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Sorry the freezing idea didn't work out! When you do get the head apart though, if you dress the seam edges carefully with a needle file, it should lessen the visibility of the seam line when you reassemble it.

Yeah, the first one's translation was weird so I couldn't make heads or tails of it and just ignored that statement. The rest of his tweets about it were neutral showcases so he didn't seem to say anything negative, other than that the molds are kinda old, iirc. But the second one alone can't be excused lol... Hope more impressions or reviews come out soon to clear things up.

I’d love to hear the story on this beat club 1970 show. Some of the songs had very different lyrics, like Hand of Doom. Did they only have the outline written for those songs or did Ozzy just forget the lyrics? I know there are alternative versions on the demos, but wasn’t sure what was going on here.

I ordered from Hobby Genki. I have not received any shipping notifications yet. So far, I haven't has any issues with them yet. Seems to be still available... https://hobby-genki.com/en/sentinel/43039-riobot-armored-genesis-climber-mospeada-148-ab-01h-tread-4571335880835.html I do not know what the final shipping costs will be with everything going on. I guess we will all find out when we find out.

I wonder if this is related to the new "de minimis shipping" rules. You can skip to 5:30 mark. I don't know how this is going to effect future purchases from Japan.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX hits 185K in Cinebench R23 at 5GHz all-core, pulling 947W

https://www.amazon.com/Macross-Shooting-Insight-Playstation-5/dp/B0DFD1XDX3?crid=X9DTWTX7KT38&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.A99CwxJefzVjUuNBa1g-vm94JFZU12b-ixIfSeZ6zsUztN9L6HVkr9mJds9CFMw9.rOYceVZA2ogsp3OfcK2ArAdRXvbbOB5lEi2jQZwVIM0&dib_tag=se&keywords=macross%2Bshooting%2Binsight%2Bps5&qid=1753250794&sprefix=Macross%2BShooting%2BInsight%2B%2Caps%2C162&sr=8-1&th=1 I'm supposed to get my copy delivered on August 4th.

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Model kits have come a long way, even compared to the Bandai VF-1. But I still prefer non transforming kits. Most of my Gundam just seem to have lasted longer than most of my toys, probably due to lighter weight and simpler construction

I'm like 75% with you. If we have a G1 version already, like Arcee, Prowl, Optimus, Bumblebee, etc, I really don't want a G1-ified version of a Prime or Animated character, and I don't think fans of Prime or Animated who have been waiting 15+ years for modern updates want that either. That said, there are cases where characters from other continuities don't really have G1 analogs, like Bulkhead or Knockout from Prime or Blackout and Barricade from the Bayverse, where I kind of wish that there was a G1 version and I don't mind the G1-ification. Honestly, I agree, and it's possible that 2026 Ratchet will be an entirely new mold. I'm just spitballing. I think the alt mode makes for a good Bulkhead, but the bot mode less so (to be fair, though, that's arguably a step up from Legacy Bulkhead). I do wonder, though, if the leak for an Animated Ratchet is actually supposed to be a Prime Ratchet. Swap the Lenses with knives, put on a new head and chest, maybe new shoulders, and you're definitely in the ballpark.

I fence sat on Alchemist too long before he was sold out on Pulse and I've yet to see any of the Primes in a store. Anyway, I wouldn't mind a repaint of this guy, but IMHO Animated Ratchet isn't a good fit as neither mode, nor the transformation, is right for the character as he appeared in the show or as the OG toy appeared. I have the OG toy, and honestly, I think an extensive retool/repaint of WfC Earthrise Trailbreaker would be a far better choice. I contend however, though the transformation is GREATLY simplified from the OG toys, that Alchemist would make for an excellent Prime Bulkhead. I know they already released a Legacy Prime Bulkhead, but that toy in nearly every regard shared far more similarities with Animated Bulkhead than the Prime version. All things being equal, they could just release this guy with a retooled chest and a new head and market him as Animated Bulkhead, at which point I'd consider him my modern Prime Bulkhead fig. Honestly, I wish they'd abandon the necessity of homogenizing every non-G1 look with G1 attributes. The distinctive looks are what set them apart from every other series and I wish Hasbro would honor that. Moreover, I find the very different looks of both Prime and Animated appealing and I'd rather the toys adhere faithfully to those looks without trying to pigeonhole everything into one big G1 melting pot when the original intent for Animated and Prime was to distinguish them from G1 and other series. That same mindset should inform the toys as well.

