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39 minutes ago, JetJockey said:

Is it just me or does anyone want unarmored, normal clothes versions of the characters to go with the bikes as well?

Yeah, namely Jim, Mint and Aisha.

I'm not that interested in unarmored, normal clothes versions of you tho... 

3 hours ago, neoexcaliber said:

So they expect us to buy an entirely new plane just because the wings are new?

As opposed to just the head? Or a different color...

59 minutes ago, teckno viking said:

Hey just curious with the 3d talent we have here.

Anyone planning or doing Inbit Scouts kits??

Or sculpt and casted kits for the old school craft lol ?

I dabble in 3D printing, but find it difficult to dedicate the time. 

I was looking at the Scout/Eigah, but decided to tackle a Shocktrooper/Graub first... 

That's a raw (removed raft and supports) two part 3D FDM print (40 micron layer Z-height) using a 0.2 nozzle (instead of default 0.4) with PLA filament. I didn't smooth the outer edge enough in 3D, thus the faceting. I think the Z layers and rough edges will mostly clean up with minimal sanding, possibly the faceting too - either way it's still very much a WIP. I've modelled the lens too, but would need to use Shapeways to clear print it, or FDM print and recast in clear resin (difficult as it's really thin and curved). 

13 hours ago, RAXXX said:

I have the honor to present these beautiful desings created by my friend the artist Pablo Llamedo!!!

 

Nice add-one. Although I'm not sure why saddle bags would have what look like air-vents... 

Heh, I started doing the Rey bazooka too. 

7 hours ago, tekering said:

If your friend is serious about his art, he should really invest in an SLA printer. FDM resolution is totally inadequate for miniatures. 

It's possible, with some fine tuning (like a 0.2 nozzle), to get good results with a budget FDM printer. But you're quite right, a decent SLA would be more appropriate. Otherwise making the parts available through Shapeways as high detail materials could be a viable option for most people here.  

4 hours ago, Mog said:

I finally got my Ray from NY yesterday, and the only differences I'm seeing with my copy and Stick is that the arm swivels right below the shoulders are pretty loose, the visor doesn't like staying up during play, and more parts tend to pop off the ball and socket joints (like the chest armor and the shoulder armor on the figure).

Not sure if the last issue is due to me being more confident on how to handle these things or the parts just having a tendency to pop off.

Minor quibbles though.  I really hope Sentinel goes forward and "Yellow's" this line.  The only major changes they'd have to do from the Mospeada type would be to:

• Switch out the pectoral armors for the missile compartments;
• Switch out the arm gauntlets for the bladed ones;
• Cast the visor in green instead of blue; and 
• Switch out the cloth to a greyish blue.

Right?

In addition to what has been mentioned already, the Blowsperior and Bartley had a different engine block to the MOSPEADAs.

The characther heights would need to match, otherwise the bike dimentions would need to be altered.

What im curious about is if the female and male armor are compatible with other ride armors...  A red female Blowsperior would be sweet.

23 minutes ago, Ignacio Ocamica said:

Well my Ray has been sitting in customs for one week here in Argentina. Paid EMS!!!!!

Want it now!!!!!

Did HLJ (or whoever you ordered from) sort out your missing heel piece?

15 hours ago, wmkjr said:

Here's what I could find in the "Newbie and Short Questions Thread', that thread would be the better place to ask instead of here:

I remember they were stating it was a VF-19EF Caliburn with parts modified to Isamu's personal preference or something like that.

Thanks. I posted here as I sorta remember someone posting it in the VF-19A thread... 

13 hours ago, Seto Kaiba said:

Nothing directly connected to the movie... just that, after Isamu decided to retire from the New UN Spacy because he wasn't happy with being gradually steered towards a desk job c.2058, he joined Strategic Military Services.  He wanted to fly a VF-19A, but since SMS was only able to field a small number of "monkey model" VF-19s due to arms export restrictions the New UN Government put on the fighter (as a result of his own actions with the prototype in 2040), there was no way for him to get one.  Not being one to let things go, he contacted his old "friend" Dr. Jan Neumann of Shinsei Industry and tried to persuade him into selling him the parts to build a VF-19 under the table.  As owner of a functioning brain, Jan realized this was a spectacularly bad idea and said no.  To stop Isamu from doing something even more reckless, he talked Shinsei into letting him do an experimental VF-19 as a test for ways to extend the fighter's service life, modified a VF-19EF Caliburn back to specs approximating the YF-19-3's, and stuck Isamu with the bill for the whole affair.

 

Yup.  It's a VF-19EF that's been modified to return its aerodynamics and control systems back to the levels of the YF-19-3/VF-19A.

Many thanks!

10 hours ago, Sildani said:

Just how much life savings are we talking about?!

He saved thousands of lives...

For Isamu's VF-19A appearance in Frontier Movie, is there a canon backstory for it? i thought there was one involving Isamu wanting to get back into flying again years after the events of Macross Plus... 

14 minutes ago, pteroleo said:

I used a linked visa card, how do you force a refund?

 

Dependis on your credit card provider. There should be a clause for 'delayed delivery goods' which can allow up to 540 days for delivery. So, if NY refuse to refund you, take all the communication and information to your credit card company to begin a dispute, you should phone them for info first. It is important to make it clear that the purchase was for 'delayed delivery goods' which is what we commonly refer to a a 'preorder'.

1 minute ago, pteroleo said:

Nippon yasan didnt have enough Kairos and because i paid with paypal they say they cannot give me a refund and instead gave me a voucher, this is unacceptable and should be seen as a shady pratice. 

i want to spend they money on the figure and because of their fiasco i havent been able to secure one.

Their customer service is bouncing me around and arent willing to help me.

