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I'm interested to hear your thoughts on the next mom arc.  Its definitely not a shoe I'd recommend.  As for myself, I'm currently about halfway through Gundam X and I started Cyborg 009 (2001) to fill in the time between shows during the current season.

I rarely read the source material, but I agree.  Almost everything unique and interesting about the show is largely gone by the end of the 1st season. Whether or not the 2nd season is interesting enough to continue watching we will see.  A 3rd season seem a real stretch, but again, we'll see.

The MOSPEADA fans here are extremely hopeful that the Sentinel/T-REX design will be the best Legioss ever.  There is yet no Tread announcement, but we have seen some difficult to explain connection points on the Legioss samples.  The assumption is that if the Legioss sells well the Tread will follow in the future and use those mysterious connection points.  T-REX involvement always seems to bump up the retail price for the end product.

Strictly based on my experience, to most people their job is just a job.  Passion and care for a project is solely based on their personal pride or love for their job.

I really don't know why, but it kinda reminds me of this:

23 hours ago, jenius said:

Both the battery bays for my light-up gimmicks were defective so that sucked. All four of the hard points sheered off when I removed the missiles so that sucked. The display stand is clear and the toy seems a bit better built than my Fokker so that's good. Overall, a pretty good looking toy but they still have some progress to make on QC/fit/build quality.

I'm assuming you know about screw extractors, but in case you don't:

The difficult part will be finding a set small enough for the screws you want to remove.

"J" variant! 

3 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

I so definitely want this.

Nice bonus on the small bike figure.

Though I don’t know what to think about the folded antenna.

The folded antenna hinge hints at the size this thing is going to be.  On the smaller side it appears.

Robotech wasn't about a race of an ancient sentient alien plants called "Protoculture" that were being burned as fuel?

I would think that it would be disassembled by the transporters or replicators and stored as raw materials for whatever is replicated next.  Last night's dinner can be today's lunch, your new pillow, or the replacement hull plate. 

For me, if you can transport people without any side effects, there is very little you cannot do.  Why can you not transport up a dead crewman, rebuild then in the buffer from the image made when they transported down and essentially bring them back to life.  There should be nothing you cannot reproduce provided it can fit in a transporter.

Lack of display space aside, I wonder how much shipping will be.  I also wonder what shipping insurance will cover.  That's going to be a extremely large heavy box!

There are some people that believe that heat is the major contributor to yellowing plastic.  From basic chemistry classes, heat does accelerate several chemical reactions.  In the case of my HCM VF-1J, I believe that to be the major source of it's yellowing.  I kept it in the closet and the closet got hot in the afternoon. 

This discussion is making me think that since Reflex Point is in Canada, the human looking Inbit should be based on the local population.  It's got me thinking Strange Brew. 

Most of my VF-1 are normal releases they're more anime accurate and all.  I'm all for proper aircraft markings, but I would think Valkyries based on OverTechnology, that can do a tuck and roll without damage, really shouldn't have "NO STEP" all over them.  That being said, PF sure are pretty.  It was a tough decision to pass on them.  PF only releases resolve that dilemma for me.

If its only going to be a PF release, then wouldn't that make it the standard version? 

Google Translate said that we did.  However, BabelFish said:

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Would it be fair to say that the majority of Tatsunoko's talent left with Production I.G when they split off?

Based on Hiryu's experience, I do wonder if vapors from SC40 alone is enough to remove yellowing without the need to apply it directly to the item.  That would reduce or eliminate the need to perform any type of risky disassembly.

Some interesting videos on the topic:

Adventures in Retrobrite - New techniques for restoring yellowed plastic!

Retrobrighting with just Sun? This forum says yes

You will ride eternal, shiny and chrome!

Tamashii Nation 2019 is October 25 to 27 I believe.

https://tamashii.jp/special/tamashii_nation/?wovn=en

Something like this:

Toy Figurines | How It's Made

2 hours ago, Pulltoeject said:

I personally think they are both one and the same. 

Those that pass QC are sold as legit, with their respective boxes , stickers and manuals....whereas the lower QC are passed off as KO and sold as such at a lower price point. Anyhow, I really don't care, as long as they look good, I dont transform any of mine, just leave them in fighter mode. 

I thought this was settled way back in October.

On 10/27/2018 at 11:04 AM, rdrunner said:

Mine also arrived today. 

Quick verdict: for about $80 including postage, this is not a bad KO copy for messing around when I can keep the genuine Arcadia copy in display.  There are a few noticeable differences in tolerance and finish. I will just focus on these: 

1. Leg fin parts do not line up well when they are not folded. Bigger gap than Arcadia or Yamato and the Fin feels slightly thicker. 

2. Wheel doors on each leg do not close up flushly. This may be a tolerance thing or the parts just need massaging in  

3. I can’t get the tabs that tab into the back of the legs in fighter mode to tab in properly. The alignment of the feet in F mode is a little off probably because of this.

4. HOW TO DISTINGUISH between a KO and genuine copy: look at the two pics of Battroid mode. The orange “lights” behind the shoulders are different in shape and colour tone. The KO one is lighter and the lights are slightly longer.

5.  The red “sights” of the gunpod are different - KO has a mold line in this piece where the Arcadia is completely smooth and the red is brighter in colour. 

6. Top down view of the shoulders show a little difference in the shape of the parts near the front hinge. KO is tapered and Arcadia has straight corners. 

7. Wing tip lights in the KO has matte paint, Arcadia uses metallic paint for the red and blue.

8. The clear parts near the wing root are well aligned and flush in Arcadia’s copy. The KO clear parts are not installed very well and stick out  

 

 

And the armor parts do not fit the KOs.  If anything they made most of their molds off of the Yamato Assembly Kits.

Your wish has been answered!  Max and Milia are available for pre-order!  I'm not sure why as you can still get those for retail.  But they are about $130 American.  Not the variants you were looking for I'm guessing.

I never really thought about it, but that is entirely the wrong SDF-1 on those VHS covers.