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    Macross figures

    kajnrig replied to CF18's topic in Toys

    Amiami, ~$15: https://www.amiami.com/eng/detail/?gcode=FIGURE-043068-R
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    Or the Walkure maid cafe, because of course. https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2018/10/13/macross-delta-caf-reveals-key-visual-and-menu-items
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    Ah yes, that last one was what I was thinking of. I completely forgot that May used it in her spinoff series. I think the recent-ish Scarlet Spider costume (the second one you showed) is pretty neat, though I can see why fans didn't fall for it. It reminds me of one of the hooded Robin designs. The original costume just has a certain je ne sais quoi that puts it above even the original Spider-Man outfit. Maybe it's the ripped hoodie. Anyway, in other gaming news, Soul Calibur VI is out in just a couple more days. Bandai Namco have had a retrospective going on Youtube:
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    I still low-key hate you for managing to snag all of those relatively problem-free while I'm here with naught but dust in my hands.
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    BANDAI DX YF-19!!

    kajnrig replied to seti88's topic in Toys

    This. IIRC removing the intake covers (and the back of the thighs/upper air intakes? I forget if they're easily removable or not...) allows for a firmer grip closer to the point of movement, so there's less stress being put on the plastic. In my case, even that didn't help and I had to take the thigh apart, but I can definitely see how just being careful/thoughtful in massaging it loose would work as well.
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    I got my Ben Reilly Scarlet Spider suit already. I'm good. Also, I think I ended up 100%-ing the game too quickly. I didn't even realize I'd gotten the Platinum trophy. The only thing left to work on (until the DLC comes out) is completing the benchmarks, but doing those is just busy work. The NG+ that's eventually coming doesn't seem like it'll be worth it, unless they give you some cool additional unlocks to get. I should've taken my time, or preferably the game should've kept the unlockable side missions et al as end-game content. As is, they interrupted the main story because whenever I see stuff dotting the map, I need - NEED - to clear that stuff out before moving on. That's a me thing, I know, but still. The boss fights were unique, but not quite as fun as just general melee combat. They deviate way too much from the main combat of the game, and therefore felt too gimmicky. Once you start fighting multiple of them together, though, that's when things get fun. Which is why I'm kind of disappointed that the final battle ended up being a one-on-one. All that aside, though, man what a blast of a game. People talk about how web-swinging through New York is cathartic, and boy is it. My only complaint is that you can never seem to build up enough speed to really zip through the city. You can get close, you can get REALLY CLOSE, but the game mechanic is held back by what I assume is asset streaming. The game can only stream information so quickly, and I think it limits your maximum movement speed on account of it. Otherwise I can totally see you shooting past the draw distance before the game has the chance to catch up. Also flying enemies are the WORST, made only MORE WORST when they ambush you in a group. I can't count how many times I had to re-search out ambush parties to complete the two bonus objectives that I normally could have done in my sleep (achieve 20 hits in the air, Swing Kick 10 times). EDIT: How many Scarlet Spider costumes are there? I seem to recall one that looked similar to the original Spider-Man tights, but with the Scarlet Spider-style web shooters.
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    I'm willing to give her a mulligan on that, owing to the horrendous writing quality of the show. The movie makes her out to be far more competent, but it's still based on the show, so... yeah.
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    Macross figures

    kajnrig replied to CF18's topic in Toys

    So what are the rules/procedure for entering into the draw for the 10 "Variant D" figures? Crane game figures I can understand, it's basically the same as any other crane/claw game, you put in money to get one opportunity to operate the claw. I imagine those probably cost 100-2000 yen per claw, depending on the quality/scarcity of the item within. Ichiban Kuji lottery games, from what I remember folks saying here, you buy a ticket from a dedicated salesman and get it scanned right then and there to determine if you win anything. The prizes are there at the... arcade? store? How does this figure work in particular? I'm guessing A/B/C are the same as the above Ichiban Kuji system (with each ticket costing 5800 yen and guaranteeing you get one of the three), but D seems like a national lotto-type thing? Do you buy an entry ticket at a discounted price (or maybe it comes free as part of a promotion when buying select items?) for a chance to get one of the 10 D-prize figures?
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    BANDAI DX YF-19!!

    kajnrig replied to seti88's topic in Toys

    In case you're too lazy to search it out : EDIT: @jenius RE: your 34:47 issue, I had the same problem. For me it turned out to be that the piece of the back that rides along the rail was not extending until there was a click. It certainly felt like it had reached the end of the rail, but there was still maybe half a mm or so to go. I applied just a little bit more force than I thought I needed, and it clicked into place. That might be the case for you, might not. Anyway, great review as always, many thanks.
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    To expand on what Chronocidal said, from my hazy memory: - Crytek granted... Star Citizen Company (sorry, I forget their name) the exclusive right to use CryEngine in the game, Star Citizen (ie no other party could use CryEngine in the game, Star Citizen). In exchange, Star Citizen Company would, among other things, provide periodic bugfixes for CryEngine that they find/create (ie help develop the engine). - Star Citizen Company then decided to (among other things... just assume this applies to the rest of the list) 1) transition Star Citizen away from CryEngine to their own engine (called... Star Engine?), I think based on Amazon's Lumberyard game engine; 2) spin off a game from SC called Squadron 42, which it develops using said proprietary game engine. - Crytek sued, claiming 1) SCC was granted the right to use exclusively CryEngine in the game Star Citizen (ie SCC could use no other engine). 2) SCC did not provide periodic bugfixes for CryEngine. 3) SCC breached the terms of the contract when it uploaded a Youtube vlog that had the game with CryEngine microcode displayed on a computer screen. (I think it was also this video that SCC claimed it was no longer using CryEngine but Star Engine.) - SCC denied those claims, and I believe one of the defendants in the original suit was dropped. EDIT: Oh hey, found my old summary post: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/36544-all-things-videogame-related-extreme-vs/?do=findComment&comment=1376789 ...I bring you this. Short version:
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    Mounting it onto a ceiling fan is obviously the one and only place it was ever designed to be put.
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    Macross figures

