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  1. Chronocidal
    Indeed. In fact, I'm tempted to strip the yellow markings off the S, and repaint them white. It just looks so much better.
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    Ahh, well those closeups explain the feet.. the legs aren't finalized yet. Thick intake lip, no inner detail, and slab strakes. Looks like they're just a rough cut so they can show off something for the show. I'm not too worried about paint myself, I'll probably buy one regardless of how they paint it.. provided I don't have to take out a loan.
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    Probably just the bright lights, the feet and gun look lighter too, and I don't see why they'd change that. So beautiful.
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    Seriously, a bundle? Score! Though.. not for my wallet.
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    Actually... nope, feet are still very VF-1-ish. Not terrible, but I don't care for them sticking out that much myself. They just look out of place I think. Unless.. ok, that resin prototype might be out of date, because the cad shows the right feet. Now I'm confused. And if they're going to not do the classic skull markings, at least it's going to be white. I do like that the YF-21/SV-51 stand is back there too.
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    Don't care to derail the entire topic onto another FFXIII-2 excursion, but apparently they finally released the DLC chapter for Lightning. Going to play it soon as it's done downloading. Now back to your regularly scheduled topic.
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    Yeah, especially in the CF's case. Though, those pics of the CFs in DYRL earlier do make me wonder if Yamato might be reworking the sticker sheets. If they're going through the trouble to release a DYRL CF, they might be coming up with an expanded set of markings for a new strike pack set. I mean, personally I've got plenty of Jolly Roger markings, but I'd love to see some other squadron patches on there. I know one of the VF-0s came with VF-1 Wolfpack markings, and the VF-19 releases are coming with NUNS patches, so it's not like Yamato hasn't done non-canon stickers before. The half-Kakizaki one looked like it had green markings, and the one in the hangar had what looks like a double green arrow on the pack. I'd just love some other insignias to stick on there.. even if I probably wouldn't use them myself.
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    It's been a while now, but I know there used to be a thread dedicated to kitbashed Valk Girls. Can't recall which section it was in though. Generally involved a lot of revoltech figures and Toynami 1/100 valks as I recall. The one that sticks in my mind used a Revoltech Rei as a base, and I know there were others, but I don't remember who did them. They're probably in the gallery section though. I'd look for it myself, but rather not go searching for pictures of Valk Girls at work.
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    The only two who'd really need the TV packs are the Hikaru 1J (which isn't even canon, but everyone seems to love) and the TV Roy, which was released in a super pack bundle not too long ago. M&Ms come with their own, and I don't remember seeing any one else really used the packs in the series (maybe an odd CF). They just didn't play that big a role. It's not like the situation with the 1/48s, where the only place you could get standard TV packs was with the Hikaru 1J bundle. With DYRL though, everyone used them, and I think that there's been at least one strike pack bundle released for every character, and some got multiples. First few releases included a Roy and Hikaru 1A bundle, then we got the anniversary bundles for the Roy and Hikaru 1S. Then in the past year or so, we got the updated Max and Kakizaki 1A bundles. The only one I don't think got a bundle was Max's 1S, but in the short time you see that particular plane, he didn't use packs anyway. Might be kind of excessive, but would Yamato start bundling in the option parts with the packs? Would be overkill for the new valks, but I know some people would appreciate the spares for their old ones. I don't know how they're packaged with the current re-releases though, so if they're just in a small bag in the bottom of the box, they probably wouldn't bother to change the packaging.
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    I think the pose does look like her torso is a bit long, but I what caught my eyes is well.. her eyes seem to be looking straight out at you, instead of what Max is pointing at. The pose isn't too bad, but she doesn't look like she's looking where she's pointing.
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    Well, thanks then I guess though I'm not sure it was the same one. The order did open and close a couple times I think, I just happened to check at 8:30, and there was one available.
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    There were posts about it a long time ago, but the best way seems to be to remove the cockpit pod, and pull it up between your fingers. The cockpit pod can slip under it in the deployed position I think.
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    I really haven't paid much attention to them since the F-14 retired. I think having the leading edge extension interrupt the stripe on the nose just doesn't look good though. I also miss the original skull. Maybe harder to paint, but I've never actually heard any reason it was changed.
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    You know what.. That's really not a bad idea. I wish Yamato had done that to begin with, just included 4 sets of tampo'd plastic circles to stick into the packs, and let you skip the stickers entirely. Now I'm wondering if you could actually modify a set of fast packs, cut out those circles, and make them swappable pieces. I honestly have never used any stickers on any valk, I just don't like the look, and don't like them eventually peeling. My fast packs are all bare because of this though. If I did use the stickers though, I'd most likely use the black skull marking on all of them, since it'll match any DYRL valk.
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    Thanks for the heads up, got a preorder in. Man, BBTS is going to get a chunk of change from me over the next month. Got both the YF-29 and VF-171 ordered with them.
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    I've hit the point where I just want the VE-1 to be a completionist, but I would enjoy getting one anyway, if only for the fun of mixing and matching fast pack pieces (assuming you even can). But eh, I do like the DYRL CF version. Let's see if anything else comes out around July that I can bundle with it. I wouldn't be surprised if they release another run of the strike packs, given the DYRL re-releases.
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    I told myself I was done, but if they do bring back the VE-1, and maybe the VIrgin Road, I'll probably have to get both. I don't think M&M nostalgia is nearly as strong in Japan as it is here sadly. I think I will be grabbing a DYRL CF though, since I only bought one TV version to begin with. I just hope I can get one more set of packs for it.
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    To shield the valk's... oh. Yeah, I imagine it's just an armor plate to cover the hip mechanisms, but the piece bandai included looks like a completely unfinished piece, straight out of the mold. I can't see myself ever using it, it just looks hideous. Not that my VF-25s ever leave fighter anyway, but still.
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    I had heard something about that, though what caught my eye in the 3DS trailers was that the interface/font/etc looked like a return to AC4 in style.. And then the F-22 started doing button activated barrel rolls, and I lost any interest I had.
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    I don't know if I'd risk it, unless it's nowhere near any paint. Depending on the type of glue it is, you might do more damage to the plastic than the glue already has.
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    That.. was interesting. Should've used the right music for the DYRL scene at the end, but that's pretty impressive choreography of the missiles and aircraft. A lot of those scenes looked familiar. I'm just surprised you can even model something that complex in that type of thing. Edit: Also.. LOL. That second one was hilarious. Alto's expression was just priceless. Plus, BATTLE HATSUNE!
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    Mhm, I've got a couple dozen of those. Sadly, they're entirely the wrong shape to be of any use for hips or shoulders. I've used them for knees, and they work decently, but the odd shape is really limiting. What I really need is something that uses that exact pivot design, but with the studs attached to the faces of the disks, allowing you to make a simple rotating joint. I could still use something like that for knees as well, but the built-in lever arms really restrict where you can use those.
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    Don't make me consider that, or I might have to ship them all off to be "re-educated." I did give them a good home, you know.
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    Not yet, I've skipped a lot of videos due to my work computer not liking to play them. I'll check it out.
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    You know, probably a silly question.. but how easily can you transform it with the parts on? I tried yesterday, and was mostly annoyed that pieces kept falling off. I found it was just easier to take them off to transform it, then put them back on.
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