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Received my Miria 639 yesterday. It's interesting to note , I received another order a few days before that i had shipped weeks after. Maybe they're finally catching up on shipping orders..
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Hey did anyone ever release a cockpit/canopy upgrade to their previous line of 1/72 resin models where the cockpit and canopy were a combined resin piece which made it impossible to paint the cockpit interior?
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Oh I know. Most of my Bandai stuff is bought locally now. I just wish HLJ wouldn't open pre-orders until they're sure how much stock they're getting. It seems like they just guess how much they'll get. I'll keep using HLJ for non-Bandai. They've been great for getting the new PLAMAX stuff, kotobukiya stuff like Ikaruga kits and Legend of Galactic Heroes ships, moderoid stuff like the Horizon Zero Dawn kit, and Hasegawa in general. I also get my hobby mags there.
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Thanks! Just wanted to demonstrate the pose-ability of the threezero. The waist rotation and knee flexibility give a lot of interesting dynamic options compared to other VF-1Xs, especially in battroid mode. I like the sculpt of the DX and arcadias, but i'm not sure my arcadias could achieve these same poses.
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They pretty much are the only ones in Japan that do Bandai preorders to overseas customers, so I guess I could see that they probably get a lot of preorders for Bandai stuff, and I get the feeling that Bandai tells them that there will be more product on initial release. Luckily it usually doesn’t take long for the restocks. I do think that the U.S. sources are a decent option though these days unless the item is Japan only.
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Even the light-up lightsabers, which make more sense IMHO, were a very short-lived gimmick (that also crossed over to City as flashlights for police). It seems the build quality of the sets in which these smart bricks are being employed is rather substandard to poor; for my money at any age, I'd rather have the most accurate depiction of the subject matter over lights and sounds. However, that's just my own preference as an older LEGO fan growing up in the very analog days of the 70s and 80s. At any rate, you make a good point about LEGO's other attempts at integrating the digital into their regular building play pattern, and they've all ended with lackluster results. IMHO, LEGO is best as a construction toy, so ever-improving on that core tenant should be their focus. Edit: I'll amend my comment about lackluster builds, as I bought a few of the Hidden Side sets, and while I cared little for the digital features, the sets themselves were good to downright excellent builds, judging from the few I own personally. Looking at the other sets, though, I thought the majority were brilliantly done, as they not only had the digital features on the periphery, but most of the sets themselves had transformative features built in to represent the haunted nature of buildings and objects. It was imaginative and well-implemented, IMHO, one of their better stand-alone themes.
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Look who's back:
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I also just got notice on my Kotobukiya Steel Haze. So I guess it's still mostly a case of HLJ having problems fulilling Bandai orders. And maybe a chance of delay with other popular products.
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Some from Macross Mecha Guide: https://www.macross2.net/m3/messages/messages-index.html
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I don't think this is true, and historically, these kind of forced gimmicks fail. Vidiyo, Hidden Side, Dimensions... The Mario theme is doing okay, I presume, probably due to the popularity of the franchise, and the quality of set designs, and if I had to guess, not at all due to the weird Mario/Luigi figures with the embedded electronics. For instance, I bought this set, but I have no interest in the Mario figure (shown faded out). But even though I don't really like that Mario figure, at least it makes sense. Mario is basically the "smart brick" in these sets, and his expressions and speech change based on the tiles he interacts with. You move him around, he says things and makes faces. That makes sense. But just having a brick, sitting there in a exposed in a weird spot, making primitive noises and flashing? That doesn't really work. What's well integrated in Mario sets is weirdly forced into these Star Wars sets.
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What Current Anime Are You Watching Version v4.0
Hikaru Ichijo SL replied to wolfx's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Hell Mode started today. It seems to be a typical isekai. But maybe it will surprise me. -
Moving on to working on the Walkure shuttle now in order to further add to my stable of civilian craft. For such a simple shape, that nose section is proving surprisingly difficult to get right, but I think I'm starting to get close.
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I don't know where to post this. But today is my birthday and my little cousin brought me this Banpresto Sheryl Nome DX figure White & Brownie ver. Which extremely hard to find in Vietnam and I have a photo here to share with everyone Best sister ever 🥰
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I've never been a big fan of lights or sounds in my toys. It just never mattered to me, and the toys usually suffer concessions for it, especially from the 70s-90s when electronics were much larger, energy burning incandescent light bulbs were the only option, and the toy required a voluminous load of batteries to affect the functions. That said I own a number that have said gimmicks, and every now and again I'll activate them for a quick thrill and to make sure the batteries are still viable. My favorite of these toys is Transformers Animated Ultra Magnus: Jeff Bennett's Robert Stack impression is spot on and his lines, taken nigh verbatim from the show, are still smile-inducing. Second runner up would be Agent Knight with his William Daniels sound-alike delivering KITT's lines, and that pulsing scanner and the whoo-whoo sound effect. Good stuff, that. However, smart bricks aren't the breakthrough innovation I would have asked for, either now or as a wee lad. A family of this, however- that would be game changing.
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A good review of the Hi-Mettal R FATTY!
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Great job as always @wm cheng!
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Oh boy, I spent so many hours on that game in the 80s on my NES. It was a lot of fun for those years
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@wm cheng This is such a beautiful build. I really appreciate your posts. You always include so many details about your process. It’s very inspiring. ✌️
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Such a great build! That’s my favorite version. Can’t wait to finally ship mine home next month. 🤣
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He seems to have a lot of extra figs for custom painting. Must be all the ones that were supposed to come with the regults. Glad he has the luxury of making all these customs that nobody wants instead of shipping what his customers actually paid for. Unsubscribed, and not buying anything else from KC even if they come out with a Kakizaki fig or a 1/2000 TV SDFM. Get stuffed KC!
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Will we see Luke, Leia & Han ones next? lol.
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Oh wow these are nice poses. Such fun!
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Noooo don't die. I still waiting for Tiny session SD for all other macross series although they looks like model kits quality. Wonder why they cannot add a tiny mini pilot to the cockpit with opening hatch. haha not so much collecting big size robots nowadays. haha
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I know that this might not apply to everyone, but I found the Hasegawa Nousjadeul-Ger (Theatrical Version) at Plaza Japan for about $10 cheaper than HLJ. I have used Plaza Japan before and there packaging and shipping are excellent. You have a few days to cancel your pre-order at HLJ before you cannot, if you are interested. Here is the link: https://www.plazajapan.com/4967834657359/ MB
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MOSCATO 1/2000 IKAZUCHI CARRIER?
captain america replied to captain america's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Reply in blue.
