MKT Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 8 minutes ago, tekering said: Thanks for the kind words, gentlemen. While painting Sentinel's tiny Borough Superior, I also painted EXO's 3D-printed ride armour figures to match: Which is considerably more time-consuming, in fact, considering all the tiny support marks that need to be sanded off the backs of each figure... ...and the necessity of scratchbuilding replacement parts for damaged components (like those tiny fins around the verniers). Of course you'd mess it up! Anything requiring the use of paint brushes is an exercise in damage control, and the smaller the figure, the more mistakes you make. The secret to a decent paint job at this scale is perseverance. You'll have to paint the same areas four or five times, each pass correcting mistakes you made on a previous pass. You've just got to keep at it until it finally looks good. That's why it takes so damn long. 🤕 Wow really great work, and looks to be worth all the time spent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 Very cool! Looks amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convectuoso Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 5 hours ago, tekering said: Thanks for the kind words, gentlemen. While painting Sentinel's tiny Borough Superior, I also painted EXO's 3D-printed ride armour figures to match: Which is considerably more time-consuming, in fact, considering all the tiny support marks that need to be sanded off the backs of each figure... ...and the necessity of scratchbuilding replacement parts for damaged components (like those tiny fins around the verniers). Of course you'd mess it up! Anything requiring the use of paint brushes is an exercise in damage control, and the smaller the figure, the more mistakes you make. The secret to a decent paint job at this scale is perseverance. You'll have to paint the same areas four or five times, each pass correcting mistakes you made on a previous pass. You've just got to keep at it until it finally looks good. That's why it takes so damn long. 🤕 Great work on that tiny figure. I painted mine long ago, but yours is waay better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mog Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 (edited) Don’t sell yourself short. Painting anything at this small a scale is still an accomplishment. Edited August 29, 2023 by Mog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
505thAirborne Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 Thanks... the article is also up on anymoon. The full video review should go up on Sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
505thAirborne Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 16 hours ago, jenius said: Thanks... the article is also up on anymoon. The full video review should go up on Sunday. Nice, looking forward to that full video review. One would hope Rook's Cyclone would be made as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mog Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Is it bad that I automatically wanted to say “Houquet! Ride Armor!” . . . before seeing the Robotech branding and backing off? 😅 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
505thAirborne Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 1 hour ago, Mog said: Is it bad that I automatically wanted to say “Houquet! Ride Armor!” . . . before seeing the Robotech branding and backing off? 😅 I know, it's a bad habit of mine using RT branding when it comes to Mospeada. 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mog Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Don’t worry: I’m constantly code switching between Alpha and Legioss and between Beta and Tread, when talking about Toynami’s and Sentinel’s offerings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKT Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 I want to like the B2 Fives, but because of it there seem to be more old CM's becoming more available these days on secondary market and I'm more partial to those despite its flaws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekering Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 12 hours ago, MKT said: there seem to be more old CM's becoming more available these days on secondary market and I'm more partial to those The CM's are superior in every way to B2Five's offerings (except durability, of course). 🤕 Despite what @jenius says, however, the MegaHouse ride armors are also superior in certain respects: Excellent reviews and pictures (as always), but I don't see how he can claim B2Five made a more accurate (or attractive) ride-armor than MegaHouse did. 