I am SO loving this!

Yes, I remember the earlier post now. Thanks for jogging my memory. I'm just not a big fan of models/kits. Has something to do with their heft and tolerances. My very first VF-1 was a model kit and it turned out to be a floppy mess. Instead of addressing its inadequacies, I tossed it.

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I realized that it is likely due to the prototype nature of the model, but when I noticed it my mind immediately jumped to this concept art. Unlikely as it is to be the reason.

Seems like there's a real deep cut in the new season's second episode "Wedding Bell Blues".

So... pretty much as a rule, when a habitable planet is located and colonized in Macross it's an emigrant fleet that found the planet and colonized it. That's what emigrant fleets do. It's kind of their entire thing, really. Those emigrant fleets raise, fund, and maintain their own local New UN Forces defense forces that protect them in transit as well as after they locate a planet and settle down. The size and composition of those forces varies wildly based on the generation of emigrant fleet and preferences of its government, but the vast majority of planets have at least a few New UN Spacy warships chilling out in orbit for defense. Most have dozens if not hundreds. Even New UN Government member worlds that weren't, strictly speaking, colonized by Humanity because they already had native sentient lifeforms have such defense forces, and some maintain additional paramilitary forces for law enforcement purposes like Zola's anti-poaching Zola Patrol and Uroboros's anti-piracy Hunter's Guild. Yeah, that's pretty much the rationale behind the Hunter's Guild on Uroboros. Though the Uroboros Hunter's Guild isn't a PMC, it's a licensing and regulatory body for freelance bounty hunters and similar... basically your standard JRPG Adventurer's Guild but dressed up in sci-fi suitable terms. 'course, it's worth noting that the emigrant fleet's/planet's government is already footing the bill to maintain the fleet's/planet's local New UN Forces. Of course. These PMCs are corporate subsidiaries that have to turn a profit in order to stay in business and often remain enmeshed in providing services to their parent companies. Mind you, because manpower is scarce and demand is high they do seem to be willing to take risks on people who have skills but also have problematic habits, personalities, or histories. This much is explicitly stated, and we of course do get examples to go with it. Even SMS, the top tier PMC, is hiring folks who got BCD'd out of the service and Xaos is even less choosy... hiring several characters who are described as lazy and guilty of chronic tardiness and absenteeism, a mentally unstable pilot, and a commander with a rather checkered past and a long history of losing battles. There's definitely an element of suspect judgement in some of their decisions, particularly Xaos's in Macross Delta. Such as allowing a new recruit to repeatedly blow off training without consequences and disable safety features in a training aircraft after skipping training on the ground, a rather heinous breach of common sense that nearly got their new recruit killed in the expensive and messy crash of a dedicated training aircraft. Well, yes... whether such wise leadership is actually available is another matter entirely. However, PMCs aren't being hired to take on Zentradi fleets on their own or anything like that. From what we see and what we're told, when they're not being hired by their parent company to protect its own assets and personnel they're providing support, training, and/or field testing services in support of the local New UN Forces. They're not a replacement for said local New UN Forces, merely a supplement to them.

