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This one I acquired for myself. I figured it would be fun to display and photograph with scale vehicles and figures, including Transformers, Hot Wheels/Tomica, and GoodSmile's entire line of Patlabor models... and since it's cost me less than $400 altogether, I can sell it later and still make a profit. βΊοΈ Happy New Year, everybody! π
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Well, the structure is complete... Now I've got a ton of cosmetic work to do on each of the balconies. 1:64 figures seem an ideal size to establish scale. π
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Kitz Concept Toy Thread 2.0
tekering replied to Stampeed Valkyrie's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Ah, but "American-made Robotech" has been conceived and miscarried so often it's hard to keep track. The Sentinels was stillborn, The Shadow Chronicles died in the crib, Robotech 3000 and Academy were flushed before they could become fetal matter, and whatever Sony claims to have developed isn't even a glint in the milkman's eye. π Books are the only American-made Robotech media to have survived infancy, and that's where obvious lifts from other sci-fi franchises become apparent. Indeed, some of the more recent comics have borrowed liberally from unrelated Macross sequels (even tracing artwork outright, if I'm not mistaken), leading to their untimely demise... ...but I don't think Cyrus customizing his prototypes is going to hurt his business any more than it's already hurting. π- 2646 replies
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It's one of the biggest scale issues from the series, certainly... Judging from external views, it's hard to imagine there'd be enough open space in the ship for more than a single street. Inside, however, it's like the TARDIS... There are not only multiple streets, but multiple levels of streets... π€¨ ...and by ostensibly situating the city within a single leg, the movie just exacerbates the problem. π€
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General Sci-fi designs across various media
tekering replied to M'Kyuun's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
We never had ZOIDS or StarCom where I grew up, but I remember being quite taken with ROBOTIX: Despite sharing much of the writing and production staff (not the mention the voice cast) of Transformers and GI Joe, the short-lived Robotix cartoon was lackluster and all-but forgotten today. π -
You're making quick work of that Plamax kit! π As work winds down at the end of the year, I have more time to devote to this huge puzzle I've saddled myself with... Today I sorted out all the miscellaneous loose parts I've salvaged from the wreckage. As with any puzzle, it's thrilling to find where broken parts fit together to form complete structures. Having worked well past sundown, I finally have a corner completed, where two walls meet the roof... ...and the condominium is slowly taking shape. π
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MIssing paint app's on Weyoun's alternate head have been reported. The skin tones don't match at all. Also, rumor has it the figures aren't articulated enough to sit down properly... at least, not Jonathan Archer.
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General Sci-fi designs across various media
tekering replied to M'Kyuun's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Credit where credit's due: Stan Winston's team was responsible for the engineering and fabrication of the puppets, but he'd always maintained that the design was entirely James Cameron's work. -
"Another Genesis" is, sadly, neither a new anime series nor a Robotech sequel. π It's damned weird, really, getting new mecha designs (from Sentinel and TakaraTomy!) four decades after the series went off the air... π€¨ Knowing your Mospeada toy collection is even more extensive than mine, I'm sure you're excited to see anything fresh and unique. βΊοΈ
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Your Photoshop skills are sublime -- I particularly like the beer missile! -- but that Super Valkyrie model has the boosters sitting much too high. π€¨
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Yeah, displayed at the 2011 Shizuoka Hobby Show. Nor the hindsight to know which variants would prove most valuable, amiright? π
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They did indeed. No structural reinforcement. π€¨ Well-noted, my friend. Two of the tips have been buried 30cm in the dirt for the past fifteen years. π I don't think so... π€
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You mean this one? It's a shame we've only ever gotten a Korean bootleg in this color scheme. Come to think of it, it might look nice in brown, too. βΊοΈ