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    Seems an impractical way of doing business, blacklisting folks who cancel items. Nothing like alienating customers willing to pony up several hundred dollars (or more, depending on your country's currency rate)for a single item. Equally odd that they'll forgive non-payment over a cancellation request. Glad I preordered through HLJ. Their Black Friday sale was a good deal. Moreover, my experience with their customer service has been very positive. I keep watching my email, waiting for my ship notification, and a sizeable divot in my bank account.
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    At that scale, it's not bad, but it still looks off to me. For my money, I think I'd forego the small one and save for Kronos, since he's shaping up to be the most accurate version.
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    The second face on MP-21 Bee is reminiscent of the face on the G1 toy. Neat that they added it, but I'll stick to his cartoon face. With color, this looks much better. I wish they'd put hinged covers on his arms to hide the hollows where his hands go. That's fine on a $12-15 mass market toy aimed at kids, but on an MP, that kind of detail makes the difference and should be the norm. Part of me wishes they'd gone with the new bug design, since it's more compact than the original and would translate better to the bot mode. I'm just glad that Volkswagen finally relented and are allowing Takara/Hasbro to make it at all. I'm guessing maybe we'll get adult Spike with the Exo-suit. It'd be accurate to the movie. Besides, I hate Daniel. I kept hoping he'd get shot or stepped on in every scene he appeared. Still do. I missed out on the new MP Prime when it was at retail, and refuse to pay the small fortune it goes for now. So I had Year of the Horse version in my hands at TRU today, but I couldn't get past the clear trailer and ugly gold trim. There were two of them on the shelf, and two of the big Starscreams, for which I have no interest. I really hope they do a second release, b/c I like the mold, but those YotH colors are terrible.
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    Funny, I always envisioned a lot of automation involved in processing these. The pic def makes it seem more like a garage kit, with human hands lovingly putting them to bed in their packaging until they reach their new owners. I count 11, possibly 12, of them in that pic; I can't imagine having that many of one valk in the same room. Sucks to be not-rich sometimes.
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    Not really a fan of the high speed mode; the forward swept wings are what really make the fighter mode stand out. Macross Plus in general, and the YF-19 specifically, were what drew me into Macross back in the 90's, so my anticipation for this version is off-scale high. If they choose to do a new YF-21, and it kinda follows that they will at some point, I hope they can "match" this in terms of keeping all modes as close as possible to the corresponding lineart/proportions. It's quite the engineering challenge, but I hope they're already formulating solutions. I still wish Kawamori-san had eschewed the belly plate kibble in favor of recesses for the legs to fit into while in fighter. IMHO, it'd been a more elegant design while eliminating large superfluous parts hanging off the legs. But I digress; can't wait for the new YF-19!
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    I also noticed the rarity of blue in current sets. I'm working on a project in Classic Space colors, and I've been Bricklinking blue like crazy. But it does seem scarce, and expensive. That being said, I hope sales of Benny's Spaceship! will far exceed LEGO's expectations, as well as generating massive positive buzz in social media within LEGO's target demographic. If relevance and sales both spike, perhaps LEGO will do a revival, hopefully not straying too far away from the original look of the sets. I liked Space Police 3, but there was nothing, beyond the name, in common with the old SP sets, and I fear the same fate if a new Classic Space-based line is released. Many of the current designers grew up in the 70's & 80's, and love the classic stuff like most AFOLs, so I believe the awareness, at least at their level, is alive and well; I would guess Marketing probably don't feel that those sets would appeal to today's kids. So Benny's ship may be a litmus test to gauge interest.
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    That Cy-Kill looks pretty sweet, however I'm sensing some part swapping to get those ...whatever they are...on his shoulders. They're supposed to be his bike tires, but those things are HUGE. Although they tend to be looked down upon as compared to Transformers, the Gobots line had some neat designs. I wouldn't mind seeing a number of them revisited as modern toys. Road Ranger, and most of the aircraft, would get my interest.
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    Preordered w/ HLJ. Have to agree that there's something about the face that seems off. Hopefully everything will iron out. I'm really happy with this line so far, so I have faith.
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    Loving that MP scale Skyfire (Kronos). Looking forward to alt mode pics. If the lineart on DaCa ToYs' site is accurate, it's going to look great, with a nice flat bottom sans robot kibble. So far it's shaping up to be the Skyfire toy I always hoped for.
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    I think Neil Blomkamp could do a good job on a live action GITS. Watch Spielberg hire Michael Bay. One more franchise for him to ruin.
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    Hope this will see a DVD release at some point. The last two seasons were great, minus a few "meh" eps. The final season looks to be suitably dark with some good storytelling. I'm glad the same folks are behind Rebels.
