Tico0001

If you ask me, if you want to get just one Freedom kit, get this:

http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN900741

its basically the same kit as the 2nd one you posted but with extra chrome finish parts (for the golden frame) and an extra action base complete with the wing funnel booster effects.

About your question about 1/60 VS 1/100....the 1/60 is just big, and that's just it. It lacks detail and the joints are not as good/poseable as the MG kit. Generally you grade the kits from the "grade".

Grades are No Grade, High Grade, Master Grade, and Perfect Grade, from lowest to highest. Those 1/60s you shown i think are under the No Grade category. So they're pretty big but their engineering is pretty simple with little detail.

So that explains a lot about those 1/60 kits... I'll stay away from them then. I think I'll actually go with your suggestion and get that particular Freedom Kit.

Thank you so much for the advice.

~Tico

I'm looking into buying a Freedom Gundam model kit. But after looking at the available models I ended up really confused! I have been buying Bandai Kits for a while now and i've never encountered this...

I found this 1/100 MG one... I understand it has a metallic finish...

Then there's this other 1/100 one... which I understand is the one from SEED Destiny...

Then there's this 1/60 one which says Real Detail...

and last but not least this 1/60 light up one

Now my real question is... how do these compare to each other? Why is the 1/60 Real Detail the same price as the 1/100 being so much bigger? is the quality really bad compared to the MG? And then similarly how come the 1/60 ligth up one is almost the same price as the extra finish 1/100??

I guess I'm more interested in the quality of the plastic... Which one is better quality? Since there are all Bandai I'm guessing the plastic is the same? then which one is the most detailed? Any thoughts? Which one should I get?

Thank you so much in advance.

~Tico

Oh no... is Spike the boy from Even Stevens???? I hate that dude!

I'm getting REALLY VERY worried with the cast of this movie... are they just getting all the Nickelodeon/Disney actors/comedians together to make a funny movie?? This is sounding a lot like Spy Kids or one of those action/comedy films.

~Tico

mmm... counting only sci-fi related items (and not my other toys like R/C stuff) it would have to be:

- 1/48 Roy $155

- Gakken Mospeada Bike. $120

I got the Perfect Grade RX-178 MK-II as a present so I guess that one doesn't count.

~Tico

Tformers just posted up some info on BTA Convoy... including a grainy picture of his head.

BTA Convoy and TF Atari Preorders

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Cool, I want it (I couldn't care less about the girls thoug)!!

But the one I can't wait to get my hands on is Mirage!!

~Tico

LOL Yoshinol... I used to have a lot of the pictures that were circulating back then...

I got the first hibird optimus and the MPC optimus... but honestly... the TF toys are really HUGLY... each one of them sucks, every single, old and new, pastic and diecast SUCKS BA..S.

HAHAHA you guys really must be FANS to buy such crap 

HAHAHAHA

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Why in the hell did you buy them than? And what the hell are you doing in here bashing them? You're entitled to you opinion, but i don't see you justifying why they suck. You sure do act like you know a lot about a toy you only own two pieces from.

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mmm... In my book Sebastian can say whatever the heck he wants to say... he's like a super old member... In any case... I have to agree that TF toys are ugly except for the Alternators and MPCs.

But I actually have a question. Are mirage and optimus prime (red pickup) going to be released as binaltechs or only as Alternators? I haven't been able to find them as BTs for pre order.

Thanks,

Tico

Since when I started college in 2000, i guess... This was my favorite procrastination site ever. It got me into spending all my little money on macross toys and then TFs... I've never posted much though... I'm more of a reader than anything. Now I work and I still check the forums every morning before leaving the apartment and then a few times during the day... ahh... good times...

Thanks MW!

~Tico

Thank goodness for eMule!! Because you guys are no help!!!

JK ... I got it off of eMule... Even though it seems there's no interest over this, I thought I would offer the file to whoever wants it. So there, if you want it PM me.

~Tico

Hi... I long time ago I downloaded a paper model of a mitsubishi fto. It was the most detailed car model I've seen. I started building it but half way through it got squashed and I never retried... Now I'm ready to tackle it again but I can't find the file!!!

The link is this but it doesn't lead to anywhere now...

I've looked all over the net (google really), and I can't find it!!

Did anyone of you downloaded it?? I would really appreciate it if I could get my hands on that pdf file again!!

THANKS!

Tico

Does anyone know where I can get BT-15 Prowl Police Integra? The only stores I buy from (BBTS and digital-toys.com) don´t have them anymore.

Thanks,

Tico

wow, ok, ADV must've read my post, hahha,

mine came today by FedEx, only one item backordered, the free DVD was Generator Gawl.

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mmm... well, They don´t read MY posts... Mine still hasn´t come and the last email from them says that my order is in the shipping department and will be on its way "soon" That the hurricane blah blah... The only reason I haven´t cancelled payment on it, is that I so want my Mospeada and S. Cross DVDs

~Tico

I have ONE word... HORRIBLE

~Tico

Has anyone else received their orders?? My CC was charged on the 6th and I still haven´t gotten anything. Did the ppl who recieved it already get an email before hand confirming their shipment?

Thanks,

Tico

Thanks man!  You rock!  I just scored Mospeada and Southern Cross for $15 each!

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Ditto!! I did the same thing. I really wanted them but couldn´t justify the price now finally i can afford them with no remorse!! Thank you SO much.

~Tico

Oh and it turns out that if the world is being taken over by aliens, all you have to do is hide out in Boston and you're cool, no worries.

