Chronocidal
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I think both Evolution and the HMR used flip out pegs in some cases, but the only surface that's even viable is the side of the arm, which is just another moving part, and doesn't make it stable in the least because everything just shifts on its joints. Using magnets would be great, but all of the limbs are literally floating in space with no physical contact surfaces to secure them to. The arms don't touch the underside of the backplate, the legs don't actually touch the arms, and everything is just a pile of floating limbs. I like the design well enough, but every time I pull the HMR out, I spend the overwhelming majority of the time handling it simply trying to get the parts to line up. Nothing attaches to anything.. it's not inaccurate, it's just the nature of the design.
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I keep hoping someone will attempt a better 1/60 version, because the design is at least interesting, and it's a very unique take on what the "standard" features of a Valkyrie are... but this one has never felt much like a coherent aircraft design so much as a bunch of aircraft components that kind of shift around to make a robot. The loose association of parts makes it a difficult design to pull off well, since whatever compact joint system is responsible for giving the joints their posability is also responsible for holding everything in place in fighter mode, since the legs really are held on by nothing but their hip sockets.
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Eh, I don't know if the neck would really bother me or not. Annoying, but not my biggest issue with these figures in any case (stupid elbows ). I might have to buckle down and get this pair as well. The tail issues are probably just because of how fiddly the hinges are. They're really easy to knock out of alignment, which leaves the tails cockeyed and unable to fold flat. I think this might be the best shade of red yet for Millia's 1J though. I hope Bandai takes note, and makes their DX in that same color... if they ever get around to caring enough to release it.
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Yeah, sadly everything they make remains one of those event exclusives that disappear as soon as they appear. Decent inspiration to try and build something yourself, but the licenses they purchase for these mean they're never seen again. I wish they'd just ditch the event exclusives and sell the designs online to print them yourselves. Would make them a lot easier for more people to enjoy.
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So I just realized.. he's got Optimus Prime's exhaust stacks sticking out of his arms.. but they're positioned like the arm guns on the VF-31. Would be funny if they actually rotated out that way. I still don't know what they intend to do with that giant chest block, but the more I look at it, the more I'm thinking they might at least be able to pull off a mostly decent-looking VF-19 imitation for the robot to hang underneath. The parts are looking like they're all there, they just need to get them into the right places. -
Kind of feels like the only one of these worth considering would be the battroid, just purely due to the unique things it does compared with previous non-transforming figures. Fighter and gerwalk are already done better by fully transforming models though, and only including one pilot with the bundle is a dirty kick to the jewels.
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I mean.. I can see hints that look sort of like a VF-19. I think I see a nose section dangling off his back that'll probably fold over the head and give a very rough Fire Valk shape.. I'll at least be interested to see what the other mode looks like, but that giant chest block basically tells me everything I need to know.
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If you consider that the Threezero VF-1 is pretty much entirely painted, it actually might not be hard to figure out. I'm betting the only POM parts are the gray plastic hinges involved in the joint mechanisms, or the back plate. Haven't tested this in any way, it's just an assumption, but these are so completely painted, I doubt any part that would need paint would be unpaintable. Maybe some of the internal parts of the hinges that show? But the only parts I can see are already either dark gray unpainted plastic, or metal, The color and finish are so consistent across the figure, I feel like any part not painted to match would stick out pretty clearly.
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Boy do they ever need to fix that derped up elbow joint. Still... might be tempted to grab them. Will have to wait and see.
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Yeah, the blue VF-31A above is a great option, either that one or the orange and tan "Skuld" variant. It's just a great design that doesn't get enough attention. If you want something fancier that transforms though, the VB-6 kit is an amazing build, and gives you a fully transforming destroid shuttle that doesn't need the figure at all to function. It's a fully functional 3-mode valk, the figure can just ride it.
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Ok, that is what I've been wanting to see out of the Legioss for forever: giving it proportions and styling that makes it look like it could actually operate as an aircraft. Granted, there's no way those proportions would transform into any sort of functional mech, at least not without modifying the legs into something closer to the Sentinel design, but I'd love to see how close you could get to that aircraft mode before diver and soldier began to become unrecognizable. Scale-wise, 1/100 would normally be stupidly tiny for a Legioss, but the proportions of that model are completely different. Based on the cockpit, it looks like it would be around the size of an HMR VF-1. The overall layout makes me think of a delta-winged F-18. But yeah.. being Experten means you better hope for lots of photos. Reverse-engineering that concept image into a working model is probably more likely than getting a physical copy for yourself.
