jenius
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Ah the ol' catch 22 of the Battlepod pilot. You can't make a pilot that would possibly fit in the vehicle that would be the appropriate size... but if you don't include a pilot people hold it against you... and if you do include a pilot it will have to be way too small and people will hold it against you. So new Robotech canon... the lid of the battlepod is surrounded by the Zentraedi size changing tech. When you go in, it micronizes you a bit, when you come out, it macronizes you a bit.
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Probably not soon... still working on the house. Maybe if permits slow me down I can squeeze it in.
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My 31AX arrived from Luna Park! I am happy to report that, though it was in an Amazon box, it was well packaged and had a Luna Park "thank you" card inside the box. They even threw in a green tea Kit Kat.
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I just started Witcher. Had to go back and rewatch episode 1 after getting through the first 4 episodes because the chronology jumping was bewildering. Now that I'm used to it, I like it!
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Oh, oops! Well cool about the Battle Pod any way.
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So I haven't been keeping up on this as much as I used to. We're currently in a holding pattern right? Usually there's a July or August release... I guess preorders might not be announced until April?
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Where's the PO page for the soldier collection? I can't find it.
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I'm wondering if they didn't get their own stock which was substantially less than their total orders. They shipped out that stock on their own and it's packaged well. For everyone left over, they appear to be sourcing stock from elsewhere and maybe forwarding it along in whatever packaging it comes to them in. The reason the DHL info shows up way ahead of time is because they submit that when they source the toy but it doesn't actually go out until they receive it, place the info together, and then deliver it to DHL. It still blows me away if this is true though because it's the worst business model ever and WILL fail. It must be real hard to be a toy store... I wonder if they just have no idea how many Bandai will provide.
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Yeah... wish I didn't have more POs outstanding with LP... I definitely want out of this relationship 😕 Such NY vibes.
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I'm pretty sure HLJ only has stock of fixed leg versions but the safest bet is to email HLJ and ask.
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Mine at least now says "shipment information received" on the DHL site.
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Glad it's still helpful guys. Database issue is resolved!
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I like the strategy. They can always do more runs later. Produce every 1A in one production run, save some money, and not risk producing more than you need. I just don't like paying up front, especially with their history of delays, so I switched to buying from BBTS.
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Luna Park said they sent mine via DHL but with a note that it may take a while for tracking to reflect this... which is of course, curious. I guess I'll be patient... some more.
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It went down at 2:37PM Pacific but I don't know why. Usually it pops back up a few minutes later. It might be down for a while if it requires more work on my end.
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Honestly, I don't have any problem with the Pella's fate or the mechanics of it, I liked it in the book, I just felt the way the TV show presented it was not terribly exciting. I thought they'd do a better job narrowly getting the mass to the right point to pull the trick off. As alluded to above, they also line up three major battles and an end around... then showed us a sliver of one battle and the end around. Seems like there could have been more duking it out on screen.
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The 'Hey look at this really cool model build I saw' post
jenius replied to Shawn's topic in Model kits
That's a very phallic Glaug. -
Regarding the final Expanse episode:
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The molds were updated... I doubt they can go back to V1. The site says to ignore photos for the 1S and that it will be V2, same should apply to Max.
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Woof, I'd love to preorder the three valks but the prices have gone up and that's a big hit all at once...
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They are 3D printed though so that means you'd have to sand and paint them right?
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My 80s Corvette was junk compared to the new ones.
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I don't understand how anyone would run a business this way for NEW items. It's like none of these companies took a managerial accounting class... it CAN'T be profitable. Having a bot that scans Japanese sites and marking them up for older items? Sure... but even that business probably wouldn't turn a real profit. I still haven't received a shipping notification for my VF-31AX from LP. I'm not in a rush to get it but it's hard not to construe problems getting stuff shipped as a company that doesn't have their act together.
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While COVID certainly hasn't helped anything, toy companies have been screwing up things like this since the beginning of time. With as much going on, very small tolerance changes cause very large issues. Hopefully Bandai is getting the feedback and making fixes to the mold.
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The Transformers Thread (licensed) Next
jenius replied to mikeszekely's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
I was probably just catching some daylight glare on the monitor.
