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    Musta got the three I canceled . I realized when the Milia preorder didn't go through that I was on pace to have 12!!! kits of this single mold, and as much as I like the design, I don't 12 molds' worth of money like it! (That said, now that I'm going through M7 and Max and Milia are my favorite characters in the entire cast, I may have shot myself in the foot there... Oh well. Gamlin's a fun guy, too.)
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    And the pricing rumors for AMD's 9070/XT aren't much better, ie $650 and $750. At the very least, they should maintain those prices for a bit longer if only because stores have already been building up stock for the past two months, but I have no doubt they'll jump up as well. Get ready for another generation of psychotic price:performance ratios. By the by, Strix Halo, aka AMD's "mega APU" has been reviewed pretty positively overall... but it's currently only available in an Asus tablet PC that starts at $2100, so... again, another generation of psychotic price:performance ratios.
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    The biceps were what my eyes went to immediately. I'm glad to see they're not pencil-thin for the sake of transformation. Still don't care enough to actually get it, but kudos to those who dig it. The acrylic stand certainly isn't a bad inclusion. I'm curious what the "deluxe" is supposed to include besides... the extra Freyja waterslide?
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    Right, I think the latter is more appropriate as well, but I like the idea of Minmay's song "unlocking" the ability to put word to concept, and Milia calling Max beautiful is an instinctive act.
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    All previous translations (and even just listening to it) of the Max/Milia "Utsukushii" exchange have been The official subs instead choose to write those lines out as Does anyone know if the official subs are reflective of what was actually intended with that scene? Because I do have to say, I prefer the first way more, where they're both struck by each other's beauty.
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    That's where I'm at currently. In the time it took me to skip through the first... 7? (apropos, that) episodes of M7, I've binged through half of MF. Also agree about Labyrinth of Time and MF movies > TV. Alto's personal drama is a bit poorly defined in both versions. I remember feeling something similar on first viewing, but it stands out this time for some reason, as well as the rather lopsided nature of the triangle. I took renewed enjoyment out of Ranka and Sheryl's relationship/rivalry, though. (Similar thing in my DYRL 4k rewatch, coincidentally, the idol character was more interesting this time around.) So that's two votes for FB7, and one against. If I can't get into M7 after... I dunno, I'll give it to episode 15 or so... then I might just check that out instead. Half a month left to blitz through the whole franchise. Wish me luck!
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    Eh, despite my initial exuberant praise, I've actually been a bit cool on these. I think the YF-21 and variants is the only one I out and out love. The YF-19, YF-29, and... okay, maybe the VF-19 is fine, but it's an ugly design to begin with anyway, so... But yeah, the 19 and 29 both feature aesthetic choices that I find just kind of off-putting now. The 29 I thought would be an easier translation than the 19 or 21, but they still managed to flatten out a bunch of its appealing curves. In particular on the backpack turret... the old 1/100 fighter looks much better IMO. I'll immediately be right back in, though, if they announce a VF-1 and/or VF-0. Or dare I hope, a VF-4.
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    I'm guessing this is a shipping-delayed US release, typically 2-3 months after domestic/Asian release.
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    Sorry, I guess I just don't know exactly what's what. Set comes with two discs, UHD with red trim, HD with yellow trim. UHD disc presents you right away with options for Linear PCM 1984, Linear PCM 2016, DTS 5.1 2016. I was confused and assumed they had packed two different versions - the 1984 being the new 4k one (with the one audio track), the 2016 ones being the 2016 master, maybe with a basic 1080p-to-4k integer upscale applied (with two audio tracks). Since I didn't have the discs on hand, I didn't pay too close attention to the discussion up through now about its contents. Teaches me. EDIT: The Zentraredi troops quaking in fear at the Minmay doll. I'd forgotten such silly moments.
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    Maybe this has already been answered, but for those of us lacking language skills, which disc has what, and what differences are there between the 1984 and 2016 versions? From context clues I'm guessing red disc is UHD, yellow is HD... Do both have multiple versions of the movie?