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So, knowing Bandai's fetish for incoherently excessive mechanism designs full of self-destructive interlocking parts, I would bet something in either the knee joint or foot collapsing mechanisms (possibly both) is getting in the way of that panel shifting correctly. Make sure the feet are collapsed properly, and the knees are as aligned as they can be. Also.. I'm going to make what should be a ludicrous suggestion, but this is Bandai we're talking about, so all bets on anything actually making sense are generally off the table... Try extending the landing gear from the leg. I know it sounds crazy, but the sliding mechanism for the leg travels directly above the gear inside the bay, and if they managed to mis-cast the gear in one leg, it could be catching on the slider when you try to collapse it.
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Yeah, I get the frustration, it's just an "okay" tribute in a lot of ways. I'm just enjoying remembering when I got that set, which I think was the only original Blacktron set I picked up before they moved to the second generation of them. I'll have to see what my brain comes up with, I might actually pull the cargo door panels from the original Alienator to upgrade this set, if they're big enough. Probably use the yellow canopy part as well.
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Ok, I did not expect this. I never had the Renegade, but I did have the original Blacktron walker this was inspired by. Pretty loose inspiration, obviously, but that was one of my earliest space sets.
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Glad you got it, just be careful when pushing the legs in. If I remember correctly, a lot of the time the reason they didn't go in easily was due to being caught up on the tabs that lock into the torso on the inner side of the leg. Make sure those are all seated correctly, and it should go together smoothly.
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It's absolutely a beast to transform, and a nightmare to get massaged back into fighter mode. This might sound ridiculous.. but it's much more pleasant to transform if you just take the legs off. I took one of mine apart to loosen the hip joints, and when you don't have to wrangle the whole figure, it's easier to appreciate how much mechanical origami is going on with the torso transformation, and how well it all works. I would definitely recommend loosening the hip screws though. The entire hip section is classic Bandai mechanical nonsense, with far too many parts involved, and it's a very intricate joint. Loosening the screws to let it move easier will make it much easier to transform, and lessen the stress on the plastic parts of the hips.
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I honestly do not think those intakes have anything to do with the alt mode. I'm thinking they just stuck them there as a reference to the VF-19... which is probably the only part of it that will actually resemble it.
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Out of stock at the moment, but I hope it stays in production for a while to pick up a set.
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Just went and grabbed a pair of the new Blacktron set, and was happy to see they've revamped the points application system from the last time I used any. For a while I think you had to buy gift card increments with the points, and then apply them, but now the checkout just comes with an option to apply the points directly as a discount. I don't know if the value has been adjusted, since it's been a while since I last looked, but I had enough to get one of the Renegades at half price, so I'm fine with that. I'll probably mash the two sets together to rebuild the center structure, and see what happens from there. I might be able to combine it with the previous set to give it a better central bay.
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Good point, that's just my default reaction to Transformers stuff at this point.
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Keeping in mind of course that Hasbro has a VERY shaky understanding of what key features define a machine capable of flight.
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... Oh.. ok.. I have no idea what they're planning with that. It doesn't look so much like anything Fire Valk-ish so much as it looks like they gave Optimus Prime the sound booster, and a guitar. The intakes on the shoulders make me think they just shoved them there as decoration.
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I know I've seen the 19P show up now and again as well, so I don't doubt it's in good hands.
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Chronocidal replied to Black Valkyrie's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
They do, but the X-Wing kind of irritates me with how weird the details are. It's like they printed all of the panel lines based on some sort of wrap around the plastic, and a bunch of panels that should be parallel all lean as if they're getting sucked in by a singularity in the cockpit. The Y-Wing and B-Wing are beautiful though. *quietly boots the "a-wing" out of frame* Also, I want to scream every time someone makes the top engine nozzles super long and the lower ones super short. Of all the things they directly copied from the old Action Fleet ships, why did it have to be that?I -
Without digging out my original release, I can't do a proper comparison of the little details, but I just (finally) opened my first Ozma set, and it looks like one of the more solid VF-25s I have, from any release, renewal or revival. No issues with the nosecone lining up, and the nose gear doors are a perfect fit on this one, which is a nice change from the past couple of issues I've had (my Max YF-29 and Alto combo re-release both had pretty sloppy nose gear doors, and issues with hinge alignments). Did have one assembly foible on the right thigh where someone just didn't tighten a screw enough to get the leg halves together, leaving a big gap, but fortunately, unlike many other Bandai releases, the screw cover was easily accessible, and only held on by a small dab of glue, so it was easy to pop off and tighten that screw up. I won't say it's perfect though, and I think the issues Bandai has been having with drilling accurate hinge pin holes are persisting. They don't stop anything from working this time, but both of my tail hinges don't look quite lined up. They're not crooked at least, but the tails don't look like they're seated in the sockets properly, so they feel like they aren't raising enough, and the base of the tail sticks up from the fairing a little. Nothing terrible though, they stay in place fine, and don't look obviously misaligned.