Chronocidal
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STAR WARS Merchandise Episode - 2
Chronocidal replied to Black Valkyrie's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Yeah, that's some next level half-dimensional chess marketing gimmick there. I can see the board meeting. "So.. we made all of these clone figures, right?" ".... Yes..." "... Meaning, they're all identical... right?" "......." "I need three people for a name brainstorming committee. I want ten viable names for every figure we produce." -
Fair, yeah, still way too high compared to the Roy. I'm still wondering if the lack of paint on the missiles was just an oversight, or they just gave up.
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Yeah, it looks cool, but not $200 of cool, or whatever the exchange works out to at this point.
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Aha, interesting. I have to wonder now, because I think I saw some lineart that showed them tilted. I'm not sure of the source though, and it's been quite a while. I might strip and repaint those then, it really is an eyesore.
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This is why I stock up things like this at HLJ, and ship them all at once
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I think my main gripe with the design is also the tails, but not so much because they're too small.. I don't care if it's canon, the angled stripes bug the crap out of me.
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That is one thing I noticed new about the Armored VF-1J, they gave it a tiny bit more tampo printing to start. Nothing spectacularly game-changing, but they added the 101 modex on the ventral fins. The pilot definitely looks to be painted and molded at a higher level than the original stand-alone release as well. They've gotten better over time.
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I'd probably jump quickly on an Arcadia re-release, both normal and PF. Would love one to match the PF YF-19
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Ok.. that's a little bizarre. I have no idea what they were doing with those photoshoots, but the second set are republished shots of the painted prototype with the frosted canopy. I think I can live with that blue on the upper two shots though. A little bright, but I like that better than too dark.
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Honestly, I am in no rush whatsoever for them to release it. I want them to fix their design before pushing it out to market. The last time we saw it still had far too many compromises.. The legs were an improvement, but everything else was worse.
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Hi-Metal R Vermillion Platoon TV VF-1A Max, VF-1A Kakizaki, and VF-1J Hikaru
Chronocidal replied to sh9000's topic in Toys
Looks like they're keeping consistent with the canopies in this most recent TV run. Those all look like the same canopy that came with the Super-Packed Hikaru 1S, and the new Armored 1J. Yeah, I might need doubles of those (or more) when they come out, just for the extra matching canopies, missiles, and stands. Having a second Max 1A for battroid, posed with a theoretical Q-Rau would be awesome. -
It's like that thing about buying reduced fat cookies, just so you can justify eating more of them.
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True enough, the exchange rate does help, but even then.. I think I got the Yamato Max and Kakizaki 1As for something like $50 a piece, because there was so little demand.
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Nope, the red one is included in the Kakizaki release, along with his own stand.
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Yeah, the mixed and matched shades are getting a bit hilarious to sort out. I never picked up the DYRL Armored 1J, so I don't think I have any of those gray TV missiles at all (and I still halfway hope we get a redone TV M&M). The Brownie came with tan missiles, and the VF-1D came with none at all, with no hardpointed wings. I might need to buy several extra Kakizakis just for the missiles and stands. Then there's the oddball Messer crossover scheme.. which is almost the same shade as the new 1J and VF-1S? They're slightly more blue, but definitely closer than the original stand-alone 1J release. They're just missing the red paint, with a black stripe like the Yamato 1/60 TV missiles, instead. It's all nonsense.
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You know, it's silly, but Bandai's color shenanigans can drive me bats sometimes. Was just mixing and matching parts to get TV missiles on the TV VF-1S.. and the only ones that match are from the newest batch of armored VF-1Js. None of the other TV missiles are that same bright white, because the original VF-1J was that light gray shade. Definitely wishing the TV VF-1S with super packs had packed in some of the original TV missiles.. but maybe that's a good reason to buy a spare Max 1A when it releases. Have to see how the supply pans out. It's like they've weaponized OCD as a sales strategy.
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These kits have never really been cheap, I think the VF-4 was around the same price when it came out. I can kind of understand it, they're pretty niche designs. Still wish Bandai would have made a transforming kit, but after the DX version they probably think the design is cursed. Still, I do appreciate having the different canopy and weapons. This was really the version I wanted all along.
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Just got my first copy delivered from HLJ, and looks about as close to perfect as I could hope for. I have a second coming from BBTS, and I'll probably transform and armor-up the worse of the two. Had to do a little bit of surgery to get things to line up right, but nothing major. Biggest problem is the shoulder blocks not rotating fully into place against the backplate in fighter mode, which makes the hip gun panels offset, which screws with the wing gloves. I detached the arms (one screw each to remove them by the shoulder mounts), and massaged the rotation joint a little until I could push them all the way into place, and now everything lines up. Think my biggest criticisms are that the nosecone fits a little sloppy (expected, after hearing so many people see it, but it's not bad), and the hip gun panel joints are tight. Like, so tight I can't move them without the panels popping off, and having to move the ball manually before re-mounting them. Still, best-looking Alto I have by far, I'm glad to finally get one with a matte finish. Will probably stay in fighter forever. Edit: As a nerdy footnote, I'm also very happy to finally have a plastic clamshell packaged version for long-term yellowing comparisons. 👨🔬
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All Things Videogame Related: EXTREME VS!!
Chronocidal replied to Keith's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
I had no idea this sort of thing was possible this quickly.. and it's bringing back some great memories of modding the old Jedi Knight games. -
Honestly, all of these insanely creative contraptions in the game are doing more to make me consider getting a switch than anything else ever has.
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The Mandalorian - Star Wars webseries from Jon Favreau
Chronocidal replied to SMS007's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
The only way I want to see those stories on a screen at this point is as book-to-screen direct animated adaptations that make no attempt to bridge the EU to the canon universe. -
Ok, yeah, good to see them releasing separate versions, but have to agree with that video, the price for that Batmobile is obnoxiously high. Price per part is way over what it should be, and it's small, meaning a majority of the parts making it are also very small (you can see the layers of tiny plates building up the shapes). Those two really should have been in the same price range for that content. I actually have to wonder if there's some electronic lighting gimmick hidden in there that's boosting the price that high. Will say I definitely prefer the proportions of that Batwing to the giant one though, which is hilarious. I think I'd swap out the little triangle ears on the front for some longer spikes with space between them, but I'll be happy to grab one or two of those.
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Would not surprise me in the slightest. Bandai teases anything and everything they can make easily, with no regard for what will ever actually get produced. It's been so long, they were probably part of the initial HMR announcement display. To be perfectly honest though, I'm really not interested in more "DYRL" HMR VF-1s, because they'll just be more of that boring gray plastic, instead of the bright white they used on the TV Hikaru VF-1S. At this point, it'd probably be more effective to just pick up extras of the 1S, and repaint the stripes.
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Yeeesh. I'm still waiting for the first one I preordered there in October. What is even going on with that kit's supply?
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And maybe without the white super parts, and using correct TV arm packs? That would honestly tempt me to buy another set.
