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    What the christ, the Drones already went on sale? Any idea if the P-Bandai items will make it to their overseas domains? And have any of the other announcements gotten release dates yet?
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    Gets me EVERY TIME
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    I wouldn't be so sure of that. After the YF-19 is the YF-29, and after that... honestly, my bet is on the VF-25. This line feels to me like it'll be EXTREMELY limited, so we'll probably only get the newest and/or most popular designs made before Bandai move onto other properties. I suspect (but hope against) a smattering of maybe 3-6 kits in the line before it peters out, at most. YF-19, YF-29, VF-25 (<--all three on the WWM logo), maybe VF-31, and maaaybe VF-1 and/or VF-27 (the latter depending on how easily they can adapt VF-25/29 tooling), and even moooore diiistantly maaaybe VF-171, VF-11, VF-4...
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    Reference pic so people don't have to scroll up: Me, I think it's mostly the angle and the pose that make it seem like an inverted pyramid. The Metal Build flairs aside, it doesn't seem to deviate too much from the regular design. That being said, I noticed they've added the "buster shields as side skirts" bit from the... manga?... and gave it a new buster shield design entirely, neither of which I'm too keen on. The whites on the forearm guards also appear to be hinged claws now similar to the shields, at least if I'm reading the image correctly. (Look at the underside of the right forearm guard, the separation line at the front tip and the rounded ends of the white parts surrounding black pegs further back up the arm.) I can't say with 100% certainty that it has a double-ended scythe, but it certainly looks like it. And the head of the scythe is closer in shape to the TV design than the more stylized EW one. The wings seem to have taken some cues from the MG and added even more points of articulation/expansion on top of that. All in all, it honestly gives me the same vibes as a lot of third party kits/toys - trying a biiit too hard, being a biiit too edgy, but it's not bad. Hope it does it for those of you who were/are looking forward to it. IIRC the Aquarius Gundam was originally an SD Gundam design, right? I want to say it made its debut in one of the SD games, and the "non-chibi" design was extrapolated from there. Looks nice. Pulls off the peacock look in a way that doesn't bother me the way a lot of Gundam designs tend to do. Lol at the dober gun design. With every crack at the design they alter it more and more for articulation's sake, which... does it need it? I don't remember having too much trouble even with the old HG 1/100, and the main trouble points surely were dealt with by now...? The backpack thrusters are also interesting. It seems they've abandoned the older design that the 90s kits and earlier RD releases used where the thrusters were mounted onto the backs of the shoulder pads, and instead mounted them onto dedicated arms that plug into the back, similar to the MG and RG kits. And the side thigh skirts used to be connected only to the thighs, but they again seem to have mirrored the MG here and added a ball joint connection to the upper side skirt. Frankly, the MG design is stupid and doesn't add anything to the design, only makes it more complicated and cumbersome. At least here they smartly got rid of the connection to the thigh, so now it just functions as extra long, free-floating side skirts, which honestly doesn't look bad. Was there a MRD Tallgeese 1? I don't remember there being one. Starting at II is certainly an odd decision...
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    @Shawn Back in stock now.
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    Serendipitous timing; I just came to announce I got a shipping notice from them. Hopefully you've gotten one as well or will get one soon.
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    I've been meaning to quote your last post @Seto Kaiba, the bit about why the school exists and what they study there, because... yeah, that low-key has been on my mind the entire run of this show. Everything about the school, from its physical location to its customs to its areas of specialty, makes zero sense from any perspective other than to promote Gunpla. Going back to the Utena comparison (since this show takes so much of its trappings from that show), the high school setting there serves thematic and metaphorical purposes same as the rest of the show, so the literality of its existence can be largely handwaved. Witch from Mercury doesn't have that same luxury; it's ostensibly more grounded in comparison (in that it is grounded at all), so this weird, isolated high school for the world's elite where they don't seem to study anything and the backbone of society is an absurd, highly-ritualized duel system strains credulity. I'm surprised no one has yet tried to take over the entire school by way of duels alone. (Or, for that matter, masquerading an assassination of a fellow classmate or teacher as an unfortunate byproduct of a duel. Has anyone noticed how cavalier everyone is about mobile suit safety? Just casually steer a duel in the direction of classmates and oh nooo, it seems I accidentally stepped on Mr. Jenkins, what a shame... OSHA would have a field day in this school.) It's also hard to place Suletta herself's level of knowledge of... basically anything. It seems obvious that the intent was for her to be a socially inept pilot savant, but the show has overshot its mark and instead the impression I get is that she's clueless about everything outside of the very specific niche that is interfacing with the Aerial. She has trouble with the undocking procedure of a transport shuttle in the very first episode. But the show just, as you say, grabs a firm hold on the idiot ball in order for the plot to continue progressing. Blah. Well, I'm happy for those who're having a good time. I gave it to episode 6, two more than usual, and that's where I tap out. Shame. A lot of fun ideas here. It was just a funky fashion choice. Boooooo. BOOOOOOO I SAY!
