26662
-
Posts
351 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Events
Gallery
Everything posted by 26662
-
I asked Toynami about the 1/55 re-release announced at this year’s SDCC. I’ve attached their full response. 💯💪❤️🚀 [I have no clue what hidden meanings are assigned to emojis by kids today, so forgive me if I’ve chosen poorly. I have no plans for world domination or any other such nonsense.]
-
Did you swap out the VF-1A head from an Origin of Valkyrie Max Super, or did you go the longer route and paint a VF-1S? If the latter, that's an excellent color match.
-
The Transformers Thread (licensed) Next
26662 replied to mikeszekely's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Deja vu. Figured I'd go for 3 - one for each mode: Car, Bot, Retirement Fund. Color me surprised. Maybe Mattel realized they left gobs of money on the table with the Prime release and decided to produce more units this time?
-
TY. From @Perxion’s photo alone I couldn’t figure out how everything mated.
-
Talk about sticker shock. https://www.ebay.com/itm/177394308666?mkpid=0&emsid=e11021.m164380.l178264&ch=osgood&euid=4e8da61532ab41da9c56d713317cc4bd&bu=44778737508&ut=RU&osub=-1~1&crd=20250907032643&segname=11021&recoId=177394308666&recoPos=1
-
I’m pretty certain I can fabricate those connectors. I’ll PM Perxion and see if we can work out something.
-
The Transformers Thread (licensed) Next
26662 replied to mikeszekely's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
😀 Phenomenological experience is my answer as well, but I think psychology outweighs stature here: in my memories, my 1980s TFs are magnified in scale simply because it reflects their relative importance to me.- 17672 replies
-
- 1
-
-
- transformers
- toys
- (and 5 more)
-
The Transformers Thread (licensed) Next
26662 replied to mikeszekely's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Got my ML Sunstreaker and Cordon today from ShowZ. First impression: am I on crazy pills? These guys are tiiiiiiiiiiiny! For some reason, I expected them to be ~50% bigger than they are. Time and unfamiliarity playing tricks on me. -
Stellar! And I say that as someone who’s working - oh, so slowly - on my own design.
-
2 from me. It’s Takara so I’ll need them in hand before committing to buying more.
-
I like what Toyrise has done to the rear of the cockpit. The official design has always looked awkward to me. I already put my Sentinels in storage, but I think I recall there being a giant opening (in the one unit I inspected) at the rear of the cockpit instead of a solid panel. That's nonsensical if I'm right. I need to take another look at them.
-
The forearm gaps offend me, but I can fix those. I really like the color scheme. For a couple years now I’ve been toying with alternative palettes the would befit bases established on others planets. You know, headcanon stuff. This palette would go well for Neptune Base.
-
The number of - let’s call them 5 mm mounting ports for the TFs fans - are out of control. I’ll buy 2 dozen units just to have enough guns to fill every port. 3 guns along each inner calf and thigh is gonna be stupid, but I wanna see it.
-
Got mine a week ago from Amazon Japan. First time seeing one IRL; it’s a lot smaller and more delicate (e.g., see vertical stabilizers) than I expected, but it’s not exactly fiddly. And I’m grateful for that.
-
Beautiful! Which marketplace? I haven’t been following the usual 2nd-hand retailers lately.
-
Kinda digging the color scheme.
-
I scanned this with my MIRACO which is an all-in-one scanner with its own on board post -processing software. I did the bare minimum of post processing. I used an aerosol contrast agent on the non-white bits.
-
Just a 3D scan. Plenty of modeling/tweaking left before I've got a finished template. Many thanks to Sildani for loaning his Tread missile set.
-
TY for the share. If the AI translation was accurate… I loved hearing about the careful thought/consideration that went into particular design choices during development as well as (what appeared to be) genuine enthusiasm and pride in their effort. This is certainly a case of style vs. substance, but what we have here is a refreshing contrast to (and improvement upon, IMHO) Hasbro’s Transformers product reveals.
-
It’s almost an RBF. Or maybe just smug as in, “my [censored: decency] don’t stink.” I’ve honestly never looked all that closely at their faces before now.
-
You misunderstand/I wasn’t sufficiently clear. By “looked/felt like junk,” I am referring to the quality of the plastic itself rather than the toy’s design. [But don’t get me started on my copy’s (note: N of 1) abysmal tolerances.] I have the red one, and the surface sheen, translucence, heft, and in-hand-feel are the epitome of “disposable economy.”
-
Ask and ye shall receive: Tekering brought receipts.
-
The Evolution was the last Legioss I bought - maybe 5 years ago from Mandarake. In hand, it looked and felt like such a piece of junk. So much so that I actually disassembled it *completely* with the intention of 3D scanning/redesigning/reproducing a more faithful and sturdier toy. Pfft! With all of the pieces arrayed in front of me, including the incomprehensibly tiny and frail inner bits, I noped that plastic salad back into its box and dropped it off at my storage container where it still resides. I say all that to say this: the size and design of the POSE+ gives me hope for modding.
-
TY. It’s so beautiful. I’m going to mod the heck out of it.
-
If you are interested in a free replacement repro, send me a PM with your info as a reminder. I’ll print you a new one as soon as my legioss arrives - next month, I believe.