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  1. tekering
    Very stable, easy to balance. A stand is only necessary for dynamic poses (which is what it's designed for). The instructions include a detailed marking guide, and even explains what the markings represent (in Japanese, at least). I was surprised to see the Roman alphabet represented...! You'd have to drill holes if you wanted to mount those parts. I'm more likely to use them on my ol' Bandai Regults, I think. Yes, the plastic is a clean, bright white... but being a model kit, you're expected to paint it. 😝 Depends on what you're displaying them with! 😅 Zentraedi scale is a very subjective thing.
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    And it's only gonna get worse, as we transition to a 4K standard. They only rendered the graphics at 1080p resolution. 🙄 Frankly, though, it didn't look great even twenty years ago. It's always been painfully obvious how limited ILM's motion capture software was; they clearly could only track subjects in constant motion, leading to a clone army that simply can't stand still. The Clone Troopers are constantly shifting their weight and fidgeting like they've gotta pee or something. Of course, it's an extremely minor nitpick compared to the quality of the acting, the dialogue, the editing, the attempts at humour, and every other failing of the prequels...
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    Considerably... and much better balance. Oh, and it parks, too. 😊
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    Nah, just a little rounder.
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    Yes, it seems there are seams. Clear parts for the win! Some objective comparisons: The eternal scale question:
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    The gunpod may be 1:24 scale, but the rest of the Battloid obviously isn't. It looks about half that, at best. 🙄 Hell, the TomyTec Valkyries have better paint app's and sharper detail than your statue... and they're 1:144 scale! 😅
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    Yeah, great scale. Needs more blood! 😅
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    Great posing, @lechuck. That's what I call serendipity!
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    Oh man, they so badly need to produce a ver.2 GP01... I mean, every single angle on the MG was wrong.
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    He might've looked more convincing if they hadn't gone overboard with the guyliner... Tom Hanks is the bigger miscasting, though. Was there no actor out there who "sounds" like a Dutchman that they could have hired? 🙄 I was confused by the vintage music. Why use a cover of "Unchained Melody" for the trailer, as opposed to... any original Elvis hit single? I love me some Baz as well, but this looks like a bigger misfire than Bohemian Rhapsody.
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    Thanks! Must be a custom, then (like that Valkyrie Steed).
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    Who... or rather, what the hell is this thing?
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    Very well-stated. Turning James T. Kirk into Peter Quill pretty much doomed the "Kelvin" films from the outset.
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    Has the damn finally burst? Are licensing rights now a grab-bag free-for-all? It's always confused me how nigh-identical Marvel figures from SH Figuarts, MAFEX, Revoltech, Comicave, ThreeZero, etc. could be produced in Asia, but seeing the same thing happen with NECA and Super 7's TMNT lines, and now Hiya announcing 1:12 scale RoboCop figures, Godzilla toys, and... GI Joe!? Hasbro's licensed GI Joe to another action figure manufacturer?! What the hell is going on?
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    Or even (as the Trek films are wont to do) simply transfer Chekov to another starship.
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    The Apache's great, but I prefer the sleek lines of its immediate predecessor, the AH-1W Super Cobra. It's got access panels for maintenance, engine repair, and a removable toolbox: A highly detailed set of flight controls for both pilot and co-pilot: Engine detailing and authentic markings: ...and shelf presence to spare. This was the most recent addition to my collection, and I had to pay a hefty late tax on the secondary market.
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    Nice. Would you mind measuring its length for me? I'd like to determine the scale.
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    Regardless of whether they satisfied your expectations, entertained you, or represent what you think Star Trek should be, the "Kelvin" films have proven financially successful, particularly Star Trek Into Darkness. While Wrath of Khan remains the perennial favorite among fans, it's important to acknowledge that Into Darkness made nearly FIVE TIMES more money, and that's ultimately what decides whether further films get produced. In fact, if you add the combined worldwide gross of all six original Trek films, AND add the combined worldwide gross of all four Next Generation films, the total still amounts to less than what the three Bad Robot films have earned.
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    Terrific! These improved heads are definitely closer to Moscato standards. Oh, I love the interior detail on the chest plate. 👌 The obvious solution there is to provide two chest plates in the kit; one with interior contours designed to fit snugly around the cockpit for normal display, and an open chest plate revealing the cockpit. That way, we won't need to dick around figuring out how to articulate the chest plate. 😅 In fact, since Bug Face was never seen with an open cockpit anyway, a single chest plate will suffice for him.
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    Actually, that idea existed before The Mandalorian... Before Star Wars... Before Godzilla, even. Hell, wuxia films were doing it a century ago! 😅
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    I'd like to be the first to congratulate Hideaki Anno for winning 2022's "Stupidest idea of the year" award. I mean, it's only February, but I can't imagine any dumber concept will rear its head... Any five year-old in his sandbox would scoff at this.
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    Good news, Star Wars collectors! We know how much you love Mandalorians, and we know how much you love The Vintage Collection, so we're releasing three new characters straight from season 2 of The Mandalorian, with unique head sculpts, weapons, and removable helmets! Best of all, they're all Target exclusives, so their cards will likely be bent and their blisters will probably be crushed... if you even manage to snag a preorder, that is. Who are we kidding? You'll all have to pay triple their retail rate on eBay if you actually want to add them to your collection. Just remember, Hasbro loves you... just not as much as we love scalpers. 😅
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    Note to Jada Toys' vehicle division: Great job incorporating the LED lighting, guys! You're knocking it out of the park! Note to Jada Toys' figure division: Guys, we need to talk.
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    Hey Cap'n, thanks for hearing me out. I know it's difficult for artists to accept criticism (constructive or otherwise), and I appreciate the acknowledgement. I also realize we're asking for the impossible, but... you've made miracles happen before! 😅 Oh yeah, I totally see that. The "blobs on medallion" discrepancy is particularly egregious. I would suggest the lateral tabs should stop short of the hoses, so the hoses lie against the chest on either side of the tabs, rather than over them. That would more closely match the artwork. That's poorly inadequate reference to work from. Yes, I maintain the animation model sheets should always be the primary source of reference, but not when they're so demonstrably inferior to the detail we can see onscreen: At the risk of contradicting myself (and despite the inherent inconsistencies present), I think we should be trying to emulate what's actually depicted in the anime. I know it's a fool's errand, but there's gotta be a "happy medium" that amalgamates all the reference we have. The animators were clearly working from the same line art we're examining -- and ran into many of the same frustrating problems, no doubt -- but the results are what we remember seeing in the show, and that's what we're really trying to reproduce, right?
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    Bug-Eyes is a more difficult subject to tackle, given its dearth of screen time and poor-resolution line art, but there are some relatively straight lines separating the individual panels that make up the face: Yours is vaguely similar, but not at all what I was expecting. Those bulging cheeks just look wrong to me. Keep at it, Cap! We know you can do better. ❤️
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