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After all these years, some new finds in the saga of Select Convertors.  I just came across these two variants of their Zardak(Orgroid) and Sunyak (Nikick ) that I have never seen before.  Notice how it says 3rd Generation on the card.  I’ve never seen that mentioned in any Convertors article.  And they really modified the mold on these.  I wonder if any other 3rd Gens exist.  Anyone on here ever seen these variants?

Holy crap! Never have seen these before. Great find - where exactly did you find them? I noticed they're not distributed from NY's SELECT, but from Star/Wintoys? So in other words, they're KO's of Convertors lol (as jvmacross says)

Great stuff, man. You just put a dent in the CONVERTORS history! lol Curious, how much did you fetch them for? (and where?). 

On 8/22/2023 at 6:07 AM, Rodrigoprofiles said:

Here, another Fan art.

Love this!

Awesome stuff. Do you sell prints of these? 

28 minutes ago, Seto Kaiba said:

As mentioned in a few previous posts, we can be fairly certain that isn't in the cards because...

• Flash Back 2012 was the epilogue to their story.  Per Kawamori, their story is over and they've sailed off into the (metaphorical) sunset aboard Megaroad-01.
• Not revisiting those characters in future works is apparently a stipulation of the new global distribution agreement with HG.
• There's really no story to tell... the Megaroad-01 sailed interstellar space uneventfully for four years and then lost contact with the New UN Government...
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  ... and if Absolute Live!!!!!! is any indication...

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  ... the reason contact was lost is the ship ran into a fold fault and got stuck back in 2016.

   

   

Ah, oh well. Thanks for referencing an early post. 

Despite the legalities alone with HG, wouldn't it be nice to see the events of "the Megaroad-01 sailed interstellar space uneventfully for four years and then lost contact" unfold? 

Hopefully Disney will buy the property. Then I'd get what I want. *sarcasm* 

I think it's about time we see a continuation of either DYRL or SDFM. Like, a direct sequel to those events with the surviving characters. 

Not since Macross Plus have we had an original "Macross" story that worked. Just my opinion. 

3 hours ago, Darkspire17 said:

Kits has stolen this design from a piece of fan art afaik, witch is unfortunately common for 3P's with the RT license 

Is KITZ actually making this?! 

On 8/13/2023 at 3:04 PM, Big s said:

I never saw the in the U.S. when they were dubbed. Maybe it was just for a vhs release. But since they didn’t finish the series dubbing I only watched the subtitles version. In fact the first time I saw the show it was a bad subtitle version, so this was definitely an upgrade. I wouldn’t mind if they did a decent dub since I’d rather watch than read especially since the animation looks great for the most part.

😃

On 8/13/2023 at 4:02 PM, glane21 said:

I watched Orguss back in the 80s on 3rd generation vhs copies with no subs.  I was still able to follow the overall story and become very invested in the characters by the last episode, which has a unique ending to say the least.  You’ll enjoy it.

Thank you. 

5 hours ago, Big s said:

Back in the 80’s and early 90’s they had that great mix of trash and treasure. Now it’s just trash more than anything unfortunately. But I remember the good old days of finding so much odd stuff that you weren’t sure what to spend the cash on.

100%. These days, all the vendors are carrying the same crap (iPhone cases, etc). Back in the 80s, you can get some cool Taiwan goodies! 

2 hours ago, Big s said:

It’s definitely worth it.

out of the list provided, I’d put Macross at the top followed by Mospeada then Orguss and after that southern cross. Although Mospeada isn’t technically a super dimension show, it does have a triple changing robot and I only slightly put it ahead of Orguss.

Big S. Thank you. Yeah, I realized that Mospeada wasn't a SD show minutes after I posted, but of course, my laziness got the best of me. lol

Based on what you just told me, I think I made up my mind to purchase it! I did read that the first 17 episodes are dubbed, and the rest Japanese w/subs. Does this ruin the experience? Are there any character-name changes I need to be aware of? 

Also, for the dubbed episodes, how did this even come be? It's like it ever aired on English TV? And is the dub one that was done in the 80s? Or a "new" dub? 

Thanks again! 😃 

Loving my HMR! Will buy anything else they release from the Orguss series. ALWAYS loved the designs of these. 