    kajnrig replied to CF18's topic in Toys

    They retail (well, "retail") for ~5600 yen, so they'll probably remain fairly pricey. I sure hope not, though. I also heard of only two variants, the red and blue. What's the third variant?
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    The most canon thing we can take from Macross Frontier is that the Frontier fleet encountered the Vajra and settled the Vajra home planet. As for Alto, I think in an interview someone stated that the implication was pretty clear-cut that he comes back, so much so that they don't need to be more explicit. Me, I'm fine with the vague ending. My headcanon is that they all got together and fraked. Because all three of them wanted each other. No reason anyone has to "lose."
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    So HLJ got me again with their advertising. They've got some good stuff in the pre-owned section. Dunno how the prices compare to other places, but there you are if you're interested: https://hlj.com/search/go?lbc=hobbylink&method=and&p=Q&ts=custom&uid=70293540&w=pre-owned items&cnt=30 I saw some kits, a Chogokin Gipsy Danger and Dragonzord and Grendizer, an HM(R?), some Gundam...
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    Necro-ing this thread because HLJ successfully advertised to me. This is almost unbearably cute. https://hlj.com/1-7-scale-my-little-pony-bishoujo-pinkie-pie-pvc-kbysv-228
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    I suppose it's a difference in interpretation of degree of change, then. I felt like I pretty much got the same characters coming out of TFA as going into TLJ. With regards to Snoke specifically, the point I was making was that whatever characterization he got in TFA should have (or perhaps it's better to say could have) been taken with a grain of salt because, again, he was putting on a show to appear more intimidating than he turned out to be. Me, I already thought he was a poor JJ Abram's Palpatine, so I didn't take in anything having to do with his character except that he was generically evil. ...yeahhhhhh, but all of that happens dumbly in a series of dumb movies, so I don't really count it. I think the important thing is this: When I picture Palpatine, I don't picture him in a cool action pose with something exploding behind him, or him walking into the foreground with something exploding behind him, or him performing some implausible stunt that kills all the kidnappers and saves the hostage at the same time... with something exploding behind him. I picture him sitting on his throne, or him electrocuting the bejeezus out of Luke. Contrast that with someone like... let's take Isamu Dyson from Macross Plus. Dude can't even kill his best friend with a transforming airplane, but no one'll deny that the way he went about trying was pretty badass. Weren't we also just throwing around the idea that the Jedi temples were there to focus and guide Force users lest they naturally gravitate towards the Dark side if left to their own devices?
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    Oh, for sure. I suppose it's the assertion that either of them is a "badass" that made my head turn. Snoke, for his part, is far crueler than Palpatine ever was. That doesn't make him more villainous, just... well, more cruel. It's a perfectly fine twist on the Emperor Expy that he otherwise would have been. It's no surprise that Kylo lashes out against him as much as he does. He's very much like an abusive father, and his relationship with Kylo Ren is exceedingly personal, whereas Palpatine seems more scheming, and his relationship with Vader is nowhere near as intense. ...I mean I guess personally I'd have preferred that he not existed to begin with. He was never going to be as good as Palpatine, and the fact that TFA tried only hurt it. Considering what it had to work with, I think TLJ put a good twist on him. For all the faults that TLJ has, I don't consider him to be among them.
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    I don't mean to sound judge-y either (apologies if I come across as such). I've just never had anywhere near that amount of disposable income to... dispose, so the thought of doing so is literally incomprehensible to me.
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    Kinda sounds like you want it both ways here. You want something to be original, yet the movie that does original things with the setup it receives you proceed to trash because it doesn't take those setups in a familiar direction... Rewatching his scenes in TFA, I was reminded that he holo-projected himself to be ten times bigger than he really is for... literally no reason. Whatever else he does or says, it has to be filtered through that lens. He made a scary face? He holo-projected himself to be ten times bigger than he really is, THEN made a scary face. Said something cool? He holo-projected himself to be ten times bigger than he really is, THEN said something cool. It's almost like he was literally projecting a facade that looked more imposing than he really was... And the tactic seems to have worked, too, at least in a metafictional sense.
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    Okay, but like... not 7600.00 USD, right? ......right?
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    BANDAI DX YF-19!!

    kajnrig replied to seti88's topic in Toys

    I'm glad to see that Bandai finally seem to have supplied enough to nearly meet demand. Aside from a few unfortunate souls, it looks like everyone who wants one has been able to get them, and even for aforementioned unfortunates, a fair number of places still have stock of it at non-scalper prices. It's certainly no VF-31A... Christ on a crap stick, I still have no idea what went wrong there and how they bungled that up so badly.
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    Barring a complete re-write, I'm not sure I'd want to see anything of substance having to do with this particular show...
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    I dunno, applying the Blind status to Rod wielders seems to exploit a glitch in the game that turns them OP. (side note: Chirrut, the best of very few good things to come out of that movie) EDIT: Whoops, meant to add to the previous post, my b y'all.
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