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    Pictures of Dinobot and he looks glorious: http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/11/12/masterpiece-dinobot-color-prototype-images-353459 I'm a bit bummed out that these are so much more up my alley than the regular Masterpieces from G1. Dinobot seems to have more paint applications on his chest than MP Laserwave has on the whole toy. Maybe I should sell my G1 MP collection and go with these.
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    You pay once the item is in stock. However, I have only ordered regular itens from them so I can’t say for sure that this is true for special releases.
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    I will wait for the Cross Dimensions Skyfire. In other news I got a mail from BBTS that my PlanetX FOC Skywarp will be shipping soon. This will be my first PlanetX toy so I’m curious how it will turn out. I’m still waiting for a Nemesis Jupiter announcement from them though.
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    I prefer the term independent toy makers instead of 3rd party. It catches much more what the idea of these companies where when they started. I don't have any actual numbers to compare it against releases from smaller toy manufacturers like Sentinel or Arcadia but I heard that a run of a unlicensed transforming toy is between 500 and 1500 units which is tiny. These companies also mostly don't have any licensing departments, offices, advertisement staff o even full time employees so I think independent toy maker fits those outlets pretty well. 3rd party usually refers to something that has official ties to the 1st party so I don't think the term fits but stuck around (it is also quicker to type 3r or 3rd party). Regarding to your comments Kuma I think the 2nd party usually describes the customer of the products from the 1st party so FlameToys or other companies that license from Hasbro doesn't fit that description either. In the end it doesn't really matter to me what to call them I just want to buy cool toys. That said if I'd buy the FlameToys Drift I would post my thoughts about him in this thread. Oh man, I really hope he is stellar. If completed my Metal Build collection this week so there might be budget available for him but I don't have the room to but him anywhere.....
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    Hi-Metal R

    Scyla replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    I can't be worse than the ET one right, right, RIGHT?
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    Hi-Metal R

    Scyla replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    I hope Bandai will at least release a Nexx custom I need that big railgun.
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    Well technically they are the „real“ third party products since they are officially licensed. I was severely tempted by the MAS and 3A Nemesis Prime but they are just too big for my likings. The FlameToys Transformers are right up my alley though. I‘ll wait for some reviews on the Drift to decide if I want to open another jar of worms.
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    Hi-Metal R

    Scyla replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    Hopefully the HMR VF-2SS is sucessful and Bandai releases all the variants of the Valkyrie. After that I really hope Bandai sees the potential of a DX Chogokin of the VF-2.
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    Oh my, after you said that I had to check the thread on TFW. 50 pages of discussions about the procr. That will be a fun read this weekend.
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    Saw it finally yesterday and I was pleased. In my opinion the movie requires multiple viewings and might have the potential to get better over time. Now what baffles me the most about the movie was why K has the memories of the wooden horse. I searched a bit around and have not found an answer to that neither was it discussed in the reviews I saw about the movie. Now there might be the possibility that I'm missing something obvious here but here is my take on it. I want to hear what your take on it is. Afterwards you can click on the spoilers to see what I thought about it.
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    So the preorders start on the 15th November at 3 PM Tokyo time? Will it be hard to get. I ask because I never ordered a Metal Build TWE exclusive but every time I was interested the preorders seem to be sold out way before release unlike the Macross TWE items. What other shops besides PBandai and NY are selling this?
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    It’s MMCs Tyrantron, their homage to MTMTE Autobot Megatron.
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    A few points to add. To be honest MP-10 is a bit dated by now. He has some odd proportions in the arms and its articulation was limited even back when he came out (no double jointed legs or arms). His gun is also tiny due to a transformation gimmick to store it in alt-mode. That said he is still my favorite entry in the Masterpiece line Another thing to consider is that MP-10 comes with his trailer and Roller, MP-36 comes with the gun attachments of G1 Megatron (silencer and stock) that double as a stand in robot mode and a bunch of accessories like his laser sword, morning star with a posable chain and Blitzwings gun which he used to shoot Prime in the 86 movie. He also comes with a effect part that can double as the sword blade and the firing effect of the gun, the key to Vector Sigma and the mind control helmet for the Optimus Prime clone as well a battle damaged face and chest. Despotron on the other hand is fairly bare-bones since he only comes with a morning star. Both come with a few extra faces that are easy to swap out (no tools required). I prefer Despotrons solution where you lift the whole helmet up to exchange the face whereas for Megatron you exchange the front of the helmet. All the accessories of MP Megatron come with a price (literally). Especially if you buy from a shop that imports the stuff from Japan like BBTS. Compared the Japanese MSRP of Megatron which is 23000 JPY to the roughly $150 Depsotron is going for the price for MP-36 gets more competitive depending on the exchange rate of your local currency. If you can get MP Megatron for his preorder price which is around 18000 JPY it gets better but shipping will be expensive still. So if you don't need all the extra stuff in the box Despotron (or DX9 Mightron) might be the MP Megatron for you (his box is also tiny compared to MP-36). [edit:] I don't want to sweep the negative points of Despotron under the rug. There was a assembly error on all of the first run Despotrons where a pin in the knee was not shoot through all the way making one of his legs droop easily. This can be fixed by yourself but it shouldn't be an issue to begin with. Maybe the second run of Despotron will have this fixed. Also his ankle joints are not the strongest so he can tip over in some poses even standing on the shelf. There is also the controversial gap in the chest which can be pretty visible in some lighting conditions and even if you don't shine a light source directly at the toy it is still visible. I also feel like Maketoys skimped on the paint because for me the red on the legs would benefit from a coat of red paint since to me bright red plastic without finish looks terrible most of the time. I also think Maketoys should have painted the front of Despotrons shins with a dark gunmetal paint to give the legs more definition.
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    So.. If you say you only want to have Optimus Prime and Megatron and you love the way they look in the G1 cartoon I would suggest that you wait till Takara releases the inevitable version 3 of Masterpiece Convoy. This will go quite well with MP-36 Megatron. This is especially true if you usually don't transform your toys. There has been a change in the lead designer for the Takara Masterpiece line around MP-24. The new designer has shifted the aesthetic more to the looks of the G1 toon. The old designer who was in charge before had a different idea whereas the robots looked more heroic and more rooted in reality. What I mean by that is that the alt-modes looked realistic (in case of the Autobots they where mostly licensed cars) and this traversed to their bot-modes. The Carbots after the design switch are schizophrenic because they still try to do realistic, licensed alt-modes but the robot had the cartoon aesthetic going on. This means you have parts that are detailed like a real-life object (like Ironhides chest) that clash with the bland cartoon look of the rest of the robot. To me the approach of MP-10 is much more intriguing than the one of MP-36. This is one of the reasons why I prefer Despotorn (I still bought MP-36 to check him out). He feels much more in line with the ideas behind MP-10. That said most 3rd party companies are switching to the new design language of Takara. That is why Maketoys Meteor (the Starscream seen in Kumas pictures) looks more bland than Despotron since he follows the toon aesthetic. So you need to decide which design idea suits your likings the most. You prefer the toon -> MP-36 and wait for Takara announcing MP Convoy V3; you prefer the more realistic look -> Despotron and MP-10. They are both marvels of engineering. For MP-36 the designer said one of his objectives was to keep the position of the arms and legs of Megatron at the same place where they where on the G1 toy which means that they do some amazing tricks in mass shifting. Despotron on the other hand has much more unique approach. His robot parts layout in gun-mode is vastly different than on the G1 toy and any other gun Megatron. He does some amazing tricks to store the gun trigger in his chest which makes him kibble free whereas MP-36 has a massive panel mess on his back. What makes Despotron truly great is that he is the only Walther P38 Megatron that is fun and easy to transform. Tuck the hands hin, flop the arms up, rotate and extend the barrel -> torso done. Turn the legs, connect them, fold the gun grip panels out, collapse the legs, collapse the feet -> lower body done. The middle part is a bit fiddly but not nearly as frustrating as the MP-36 experience.
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    I have to disagree. Despotron is better than MP Megatron. Major reason being that his transformation is imaginative and fun. Also he fits much better with the design of MP-10 Convoy.
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    Where is anime52k8 when you need him: http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=FIGURE-034461&page=top
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    Bandai DX VF-31

