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    There's no such thing as a "Veritech" mode, even in Robotech nomenclature. ๐Ÿคจ
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    Focusing on the little restoration tasks for the time being, mostly concerning the infamously brittle and fragile blue parts that crack if you breathe on 'em (and snap if you happen to sneeze accidentally). It takes a lot of glue, putty and sanding, putty, sanding, more putty, more sanding, and several layers of paint to finally hide all the cracks and seams. Here's a before-and-after pic: Also of interest may be what I first discovered when disassembling the shoulder joint: There were tiny cobwebs in there! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ At some point in the last four decades, the world's tiniest spider must've taken up residence inside the shoulder joint. ๐Ÿ˜ถ Similarly weird discoveries were made in the shoulder housing adjacent to it: Apparently, microscopic birds were nesting in the shoulder housing, too. ๐Ÿ˜…
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    While in space, pilots could drive from the city directly onto the Prometheus hangar deck, as depicted more than once in the series. This suggests that artificial gravity would have accounted for whatever reorientation the city experienced due to transformation... ...although how the city survived Mars gravity (having landed in "cruiser" mode) AND later Earth gravity (having landed in "Attacker" mode) suggests that neither writers nor animators gave much thought to where the city was actually located within the ship. ๐Ÿ˜’
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    Even TakaraTomy is 3D-printing prototypes now, eh? ๐Ÿ˜ถ
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    Creepiest Figma ever. ๐Ÿ˜ฌ
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    Of course, the whole idea behind Transformers was a half-assed compromise at best, a broken concept at worst. Microchange made sense, Diaclone made sense, even Beetras sort-of made sense... but they were never going to work as a single, cohesive toyline without reconceptualizing the core ideas into something ultimately nonsensical. Nearly four decades later, we have a pretty standard set of expectations of the brand, regardless of the mythology built around it. We expect the alt. modes to have recognizable shapes with discernible purposes, be they vehicles, animals, or devices; terrestrial or non-terrestrial, we've learned to expect a cohesive alt. mode and a humanoid robot mode, and as the brand has evolved, we've come to expect increasingly greater degrees of articulation, complexity, and accuracy to source material. This new Studio Series Arcee is a perfect representation of the brand, I feel, given its scale consistency, engineering, paint app's... and of course, its frustrating little design flaws that piss us off. ๐Ÿ˜…
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    Gul Madred was his most unforgettable performance.
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    Less, I'd say... although it's unacceptably ridiculous, regardless. ๐Ÿ™„ Is that some sort of car? Or a motorcycle? I see nothing that indicates where a driver would sit, nor any suggestion of handlebars, a steering wheel, or any control mechanism whatsoever. ๐Ÿคจ
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    I managed to snag one for $80, but after shipping and customs (not to mention the devastatingly weak yen), it cost me a lot more than I bargained for...! ๐Ÿ˜ฌ The rain looks like a photoshopped element, I think. ๐Ÿค”
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    Actually, applying the Gundam aesthetic makes more practical sense than Sentinel's redesign (particularly the boots)... but with a significantly larger bike design, the pilot is quickly getting lost in the mecha. Regardless, "Robotech" and "Masterpiece" don't belong in the same sentence. ๐Ÿ˜’
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    If it's a question of cost, I'd rather be the proud owner of one Bandai DX 1:48 Valkyrie than a complete set of these Kits Concept VF-1s. ๐Ÿ˜Š
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    My Macross collection is considerable, but nowhere near as extensive as my Star Wars collection. I've had fans from all over Western Japan come to see my Star Wars stuff. That's not an argument. It's a simple matter of fact that Gundam fandom is orders of magnitude larger than Macross fandom, and Star Wars fandom is orders of magnitude larger again. You can't argue merchandising sales, box-office receipts, or convention attendance. Also, all the early merchandise was aimed at kids, a market which Gundam entirely failed to attract in the '70s, and thus there's less nostalgia among adult collectors today. Poor sales of toys like this -- coupled with dangerously low ratings -- nearly killed Gundam outright during its initial broadcast... ...whereas anything with the Star Wars logo was a hit right out of the gate.
