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  1. danth
    I never realized Ultra Magnus was just Prime in GBP armor! I still want a good version of Ultra (or especially Delta) Magnus that keeps the separate Prime robot. Was super bummed that the MP Magnus didn't.
  2. danth
    Whaaat? Ah, I see. Yeah I would swap those out so hard.
  3. danth
    Ugh, those curved smoke stacks. (Yes I assume they're that way in the movie; still hate it).
  4. danth
    Since when is Zartan a Thundercat?
  5. danth
    You know, this wouldn't be a problem if there was a big-ass hinge in the middle of that fin so you could fold it in half! (Sorry, just making fun of the shoulder fin. )
  6. danth
    So is the Valkyrie the worst of the bunch for these? I got the pencil sharpener versions of the Valkyrie and the Orguss from Cost Plus or something back in the day. I was pretty, uh, not impressed by the Valkyrie. The Orguss seemed to be more faithful to its design at least.
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    Hi-Metal R

    danth replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    Dumb question time. Are there any third party mods to make these PT? Like better hands, gun handle, landing hear, heat shield?
  8. danth
    Did you just apologize for winning at life? Sweet collection!
  9. danth
    Yep. Since I had three votes, I used them all on Space. Classic, Blacktron, and Ice Planet.
  10. danth
    I just realized one thing I don't like about this figure. That chest and torso look like they could come from a sofubi toy. Soft and squishy, very rounded, and no sharp detail. Almost like those old shampoo bottles they would make in the 80's in the shape of your favorite characters (not sure if they still make them).
  11. danth
    Not an exact copy but an obvious ripoff. https://www.ebay.com/itm/ULTRA-RARE-VINTAGE-80S-FLOMO-ROBOT-ANIME-SCHOOL-BAG-BACKPACK-TAIWAN-NEW-NOS/112575017817?hash=item1a35fe7359:g:VOYAAOSwkehZxo7m
  12. danth
    Speaking of third party mods. I stumbled on to some very questionable things when doing a google image search of third party Arcees. There are some seriously wrong mod parts out there. Things I don't want associated with our hobby! Be careful out there guys!
  13. danth
    This is a problem with most CGI in anime these days. I think a lot of fundamentals of animation have been lost in the transition to cheap CGI. The main thing I think has been lost is the use of acceleration curves. Basically, the animation/movement of models should be defined by a curve. The curve shouldn't be linear, because linear movement is boring. It should be at least a second order polynomial. That gives you the "snap", I think, either when decelerating to a stop or accelerating off the screen.
  14. danth
    Huffer looks pretty awesome! UM looks god awful.
  15. danth
    This is just ridiculously awesome. Kudos!
  16. danth
    Thanks for your thoughts! I didn't know about the limited articulation of the MP. Now to check out Apollo and Helios...
  17. danth
    How would they improve MP Magnus in your opinion? I almost bought MP Delta Magnus until I realized the cab didn't transform into a separate robot, like the G1. I know they were going for cartoon/movie accuracy and the separate blue Prime clone isn't part of that, but to me it's what made the original toy so cool. Anyway I hope there's an Earthrise Delta Magnus, assuming ER Magnus has the separate robot like the Siege toy has. Anyone know if there's a good 3rd party Delta Magnus with separate blue transforming cab?
  18. danth
    Duke's card art looks like Casper Van Dien. His figure looks like Ron Perlman.
  19. danth
    I wonder if the pictured toy is misassembled. The wings look like maybe they'd be fine if they were swapped.
  20. danth
    VF-1S Mandalorian.
  21. danth
    I have to wonder how the financials work on a set like this. I mean, it's out of nowhere. It's over $500. It's huge (largest set ever?). It's not Star Wars or part of some beloved brand. Isn't this massively risky? People who buy architecture sets might not have room for this thing. Or want to spend the dough. Maybe they just aren't going to make many of these? Maybe the reuse of the same pieces in the same colors makes it cheap enough to be super profitable regardless? Maybe it's a loss-leader marketing set and they don't really expect to sell a ton of them? Basically...how do I forgive this seemingly haphazard release when they haven't put out a non-licensed Space them in 6 years.
  22. danth
    It looks legit amazing without the translucent plastic. A real shame they sabotaged it from the start like they did. Maybe a re-release will fix that plastic and we'll get a Jetfire version or something.
  23. danth
    Not trolling. I just have a pretty specific definition of tribalism which doesn't include general rudeness or bickering. To be clear, if I criticize a toy, it's not because I've built an identity around not liking the toy. It's just because I see something I don't really like. And I don't criticize toys to hurt others who like the toy more than me. I just do it because I'm a nerd with nothing better to do.
  24. danth
    I am a bit shocked by this comment, because I haven't seen this at all. Some very slightly heated debate over pricing, but...tribalism? I hope you don't think it's tribalism that some people don't love the MP-52 as much as you do!
  25. danth
    Same. I think as a kid I checked out of Transformers in 1986 because I only have fondness for the '84 and '85 toys. Hopefully that Grimlock turns out pretty sweet!
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