    Scyla replied to UN Spacy's topic in Toys

    Got a preparation in progress mail from NY regarding the VF-31F Super Parts.
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    Well I got an Email this morning from Amazon that they aren't able to fulfill my preorder for the SNES mini, since they didn't get a restock in October. This is getting annoying two preorders with two different stores and none was able to fulfill it. Maybe I should just buy the cartridges that I'm missing. How high is the percentage of knock off cartridges compared to genuine ones on ebay?
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    The problem it is really annoying in person. My Boba Fett from the Dessert Skiff Escape has a similar issue but it is not that pronounced.
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    The misprint on Boba is not that big and hard to spot even on camera. Need to see what the Lego costomer support has to say:
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    So I built my first Lego UCS set last weekend. As a preparation for the UCS Millennium Falcon I thought it would be a cool idea to build the Slave 1 since the ship is also roughly Minifig scale and a collection of Lego Star Wars Minifig scale vehicles sound neat to me. The build was very fun. I need to check if it is necessary to apply the ArchieNov fix to it so it doesn't make the spreads. I probably won't since the ship takes up so much space when put on the stand. Thats make me wonder what to do with the Millennium Falcon. Maybe build a couch table around it? That said while assembling the Minifig of BobaFett I noticed that the tampo printing on the helmet doesn't line up correctly leaving a very small but visible seam dead center of the helmet where the black paint is supposed to be. Is this a common thing on the Boba Minifigs?
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    Bandai DX VF-31

    Scyla replied to UN Spacy's topic in Toys

    Reon = noeL??? I don't get it. Anyhow I had some time to fiddle with my VF-31C and it is a great release as always. And with any VF-31 release I have to notice how shitty the articulated hands are. I don't understand why Bandai didn't throw in some new ones with the Super Parts sets. I would be ashamed to be something that great like the Valkyrie be tainted by something that bad. I really hope they do the VF-31S next since I adore the paint scheme.
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    I was kinda surprised that the Hi-Nu is so small but that seems to be accurate to the tech specs.
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    Finished my triptych of Ver. Ka Gundams: Not sure if all the panel lyning was worth it. Next up on the workbench: ZZ and Sinanju Ver. Ka.
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    You can ask in the BST section of this board. There should be a thread dedicated to this if i remember correctly. Regarding the insurance you should ask your insurance company what price you should use for an item. For my insurance it was important what I paid for it not what it’s worth at the moment. If I need to replace it my insurance will pay the current price.
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