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6 hours ago, mechaninac said:

I am using the ROBOTECH designation here as it is entirely appropriate given this particular product's source.

"Battloid" isn't a ROBOTECH-specific designation... it's the proper romanization of バトロイド, which comes directly from Macross.

If you have the modeling skills, it shouldn't be hard to modify the "Storm Attacker" to a cruiser mode SDF-1...

Easier still would be modifying the existing cruiser kit with more TV-accurate parts from the upcoming Storm Attacker kit.

Why the hell would they ship you the head separately...?

15 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

I gotta say, KitzConcept is the one who did the listening. And they made it bigger at 1/2000.  

Actually, mechaninac was asking for a TV version SDF-1, not an upscaled Hasegawa half-assed DYRL retool...  

On 12/10/2017 at 11:33 AM, idontknow said:

I was comparing this too and noticed this one has the shoulders on the wrong sides

No, dick7077 just forgot to rotate them.  His 1:3000 Yamato DYRL Macross is mistransformed.

Another PM sent 

1 hour ago, JetJockey said:

This is worrying especially that bit about the bowing in fighter mode. I thought from the previous picture that we were in the clear.

Well, mine's "in the clear," as it were:

...which is more than I can say for my Aoshima, CMs, or Toynami birds.   

That's a painting by concept artist Patrick Rosander.

On 10/17/2017 at 11:46 PM, Tking22 said:

I'm not a Star Trek fan at all in the slightest, I've literally never watched a single episode of any of the series, and I've only seen two of the JJ movies. Funny enough, I find Orville to be a better Star Trek show then Discovery, which is middling at best.

Spoken like someone who has literally never watched a single episode of any of the series.  

The Orville is Seth McFarlane wanting to be Star Trek; Discovery is Star Trek wanting to be Battlestar Galactica.

...If you're a Ron Moore fan, you may appreciate both!  

22 hours ago, renegadeleader1 said:

Every time I see someone talk about SEED, I'm reminded they never made any model kits outside of a crappy non grade for the Strike Dagger.

Okay, despite your broken syntax I think I understand what you were trying to say now...

"...they never made any model kits of the Strike Dagger, apart from a crappy non-grade."

What you meant by "non grade" is still open for debate, however.  

13 hours ago, RavenHawk said:

My only disappointment is that the Aoshima 1/12 ride armor isn't the same size as the Aoshima 1/12 motoslave.

I question your assumption, sir.  The 1/12 Aoshima Priss figure isn't to scale, but I believe the Motoslave bike is.  

I would provide proof, but I haven't assembled the kit yet...

Please show us pictures of the mini-figures!

6 hours ago, CoryHolmes said:

So how would you people say this release is compared to the VF-2SS?  Is there an indication of improvement from Evo Toys or what?

No, they're obviously still using the same crap factory.  I don't expect any real improvement until they change factories.

On 11/29/2017 at 1:03 PM, RavenHawk said:

I got an email today that the new Aoshima ride armor models (a new run of their old ones, which I think were a re-run of the Imai models) are in at HLJ (and, for anyone who didn't preorder, they're listed as backordered now).

I got mine today, and was anxious to compare them to the original Imai releases:

The new boxes are a little smaller, but (apart from a few logo and typographical changes) the box art's the same.  After three decades and change, they still haven't learned how to spell "Borough Superior."

Every sprue is identical to the original release, right down to the plastic color (except for the clear parts, which no longer have the blue tint to them).  The decals are likewise identical, save the color of the backing paper.  Even the instruction booklet's a carbon-copy of the original, and shows the sort of contrast degradation you get with a photocopy.

But wait, what's this?

It's an entirely new insert, a booklet of animation model sheets.

Nothing that hasn't been published before, mind you...

Surprisingly, they include images of the Bartley armor, which was never produced at this scale.

If you've got Mospeada Complete Art Works, there's nothing new here...

In fact, I think all this line art was published by Palladium Books in their REF Field Guide as well.

Still, a pleasant surprise to find in the box!

If anyone wants one, they're welcome to mine.  I got three of 'em.  

14 hours ago, kajnrig said:

The definition of a Gundam changes from show to show, from universe to universe, and yet without fail, someone will see the V-fin or the face on a monitor and immediately know the name. Like how!? Why!?

There are a myriad of reasons for this -- marketing being the most prominent, of course -- but one most Western fans may be unaware of is actually an expression of pent-up frustration.  Most writers, mecha designers, character designers, animators, and just about everybody else involved in the production is a big Gundam fan themselves, and they know how bloody ignorant the average Japanese person is when it comes to giant robot shows.  To most Japanese people, every giant robot is a Gundam; they are unwilling or unable to make any distinction, and it bugs fans and industry professionals alike.

Living in Japan, I experience this "Gundam prejudice" on a regular basis:

   "Hey Ted, cool Gundam."

Thanks, but it's actually Char's Z'Gok.  

   "Really?  What about those white Gundams there, the ones that turn into jets?"

Those are Macross Valkyries.  

   "Ah, but that red-and-blue one that transforms into a truck...  That's a Gundam, right?"

Dude, do you even know what "Gundam" means?  

   "Of course, I'm Japanese.  Everybody knows a Gundam is a giant robot."

Okay, do you know what a Mobile Suit is?  

   "A mobile what?"

Every mechanical designer wants to live in a world where people can distinguish one humanoid robot from another (if not one Mobile Suit from another), but it's probably unlikely their own wives could make such distinctions.  Every writer on Gundam assumes that characters living in that world would be able to tell the difference, and rightly so; but they probably feel a little personal vindication every time a character makes such a distinction in dialogue.

And if you lived in Japan, you might, too.  

That positively cries out for a paint job.

Sure glad I pre-ordered the premium version!

5 hours ago, electric indigo said:

Do we have a thread for the new animated Godzilla?

Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters?

Might as well discuss it here, since this is the only kaiju action Macrossworld gets...  

3 hours ago, Thom said:

I wish DC would start taking notes, and not settle for being a one-hit Wonder...

Do you mean creatively, like "keep your tone consistent" or "don't stage all the big battles at night?"  'Cause they could still work on that... 

...but if you mean structurally, like, "do the stand-alone films first," or "don't contradict your TV universe," then I'm afraid that ship has sailed.  

3 hours ago, woll622 said:

Not happy about that review

YouTube is full of amateurish crap like that, I'm afraid.  They obviously don't know what they're doing.  They mis-aligned the cockpit in Armo-Soldier mode, they mis-transformed the wings... hell, they can't even pronounce "Legioss."  

1 minute ago, 505thAirborne said:

If you took a shot of booze every time these guys say "$hite", you'd be super plastered!! 

Not as plastered as they appeared to be.

Still waiting for a professional reviewer (like Jenius at Anymoon.com) for a proper critique.

Your wife is correct; you are not.  

Perhaps you'd both prefer the 1995 "Burning" Godzilla?

8 minutes ago, TangledThorns said:

Star Wars burlesque that is NSFW but too cool not to share.

I can't believe Disney let them get away with that!  

Just the kick-in-the-pants I needed.  

Much appreciated!

On 11/5/2017 at 2:30 AM, Dax415 said:

Nice looking kit, out of curiosity.... anyone know if its the same scale as CaptainAmerica's Raptor kit?

No, that was apparently 1:24th scale.

2 hours ago, sh9000 said:

Just need a HMR SDF Macross.

Do it, Bandai.