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    I loved the first movie. Looking forward to this one as well.
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    There are two different cowl molds, the original from the 2006 sets, and the newer one which more closely resembles the Christian Bale Batcowl(more culpting around the "ears"). As for Batplanes, there have been two official sets released, the excellent large one with stand in 2006, and a smaller simpler version in 2012. The one from the LEGO Movie is a new model, and would be quite substantial in size, since it has both a front and back seat to carry 4 or 5 minifigs. I hope they produce it as a final LEGO Movie Exclusive, complete with instructions to rebuild it into the Batmobile. That was a badass looking Batmobile, more akin to an armored vehicle than a car. I'd get two copies just to have both vehicles at the same time.
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    Roger that.
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    If you do the mod, I'd be interested to see pics.
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    That'd make a cool kitbashed Eva. Reminds me of the Boomers from Bubblegum Crisis.
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    Missed opportunity. But I guess the aft section is pretty useless as anything but an engine compartment, since it's no more than the wing extension mechanism with a small compartment on top for storing the little classic robots. Still neat that they included those, since they were a staple in a bunch of mid-80's sets. I wish they'd forgone the wing extension in lieu of a set of swing-out double doors and ramp for storing a small vehicle/cargo container like the old sets. I'm a sucker for working cargo features. The Sea Cow is a pretty cool set. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmHRA2scSGw I hope LEGO produce Batman's Batplane/Batmobile set. That would round out the collection nicely, and both models look stunning. I'd prefer it over the Sea Cow.
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    I don't remember them taking a jab at Bionicle. It and the Star Wars license pretty much saved LEGO's bacon back in around 2003, when the company was facing serious financial losses. I was never a Bionicle fan myself, but I've had a chance to see some amazing stuff, especially by a very cool and talented lady named Breann Sledge. I'm not sure if Hero Factory is quite the hit that Bionicle was, but it shares a similar look. As far as the original brick built figures go, this year marks their 40th anniversary.
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    I think clown feet were pretty much inevitable, given his alt and the way he transforms. I'll withhold judgment until we get a proper pic.
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    Admitting your addiction is the first step to being cured.
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    Yep, definitely a bit of nostalgia thrown in there. Great movie.
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    Most of my old space guys still have the gold intact, for the most part. I never had a cracked helmet, either, as far as I can remember. I never played with my figs much, so most of them still have stiff arms and legs. My bricks, however fared differently, since I had teeth, but no brick separator. Putting those little orange separators in large and some medium sets nowadays is a great idea, although I have a couple dozen of 'em floating around here. As well as the classic space sets, I'd love to see Blacktron return. It was my favorite space line, and I have nearly every set from the black/yellow first line, and four of the black/white sets. In fact, my Aerial Intruder is sitting on the shelf in my LEGO room, looking incredibly bad-ass, and my Alpha Centuri Outpost is still in pristine condition in its box. Unfortunately, all my black and yellow sets were pieced out for building stuff when I was still in my teens. Someday I'll attempt to restore them all.
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    Well, the beauty of LEGO is that there are any number of ways to approach shaping. Unfortunately, LEGO has to meet a price point, as well as a battery of tests and production screenings before the final design is accepted. Generally, something is lost during the process for one reason or another. It sucks, but LEGO's a business looking to make a profit above all. I always like to see proto pics of sets when they are infrequently shared; it gives some perspective to the process. In many cases, the protos look better than the final set. As for shaping with plates, look up Shfio on Flickr...guy's a true artist. For some reason I can't link to the webpage. As for the X-Wing UCS sets, while the new one is superior in just about every aspect except for the nose; slopes were used on the old one to give it a far better tapered look than the curved slopes and squared off wedge bricks used on the new one. Given all the parts at their disposal, one wonders that they couldn't have found a better solution keeping within price point. I'm bummed that their AT-AT sets seem to downgrade with each release, rather than improve like most of the other sets redone over and over. 4483 still has the best proportions, IMO. It's certainly not perfect, but it's bigger and far more detailed than the last set or the upcoming set. I'm not including the walking AT-AT, since it was more of a Technic set than a System set, and doesn't look that great IMO, either.
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    Which was wise. I actually had to use the second one. I still can't understand why they didn't just print that canopy.
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    David, from your lips to Jorgen Vig Knudstorp's ears. If it ever happens, it'll be wish fulfillment on a far grander scale than LEGO realizes, I think. I agree that they needn't do straight rereleases, but updated versions of those old sets with today's play features would be fantastic. And yes, blue, grey, trans yellow, with some white and trans blue thrown in for good measure would be most welcome. If anything, Benny's ship shows that the old space color scheme still looks great.
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