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tekering

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  1. Actually, they do fit on the bike, although they look as comically-oversized as most other Mospeada toys... However, unlike most other Mospeada toys, they can support the ride armor unassisted. But yes, the Sentinel boots are obviously preferable in bike mode.
  2. So, I'm looking at Sentinel's 1:12 Mospeada ride-armor, with its skinny little boots... And Aoshima's vintage 1:12 model, with its massive boots... ...and I figure, why not just swap 'em? Aoshima's figure still sucks, but I think Sentinel's looks way better in Aoshima boots. I've just gotta paint 'em up to match.
  3. Okay, I'm very excited about this. According to Amazon.jp, there's a long-awaited new series coming out called "Bottoms." Also, this upcoming turbo-custom Scopedog toy stands 113.7 yards, which makes it 104 meters high. And the shipping is FREE!
  4. I hope these are of use to you, or jenius, or anyone else who wishes to make use of 'em.
  5. No sweat, jenius. I got this. Scans incoming.
  6. I love Gwilym Lee as Brian May, but I'm rapidly losing confidence in Rami Malek as Freddie... ...I mean, was Bryan Singer deliberately framing him to look like a scrawny teenager? This is what Freddie Mercury looked like in '77, when "We Will Rock You" was composed and recorded. The short hair and mustache was '80s Freddie. I mean, if the movie couldn't even get that right...
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    Hi-Metal R

    I admire your conscientious work ethic.
  8. I thought it was a terrific film. Well-paced, gorgeous animation, with a very rich production design and some great vocal performances. It's a shame the film needed Netflix to get distributed, because we probably won't see any toys as a result... and it's one of the most toyetic movies I've ever seen! It positively cries for action figures. I assume you're referring to Ares in powered armor? Particularly the particle beam cannon... ...amirite? I actually saw a lot more Gundam than Macross in the mecha combat, but the anime influence is undeniable.
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    Macross figures

    I think Bandai's HMR prototype is much more accurate than that 3D-printed fan sculpt is.
  10. Suspended from the ceiling is my only option. Something like this... ...but it's hardly ideal.
  11. Witness the birth of the M. Night Shyamalan Cinematic Universe... The MNSCU.
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    Macross figures

    And thanks to borgified's gracious heads-up (and Mandarake's prompt service), they're here already! The secret* figure of the set is an Ishtar in civilian garb. *Not much of a secret, I know.
  13. I fell in love with the original Transformers cartoon as a kid, but always hated the toys for how poorly they represented the onscreen characters. Scale, proportion, articulation, likeness -- they failed every criteria I had for action figures and character merchandise alike. With historical perspective, I realize this was entirely Sunbow's fault (talk about false advertising!), but I still don't see the appeal of G1 reissues. Masterpiece, on the other hand...
  14. Nice, but I'm sure it wasn't as "supercheap" as it claims to be... I finally found the perfect skateboard for Revoltech Mikey!
  15. A lot of mine have to be displayed with landing gear deployed; it's a simple matter of real estate. They take up more shelf space in fighter mode, but the ones in front have to be in fighter for the battroids at the back to be visible. I wouldn't know how else to make it work.
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    BANDAI DX YF-19!!

    I get multiple shipments from Amazon.jp every week, and they're always shrink-wrapped to a cardboard spacer glued to the bottom of the box. That wasn't a fellow fan, that's just how they ship everything. That bar code sticker on the YF-19 box is a dead giveaway.
  17. That would make it about... 1:350 scale? Even among Southern Cross fans, I can't see this selling enough to justify your time... but if it's something you enjoy doing, that's the most important thing.
  18. Oh, I ran out of room long ago. Doesn't mean I wouldn't buy a properly-scaled Sky-Lynx if they made one, though! Yeah, the Reformatted line has always been aimed at CHUG collectors, since they don't suit the style or the scale of Masterpiece figures. Fair enough. Much of the season 3 cast doesn't appear on any existing scale charts, so conjecture based on individual episodes is all we have... and at least The Return of Optimus Prime wasn't animated by AKOM.
  19. MMC's Sky-Lynx looks promising, but it's most definitely not Masterpiece-scaled. Okay, I admit I've been steadily losing interest in Transformers over the past couple years, but I was deeply into the third-party scene back when "Hoodlum" was announced... like, three years ago. Are you seriously telling me it's STILL not out? Nor is XTB's "Virtus," or MMC's "Saltus" (both announced back in 2016)? Sheesh. Somebody wake me when Zeta finally finishes their Bruticus.
  20. Yes, they do. The issue is explored in Star Wars: Bloodline, which (despite the title) is mostly a political allegory about Leia trying to hold the New Republic together. According to the novel, a significant number of member worlds would've actively supported a military dictatorship like the First Order... and several do, in secret (particularly politicians who had benefitted from Palpatine's reign). It's the most deathly boring thing to ever carry the Star Wars name, but it's a lot more plausible than anything that happens in the new trilogy.
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