Kin
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Lol I too can't see any ressemblance. My opinion is that it looks more like a sukhoi su30 and there is a version with canards.
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I watched those series as a kid. I don't like it because I only wanted to see mecha and action.
But now if I look back, it has quite a good story. I can remember some kind of friend became an enemy. One got assasinated cause he took a bullet.
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larc en ciel / luna sea.
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A mini computer.. that's all we need.
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lol gettin out of hand...
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Uhm.. I've downloaded a couple of G1 series and the voice actor of Shockwave sounds like the gayish butler from Fresh Prince of Bel Air.
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I'm happy if they're made of rubber: good for their teeth, no sharp edges, lightweight
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Here's a quick review I threw together for the Toynami Alpha:
The Pros:
1) Most poseable transforming Alpha toy to date.
2) Diecast, there was a Gakken Diecast toy (and it's cool) but the MPC has nearly as much diecast and transforms into all three mode.
3) The sculpt is beautiful and the best representation yet (better, in my opinion, then the Imai models they are modeled after).Â
4) Detail. Very nice panel lines in what seem to be appropriate areas. There are also a good amount of details painted on rather than decals.
5) Speaking of decals, it's my understanding the decals that come with these things are great.
6) Extras. Removable gun clip, tiny cyclone, rubber wheels, and lots and lots of missile bays that actually open.
7) Not that I care, but the box and packaging is standard Toynami goodness.
The Cons:
1) Fragility. Refer to the attached image 1-
Red circle - the hands are super poseable and detailed but they are made of a rubber type compound. There is a metal pin toward the end of the palm that is used to attach the four fingers to the palm. This pin is seated in a tiny portion of rubber. If you open the hands and close them enough, or insert the gun and then twist the gun or something like that, the rubber wears enough for the pin to unseat and the four fingers fall right off the hand.
Yellow circle - the arm attaches to the legs in fighter mode via a peg. At the factory this peg is inserted into the leg for shipping. It is not unheard of for the toy to arrive with this peg then broken off of the arm and stuck in the leg.
Green circle - this one irritates me the most since I just found out one of mine was broken here (and I've transformed it twice and put it on my shelf). As you can see, the entire arm has to extend to reveal the white portions (bicep region). In order to extend the arm you must tug down on the forearm. There is a thin plastic rod that attaches the middle white section of the arm to both the lower and upper portions. If this rod breaks from your tugging the arm falls right off at the bicep or forearm. WHY WAS THIS NOT METAL? Anyway, I think the problem might be even worse. Unless someone plays with my toys and broke this thing I think that, if the toy wasn't manufactured right, then adhesive applied to either end of the rod could cause the rod to be straining while the toy sits on your shelf in fighter mode. So, if the arm was slightly twisted when the adhesive was applied, and you have it sitting straight in fighter mode, the rod will be constantly trying to return to the twisted position even though the rest of the arm is seated via pegs into the leg. Eventually the rod just snaps and six months later when you pick it up the arm just falls right off.
2) Build quality - too many of these things are a little screwed up straight out of the box. I have a red one where the head constantly wants to pop down in fighter mode. I have several with cocked heads (see attached image 2). Sometimes the missile flaps aren't quite seated properly or are warped. Sometimes the paint has minor smudges (I think they improved this over the VF-1 series though).
3) Either the transformation is too complicated for a toy this small or the build tolerances are too sloppy. This thing can really fight you during transformation. It's not even so much a learning curve thing... sometimes things just take an excess amount of patience.
4) Friction joint in the shoulders. The arms are heavy because Toynami put diecast in the forearm. Throw the big ol' gun in the hand and now the arm is very heavy. After a few transformations and arm movements it's very possible for your Alpha to never be able to lift it's arm and point the gun forward again.
5) The whole toy is glued together. Even areas that have screws also have portions that are glued. If it breaks there is no repairing it. Customizing it would be very very hard.
6) the shoulder mount needs to be removed for full transformation. The Gakken 1/35 didn't have to do that (but the Gakken 1/55 didn't even have a shoulder mount).
7) the landing gears. Sometimes they come crooked but I consider that part of 2. The real problem is that they are a milimeter longer than the mid section of the plane. Many people complain there Alpha lays on its chest with its landing gears off the ground. Usually, when that's said, it's because the toy is transformed improperly (it's friggin' hard). Still, even when you do it right there's no room under the chest at all (see image 3).
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Many people complained about the arched back in fighter mode. As I just mentioned, often this is because the toy was transformed wrong. However, even when it's done right the vehicle still looks slightly arched upward... but the only time you get that affect is when you stare at it directly from its side.
The verdict - My verdict for the MPC alpha is the same as it was for the MPC VF-1. I give it a 7 of 10 (I give the Yammy 1/48 a 9.5/10). It really pisses me off too because I'm a HUGE Legioss fan and this toy has so much potential that it just doesn't live up to because of the overall fragility. What do I recommend? If you can find it for half price to as much as $60, buy it. KEEP THE RECEIPT. When you get it home, treat it like a model you just built. If something is stuck be forceful but always be patient. If something seems like it's fighting you, come here and ask for tips (i check the forums pretty often). This thing does look BEAUTIFUL if you just successfully get it into a pose and leave it alone. I'm gonna tack on some more pics as examples -
PS - I want a Beta so I do hope these continue to sell so maybe I'm a bit biased but I think this has been a pretty open review. For the record, I have owned 13 Alpha MPCs and have broken 3 (blue one's hand, shadow's shoulder, and I might be to blame for my red one's arm but I have no idea how), have received 1 broken in the box (red's arm tab), and have received two I felt were of inferior quality (crooked landing gear, miscolored part, that sort of thing).
Lol hold all of your Legioss 2 meters of the ground and drop it.
Now take pictures and compare.
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HOLY COW!!
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Sometimes you can find a big catch at clearance topics under "for sale" in the MW forum.
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Finished all parts and checked in fightermode. No loose parts. What you see is what you get.
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I'm starting a little Starscream project. A fully transformable papermodel.
Goal is to build it in a way it looks good in both modes. I've already made a plan to model the whole thing. Now it's just a matter of time modeling and texturing the whole thing.
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I'm a guy with patience. If I see something rare for sale on the Internet and is acceptible for my budget, I'll do everything to get that toy. So far, I'm still lucky.
Also depends on where you live. I'd rather ship something expensive to the other half of the globe.
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Most cosplay sucks but I must give this lady/guy? credit for such a beautifull starscream suit.
scroll down .. http://fanboy.net/akon14/
I came across it after googlin some pics for the starscream papermodel project.
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Hey this thread isn't a sticky one anymore. Lack of news?
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Not much engrish.. but anyway, better than "awful" misplaced pictures.
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I loved to see a Gakken 1/35 commercial.
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Oh well....
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Hey! Leave 24 out of this!
LOL!
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uhm let me get this straight:)
He stinks!
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Everything is almost crap... everything looks the same. Back in the 80's you can easily distinquish the style and story line.
What's hot today? > Crime fightin/solving at the speed of light.
Forced to do something or you'll be dead
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I remember back in 1999 I worked in a company as a graduation project for school, I saw a couple of old stuff like their own company demo on LD.. there's no labeldesign on it and they've just used a black marker. Must have been expensive..
I guess it's made from 1989 or 1990. (European mustaches were hot
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kewl!
Hey there's also a link to votom's theme... never seen the anime but I'm curious. and even more! Thnx for the link -
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Damn that astrotrain looks hot!