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    Where are the comparisons for Wildrider and Motormaster… …oh, right, I forgot.
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    Look’s a bit like a Gunman from Gurren Lagann.
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    Saw the movie on the weekend. As others have said it is beautiful animated. The rest of the movie is a series of vignettes to excuse ridiculous pacing, changes in the story and characters and to enable cameos for those in the know (like the mid-forties parents dragging their kids into this movie). All in service for not having any downtime whatsoever. If you like this description you should definitely watch this movie. For me it was too disjointed and had too little room for the characters breathe and develop. I have to go back and watch the first one again because while these elements are their they were less prevalent if I remember correctly.
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    "Childlike innocence creates the future… …with guns!"
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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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    To me the Overgear releases are meant to fit in with the Diaclone Reboot toys. They seem to have the same design language play features and construction as these toys. I think size wise they might fit in with either the MP or Movie MP line but to me the difference in style is far too garish. [edit:] the Anime Export site mentions that the robot is 18cm tall which seems to be a bit small for MP scale. Once I am home I could measure the height of my FM Warhorse to be certain .
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    I am very disappointed that Shockwave is just a smoothed out version of the Siege toy. And why didn’t Hasbro smooth out/retool the front of the spaceship/muzzle to look in line with the rest of the toy/more accurate to the source material? Also is the color on Shockwave wrong? Shouldn’t he be more lilac than purple? I wonder why my favorite Transformers always have to suffer? Especially Shockwave/Galvatron/Star Saber. On the other hand I am glad that I didn’t buy the dramatic capture multipack. Skywarp looks good but I am not sure the Studio Series did away with all the disappointing aspects of the Earthrise mold.
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    I think that Ironhide would have been much nicer in red not black. It looks to me like Takara is trying to apply the Diaclone Reboot aesthetic, engineering and design language to the Transformers line. I have one Versaulter toy to see what the Diaclone toys feel like and they are not for me but I think Transformers fans who like the Diaclone Reboot line will love these.
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    Yeah, I am still miffed that I didn’t buy the black and purple convention edition of him. In general I would have bought much more Reformatted release had I known it is a finite toy line.
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    They are both excellent toys. I am very pleased. The one thing I dislike are the square cuts in the shoulder and thigh swivels they look soooo ugly. I don’t know if MMC has learned a lot after Assaultus or if Devastator is just easier to do since he doesn’t have dedicated feet and the torso is comprised out of two toys. Ignis, while not nearly as bad as Incursus, is still wonky. Anyhow, I am curious what MMC does next. I have thee feeling it will be Raiden but I wish for a G1 all in one Feral Rex.
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    @mikeszekely Paik4Life showed in his video about Demolitor that you can store the silver nozzles sideways inside the mixing drum. There are two small nubs on each side and the nozzles are meant to peg in between.
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