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The effects work is way beyond anything seen in the previous 50 years of Trek on television -- or most of the films, even. And I would say the same of the main cast, a very powerful ensemble of top-notch acting talent.
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STAR WARS Merchandise Episode - 2
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Star Trek: Axanar (Yesterday's Ares)
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I guess that's why feature-length crap like First Frontier gets completed and uploaded without incident, despite blatantly ignoring the "rules" imposed on fan films... It's so unwatchably bad, it makes Picard look like high art. -
No Valk at all, actually. Not in anything DYRL-related. Maybe you're thinking of video game promotional art...? No, that specific load-out is only seen in the TV series.
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1. Queadluun-Rau - speed, firepower, looks; it's the whole package 2. Ghoss/Gosu - huge, imposing, fast and highly maneuverable in flight 3. Bioroid Early Type II - a beefy, armored look that belies great speed and agility (but definitely needed better weaponry) 4. Garmo/Gamo - high-intensity beam cannons, long-distance flight capability, and a bulky, tough look 5. Humanoid spies! Strangely enough, three unrelated mecha shows from the early '80s (with three completely different alien societies) all include the same concept of spies infiltrating the enemy military forces using cloning technology, from genetic manipulation (Seifriet's brain alteration) to micronization (Warera, Loli, Conda) to evolutionary experimentation (Aisha). If any of these alien foes had committed fully to this course of action, they could've taken down humanity much more effectively than employing their costly (and ultimately ineffective) war machines... ...but that's probably not the direction you intended this thread to go, so I'll quit while I'm ahead.
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I managed to squeeze another shelf into the 1:60 corner...
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Elizabeth Olsen is 5' 6". Tom Hiddleston is 6' 2". SH Figurarts Loki is a goddamn pipsqueak, with lopsided, Mongoloid eyes. WTF, Bandai?
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Re-releases don't render previous purchases any less legitimate, whether it's Arcadia reissuing Yamato molds (at significantly greater expense) or "Premium Finish" variants (at an even greater expense); minor improvements aside, it's still the same toy, and the upgraded versions usually cost more than the originals did anyway. However, when the same company produces a completely redesigned toy at the same scale as their previous series -- like Yamato's 1:60 v.2 line, or Bandai's VF-25 Renewal series -- it's certainly more galling. You're stuck with a whole line of inferior toys (that can only be sold at a significant loss), and the cost of replacing them all is daunting. Nonetheless, your initial purchase of Yamato's 1:60 v.1 line was not a stupid decision. At the time of their release, they were a significant improvement over the old 1:55 Valkyries, and they produced variants like the VF-1D that Bandai had ignored. They were the best VF-1 toys for their time, and cost less than vintage "Chunky Monkeys" went for on the secondary market, so there's no need to regret buying them... ...unless you'd bought them as an investment. The situation is far worse for Star Wars, Marvel, or Transformers collectors, whose core characters receive upgraded toys at least once a year. Earthrise Optimus is an improvement over Siege Optimus, which was an improvement over the Power of the Primes Optimus, which was an improvement over Combiner Wars Optimus; Endgame Captain America is an improvement over Infinity Wars Cap, which was an improvement over Civil War Cap, which was an improvement over Age of Ultron Cap, etc. etc. When minor fixes and upgrades are applied to reissued figures that sell for the same price the originals sold for, it can make your initial purchase feel like a stupid decision, sure. The moral of the story is, "Enjoy your toys when they're the newest and best, or don't buy them at all; either way, there's always a better version coming soon."
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Most of the ride armor designs were posted in this .pdf file...
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The Transformers Thread (licensed) Next
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Those guys are owed a public apology for War For Cybertron: Siege. Choosing to employ non-union voice talent insulted their craft and betrayed their legacy.- 16233 replies
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Most assuredly. Well, I'll be damned... There it is, in black and white. I even have that book! I'd always assumed it was a Matchbox invention, since it never appeared in the animation. We must always be prepared to challenge our assumptions, regardless of how many decades we've held onto them... especially those Robotech has propagated. "One does not care to acknowledge the mistakes of one's youth." The same book illustrates considerable customization, however; at the very least, the head and chest are significantly different.
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I thought that was something Matchbox made up... It sure didn't come from any Southern Cross Bioroid design.
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The Transformers Thread (licensed) Next
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That little detail speaks volumes, doesn't it? That's how much Michael Bay cares about the film franchise he created. That's why the only good Transformers film was directed by Travis Knight.- 16233 replies
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Yeah, that's the Toynami head. I don't know why they didn't use the Beagle sculpts. Comparison pics by @jenius
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No, that's part of the space retrofitting they designed for later in the series... Remember when they launched an attack against the flagship in orbit? It was never an issue in the animation.
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If they've reached the prototype stage, is it safe to hope these figures may actually come out? Their Discovery line died in infancy...
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That must be fan art. It doesn't make a lick of sense.
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Consolidated Megazone 23 Toy/Model Thread for 2017-2018
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Both the wires and the beams are a major obstacle, no doubt about it! I was hesitant at first, but I've seen absolutely no indication of bugs of any kind up there in over five years. The miniature rubble from the Godzilla diorama in my classroom turned out to have little bugs living inside it, however... There were hundreds of tiny holes chewed into the foamcore base. Please do! I could really use more display space... and the missus would prefer a house without all the windows boarded up. She prefers natural sunlight. I think a divorce is imminent.
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No, the series was broadcast from January 12, 1998 to December 26, 1999. During that two-year period, they ran the first 60 episodes three times concurrently, omitting Mospeada entirely each time.
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Your most recent Macross or toy purchase! General thread.
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The Official Robot Spirits (Tamashii/Damashii) Thread
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You should consider a glass showcase to keep your toys clean. That Valkyrie is positively filthy.
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Yeah, Slave IV knows I'm a facetious bugger. I've actually never been able to accept a toy on its own merits; even as an elementary school student, I nerd raged over G1 Transformers, that never looked anything like those cool robots on TV. Now, I'm much more upset that we never got a toy, model kit or action figure with the VF-1JS hybrid head from DYRL.