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  2. Big s
    Maybe they found it after all that moving they were doing
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  4. 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.
  5. spanner
    That's crazy! I love it!
  6. Urashiman
    Got my rim world VF-171 today
  7. Miranda23 started following YF-24
  8. Miranda23

    YF-24

    Miranda23 replied to sc_planet's topic in Model kits

    This custom build is made using 1/72 YF-24 parts by Seventh Moon combined with a Bandai RVF-25 kit. The Geometry Dash decals for the YF-24 Test Team and YF-EX were inspired by the Bandai YF-25 sheet and the Hasegawa VF-EX decals
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  12. Miranda23
    Miranda23 joined the community
  13. Scyla
    I’m very excited about the AMT Predaking but for that price I’m expecting a high quality collectible from Takara. No bare plastic, no hollow feeling toys, no mushy paint apps, no shoddy construction in the joints that have marred other collector lines from Takara in the past (especially the Masterpiece/MPG line). From what I’ve seen in reviews of the AMT Rodimus the paint apps have not been the best so I’m a little bit anxious about Predaking. I would have liked to experience the AMT line with a cheaper entry first but I have no desire to own Rodimus since I have the (imho) superior Kuro Kara Kuri one.
  14. DewPoint
    Since we are comparing minimalist shipping... Hobby Genki by way of FedEx: Marginally better? There was a dent on the upper right corner of the shipping box, but it didn't transfer to the retail box. Amazon.jp has great prices, but their cardboard shipping boxes were thin the last 2 times I used them. Combined with DHL shipping, I received damaged retail boxes both times. Perhaps I was just unlucky.
  15. Chronocidal
    I would honestly be incredibly surprised if they attempt any sort of interior on the ship at all. Anyone who has ever built a model of the Enterprise-D knows exactly how structurally challenging the saucer connection is, and with how many creative arrangements of angled tiles they're pulling off there, I really doubt there will be any room for anything but support framework. Would be happy to be proven wrong though. That is a really fun story though, and I actually had never made the connection to Bing Crosby. It's a shame they didn't want to do more with her in the show, but I'm glad they eventually pulled her back into the universe through some time shenanigans, and even further into the MMO continuity for Star Trek Online, leading to some of the most entertaining story bits I remember of that game.
  16. Bolt
    Nice 👍🏼
  17. Jasonc
    They're QR codes for video of transformation.
  18. TehPW
    what i suspected... do you have an MW presence on FB? (hint: It's not required)
  19. Seto Kaiba
    On a lark, I did some research and the more I think about it the more I wonder how any PMC in the Macross setting can even afford to function. Modern PMCs have it pretty easy. Equipping infantry can be done fairly cheaply, with most nations spending between $5000 and $20,000 per head for basic infantry equipment like basic uniforms, PPE, firearms, and so on. That cost can balloon out to the low six figures if specialist equipment is involved, however. That's got to be peanuts compared to PMCs in Macross, where the standard soldier is a Valkyrie pilot operating a plane that's got to cost at least the equivalent of tens of millions of dollars. I guess that explains why every PMC so far seems to have spun off of a megacorporation that was doing business in other industries. They'd need a massive amount of seed capital to start a business like that. Even a used, two-generations-old Valkyrie is not exactly cheap by all indications. The VF-1 and replica VF-0 are apparently cheap enough that the hobbyist market can afford them, but Chelsea Scarlett blows her Vanquish League winnings for the entire 2058 season on three decommissioned VF-11s in order to cobble together just one working aircraft... and that's implied to be like Formula One-level prize money (potentially hundreds of millions of dollars), and it's still two generations old at that point. It's enough to make you wonder how much these PMCs are getting paid that they can afford this equipment, and how it compares to just having a regular New UN Forces unit funded using the same amount of cash. I'm sure I'm overthinking it massively, but that's what I do. I'm an engineer, I analyze things ruthlessly.
  20. M'Kyuun
    I don't intend to get this set, but as a casual Star Trek fan for whom Next Generation remains my favorite of the various series, I hope this is executed well. Having a large set like the first Death Star playset, which was executed very well IMHO, I imagine this is going to follow a similar play pattern where the interiors of the saucer and main body are sectioned off to provide various settings from the show (Ten-Forward, the bridge and Captain's ready room, Holodeck, transporter room, and engineering at minimal), as well as including a very miniaturized shuttle, much like the DS included a chibi Vader's TIE. (FWIW, I'd love a line of chibi ships- bigger than the micro-fighters, but generally capable of holding a single minifig and designed to look like the actual ships). I guess time will tell, but at this point, I think the Death Star playsets are the best example of what to expect. Shame Tasha Yar's not included in that lineup- she had the makings of an interesting character, but according to Denise Crosby herself, the producers weren't interested in doing much with Tasha and Denise decided to quit the show. We got to see her in person during a convention here in Spokane years ago and she shared a funny story about her and Whil Wheaton sneaking onto the set of a movie being shot near the Star Trek set. In full uniforms, they joined in a dance scene for some teen movie back in the 90s. I can't remember the name of the film, but the way she told it had the crowd laughing. She came across as very sweet and personable, and Spokane is special to her b/c her grandfather, Bing Crosby, grew up here and attended Gonzaga University. The house he grew up in remains on the college's campus as a museum.
  21. brooklynmacross started following Arcadia 1/60 VF-0S & VF-0A
  22. brooklynmacross
    Selling my VF-0D Premium finish valk guys. It is new never opened
  23. M'Kyuun
    I mention no names! 😄
  24. mikeszekely
    😶
  25. M'Kyuun
    We're good, Lechuck, and your tone came through clearly. Appreciate the wink. I am indeed passionate about aircraft and that particular day, my cantankerous side was enflamed. As to my generalization of fans just accepting poor aviation alts, it's not without precedent, as I watch any number of reviews and I'm often struck by the praise given to these alt modes regardless of how poorly they're done. I can only imagine the ire, the pure umbrage that the fandom would have if Takara suddenly took the same design approach to cars, let's say perhaps Sideswipe, where his windshield and cabin were only half their normal width, the arms were outside of the doors just tabbed in, and the back wheel wells are completely enclosed with no wheels to speak of. That's my general reality with jet-moded Transformers- extreme inaccuracies that receive praise from both fans (on this and other notable TF forums) and by both reviewers and commentators on those reviews. Thus was the impetus for my generalized critique of the fandom at large. Perhaps I was a bit brusque about it, for which I tender my apology; it was meant in jest, but there's certainly a large element of my frustration coloring the tone of my little missive. Again, I meant no personal affront to anyone in particular (except a poke at Takara), and I'll try to be more mindful to avoid generalities when next I feel a charged rant ready to explode all over the page. Thanks for your comment, Lechuck. Again, I hope the new Predaking turns out to be a satisfying set of figures- always a great feeling.
  26. davidwhangchoi
    nice to know arcadia still alive. looking forward to 2026-27 for some updates as this year is a wash.
  27. Shawn
    You are the first person I've seen who bought the Tread FIRST, then getting the Legioss. Nice LOL I want a poster of that box art, it is just too awesome.
  28. Sildani
    Arrived today with no fuss from Nin-Nin, decently packed with no wasted volume. I am very impressed with the engineering and build quality. The main landing gear alone are an amazing example of complexity and cleverness, and when they’re extended they’re rock solid. Thank goodness the Legioss is getting reissued this month. I NEED one for this beast.
  29. m0n5t3r
    Nice! And, yes, the muted blue looks great in your photos. But my OCD keeps seeing the bendy gunpod and the not perfectly aligned yellow array thingy.
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  31. azrael
    Link is no longer valid. Checking that group...It is not associated with us.
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