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  1. tekering
    You've obviously never pre-ordered a third-party Transformer. Even eighteen-month delays aren't unusual.
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    Yeah, it required a lot of grinding, filing, sanding, and putty, and then all the panel-lines needed to be re-scribed... Then more fine sanding and putty work to clean up the lines... ...and finally, the legs are ready for painting. So let's talk about masking. I used 2mm white Tamiya masking tape to isolate the stripes on the legs, and then covered the rest of the surface with generic cheap stuff: I then started by spraying another layer of the primary color (grey) over the exposed area of the stripe, which will help seal the masking and prevent color bleeding when the orange is applied. This prevents any paint from seeping under the tape. Several light coats of orange followed. Patience is key here; if you attempt complete coverage with a single coat, you might lay down too much paint and get it under the masking. Again, to avoid color bleeding, spray the orange at a safe distance from the surface, and give the paint a chance to dry before spraying the next pass. Eventually, you'll have a strong, even coat, and removing the masking tape is very satisfying. Tamiya's masking tape is also useful for panel-lining, as it provides a clean guideline to follow. I use an extremely fine-tipped marker I bought at a specialty stationery store: If you're working with flat surfaces, rulers can be useful, too. Next comes my favorite part of the process: applying waterslide decals.
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    They'd have to start from scratch on that one... and I've long since given up hope. I'm making my own instead.
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    Actually, that's the fourth release with tall wings... but the first two versions (from 2005/2006) used retooled Kenner molds, with only the wings being new: Hasbro's first "Vintage Collection" TIE used a completely new cockpit module, but with the old Kenner wings... The 2009 "Legacy Collection" release was the first to combine both the new wings and the new cockpit, and it retailed for $40... Last year's "Vintage Collection" release used exactly the same mold, but retailed for $80. Is it any wonder Walmart slashed prices (up to 75% off) just to clear them out?
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    Oh, that's awesome... ...but I think a photograph would suffice.
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    Amazon.jp has a few sellers with stock at retail price... although it's considerably more than the pre-orders were.
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    1/48 decals?

    tekering replied to mandio222's topic in Toys

    Navigation's not the problem, it's a lack of images in the Yamato (and Bandai) section... However, I do recommend you take him up on the offer, @mandio222. Very few people have printers that use white ink, and his rocks.
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    Ah, kids are overrated anyway. They grow more and more resentful, more and more expensive, and then leave you altogether. Your statues, however, will last forever. Props, dude.
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    How about the brick wall diorama base? Where did you find that?
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    Actually, exchanges are often difficult even in Japan... and refunds are almost unheard of, unless it's an American company (like Toys 'R' Us). You've gotta fight tooth-and-nail to get that kind of service from a retailer.
  12. tekering
    Congratulations, arbit! The scissorlift is brilliant, and the results are ridiculously cool.
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    I have a full-sized Boba Fett. I don't have a mannequin for it, though... ...nor any space to display it if I did.
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    Oh, that nonsense is behind us now. #MeToo claimed Les Moonves -- the biggest obstacle to the CBS/Viacom merger -- so they're a single entity again (pending FTC approval). Eagle-eyed fans will no doubt have spotted a TOS-era Romulan vessel in the trailer as well.
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    Funny how quickly Jared Leto's Joker disappeared from the collective consciousness.
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    It's not a model kit, it's a toy. It requires virtually no effort to assemble, so yes: it comes out of the box ready to rock.
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    I see three words that illustrate your problem: "window," "sunlight," and "exposure." I used to have a problem with toys turning yellow, but I've completely eliminated the problem over the past two decades by eliminating sunlight altogether. Windows are completely blacked out and boarded up before anything gets put on display in my toy rooms, and the only sources of light are artificial. Remember, our Valkyries are vampires, and sunlight will kill them. It's that simple.
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    Come to think of it, DST never made a Tom Zarek action figure... Put that Wedge head on an old McFarlane Mulder figure, and you'd be most of the way there.
  19. tekering
    It's "transformed," not "deformed." Gawd, will machine translation never learn?
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    As I recall, the situation was a lot simpler back in the '90s. Macross II (and Plus) were safe because they didn't use any characters or mecha that had appeared in Robotech... whereas Macross 7 had Max, Miriya and Exedore (and later, Zero featured Roy Fokker), so Harmony Gold had some legal clout there.
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    Yeah, looks more like Mike Tyson than Chadwick Boseman. They nailed Karen Gillan, though!
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    Oh, sure. Shoulders, elbows and wrists were easily modified... ...but just reinforcing the legs enough for it to stand on its own was a challenge. The legs are just hollow shells, not even designed to handle the weight of the model. Articulating them would require a fairly robust internal support structure.
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    Really? I think the new figure nails him.
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    No, that was an American film animated in Malaysia.
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    No.
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