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    I forget what the Extreme feature of this kit is again. I recall the majority of the advertised features being a variety of plate coatings as well as some runners molded in different formulations of "gold." Is there lighting and/or metal parts?
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    In other words, it would be basically repeating what the 6900 XT did for its generation. I do find it slightly amusing that while AMD is basically just repeating the same strategy, the move wasn't met with much fanfare last gen but has gotten A LOT of positive press this gen. I guess the combination of Nvidia again increasing its prices and the 7900XT/X seeming to reach a minimum bar of acceptable raytracing performance is just hitting everyone in the right way. Given AMD's steady software maturation over the last few years, I imagine it won't be much longer before they satisfactorily address professional use cases as well. It's certainly looking more likely than it did during the dog years of GCN and Vega.
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    And back we go to the 12vhpwr issue with what seems to be the first report of native 12vhpwr cables also burning: https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/yltzbt/maybe_the_first_burnt_connector_with_native_atx30/ Crazy stuff. Maybe it IS a spec thing. Maybe it's a transient spike thing. Maybe wire gauge is/contributes to the problem. What an unexpected ongoing mystery. (r/Nvidia megathread with a convenient list of confirmed/unconfirmed cases: https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/ydh1mh/16_pins_adapter_megathread/)
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    Gah. Voltage, wattage... 150W, 150V... How to tell you I'm not an electrician without telling you I'm not an electrician... I dunno, I think the relative performance and price-to-performance value is a bit vague given how... uncharacteristically loose they were with their numbers. Honestly, the moment they started going on about "8K gaming" my eyes glazed over and my default assumption became "they're comparing non-FSR numbers to FSR numbers, or using a non-standard definition of 8K, or otherwise futzing with the numbers." It's a shame, because they haven't tended to be so transparently fishy in the past with performance claims. Prices do seem decent - well, "decent" - for now, though. I'm sure that's entirely as intended. I'd have liked to see the 7900XT at something closer to $799 to really take the screws to Nvidia, but even so, they're still relatively VERY well-positioned in comparison. All in all, I'm more interested in the tech behind the cards than the cards themselves. I wonder how long before they get dual GCDs working (and whether such a design will ever make it to a gaming card), when they might release 3D Vcache versions of these cards, what FSR 3.0 and their other software suites entail, etc. FSR 3.0 especially. I hope it's not just real-time frame interpolation same as Nvidia, though I wonder what it could be; surely they can't get "up to 2x" the framerate of FSR 2.x by tuning the algorithm alone? Also, maybe I just missed it but I didn't see anything that might suggest the inclusion of Xilinx. Were they rumored to be including Xilinx AI/matrix hardware in their CPUs and/or GPUs? Perhaps there is dedicated hardware and that's what's accounting for the performance boost of FSR 3.0 over 2.0? I dunno, I'm just rambling now.
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    Specifically, the wire gauge was... lower? higher?... better, the wire gauge on the GN samples were better, rated for 300W each at 105C, whereas the one Igor's Lab dissected indicated only 150W. Maybe a manufacturing issue, then? Buildzoid theorized that the issue may be related to Nvidia using cheap double-slit terminals and that even just slightly misaligning those would result in partial contact would result in greater resistance would result in heat buildup. I dunno. At the very least, it seems to have been narrowed down to Nvidia's adapter specifically. Though @azrael said adapters included with AIB cards are also affected? (Has it been confirmed they source their adapters from Nvidia perhaps?) Anyway, AMD's RDNA3 announcement tomorrow. In addition to AMD confirming they won't use the 12vhpwr connector, a leaked image of a purported RX 7900 XTX showed 2x 8-pin connectors, indicating no more than 375W of reference power draw. (150W per 8-pin, 75W from PCIe slot). I wonder if that holds true, and if so, how that affects performance relative to the 4090, and how much higher AIBs might be able to push it. With prices falling on GPUs right now - I saw a 6700XT for less than $350 on Newegg, still very little movement on Nvidia's end though... - now has been such a good time for PC building. We're spoiled for choice at the moment.
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    Oof. That's quite the list. How many of those have people actually heard? is what I want to know now. That's odd. The "Review" cover album I looked up doesn't match the one I remember. The "Review" I remember had the song in four variants (plus karaoke versions), including Shimokawa's and a Cantonese language version (the one mentioned above by Priscilla Chan). The "Review" that exists is apparently a Mikuni Shimokawa album, where she covers multiple anime songs. Most likely the disc I received way back when was a burned disc, some weirdly specific bootleg. Meh. Anyway.
