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  1. tekering
    I'll trade you mine for one of yours!
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    I'm sure he sent you here so that us pedantic geeks could provide some clarity, since it's not that simple... There are six distinct Bioroid models, after all, plus Seifriet's custom unit. Above is the "Early Period" Type II Bioroid (the "T'siendral," in Robotech nomenclature), and you'll notice the head and chest are significantly different on Seifriet's model (known as the "Gister'dohl"). This is the "Early Period" Type I Bioroid (aka the "Nous'dohl"), arguably the most common unit seen in the series. Since the arms, legs and lower torso are almost identical among these three variants, we can assume Moscato's kit will include parts to build any of these three: The "Middle Period" Bioroid types, however, were significantly different: These types were frequently featured onscreen, but only in the last few episodes of the series. The "Late Period" Bioroids, on the other hand, exist primarily only as concept art... ...although it's worth noting that Matchbox's only Bioroid toy was based on the Type I "Late Period" model (the so-called "Neue Nous’dohl"). The Arii "SOL Bioroid" kit you speak of is awful, even by mid-'80s standards. It's awkwardly-sculpted, poorly-articulated and smaller than a Hi-Metal R figure... Any perceived value it has is based solely on its rarity, not its quality. Moscato kits, on the other hand, are far more rare, and I'm sure you're already aware of their quality. $300 CAD ($237 USD) is a bargain!
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    Welcome to the party, pal. Some of us have been here since 2009. Remember "Buster Prime?"
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    Oh, the same size as the old Matchbox Bioroid toy, then. Interesting coincidence. Does it need to be a single piece? With all the natural seam lines in the design, it would be easy to break the base down into separate parts...
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    It's really hard to pin down scale, too, given how inconsistent their onscreen depiction was. I mean, look at how big it appears from this angle... ...and then how much smaller it appears in this shot, from the same scene. Using that human figure for reference, it looks like you've scaled the Bioroid up to about 7.5 meters in height... which would result in a model nearly 16cm tall, about the size of Sentinel's Legioss (or a Voyager-class Transformer). Is my assumption correct?
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    That's hardly a fair comparison, is it? Discovery is hard sci-fi, a gritty look at a future society where actual people struggle with oppressive regimes, homicidal technology, and interstellar warfare. Monsters, Inc. is an animated cartoon, full of whimsical creatures, slapstick humor, sight gags and storybook fantasy. Sure, the plot's more engaging, the characters are more empathetic, the worldbuilding is more complex and well-thought out, and the setting feels more like a tangible reality, but that's because Pixar is full of talented, creative people who know what they're doing. (Star Trek hasn't been able to make that claim for decades.) We really shouldn't expect Discovery to be as realistic as a Disney comedy.
  7. tekering
    You mean the "ED-260?"
  8. tekering
    If parts are included for three Bioroid variants, I'll happily order three kits immediately.
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    If Michael Burnham is included in that poll, then Admiral Cornwell should be as well... ...and Emperor Georgiou, when Cornwell appointed her... Hell, even "Captain Killy" had more screentime as Discovery CO than Burnham. It's perfectly consistent with 23rd century Star Trek, as much of TOS plays like self-insert fan-fiction written by Jim Kirk.
  10. tekering
    That's January 21st, 2021. The Japanese numerical order is always year-month-day. You're missing out, my friend! I guess you've been as swamped with work as I've been lately...
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    I don't see the appeal. They're the same size and price as the Earthrise versions, but not nearly as cartoon-accurate...
  12. tekering
    And so, Discovery comes to an end... an ending that ignores the consequences of every single action, but nonetheless wraps up all the outstanding plot threads in a definitive manner. Let it die here.
  13. tekering
    Sorry, I must've misunderstood. I thought you were talking about something professionally manufactured. I'm sure that 3D-printed stuff looks great up on the shelf... from the other side of the room.
  14. tekering
    No way! Where would I find that?