I brought the issue to the attention of Paypal.

My advice, dont use paypal for preorders, use your credit card, as i believe the credit card company could go after nippon yasan for non delivered items.

I hope this gets resolved but as of right now i cannot recommend nippon yasan as my experience with this has been terrible so far.

What payment method did you use for PayPal? If a linked credit card you can force a refund. If you used a linked bank account or PayPal funds you could be out of luck...

1 hour ago, Kuma Style said:

Also, for those of you who've received Ray; Where did you order from? Preordered/paid for mine from Sentinel direct some time ago and still nothing in terms of shipping. Really weird.

Have you sent an inquiry to Sentinel Direct? There is the Golden Week holiday period to consider too.

I paid HLJ last Thursday, requested/paid PW shipping Friday and they shipped this morning (Tuesday).

1 hour ago, teckno viking said:

Working on some weapons.

Old school is nice but where are all the 3d printed 1/12 scale Mospeada hand held weapons??? Lol

Nice work.

Realistically, to 3D print tiny weapons like these you'd need a good SLA (resin) printer. Even then you might be struggling. Most people use FDM (plastic) so they can make larger models instead.

2 minutes ago, tekering said:

Not usually, no.  As in English, there are exceptions,  

What?  A month early?  

Okay, cool.

Yeah, release date was yesterday. Sentinel announced it on Twitter a few weeks ago.

11 minutes ago, tekering said:

Ray, please.  It's short for Raymond, and it's a common man's name.

"Rei" is a Japanese girl's name.

"Rey" is a Star Wars character.

And "Lei" is nothing.

 

Aren't Japanese names genderless..? 

1 minute ago, recon said:

Strangely i have yet to come across a company that makes a decent  legoiss armo fighter that would make me go wow even though cms, evolution toys and toynami has produced their own versions. Frankly saying, i hope bandai, arcadia or fexthobby, would try making a detailed transformable legoiss armo fighter as this has being a missing piece in my collection

T-REX basically engineer the transforming toys for Sentinel and Arcadia, so I suspect the result would be similar. They also did the Beagle Ride Armors and Yamato third generation Valkyries. Supposedly the VF-171 for Bandai too... 

15 minutes ago, davidwhangchoi said:

question for beagles owners: is the beagle a more sturdy toy than the riobot?

Mostly yes, although the original Beagle Stick was really loose. It was rectified for the Rey and Toynami releases. 

The Beagle isn't fragile for a masterpiece style, ages 15+ toy, so to that end it is very sturdy.

6 hours ago, Tubes78 said:

I personally can do without this one. Now if in the meantime more video's show up that convince me otherwise I'll give it a shot, I'm not that stubborn that I can't change my viewpoints on something. 

Very nice collection there Tubes78, but that pic above... something seems off...

5 hours ago, Smacky said:

  Just got payment request from NY and email saying release date is May 3rd.

HLJ has just changed their stock status to 'Discontinued'. Expecting auto-billing in 8 hours. /

1 minute ago, teckno viking said:

 I don't have a Beagle one but was under the impression the spare tubes in container, came as standard.

 

Hopefully someone via shapeway will do the same set up for the Sentinels version.

I think he meant the saddle packs on the back of the bike. They could be the T-REX Wonderfest exclusives. 

9 minutes ago, mantisfists said:

That's odd that Yellow's ride armor is on the box like that.  If I remember correctly, Stick's doesn't have another bike on his box art, right?  I don't remember the Blowsperior having that mudguard, either.  Am I mistaken?  Sure would be great if that was a tease on what was next.

 

Could well be a tease if these are selling well and what Jenius said about Sentinel wanting to explore different bikes.

That Blowsperior is an update - the cowling, sabers and, yeah, mudguard are updated

5 minutes ago, seti88 said:

Ooooh! Is that a tease or a trolling?

Aramaki never redesigned yellow's 041H ride, so is that even a possibility?

It would just need approval from the rights holder, be it Aramaki, Artmic or Tatsunoko. For all we know Aramaki may have new designs for the Blowsperior and Bartley variants. 

Nice spot Capt.

4 hours ago, easnoddy said:

No word on the ET Legioss Zeta?  I do realize its Golden Week.  Maybe amiami will just invoice me for the Mospeada and HMR VF-1A...

HLJ jumped from end of April to end of May when the month changed. It's also available there again if anyone's interested. The Amazon Japan release date is usually a lot more accurate.

Is the Sentinel Rey ride armor still scheduled for release tomorrow? 

Is there any news of the Evolution Toys ZETA Legioss being released? It was scheduled for April... 

7 hours ago, mechaninac said:

I've taken this dash graphics insert as far as I care to for the time being.  I'll likely play with it some more in the future as inspiration strikes, but for now, here's what I have so far in EPS and PDF formats.

Enjoy!    

Sentinel 1-12th Screen and more-Model.pdf

Sentinel 1-12th Screen and more.eps

Awesome! Thanks.

So, does this mean we're all getting Ley'ed on the 3rd of May?  

I have a bunch of peeves with the parts easily popping off, but for the most part it's solid. I think we have only seen one pic of an actual break so far. If you have the Beagle, Megahouse or CMs then you should know what to expect - a fiddly toy that takes some getting used to. I wouldn't go in expecting a Masterpiece Transformer level of design quality, but as far as development goes it doesn't get much better than T-REX. Realistically, at 1:12 scale it isn't going to get much better than this, but the random armor popping off is a legitimate annoyance.

Whoever asked - The helmet cones apart by applying a mild amount of gentle sideways force to the chin guard and moving it forward over a nub. The face then comes off easily and the visor slides out in a forwards direction - it's held in place by very small nubs where it rotates.