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  1. Gakken85
    The connections seem to be there... so here is hoping. I'm sure Yuki wants it as much as he loves SS. There is an "evil" Star Saber that is black, turqoise, and purple. Idk
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    Gotta catch em all. What are you sellign Kaneda?
  3. Gakken85
    Redshoulder in high def!! haha Nice.
  4. Gakken85
    Sweeet sauce boss
  5. Gakken85
    Sweet
  6. Gakken85
    Block of some time. It's 37 min haha.
  7. Gakken85
    Idk. I kinda dig it. It has such a funky 80's space program feel to it.
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    np.
  9. Gakken85
    True. It's like an upside down Valk haha
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    I had a hard time unlocking the chest. One one hand I didn't want to break it, especially since it isn't my property, but I'm usually as gentle as possible. I spent a lot of time locking and unlock, and moving the bits around and I never felt it would snap or degrade signifcantly. That said, I transformed it for a good hour. You can see in the video when I show the inner part of the chest it's a really study mechanism. Nothing feels like it would wear out or get loose other than the boom canons. They feel a bit loose and I could maybe see them drooping over time, but Lunar mentioned that they are aware of a lot of the loose areas and are going to tighten them up. Also keep in mind that this is a test shot, so it's been tested by other people. It's already been transformed a lot I'm sure, and it was still really rugged and tight.
  11. Gakken85
    The more the merrier haha. Plus Wheeljack this week!
  12. Gakken85
    I'll say that the guys who made this are fans of Yamato and Bandai. You can see it in the paint apps, the transformation, and the stand. They definitely have a 1/3000 to base a lot of things off of, so you should feel comfortable knowing that it's made by fans for fans.
  13. Gakken85
    NP. I don't think anybody will feel ripped off with this toy. If you like SD and SDF1 you're gonna enjoy it. You guys know that I don't pull punches on my opinions. Evilcat/Lunar is a pal and I want to help him sell units, but if I thought it was junk I would say so. He did me a great turn by letting me review this early, but I'm not making any money off it, or getting a freebee. and it took 3-4 hours to get the video the way I wanted. I enjoyed working it up and getting all the info down for you guys. Also, I mailed it out to EXO today so he can do an official MW write up for you guys, per Lunars request. So keep an eye out for that if you have more questions in mind.
  14. Gakken85
    Love that track. And yes, I think it's worth $100 bucks for sure. As long as they tighten it up a bit, keep the same level of paint detail in the finished product.. it seems like a home run. Arthurius - I think I filmed some extra footage of the ship upside down. I can up that too at some point. I filmed a lot and cut a lot out. It's hard to say with a SD toy what's too big and what isn't. The head doesn't really need to lock. I was shaking it pretty good and it wouldn't come off. But I think the Hands need some love, as I mentioned. Amanandawoman - I love the hands and the standalone option. The cover is a little hard to get off, but Lunar let me know that they are aware of that. Eriku - Thanks bud. The ball joint on the hips is pretty mobile. I might not have shown the range of motion well enough but I got more than expected. Jvmacross - Hard to say since they are such different kinds of toys and targets. A Yamcadia is such a slick and polished mould that strives for realism. The Frontier Valk is also a slick and well designed piece that wants a hyper-realism. Is this piece as developed or nice as those? I can't say that to be honest. Its exaggerated and bulky by design, and meant to be handled for fun instead of transformed and displayed as a model surrogate. I can say, having handled MP's, Yamato's, Frontier Valks, and 3rd party transformers it feels right around MP quality in terms of plastic, maybe a bit below a Frontier Valk. (Thought Frontier Valks have their own issues with loose joints and breaks!) But those pieces have a lot more moving parts and materials. This whole piece is just hard plastic, but of a high quality, not counting the see through bits. Sturdy, but not the same mix of metal and plastic pieces. The engineering is pretty simple too, obviously. It's built around that middle locking piece with the < slide to move around for the transformation. Beyond a few ratchet joints there isn't a lot that can break or go wrong. With some 3p's it feels too tight or "hard" in some places, and too loose and "weak "in others. There was a nice uniform feel to the plastic and the joints. Also, as I mentioned several times the paint job is top notch. Hope that answers your questions in some way.
  15. Gakken85
    Cool. But I wouldn't wear it haha.
  16. Gakken85
    Making his shield a flight stand is badassery!
  17. Gakken85
    That's not a head, that's a rotating turret buddy.
  18. Gakken85
    Video is up. Clocks in at a nice 37 minutes. Includes transformation from Cruiser to Attack mode, thoughts and impressions, articulation, and general review. Gallery: http://imgur.com/a/u1KNv
  19. Gakken85
    I'll finally get mine when wheeljack ships this week haha
  20. Gakken85
    Spacebrick looking sexaaah
  21. Gakken85
    Fell asleep Review is up: My throughts are that Master Made are definitely a big fans of Macross toys. The transformation and details are similar to other SDF efforts, and keeping in mind this is a SD toy, you can forgive some parts forming for a giant head. That's the point. If you've owned other SDF toys you'll feel at home. What makes it stand out on it's own to me is the paint job and the character of the piece coming from the SD style. It's really fun to handle and play with, where a lot of SDF toys might not be. It's also a good value for the quality of plastic and the extras. $100 bucks isn't bad at all. I think if MM will make sure the boom canons are tight, the the hand/ARMD's stay on they will have a huge hit here. I don't really foresee any major QA issues in terms of breakage either. I never felt I was going to break anything even though I had to push the midsection pretty hard. I def, suggest you buy it if you have any interest in it. It's fun!
  22. Gakken85
    Seems like it. Hard to tell as they are so much smaller, but it's a nice quality plastic. Doesn't feel cheap at all to me.
  23. Gakken85
    You never finished the SD canon shoulder transformation. They slide out to the sides to make room for the head. The three things I'd suggest they work on 1. The hand ships need to lock a bit tighter. It falls a bit when you're transforming. 2. The Prometheus and Daedalus canons with the yellow plastic pops off really easily. Just needs to be firmly glued. 3. The Ship deck/Overtech SD canons need to be tightened up. Evilcat mentioned that they are aware of some looseness and plain on tightening it up, but honestly for a test shot I was impressed with the lack of flop overall. I also didn't get the feeling that any joints were "too tight" like I have with some 3rd parties. Very professional presentation in hand. The arm on the stand is a bitch to separate though. I had to grab a hairdryer.
  24. Gakken85
    They do. It's technically the third "parts forming" aspect... but it's more to achieve the pose than to transform. Thanks Saburo. I owe it all to you
  25. Gakken85
    You can pull the Arms out. They just peg in nice and tight. but I guess they'll suggest you pop the arm canons. It is a lot easier that way to pull the arms now that I think about it.
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