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    Thanks, @sh9000. It sucks that we have to pay $100 to get one new figure, but it would cost that much to import an individual Ash from Europe anyway... Expect eBay to be flooded with Kane (in both 35th anniversary and 40th anniversary packaging).
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    Yeah, but it's still the cheapest option for a Masterpiece Menasor, since the accessory set is entirely optional... and you don't even need to buy "Gravestone" to complete the gestalt, right?
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    I've just completed the six Earthrise episodes, and I'm sorry to say whatever potential Siege might've had is completely squandered here. The dialogue is even more banal and insipid, the stories have been done better in previous comics, novels, and video games, and the voice direction is poor, even by Transformers standards. My wife, unable to see my computer screen, assumed I was watching a Star Wars cartoon, but soon remarked how EVERY cast member seemed to be doing a Darth Vader impression... and she picked that up despite not understanding a word of English. It just goes to show how stilted and false the vocal performances are (which is usually a problem associated with Japanese series hastily translated and dubbed for Western audiences, not a series originally written and recorded in English). Whether Hasbro, Rooster Teeth, or Netflix is responsible, there's just no excuse for such amateur work here. I mean, a group of random fans at BotCon could've done a better job; at least they'd know what the characters are supposed to sound like. It's ironic that one of the best-looking Transformers series to date is also one of the worst-sounding. Oh, and despite a cast of over fifty characters, I think only FIVE actually transformed...
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    Kingdom? Here in Japan, we're still waiting on several Siege releases from back in 2019. Despite prominent appearances in the first season of the show, TakaraTomy still hasn't released Siege Ratchet, Skywarp, Soundblaster, or the so-called "Rainmakers." Exclusive retools like Slamdance, Aragon or Red Wing will likely never see releases here. Ah yes, the Dinobot quandary. I know it well. I suspect sales of the "Lost Exo-Realm" line were very poor by the time they released LER-07 "Pinchar," which would explain why so few were produced. I bought the first couple FansProject Dinobots, but they were much too stylized for my liking, and I imagine many other collectors were equally disappointed. I found G-Creations "Shuraking" Dinobots satisfied that itch for me (although their Swoop was significantly oversized, relative to the others)... However, I ended up loving their combined form so much I've never displayed them individually! I make it a rule never to buy the same figures twice... but I was sorely tempted in their case.
  19. tekering
    Dude knows his audience! Officially?
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    Really? He seems like a perfectly logical choice to me, given how prominently he appeared in the cartoon. I understand Masterpiece Devcon and Hauler are also in the works... but only after NUL-A gets released, of course. Obscure characters like Cliffjumper, Jazz, or Springer will probably never get made, and there's obviously no demand for background Decepticons like Galvatron or Cyclonus, either... not when major characters like Deceptitran and Custodiobot still need MP figures!
  21. tekering
    So far, so good.
  22. tekering
    Yes, a sequel would be preferable. Hugh Keays-Byrne is no longer with us, and I'd rather not see them re-cast Immortan Joe.
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    I've never known psychic phenomenon to be affected by physical properties like distance; Thanos' snap, for instance, was supposed to have wiped out half the population of the universe at once (even though it took several minutes of Infinity War to dramatize). Nonetheless, the Burn was traced to Su'Kal thanks to an algorithm that analyzed a fraction of a millisecond's difference in data points, so apparently it was a gradual wave-like thing that appeared to have been instantaneous, but technically wasn't. You've obviously put more thought into this than the writers did.
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    Y'know, if Hasbro packaged all their new CHUG releases in boxes like that... ...I'd probably have bought every single one of them.
  25. tekering
    I'm always happy when Star Trek acknowledges its roots in the '60s (be it Orions, Andorians, or the Guardian of Forever), but Marvel comic science from the '60s? That's a bridge too far. And yet, still considerably less so than Star Trek: Picard... I dare you to try and rewatch that!
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