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  1. tekering
    The 1:48ths are back!
  2. tekering
    My intake covers aren't very secure, which is frustrating in gerwalk mode... Otherwise, it's a dream.
  3. tekering
    Vermillion Leader in the house!
  4. tekering
    About the same as your Metal Build Aile Strike, actually.
  5. tekering
    My attic is ready.
  6. tekering
    That's a 1:72 Bandai model kit; the image is just a place-holder. It's not even a VF-1J.
  7. tekering
    You didn't get Yamato's 1:48 Kakizaki or Max? They released both movie and TV versions.
  8. tekering
    Good, but poorly-researched. Who is Chris Landa? Oh, they mean Chris Latta, who voiced the original Starscream. They get Peter Cullen's name right, but say he's voiced Optimus Prime since the beginning... which ignores Robots in Disguise, Armada, Energon, Cybertron, Animated, Universe, Combiner Wars... over a decade's worth of animated content (and at least six other voice actors). And what gave them the idea that the "Coneheads" had altered Hasbro instructions? Probably Floro Dery's line art for the Sunbow cartoon, rather than anything to do with the toys, their packaging, or their instructions. It's like they don't even know how to use Google.
  9. tekering
    Yeah, that's a lawsuit waiting to happen.
  10. tekering
    Exactly. Tunisia would look like Tatooine, if it weren't for the tourists.
  11. tekering

    Hi-Metal R

    tekering replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    Still available through Amazon.jp at a 20% pre-order discount: https://www.amazon.co.jp/HI-METAL-超時空要塞マクロス-約140mm-ダイキャスト製-塗装済み可動フィギュア/dp/B07KYYPXKJ/
  12. tekering
    Aren't we all? Funny, Ray had the same idea.
  13. tekering
    What a beautiful silhouette to wake up to on Christmas morning.
  14. tekering
    I believe this is the line art you were looking for: Courtesy of Jim Sorenson's Transformers: The Ark — A Complete Compendium of Character Designs.
  15. tekering
    That's 'cause some very talented individuals at Max Factory took the time to do the research, confirm the proportions, sculpt the details, and just did a gorgeous job with the nosecone, the cockpit, the fuselage, the wings, the legs... and then, almost as an afterthought, gave the backpack to some inexperienced part-time intern who couldn't even be bothered to look at the line art. Well, the anime gives us a look at the mechanism inside the feet, but not how the feet are actually connected to the legs... ...but I'll certainly use this for inspiration, at the very least.
  16. tekering
    Was that the "deluxe" version, with the underside filler piece? 'Cause it makes a great little diorama, you know.
  17. tekering
    Well, despite its positive reception among collectors, the original toy left much to be desired... One of the more profound improvement made for this oversized knock-off was the addition of a filler piece to complete the underside of the helicopter mode. What makes this piece so significant is how it doubles as a diorama display. A fine example of "the vim and vigor of humanity expressed in spontaneous creativity," if there ever was one.
  18. tekering
    Very simply, of course. I've left lots of room to add kitbashed mechanical detailing.
  19. tekering
    Yes, they're stinkin' bootlegs... ...and so is this, but I'm lovin' it anyway. That's a Transformer, Shizuka, from that awful Shia LaBeouf movie you saw. The figure is an upscaled Chinese knock-off, that makes some significant improvements to the original Japanese toy.
  20. tekering
    Still looks too big, but that's probably because the lack of wings, feet or cockpit canopy makes the backpack look proportionally large... I think you've about nailed it, though. These are the mounts I've built to attach the feet in a position that will hold up the weight of the model without the stand: Using wood, styrene, and a couple of very long bolts to secure it all, they'll be strong enough to support the standing gerwalk even with FAST packs, LEDs and electronics installed.
  21. tekering
    I hope you enjoy him as much as I am! Although the deliberately messed-up tampo is perplexing, to say the least...
  22. tekering
    Not in public, no. When I'm at home with my toys, however...
  23. tekering
    That was Steven Spielberg's decision. Spielberg also had no connection to the mythology, but knew that Bay could make it into a hugely successful franchise. To his credit, he was obviously correct.
  24. tekering
    I was being facetious, of course. We all love having Shizuka here, sharing her unique perspective on our hobby. That's me in the local paper, demonstrating a few toys (Macross, Mospeada, and Transformers) during last month's presentation on comparative cultures. The headline read "A Canadian man teaches Japanese people about Japanese pop culture." Like our resident Cat, the average Japanese person wouldn't know Optimus Prime from Paptimus Scirocco, and the participants present (ages 7-70) had wildly different ideas about what a "Gundam" is... and certainly no understanding of the Transformers concept, much less its convoluted mythology. With all due respect to derex3592, I wouldn't recommend any Transformers media to an intelligent adult, regardless of gender. The toys are often brilliantly-engineered action figures -- some of which were designed by Macross god Shoji Kawamori, even -- but the stories are rarely more than a collection of regurgitated sci-fi clichés intended to sell said toys. Given your interest in aeronautical/aerospace engineering, I would instead recommend the five-part OAV series Yukikaze, which is much more mature and realistic.
  25. tekering
    The shape looks good, but it's a little too large overall. I shortened the base plate significantly before modifying mine, 'cause the original piece is much too long... How are you intending to mount the FAST pack boosters?
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