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  1. tekering
    Well, here it is, with no surprises... just a straight Arcadia re-release of the ol' 1:60 vanilla. As before, it lacks even the tampographed UN SPACY the Yamato release had... A "premium finish" release would be most welcome. The GBP also wants for some of the usual markings... but remains the most well-articulated of all the armored Valkyries. Look at that poser showing off.
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    The picture is for illustrative purposes only. Do not attempt to use as a laxative.
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    Right here, @arbit.
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    Incidentally, you got those backwards, @sqidd. The armor is consistently grey (not blue) in the TV series. Oddly enough, the toys have always gone with blue for the armor, which is closer to DYRL (but isn't really consistent with either)... ...but never with the yellow-tipped DYRL missiles...! Yes, the "goggles" are much more consistently grey in the episode (except when they aren't). However, once the armor is jettisoned, the coloring becomes consistently inconsistent. Yeah, I dig the "ambulance" scheme.
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    Sold!
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    These modex "errors" seem limited to the DYRL releases, thankfully. You're funnier than he is! Yes, but nothing informative or useful... certainly nothing that addresses the modex numbering specifically.
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    Hi-Metal R

    tekering replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    I'm afraid you're gonna have to get used to all the lazy acronyms used in these forums -- users here can be as bad as the US military. AJ refers to Amazon.co.jp, otherwise known as Amazon Japan.
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    Is this meant to represent an Earthbound Prometheus during the Malcontent Uprisings?
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    Yeah, the legs are very well-articulated... ...so why would the feet need to rotate?
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    That interview was for the TF Source Report, and I was asked to add more Transformers-specific answers to satisfy their readership... I found some of the responses from fans quite entertaining. The DYRL "remastered" DVD release was the first to incorporate the Flashback 2012 sequence into the closing credits... and there's at least one Blu-Ray release that also uses some of the footage (despite the SD video quality). I still cling to the hope that a film print of that sequence exists somewhere, because it desperately needs high-definition remastering. It's among the most beautiful animation ever produced by hand.
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    Technically, it's from the ending sequence of Do You Remember Love?, depicting the launch of the SDF-2: However, since the sequence was not completed in time for its theatrical release, it was instead used as the ending sequence for the first Macross OAV, Flashback 2012. Like all Valkyrie designs, it has later appeared in video games. Yamato's original VF-4 release was based on the game color scheme, because they hadn't secured the rights to Flashback 2012; Arcadia now has the rights, so Hikaru's "unseen" Valkyrie will finally be available to us in all its 1:60 glory.
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    The DX VF-1 is nothing if not photogenic... No, dude... that's just as half-assed as Bandai. If you're gonna commit, go the distance.
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    No Skull Squadron is complete without Kakizaki.
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    "Your lack of military decorum is most unbecoming, Mr. Kakizaki. What do you have to say for yourself?" The TV Valks don't, but Hikaru's VF-1S has the exact same number on the bottom of his wing.
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    That sort of practical logic applies to Bandai engineering, NOT to Bandai marketing.
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    Yes, and yes. Yeah, I was just being pedantic, and ended up making more work for myself... Nonetheless, all is right with the world again.
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    Whoah! Don't think using a little thinner will make your work easier... The black coat is much too thin already.
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    Not quite yet... Gotta fix the markings first.
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    No, the mold was always that way... even before Transformers.
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    Kenner's first 1989 Batman figure (see above) was based on William Shatner, who had been cast by Tim Burton because he wanted a fat, middle-aged Batman for the film. Unfortunately, Shatner decided to direct Star Trek V instead, leaving Burton stuck with Michael Keaton (and collectors stuck with a wide variety of Admiral Kirk Batman figures). This fascinating tidbit of speculative Kenner history has been brought to you by Hydra. Hail Hydra!
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    Exactly. People are quick to jump on Kathleen Kennedy as the scapegoat, but she served exactly the same role in producing Rogue One and The Mandalorian as she did on the sequel trilogy. We must lay the failures of the ST on writer-directors "Ruin" Johnson and "Jar Jar" Abrams.
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    Filthy! She's a real fixer-upper. By my calculations, it's almost exactly 1:100 scale. It's gonna need a complete disassembly, a thorough cleaning, and a detailed weathering job.
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    Well, damn... I need it.
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    This is the oldest toy I've ever purchased... ...one of the only Star Wars toys I never even saw as a child, actually.
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