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    Macross Books

    Scyla replied to Penguin's topic in Collectors

    I got my copy of the Valkyrie and Destroid Encyclopeida and while the book is great it is a bit light on sketches for my tastes. Which book would you recommend that has more focused on sketches and detailed drawings?
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    Nice review on the G2 Dinobots @mikeszekely. To me G2 Swoop and Sludge always look out of place to me with the other Dinobots. I think a mustardy yellow or a muted purple would be a better match for the muted blue, green and red of Grimlock, Slag and Snarl. In your pictures Sludge doesn’t look that out of place. Could be that Hasbro muted the orange a tad or that Grimlock is cast in a too vibrant blue (to how he should look in my mind’s eye). The group of new G2 Dinobots looks too much like a hodgepodge of colors instead of a cohesive group.
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    I am looking forward to receiving mine. Partially because I love the design and I adore mecha with mechanical lion faces on their chests (not a big fan of Daltanious) and partially because I am curious if Takara can produce a high end collectible. I heard so many good things about AM Rodimus but looking at some pictures I am shocked how bad the paint application and molded some pieces appear to be compared to the praise the piece was receiving. It seems to be in par with what Takara is usually putting out (just more of it in terms of paint application) but can’t hold a candle to the K3 one. Now I am wondering if all the Transformers fans a gushing over the Rodimus because they have no frame of reference for high quality collectibles or because it is really an exceptional toy. I am aware that this might sound "elitist" or me discrediting Takara. However, I want to ensure you that I love many of the Transformers toys I bought in the past but in their collector focused lines their hit to miss ratio is higher than in other, comparable toy lines. Takara is very good at engineering fun puzzle-former toys but in manufacturing quality their output is usually lacking.
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    The Metal Build Barbatos Upgrade Kit is available for preorder at Anime Export (¥18800, pay now): https://www.anime-export.com/index.php?product=104517 [edit:] Sold out now
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    DX Chogokin VF-17S

    Scyla replied to GGemini's topic in Toys

    I believe it is a tool to get the fist covers out of the forearms (the gray triangles on the left side of the tray.
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    It is the Animated Nemesis Prime that was released in the most recent five pack. It is a repaint (and slight remold having a faceplated head) of the Legacy United Animated Universe Optimus Prime (what a mouthful).
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    While I feel that the new arms for Bonecrusher are an improvement I wonder why they didn’t design whole new arms that gave the toy a more contoured arm, where the upper and lower arms are not a continuous shape. (I know I know cartoon accuracy for the win but the balljoint and entire arm look atrocious)
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    Mafex Rogue has been released. According to one reviewer she is disappointing.
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    What I really want is a more proportionate head for the MB Zeta. The stock one has a huge noggin!
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    Hacchaka’s review of the Metal Build Force Impulse Gundam: https://hacchaka.net/archives/52130356.html
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    Sigh, I wish Metal Build preorders and releases wouldn’t be so bundled. I had nothing for a while and now the Impulse Gundam, the special Hi-Nu one, the Barbatos add-on set and now this Strike Freedom… It seems like the deco of this Strike Freedom is similar than the one of the previous release but slightly changed and with more details added. Is there a comparison between this SF and the previous releases?
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    The Metal Build Force Impact Gundam is in stock at Anime Export (¥53800): https://www.anime-export.com/index.php?product=103360 [edit:] Sold out now [edit2:] Available again
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    I think you could do a Two in one set (instead of including a TV set). On the other hand, they didn’t release a Japanese version of the NES but the NES design was the same in Europe and the US. Given that the US market is slightly bigger than the European one I would expect a US version of the SNES but that would habe little appeal to a big Lego market. Or they just do different sets for different regions. Lego has experimented with different color ways for sets so this would be the logical next step (although I am a big SNES fan so I would have to import the US version). The Europe and Japan version would probably be the more fun build, the US version seems to be straight forward in terms of design (plus the SNES doesn’t require the ingenious cartridge loading mechanism of the NES, maybe the SNES would be super boring).
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    During one of the recent Amazon sales in my country I got a Lego Game Boy for around $45. It is an awesome set with crazy build techniques. Making it very close to the original. The way they managed to invert the building direction 180 degrees with the bar with stop ring piece is something I have never seen before on a Lego set. I know that other Brick based systems have specialized pieces for that that allows for the same technique but the pieces Lego used feels more Lego like (i.e. using an existing piece for a new purpose). It had only stickers for the cartridges which leaves the CV Game Boy console fully printed. All the buttons are functional too. What is bad about the set is that on my copy the clips that hold the rubber band for the A- and B-buttons have a different shade of gray and it is very noticeable in hands. I contemplate buying replacement pieces and how they have a shade more in line with the other pieces. Another bad thing is that the transparent plate for the displays is not packaged separately so of course mine had scratches. As someone who’s first gaming system was the Game Boy I am very nostalgic towards it so I greatly enjoyed the whole experience. Now Lego please do a (PAL) SNES next. Given that Chrono Trigger is my favorite game of all time I would be interested into a custom Chrono Trigger cartridge if they do a SNES. Also love this view from the manual:
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    I think Hasbro missed a major chance with Star Eagle. Why is the toy not called Star Eagle 47 or is colored orange?
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