Chronocidal
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That is a good point, I wonder how that got missed.. well, no I don't, they probably copied from the VF-1D Though, honestly, I don't think it detracts from the design that much? Maybe that's hypocritical after all my rage about the reversed modexes on the VF-1s, but it's at least consistent. Also.. holy cow, Hikaru isn't a midget in this one! And yeah, they are probably using a bunch of VF-1D parts for the mockup, since it's got the TV instrument panel and HUD.
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They definitely look like the shorter tails, but they've never bugged me, because I never display the VT-1 with them deployed anyhow. Looks amazing, and kind of vaguely hoping it'll be a web exclusive so I can just buy a couple and be done.
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YES. SO MUCH YES. That is gorgeous, and I need at least two. Day is made! I see they did add some extra tampo.. but those pack markings don't look too gaudy or clashing, so I think I'll give them a pass.. This time
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What, and admit they were wrong about something that someone else did better 15 years ago? It occurs to me you could easily fix all four of those stupid pegs fairly easily, or at least the arms. Just notch out part of the thickness of the tab at the base so you have a tooth, and then slide the arms forward or back to lock it. Or, you know, just make the tabs big enough to actually provide enough friction, you pisswaffles.
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Engineering-schmengineering. They didn't do it because they either fouled up the production and the assembly monkeys got glue everywhere, or they couldn't be arsed to spend the extra money to paint the internals. There was never anything stopping them they couldn't have easily overcome if they wanted to.
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I'd be entirely on board with that if they announce a mini-Arcadia YF-19 and YF-21 for next year.
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The GBP was one of the earliest releases they did though, it's been around for years. They just did a re-release recently to match the white plastic and canopy they used for the Hikaru 1S release.
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Honestly, for a self-made canopy, even the last two or three would be plenty shiny for me, that's fantastic that you can make them so clean. My biggest concern would be how brittle they are, since my few experiences with printed resin canopies have all been extremely fragile, and would never have survived any level of polishing.
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Has anything even changed on that in the past several years? I can't read it, but I'm guessing the A-model on there was a combo space for Max and Kakizaki?
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I'm hoping for more than one, they've been completely ignoring the VF-1 for a stupid long time. Watch it just be more Delta-related merch.
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Kind of.. two minds about that? Like first.. WTF? Second, I could see it being a hilarious pile of memery, kind of in the vein of the LEGO Batman movie. Could be entertaining. The art.. "style" is kind of painful though.
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There have been two Bandai "YF-19" releases so far. The first was when they used the cameo in the second Frontier movie a a licensing excuse to release the VF-19 Advance. The second release was a minor re-tool of that release to give it the details and markings (cough) of the Macross Plus YF-19. The VF-19 Advance had entirely different markings, because it was serving with SMS, and came with the updated boosters and add-on packs seen in the movie. The YF-19 "Full Set" release saw them pull out all the stops, including every weapon and armor part Arcadia included in its YF-19 set, plus a fold booster and a transforming version of the heavy weapons pack seen used in Macross Plus for about ten seconds. They also slathered it in extra tampo prints that someone (probably Tenjin) thought looked nice and realistic, but many thought went overboard. I'm okay with most of them, but feel like the giant wing prints are just ugly and out of place. The new release is going to be a gutted version of the "Full Set" release, with basically no weapons or armor parts added, and costing... about the same? I don't know how that's going to work out. Depending on exchange rates and vendor mark-ups, it may even cost more than the original.
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What's actually the most interesting thing about that image is that it looks so close to the original Yamato 1/72. That was from before I started collecting, so I never had one, but I want to say that gives me at least a little hope for the overall proportions? I still want to see planform views of it to compare without warped perspectives playing a role, but even matching that well makes me wonder.
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At 1/72 scale, I think at that point you're literally working in individual molecules of paint.
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I'm sure they'd sell at least a dozen or so. At this point, it might actually make sense to just produce the unassembled kits again, especially if they could find a way to make them in the original Yamato DYRL white, since they'd essentially be supporting the secondary market with spare parts for all of the aging original releases.
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Boy they really do have no shame, and will go to ANY lengths to convince people that stupid production errors were on purpose. I wouldn't care nearly so much about this if they had just admitted it, because think about the collateral damage the lie caused. - First, a high-end collectible got screwed up forever, and they have no intention of making it better. - Second, to reinforce the lie, they screwed up Kakizaki's release in a way that makes even less sense, and looks even stupider. They screwed up a second product on purpose in a worse way than the original mistake, just to try and convince people that someone actually wanted numbers printed backwards. - And now, they're milking the collector market with a version that fixes the original error. What's that thing about telling so many lies, you no longer remember what the truth looks like?
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Maybe someone dropped an artificial moon onto the planet.
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Avatar:TLA (Netflix live action series)
Chronocidal replied to SMS007's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
I think after the missteps with Cowboy Bebop and the corrections they've made with One Piece, they might actually have a clue about what makes a good adaptation. Getting the original creators involved is only part of it, they also need to have the authority to shoot down meddling from on high. -
Quite, it's a ton of waiting on pins and needles for your parts to finish, all the while praying that your power doesn't wink out or the print come loose and fail hilariously.
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The Unlicensed Third Party Transformers Thread
Chronocidal replied to slaginpit's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Ah, thanks, I went looking at ShowZ and couldn't decipher the actual product name enough to find it. And yeah, I'm very aware (at a professional level even) of how this aircraft came into existence. I don't feel like contributing to it either. It's more a pity to me that it's not an actual F-35, because I would absolutely buy multiples and display them on my desk at work. All that aside though, the bot mode is kind of all over the place. It's impressive that it transforms so well, but I'm really not feeling it as a figure. The panels feel like they're just scattered all over, and the limbs are kind of just boxes floating between them, compared with something like the Zeta movie Blitzwing, which manages to rearrange the whole aircraft into a really solid figure. I don't think anything has yet matched that one in my eyes as having pulled of a similar level of plastic origami to deliver such a solid jet-former in both modes.- 9325 replies
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Interesting concept, though I can't help but see all the potential memes and parodies they just spawned.
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The Unlicensed Third Party Transformers Thread
Chronocidal replied to slaginpit's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Ok, yeah, that's insanely good for a jet. Bit of a pity it's the knock-off F-35, or I'd put it on my desk at work. Is this actually available anywhere though? -
Honestly, the VF-19 proportions really help the YF-19 frame, especially the lower legs. They look a lot more natural. Those heels are still utterly ginormous though.
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Anyone hear anything about an order with Hobby Genki on this one? I'm not too concerned if they don't come through with it, since I got one from HLJ for cheaper, but I'm wondering if they're hurting for supply, or just forgot.
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STAR WARS Merchandise Episode - 2
Chronocidal replied to Black Valkyrie's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Sheeesh.. I mean, it's about freakin' time that ship got a model of a respectable size... but can I get the factory floor version instead of the chop job?