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    Finally finished Echoe. It started out good, but the ending was a huge letdown. It was such a short show that you’d think that they didn’t have much to write for, but wrote one of the lamest endings possible. I think the problem was keeping Fisk as the big bad and main bad of the show. I think it might’ve been better to have kept him in the shadows letting everyone believe he was still dead. They could’ve set up a much cooler assassin type character that needed to be handled or even one that had also been manipulated by Fisk that could’ve been shown the truth by Echoe.
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    My lady loves the walking dead. She’s waiting for all the shows to finish and then add the amc subscription to binge them all. I’m personally not into them and she watches them while I’m asleep. It’s really weird to be woken up by constant zombie moans.
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    I’m pretty sure that’s what they were going for. But it’s the way that the hands look lifeless and just flopped back that creeps me out.
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    Oh be honest, you’ll give a damn. You’re gonna be on the front porch in a rocking chair complaining about how kids these days don’t get it. And saying things about how they’re always complaining on x and how back in your day, it was all about going on twitter and tweeting about 40 year old shows and toys based on those shows. Then they’ll ask “What’s Twitter?”. And you’ll tell them that it’s none of their damned business!!! Eventually you’ll log back in here and see that some oddball company finally did those plain clothes Mospeada action figures. Then you’re gonna put on those old man glasses and take a closer look and then realize they got the proportions all wrong. Then a little tear will come down your cheek and as you realize that we’re all here probably complaining about the same things and wondering if it will be another ten years before someone gets it right.
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    Arcadia VF-5000G

    Big s replied to daBlah!'s topic in Toys

    I think it’s a mix of issues. Bandai is a more popular brand for one. Sometimes even if another company puts out a similar but superior product, the Bandai will be more popular. That goes for kits and toys of a variety of franchises. The Bandai products are often newer even on rereleases. Arcadia is still mostly putting out Yamato products with slight updates and a different paint. Bandai has done the same with hmr, but that’s only for the vf-1 and those still weren’t as old as most of what Arcadia is usually rereleasing. Something like the vf-500 is new and Arcadia should be able to get some more sales because of it, but on the other side it’s not a popular design. Actually it’s kind of an obscure design. If someone were to go nuts over another og dx Valkyrie, it would be more understandable versus a design that has been hiding in the background. Gundam is an example of that. If Bandai were to put out a product of a main gundam from a show, it would be more popular than something like an oddball gm variant from a couple episodes.
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    To be honest, the decals would really be the part to worry about. Most of the time those get produced far less than the kits themselves. In a perfect world Bandai would grow up and just include the like they did with the starwars kits. Unfortunately for those that haven’t been charged yet, it more than likely is on back order, but I’d wait to see after Monday to be sure. Then there’s the option of waiting for the next batch or procuring them from other sources.
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    Definitely a cool project
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    I don’t think the vf-1 would have the same knee gaps. The 19 had a weird angled shape and odd folding gimmick that I don’t think we’d see on the og
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    It’s definitely a wwm release. A lot of American stores still have it up for preorder. Just that it might be more of a gamble getting one from certain Japanese sites that may have oversold or that Bandai short changed them
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    I wouldn’t exactly call the wave kits perfect. They’re pretty cool, don’t get me wrong but there’s definitely a bit of room for improvement. The legs could get a bit more articulation. And the body has a bit of a chunkiness going on. The stripes on the chest look a bit too straight. But overall not bad. Wave did just do a rerelease of the VF-1 super A and S with decals for Max, Hikaru and Roy. Not sure if they included Kakizaki though
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    Is that the old Arii kit? as much as I want a hg 1/100 vf-1 , I’m worried about the difficulty getting one. So far I’ve had no problems getting them from hlj, but I see above that others are still having bad luck. At least with the other Macross series like Plus and Frimtier and Delta etc then you can easily get one from pretty much any local hobby shop. But since the og Macross stuff still has embargo going, and it’s the most popular, I’m worried about getting any. Hlj usually only allows one per customer and they’re the only ones in Japan that seem to allow preorders. I usually order three of each with the intention that I will display all three modes together.I usually get my other copies from somewhere like bbts or USA gundam store. That’s definitely gonna be a major problem with the VF-1. Then there the possibility of web exclusive variants or accessories that means a much bigger problem since the U.S. store won’t have them.
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    Just got notification that my YF-21 and decals are in stock at hlj
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    It does, but even then the legs are jiggly and sometimes just plop out of socket. The fighter is awkward since if it has the payload on the wings , they kind sag a bit too. It’s a very awkward model as far as stability, but doesn’t look too bad if you can figure out better ways to display it.
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    I kinda thought this was an interesting model kit from Kotobukiya. The Megalomaria Seeker. She seems a bit entertainingly creepy. The way the forearm blades flip forward messes with my head.
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    Not sure what it’s from, but it looks like some kinda speargun. Maybe it’s for some type of underwater dude
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    As KOG above said, the recent transforming kits have been from Bandai. Hasegawa and Max Factory seem to be doing separate kits for the different modes. As far as parts forming, there were the Tomy Techones in 1/144 and wave has a few VF-1 kits in 1/100. I think wave just rereleased their partsforming ones. And Bandai just started doing hg mostly partsforming 1/100 kits. Most of the companies that handle Macross have stayed away from transforming kits from the Macross franchise. Bandai has a daring group of engineers that seem to like a challenge even if the end product isn’t the greatest. Their transforming VF-1 is a bit of a jiggly boy and either pops apart or just falls over, but I do have to praise their ambition
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    Especially on a show that had a fraction of the audience. It’s also a show that a good amount of people didn’t like. Game of thrones isn’t a show I’m into, but the fans love it even when it’s bad and we’re very willing to give it another chance when house of the dragon came out. She hulk would just get an even smaller audience than it already had.
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    I have no doubt that that will be coming. I kinda got a feeling that since currently they did a release of the YF- 19 in dx recently and a hmr of the vf-19 that that hmr will be sometime soon. But I think it’s possible not too far from now that they could do a swap and after the hmr, is when they might start teasing the VF-19 as dx and the YF-19 for hmr and a hopeful YF-21 hmr to cash in on the macross 7 and plus madness going around
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    Thank god. She Hulk was the worst of the MCU and probably the worst live action Disney project.
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    The Marvels haven’t hit streaming yet, No Way home should be there and morbius and the venom films are in the Garfield spiderverse. Although if what if is on the list, maybe those should be there too. I just don’t remember if they’re on D+
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    I’ve seen some of them listed at BBTs, I haven’t really searched to many other sites for them since the kits are usually easy to find especially in comparison to the toys. maybe check some of the local hobby sites.
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    I had a feeling that there would be some sales for the holiday. If you’re planning on getting the pg kit at some point, you may as well do it now.
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    Watched the first episode of echo, I’m actually liking it somewhat so far. 4 more episodes though and a lot of bad reviews that I’m ignoring til I can finish the show, but it does rely heavily on flashbacks. But at least most of those are entertaining so far.
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    Don’t get me wrong. I loved it when it was on. It wasn’t until years later that I actually saw the original series and it’s tough for me to go back. I think it’s probably a similar reaction to fans of Dragon Ball or Sailor Moon. I don’t think the majority of the fans would’ve existed if not for those adaptations. The thing I think is lame is Harmony Gold putting so many roadblocks for Macross and the rest of it’s sequels, side stories and products
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    Honestly, with the mods that are mentioned it’s almost more Macross than Robotech since hg can’t touch those other series or games, but I do get confused on Macross 2. I don’t think they can release product, but can distribute the video. But I’m not an expert on these legalities
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