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  2. PsYcHoDyNaMiX
    If not referencing transformation and proportions... which parts (no need to list all), like the extensive panel lining detail and excessive tampo? The way the underbelly splits into sections? The shelf like feature towards the rear of the fighter mode? I'm curious because the YF-21's design was based on so much anime magic, things were probably going to be redesigned. This is Bandai we're talking about, lol... Looking at the earlier pics (from the beginning of this thread, first 1-3 pages) a few sections were changed on the colored prototype. One section I noticed was the center fuselage (battroid hood section rearwards where bandai included an airbrake) is wider and more rounder than what was sold for production (more of a pronounced peak/less round, narrow/tapered, sharper). On the back of the forearms, detail was added and opening/nook was created for the (fighter mode) forward beam cannons. According to the (then) twitter post that it was the 3rd prototype which was shown. The uncolored prototype which appeared in HJweb was from Dec 2023 which reflects more with the final production version. I thought there were older prototype pics prior to 2019 but I couldn't find them when I searched. I'm sure Bandai had input/oversight (milestone meetings) from/with Kawamori. One of the posts mentioned Tenjin was at one of the meetings as well. 🤷‍♂️
  3. Mog

    DX Chogokin VF-17S

    Mog replied to GGemini's topic in Toys

    Don’t put that evil on us! Especially when there’s a perfectly promising TV style prototype just collecting dust somewhere.
  4. davidwhangchoi
    yes, i will wait for Amazon clearance for this one... Bandai with Frontier and Delta series had good original toys designs that were created together alongside the new show from ground up to market. Good or bad, those designs were original as they were created with the anime. -designing toys retroactively for past anime, Bandai steals the majority of the designs improvements of the VF-19 and VF-1 off Arcadia's engineering revisions. -(19's sweep wings, everything off the VF-1 ver. 2 ) VF-0D's hi-metals. Bandai seems decent at copying and making it a bit better. -the Dx YF-21 didn't really have a revision to steal from and came out a mixed bag. I guarantee Arcadia, if they are still alive and had a budget, would do a much better revision of the YF-21. M7 is pretty much looks like a Redeco line up. TF generation 2 toys. Minor alterations to the 19 to make a fire valk. and the laziest Redeco, slap on a new head and some arms on a 171. WTF Bandai... this is a frontier valk. At least the isamu YF-19 was a closer cousin to the VF-19. the 171 is not even close to a VF- 17. Bandai should make a DX SDF-1 out of the Macross Quarter
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  6. davidwhangchoi
    What's disappointing about the 1/28 scale is with all this talk about Robotech/Mospeada lore with the included sword for the dream episode. There is not one container of "protoculture energy" canister attachment to insert. We just see the openings. they don't have any place for it but we got a dumb sword... The coolest part of the show was the heist of the energy cells via balloons during yellow's concert. I want some balloon attachments and energy cans to trade with Jonathan Wolf.
  7. Hikaru Ichijo SL
    Oh no, Tate No yuusha is getting a fifth season. I loved the 4th. But the preview at the end for s5 is filling me with sadness. Poor Naofumi covered in blood after
  8. Mog
    Well, most of the fights involved Stig/Stick firing every damn missile and/or RPG at his disposal.
  9. Chronocidal

    Hi-Metal R

    Chronocidal replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    They're probably fine for main city areas and delivery hubs, but I'm in an oddly remote area that has absolutely no support from DHL directly. Anything I get from them doesn't even come from them, it gets delivered to Bakersfield, and then shipped through a secondary third-party delivery service that neither communicates with nor associates in any way with the official DHL customer account system. I am just completely SOL trying to track down any delivery dates or requests for any re-delivery or hold requests. FedEx and UPS? Absolutely fine. DHL? Just a giant pile of nope out here.
  10. jenius
    I have a few complaints about Mospeada but one of the bigger ones is the flight choreography... The battles just aren't exciting.
  11. Chronocidal
    All aspects of the transformation and proportions aside, I feel like they absolutely went off the rails though. While they're not what most people would call "significant" departures, there is a rather large pile of details on the original design that they just completely ignored, or purposefully redesigned for no explicable reason. The worst part of this is that some of these were correct on early prototype pics, and Bandai later changed them specifically to be contrary to every piece of reference material, animated, drawn, rendered, or otherwise. They just looked that the art, flipped it off, and did their own thing.
  12. jenius
    I wouldn't mind them moving back to the 1/35 prototype and leaving this line as it is.
  13. mikeszekely
    Well, like I said, MPG-19 is Soundwave, but it's just a repaint of MP-13. But I'm hearing that MPG-20 is a brand new mold for Hot Rod, and @sh9000 already mentioned that MPG-21 is Blaster. Working back from 19, 18 is Roadhauler ( a green repaint of Inferno), 17 is Style-Gen Optimus Prime, and 16 is the black Nucleon Quest repaint of Super Ginrai, so that's all G1 or G1-adjacent. The problem is, as @Scyla noted, the old MP line evolved a bit from more realistic robots to slavishly Sunbow, but that evolution was gradual and part of a pretty consistent design language and scale. MPG is pretty much anything Takara thinks is a more high-end toy, giving it a more scattershot lineup where you have to pay attention and cherry pick what you actually want.
  14. Duke Togo
    There's a bunch of stuff in the OT that was definitely not "for kids." George was always full of crap about that.
  15. TangledThorns
    Didn't need a new trailer as I was gonna see it anyways, lol.
  16. mikeszekely
    FYI, Hasbro decided to quit Pulsecon, and I expect the Pulsecon exclusives like Armada Nemesis Prime will turn up here.
  17. Tking22
    Yeah I still have my Hasbro Asia Soundwave, and while it works for me, if I wanted a slavish toon Soundwave this wouldn't be it, I would've grabbed the FansToys which is an incredible figure. Gotta agree this is an odd, rather lazy repaint, I'm wondering how well this will sell, it's an old, heavily dated mold, but it's more toon accurate, will that be enough for some to buy in, or double dip? Is the MP line slowing? Or at least the G1 line? I've got Rattrap on pre-order so Beast Wars is still coming, but what G1 stuff is announced or on pre-order right now? I can't really think of anything new, and that MP Cliffjumper that was leaked, what, a year ago, still hasn't seen the light of day right? Not even an official announcement? How odd.
  18. sh9000
  19. sh9000
  20. sh9000
  21. sh9000
    More MPG teased.
  22. sh9000
    Transformers Generations AOTP Fireflight.
  23. borgified
    Looks like all of us have a long list of the remaining DX VF-1 and other variants on Bandai's wishlist, however can they complete them and not leave everything half done and to tick off more collectors off from completing the lineup (like they do as usual?
  24. Scyla
    MP-13 is still pretty great but those hips suck. They were trash 12 years ago and they are a big detriment to this repaint. I wished they would have redesigned them for this release for the people who want a toon style MP Soundwave. I’m happy with my Acoustic Wave though. MOG continuous to be a hodgepodge of odd choices. I don’t know what Takara is thinking.
  25. VF-Zero
    As long as i like the Valkyrie or any mecha design in an anime, i will probably grab it, if it is not too expensive.
  26. TangledThorns
    The first GREENLAND was good but didn't expect a sequel.
  27. danth
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