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  1. Bobby
    Looks like you got all the ad-ons! 😎 Haha showing a visitor new to Gundam a Metal Structure is like setting the bar waaay high for their future frame of reference 😄 Speaking of which my introduction (and 1st Gundam) was to this "metal" build...
  2. Bobby
    It's quite a bit larger ... here's a size comparison next to PG Perfect Strike on pedestal (after Temjin conversion)...
  3. Bobby
    You may reconsider 😎 once you start messing with it, not only does it look cool... The catwalks and (clear) railing compliment the cockpit so well... (a little gif action) Plus, although the thing is so heavy the telescoping deck stand can still support it so you can do flying poses... (and then after a little photoshopping)... (and some more gif action)... It all just kinda screams come to papa...
  4. Bobby
    I agree, Sonic looks a little weird like he's wearing a tank top ... It's the arms but it might be the Mandela Effect of me having thought all these years that Sonic's arms were blue! Knuckles arms are red so why not? Even in the movie reboot they made his arms blue (flesh colored human skin arms w/little blue hairs would have been too creepy and they were already having a hard time with the live-action version pre-release). photoshopped looks a little better imo but now is incorrect ...
  5. Bobby
    Woah ... finally .... always always always wanted an AV-2 Variant! Great news!
  6. Bobby
    This childhood nostalgia (Playmobil started in '74) paired with popular licensing titles of the following decade (aka the 80's) might be a winning combo they're willing to wager. Consumers/collectors in this demographic (older w/discretionary $) might fancy the whole idea of reliving some part of their childhood slash introducing their kid to their childhood. As mentioned they recently just released The A-Team a few months ago ... This could take off with licensed Playmobil Star Wars/Star Trek/Dukes of Hazz/Batman/Ghostbusters/007/Magnum PI/Miami Vice/Scooby Doo/Tron/etc. creating another collecting genre. Sort of feels like Choro-Q for the states which could result in a FunkoPop-like explosion and K.I.T.T. does look cool.
  7. Bobby
    2 bids ... his work's worth it ... looks like it stayed local too. Would be curious to see what's inside it.
  8. Bobby
    Did you check Mercari Japan ? They have a lot of great deals as well as some rare odd finds.
  9. Bobby
    Ha, of course ... post it/share it and help spread some Macross Christmas cheer 🎅 (here's another)
  10. Bobby
    Merry Christmas MW 🎄 ! (little gif I made)
  11. Bobby
    Just some more findings of the pre VF-2ss nomenclature in some B-Clubs previously not mentioned that I recently came across... But first here's the Animage referenced earlier from Nov 1991 which shows the prototype body (single head laser, different panel lines, actual landing gear, etc.)... Then just a couple months later, the Jan 1992 B-Club Magazine #74 shows the new body type but still references it as the VF-XS... And then the May 1992 B-Club #78 has an announcement in the next issue (#79) they will cover OVA Macross II in which case it is labelled VF-2SS. It's interesting to see how things had unfolded where they were trying to finalize the design, the naming, the time arc, etc.
  12. Bobby
    At 2:01 And LO PAN from Big Trouble in Little China 😁
  13. Bobby
    Did anyone recognize ShortRound from Temple of Doom?
  14. Bobby
    Speaking of the Sy/Ty, the "Father" of the Syclone/Typhoon, Kim Nielsen of GM, (featured at 1:49 below) bought one of the new NSX's and I learned from another forum I'm on how fast it goes ... this summer at Irwindale Speedway it did 1/8mi in 7.14@98.84 w 1.681 60 ft and Vbox 0.60 mph of 3.00 secs - 95 degree weather and no VHT on track!
  15. Bobby
    Interesting ... did not know that, thanks
  16. Bobby
    Moon Studio animated transformations look promising...
  17. Bobby
    Anyone notice/mention yet the latest MG Hyaku-shiki Crash version's got some Five Star Stories proportions (i.e. big shoulders, layered mid-section, etc.) --> https://p-bandai.com/us/item/N2457563001002?utm_source=crm&utm_medium=ranking_3
  18. Bobby
    Good one ... BOOMBOT could rest on Nekki Basara's shoulder for an 80's style sound booster
  19. Bobby
    Elvis does not come with the cubes so probably just used to show compatibility while 52Toys does come with and they are sometimes customized to the theme (like a TMNT boxes, etc.) -- Hey I think I figured out what "Totem Pole Mode" pays homage to 😉 ... LJN's 1984 Voltron Battle Riser! 😁
  20. Bobby
    Thanks for the heads up ... just placed mine with galactic toys
  21. Bobby
    I can see that. Actually ... in messing around with it some ... it can FORM VOLTWAVE ... or ... SOUNDTRON ... or ... SOUNDVOLT ... or ... WAVETRON ... or ... BLASTRON ... or ... 😁
  22. Bobby
    Who can fully know unless they told us but I'll offer a few comments regarding trending and how it influenced at least my buying decision... 52Toys is making all sorts of transformables from Predator to GetterRobo to Icarus Jet (discussed elsewhere on here), to something very similar to Logicoma (from Patlabor). and BBTS has ~100 of them listed on their site [LINK] and for whatever reason they ALL fit into these little 2x2x2 cubes. The Diaclone Reboot has been doing something very similar for awhile with there Powered Suit Systems by providing cubes they could dock with/deploy from. In my opinion there's something about this that's "nice and neat" or "clean" where box-mode lends itself to solving storage issues where organization and arrangement on shelf space is limited (a commonly shared problem). There might be another "real" reason but this aspect or gimmick has gotten my vote. This guy for ex., Megabox Deep One, raised my brow as it has vibes of R-Type, RB-79 Ball, EVA Pod (2001: A Space Odyssey), and a "Max" colored Quaedluun-Rau Power Armor going on... and oh let's throw in a box-mode There's also something special to appreciate engineering-wise when all these figures can take on a box form since it adds an additional design parameter during development. So Lucky Cat Voltron also happens to transform into a "box-mode" that fits into these same 2x2x2 cubes But to answer the question (sorry for the length) product photos show this mode as being able to serve as a base for displaying weapons ... And even ummm, ah ... a totem pole? These extra features certainly help differentiate it along with the intentional mis-numbering of the lions and name Micro Cosmos Elvis to maybe "help" it avoid some licensing issues perhaps. But regardless of it's real intent, this added "box-mode" offering additional transformation modes plus the idea of simplified storage and the universality of a "shared" form swayed me to purchase Elvis over the Minipla version of the same height. Imagine moving and you have a bunch of these little 2x2x2 cubes ... you could just throw'em all in a big box, shake it up until they settle like Tetris blocks and be on your way
  23. Bobby
    Agreed, the dbl-jointed armatures are nice, box mode is kinda cool, and you are correct, no transformation on Titan but it is quite huge and definitely has a presence...
  24. Bobby
    Just a heads up for anyone who picked up an Elvis ... you can switch out the numbered plates on the red and green lion so that it matches the Titan Power TP-01 King of Beasts Golion it was modeled after since the lions enumeration is reversed from the factory. So it goes from this (Elvis)... to looking like this (Titan):
  25. Bobby
    HARGUNNNNNN! You found the time 😎 ... looks awesome!
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