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On 10/13/2023 at 7:51 AM, MKT said:

Ghost Squadron lol

 

Where's the X9? 😁

On 10/31/2023 at 7:25 AM, seti88 said:

Kakizaki looks like max in the boxart?..🤭

What do you mean? 

On 11/18/2023 at 11:42 PM, nightmareB4macross said:

Thanks. I then started to use a Yamato Stand to create a different approach.

The VF-19 was one of Yamato's best releases. 

Love your clear in-focus shots! 

I guess that's an improvement over having a spate of broken head lasers *coughYF-19cough*

So who thought Ozma was going to die the first time you saw this episode? 

Assuming it came like that new in box, someone at the factory put a hell of a lot of force to bend and break the plastic like that. The actual bar that holds the backpack to the rest of the valk is made of metal. 

I was just referring to Bandai's tampo in general on their DX line.

Probably don't need to dwell too much on single screenshots from a show filled with animation inconsistencies and errors.

Aside from that split second frame, neither 102 nor 607 was ever firmly established as the proper modex for the VT-1 Hikaru borrowed, so it really doesn't matter what modex number Bandai used. The tampo is just as obnoxious. 

That shot of the YF-21 fighter makes me think of the TBD Devastator, probably the worst torpedo plane of WW2.

11 hours ago, MKT said:

But there is some kinda flip-up tab here to hold the fins in place that I don't remember the HMR or Yamato's ever had.

They are on the Yamato VT-1 and VE-1. But I never use them since the packs are held securely in place without them, just like the regular VF-1.

Just now, jenius said:

It has obvious landing gear in the legs, I think it's a full retool.

The other two in sound force look like half-baked 3D prints with no engineering.

I was about to say that the other 2 look like 3D printed mock ups rather than actual transformable prototypes. 

On 11/13/2023 at 11:16 AM, MKT said:

Agree on this. I’m occasionally conflicted on how the Yamato 17 turned out.
The 21 had gorgeous Fighter at expense of Battroid, whereas for the 17, Yamato sort of went midway between both modes.

I like the 17 in Fighter as it is, but sometimes when I look at the line art the front end / nosecone of the toy is just so different in comparison!

The 171 requires less anime magic yet it a worse toy than the Yamato 17. Funny how that works. 

I don't have my old HM VF-19 at hand to compare. Did Bandai completely retool it for the HMR version? 

Hope the 0A maintains the same level of quality as the 0D. 

Mylene's VF-11 is my most wanted hero valk that's never gotten a proper transforming release. 

Buddy in Japan texted me this right before you posted. It looks great! And actual seated pilots this time! Unlike my empty cockpit 1D. 

8 hours ago, Mog said:

Jelly.  And my favorite version of the -17.

It does look like a freakin’ tank.  

But it’s also one that requires a ton of anime magic, even more so than the -21.

Yamato made it work.

I just took out my 171s to set them up in my cases and they were a PITA, even though I only needed to attach the armors. From the wonky leg design to the idiotic swapping wings, it's just not any fun to handle.

Ah, for the assymmetry lovers in the fanbase. 

On 10/30/2023 at 11:30 PM, MKT said:

Hmm rarely take head-on frontal Fighter shots, as I find phones have very limited depth of focus (hope I'm using the right term).

 

Canted down FSW wings doesn't look like what I imagine to be at this angle lol.

They should ha included reaction warheads with all the 31s. 

Taking my valks from storage and setting them up on Yeti stands in the moducase is more time consuming than I expected.

Frontier shelf coming along. Nothing is 100% done yet. Just working on getting fighters up on their stands.

Gonna start on Zero/Plus/7 for row 3. Delta gets the bottom row where it belongs.

Even kitties love moducases.

2 hours ago, scand said:

I wish it would hurry up and release HLJ keeps harassing me about my stuff in Private Warehouse.

Just ignore it. The 60 day limit is currently not in effect, so you can keep your stuff in PW however long you want. That's probably why they're constantly hounding people to ship.

49 minutes ago, Chronocidal said:

Anyone hear anything about an order with Hobby Genki on this one?  I'm not too concerned if they don't come through with it, since I got one from HLJ for cheaper, but I'm wondering if they're hurting for supply, or just forgot.   

I got mine from them soon after release date.

1/350 original Enterprise. Arrived last week but haven't opened it as I'm still setting up my Moducases when I'm free at home.

Reviews are already up on Youtube and she's a beauty!

The golden age of anime ended when the bubble burst in Japan. 

I don't entirely agree with Oshii but I understand where he's coming from. 

https://fandomwire.com/mamoru-oshii-thinks-neon-genesis-evangelion-will-be-forgotten-in-time-sees-it-as-a-commercial-anime-that-wont-survive-ia/