LOL LOL That part WAS hilarious! I liked the movie overall but i agree with you that the ending felt rushed.

Oh and in the book the aliens did use the humans as fuel for their machines. I also like the fact that the aliens where not from Mars like in the book... that idea wouldn't fly in this century. What i did not like was the how the aliens got to earth through lightning (makes no sense) instead of meteorites

~Tico

Thought the movie was crap.

Mmmmm... I'm sorry if i come off rude but... did you read the title of the movie? It's War of the Worlds! The story is the story, it's a good story, why change it? We knew it was a remake!! What i liked most about it was that it was 100% true to the book! If you thought the story was stupid to begin with, then it was obvious that you weren't going to like it.

It wasn't the best movie in the world but it was exactly what i expected. The main character of the book was a random person in the world... and Tom Cruise was also a random person in the world too. I thought it was well done.

~Tico

Back to transformers please.

What did you guys think of Ironhide being a Scion xB?

Ehhh I am warming up to it. Its definatley more contemperary.

those things make my skin crawl. I think thats too easy for an alt considering the boxy shape, I guess Kup would be good for that car also,,,Iron hide I thinks would look good as a Jeep Grand Cherokee (2005)

I think most of us were trying to avoid comments on the xB... mainly because it's darn ugly!! I think that even an Honda Element would be better for ironhide... and i hate that car too! Some sort of van should have been the pick. I looked at the pics for the BT xB and it looks pretty ridiculous with a huge chest and skinny legs... Even if he's not Ironhide... they just shouldn't use the xB, period.

~Tico

Looks like the place to post this: http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050526d.php

Does not sound good at all.

*remains silen about the taxi thing*

What doesnt sound good about it? You wanted it to be more violent, ie not so family??

"family movie" definitely does NOT sound good... It better be at least PG!

~Tico

I don't care. That's how he looked when he was last a whole man. Its not like Shaw added anything anyway all he did was sit there and smile.

I'd argue that the scene feels completely different. The scene with Shaw conveys the paternal guidance and amusement the Force glowies have for the youngsters who just saved the day. Luke is seeing his father just as he saw him moments before, but now restored and made whole.

Christensen just reminds us of the annoying Jedi that was.

The fact that Christensen is to you Anakin as when he was last a whole man gives the scene a completely different meaning. Shaw representing Anakin restored highlights his redemption in the last moments of his life, and that he became fully himself, fully man, with his final act in spite of how much machine he actually was. Christensen as Anakin at his best puts Anakin's growth and development in statis... forever stuck as the whiney, egotistical, arrogant uber jedi the moment he turned to the dark side.

At least with me, the scene with Shaw plays entirely differently.

-Al

EDIT: Can't speel Christensen.

You are a mind reader. EXACTLY my thoughts.

~Tico

YAY Guild Wars! So far a I love it! It's my first MMORPG or whatever you call it and I'm a little confused about the game style... and i hear this one is different from others... so you get to see absolutely no Players in the outside world? unless they are in your party that is, right?

~Tico

PS> Known as Ticorix Chileno in GW.

if you dont have money, dont buy games.

If you play on PC then you re able to buy games. If you have a old PC, the games cant work and the old games are cheap.

Geee... thanks for those comments, they are really constructive. I don't mean to be rude but comments like these don't really contribute much.

Besides that, I'm really glad i asked this question! Now i know that games have acutally gone down in price!!! Who would have thought! No wonder my dad only got me little model cars... majorettes and such.

~Tico

WOW.... thanks for the replies guys... at least now I know what many ppl think of this issue.

I had no idea that SNES games were $70 back in the day. At that time I lived in Chile... this explains why my parents never got me any games and why there was so much piracy down there. The piracy still exists because most chilean can't justify paying $60 (the price for games there) for a game.

I was thinking about getting Guild Wars. I have always wanted to try these Massive Multi whatever whatever games but I didn't want to pay $50 plus a monthly fee. Since with Guild Wars you only pay the initial $50 I think I'll get it. Any thoughts on this game?

Thanks,

Tico

PS. No Fry's in Baltimore I've been to one in California. That place is like Heaven!)

I don't know much about economics and cost of production for videogames... but doesn't it seem that videogames (for all platforms and PC) are too expensive??

I would think that movies are more expensive to produce and they sell for 20-30 dollars. Then why are videogames 50 bucks???

I realize that movies make money at theaters but games have like 4 systems for releasing their games.

I find myself not being able to justify spending 50 bucks on a silly videogame... and in the past i have resorted to downloading

Does anybody know why the price?

thanks,

Tico

It could be that one of my main attactions to Sony was due to the Final Fantasy franchise and RPGs. Since Square-Enix is actually releasing games on both the Xbox 360 and the Nintendo systems again and both Nintendo and Xbox have gotten and are getting even more RPGs from different companies, there really is nothing tying me down to the PlayStation anymore.

Really???? I was not aware at all that Square Enix is releasing FFs for XBOX and NINTENDO!!! If that's the case, for the same reason as you the PS3 is of almost no interest to me now...

~Tico

All in all, a 9/10 toy. Highly recommended! 

I'm sold!! I'm ordering it right now.... wait... do you have pics?

~Tico

EDIT: Nevermind I found the pics at tfkenkon.com And is there a US release for this toy?

And yet another question... can the mouth cover be on all the time? Is it a separate piece from the huge head piece? I just don't think that optimus should a have a mouth....ever...