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I think admins can still see who likes what post, as part of the board functionality. I've also found the current like system a bit weird, but I understand the like system has been abused in the past by select members, and thus has been watered down more and more over the years. In fact, it is still being abused today lol, just in very sneaky ways.

I'd buy this gift set if it were released in the US.

No, I see where you're coming from what with the colors and stuff like the wingtip guns on forward-swept wings. Also the shoulder missiles kinda look like red flat pieces.

Macross Frontier the Wings of Goodbye: hero vehicle is a one-off prototype of God-like destructive power crammed to the gills with Fold Quartz of such size and purity that it can only be harvested from Vajra Queens which are themselves extraordinarily rare and ridiculously dangerous to kill. Said hero completely destroys vehicle while saving the day.

Transformers Generations Studio Series TFTM Galvatron x2.

Rocky.

T-800.

Amusing ...special 'anniversary' stand for a DX which for all intents and purposes, was a cannon fodder valk. Reserving an anniversary DX release for a CF valk...🤑 Eat that walkure!

Great topic @M'Kyuun. As a kid I was already heavily influenced by Japanese mecha without knowing it seeing cartoons and imagery that originated from Japan without me realizing its origins. However, since this discussion has started with Western mechanical design the first instances that had a profound impact on me were (of course) Star Wars and Mechwarrior. Especially the cover of the 1993 SNES game and the Timberwolf mech itself. In high school I was obsessed with drawing the Timberwolf from a head in perspective which seemed easy to to for my 13 year old self; just three boxes and a circle for the cockpit and the missile pods. I never was able to get the legs quite right though. Still it is an iconic design it its own right. Never knowing where it originated from. Looking at the Mechwarrior wiki it seems like the legs and arm cannons stem from the Marauder (aka the Glaug).

If someone is going to put it together without paint, that does help.

Maybe Bandai will print "01" on one of the stabilizers, claim it was intentional and totally not a screwup, and then include a decal sheet for it on the next Hayate 31J reissue.

Pretty cool display @shazam!

"Another Genesis" is, sadly, neither a new anime series nor a Robotech sequel. 😉 It's damned weird, really, getting new mecha designs (from Sentinel and TakaraTomy!) four decades after the series went off the air... 🤨 Knowing your Mospeada toy collection is even more extensive than mine, I'm sure you're excited to see anything fresh and unique. ☺️

Really sorry she couldn't make it home for Christmas. But she's in the best place for her right now and I'm sure you are visiting as often as you can. And when you can't, I'm sure she's hoping that you're doing everything you can to try and take care of yourself. Try and keep yourself strong for her in anyway you can.

NGL, I am tempted to get one of these just for the different number and the Walkure logo on the stabilizers even though I already have a 31A. The problem with getting multiples of these CF types was that the numbers would all be the same with them being printed on. This is the one thing they should have left off and included decals for, imo.

That's their earliest guess (unless they find something else; as it is, she has blood in her urine and needs more tests).

I'm neither for nor against Gundam being "super" or "real". However, there's one salient fact that stands out when compared to Macross: Gundam: hero vehicle is an experimental craft Macross: hero vehicle is one of many hundreds of mass produced vehicles Again, I have nothing against Gundam being "real" (or "super"). It just speaks volumes to me on Kawamori san's mindset and world-building.

I keep wanting to do that with all of the streaming channels...then they bring up something I actually enjoy....the latest was HBO with Welcome to Derry, a show I didn't know I needed.....if they announce a "Welcome to the Overlook Hotel" spinoff, I'll be locked in for another few years...LOL But I am with you on Netflix, after Stranger Things, not sure what they have coming...there was talk of a Stranger Things spin-off, but who knows....I hope the end of the Upside Down setting is over...... I still have The Boys final season with Amazon, the second season of Fallout so far I have not been able to get into lke the first season.......and HBO is starting up with yet another "GoT" series, plus Primal Season 3.....so the weakest at the moment for me seems to be Netflix.....