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    How many covers, professional and otherwise, are there of this song? Which are your favorite? I ask because I've had this particular rendition by Mikuni Shimokawa in my playlist for years and only recently discovered it was from an early 2000s album that..,. apparently consists entirely of different covers/remixes of the song. If anyone has any information on this album, I'd appreciate that as well. Thanks, cheers all.
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    I'm pretty sure I've asked this before, but Does the VF-1X Valkyrie Plus feature any external/visual differences from standard VF-1s? Or is it all internal?
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    Just a head's-up: They show up fairly regularly on Yahoo Japan. If push comes to shove, you can look for them there.
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    Oh right, I don't mean to imply it is their fault, but they're the ones having to run point on it regardless. I haven't paid especially close attention; I want to say they were the ones who submitted concerns to Microsoft/SIG about the connector in the first place.
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    Oh boy, I wonder how many more of these 1) will show up, and 2) will it take before Nvidia takes action, and 3) will it take for Nvidia to issue a recall and/or redesign the board entirely? I doubt it'll ever get to that third option, but my god imagine the cost of that... (EDIT: I wonder how fragile those connectors actually are. Is it really taking only minor bends to warp them into fire hazards? Or were these users being particularly aggressive with them? It doesn't seem so from the pictures shared.) The way I hear it, the right angle adapter was made for aesthetic reasons first; the practical benefits were a fortunate byproduct. That said, no doubt they'll be marketing the heck out of it now. I was watching a JayzTwoCents video on the issue where he said that AMD was and would be using the same 12VHPWR connector, which appears to have been in error. Scott Herkelman (Radeon senior VP) confirmed:
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    Is anyone else watching this show? I'd have expected more engagement from this crowd... But maybe there's a reason for that. Four episodes in like I said I would do at minimum, and I think that might be it for me. Maybe give it ONE more episode this weekend, but barring some massive upswing in quality I don't see me continuing past that. As always seems to be the case, Gundam shows strive to tackle ideas that they ultimately can't because they have to sacrifice too much to the altar of... well, Gundam. The franchise is just too mainstream for its own good; every transgressive idea has to be pared back and neutered so that the show can be marketed and merchandised. I can see what Witch from Mercury wants to be about, and how it might be infinitely more able to be about that if it didn't also have to be about Gundam mecha doing Gundam mecha things while Gundam characters talk in Gundam character ways about Gundam politics in a Gundam world...
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    Probably pepper it full of random lines and holes the way they do with Ver Ka model kits nowadays. Emphasize the psychoframe by introducing a "transformation" mechanic. Like so: I'm curious about the Metal RD Nu Double Fin Funnel. Is the "canon" design supposed to be just the full set split evenly on either side? I always thought it was a full set of six funnels on each side (so 12 funnels total).
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    Their response: "Thanks for reaching out to us! We are planning on stocking this item however we don't currently have a projected date for when we will receive the item. Make sure to follow us on social media and subscribe to our newsletter for updates on new and projected product releases!"
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    They've stocked and sold a bunch of recent Macross stuff - WWM toys, the SD toys I forget the name of the line, VFG kits, etc. Everything BUT stuff with the UN Spacy roundel, which is why I suspect it's an HG issue (but even then there's the exception of the HMR VF-0S...). Good to know on Gundam Planet.
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    I've never bought from Gundam Planet, but they have a preorder page up ($48.95 preorder, $50.95 regular); https://www.gundamplanet.com/hg-1-100-yf-19.html I emailed USAGS about whether they'll stock it as well. We'll see what their answer is. Any other places I should inquire? I emailed HLJ an hour ago about the possibility of upping per-order quantities and got promptly but politely shut down.
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    I honestly don't know. The original Armored VF-1 kit came with both the original VF-1 Battroid hands and a set of original Armored VF-1 hands. On second glance, these appear to either be taken from MG 1/100 Gundam kits (MG Sinanju? Sazabi?) or other third-party articulated hands (like these Hobby Base ones).
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    Hardware Unboxed did a quick power scaling comparison (the only one I've seen so far, but I'm hoping to see more in the future). The astronomically high TDPs that these new generations were commanding made it seem like they required nothing short of exotic cooling to keep them under control. But the power scaling puts into perspective the generational improvements. The 13900K manages to match the 12900K's Cinebench scores at roughly 170W (compared to I'm guessing the 12900K's full 250W), and the extra 130-150W on top of that gets it an extra ~40% performance increase. (On the AMD side, the 7950X maintains the efficiency edge by getting the same performance at a kind of crazy 75W, at least according to the one HU graph.) Power throttling these CPUs seems like you'll still get really good performance without crazy cooling requirements. But I dunno... that seems almost anathema to their very design, no?
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