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  1. Scyla
    Sad news. The SNES was a huge formative experience for me. It was the second console I’ve owned (the Game Boy was the first) and it not only made me a fan of video games in general but Japanese video games and the Japanese aesthetics specifically. This had a huge impact on my other hobbies I have now: mecha, anime and manga. For example I fell in love with Arika Toriyamas character design for Chrono Trigger (which my dad brought over from a trip to the US, since Europe rarely got JRPGs) long before I knew Dragonball existed.
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    I’m super tempted by the AT-AT as my Lego SW collection are manly Minifig scaled vehicles. This, a Tie Interceptor, a Tie Bomber and an Imperial Shuttle are the glaring holes in my collection.
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    I wonder if the red MB 00 Seven Sword is vaporware bow that they didn’t show any new images during the last Tamashii Nations event.
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    I’m now one step closer completing my Cliffjumper and Nemesis/Black Prime collection. I was browsing Mandarake when I noticed that both the Transformers United Black Prime and WfC Cliffjumper were available at the same store. Black Prime is an awesome toy of an iconic mold. I have the SDCC Nemesis Prime but he lives happily in his FP City Commander armor so I wanted another standalone copy. I especially love the gray paint they used throughout the toy. Cliffjumper is a painted version of the War for Cybertron Cliffjumper which is a remold of Bumblebee. Love the cherry red paint job. Otherwise He is a bit shellformery and the transformation is not smooth due to all the panels that need to tab together. But I’m super happy to have them.
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    Ups wrong thread.
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    Sadly toy collecting is a very lonely hobby*. I don’t know anyone that collects in my area. Some of my friends have a friendly interest but I can’t have a deep discussion about toys with them. That said. I would totally lend you some of my toys for review if I could. *I think I picked up the notion that it is a lonely hobby from @tekering.
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    Yeah, he is tiny but awesome. I bought the set for Cliffjumper. Now Bumblebee lives on my desk:
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    I think that is the New Age Herbie 2.0 https://showzstore.com/newage-h25-herbie-bumblebee_p2777.html
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    I’m always amazed that so many Primes haven an issue with hiding the feet. They often just hang out in the back of the truck
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    At the tome of writing Anime Export has it available it seems like: https://www.anime-export.com/index.php?product=54764
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    Is a P-Bandai release different than a TWE release? I want to understand why I can „easily“ order some MB Gundams that are exclusive releases and some don’t even show up at the shops that allow you to order these exclusive toys.
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    I’m looking for the preorder of the X0 FC at anime-export, but I haven’t found anything yet. 😐
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    Would you mind elaborating that point in more detail since I want to know more about Japanese mecha design. I’m a layman with regards to the Gundam franchise but I always found it curious when someone compares other mecha designs to it; it seems to be the default one to compare it to. 🙂 When you say the whole Gundam franchise isn’t that too broad of a spectrum to evaluate Rodimus‘ design? Zeon suits follow a different language than the „hero“ units and given the longevity of the franchise the designers iterated through a lot of designs sometimes refining it, sometimes reinventing it but still keeping core design elements in place. So to what are we comparing the K3 design to? [edit:] Looking at the concept art I don’t know if I see more or less Gundam in it. 😅
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    I can’t argue that Rodimus shares some design characteristics with Gundams especially in the Don Figueroa mode with the wide shoulders. However I stylized doesn’t automatically mean Gundam. For example he is missing the slim, well defined legs of a Gundam and the hip skirts. He is also not colored white. As for Skids it seems they continued with where they left off with the Datsuns. I like that, compared to the Datsun mold his legs aren’t hollow and the joint in the thighs. However it’s been 8 years since MP Prowl so he also feels a bit like an anachronism since the design has evolved since then.
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    I will wait ordering mine. Maybe I can get a discount on it next year.
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    I wonder if the Kairos Plus toys will have better transforming hands that can bend the trigger finger and hold the gun properly. They were the only downside of the VF-31 toys.
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    Flame Toys showed an armor pack for their Kuro Kara Kuri MTMTE Rodimus that makes him look more like the Don Figueora design: Images courtesy of TFW2005 (https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/flame-toys-products-kuro-kara-kuri-furai-model-furai-action-no-tangential-fembot-topics.1197307/page-108#post-19772671) Base design:
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    I’m still in for the Hi-Nu since it is my favorite Gundam design I think. But damn that seam line on his back fin is ugly. Straight through the vent. On the other hand Justice has a painted base so he will be ready for his release in January.
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    FYI, my Strike Rouge entered the anime-export warehouse today.
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    I still have hope that a better shield will come with the potential HWS. Ideally the one with the blue and white „splinter camo“.
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    Overall I like it, I hope he has that purple hue in the gray I can see in the video once it comes out. I think he will look even better once it has all its markings. I‘m not sure about the bare metal of the chest pipes and the color choices for the chest vents. It is just too much metal color in one area.
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    @tjdetweiler, @F360 thanks I got one from HLJ! No more Metal Build EVA units for me. \o/
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    I have mine ordered from anime-export but haven’t heard from them that it arrived yet. I can keep you updated though.
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    Wing Gundam early color version available at BBTS if you are willing to pay the markup. But hey, at least it is not NY: https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/186384 Speaking of NY: https://www.nippon-yasan.com/figures/35883-gundam-fix-figuration-metal-composite-wing-gundam-ew-early-color-ver-limited-edition.html
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    I think it’s well loved because it was one of the first anime that ran at a major television station during prime time and had a good dub as well, at least in my country. Thus to many it was the first exposure to a „cartoon“ that dealt with mature themes and looked stylish and cool with great music. So for many adolescent teenagers it had a massive impact. This could also be the reason why the show is not remembered the same way in Japan as in the West. It just wasn’t a formative experience.
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