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  1. Scyla
    Are there pictures available? I would be interested in a Black Lio Convoy (obviously) and the Tarn.
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    That is a good question! Fist, over the last couple of years I bought a lot of Switch games, all as physical releases (with one exception where the shop didn’t state it was just a download code in the box). But I had no impetus playing any of them. A couple of month back I started playing Metroid Dread and decided to play all the games I have, before buying new ones (that and my cartridge transport boxes are full). Next it is a Nintendo game so I was expecting a certain quality. The game also got good reviews and a friend recommended it to me. So I thought it might get better any floor now. Lastly I’m a bit of a masochist so I can handle a bad experience if I want to achieve something. With the way the game presented progression with the missing buttons on the elevator’s control panel, I thought I had a good idea how much game was left. I also played WoW excessively from 2005 to 2012 so I can handle repetitive, boring gameplay for a long time.
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    Sounds reasonable to me. The ones on Mandarake are at about ¥26,000 so if you factor in shipping, sales tax, customs and handling fees when importing it would be around €250. MSRP for the item was ¥31,900.
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    Neat, I might need to order some.
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    I finished Luigi’s Mansion 3 it is probably the worst modern videogame I played and completed. It is abysmal and has, with exception of the graphics, no redeeming qualities. I can’t understand how anyone could give this game a good rating; I’m baffled. It is the antithesis in all aspects to Super Mario Odyssey which is a stellar videogame, probably the best one I played on the Switch (which, in a twist of fate, is staring Luigi’s brother). Or maybe I didn’t had the correct mindset playing it.
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    The jealousy goes two ways since I always gush at the reports of US air shows and museums with all the stuff I only ever saw on the box illustrations of model kits when I was a kid: F-14, F-22, SR-71, F-117 and, my personal favorite, the YF-23. At the air show they also had flight displays of the Saab Draken and the Messerschmitt 262, which was neat to see. Sadly I only had my phone with me, so no good pictures of the displays.
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    I know that BBTS is rarely the cheapest options but that price tag doesn’t seem to be appropriate if your buying your stock from a wholesaler.
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    ¥12500 MSRP also sounds super expensive for what is included. Especially if the exchange rate goes down in the next 12 months. Sheesh, it is $125 at BBTS? Good Smile US has it for $87: https://www.goodsmileus.com/product/figma-samus-aran-dread-ver-9210/
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    Thanks, the ankle guards look the same to me on all of them. I guess it is just an odd sculpt.
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    Have the ones you opened the same ankle guard orientation as this one? My copy of the Alley Viper looks the same, but it feels like the boots are swapped.
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    Raiden bends his knee to no one (aka Wotafas review of Getsuei): It is good to see that Takara opted to use clear plastic inlays for (most) of the windows. It is scary that one front of the train is clear plastic on a thin clear plastic rail that slides back ab forth. Takara really sacrificed everything for the train mode. PS: Apparently you can get more knee bend if you (mis-)transform the leg differently.
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    I don’t know what that is and at this point I’m afraid to ask….
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    I’m currently playing Luigi’s Mansion 3 on my Switch and is probably the worst recent Nintendo game I’ve played. I would say maybe ever? Controls are super frustrating and clumsy, the level design and combat is bland. And every level is worse than the one before. If the controller wasn’t attached to the console this boss would make me throw it against the wall: Maybe it will calm down with some distance but at the moment I’m fuming. [edit:] Of course I can’t skip the intro sequence after a Game Over…
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    I got my Metal Build Striker Pack and Lohengrin Launcher sets. They are nice done as usual, didn’t notice any QC issues. One thing I would like to see for those support vessels is a stand that is either more variable or a second, shorter support strut bringing them closer to the ground so that they can sit in front of the Gundams and still look like they are flying.
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    Got my VF-31AX Bogue and Mirage units and I have to say that the QC on Mirage is the best one out of the three VF-31AX I own. It is funny that everything about the VF-31AX is worse compared to the VF-31; even the packaging is worse. Yet the one negative thing on the VF-31, the missing hinge in the fingers, to enable them to make a fist or grab the gun naturally, is still present.
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    Yeah, the paint and panel lines look super crisp. Here is an image of the Ragnarok on the other side of the shelf: I love that they added a white sphere to the center of the Force. It looks like glowing from the inside. I wish Bandai would use something similar for their lightsabers. What I don’t like is the static display. They would really have benefited from a variable stand to make them look more dynamic like the Figma ones. On the other hand in game the ships move only on a 2D plane so it is appropriate.
