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    According to Wikipedia the artist did build models of some of the designs to create credible drawings from all angles of the various ships in the comic. He is similar to Kawamori in this regard. The designs with the elongated clear cockpit sections and beefy rear fuselages clearly speak to me (which is why I adore the VF-25 Armored Messiah) so there is a clear through line between the comic, the shmup ship designs to my love for the mecha design in Macross. Speaking of shmups, my favorite ship is probably the one from the cover of the PAL version of Super R-Type (and the GameBoy version of R-Type); the NES Gradius cover art being a close second:
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    Thanks to this thread I remember some of the sci-fi media I consumed as a kid. One thing that came to mind were the Yoko Tsuno comics by the Belgian writer Roger Leloup which might not be that well known by North-American sci-fi fans. Especially the mechanical design of the vessels are memorable to me. With their large windscreens, small cockpit- and large propulsion-section is distinctly scientific fiction and their design really speaks to me:
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    Great topic @M'Kyuun. As a kid I was already heavily influenced by Japanese mecha without knowing it seeing cartoons and imagery that originated from Japan without me realizing its origins. However, since this discussion has started with Western mechanical design the first instances that had a profound impact on me were (of course) Star Wars and Mechwarrior. Especially the cover of the 1993 SNES game and the Timberwolf mech itself. In high school I was obsessed with drawing the Timberwolf from a head in perspective which seemed easy to to for my 13 year old self; just three boxes and a circle for the cockpit and the missile pods. I never was able to get the legs quite right though. Still it is an iconic design it its own right. Never knowing where it originated from. Looking at the Mechwarrior wiki it seems like the legs and arm cannons stem from the Marauder (aka the Glaug).
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    I would appreciate it if Medicom would release some figures (especially the ones I have on preorder) instead of constantly announcing new product and reissues! *grumble grumble grumble* That said I probably want the blue Venom.
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    Don’t be too harsh to yourself. You have an amazing talent for Lego MOCs. @wm cheng if you like this MOC you probably also like the R-Type one as well:
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    Crazy Lego geometry:
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    I don’t know… I think Hasbro is losing me with every new combiner release. They still have odd proportions despite the frame system. I think especially the arms suffer from getting thicker than they need to be since they all attach on top of the frame. Now the legs are getting super wonky on Bruticus with very odd proportions and ankle tilt placement.
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    Preorder of the MB Barbatos at Anime Export (¥39800, pay now): https://www.anime-export.com/index.php?product=100130 [edit:] Sold out now
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    I think I am good with the Jada one.
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    I finally had the courage to watch the rest of Moshoku Tensei season 2 after the trailer for season 3 dropped. What a heart wrenching climax for the season. But it is very good. I watched the last four episodes till 2 am. Couldn’t stop watching.
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    As I said I have already a mix of styles from the SHF Figuarts line where I have a good looking Chun-Li that fits to the image I have of the character in my mind (which is one part of what’s important). This is my issue with the Jada Fei Long. When I try to visualize Fei Long in my mind he looks like this: And the Jada figure looks nothing like this. The face, the cloths, the proportions: all wrong. The other issue is that he looks super gummy and rubbery in person (saw him once at a store) and the joint cuts on the elbows and knees look horrible. This is the other part that is important to me that the doesn’t look and feel like a Marvel Legends figure (sorry that I keep harping on MLs but the full soft plastic construction of MLs is not to my likings and best to describe what I don’t like). Ideally I would want Bandai to complete their line but that is not going to happen. However, I have a strong urge to complete the SSF2 roster and Jada seems to be the best way to achieve that. But depending how good the Storm Arena figures feel in hand I would prefer them over the Jada ones. Sadly Storm has the same problem of not completing a roster.
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    I know but I like the look of the Storm ones better (and I hope they feel better in hand as Marvel Legends). My Street Fighter toys are anyhow a hodgepodge of styles since Bandai never had a uniform look to their release. That said SSF2 was the last Street Fighter game I played (as a child) till SF4 and I want a good representation of all the characters in my collection.
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    It seems like Ras’ al Ghul skipped leg day.
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    Thanks, it didn’t even occur to me to check there since Transformers are somewhat rare in retail stores. But I will keep that in mind, once they announce the "correct" teams.
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    I really want a Patriots and Bears helmet Transformers. However, it seems like it is impossible to buy them from Europe. I couldn’t find them on BBTS or the EU Hasbro Pulse site. Where did you buy Steelsmash from?
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    Seeing MMC’s Onslaught always makes me twitch. Such a shame it wasn’t better. The only thing that I would improve with the limb bot would be the ability for Blast-Off’s toes to rotate so it doesn’t is so apparent that the ankle tilt is almost nonexistent. Oh well, at some point FansToys will do Bruticus. I will wait a little bit longer for a good Masterpiece Onslaught.
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    I’m in a bit of a pickle. I want to complete my Super Street Fighter 2: The new Challengers roster. Bandai seems to have no plans to finish their line (even if they release a Guile out of nowhere last year) and I like the style of the Storm Arena ones better than the Jada ones. However, I don’t know if they are planning to release a T Hawk, Deejay, Fei Long, Dhalsim or E. Honda in the line (which are the ones I’m missing, Storm showed prototypes for Zangief and Balrog). Jada has announced or released all of these so I wonder if I should get them now and if Storm releases their version (and I like the hand feel of the Storm Arena ones) try to sell them again. I hate the Jada Fei Long sculpt and I despise the gummy hand feel of Marvel Legends-style figures so I don’t know if I would like the Jada toys. I have the Storm Arena Charly Nash and Dan on preorder but it will take a while until they are released. Maybe I should just buy the Jada Deejay and Dhalsim to see how I feel about them.
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    Interesting, I didn’t know that but it makes a lot of sense. It is sad that there is no cohesive set of G2 Dinobots available as it seems there are no garishly colored versions of Snarl and Slag.
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    I never liked these colors for G2 Swoop and Sludge. The other G2 Dinobots are a muted green, blue and red. These are too bright and gaudy and look out of place with the other three. These would go well with the tiger stripe Grimlock. I don’t say the colors are bad looking, just that they don’t look like a cohesive group.
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    Very nice to see this release, I always wanted a chunky monkey. Since I plan to own only one I would like it to be a VF-1S Super Strike one (Hikaru or Max).
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    At the same time I am very very sad that we didn’t get an update on the MB Ghost Gundam.
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    I am very… …very …very …excited right now!
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    Endless repaints? In all honesty I would love to get a Barbatos Lupus Rex in the Metal Build line.
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    I know, I know. I’m still waiting for the announcement of the red MB Seven Sword and the DX SV-303. [edit:] Thinking about toys that were teased but never released by Bandai the SHF Shredder stings the most.
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    Dear Bandai, it is great that we get a reissue of the VF-31A but where are the Armor Parts?
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