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    I always thought the "no realistic toy guns" legislation is in place so that the police can be certain that if a perpetrator is holding something that looks like a gun is actually in possession of a weapon that can hurt them (and is not an innocent kid playing coos and crooks with his pals).
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    Thanks, totally forgot about these.
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    Besides the red Gundam 00 Seven Sword that never released and the other colors of the rainbow Gundam Astrays from Project Astray are there any other projects in the pipeline for the Metal Build line?
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    Is the Gamecube already considered retro gaming? Probably the last Gamecube game I am going to buy for the collection.
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    I saw the announcement of the Lego One Piece sets (non Brickheads) and they look absolutely amazing to me. Sadly I’m almost done with collecting Lego so they are not for me but at times like these I wished Lego was more the focus of my collection.
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    So movie 10 will be the Second Order’s rise to power when they will use the Death Star Killer Base v3 to destroy the New New Republic? Rey has gone missing but a young and gifted person will find the Millennium Flacon (this time with a hexagon shaped radar dish)?
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    It depends what you have. Some of the MMC figures are crazy expensive, like Commodus.
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    Of course it is Nemesis Prime. That would be awesome but first I need to figure out how to cancel an order with Hasbro Pulse.
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    Oh great, another multi pack I only want one figure of…
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    They are SDCC exclusives? Those are cool effects parts. Would love to have them for my collection (they could stand in as SHF Zangief, Dhalsim or Honda)
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    The black hole in Devastators chest is so off-putting. I wonder why they don’t have a flap folding out from Hooks mud flaps. Shield-D Prime looks neat but as always I want it in black, teal and translucent red.
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    I just checked the Marex Rogue listing on HLJ and it now says the figure will be released in August
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    The preorders for the Soul of Chogokin Shinkalion E5 Hayabusa are up for HLJ and Anime Export: HLJ (pay later: ¥36100): https://www.hlj.com/soul-of-chogokin-gx-115-shinkansen-transforming-robot-shinkalion-e5-hayabusa-banc675095 Anime Export (pay later: ¥38000, pay now: ¥34200): https://www.anime-export.com/index.php?product=92936 Amiami (pay later: ¥33440 preorder will go live on 06/03/25 11 AM JST): https://www.amiami.com/eng/detail?gcode=FIGURE-187211 Here is a preview by Wotafa: I wonder if they will do a red E6 Shinkansen based on this mold.
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    I might get the Juggernaut figure for my MvC/video game display since he looks really good and I doubt that Mafex will do one anytime soon. Thanos looks good too but I have a Psylocke already. Silver Samurai and Omega Red look good too but I have representation of their counterparts that I’m quite happy with (and I despise the Marvel Legends build quality).
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    I finished the UCS Sail Barge and it is a nice set for the $350 I paid for it. It is definitely not worth the $500 MSRP. For that it should have two Dessert Skiffs and a bunch more Minifigs. Actually, my biggest gripe with the set is the limited selection of Minifigs. No second Gamorrean Guard, no Yakface, too few henchmen, etc. And while I’m happy to have a Hutt Slayer Leia in Minifig form I wished they included a cloth piece. I understand why they molded the pants on but an additional cloth piece would have gone a long way to make the figure more special. Apparently there could be up to 500 passengers so throw a couple of them into the set (like more Skiff guards) even if they weren’t shown on screen. Or, you know, lower the price. $350 is still expensive but more palatable.
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    I build the front panels of the Sail Barge and man it is crazy that they made the geometry work the way they did. Part 35480 came really in handy in here. No comparison to Sail Barges of old like set 6210 or 75020.
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    Is TFTM a Commander Class release? If so I would love to see a tank Megatron that includes alternative pieces to turn him into a gun without being advertised on the box.
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    Lego might have gone down in quality. I had pieces from new sets that have almost no gripping force, fractures and now someone reported miss-molded pieces. Also the stickers for the UCS Sail Barge I am currently building are cut terribly. I wish they would start include only printed pieces for those collector sets. The pieces will never not be a part of these sets. I don’t think any of may space pirates or castle sets from my childhood had any stickers included. I think the first set I remember having stickers were the 4558 train set and the technic 8880 super car. But those were some of the last sets I would get as a kid. So far besides some generic control piece the Sail Barge contains no exclusive prints which feels cheap for a collector sets from a premium brand.
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    Finally, the remake for Front Mission 3. I am very excited. Time to camp Limited Run Games for a physical release.
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    I cast my vote!
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    The inclusion of the trailer is terrible for me. I want to buy two for an extra guitar (and a Fighter-mode for the Valkyrie) to add to a 1/60 VF-19 Kai. But I don’t want any part of that trailer sound stage. I can barely justify having one so a second set is out of the question. Clear case of making a great thing worse for no apparent reason.
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    To me, Transformers in these crossovers (Hasbro or Takara) are always the smaller franchise. So from my point of view it makes sense to use the most recognizable face of the Transformers franchise. And to me it makes sense that this was the reasoning of Takara to base all SynergenX releases around Prime (and Megatron for Godzilla). Anyhow, Adamas Machina Predaking looks absolutely fantastic. I don’t know what it is but Lion heads on the chest of Japanese robots just draw me in. GaoGaiGar, Tryon-3 Predaking:
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    Metal Build 1.5 Gundam preorder at Anime Export (¥53480, pay now): https://www.anime-export.com/index.php?product=92228 [edit:] sold out now, after more than a week being up for preorder
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    I absolutely think Basara/Fire Valkyrie is the face of Macross in Japan. Yes he might not be as popular as Sheryl but the combination of iconic character, mecha and music makes him an ideal choice (I mean what mecha is Sheryl known for? The Koenig Monster or the transport shuttle?) And don’t forget, Frontier did a whole tribute to Fire Bomber and Basara M7. And I really this is a line is meant to draw other people into Transformers and to them and not for Transformers fans who know who the other characters of the evergreen roster are. Sure some people might know who Bumblebee, Starscream and Megatron are but non are as iconic as Optimus Prime. If you really want to cash in on the Macross fandom use something that they know for sure. Sometimes it is hard to imagine what the outside world looks like if you are neck deep in the fandom. But if people know anything about Transformers it’s Optimus. [edit:] A Bumblebee/Sheryl/YF-29 makes no sense to me. [edit2:] I also cannot comprehend the notion that to the average Frontier fan an Optimus Prime mecha has any kind of draw because they are not in it for the Valkyries (or their pilots) but for Sheryl/Ranka and J-Pop music.
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    On the show floor there is a silhouette of the third mode. To me it looks like some sort of Mospeada Legioss/Tread combination where the VF-19 transforms into Gerwalk-mode and attaches to the trailer. Maybe it has some wheels in the lower legs and smokestacks on the side to emulate some sort of truck but it will be far from a real Optimus truck I think. To me it makes a lot of sense to be Optimus. It is the face of a franchise combine with another face of the franchise (Godzilla, Shield Liger, Basara, Rathalos). While other characters might make a lot of sense for crossovers I don’t think it is the intent behind the SynergenX line. While I could see that a Laserwave/YF-21 would be a sensible choice, this line is a marketing vehicle so Transformers can benefit from other fandoms. But their fans who this line is for don’t know or care about Laserwave (or the YF-21) they know Optimus/Convoy.
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