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    IActually, I would prefer Sentinel releasing the Dark Legioss before the Iota. Mix it up a bit, and Dark Legioss was always a cool colour scheme..
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    Messing around with the Legioss again recently, and took some pics. One of the intake covers will not stay on in soldier mode & pop out every time, had to use a bit of tack to make it stay in place.
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    Assuming the Tread will have the same quality as their Legioss, I would get every variant they make. What would be a great bummer is if no Tread will be released at all.
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    There is a unit listed at Sahra outlet. If you are logged in, you can see how much the shipping costs..
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    The Arcadia Proto-Garland was actually just reissued couple months ago. But Mandarake have quite a few copies up. Mostly for 28k yen which is still retail price. There’s even an opened copy for 24k yen: https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1144072643&ref=doc&keyword=Arcadia proto garland&lang=en
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    Its the battroid stand adaptor that comes with the toy. There were 2 included adaptors: one for fighter & gerwalk, and another just for battroid.
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    CGI VF-1? Most recent would be when it appeared in Macross Delta as training valks, in VF-1EX designation. It has been quite sometime though, can’t recall if it ever transformed there..
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    Hi-Metal R

    MKT replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    MEP’s Breetai is pretty low priced, that instead of an articulated figure with limited possibility, I think of it as a nice fixed pose figure with a bit of articulation bonus
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    NY being the only retailer that have managed to list Arcadia web exclusives cheaper than MSRP is an anomaly. Even if factoring shipping price gouge, it hardly makes up for the discount. I can only think they could have a backdoor deal with Arcadia for bulk purchase discount, not unlike normal releases.
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    Hi-Metal R

    MKT replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    Sigh... after what seems like the greatest destroid & Zentraedi mecha line that is well on its way to completion, now it's turning into one of the longest blue-balls line.
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    All Arcadia PF releases have been web exclusives so far, except for the PF VE-1. On flip side, the VE-1 did not have a normal version under Arcadia. Some of them feel like normal releases, because more retailers seem to carry these PF valks as compared to Bandai's web exclusives.
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    Great stuff @Lolicon! The VF-11 is such a beauty! But I'm not holding out hope Arcadia will ever issue it. So far, they seem to have given up on any cannon-fodder stuff ever since taking over from Yamato..
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    Perhaps try getting an HMR VF-4 first? It really is a mini-me Arcadia VF-4 not only sculpt, but in-hand feel as well, more so than any other Bandai-Arcadia valks. I know you don't collect smaller scale stuff, but this can be something that sits on your desk as a fiddler..
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    Yup battroid mode is really not a looker.. but its balanced out by its amazingly sleek fighter mode that's much better in hand than what pics convey. One extreme to the other.. Battroid mode only works for me if it is in a floating or flying pose, and pretend that awkward kibble behind the shoulders and back is some sort of billowing cloak..
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    From the pics, premium finish comes with pilot figure. Normal finish does not.
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    I suppose, a pink Houquet is Sentinel’s way of making her stand out from the Zeta’s sea of red.. but there are so many more shades in between both colours that could sufficiently differentiate her from the Zeta.
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    There’s none of those ‘no step’ markings & the panel lines they showed off previously as the supposed premium finish version. This is from Macross Flashback 2012. Hikaru is the actual pilot, so it’s cannon.
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    Up for pre-order. Doesn’t say premium finish though.. http://www.anime-export.com/product/48600
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    The Zeta's head-fin seem to drag on the ground in Fighter mode..
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    This is the impression I get as well. He may be contracting out to a factory for his products (are limited, few hundred pieces considered mass production?) but legalities aside, he comes across to me as a consummate hobbyist, perfectionist in his models & a big fan of Macross.
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    Die-cast metal base would be some improvement over their current Router-style stands that are modelled after the Flightpose ones. The Router-style stand seems to have quite a bit going for it, as compared to Flightpose. For one, it is quite a bit cheaper (at least, in my part of world), and the bundled extra varying length arms are a great bonus (You get 3 x 4” arms, 1 x 6” and 1 x 2”). However, the biggest flaw is the base itself. The footprint is too small, and being lightweight hollow plastic, the whole stand tips over easily if trying to balance a plane or valk on it at angles you might be used to with a Flightpose. Which is a shame, because the provided varying length arms appear to give more dynamic posing options, yet the base itself can’t handle it. Dynamic angles can only be reasonably handled if using 2 of the shortest length 2” arms, so there’s less leverage acting on the base to tip over, but this necessitates using 2 sets of stands for getting 2 x 2” arms. This new die-cast metal base would be an improvement, assuming it’s a solid die-cast, yet it still retains the small footprint. The F-14 is a much bigger plane than the VF-1, and I wonder if it can handle the same angles as the VF-1J shown.
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    Always loving your video reviews @jenius I wish Sentinel didn't change their square base design for this Legioss. For the longest time, they have been using this other somewhat modular base for many of their figures. The smaller base with the transparent plastic layer on the surface was used for their smaller figures (like the Ride Armors), but for larger figures, it came with additional, matt black connector pieces to expand the base into a bigger size. Now, the base with this Legioss is similarly sized to the old expanded base, but simplified into a 1-piece design. However, the shiny and almost featureless surface reminds me of lids of boxes from dollar stores.
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    Although the line art thread is old, it is gold for newerbie like me. Such a treasure trove! And thanks for posting up the PDF links Carl.
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    Bandai has done something like the Optimus ultimetal before.. with the DX Soul of Chogokin Mazingers. https://www.gunjap.net/site/?p=112801 Yeah having one done for the VF-1 would be a real great display piece..
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