Chronocidal
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In general terms, hollow cylinders can be stronger than solid ones, but it probably depends on material properties, and the relative thickness of the cylinder walls. I wonder if a solid peg would have been any better.
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STAR WARS Merchandise Episode - 2
Chronocidal replied to Black Valkyrie's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
I'm personally more interested in the Bandai Falcon than I would be in a Fine Molds one, just for ease of assembly (and probably crisper molding). I doubt that base is included though, since it's big enough for several models, and probably just for display. On the other hand, the individual tiles already exist in the other kits, so it would be easy to put a bunch of them together. Maybe at some point they'll release a bundle pack of assorted base plates to build larger displays for yourself. As nice as those plates are, they're not really big enough individually to mount multiple models together without them running into each other. They really need extra plates to act as spacers. -
Maybe they decided the distance was shorter if they just dug a tunnel from China to North America? Should have taken the Northwest Passage, it would have been faster. I'm waiting a bit to ship my Glaug and final YF-19 together, have to see if HLJ comes up with any sales before my warehouse timer runs out.
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Macross Δ (Delta) - Mission 9 - READ 1st POST
Chronocidal replied to azrael's topic in Movies and TV Series
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Macross Δ (Delta) - Mission 9 - READ 1st POST
Chronocidal replied to azrael's topic in Movies and TV Series
I'm doing the sudden catch up, watched the entire series up to this point in the past couple days.. I'm starting to suspect that Hayate's going to actually go more toward the Veffidas route, since she never sang to begin with, and we're going to wind up with he and Freya pairing up in his valk for a song and dance act. His plane was already imitating Alto from the second Frontier movie, and we're only a third of the way into the series. I'm probably bringing up things already mentioned, but I need to go read through a couple months worth of discussions before I'm up to speed on the theories. -
Tempted to get a second one as long as it's up, but I really don't need duplicates in multiple scales. Edit: Screw it.. I'll have a spare to keep on my desk at work. What are the odds they'll do a web exclusive release of fast packs for it?
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Just ordered 1 there as well, not a bad price.
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Hrm, might be tempted to try for one of these, just to get the tv-styled missiles and the normal fighter mode stand adapter. Still kind of stupefied they didn't include it with the super pack release. I'm hoping this would be easier to get since they just released the GBP set, and I don't think this is adding anything new.
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Nice! Sad, my first thought was that those M&Ms are in more accurate colors than the HMRs...
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Bandai is so against admitting they did it wrong that they'll print the same mistake on multiple generations of products of the same robot, as if they're insisting that their mistake is the truth. It's like they seem to think if they keep copying them, everyone will forget they're wrong. It's part of why I really don't want to buy the M&Ms, because it's just supporting that nonsense. And I don't buy for a minute that Japanese fans aren't as critical. There's a reason these high end toys and models exist there, when the US gets to choke on masterpiece veritechs and the garbage coming out of Revell (specifically the Star Wars kits).
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So, I take it that's Max and Millia's baby flying the TV 1A?
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I'm desperately trying to avoid getting sucked into another line of VF-1s, because I've got way too many as it is. The M&Ms look fine without the packs, but if I wind up getting those, I'm going to feel like I need a Hikaru 1J to round out the group, and then I can easily see that spiraling into picking up a Max 1A, and then a Kakizaki, and everything else they'll make.
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I've had the impression for a while that the "popularity" of the M&M valks is a myth. I don't think Max and Millia are anywhere near as popular in Japan as they are with western audiences, for whatever reason, and the Yamato 1/48ths were always hanging around unsold in webshops and on Ebay, which makes me think Yamato might not have produced nearly as many of the 1/60ths. Looking back at my order history from HLJ though, they were also released during a veritable Itano Circus of sales, which is when I started my own collection. Between August of 2009 and January of 2010 (the M&Ms came out in October 2009), I picked up an Sv-51CF, YF-21, VF-11, VT-1, Roy 1S, Max TV 1A, and Super Hikaru 1A, all heavily discounted. And that's just from HLJ. This is back when Overdrive was still going, and I grabbed the M&Ms from them, along with a Hikaru 1J, and an Sv-51 Nora. Honestly, I am pretty sure the M&M valks were the only Yamato VF-1s I actually pre-ordered. The rest seemed to get constant re-releases, and drop into the bargain bin, but I wanted to make absolutely sure I got a pair of those, because a Millia 1J Matchbox Joke Machine was my single Macross toy growing up, and I wasn't going to let that nostalgia slip.
