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  1. mikeszekely
    Any reviews I'm working on are postponed for a bit. My daughter managed to bring COVID home in the first week, and while she's doing fine already I'm currently watching the Alien movies* with 102 degree fever so at least I'll be ready to watch Romulus after I get better. *Of course I've previously seen Alien and Aliens, but I'd never bothered with Prometheus or Covenant. **And that's certainly all of them. Alien 3? Resurrection? Never heard of them, pretty sure you're making stuff up because there's no way they'd kill Hicks and Newt unceremoniously off screen, kill Ripley, then bring her back as some kind of human/Xenomorph hybrid clone. That all sounds bad and stupid.
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    Mine arrived today, the after arriving at my local hub for the third time. Took me all day to transform him into robot/Battroid, because that chest is scary tight, so I haven't even removed anything but the figure itself from the packaging. Full review soon-ish in the 3P Transformers thread (because to me, this is Missing Link Jetfire), but everything @Chronocidal said is ditto for my copy.
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    I was very briefly doing some creative type stuff and bought a 27" LG 4K IPS. And it was fine (I still have it connected to a second PC), but 4K is still tough, even with a moderately good GPU (currently running an RTX 4070). I wound up treating myself to a Samsung Odyssey G9 OLED. It's a 32:9 ultrawide- basically like two 16:9 27" screens in one slightly curved display, but since it's 1440p my GPU is pushing around a million fewer pixels. It was expensive, but I gotta say I'd never go back. On games that support it 32:9 is a lot more immersive, and despite but doing a ton of actual work I'm still finding the extra space extremely useful. But the real game-changer for me was OLED. I didn't think it's be a big a difference as it turned out to be. Both displays can do bright color just fine (and both support HDR), but the contrast is so much better. I had a screensaver running on both displays, and the difference in "black" was crazy. On the OLED it's really black, on the LG it was more like a bluish-gray. As for Anandtech, that's one of those things where my initial reaction was, "what a bummer!" But I can't remember the actual last time I visited their site. I heard most of the staff is moving to Tom's Hardware, which seems like a good deal.
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    When I tried (with NordVPN) I couldn't get in from their Tokyo server, but their other Japan server worked. They just didn't have Zero, SDF Macross, DYRL, or Macross II available yet, but that was around two weeks ago. Apparently they were added now.
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    The best would probably be that epoxy that comes in two tubes that mixes together or a cyanoacrylate glue + activator like Loctite Plastic, but that's probably a bit messy for a smaller job. Tamiya makes a cement for ABS, but I'm not sure where you'd find it at a reasonable price.
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    For Decepticons you're missing Buzzsaw (but if you can live without him, the only way to get him is to buy Legacy United Soundwave... then again, that'll also net you a Rumble, so...), and the Combaticons. You may also want a bigger Megatron, since he's a little short compared to the upcoming SS86 Optimus. Good news, though, SS86 Megatron and SS86 Construticons are coming next year, and we're expecting Combaticons in the mainline in 2026. Are you doing the 86 movie/Season 3? For Autobots, I guess I'd need a list of what you have, but it's a safe bet you're missing Windcharger, since everyone is waiting on an update of him to finish the Season 1 Autobots.
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    Doesn't look like I'm getting mine today. USPS been drinking or something.
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    I'm sure they'll take care of it, one way or the other. ShowZ's got good service. But that's still a major bummer.
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    Mine should be here tomorrow. And due to peer pressure, I bought a Valk... but it's a Hi-Metal R VF-4G, so probably not a great comparison. I got a G1 Jetfire, now, though, and I'll use that with my review. Unfortunately the vertical stabs broke.😭
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    Grabbed it on Steam this evening.😉 Too bad SOTN and Rondo of Blood are still stuck on PlayStation...
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    Hi-Metal R

    mikeszekely replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    So I gave this a lot of consideration. 1. No, I don't even have space for all my Transformers. 2. Variable mecha only, but in a perfect world at least one of every major Variable Fighter until around the VF-25, when they started looking kind of samey to me. 3. I care far more about the mecha than the pilots. The only "hero" scheme I really dig is the white with yellow and black Skull Squadron deco, so I might go for Roy's VF-0S when I want a VF-0, Roy/Hikaru's VF-1S when I want a VF-1, Ozma's VF-25S for a VF-25, etc. Beyond that, I think I almost prefer non-cartoon designs- I think the YF-19 and the Emerald Force VF-19s are particularly bad, and I'd rather prefer some of the decos from the Variable Fighter Master Files books. 4. Referring back to 2, in a perfect world, VF-0, SV-51, VF-1, VF-4, VF-5000, VF-9, VF-11, VF-14, VF-17, VF-19, VF-22, VA-3, and VB-6. with the option to collect a few different model variants, later VFs, and Macross II or other non-canon VFs. I don't care if they're in-scale with any other toy lines, but they should scale with each other. 5. Collectability isn't a factor at all. I'll hunt for good deals on used figures, especially if it's just not available new anymore, but I'm definitely not going out of my way to collect older or rarer figures and paying out the nose for them. 6. Yeah, I'd like something a bit sturdier that can stand up to being handled, and I prefer as little partsforming as possible (ideally none). With all that in mind, I bit the bullet and ordered my first Macross toy... a used Hi-Metal R VF-4G. In a vacuum, I do think I might have preferred the premium Arcadia, but the fact is that the Hi-Metal R stuff isn't just cheaper they seem to have the largest selection of mecha, the largest number of variant models and decos for those mecha, and are the easiest to actually find stock of. I figure, if I like it I can start collecting other Hi-Metal R VFs, and if I don't like it I can either switch to Arcadias or just stick with my Transformers. When it comes I'll let you guys know.