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    Okay, everybody -1
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    Yeah, I've heard this sentiment made a lot here, so I'm steeling my resolve to push through it. I also had that same sense after those first few episodes, that it could be condensed fairly easily. I'm surprised there's no compilation movie, either. See, this is what I mean. Everyone who gets through the whole thing LOVES it, but everyone who gets through the whole thing also says that it takes a looong time to get going (and reuses a lot of animation, which boy were they not kidding. Not even GOOD reused animation, either... We really were spoiled by Zero/Frontier ).
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    Which is to be expected, as this is essentially the 1/20 kit scaled down, which also did the same thing in the same way. IIRC that line launched the other way around - Super Fighter first, then regular Fighter later.
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    Broke down and got a Hulu sub to watch M7 for the first time. Two episodes in and... boy, it is 90s as HELLLL . All the hallmarks of 90s anime, and 90s pop rock. Phew. I honestly don't know if I'll be able to make it all the way through. Just for comparison, I threw on the first two episodes of Frontier and they hold up muuuch better. And there's 50 episodes left to go, AND the OVAs, AND the movies...
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    Holy cow, I can't believe it's been almost a year now. Anyway, Kotobukiya just announced a Bishoujo Hsien-ko from Darkstalkers: https://www.kotobukiya-collection.com/2025/figures/16078/
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    There was never a Destroid Spartan. It was all in your imagination. The line art you see on macross2 is just an elaborate hoodwinking campaign by dedicated fans. All footage that features it was the fans getting their hands on the physical tape and acid-etching it into scenes.
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    I missed the Mikumo VFG preorder going live, but here's HLJ link: https://www.hlj.com/v-f-g-macross-delta-vf-31j-siegfried-mikumo-guynemer-aos06528 Also, apparently Makina VFG is getting a re-release in June: https://www.hlj.com/v-f-g-macross-delta-vf-31a-kairos-makina-nakajima-reissue-aos20055 Gotta say, the Mikumo color combo looks much nicer than I anticipated. I always thought her design was a bit of a color palette eyesore; the VFG is very nice to look at in comparison.
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    Don't give me hope.
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    Saw this today. Quite a good movie. EDIT: I seem to be in a certain mood:
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    Almost seems like this should be an Eva anime...
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    Thanks for the assist. I didn't realize (or just forgot) the one I'd ordered was the poster version. I was in luck and received a shipment confirmation just a bit ago, so it seems I just have to wait now. I see, thanks. I didn't realize I was pointing to the initial release listing and there was an alternate page for just the LE itself. I thought I was all out of luck and HG had made a legal move against importing it or something. Good to know that's not the case and is just the poster version being scarce.
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    Got a fraud notice for my Amazon.co.jp order. I got the block cleared, so now I'm just waiting for it to go through. Past experience (the Macross Zero BD, in fact) tells me it might not work, though, and I would have to cancel and place a new order for the item. The product page https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/dp/B0DDSXWB1F indicates it's no longer available for shipping to the US. Is this the case for anyone else State-side? If I do end up getting screwed on this, anyone have an alternative source that's still taking orders?
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    On the subject of power and thermals, - I'm guessing you've already seen Igor's Lab's investigation, which indicates sub-1ms spikes of over 900 watts. I'm not sure if that's enough to trigger OCP or your breakers or what, but there it is. - Nvidia have apparently removed the hot spot sensor on the 5090... but it's apparently a bit of a controversial sensor (suite) anyway, so seems like a bit of a lateral move maybe. - More concerning about the FE cards is that the memory temps seem to be relatively high as a result of the new FE cooler design - 95 degrees compared to AIBs' 70-85. All in all, everything about the power draw, heat dissipation decisions, the connector choice, etc., leaves me mildly concerned about the longevity of the card. EDIT: Just for perspective, 600-900 watts is actual space heater territory.
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    Stock is supposedly extremely limited anyway, so it might last longer than you think. Anyway, reviews are in. I'm seeing average uplift of 20-30%, up to 50% in odd cases. So... actually ever so slightly less than the power/core/etc. increase would leave you to expect (which doesn't signal good news for the cards down the stack), and certainly no 2x, 3x, etc. from their marketing. Still, 20-30% is 20-30%. Here's hoping the 12V2x6 connector is finally fixed, though I don't expect miracles.
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    I REALLY want to mount an ACOG or red dot onto those gun arms. Gimme my tacticool Glaug!
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