Hope everyone had a nice holiday. My wife and I don't exchange gifts, since we're fortunate enough to be able to buy most of what we want/need throughout the year whenever we decide we want/need it. So you could say that Santa didn't leave anything for me this year... but Kenneth the FedEx driver did, from Hasbro Pulse. So I got to spend some time on Christmas Eve unwrapping Age of the Primes Voyager-class Brawl. Brawl adheres to Hasbro's current penchant for making toys that skew a bit more toward the animation than they did the past. Right away, that leads to some noticeable improvements over the Combiner Wars version, like silver forearms, improved hip skirts, and a flatter chest with slots that I'll bet are actually for combined mode but do look like the cartoon's greebles, not to mention a gray head with orange eyes and a red mouth. Brawl also adheres to Hasbro's other current penchant for not quite committing fully to the cartoon. There's extra greebles on his crotch, and the vents on his shins are painted. Another slot that I assume is for combined mode breaks up the hexagon on Brawl's abdomen, and he's missing entirely the smoke grenade launchers on his chest... a detail that the Combiner Wars toy did have, even if they weren't painted. Still, I was honestly worried that Brawl could be worse. Menasor's leg bots had those kibble capes, and Superion's had those big ol' feet that sit under the jets. Breakdown and Wildrider shared entirely too many parts between them, and while I think Hasbro was a bit better about remolding the Aerialbots the actual engineering between both arm bots and both leg bots was the same. Hasbro clearly being tight with the budgets. And from this very own set, Vortex was kind of meh. I mean, he looks ok, but the arm kibble drives be a little nuts (more so because, despite not messing with him much, the flap with the stabs is super loose). However, Brawl has an edge here in that he's been bumped up to Voyager (and of the various class sizes, it seems Voyager has had the biggest percent price increase). Hasbro hasn't actually given me a lot to complain about here, short of nitpicking the fact that he's not as faithful to Sunbow as Magic Square in a manner that's 100% in-line with the rest of the post-Siege Generations soft reboot. Brawl comes with a few accessories. First, he's got his 85% cartoon-accurate gun. He's also got a pair of cannons. Brawl's head is on a ball joint- swivel, very slight downward and sideways tilt, slightly better upward tilt. His shoulders swivel and move laterally 90 degrees, plus due to his transformation he's got a bit of forward butterfly, too. His biceps swivel, and his elbows bend 90 degrees. No wrist swivel, sadly, but his waist does swivel. His hips can go about 90 degrees laterally and backward, though you may have to adjust the turret on his back, and a bit more than 90 degrees forward. His thighs swivel, and his knees bend 90 degrees. No downward tilt on his feet, but they can tilt up a little, and his ankles pivot nearly 90 degrees. Brawl can, of course, hold his gun in either hand. The cannons don't have 5mm pegs, though, so he can't hold those in his hands. What you can do is rotate the turret on his back 90 degrees and plug them into the turret, giving him a pair of over-the-shoulder guns. Want more options? There's a 5mm ports on his forearms you can plug his gun into (or other compatible 5mm accessories). And there's slots on the sides of his legs that his cannons can plug into. If you prefer less aggressive storage, Brawl weirdly has both a 5mm port on his back you can plug the gun into as well as a small slot that fits a small tab on the gun. As for the cannons, you can turn them and use different tabs to plug them into the same slots on the bottom of the turret, or you can plug them into the sides of the turret because options. If you weren't convinced that Brawl was benefitting from the extra Voyager budget yet, you will be after transforming him. His arms extend laterally, the little bits of treads on his shoulders open, and flaps on the insides of his forearms open to blend with the backs of his hands, then his shoulders rotate forward 90 degrees. The front of his chest opens so his head can fold down inside, then the entire chest (with the head inside) and shoulders disconnect from his abs and swing up. His waist swivels 180 degrees, and his feet and shins swing up. The bulk of what's left of his lower legs stretch out, sort of like Studio Series Megatron, to form much of his treads. Tab his legs together, then swing just the treads (not the knee joints) around to line up with tabs on Brawl's torso. Use Brawl's butterfly hinges to shift his arms into place, tucking them into his sides just above the treads. Speaking of, close the little treads on his shoulders and they'll tab into the ones that were in his legs. Finally, you can fold his shins over his thighs, collapsing his feet onto the backs of the shins as you do so. The turret is on a double hinge you can use to make sure you have enough clearance. Brawl's alt mode is clearly a baby-poop yellow/green/brown tank; that's probably enough for most people. Of course, I get to point out the visible gap where you can see the back of his head on the front, the gap behind the turret where his shins/feet don't quite cover his butt/hips, the gaps between his shoulder and biceps, and the gaps on the top near the sides where his arms don't totally reach his torso. I also have to point out the missing spotlight and smoke grenade launchers on the turret. Nitpicking a bit, I suppose. After all, the turret does swivel, and the cannon barrel can raise and lower. He rolls on little wheels in his treads. His gun can plug into his turret, and, in a first for an official Brawl since the G1 toy, he's got the cartoon-accurate cannons plugged into the rear of the tank, which can also be raised to nearly 90 degrees. So, I'm not going to sit here and tell you that Brawl is perfect... even on a Voyager budget I don't really expect Hasbro to pull off something like Magic Square did. Despite a number of minor quibbles, though, I feel pretty comfortable saying that Brawl is the best combiner component Hasbro's done in modern times that isn't a Commander-class toy. He's closer to the cartoon with better build quality than Combiner Wars Braw, and he's got better engineering than any of the Stunticons/Aerialbots/Constructicons/Vortex. G1 fans won't want to miss this one.

New link to the product design video on YouTube, this way speech can be translated to English by AI, wich isn't bad.... The video has lots of interesting comments so if you're a fan of the Hi-Metal R series its a must watch!

Getting back into gunpla with an out of the box build to get my feet wet. RG Aile Strike is fun to pose with just a couple of finnicky spots. Gotta love the engineering on this kit.