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    As an American I'm aware of, but largely unfamiliar with, the ZX Spectrum. But I hear Brits talk about it the way us Gen X Yanks talk about the NES. If they ever did a mini console version (like they did with the C64 and the Amiga) I'd pick one up out of curiosity.
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    That's about the only element of Needlenose, though, and by that criteria it could just as easily be Combiner Wars Cyclonus or Silverbolt. Or next year's new Silverbolt, for all we know. Honestly, I think it might just be a new mold that doesn't look like the Fire Valkyrie in bot mode because it's not the Fire Valkyrie, it's a crossover (even though I'd be curious to see a Macross Valkyrie with the chunky robust playability of a Transformer...).
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    This is actually a really good point. Toho is notorious for how tightly it controls it's licensing (I blame that movie with Matthew Broderick that is definitely not a Godzilla movie). I mean, if you think about it, isn't every time they release a figure like Delta Magnus, Cordon, Riggorus, DK-3 Breaker, etc already a Diaclone x Transformers situation? But I'm not in charge of labeling these Takara crossovers (even if I should be).
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    Thanks for bringing this to my attention. Surprisingly, the two main Transformer sites I follow haven't mentioned it yet. That silhouette isn't much to go on, yet, so I'm curious but not really excited. As for the rest, well, I made a post in the Transformers thread.
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    Thanks to @DeltaE27 for bringing this to my attention, but the T-Spark stuff is continuing in Japan with a ton of crossovers. In fact, before the year is out, we'll be having preorders for Megatron Godzilla (Megodzilla?) and Optimus Kiryu (apologies for the crappy images, I'm literally grabbing screenshots from an hour-old YouTube announcement). EDIT: Preorders this fall, doesn't actually release until next summer. Sorry for the confusion. Kind of weird choices for repaints (and a light remold?), but as a Transformers fan and a Godzilla fan I'm into this. I just wish they'd put more effort into it. Like they could have remolded the dino arms on the Grimlock mold to make them look more like Goji's arms, added some spines, etc. And Laser Op was already hampered by using the Siege legs, it's going to feel extra dated after Commander Optimus hits. For something a bit fresher, how about a Zoids x Diaclone x Transformers Shield R Optimus in 2025? I'm not into Zoids, but I wouldn't mind having this for my Prime collection. Maybe Zoids fans would be peeved if the Shield Liger alt mode wasn't blue, but as a Transformers fan I think they missed a beat by not making him white and gold like Lio Convoy. And hitting closer to home (since this is a Macross board), it's just a silhouette but this is our first hint at a Transformers/Macross 7 Fire Valkyrie crossover, also in 2025. I can't think of a recent mold that has a silhouette like that. Nor does it have a particularly Fire Valk shape. I'm curious to see more. They also announced a Transformers x Monster Hunter, but didn't have anything to show. The rest of the video is Zoids crossovers (Spider-Man, Monster Hunter, and Patlabor, if you're interested, with the Spidey one being shown in both red & blue and black variants. Vid's on Youtube here, if you want to watch it yourself.
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    As long as the figure itself isn't damaged. The box itself getting a little beat up will actually make it look more like my Jetfire's box.
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    Oh, and @M'Kyuun might be interested to hear that Dr. Wu is working on a Micromaster-scaled Prowl (and Kickback). Don't expect him before the second half of 2025, though. The good doctor has a ton of stuff already in the pipeline (Megatron, Cliffjumper & Shockwave, Warpath & Scourge, plus their repaints and remolds, plus some more tapes...).
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    I mean, I guess whoever they got to finish their Hun-Grr did a pretty good job of matching the aesthetic of the other four... but I wasn't really into that aesthetic in the first place. Until someone does a proper MP Abominus I'll stick with Ordin. On the other hand, Magic Square is upscaling their Legends Bruticus to MP, and so far so good. Hopefully Magic Square will considering upsizing a few more of their Legends figures *cough cough Megatron cough cough*.
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    I kind of want to pick up another one myself. Toyhax has some really nice Roy Fokker Skull Squadron labels.
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    If it helps, ShowZ is pretty good. I've bought from them many times.
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    Same.
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    Ugh, didn't get to see Ghostbusters after all. Don't ask me why it is I go to see Gremlins and there's like four people in the entire theater, but Ghostbusters was completely sold out before I even got there. Got my tickets for Indy in advance.😒
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    I like all the movies I'm seeing this week, but Robocop is in my top 5 favorite movies of all time.
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    Eh, she just turned 9, and she's always been a bit on the timid side. Still scared of the dark, she won't admit it but I think being in a dark theater makes her anxious by itself. Stuff like Gremlins would probably give her nightmares. As for me, though, my friend I've been going to see these movies with had never seen Gremlins at all*, so I figured even if it's a bit of a PITA to get to the theater we're having fun and we can take turns driving, we went. We'll be back Friday for Ghostbusters and Sunday for Temple of Doom. *He's never seen Robocop, either. Unfortunately that one's not in theaters (as it wouldn't come out for another three years), but I think we're going to have to do a movie night at home one evening.
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