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    Wow, that's a sorry excuse for a "Masterpiece," at least in alt. mode (even with your upgrade parts). Every third-party version I've seen does a better job than that. ๐Ÿ˜’
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    Thunderhawk was such a ubiquitous toy, it can still be found on the secondary market -- mint and complete, I mean -- for less than what Ramen Toy is asking for "Red Gullwing." I'm not sure many collectors would consider it worth the upgrade, given how slavishly Ramen has stuck to the original toy design. ๐Ÿค”
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    Hikuro refers to Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island, the new film by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko (who also directed The Origin). It makes a few minor changes to UC continuity, introducing Sleggar Law to the White Base crew long before his appearance in the TV series: ...and gives him a previously unseen early-type GM, too. He deploys atop Sayla's Core Booster (replacing the G-Fighter from the TV series). Also new to the scenario are The Southern Cross, an elite squad of Zaku II (High-Mobility type) pilots. Personally, I thought the film was excellent, greatly expanding the scale and scope of the original episode without adversely affecting the larger Gundam story. It's a little slow getting started -- and there are entirely too many crying kids -- but the combat sequences are thrilling, the animation is spectacular, and the orchestral score is a great mix of original series motifs and new themes (including an '80s-style electric guitar riff when Amuro's RX-78 makes its triumphant return). It's been very well-received here in Japan, and I hope its success paves the way for further UC productions.
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    Now, there's an excellent point. The more rare and valuable a Star Wars collectible is perceived to be, the more likely it's actually a knock-off... My KO Luke Stormtrooper is in much better condition than my OG Luke Stormtrooper. ๐Ÿ˜ Sure, but arguing the semantics leads to a bigger problem: "rarest" is a superlative, and "item" is singular, yet the OP has posted over two dozen items already. ๐Ÿ˜… Something like "The Classic STAR WARS Merchandise Thread" would be a much less contentious title. ๐Ÿ‘
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    Oh, it's definitely on my list of "Bayverse figures to completely repaint" (which is admittedly a very long list)... ๐Ÿ˜… ...but my success with previous AoE repaints has been encouraging. ๐Ÿ˜‡
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    Like you, I have a bad habit of buying figures I had no intention of purchasing if I unexpectedly find them at retail... ๐Ÿ˜” My wife calls it my "shohdoh seigyo mondai" (่กๅ‹•่ชฟ็ฏ€ๅ•้กŒ), meaning "impulse-control problem." Frankly, I don't know what she's talking about. ๐Ÿ˜‰
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    It is, of course. ๐Ÿ˜Š Given that figure's been my primary image of the character for -- what, eight years now? -- the Studio Series version looks extremely plain by comparison, lacking color, presence, and individuality. It may be more accurate to the movie design, but... I have no intention of revisiting that film to confirm it. ๐Ÿ˜
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    Despite the weakness of your assertion, I'm happy to see you've finally decided to acknowledge another contributor to your thread. ๐Ÿ˜Š Given there are at least 150 signed photographs of Carrie Fisher on eBay at any given time, they certainly don't fit the criteria you've defined in your title. Rarity is a question of fact, not opinion. ๐Ÿ™„
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    I respectfully disagree... Despite the kibble on his back, I'd argue the original Voyager looks better in both robot and vehicle modes. I certainly won't be replacing mine with the Studio Series version. Thanks (as always) for the review, Mike!
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    It took a decade for Google Translate to adopt deep learning strategies (their so-called "Google Neural Machine Translation" system), and after six years of it, you'd expect some improvement... but no, it's still hopeless with Japanese. My students get results like "They can see fall" and "She swims with badminton" on a daily basis. ๐Ÿ™„ Dude, use DeepL instead. It's way better.
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    The likenesses and character selection has come a long way since the '90s, that's for sure! Mattel is doing great things with the line.
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    Careful, @Big s... Jurassic Park toys can be addictive! ๐Ÿ˜‰
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