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tekering

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  1. That depends entirely on the scale. I'd pay $180 each if they were 1:12 scale, or $120 each for 1:18... but I imagine they'll be a lot smaller, in which case we already have the superior Moscato crabs.
  2. I have a strong nostalgic attachment to Centurions, but I'm too old to think these look cool. I'd rather they tackled Mighty Orbots or Pole Position... you know, toyetic IPs that never got toys.
  3. Not if they want my money. Ah, who am I kidding? They could paint it Day-Glo orange and I'd still buy one.
  4. Whether he's directing Star Wars or Godzilla, Gareth Edwards has proven to be the real King.
  5. You obviously haven't read the book. It starts out great, but just gets worse, and worse, and worse.
  6. Well, of course: if it's between MMC and XTB, that's a no-brainer. MMC will always be the clear winner. Oh, they will... just not until FansToys, X-Transbots, and DX9 announce theirs.
  7. You'd think, after a solid decade of this behavior, I would no longer be surprised by how these Asian third-party manufacturers are constantly competing with each other, announcing the same projects at the same time, fracturing and dividing the very market they're trying to appeal to... ...but it continues to dumbfound me.
  8. Wow, those are the worst figures I've ever seen from Magic Square. The chests look better than New Age's 'Bee and Cliffy, but the faces are much worse... and the alt. modes are an abomination.
  9. Okay, having watched it myself, I think you guys were trying to take me for an April's Fool. I went in with low expectations, knowing it was a stupid premise to begin with, but... this went WAY beyond stupid. What a frustrating, aggravating experience.
  10. Yeah, I suppose the Masterpiece ideal would be halfway between the lanky HasTak and the beefy Sentinel proportions. Thanks for the reference pics. LEK exists on a higher plane of existence than us mere mortals.
  11. Does it? Is it? Maybe I'm too used to my Sentinel Gigantic Action Scorponok, but I really don't like the elongated chest and skinny little legs on the HasTak... ...but I'm sure the Titans Return figure has a much better alt. mode.
  12. What's with the separate branding? They're both legacy characters from the same movie, produced at the same scale, so shouldn't they be part of the same line?
  13. Would any of those vehicles be 1:64 scale, though? If they're all an equal 1.65 inches in length -- as those images suggest -- then every vehicle will be a different scale. I mean, cars with a similar wheelbase may end up being close to equal in scale (Crosshairs and Barricade, perhaps, or Jazz and Bumblebee...?), but that would likely be a fluke, rather than by design. I absolutely hate how Jada, Hot Wheels, and Matchbox treat "scale" as if it were marketing lingo, rather than a measurement of relative size.
  14. It took nearly 20 years for Southern Cross to get a DVD release, and nearly 20 years have passed since then... Now, however, we have new video algorithms for upscaling anime to HD standards, and software to adjust color-timing and replace the old analog music with digital stereo recordings. Dare to compare!
  15. I'd agree the Heisei films are more consistent in tone and quality than the Showa series that preceded it (and the Millennium films that followed it, for that matter), but I think this last decade has been The Big G's finest. I consider both Gareth Edward's Godzilla and Hideaki Anno's Shin Godzilla better than any previous films in the franchise, and I suspect Godzilla vs. Kong will complement Edward's film at least as well as Michael Dougherty's King of the Monsters does. And, regardless of how you feel about story, plot, or human characters, you can't deny how much more suited CGI is for kaiju than rubber suits or stop-motion ever were.
  16. When in doubt, go to Scorched Earth Toys at anymoon.com! The general consensus is that Yamato's 1:48 still shines in fighter mode, but battroid mode has skinny arms and extremely awkward hands. Bandai's DX has a much beefier robot mode, better articulation, more tampographed details, and particularly well-designed hands.
  17. I think you're forgetting the Warbotron, and the MechFansToys, and the Custom Robots... It's a pretty old pic, but you get the idea.
  18. My RAH Unit-1 (the most recent reissue) lost her balance and fell into a pile of clothes -- on top of a pillow, just a few inches beneath her feet -- and snapped the horn off her helmet.
  19. The Justice League is angry with Martian Manhunter because he was completely superfluous, never did anything to help, and didn't belong in the movie... like, at all? 'Cause I totally get that.
  20. Can this market really support another Legion-sized third-party G1-style Shockwave figure? I can hardly keep track of how many I own, much less how many have been released...
  21. Not one of my favorites, to be honest... ...but better than either film calling itself King of the Monsters, I'll grant you. Still, Godzilla vs. Kong couldn't possibly be worse than anything from the '70s with Godzilla's name on it. We'll endeavor to be more considerate here.
  22. I can do you one better, dude... I know the perfect crew to help you out with your solar tower. These guys are master builders. They're highly-skilled, super-friendly, and they love to build things... and they've got no ulterior motives whatsoever. Honest!
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