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    A.I. unmanned drone? Or like a super robot where the pilot in inside the head. Cue "...and I'll form the head!" Liking the colors but wish there was less white and more black.
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    m0n5t3r replied to mikeszekely's topic in Test forum

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    Honestly, this scene (and others like it) is the only thing I remember about Astrotrain. Even as a kid, I was probably bug-eyed and scratching my head. I mean, Jetfire was already a stretch, Astrotrain is just ridiculous .
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    Toon-accurate Astrotrain should also be able to accommodate at least 5 Decepticons inside Shuttle or Train mode... PO canceled!
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    Congrats @rsvictor1976 on getting a hound figure. That panel behind the head really does irk me... reminds me of Universe Ironhide/Ratchet. A waste of money those two. Guess I'll stick with my Classics/Henkei Hound a little while longer. As @M'Kyuun said, it's still a great toy even after all these years. But c'mon Hasbro/Takara - 2027?
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    Just a quick pic while I was moving stuff around in the cab...
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    Hi-Metal R

    m0n5t3r replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    Now if only Bandai did this for valks and other figures that are being scalped on the secondary market.
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    Not really into the Megatron arm look but didn't want to leave the fusion cannon with batteries inside the box.
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    The new one comes with this insert instead of the schematics. I'm thinking it'd be cool to combine this with the schematics from the other VF-0s and have it framed. Not entirely sure, but the plastic on the new one seems brighter white. I also checked the wings on both versions by placing them in front of my phone's flashlight and there's a difference. I don't know how to describe it but the effect of the bright light is different on each version's wings.
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    Preorders for SS86 Sunstreaker finally showed up here. But the comments on Hound several pages back made me rethink my preorder. So, I canceled Hound after preordering Sunstreaker. Aside from the weird looking feet and incomplete rear in jeep mode, the ultimate deal breaker for me is that panel at the back of the head. You would think that that would be something that should have been eliminated from modern toy engineering. I've been content with my Henkei Hound for the past 18 years, what's another 18... or whenever Hasbro or Takara admit that it's now entirely possible to miniaturize MP Hound.
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    My thinking now, of course, is I saved some money . I canceled my preorder for the SS86 when I heard about the heel issue and I never got around to getting one whether online or when I saw it in a couple of stores in HK (Takara ver.). Didn't think it was worth the price anymore and I had also just gotten DCS OP to replace the Earthrise OP I sold off... and I was content at the time. I am planning to get that Magnus version when it becomes available from my go-to seller. Edit: I was pleasantly surprised to find that my fusion cannon already includes batteries . The one I was watching online didn't have any batteries included in his copy.
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    Sorry for resurrecting an old post. Wasn't sure where this goes... thanks for this and other YT reviews, I finally received my regular MD005 OP copy. Although I had to wait almost 3 months for this 4th batch to become available... good thing though, cuz I got in before the price increase. Amazing. All this for only $35. And the subtle aesthetic improvements make a world of difference... better colors (imo), no visible screws and seams, windshield options with no holes, head options, chrome wheels and rubber tires. Plus, qc on this thing (at least my copy) is close to perfect, which, sadly, I can't say for 1 out of every 2 or 3 Hasbro TFs I get, especially when they started with those open window packaging (paint touchups, joint tightening etc.) Wishful thinking, but I wish all TF releases would be like this.
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    That must have sucked really bad. Right up there with getting a cheap, sucky toy instead of the Optimus Prime you wanted . Good thing we have these toys now instead of having to go to therapy .
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    This is exactly me . Tried watching some or other TF series after the original, but nothing stuck. Tried watching WFC cuz of all the hype behind the toys being G1-esque, but was bored to death. I also try rewatching, from time to time, some other anime (that I didn't know were anime at the time cuz they were dubbed and sometimes rebranded, like Voltron, etc.) and Saturday cartoon shows that I was crazy about as a kid, now that they're all on YT, but just end up getting bored with the dated animation and episodic format. I do get a laugh at the cheesiness. Even with Macross TV, I find myself skipping to just the iconic parts. I can watch the 86 movie and D.Y.R.L in full cuz they're just around 1 hr. long with better quality animation.
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    Hi-Metal R

    m0n5t3r replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    +1. Couldn't bring myself to get the kai even for just $60. VF-2SS at least looks great in all modes with or without the SAP, even if I wouldn’t dare play with it like I would the VF0s.
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    They're already kinda doing it by reviving the 1/55s. Probably still gauging the max money they can make off of nostalgia and how to promote/market it similar to those TF missing link stuff... limited production, marketing it as some "collector grade" will-become-vintage type of figure... before collectors either "get tired out" or just die out 😅. Still miffed that the latest VF-1S release is region restricted here in Asia (where both Japan and China are located, doh!) and preorders here from local dealers are at TWE level prices ($290++) for a retail release! I just want to get one to get to experience it, even though I've restricted myself to 1/60s and HMRs for Macross stuff. Tempted to preorder one I saw online from a JP "indent" seller, but it's still at $215. On a different note, there was a DX YF-21 available from a similar JP seller for only $175, but yesterday only. Scared off by the potential broken parts out of the box and that it's only really good for one mode.
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    Goshogun. But I remember watching some episodes of it in the 80's as Macron 1. It somehow stuck, especially the corny opening song, . Here's the much smaller gokin figure of it I got 18 years ago.
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    Definitely getting your money's worth out of the Ghost!
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    Oooohhh. A Mospeada Alpha.
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    It's been months since I last took this off the shelf, but I've been playing around with this a lot lately after finally getting replacement batteries for the light up gimmicks.
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    Wish they would hurry up and release the OGs next or at least a more serious color scheme that appeals to me so I can get behind this line.
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    I was gonna hold off getting this, but $80 shipped from JP was too good to pass up.
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    Hi-Metal R

    m0n5t3r replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    Curious to know if the VF-0S figure is also exactly the same as the 1st release. Speaking of Bandai doing stupid things on purpose... I was playing with my VF-19P and examined closely the shoulders with the speaker pods when I switched to Gerwalk. Bandai copied pretty much everything from the Yamato design except this. They just had to go the extra mile to make 2 pairs of the shoulder armor, attach the speaker pods using a rectangular peg and glue the hell out of it just to piss us off.
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    Some in-color pics of the Plamatea GiTS SAC Motoko: I've been tempted to get the Hiya one but hesitant cuz of the facesculpts and price (and the disjointed looking butt ). I like the faces on this much better. Anybody here familiar with building Plamatea kits? Watched a couple of builds on YT and only one faceplate was pre-painted and the rest you had to put stickers on, so I'm not sure if the first bullet description above is accurate. From the vids, it seems like most of the parts are molded in their proper color. I hope this will scale well with the Figma pants version.
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