biceps swivel, and his double-jointed elbows bend 180 degrees. No wrist swivels, but his waist does swivel. Hips can go about 90 degrees backward, and past 90 degrees forward or laterally. His thighs swivel, and his knees bend a little short of 180 degrees. No upward tilt on his feet, but they can tilt downward. He does have ankle pivots, but they're limited to under 45 degrees. Megatron's cannon plugs into the port on his right arm. The port itself is on a flap, not his actual arm, and can fold outward a bit for some poses. Of the four Hearts of Steel figures, Megatron has about the simplest transformation. Open his back, tuck his head in, and close it up. Bend his wrists outward, then open the gray bits on his arms and tuck his hands inside. Fold out these pointy bits from inside his forearms, then spin them 180 degrees and bend his elbows so his forearms line up with the backs of his shoulders. If it's lined up right, the gray bits from his forearms will tab into slots on the dark part of his back, and the flap with the cannon (which does not need to be removed for transformation) will tab into the middle of the gray part. Then just spin his waist 180 degrees, fold down his feet, and bend his knees. Tabs near his ankles will lock the legs into his butt, and you're done. Simple, yes, but fairly accurate to Guido Guidi's sketches. The little pointy bits you had to flip out of his forearms are an especially nice touch because they do represent details that were present in Guidi's artwork, but I'd bet that if Hasbro had simply omitted them that a lot of people wouldn't have even noticed. My only real gripe, something that perhaps could have been addressed on a little larger, little more expensive figure are the very visible robot thighs on the back. I can't say it's not accurate, since Guidi's sketches don't show that angle, but I get the impression that they should be covered somehow. Not much else to say, really. Like I said, the cannon doesn't have to come off for transformation. Since it's a solid piece, the barrel doesn't telescope (despite Guidi's notes indicating that it should be longer in cannon mode than in robot mode), nor can it adjust its elevation. The big shoulder wheels do roll, though, as do a pair of smaller wheels in his knees. I like this Megatron. I think he's a good fit with their Prime and Starscream, I like the darker colors on him, and the alt mode is both unique and fitting. I think my only real complaint is that I wish he were bigger. Bee and Megatron together are a set worth picking up, especially if you got the previous set. That said, if they do two-packs in the future I'd prefer they put Optimus and Megatron together

Wish you all the best on sanding the decals. Sounds nerve racking. Home stretch… cant wait to see it!😊

I was going to skip out on the Tread but I snagged an open one from Mandarake for Y35000. At that price I couldn't say no.

I bought one of these because I was very curious and just got it in a few days ago: Pros: -very solid, high-quality feel to the materials (mostly). -great poseability in Battroid mode -some interesting design choices that make the figure feel dynamic Cons: -Barely anything tabs together in Gerwalk or fighter mode, and what does uses very shallow, tiny tabs that will likely break after time -Impossible to get it aligned in fighter mode, even after finagling and massaging it for nearly an hour -Fake chest inserts for Battroid, and also a fake upper/shoulder insert. I hate parts-forming, so this was annoying. Head just floats, doesn't peg to anything without the insert -Floating waist, die cast hips don't connect to the nose cone -Broke off one of the antennae when trying to adjust the legs in fighter mode, the head doesn't really feel like it sits anywhere properly in any mode -Standard fist that can fold into the arm doesn't have a hole for the rifle, so parts-swapping is necessary when not in fighter-mode Honestly if this thing was $100 less, i'd be ok with it, but as it stands it isn't quite as solid and "toyetic" as I was hoping for.

Snow CAT fully funded. I'll still pass. Also cancelled my order of the Cold Slither set.