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  1. lechuck
    Yikes to that box art?! I think I prefer bad Sunbow animation. Actually it all makes perfect sense now, no wonder my parents back in the day would say things like "Do you need this? It seems like a waste of money?". With art like that it is fully understandable that it was not making a convincing case for the toy. 😄
  2. lechuck
    Takara's Toyrise line of Votoms might be of interest to you, they are priced around 8000 Yen (incl. tax) but go lower on pre-orders. Though be aware that they are only 1/48 scale (~8.5 cm). Current line up consists of Scopedog Red Shoulder Custom, Melchia variant, "Space Dog" and Turbo Custom. https://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tsparkofficial/toyrise/ https://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tsparkofficial/toyrise/sd01_redshoulder/
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    https://www.taghobby.com/archives/874618
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    Has there ever been an interview with the original people behind the scarmble city Bruticus to ask why they chose his combiner layout like that? It surprises me that a Japanese toy company didn't ground themselves with a bit of sense for scale and realism, even in an outlandish setting like Transformers.
  6. lechuck
    The good news, you have a second change at getting MB Providence if you missed out the first time. The bad news, it's a Club Tamashii Members release – so difficult to source. The only difference between this and the OG release is a new stand support for the Dragoons. Would have liked to have this option the first time around.
  7. lechuck
    It's a Club Tamashii Memebers release, so it's probably going to be difficult and pricey to get one.
  8. lechuck
    I'm thinking within the same lines, Predaking's head height looks to be about 25 cm, so to me he is a match to go up against my Riobot Dancouga.
  9. lechuck
    It's lechuck, please not the dude thing. 😬 Appreciate if you could try not to assume things about me or what I'm supposedly into. I take this sort of labelling a bit personal. Thanks.🤝 Not sure why the place of forum should make a difference, but yes you are absolutely right, nothing wrong with critiquing Takara or any other toy company here or elsewhere. Haha... I was hoping you would get that nod. 😁👍 No worries all is good, no personal grudges being carried. For full clarity, my contention with your posting was not with the criticism of Takara not making good fighter modes (you are fully entitled to that view), but more about the generalisation of others being mindless fans just taking anything that comes their way. You have that burning passion for aviation because of your profession/career, it's cool and so I can understand why you would go with more emotional words here. Maybe next time more diplomatic wording or maybe I'm just to emotional about this whole point – I don't know, but really that is all I have to say. 🙃😅
  10. lechuck
    https://www.taghobby.com/archives/792414 Approx. 30 cm in combined mode, Release March 2026, 54,000 Yen. Props to Takara for pulling off that dynamic appearance from "Call of the Primitives" episode into toy form AND not compromising on articulation. I'll except that the individual bots are not quite at their best. I'm embracing this, so I guess that makes it a "deliciously terrible" Transformer. 😉
  11. lechuck
    Certainly not an impossibility, but this is Star Trek we are talking about, it is all about positive portrayal and message. The whole decaying organisation or failed state type of story telling is another one of those that floated around for years with Star Trek. I was never fond of this idea being explored, But it's one thing creating this depressing backdrop, it's another when you on top take the whole point of Star Trek – namely us humans – and portray them as crappy entitled beings with stupid infighting in their solar system that they are completely incapable of resolving themselves (what happened to 900 years of Federation experience?) all because it's not "easy riding" any longer. That might be a reflection of our current human society, but I want to see a reflection of how we can be much better. It would have been way more interesting to see humans still embracing the Federation, still being the explorers wanting to understand the universe and still being there to help others as much as they can. Exploring the human condition (what makes these 32nd century humans go on?) despite the current hardships and adversities of the Burn would have made for excellent stories. Instead we got very lazy and thoughtless writing, all for the sensationalism of making everything even more depressing and dark.
  12. lechuck
    Confirmed, our favourite psychopath is getting another GFFMC release. https://www.taghobby.com/archives/869952 https://tamashiiweb.com/item/15537/?wovn=en
  13. lechuck
    I like MP-52 Starscream – his robot form, the smirking or laughing face, the expressive posing possibilities, and yes even his non-accurate, but accurate on-screen fighter mode all bring back good childhood memories. I would say Takara fulfilled on the actual mission objective they set out for. But that being said, I would like to wholeheartedly apologise for embracing deliciously terrible Transformers. Your candidness in pointing out my poor standards in preference and taste is enlightening, rest assured that for the rest of 2025 and onwards I and many of the other fans that have been on the wrong path will strive to reach your high standards in ascertaining what constitutes a good and enjoyable Transformers toy. 🙄😒
  14. lechuck
    The Legioss is listed as being 8.75 m tall in robot mode and 10.25 m long in fighter. At 1/60 scale that would be about 14.6 cm and 17.1 cm respectively.
  15. lechuck
    Raising this thread from the dead... Wave is apparently bringing out a new 1/35 kit of the ARX-8 Laevatein (24cm tall). Liking that full cockpit setup with articulated pilot figure.
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