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  1. Mechapilot77
    wow, i forgot the MT was so slim in jet mode and hadnt' seen the newage from that angle before. the mp3/11/52 got progressively worse in alt mode. The MT still has the robo bewbs facing down but is sleek otherwise (but has maddening things about it like opaque cockpit, cartoonized shaping and proportions in the alt mode). the DS is a bit fat with the robo bewbs facing down (which newage was able to avoid?) but its much more steamlined than anything from takara with the exception of perhaps the mp-03. holding out hope it'll be the best overall still.
  2. Mechapilot77
    personally i think FT is well aware of all the "scarcity" and is doing it all on purpose, artificially. i also think some retailers hold back stock to sell later at inflated prices helping to further foster the "premium" pricing. also yes i realizt here are mateiral issues, shippign issues etc making things more spendy but in the end the price increases are not about offsetting new costs but going upmarket to cash in on bigger margins. also totally agree with Mike here "And the fans don't get it, either. I warned them when the price tag for MP-44 was first revealed that people should not buy it, that doing so was giving Takara tacit approval to charge those sorts of crazy prices in the future. While none have been that bad (Arcee was fairly reasonable, even), Hound, Bee, and Starscream were all a lot more expensive than similarly-sized figures from the pre-MP-44 days. And the fact that people were willing to buy at those prices has emboldened both Fans Toys and XTB." for my part i did skip mp-44 even though its fricken optimus (heck at least we had TE, MS, and good old MP-10, the mp-44 ko that came out later was a real mixed bag of crap btw). FT although not always reliable will try to fix their issues - takara will never help you out with hound or mp-44s knees there so thats one plus for FT.
  3. Mechapilot77
    i think the coolest part of these is that you can see the face through the face shield. kinda cool. being based on megahouse i doubt there will be a hoquet/rook figure as i dont' think megahouse ever got there. i have most of a megahouse yellow somewhere and it was ok but fidgety. hopefully they simplified these enough so they are functionial little figures. i think these little guys at 1/28 would look ok with the 1/36ish evolution toys legioss (hey gotta find some use for those) being posed in front (foreground supposed to look bigger right!? haha). at 2.5 inches these are overpriced but if i find out they handle well enough i might want in despite the lack of a fuke/hoquet/rook.
  4. Mechapilot77
    Not to mention the R word but apparently toynami is releasing theses statesides R branded. BBTS just sent me an e-mail about new cyclones from toynami and i think they are these guys rebranded. https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/169667 did these guys ever get a mospeada branded release?
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    is it me or are the wings WAY too small for the width of the fueselage? just noticed it from this angle.
  6. Mechapilot77
    wow LEK;s 1J is better than even most of his other work! so damn good.
  7. Mechapilot77
    why did they change the windows BACK to blue from the transparent smokey brownish? and as dave mentions...that white paint app is a big WTF. its silver on one face then white on the adjacent one. i'm not OCD but that will bug me and i will need to fix that. bothers me more than the "cat ears" almost. like i could leave it in bot mode i guess but just knowing its white wwill bother me. also i hope somebody makes a slightly better head/helmet for the bot mode. its just off enough to bug me. the rest of the bot looks pretty good though (i don't even mind the kibble on the forearms...it reminds u its a truck!).
  8. Mechapilot77
    probably, but i feel like they have never been on time with anything. lol. i don't mind so much because there is just too much keeping me busy these days but if i were waiting on roy i'd be annoyed.
  9. Mechapilot77
    galvatron right? if it doesn't disassemble into 10,000 indistinct cubes and reassemble to form the alt mode than its not movie accurate. lol
  10. Mechapilot77
    that is so awesome. and damn i still want one of those...bad!
  11. Mechapilot77
    have to admit their original avengers looks are so iconic now.
  12. Mechapilot77
    these days it seems all the innovation and energy in 3P is in the legends scale which i refuse to start a collection of. i do thnk these devys are beter than the mp versions so i might bite. i'll leave it to you to show us which is better. lol
  13. Mechapilot77
    thanks xigfrid. btw, what type of primer and paint are people using on this?
  14. Mechapilot77
    oh cool. good to know. btw i printed in the grey color pa12 multi jet infusion. was that a mistake? haha. its a cool grey color but i wonder if i can sand it smooth or not or if i will just reveal more gritty looking porous looking surface? if not, not big deal it looks kinda cool in that finish anyway and i'd probably just color in some details vs. painting the whole thing (at least on my first go around here).
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    thanks for the answers Jasonc. Yeah i guess i will have to cut and sand. was just afraid i'd deform then end but then again it is just 1mm.
  16. Mechapilot77
    hmm have found all the pins I need except M1 x 13mm. seems they are all even numbered after they get past a certain length (ie. 12 or 14 or 16 mm). must have clicked on 30 different ebay sellers selling metric M1 pins. lol. If anyone has a good source, let me know. Also, for the screws in these typs of 3d printed material, do I need self tapping or will regular machine screws work?
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    lol that is awesome.
  18. Mechapilot77
    so bandai saw sentinel marvel fighting armors and got jealous? haha bandai's designs DO look better though. also shang chi looks really well done. was gonna just get the ML one (its "good enough" for what it is) but maybe i'll get the SHF if it doesnt' sell out on goes on sale. ironman has a fast pack but no strike canon. haha. looks good though.
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    LEK is the man. his work is amazing almost always.
  20. Mechapilot77
    i have the SHF x chogokin one from years ago, never got a chance to break it out onto display. wonder if i could sell for profit and get this if its better. lol. *sigh* sick of apt. living.
  21. Mechapilot77
    big improvements to thor (i have the original SHF of him) but i'm not rebuying him. i like short hair thor better anyway. widow looks really godo though.
  22. Mechapilot77
    honestly sideswipe should have switched over to this mold during earthrise. they released how many repaints? lol. not rebuying all of them. not even sure i'll buy this one. its not even that good a countach. the hood looks way more accurate...the rest kinda does but i'm not sure i prefer the overall look to my upgraded siege sideswipe. hate its bundled with some bullshit i don't want. we'll see i guess.
  23. Mechapilot77
    its sad to me as an mp collector who is trying not to buy legends size that those legends devies look better than constructor....i still like gravity builder's combined look better than those (its a bit updated though not really g1) but the individual bots modes look great on the new age. way better than toyworld's g1ish bots and of course GT's aren't G1 so....yeah.
  24. Mechapilot77
    skipping that copter, hope the flanker comes out well.
  25. Mechapilot77
    that is pretty nutso transformation. wonder if this is the best video to follow so far. i haven't attempted mine yet.
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