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    It's cute you still think you don't want it.
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    Thanks (as always) for the informative review, Mike. The comparison pictures are particularly appreciated. Even Constructor is too short, based on the typical size combiners appeared onscreen... ...but of course, they're consistently inconsistent in their depiction at the best of times. Still way off, I fear. Sunbow scale would require absurdly large combiners, or ridiculously small Transformers... Even those tiny decoys look too big...! Assaultus (and frankly, every other combiner team) remains too small even for Siege or Earthrise-scale figures. It always does, I'm afraid. For a franchise explicitly designed to sell toys, they cheat scale so damn much it's very difficult to be satisfied with the product they're marketing. Look who's damning with faint praise now...!
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    That's correct. That's equally correct.
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    For anyone curious as to what a DX Chogokin 1:48 scale Glaug might look like... Almost too big for my light tent!
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    Hi-Metal R

    tekering replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    No, Episode 6.
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    No, there isn't. I don't know why they bothered to number those decals. Water slides.
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    In an attempt to de-escalate the situation here, I will state that both Jason and Noel have responded to the situation in a reasonable and professional manner, and both have offered acceptable compromises: Noel has offered a complete refund if the product is returned. This is standard and acceptable business practice from a manufacturer and retailer. Jason has asked for a replacement box to be shipped to him, free of charge. This is not an unreasonable expectation, and certainly a better outcome for Noel than having to lose the sale by offering a refund (much less losing a PayPal dispute). Here we have a rare opportunity to see how a manufacturer deals with customer service issues first-hand, where both parties are contributing to a public forum. Jason is a respected collector and a friend, and I think if he cools down a little and shows patience, he can come to an acceptable compromise with Noel. We're grateful to have Noel here to address him directly, as we have great respect for the product he produces and want to continue to engage with him directly through this forum. If he cools down a little and shows a little understanding, he can come to an acceptable compromise with Jason, and avoid damaging his public image where many serious fans and collectors congregate. Don't let this get out of hand, guys. Ignore the bruised egos and avoid the personal attacks, and we know you can work this out.
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    Hey look, new Cannon Fodder! Welcome, @TeaSeabz. Come to drop some knowledge, have you? Note that screw covers are meant to cover screw holes.
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    The lanky proportions certainly suggest a Yamato, but the extensive tampo looks like a Bandai DX... but significantly different. It does come with screw covers, right? 'Cause those holes on the legs are deep and pronounced.
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    You mean who's already masked off the visor and sprayed it grey?
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    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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