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    Got my first Classified figure this week, the Alley Viper. I got the figure because I had one as a kid and I have fond memories of playing with it and all the accessories. However, similar to Marvel Legends and Star Wars Black Series I can’t deal with the build of the figure. The way it feels while manipulating the joints, the gummy plastic and the visible pins for joints and the way the joints are cut that is all not for me. And while you don’t see most of that once the figure is on display, I can’t distance myself from the feeling when handling the toy every time I’m looking at it.
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    Here are a couple of picture in my video game display:
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    Takara is attending an expo in Japan and is showing the block prototype of MPG Raiden. Since this is a block prototype the final sculpting is not there yet (which is why it looks under detailed), however I’m expecting that the toy will largely have the same engineering as the prototype when it comes to combination, articulation and so on. It looks hilariously bad. If you were in the fence about this thing I would say now is the time to abort the toy before you have bought more than one toy. I hope my fears don’t come true since I’m still in but boy it looks rough. More images here: https://news.tfw2005.com/2022/09/23/takara-tomy-hobby-expo-transformers-masterpiece-mpg-raiden-prototype-first-look-465823 Shout out to Gamerlingual over at TFW2005 who is at the expo and providing us with news and images.
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    Sure, I can take some this evening. Do you have any specific things you want to see?
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    Some merchandise I recently got are the quesQ 1/120 R-9A Arrow Head and R-90 Ragnarok from R-Type (Final 2 maybe). To keep things simple both are excellent made display pieces, crisp and clean paint and markings and I would recommend them if you like the design and can deal with the static nature of these statues. The reason why I recommend them is, while they are fairly expensive for their size (the ships are roughly 6"), the good exchange rate at the moment make them a lot more attractive. If you want more let me know.
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    I hope the Providence Gundam is next.
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    Maybe the Eva-01 that came with the Lance of Longinus? If you are unhappy with the way BBTS packs your orders I would contact their customer service. They can do something about that (about the TWE boxes not so much) The TWE items that I ordered with BBTS all came in the shipper boxes. The only shop that sometimes didn’t ship them in the shipper boxes was NY. I assume that it stemmed from the way they used to sourced their products (i.e. bought them from other sources).
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    Quick question, with brown boxes do you mean the brown TWE shipping boxes or the way BBTS packs their boxes? The Metal Build Hi-Nu wasn’t a TWE exclusive item so it doesn’t come in the brown Bandai Tamashii Nations shipping boxes (same for the Dynames and Eva-00). Regarding the way BBTS wraps their packages I always get a sturdy cardboard boy padded with bubble wrap so that the items don’t move around. I usually wait till some items are in my PoL so I never get single items from them though (I also don’t care too much about the box as long as the item inside is fine).
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    Thanks to Mike I got my hands on a Velocitron Scourge. A few thoughts: The trailer is trash please don’t make any more Hasbro. Only exception when it turns into armor. The translucent accessories are meh. I would love to get a larger sword a gun and/or a proper shield. The translucent plastic feels dense and a tad softer than the one Hasbro usually uses so I’m not worried about breakages. The figure itself is pretty great. I like the deco since it looks like Nemesis Prime, which I prefer. Some odd design decisions where made for the figure. For one he has 5mm ports in his forearms but due to the positioning you can see light shining through them if you look at the elbows from the front. Which makes the toy look cheaper than it actually is. The legs are reused from the Earthrise Prime which where reused from the Siege one and they changed the pieces that make up the legs a whole lot since the legs don’t transform on Scourge. Yet they still have the trailer hitch that sits on the outside of the legs from the Siege toy. At this point they should have really come up with a new design and new parts. One odd part I found is a panel that flips out of the trailer cab to close the gaps the arms leave in bot-mode. While this closes a big gap you only see it when you stare from bellow at the back of the figure. The budget could have been used to give the toy new lower legs for example. I also really like the way they came up with a new transformation for RiD Scourge that is not the original toy. On the other hand I would really love to see a transformation that not splits the front truck to form the shoulders and leave the whole trailer cap sitting on his back. That way the shoulders and backpack always look too big and unfinished (even if accurate to the source material). Maybe make it so that the arms are stored in the shoulders or the cap turns inside out to form the torso. I probably need to wait till New Age reaches RiD for that to happen though. Overall I feel that I overpaid for the figure. But that is the lot of the toy collector’s life. I would preferred if it was sold at a Voyager price point without the trailer.
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