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M'Kyuun replied to mikeszekely's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
We're good, Lechuck, and your tone came through clearly. Appreciate the wink. I am indeed passionate about aircraft and that particular day, my cantankerous side was enflamed. As to my generalization of fans just accepting poor aviation alts, it's not without precedent, as I watch any number of reviews and I'm often struck by the praise given to these alt modes regardless of how poorly they're done. I can only imagine the ire, the pure umbrage that the fandom would have if Takara suddenly took the same design approach to cars, let's say perhaps Sideswipe, where his windshield and cabin were only half their normal width, the arms were outside of the doors just tabbed in, and the back wheel wells are completely enclosed with no wheels to speak of. That's my general reality with jet-moded Transformers- extreme inaccuracies that receive praise from both fans (on this and other notable TF forums) and by both reviewers and commentators on those reviews. Thus was the impetus for my generalized critique of the fandom at large. Perhaps I was a bit brusque about it, for which I tender my apology; it was meant in jest, but there's certainly a large element of my frustration coloring the tone of my little missive. Again, I meant no personal affront to anyone in particular (except a poke at Takara), and I'll try to be more mindful to avoid generalities when next I feel a charged rant ready to explode all over the page. Thanks for your comment, Lechuck. Again, I hope the new Predaking turns out to be a satisfying set of figures- always a great feeling.- 17488 replies
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nice to know arcadia still alive. looking forward to 2026-27 for some updates as this year is a wash.
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You are the first person I've seen who bought the Tread FIRST, then getting the Legioss. Nice LOL I want a poster of that box art, it is just too awesome.
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Arrived today with no fuss from Nin-Nin, decently packed with no wasted volume. I am very impressed with the engineering and build quality. The main landing gear alone are an amazing example of complexity and cleverness, and when they’re extended they’re rock solid. Thank goodness the Legioss is getting reissued this month. I NEED one for this beast.
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Nice! And, yes, the muted blue looks great in your photos. But my OCD keeps seeing the bendy gunpod and the not perfectly aligned yellow array thingy.
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Oh, I wasn't worried about the playability scale, just that I hadn't seen anything about a shuttle separately. Good to know they have something better planned then.
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lechuck replied to mikeszekely's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
It's lechuck, please not the dude thing. 😬 Appreciate if you could try not to assume things about me or what I'm supposedly into. I take this sort of labelling a bit personal. Thanks.🤝 Not sure why the place of forum should make a difference, but yes you are absolutely right, nothing wrong with critiquing Takara or any other toy company here or elsewhere. Haha... I was hoping you would get that nod. 😁👍 No worries all is good, no personal grudges being carried. For full clarity, my contention with your posting was not with the criticism of Takara not making good fighter modes (you are fully entitled to that view), but more about the generalisation of others being mindless fans just taking anything that comes their way. You have that burning passion for aviation because of your profession/career, it's cool and so I can understand why you would go with more emotional words here. Maybe next time more diplomatic wording or maybe I'm just to emotional about this whole point – I don't know, but really that is all I have to say. 🙃😅- 17488 replies
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I'm jealous: I don't have the Legioss yet. Finally whooshed the Tread a bit earlier today; I am really impressed with the design and build quality.
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Thanks Tking22. I appreciate your view on the situation. First, I'm flattered that you embraced my oxymoronic phrase, and also by the spirit in which you used it. 😄👍Second, I'll not judge anyone for liking what they like, and whether or not this new Predaking is "deliciously terrible" or not will be entirely up to you. You seem enthusiastic about it, and I hope it exceeds expectations. It doesn't interest me personally, so I have no opinion. However, toys exist to bring joy, and as an owner of many, many toys, I've been pleasantly surprised by some and disappointed by others for all sorts of reasons. My hope for you is that this is one of the good ones- pleasantly surprising, fun, aesthetically pleasing, enjoyable to handle. Finally, thanks for sharing this here, as there may be other members to whom it appeals that may otherwise have gone unaware. It's one of the things I enjoy about this forum, whether sharing the info or benefitting from shared info. (I'm generally on the latter side). I hope you didn't take my colorful critique of Takara and their approach to aircraft alt-moded Transformers personally, as I meant no affront to anyone, except perhaps, Takara themselves, and even that in a light-hearted manner. If I offended, I apologize. I stand by my critique, however, but it's just one insignificant guy's opinion and at the end of the day, it is of no import. As a Transformers fan since it began in 1984, Takara's work is a very important part of my life and I generally applaud and support what they do, though I do have my niggles from time to time. 😉 Cheers!- 17488 replies
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Very cool ! So what does the qr code show?
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And that's specifically why I'm never getting it at $400. This thing should be $250 tops, but lego and licenees gonna price gouge.
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Rumoured a minifigure sits in it. Remember, these are 18+ display pieces, where scale and playability are irrelevant.
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Price doesn't seem too bad... in yen, anyway. Actual import prices will affect my final decision.- 17488 replies
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Tking22 replied to mikeszekely's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Lol yeah I can't with stuff like that, far too much going on, never liked this combiner in the slightest. Lol let it go for once dude, I assure you, nobody cares that you're really into what Takara puts out. This is MW, you gotta accept it's not a TF site and more people will be critical of what Takara puts out, nothing wrong with that.- 17488 replies
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Please post as many pics as possible, this one rarely gets seen
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While I was there for only a very short time, I managed to finally get one of the Experten 1/100 Variable Glaug kits. Well, actually, I have 2 now, but it took a while. This is a slightly complex kit, but I can't wait to start putting one together. VG purchase.jfif
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lechuck replied to mikeszekely's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
https://www.taghobby.com/archives/792414 Approx. 30 cm in combined mode, Release March 2026, 54,000 Yen. Props to Takara for pulling off that dynamic appearance from "Call of the Primitives" episode into toy form AND not compromising on articulation. I'll except that the individual bots are not quite at their best. I'm embracing this, so I guess that makes it a "deliciously terrible" Transformer. 😉- 17488 replies
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I guess the Sv-51 makes sense after the VF-0A re-release, but I can't help but think the Tomahawk is just trying to fire a shot across Bandai's bow.
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Do you mean an actual shuttle that's bigger than a single brick? Because there is one there, mounted on the back of the main bay. I can't imagine they'd try to package a maximum of five parts separately. I really want to see a good view of the deflector array though. That's a challenging shape to get right in any medium, and the angles so far don't look great to me. I don't know. Maybe my standards are too high for complex shapes, but I feel like the recent Jango Slave I set the bar very high for complex shaping, and their more recent sets are not living up to that at all.