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I'd buy that reason more if Bandai was designing it themselves, instead of Kawamori, but maybe he just got lazy this time? The few shots of the landing gear in the series confirm the location, but I really can't begin to comprehend the thought process that decided that location was the best option. Even if they're proper struts, the location and kneecap covers look like an afterthought. All the more reason to keep it displayed on a stand though. And honestly, if they actually start using clear plastic for their monstrous stands, I might even consider using them.
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Episode VIII: The Force Hits the Snooze Button
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But.. but.. I don't want to punch holes in the boxes! Seriously though, space is my biggest current issue. Except for the few I keep out on display, I keep my valks boxed up in a closet for storage. Pretty soon, I'm going to have to consolidate boxes, and pack the valks in something a little better optimized for space, because I keep wanting to buy more of them. The first step is going to be seeing how many VF-25 kits I can fit into a single box, if I cut the parts off the sprues. I already packed five or six of the 1/100 VF-25 and YF-29 kits in a single one of their boxes that way, so I imagine I can probably fit the entire SMS squadron into the box for an armored VF-25.
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If it's complete, why don't they show the complete version, instead of popping out more copies of their prototype? None of the ones they're showing are anywhere near complete, they all have solid forward fuselages with no gear doors or fold points, and they all look like they have a single piece leg from hip to ankle. I mean, it can only help them. They've clearly got the 262 done, and can put it in all sorts of dynamic poses, but the battroid 31 hasn't moved a limb since it first appeared. I'm not upset or anything really, I'm mostly just baffled, and impatient. I want to see how the final product looks so I can start picking apart how it transforms.
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Nice that they got the dish to fit nicely, now they need to get off their backsides and finish the rest of the freakin plane. Sorry I'm starting to sound like a broken record, I'm just baffled by the lengths they're going to advertise a half-baked prototype, and I really want to see the final version. It feels like they're desperate to get the fans excited for something they haven't even figured out how to make yet.
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The colors match, but honestly? The panels they decided to paint white don't really match anything on the valk, or even make sense. The fronts of the boosters? Ok.. but why pick that random panel on the rear half of the leg pack? There's nothing special about it, and it just looks goofy. If they had put striping similar to the rest of the valk it would look much better. The way those prototypes are painted reminds me of what I did to my model planes at age 5 when I was given a paint marker to "decorate" them, just picking random panels to make a different color.
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While this might be true for most models, Bandai absolutely loves to try and decide how you paint your models for you, or just help you skip the painting entirely, by molding everything in whatever color they think is best.You can always ignore that, but it just makes extra work when you have to cover up their nonsense colors.
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WTF Bandai, can we stop with the random "We don't care about accuracy, we're gonna do whatever we like" crap? Those are the same colors they used on their 1/72 kits, and now they're just sticking with their home-grown nonsense again. It's not that they look terrible, but how hard is it to follow the freaking designs and colors from the animation?
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I'm surprised Bandai went to that length to produce 5 copies of a still obviously unfinished prototype. They look good, though I'm not sure how many I'll pick up. Mirage at least, and probably Chuck, but I'm running out of room.
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I think I skipped over a few of the Yamato "Web Exclusive" releases, because I figured we'd never see them on a retail site, and wasn't paying attention when HLJ got them. I think that's just the v.2 1/60 Angel Birds and VF-X though. I think it's really only those two I'm missing. I followed a "no duplicate paint schemes" rule for years, so I skipped a Max VF-1S, but it doesn't bother me that much, and if I ever really get desperate, I've got enough extra Roys to make a kitbash Max 1S from his 1A. But then I'd feel the need to get a DYRL Q-Rau to pose him with, and we all know how that train of thought goes. I think the thing I'm most wishing I'd bought were more VF-11s when they were cheap.
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I'd be perfectly happy if they gave us rubbery screw covers that you can just pop in and out. Covering the screws isn't the problem, it's that they soak the darn things in super glue, and you have to practically drill them out.
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I don't know how credible this idea is, since I'm not familiar with the property, but there's speculation that the font (and sword) are references to them trying to build a Hasbro crossover universe. http://siskoid.blogspot.com/2016/05/transformers-last-spaceknight.html I've never even heard of this character, and it seems ridiculous to try and branch off your existing property into something so obscure, but then again, the Transformers movies have never hesitated to dive headfirst into complete nonsense.