Closing out this wave of Age of the Primes with one of the titular Primes- Deluxe-class Alchemist Prime. Alchemist has a bit of history that dates all the way back to Simon Furman's run on the original UK run of Marvel's Transformers, where we're introduced to Maccadam's Old Oil House and its mustachioed bartender. Later, when Furman wrote DK's Transformers - The Ultimate Guide, he slipped in the additional lore that Maccadam was one of the original 13 Transformers, alongside artwork of the bartender (who was never explicitly stated to be Maccadam). Separately, Hasbro was developing the material that would become The Covenant of Primus, where we were first introduced to Alchemist Prime, the Prime with power of the elements. Alchemist was depicted as a thicker fellow with glasses and a beard, and was said to be one of the only Primes to remain on Cybertron after the Age of the Primes. But it was Transformers Cyberverse that eventually took the idea of a bartender rumored to be an ancient Prime and an actual Prime who somehow remained on Cybertron but is totally unknown and canonized that to mean that Maccadam and Alchemist Prime are the same guy. Which means that, if you competed the build-a figure packed with the early waves of Cyberverse Deluxes, you already have an Alchemist Prime toy! Unlike Cyberverse Maccadam, AotP Alchemist isn't specifically modeled on Youtuber Thew Adams, though there are elements like the knee pads, glasses, the tummy grill, and the circular details on the forearms that call back to that design. They're blended with the greenish color of Alchemist as he appears in The Covenant of Primus and the mustachioed face of the G1 bartender. While I've a fondness for Cyberverse Maccadam, this version of Alchemist is a suitably G1-adjacent blend of the various Alchemist/Maccadam designs in a fairly tidy package. Alchemist's accessories are supposed to be his signature relic, the Lenses. But... the Lenses are really supposed to be his glasses. Despite being modeled on the glasses worn by Alchemist in The Covenant of Primus, these Lenses are too big to be worn by a Titan, let alone a Deluxe. Alchemist's head is on a ball joint. It can tilt up or sideways slightly, but a transformation hinge gives be pretty good downward tilt. His shoulders rotate and move laterally 90 degrees, biceps swivel, elbows bend 90 degrees, no wrist swivels. His waist swivels, hips can go forward and laterally 90 degrees, only slightly under 90 degrees backward. Thighs swivel, knees bend 90 degrees. No up/down tilt on the feet, but his ankles pivot about 75 degrees. I guess the Lenses are his weapon? There are bits on the ends that let him hold them like daggers... Alternatively, there are 5mm pegs on them that let him hold them like a gun, mount to his forearms, or mount to his shoulders. The "blade" of the left lens is set farther forward and hollow on the back, while the "blade" on the right is recessed and thinner, essentially allowing it to slot behind the one on the left and combine to make lenses he can hold and kinda look through. Alchemist's transformation is pretty simple. His head tucks into his chest, and his arms first pull away from his sides and then hinge backward, allowing them to join at the shoulders and forearms behind his back. His waist swivels 180 degrees, his shins open, his feet tuck in, then his legs encapsulate his forearms. Then you just rock the windshield into place. The resulting vehicle is decidedly less Cybertronian that we've seen so far with the other Primes. I don't dislike it, but it almost strikes me as Prime Bulkhead, or maybe Animated or Prime Ratchet. And, huh, I think I've heard that Animated Ratchet is coming in 2026. Well, Alchemist might not have the most Cybertronian alt mode we've seen, but it's a pretty competent Hummer-esque SUV. In alt mode, the 5mm ports that were on Alchemist's shoulders wind up on his roof, so you simply plug the Lenses in there for storage and Bob's your uncle. In the most objective sense, Alchemist is a perfectly competent Deluxe-class toy. He's got acceptably normal articulation, an uncomplicated transformation, and a serviceable alt mode. Frankly, this figure is executed much better than fellow Deluxe Solus. As a character, Marvel UK and The Ultimate Guide don't have the same impact on me as Maccadam's prominent role in Cyberverse, so I kind of wish they'd drawn a little more from that version. I guess his biggest flaw is just that he's the boring Prime. He's not the first, he's not Optimus' mentor, he's not the Fallen or the girl or the trickster at the center of that fall, he's not the guy with the prominent role in Cybertron or the Centaur... he's the bartender. Get him if you're in for all Thirteen, otherwise wait for the repaint.

It’s a prototype in the picture, but I’d assume that it’s a two part assembly, just not stick together so great here. Moderoid usually has pretty good fit in the final product, so it will look a lot better in hand

Not Toys. Snap - fit, colour molded assembly kits (models). Thanks Big S. Has anyone noticed, or voiced any theories on the split front tire?

Looks nice. I'm not familiar with the Good Smile Cyclone. Can you, someone, speak to their quality? From your pix alone, it sorta gives me the "budget toy" vibe.

Yeah, they’re posted a couple pages back in this thread and in the Moderoid thread. Still waiting for the preorders though. Definitely looking forward to them

Did we already know that Good Smile is producing both a Stick and a Ray ride armor for the Moderoid line? Pics from Shizouka in May.