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    I enjoyed much of Discovery, at least as its own "alternate universe" thing. It's unacceptable as canon Star Trek, but it fits with the wanna-be Star Wars aesthetic of the Kelvin timeline films. Picard, on the other hand, has too much of the legitimate Star Trek cast to pretend it's anything other than a nonsensical fanfic written and directed by tone-deaf hacks. Which is to say, Discovery is as palatable as The Force Awakens... and Picard is as excretable as The Rise of Skywalker.
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    Hi-Metal R

    tekering replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    Yeah, we wish they'd have kept releasing HMR Macross, too.
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    I would've preferred that route -- like with modern Valkyrie toys -- where a variety of pre-posed hands could be swapped out for greater display options...
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    It's a metal joint, so the easiest way to take the tension off is to cause it to contract. Stick it in your freezer for a while; that should help. I'm familiar with 墓場の画廊, of course, but I can never resist an opportunity to make fun of Google Translate! Seriously, machine translation that can parse Japanese is still decades away.
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    Oh, that's right. The marking guide. I guess that does sort of make them TV-specific, then. Cheers, JVM.
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    Other than the obnoxious Tyrone Magnus (from the YouTube video posted above), of course. He's "very excited."
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    I'm just wondering why those "VF" markings would be considered TV-specific, since Takatoku put those stickers on their Strike Valkyries as well...
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    Oh, I'm totally down for this. Internal LEDs would be perfect for the Unicorn, and I love the MG scale. Lemme check the link... ¥23,000? For a 1:100 Gunpla model kit requiring assembly, paint and decal application? Frak that noise, Bandai.
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    I checked with the Graveyard Gallery on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheGraveyardGallery They're NOT accepting preorders.
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    Why? Those markings never appeared in the TV show, did they?
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    I'm actually shocked by the difference between paint jobs... Roy's VF-1S looks perfect, consistently dirty and realistic. Hikaru's VF-1J looks like a goth vampire painted it up for Halloween. I wonder how consistent these weathering jobs turned out... Did all Roy's look as good as this one, or did it depend on who was doing the work? Did all Hikaru's look as bad as this one, or was it just the "luck of the draw?"
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    No, I'm sure by "the one where Earth was destroyed and the heroes are chased around by migraine inducing CGI spaceships" he's describing Titan AE.
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    Or, rather than watching some fan's reaction to a (poorly-written) article about Doomcock's video, you could just watch the video itself.
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    Because English is cool... and Japanese is not. Japanese culture has reflected this sort of inferiority complex -- particularly concerning the language -- ever since the end of WWII, and whenever clear, direct communication is not required (be it advertising, public relations, politics, etc.), the misuse of English is prevalent in Japanese media. For a current example, look at how rapidly the use of "social distance" (ソーシャルディスタンス) is replacing the Japanese "３つの密" in political discourse, especially on television. Public speakers use English loan words to make themselves seem more educated or intelligent, or simply to obfuscate (as politicians are so apt to do), and commercial advertising accelerates this trend. Japanese clothing brands (particularly for children) rely heavily on text-based designs, about 10% proper English, 5% French, 85% broken English... and 0% Japanese. If you actually see a shirt with Japanese writing on it, it's being worn by a foreign resident who likely ordered it from a foreign country. This would be a fashion crime in Japan.
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    Is it? I never got into Macross Zero... I don't like Takuya Saito's character designs, and I'm not a fan of CGI Valkyries.
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    Excellent list, @Grey728! You should add this to your Amazon.co.jp description as well, since Amazon themselves often list pre-orders hours late... and only after third-party Amazon resellers (that should be avoided) list higher-priced pre-orders.
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    I'd say the tolerances are precisely where they need to be. The only scary moment for me was sliding the nosecone up into the chest, because it feels like that's where the greatest potential for paint damage will occur... Definitely the best of the 21st century designs, at least. I particularly like the regal bearing of the cape: It has a very dignified look about it.
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    The tolerances are perfect on this guy. It's a joy to transform.
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    "Damn it, I don't care how much it cost!" I told him defiantly. "It's a toy, and toys are meant to be played with, dammit!"
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    I may just defer to Lolicon on this one... ...particularly since this is easily the most expensive Valkyrie I've ever purchased. Dare to compare!
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    Precisely as advertised, I'd say.
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    Well, look what the cat dragged in... Dayum.
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    I expect most third-party consumers buy just as many official figures... and those conscientious objectors who refuse to buy third-party products probably wouldn't be interested in 3P add-ons, anyway.
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