Mog
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Release from Japan sources will get sent out around August. US sites will get them from the slow boat, and then ship them out from US. So, whole process will probably take you out to October. So, lower price from vendor on Amazon US, but will take longer to receive it.
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Who the hell allowed the Transformers jet aesthetic (with tons of excess kibble/robot bits on the jet’s underside) in the AI criteria?!!
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I always thought it was only the missiles that were a “Japan shipping address only” exclusive. But the Tread itself is available to any location (sans missiles).
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Guess Maria decided to summon Bahamut.
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Welp, decided to give the Tread a little “extra” firepower: Still gotta paint it up and may need to jerry-rig a way to extend the length between the trigger and the handle. But it should work for the big burly bastard. And the barrels rotate!
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I’m a few days old in discovering that these are the original sources for some very famous hooks 😳: Specifically, the 2:10 mark: Dah-dah, duh-duh-dah. . .
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At least, the Yen to USD exchange rate is pretty damn favorable for us Yanks right now.
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I was able to preorder one from Amazon Japan and will be getting it shipped directly to the US. So 🤷♂️ Got the reds relatively quickly this way before too (Zeta Legioss and Houquet).
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^^At least it’s not Bandai preorder levels of stupidity. The non-exclusive version of the Tread is still available for anyone that wants to get it still.
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It’s been 15 years?! Their last all-out rocker:
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They never really had a full payload on the Tread’s wings in the actual anime. But it just looks kewl with weapons fully loaded on the bomber or the combo.
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Okay, could be fun. But curious who will round out the cast.
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Totally agree on those points. They solved the whole cockpit/chest issue without making the pilot smaller. And they added two different ways for the cockpit to open. Shoulder missile bays and chest missile bays are present. I mentioned ad nauseam about this Tread being less gappy. Practically everything has been integrated into the bomber itself. If they make sure the joints are solid and/or ratcheted, this will definitely be the worthy successor. At this point, we DON’T have a YF-21 situation.
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I get the business the reasons for doing it. But kinda annoying when they already have an articulated pilot mold they can reuse. And if they still wanted to be cheap, they could just reuse Stig’s bike mold for Rey’s. The bad news for Sentinel is that I have a small arsenal of missiles from Yamato Valks that are just sitting around collecting dust.
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Between making the figure fixed pose, putting the missiles behind a Japan-only paywall/hoop, not adding extra missiles to utilize the remaining Tread and Legioss hardpoints, and the definitely higher price, it feels like Sentinel is short-changing us a bit. No doubt I love the improvements in the design, the integrated connecting boom, all the tricks done with the cockpit, and the getting rid of all the gaps found in Toynami’s Beta’s design (particularly in standalone bomber mode). And I’m hoping and praying that we still got solid ratchet joints for all the key areas. But the old customizer in me is already itching and searching to give the beast the weapons it deserves.
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I think they’re referring to how they redesigned the Legioss/Alpha transformation process compared to other earlier versions from other companies. I doubt they’d change the Legioss now without spelling out exactly what they changed from their own prior releases.
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Is it bad that I’m already looking for alternate missiles and weapons to mount to the Tread? 😬
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^^Not responding to our emails/ inquiries and ghosting us? Trying to find more FAST/Strike packs to ship out? Jacking up the price for the standard release, because every other site is sold out? I used them before too, but I know they did a lot of folks dirty towards the end.
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If you don’t mind my asking, what’s your price range for a surround sound system, and what kind of setup are you considering?
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🙋♂️
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What’s also annoying is that I count 10 hardpoints on the Tread (4 on the topside of the wings and 6 on the bottom sides). But we’d only be getting four sets of missiles. Toss in two additional sets just to fully load the bottoms of the Tread’s wings! Yet another thing for an intrepid 3D designer to consider adding for a custom set.
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We think that it’s just for the Sentinel site exclusive that comes with the missiles. Don’t think that closing date applies to other websites’ preorder window.
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Wonder why they're making the Tread pilot "not movable," when they demonstrated that the "movable" blue one fits just fine.
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Just for gits and shiggles comparisons: * Toynami Alpha-Beta wingspan: 44 cm (same as Sentinel’s combo ) * Toynami Alpha-Beta length (nose tip to Beta boosters) = about 41 cm * Sentinel combo length = 35.5 cm Once again, Sentinel’s design of compacting the Legioss legs and feet in fighter mode did wonders in shrinking down the length. Help us, @captain america! You’re our only hope. I know someone else (@Perxion, a couple of pages back) was thinking about designing some missile attachments already. Gatling gun and Rey’s bike would be nice additions too, if anyone was so inclined!
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Interesting pics gleaned from @MKT links: Pic showing how the cockpit hides into the chest cavity: Pic showing how they pulled off the integrated connecting boom: Pic showing off the added attachment to make the connection a little more secure (per Google translate: “The legs can be firmly held using special support parts. . . Excellent in terms of stability and strength.”): Pic showing off the pilots: Really hope it’s articulated like the others (and yeah, I’m painting the dude no matter what). And nice dead on shot showing that the Legioss’ slanted wings won’t look too shabby in fighter combo mode : EDIT: Shot of how the fighter combo is held in place by two stands:
