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  1. tekering
    The only significant difference between the TV and DYRL VF-1A design is the protruding sensor package on the head: The TV version has a flat lens instead. The HMR included both heads, which gives us a fairly objective point of reference for comparison.
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    Your condemnation seems a little premature...
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    Apparently not... although I doubt it would've mattered anyway, unless you managed to get your order processed within the first sixty seconds or so. I've never seen an Amazon.jp listing sell out so quickly before.
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    Thanks, that's very helpful. It looks like the "oversized" Shock Trooper will scale nicely with B2FIVE's upcoming 1:28 ride armor figures.
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    I just posted a new one for you in a more appropriate thread. No, I don't think he meant customs.
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    This isn't such a rare bird, is it?
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    SG-26 was "Jetfire." https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/products-lineup/tf_sg/sg-26
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    As if it wasn't already clear how much innovation this kit represents: This is actually step 47, guys.
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    I like the way you think! I'd rather get a Darcy Lewis figure, though. Ayo's already been covered.
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    Google to the rescue! "They also were offering a $100 signature edition of the figure that comes with the classic yellow rain jacket and a signed Channel 3 News badge, limited to 2000 pieces. That sold out quickly."
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    They tried to keep things morally grey, and paint the GRC as a fascist organization opposing the freedoms the Flag Smashers were fighting for... but as Ryan's Pitch Meeting suggests, the muddled politics and vague backstory failed to clarify motivations one way or the other, and simply resulted in a narrative largely open to interpretation. My interpretation: Thanos was right all along, and the Snap solved a lot of social problems caused by overpopulation. By undoing the Snap (the so-called Blip that brought everyone back), the Avengers ended up creating an even bigger problem, one that can't be simply be solved by a bunch of aliens, androids and wizards. I really liked that overall premise, but I think the show could've done without the super-soldier serum angle altogether.
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    The poster should read "Captain America and the White Wolf." Bucky's arc was all about putting the Winter Soldier behind him, and he deserves his new title as much as Sam does... if not more.
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    BBTS has 'em, too. https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/159041
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    And that's only if you're lucky enough to have a corporate account with them. Ordinary customers can't get anything shipped from Japan for less than $120.
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    Wow, out of stock already. Were those Amazon-exclusives?
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    One of the most significant characters from the Lost Light has finally joined my crew: Getaway! MMC's "Exitus" scales well with IDW lines from a variety of manufacturers.
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    Hasbro occasionally puts both Star Wars and Transformers collectors in this position. It's a MUCH bigger problem if you collect Marvel Legends, however.
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    To be fair, those were adapted with Neil Sedaka's permission, and he's properly credited (both onscreen and the various soundtrack releases). Fascinating, nonetheless: Keep 'em coming, guys! This is amazing stuff.
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    Yeah, but the vast majority of it is pornographic parody (and as you say, fan work)... ...and that's GAINAX. Everything they did back then was a parody, in-joke, or fan service reference to something else (GunBuster in particular). Bubblegum Crisis, on the other hand, took itself seriously. There were deliberate references to Blade Runner in production design and character names; that's an homage. Filing the serial numbers off foreign pop songs and claiming them as your own: that's plagiarism.
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    Well, that would certainly explain Kingdom Galvatron.
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    Nothing new there. Third-party designs have been making HasTak look like incompetents for over a decade now. To be frank, though, it's not really a fair comparison. Back in my fansubbing days, I remember the Central Park Media guys talking at cons about how much better fansubs were because there were no overhead costs, no budgetary concerns, and dedicated fans could spend all the time they wanted getting the work perfect, simply because "time is money" doesn't apply outside the business world. When it comes to 3P designers, they've had years honing their craft as they keep up with the latest developments in CAD and manufacturing technology... and they're probably spending more than 40 hours a week doing it. Conversely, TakaraTomy is where the design work is being done for the official figures, and Transformers aren't even a priority for a company with so many product lines. Furthermore, as in any large Japanese corporation, they're compelled to shuffle staff around every few years, so whoever was designing Transformers last year will be doing Bakugan next year, and the new designer on the Transformers team this year was doing Tomica die-cast cars up to last month. That's the way Japanese companies run things. They don't want any employees to get too comfortable where they are, or forgetting who's actually calling the shots. Nobody gets stuck in a rut, but nobody gets the chance to really excel in their position, either. They'll never have the chance to focus their skillset the way independent designers do. It's all about sacrificing the individual for the homogeny of the group, a concept deeply rooted in the Japanese corporate mindset. The "actual talent" must remember their place in the hierarchy, lest they realize how lucrative their talents could really be and leave the company... only to start making superior products for the competition. That's what the old men at the top are really afraid of. The quality of their products is a tertiary concern at best. Thus we get inconsistent product lines that shift their focus every few years... Like, just when you thought Masterpiece had abandoned the G1 toy aesthetic to go full-on Sunbow cartoon, we suddenly get MP Skids...
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    That's a terrible idea. There are world-shattering events that occur between Homecoming and Far From Home, including five years of continuity (and five other movies!), and it's just gonna cause confusion to skip over that. Peter's a significant character in both Infinity War and Endgame, and the death of Tony Stark has a devastating effect on him (just as Peter's disappearance had a powerful impact on Stark). It would be like jumping from Star Wars to Return of the Jedi, without bothering with The Empire Strikes Back because, you know, Luke's not really the main character in the middle film.
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    And gone again. Weird.
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    "Available?"
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