Question: I enjoyed the Super Dimension series (Mospeada, Macross, Southern Cross), but have YET to watch the Orguss series. I'm thinking of picking up the Blu-ray for it. Can anyone give me a non-spoiler review for the series? Is it worth it? How does it compare to the rest of Super Dimension shows? 

There's something about these early 80s Anime, man!

I just love the size of it, man! 😃 I wasn't expecting it to be this big! 

mechaninac and Big s, thanks so much for the detailed info and tips! 😃 

7 hours ago, Big s said:

Have you had any experience with model kits?

if you’re not a kit builder, these aren’t complicated anyway. You can get away with using things you already have like if you don’t have nippers, use a nail clipper and as a bonus some cheap nail clippers already have a file to rub down the nubs left behind if you don’t have sand paper.  I do recommend some simple items like nippers or a sanding sponge and maybe a black gundam panel line marker or even a basic gundam marker set. Maybe a thin styrene glue like tamiya extra thin. Those are pretty much all you would really need if you just want to snap it out and display it.

I don’t really know if there’s gonna be any need for color correcting of any parts, but they usually keep that to a minimum. I really won’t know until the kit comes out. But I wouldn’t let anything scare you off. 
 

Just keep in mind that even though the age ranges are for adults on the box, they make these things for kids in mind. There of course will be room for a more experienced builder to do things like remove seam lines and paint or customize, but that’s always optional as to how far you want to take things.

Thanks for the tips. Do you know if there's a kit that comes with all this stuff you mention? Any help is useful. Even if you have to send me separate links. 

My experience with kits is very minimal. When I was a kid, I used to go for the snap-together ones (no glue required). And I'd never paint them. Always struggled with the decals lol But in a way, I always enjoyed the process when they came out decent. 

I just love the way this particular one looks. Much better than the HMR that's coming out soon (and I'll be getting that soon). Always loved the MODEROID mech design.

I'm not a model kit builder, but I'm thinking about getting this, especially after reading this: 

"The various parts of the mecha have been separated into different colored runners, pre-painted parts and stickers, making it easy to recreate the mecha with a simple assembly."

With that said, this thing is almost a toy! Thoughts? 

Pre-order at BBTS: https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/241358?o=4

55 minutes ago, no3Ljm said:

It’s Orguss 02 from Orguss 02. Wish Bandai will add this to their Hi-Metal R lineup.

 

Thanks for clearing that up 😃

10 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

For those into Garage Kits, both Flier and Orgroid of 1/48 ORGUSS 02 from Rebuild+ is being auctioned at YJA. Auction will end March 10 (Friday, 9:37pm (Flier) and 9:38pm (Orgroid), Japan Time.

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/j1083903979

 

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/s1083908600

Wait a minute, sorry if this is common knowledge, but where is that design from? It's not from any of the shows, right? Thanks in advance! 

Loving all these new/announced HMR releases. Bring on the Orguss, too! Not even a fan of the Anime, but I want the Nikick and all that other sh*t!   (that rhymes!)

3 hours ago, derex3592 said:

It's Jetfire, eerrrrr Skyfire, errr Rick Hunte...errrr yeh WTH..LOL! 

 

Total Jetfire lol 

16 hours ago, sh9000 said:

Early Concept Valkyrie.

Officially?  Like, was this when it was going to be a parody of Gundam? 

Anyone have a Gen 1 Megatron Re-issue (MISB or close) they want to get off their hands? 

I'd love an OG, but obviously, way beyond my budget.

Thanks in advance!  

Maybe it's a prototype box, but it looks like the box is more of a "rigid" sturdy cardboard box (see the ridges?) , as opposed to the flimsy boxes we usually see with the line:

Thoughts? 

So here's where Feathers came from 😃

23 hours ago, 505thAirborne said:

That was the only custom I actually made but it looked great with the rest of the squad. 

Which SDF/Macross is that? (in the middle)? That looks sweet!

I took it one step further. By using the overlay technique, I "forced warped" the image on top of the other (force warping just the stand, since this was the part that I can get close i.e. same shape).

It's def gonna be a tad off, but I think the "layered" image on the left should give an even more accurate idea of what the size difference will be.