lechuck

4 hours ago, Scyla said:

Impulse looks good. I think I am fine with the three (?!?) main variants out of which I like the Sword Impulse the best. A mostly red and white Gundam just does it for me.

I’m still sad we never got the red MB Seven Sword and I hope someday we will get an MB Build/Try Burning Gundam.

Another question. How many rounds of preorders were there for the MB God Gundam and what were/are the release dates.

I am only aware of the first batch for the August 2025 release (the one with the shoulder paint issue).

https://tamashiiweb.com/item_brand/metal_build/?wovn=en#gi_productlist 

I don't know why Bandai even bothers with listing shop redirects for EU and Latin America, they barely care making MBs available in these markets. 🙄😒

So this is what it means when you do an Impulse buy? 😁 

https://tamashiiweb.com/item/15621/?wovn=en
https://hobby.dengeki.com/news/2771765/

https://www.taghobby.com/archives/881656

Maybe it's me, but the whole MPG line just feels below par these days. I miss that golden period with Kobayashi in charge where releases were more premium and sophisticated.

My hopes were raised for a split second only to be crushed.

Nowhere on that scan does it state that the GFFMC Wing Zero EW is getting a reissue, it's just talk of posing it like in the 30th trailer and the square box only contains release dates for other items.

Some insight on the Toyrise Legioss Omega – interview with the people involved (Shinji Aramaki) creating it. Page three has the juicy bits for Mospeada fans.

https://hobby.dengeki.com/reviews/2739360/

18 hours ago, Old_Nash_II said:

 

Always love me a good "whodunit" murder mystery movie, looking forward to this latest Knives Out one.

Also it's time for another Hercule Poirot movie.

5 hours ago, MKT said:

As much as I like the sculpt, Sentinel's really not much fun to handle in Soldier. It can be too fiddly.

Agree with the sentiment and my first release Eta has turned floppy in some areas.

So Bandai has acknowledged the paint mismatch issue on God Gundam shoulders and will be sending out replacements (locals only).
https://tamashiiweb.com/importance/226/?wovn=en#

@Robin-11 Go, go ,go...  https://hobbyfrontline.com/product/re-100-1-100-denan-gei/ 

I'm more shocked that Disney is doing explicit gory depictions with the IP and in animation on top of that! 😮

On 8/29/2025 at 4:35 AM, sh9000 said:

From the resin prototype of ML Ultra Magnus I can see new joints in the hands, hips, knees, ankles, and Matrix Chamber.

Ultra Magnus can finally do its own G1 box art pose.

And I also want the G1 Datsun brothers to be released in ML along with the rest of the cars, Seekers, Dinobots, and as many other G1.

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. 😄 

9 minutes ago, renegadeleader1 said:

Are there any relatively cheap Votoms available right now that lean more towards toy to be played with than $200+ collector item?

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/

https://www.taghobby.com/archives/874618

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.

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.

It's a Club Tamashii Memebers release, so it's probably going to be difficult and pricey to get one.

25 minutes ago, Scyla said:

I preordered AMT Predaking and Missing Link Nemesis Prime today.

Predaking will go on my Super Robot shelf next to Amakuni Genesis GaoGaiGar, the Arcadia DYRL? SDF-1 and the SoC Gunbuster.

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. 

1 hour ago, Tking22 said:

Lol let it go for once dude,

It's lechuck, please not the dude thing. 😬

1 hour ago, Tking22 said:

I assure you, nobody cares that you're really into what Takara puts out.

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.🤝

1 hour ago, Tking22 said:

This is MW, you gotta accept it's not a TF site and more people will be critical of what Takara puts out, nothing wrong with that. 

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.

31 minutes ago, M'Kyuun said:

First, I'm flattered that you embraced my oxymoronic phrase, and also by the spirit in which you used it. 😄👍Second, I'll not judge anyone for liking what they like, and whether or not this new Predaking is "deliciously terrible" or not will be entirely up to you. You seem enthusiastic about it, and I hope it exceeds expectations. It doesn't interest me personally, so I have no opinion. However, toys exist to bring joy, and as an owner of many, many toys, I've been pleasantly surprised by some and disappointed by others for all sorts of reasons. My hope for you is that this is one of the good ones- pleasantly surprising, fun, aesthetically pleasing, enjoyable to handle. Finally, thanks for sharing this here, as there may be other members to whom it appeals that may otherwise have gone unaware. It's one of the things I enjoy about this forum, whether sharing the info or benefitting from shared info.  (I'm generally on the latter side).

I hope you didn't take my colorful critique of Takara and their approach to aircraft alt-moded Transformers personally, as I meant no affront to anyone, except perhaps, Takara themselves, and even that in a light-hearted manner. If I offended, I apologize. I stand by my critique, however, but it's just one insignificant guy's opinion and at the end of the day, it is of no import. As a Transformers fan since it began in 1984, Takara's work is a very important part of my life and I generally applaud and support what they do, though I do have my niggles from time to time. 😉 Cheers!

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. 🙃😅

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. 😉

On 7/28/2025 at 2:42 AM, Thom said:

Goes to show how well that show stuck (stunk) with me... And see, my idea was already better than anything STD() came up with! 

But the truth remains that 900 years is a loooong time. Even half of that. Nothing stays the same, so an isolationist Earth coming about after the catastrophe of the Burn is not an impossibility.

And I think it would have been better if the Burn had been an attack, but then there are so many things about the Burn that are just silly anyway.

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.

Confirmed, our favourite psychopath is getting another GFFMC release.
https://www.taghobby.com/archives/869952
https://tamashiiweb.com/item/15537/?wovn=en