magicsp00n
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Yeah, for sure there were some UV issues with my display space that I've since addressed with UV film (and keeping the dang blinds closed). Though these Beagle toys are especially susceptible to it, as the other items in the display cabinet didn't go all yellow like this.
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I'm all in on the Sentinel line but I still got a lot of love in my heart for the Beagle/Toynami releases. I like the bigger scale and more anime-accurate style. Like pretty much everyone, my two big disappointments are that they never finished the set of main characters, and -the big one- quality of materials. Mine yellowed really fast and for several years I've been trying different de-yellowing options. I could get the white bits white again but they'd turn back yellow even sitting in a box in the closet. I bleached out some of the blue parts. So I finally decided to just paint them. Normally I want to leave my toys as original as possible but I figured in this case it's not going to get worse. I'm pretty pleased with the results so far. Vallejo Mecha Color green gray is a good match for the main bike. Krylon Fusion on the white bits. I started with Rand's bike because it's got fewer tampo markings. It was actually in worse shape than Scott's. (I didn't think to take any "before" pics.) Looking forward to getting these guys back in the display where they belong.
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The top left text appears to say something about "2nd descent" - I'm guessing it is indicating the second earth invasion force. The lower left text says simply "missile pod & cannon", so not much info there.
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Hah! I don't like to get too pedantic when it comes to cartoons, but the Japanese katakana characters do make it clear that Legioss is intendended to be pronounced with a hard "G" -> レギオス (le-gi-o-su). A soft "G" would be レジオス. (le-ji-o-su) That's in Japanese. For English speakers, it's pronounced "alf-ah".
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I never even took my covers out of the box because I knew I'd lose them immediately.
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You can try using some needle-nose pliers to isolate one side of the joint while you rotate the other with your fingers. It's still kind of hectic-feeling and may scratch the paint on the joint, but should help things.
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Mine just arrived today as well, sooner than expected. Halfway through transforming, I both love it and hate it for the complexity. I'll probably love it once I have it figured out. I haven't seen it mentioned yet (and I didn't take any pics before transforming), but you can also mount the Imai missle pod under one of the wings in fighter mode. Why you'd want to, I don't know, but it's nice to have the option.
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The stand attachment here sure looks like the connecting boom for a Tread...
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It's a bit of a balancing act. In case it's not clear (the instructions don't say anything about the stand) you remove the claw and shove the peg into a hole on the bike. It's a tight fit.
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Quick shot. Tough to get dynamic poses in armor mode.
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One pleasant surprise is I haven't had either of the ankle guards pop off yet. On Stick and Rey they'd fly away if you looked at them funny.
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Ready for action!
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Seems like it's removable. It's not attached in this photo.
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Maybe ordered from overseas.
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That shot of GoLion and Dairugger together looks great. Keep 'em coming!
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To be honest, I didn't know that they actually ever got around to putting out more than 3000 of them. I have one of the early numbers. Thanks for putting up the side-by-side.
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The biggest combining Voltron is the Mattel Club Lion Force Voltron. Though we'd all be forgiven for trying to forget it. (Photo nabbed from TheFwoosh)
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Speaking of the Toynami Alphas, I recall reading way back in the day that the first 1500 (I think) units of Vol 1 were to have slightly differently colored intakes than the later units. Jenius has some good photos comparing vols 1-3 and it's clear 1 has brighter intakes, but I don't think I've ever seen a side-by-side to compare Vol 1 pre-1500 to post-1500, though. Can anyone confirm?
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That blazing sword effect is pretty cool. It'd like to see something like that for the SOC version.
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The Transformers Thread (licensed) Next
magicsp00n replied to mikeszekely's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
I see that Hasbro has revealed a "fit in my display cabinet" mode for Unicron...
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So are the intake covers on the Legioss articulated, or is that a parts swap?
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Looks like the GX-71 is back up for preorder on BBTS. https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/89872
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Yeah, same for me. The BBTS site is really chugging right now.
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No kidding. Thanks for the heads up!
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That sucks. The Vallejo Mecha paint line may have a color that's a good match for the Mospeada.
