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  2. Thom
    Fair solar winds and calm space, Artemis!!
  3. Mog
    I thought the essential skill for a stripper is the ability to spin around and slide down a pole. . . . . At least that’s what “not-so-close friends” and “distant associates” always say.
  4. Big s
    I think they make one ver KA mg a year, so maybe in thirty years.
  5. Big s
    Even strippers don’t wear heals with that high of an angle for the feet
  6. Big s
    I don’t know about most used by a company, but one of the oldest that comes to mind that get reused are the old Aurora monster models from the 60’s. I don’t know how much work goes into their preservation, but they seem to bring them back every couple years and I’ve never met anyone that actually owns them.
  7. Big s
    It was kinda odd finding that one, because I had to remember that it was called a Flash Clapper and other images popped up for it, just have to make sure to search Southern Cross Flash Clapper otherwise results end up somewhere totally different
  8. slide
    Newer alloys will help with staving off corrosion/wear. Proper hardening/heat-treating will also help keep wear-and-tear down. Proper storage conditions for when they're in-between runs of that kit is critical for longevity, but eventually they will degrade over thousands of injection cycles. Some careful/highly skilled welding/refinishing processes can be employed if a mold develops wear or damage... but eventually they'll just have to be retired and hopefully you got your investment back from them well before that happens. I think the oldest/most reissued kits in my stash are Hasegawa's Macross Zero boxings of the Mig-29 [scalemates says it was tooled in 1987] & F-14 [scalemates says it was tooled in 1977], and they've got a bunch of flashing [the Mig is worse than the Tomcat], which is usually the biggest sign of an aging mold. They also have some mold-alignment/seamline issues, and one of Tomcat's wings is slightly warped [not sure it that was an assembly error on my part, or if it was the kit tbh]. The Tomcat is also all raised panel lines [argh!!], as opposed to the Mig which is engraved panel lines. Other than that, the fitment on both was still pretty good, no huge gaps or parts that wouldn't fit or anything like that... nothing some minor putty-work and/or sanding couldn't take care of so far. Molds are not cheap. Complex, high-production steel molds range from $30,000 to well over $100,000. I'm curious as to what Bandai's enormous PG Nu Gundam's molds cost. I've never heard a model company actually describe these costs to their customers, but I'd be very interested to find out real numbers.
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  10. jenius
    Makes you appreciate how easy strippers make it look in those high heels!
  11. shazam
    It's still a head scratcher that Hot Toys would release this Wolverinepool figure. Hot Toys are turning into specialist for everything in between for IP's these days for better or worse. Thanks for the information.
  12. shazam
    tekering Seriously, though... "Seats up to 3 fashion dolls." 🤨 Those Matchbox packaging designers must've been on crack back in the '80s. 🤪 It sounds like an overreach at best that the "fashion dolls" could stay seated for about 3 seconds before falling off in play. Somebody had to spot it! I like that top image of the hover cycle.
  13. PointBlankSniper
    By itself, that would be fine. But every few things I don't get on a whim, is savings for another thing I am dying to get lol On top of that, the books in general are another whole can of worms I'm trying really hard not to open. The master files in particular have been on the back of my mind forerver. If this one book fulfills all my needs of having a collection of art references for all the mainstream canon and the non animation semi canon variants and equipments, then I might consider this a good one off item to consider grabbing.
  14. Savvi
    Day 1 preordered. Love Eureka Seven. I like that it comes with the Renton and Eureka from that one iconic catch scene. When I saw Shoji Kawamori name attached to this, I was like that Leonardo DiCaprio pointing meme. 😅
  15. Chronocidal
    The obsidian plastic was just the icing on the cake (of the "let them eat cake" variety). The mechanism in the knees does not work the same in both directions when twisting the lower legs. The knee has to be completely straight to do that safely, or you're asking for the knee mechanism to shear off. The fact that you can twist it from fighter to gerwalk with the knee bent is because the mechanism is sloppy, but doing the same in reverse can destroy it. Sorry to be a broken record, but I habitually repost this warning in any new 171 derivative thread to make sure new buyers catch it.
  16. 505thAirborne
  17. rsvictor1976
    This thing is tiny. I was expecting something bigger. It’s also kind of a pain to stand in Battroid mode.
  18. ImChris5115
    basic blocks mock up
  19. ImChris5115
    Run this stimulation in Solidworks during my office break time. Gonna use Ansys next round for much accurate results.
  20. davidwhangchoi
  21. mark-1s
    Disappointed to see that GP02 didn’t make the list. I guess we won’t be seeing a (official) Ver Ka of that suit any time soon.
  22. Seto Kaiba
    It's far from expensive. About $37 from CD Japan.
  23. PointBlankSniper
    Now that I look at it some more, if they had its trailer mode bend the other way, they could have used the windshields as windshields, and hid the nose and feet inside the container. It could have been an actual truck. Kind of a missed opportunity there.
  24. jenius

    DX Chogokin VF-17S

    jenius replied to GGemini's topic in Toys

    The cannon fodder added weak plastic to a bad design but the bad design could still lead to breaks if anyone forced it... Most of us used to handling these things will be able to avoid it... Still, stupid design.
  25. PointBlankSniper
    Well, so far, the revival is sturdy enough that I can revert those legs by prodding and feeling around without triggering an explodium chain reaction. Also, I think the explodium was limited to the cannon fodder's glitter packed black plastic not on the EX. If the granite speckle on these new joints are more homogeneous than they look, it should be fine.
  26. PointBlankSniper
    😂The classic everything you ever needed, after you need it. Didn't know such a delicious book existed. Now I gotta sit on the idea of getting a copy, but never actually doing it, because I need to spend what I can muster chasing after those toy releases lol
  27. borgified
    $116 USD, Oct-Dec 2026
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