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    Ha! Well, they got me on the feint in the previous episode...
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    I'm not saying it was done well or it couldn't have been done better but this was my take...
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    Indeed. All of those are excellent points, @M'Kyuun. You also chanced upon a detail that I missed completely...
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    Hi-Metal R

    technoblue replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    I've used ToyDojo a number of times over the years and consider them to be reliable. I started buying Transformers there but soon added them as a domestic backup for other import toys. I've never had an issue getting something that I preordered. The customer service is also above board. In the few instances where I have had to request an RMA from them, Eddie (the store owner) was quite helpful and quick to resolve my issues. The only thing I wish Toydojo had now was a point rewards system, but they do send out coupon codes if you subscribe to their email list.
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    Yeah, as much as I enjoyed Innocence, I even have to admit it went overboard with using dialogue-based exposition. As for certain unsolved SAC 2045 mysteries…
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    So it seems Kilmer’s Madmartigan will be involved somehow. Good for him, if true. https://www.darkhorizons.com/kilmer-has-presence-in-willow-series/
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    I finished the second season too. On the whole, I think it worked better than the first season but I agree that the entire show fell short of previous GitS anime by not fleshing out enough details. It ends up a flashy albeit watered-down version of Stand Alone Complex and doesn't feel like a true sequel---at least, not to me.
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    I think a transforming G1 Starscream could work, toy or toon with his characteristic blue and red accents. I agree that he would probably not come with any ordnance for alt mode, though. We might only get brick built null rays for bot mode. Truly. I can even see Optimus Prime's faceplate piece being reused for Soundwave.
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    NewAge has revealed H44-EX Ymir with some updated Constructicons on FB. I saw this posted over on TFW. Yeah, it's a toy-based legends Grimlock.
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    That is quite the comparison between the early draft version of LEGO Optimus and what was eventually announced for retail. It’s also nice to be able to take a quick peek into different stages of the design process. If TLG decides to release more Transformers, it will be interesting to see if they branch out away from G1. Like you say, @M'Kyuun, if they do something like that then making a transformable Megatron doesn’t break their own rules. If they stay within the confines of G1, we could get Bumblebee or maybe Soundwave.
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    Congrats, @M'Kyuun! Both figs look fantastic. Thanks for sharing your photos.
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    Sweet. Building sets together with another person (family or friend) can be a truly rewarding thing. The first large space sets that I remember receiving as a kid were 6929 Starfleet Voyager and 6980 Galaxy Commander. Before that, I was gifted smaller LEGO space sets like the Mobile Ground Tracking Station, the Mobile Rocket Launcher, and the Radar Truck. I never had the Galaxy Explorer set, although I do remember seeing pictures of it in the 1982 LEGO Ideas magazine, and I still have vivid memories of trying to follow the alternate builds in the magazine using the bricks that I did own. Of the smaller classic space sets, I think my favorite was 6824 Space Dart I. The spinning feature on the nose was fun to use while swooshing the ship around the house.
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    The rumor mill has some good news for those of us waiting on the Classic LEGO 90th anniversary sets coming later this year. Not only are we getting a Castle set, but we could be getting a Space set that is a callback to the original Galaxy Explorer. https://www.brickfanatics.com/lego-space-497-galaxy-explorer-remake-90/amp/?fbclid=IwAR0OiBmUY-pCTXXdoaIAIbt9OgHpVPHphGIHauDTHxyJOEJR5jSlzWvf_mA I hope the rumor sticks. I would love to see how TLG modernizes this set with today’s techniques.
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    NewAge is fond of repaints. I suggest hanging on a bit if you want to pass on Grimlock’s toon colors and pick up a different styling like metallic, toy, G2, and so on. Chances are that NA will get to it, especially if this is a popular mold. I’m keen on the articulation in both modes, but I can’t place the fish. Anyway, I don’t have a toon version of Grimlock so I’m into this. I also would love the toy version with the metallic paint, smokey plastic parts, and toy accessories. Depending on which G2 Grimlock NA decides to do, that could be tempting too. Edit: Tfw helped me with the fish. It’s from the G1 episode where Grimlock becomes super intelligent and creates the Technobots/Computron. I wonder if the fish is also a hint about what’s to come after the Dinobots?
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    Rest in peace. His album Voices was another favorite of mine to listen to as an undergraduate. That and the Blade Runner soundtrack got me hooked on his style.
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    Hi-Metal R

    technoblue replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    This is great. Macross is returning to HMR and it’s getting a worldwide release. Can’t wait to see where things go from here.
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    HaHa! It did fool me earlier. Taking a closer look now, I am seeing inconsistencies but even so it’s a neat idea all the same.
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    Wow. Thanks @M'Kyuun and @tekering. That Vector Prime custom is something else too—expertly done. I do miss collecting mainline Transformers, especially as more toy-based decos are announced but the space issue is real—truly. I decided to solve it a different way ‘s all. It was tough but I also cut the newer Planet-X releases and decided to get picky about MMC’s Reformatted line. I mostly keep up w/select 3P and official MPs, and the smaller legends from NA and MS nowadays. Oh, and anything related to TF Prime is always fair game. I have a few of the IF and MFT legends too but I don’t collect them like the NA and MS bots.
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    Cool. That's a very creative remold of their Cyclonus to get BW Depth Charge. Also, it looks like Newage is diving into the Dinobots too. They've teased H44 Ymir with a not-so-subtle still from Jurassic Park.
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    Yeah that mask piece is a nice new silver color for Optimus, and TLG is already releasing it in different colors in the LEGO Botanicals line. You can see it in orange in the succulents set. I’m curious to see where else it will pop up. https://www.lego.com/en-us/themes/adults-welcome/botanical-collection/succulents?icmp=TH-SHQL-Standard-Botanicals_Adv_Quicklinks_Succulents-TH-NO-J8WEATZEX7
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    That picture is showing the two ways you can build the set: in its under construction and finished state. It’s also showing how two Pyramid sets can combine into one. I agree it is a little coy to ask adult fans to buy two sets to get the full Great Pyramid but I don’t know about deceiving. LEGO does the same thing with their portrait sets. If you want a large fancy portrait, you need to buy and combine multiple Marvel, DC, or Beatles sets—whatever your looking to put up on your wall. Back to LEGO Optimus. Do the thighs really slide into the legs like they do on the MP? It looks like the thighs simply plug in using a ball and socket mechanism. If the latter is true, then maybe there could be a way to free the socket to allow for a knee bend? I’m very curious to see what’s possible here.
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    All copies include a brick-built matrix of leadership.
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    Lego Prime looks quite nice to me—in a classy way like MP-1. I’m curious to see how difficult it will be to MOD some G1-style knees onto those legs. Otherwise, I don’t have much to complain about from the leaked images. Maybe it would have been nice to include two colored eye prints: the blue (for toon) and the yellow (for toy)? I’m definitely in for a pre-order.
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    In the posted picture, MMC’s bot mode is beginning to look dated to me. Those legs on Terraegis are almost unfinished compared to the likes of their Azalea and Saltus. What would be interesting to me is to see MMC redesign Trailbreaker with the engineering knowledge and talent that they have built up today. That said, the alt mode does hold up really well. Back when these were still readily available, I wanted to get a copy of PS-06R but I ended up letting it go. Anyway, the official MP is a clear lock for me. It’s hard to say where the exchange rate will be in December but today, if I were to pay the full price up front, the pre-order would cost $167US. After the discount, if the exchange rate isn’t too volatile, this could drop down as far as $117US. IMO, this is a really good price for a bot clocking in at around the same height as Ironhide and Starscream.
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    Very cool.
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