Ryoma

20 hours ago, Shadow said:

God this looks good.

 

Well, except for Carlos' haircut it does look great!

6 hours ago, sqidd said:

Good to know. Thanks

Still wearing gloves though!

Ah ah, me too!

56 minutes ago, anime52k8 said:

The Survival times of Viruses varies wildly based on environment and type of virus you're talking about. A typical flu virus is usually less than 24 hours on a hard surface while something like Norovirus can survive several weeks. Coronavirus specifically is a few hours.

Thanks, i was referring specifically to the Corona virus, sorry i did not make that clear. That's actually the only virus i looked into because i honestly got a little scared too(i do have asthma so although the death rate is still pretty low 2 or 3% i think it wouldn't be very pleasant for me to catch it  ).

On 1/29/2020 at 11:56 AM, hachi said:

Oh, it's not Voltes V   *wallet is relieved*

Anyway, was the anime any good? First time I've heard of it.

It was a decent anime in my opinion, classic super robot action, a little dark in the beginning(the anime starts with the earth already destroyed and conquered by evil aliens). The fun fact about Mirai Robot Daltanias is that...it was supposed to be...Voltron. When the americans bought the series to turn it into their own western version they said "they wanted the one with the lion" and they meant Daltanias. They got Golion instead. I guess something got lost in translation!

2 hours ago, sqidd said:

I got the Flu in a really bad way the day after I un-boxed mine. And I just don't get sick. Ever. I take incredibly good care of myself, eat a psychotically focused diet, etc, etc, etc. I haven't had so much as a could in it has to be 5-6yrs now.

Coincidence? Probably. Did I have a little "pandemic freak out" there for a moment. Yep, sure did.

Anyone know where these are built and ShowZ is? I would be curious if it's in the quarantine zone.

I've got two more boxes from ShowZ that have shown up since. Probably irrational, but I'm a little hesitate to open them up.

Don't worry, there is no way you can get infected through any package coming from China. Bacterias can survive only few minutes outside the host they are in. It's impossible for them to survive in an environment such as a card box or something similar. I had a similar issue and looked into it, you know just to be sure. You will be fine.

18 hours ago, Lolicon said:

Finished fixing up my TV 1S. After many years, I finally have the TV Super Valkyrie I always wanted. 

Now to put her together...

Where did you find the extra decals for the super parts and the Valk? They look awesome!

Obviously I can't say anyting about the final result but i found this last trailer very well made. Funny and really crazy, exactly how i would like the movie to be.

Voltes V would be part of a trilogy called "robot romance trilogy" with the other two chapters being Daimos and Combattler V. Although the three series are not tied together in any way. Anyway it looks more like full CGI rather than live action to me. Once again, i have to say leave the legends rest in peace.

Ginga sengoku gunyuuden Rai from Joji Manabe

I know it's not an OVA series and it's from the 90s...but still it seems almost impossible to find in a decent language. I was able to read the first 8 volumes of the manga but then they just stopped pubblishing. Actually, if somebody knows where i can find the 52 episodes of the series i would really appreciate the help.

I totally agree. I prefer the 1/48 yamatos in fighter mode too. I think i m going to skip the DX VF-1 and will start applying waterslide decals and draw panel lines on my old yamatos. Do you guys think that the Yamatos 1/48 will now drop their prices due to the new releases from Bandai?

I agree. While the first three movies(Casino Royale, Quantum of solace and Skyfall) were very good Spectre was a complete letdown. Not only it lost that gritty and realistic feeling they were able to build in the previous releases but it was almost an insult to the Bond character since they changed the origin that was told in the original material, just to make it "more personal". I don't think it was needed. Still looking forward to this though.

1 hour ago, Slave IV said:

Congrats on the beautiful pickup!

Thanks! I appreciate it  

Finally today i got one of my Macross Holy grail. The VF-1S Focker DYRL weathering plus Super parts also weathering. The weathering version of the VF-1 from Yamato is still my favourite despite the DX from Bandai(which is great anyway).I bought them as used but they look perfect to me.  Now down with the waterslide decals.

I am not a big Star Wars fan but after watching the last movies i started to think that for saving the franchise they should bring everything in the past...like thousands of years ago, as they did in Knights of the old republic. I played only the first game but i was really excited to finally see how the Jedi were when they were at their best. Knowing more and more about them, their spiritual aspects, the war with the Sith and so on...i would definitely be interested in a movie like that. What do you guys think?  

Do we have an idea of how tall in battroid mode this will be? I figure around 20 cm?

1 hour ago, theraiden said:

Question.

Regarding the upcoming PRE-Order madness when Roy's 1S will be up. Does anybody know if there is a customizable bot-shopping system out there akin to these: 
https://www.aiobot.com/
https://forcecop.com/

And a thought.... If all of us who are going to buy a Roy would pool together funds, say like 5$ each, to actually hire a Bot programmer to make a Bot for us to beat the scalpers at they're own game. Just a thought 

I'm in! I mean, just for screwing the scalpers i would be more than happy to put 5 dollars in. Even if i m not interested in the toy.

Thanks, i appreciate the review. Definitely coming in for Christiman/Thanksgiving-

1 hour ago, sqidd said:

Getter ARC in the house.

 

Looks beautiful! How is it? I was definitely considering it as a (early) Christmas gift.

4 hours ago, Mog said:

^^This.

I'm also curious if the armor is removable and can be posed to sit on a stand.

Yes it can. At least from the pictures that have been posted so far. Very anime accurate but i still think that the Armor plus from Bandai is better(not counting the QC issues though).

14 hours ago, jenius said:

What was the cockpit issue?

The rear seat was too big(or Edgard's figure too small) therefore the figure was moving around everywhere. 

Seems like they fixed the cockpit issue too from these pictures??

48 minutes ago, enphily said:

And Super Ostrich's leg there on top right corner

 

That's true, a hint for the next premium release? I surely hope so! Good eye anyway!

Yes it is! Clearly i don't have it since it hasn't been released yet but from the pictures it looks really nice and very accurate to the original design. 

And no, to me it's not weird at all that the quality of a movie or a series reflects on my judgment about the other merchandise. I always bought only the toys which i felt a true connection to the series they were based upon. I am not saying the quality of the series or the movie just my connection to it. How much i liked it. For example my  cabinets are full of toys from Macross zero ( a masterpiece in my opinion) but only have two VF from Macross delta(which i think was garbage) although the mecha design of the show was great. In other words if i didn't enjoy the series the toy to me is just a piece of plastic(or metal).

Second i think that us, as consumer, the only thing we can do is to choose what to buy therefore what show or what kind of show we want to go on. I know it's a very idealistic concept but to me it's like the right to vote.  

Well, there is the Great Mazinger DX-02 from Bandai that is very tall and has a lot of details and various gimmiks. Not a big fan of the proportions though. If i were you i would also take a look at the new Soul of chogokin coming up, the D.C. anime color version. Probably the closest thing to the original series that you can find. I think the release date is september. Not a big fan of the metal build from the Infinity movie. Maybe because the movie was so bad that i would never buy a toy that comes from it. Otherwise i think that the GX-02R is still a great toy.

I am not familiar with this kind of release...will it be available on the usual websites(NY,AE, AMIAMI etc.)??