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  1. tekering
    So cute! 😍
  2. tekering
    Arcadia reviews DX Chogokin reviews Generally speaking, the "premium finish" Arcadia toys are more accurately-detailed than their DX Chogokin brethren. Bandai has a habit of overkill when it comes to tampographs. Given Bandai has recently acknowledged Macross Zero in their Hi-Metal R lineup, it's entirely possible that a DX Chogokin VF-0 could be in the cards... but it would be years away, if at all, and there's certainly no guarantee they'd be superior to Arcadia's offerings. Arcadia's VF-0 toys are their finest achievement, the crown jewels in any 1:60 collection.
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    What SHOULD have been! 😁 Congratulations on being first! My kits have been languishing in Richmond for the past two weeks... 😐 In the meantime, I've gotten a male pilot painted. I really hate using brushes. 😒
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    The Ramen Racer is now shipping. I got the "Tiger Orange" release. It's got a rather detailed interior... ...a ridiculously shiny vac-metalized engine... ...trunk space, with a clever-concealed rechargeable battery container... The battery is sold separately, but you can activate the lights and sounds using an external USB power source. Fans may complain about those greeblies on the hood, or the lack of official Charger nomenclature... ...or the inaccurate CB antenna, or the missing vinyl top trim and turn signals... ...but there are very few toy cars on the market at 1:10th scale, so beggars can't be choosers...! 😅 If you have the means, I highly recommend picking one up. 👍
  5. tekering
    That ugly-ass head is a dead giveaway. 😅
  6. tekering
    Actually, I'm newly OUT. I've had it with Star Wars. This was the proverbial last straw: This Amblin suburb is the most anti-Star Wars setting you could possibly imagine. Yeah, but as mediocre as Droids, as pedestrian as Ewoks, or as childish as Young Jedi Adventures was, none of them anal-raped the setting like this. It's an abomination, a blight on the brand far more insulting than anything Ahsoka or The Acolyte foisted on us. Of course it does; I'd have nothing to whine about otherwise. Are you new to the Internet? 😝
  7. tekering
    Seriously, this is exactly what we feared we'd get when Disney bought Lucasfilm 12 years ago. I'm surprised it took this long, to be honest.
  8. tekering
    Robotech-branded toys are discussed in the Anime or Science Fiction section.
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    Will the stand included with the deluxe version be packaged separately, then? 🤔 It's certainly not gonna fit in that G1 box. 🤨
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    Well, you guys got me worried enough to crack open and check my extras... ...and wouldn't you know it, I got a broken fin right outta the gate. 😒 Furthermore, when moving the right arm, the mechanism completely jammed when the sliding bracket popped out of alignment. It took a frightening degree of force to jam it back into its proper position so transformation could be completed. I suppose the naysayers are right; QC is definitely slipping, and the molds could use refurbishing. 😐
  12. tekering
    Final models to print: ...and after painting. Can't wait to mount her on her Spartas hovertank! 😊
  13. tekering
    I've been binging the first season, and so far, it's got all the same hallmarks as Batman: The Animated Series. Under the direction of Bruce Timm, we have the noir sensibilities, the mature dialogue, and the top-notch voice acting that's been largely absent from Batman cartoons since Batman Beyond ended its run. Rupert Thorne and Renee Montoya return from BTAS, and Harvey Bullock, Lucius Fox, Alfred Pennyworth, Harvey Dent, and Commissioner Jim Gordon are close to their earlier characterizations. Barbara Gordon is now a defence attorney (!), and Clayface is more Darkman than Matt Hagen... and apart from the name and the accoutrements, the new Penguin has little in common with previous iterations of the character. There's more overt violence, and characters are killed off in rapid succession, suggesting this show may be for an older audience than the classic Animated Series; however, there's certainly none of the blood, cursing, or adult content becoming increasing common in the DC animated films of late, so it's still appropriate for family audiences. It's a shame there's only ten episodes so far, though.
  14. tekering
    With unpainted figures, yes.
  15. tekering
    ...because the 1:15 scale Tumbler is... not... 1:15 scale? 🤨
  16. tekering
    They're not toys. ARTPLA kits typically include figures at 1:24 or 1:35 scale, but you've gotta paint 'em yourself...
  17. tekering
    I'm down.
  18. tekering
    Floppy? Mine's as solid as any other DX Chogokin VF-1 in my collection... which is to say, considerably more stable than most Valkyrie toys, even.
  19. tekering
    It's a total dealbreaker for me. X-Transbots did it better eight years ago!
  20. tekering
    With critical feedback from @captain america, I've substantially redesigned the control surfaces and adjusted the figures accordingly: I'm much happier with ver. 2.0. Much more anime-accurate now, too. 👍 Of course, they'll be quite a challenge to paint... 🤔
  21. tekering
    I'd be all over these if they were 1:12 scale... but 1:6 makes them much too big (and prohibitively expensive, no doubt).
  22. tekering
    I see the KitzConcept Glaug prototype still can't stand on its own... 😅 Too little, too late, Unix Square. Even the ungodly love-child of Valkyrie and Tomahawk? 😳
  23. tekering
    Hmm... definitely needs a little tweaking... ...but not bad, for a first attempt.
  24. tekering
    https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinereid/2024/04/14/disneys-star-wars-box-office-profits-fail-to-cover-cost-of-lucasfilm/ The presentation gives the impression that Disney's Star Wars trilogy generated a 2.9 times return on the purchase of Lucasfilm as that figure is presented next to a timeline of key events in the production company's history. However, buried in the fine print is the revelation that the purchase price of Lucasfilm isn't even included in the ROI calculation. Instead, it is purely based on the box office performance of Disney's Star Wars trilogy, its two spinoff movies, merchandise, DVD and Blu Ray sales. As revealed, the methodology is questionable as Disney based the ROI on the revenue generated by the movies, merchandise, DVDs and Blu Rays rather than the profit they made as it should have done. Using the revenue rather than the profit artificially inflates the result as it doesn't factor in the costs that Disney had to pay out.
  25. tekering
    Properly seated at the controls of their respective Spartas. 👍
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