🤨 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Hmmm, I say it's superior in both modes, not from all angles, but I think that statement may be better in the conclusion than in the sculpt section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RavenHawk Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 2 hours ago, tekering said: Despite what @jenius says, however, the MegaHouse ride armors are also superior in certain respects: I'll give you that it looks better, but I just got zero joy from the MegaHouse ride armors. I think that they're the only one where I got one and just said "I'm good; no more of this one". (I couldn't say no to getting the all-black Yellow figure, but just did not enjoy MegaHouse once in-hand) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight26 Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 (edited) Micheal Ryan's new Legioss and Tread prints are awesome. I am debating upscaling the docked Tread to 1:48 and seeing if the Riobot will dock to it. Edited August 31, 2023 by Knight26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twich Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 8 hours ago, Knight26 said: Micheal Ryan's new Legioss and Tread prints are awesome. I am debating upscaling the docked Tread to 1:48 and seeing if the Riobot will dock to it. did someone get hungry and eat part of the wing of your VF-1 Double Strike? For a minute there I thought it was Xegfried posting one of the 1/60 VF-9 kits that he designed and thought maybe he went for a VF-1 and Legioss/Tread too, but then I saw the tell-tale 3D printer lines and then really looked at it. I think that those designs are cool. 3D printing is party witchcraft and part voodoo and too much of a rich man's game Twich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekering Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 On 8/23/2023 at 2:41 AM, Mog said: Did you add some headlights on the Bartley, @tekering? I decided not to make any structural changes, 'cause once you start modifying the bikes, you end up going down a rabbit hole... and eventually, you might as well just scratchbuild something more accurate (and easier to paint)! Nonetheless, those headlights are such an iconic element that it wouldn't be the Bartley without them... and while Sentinel's redesign still incorporated them at 1:12th, they were notably absent from the 1:48 scale bike. So I broke my own rule and added kitbashed headlights. 😅 13 hours ago, RavenHawk said: I just got zero joy from the MegaHouse ride armors. They're nobody's favorite Mospeada toys, but at least they can stand unassisted without hunching over. Even my beloved Beagles can't manage that. 😐 4 hours ago, twich said: 3D printing is party witchcraft and part voodoo and too much of a rich man's game Not really. Knight26's clearly not rich, or he'd have a proper 3D printer. 😝 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convectuoso Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 14 hours ago, RavenHawk said: I'll give you that it looks better, but I just got zero joy from the MegaHouse ride armors. I think that they're the only one where I got one and just said "I'm good; no more of this one Same thing happened to me. I had Stick's MegaHouse ride armor, but I ended up selling it and replacing it with the CMs version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight26 Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 8 hours ago, twich said: did someone get hungry and eat part of the wing of your VF-1 Double Strike? For a minute there I thought it was Xegfried posting one of the 1/60 VF-9 kits that he designed and thought maybe he went for a VF-1 and Legioss/Tread too, but then I saw the tell-tale 3D printer lines and then really looked at it. I think that those designs are cool. 3D printing is party witchcraft and part voodoo and too much of a rich man's game Twich No, I just didn't support that wing properly but I decided to keep it. One of these days I will snip the bad bit off and reprint that wing to fix it. As for it being a rich man's game. I would say false to that. Good Consumer-grade printers are getting less expensive all the time. You can get nice results with an Ender-3 and they cost less than most Valkyrie toys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 MoShow's 'Cyclone' displayed at the Seoul PopCon 2023. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twich Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 4 hours ago, no3Ljm said: MoShow's 'Cyclone' displayed at the Seoul PopCon 2023. I have to say, I am really enjoying the look of these and the details seem to be very distinct. The lights on the hop armor of that Mospeada in armor mode is a great touch. I do hope that these are not more expensive than the $250 range. I would definitely like to see how these turn out. Didn't they also do the Legioss? Or was that someone else? Twich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 That was Prime1 that teased the 1/28 Legioss. I think they're going for a concept where the rider's feet are where the ankle appears to be? I wonder if there are magnets that will attach the hip armors to the knee. I'm not convinced I like it yet. It's a fun 'ultra beefy' take on the Ride Armor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twich Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 1 hour ago, jenius said: That was Prime1 that teased the 1/28 Legioss. I think they're going for a concept where the rider's feet are where the ankle appears to be? I wonder if there are magnets that will attach the hip armors to the knee. I'm not convinced I like it yet. It's a fun 'ultra beefy' take on the Ride Armor. My take is that the exposed musculature (shock absorber) is that it seems more realistic. I’m very hopeful. Twich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKT Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 2 hours ago, jenius said: That was Prime1 that teased the 1/28 Legioss. Is Prime1 = Pose+? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjoebarry Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 12 hours ago, no3Ljm said: MoShow's 'Cyclone' displayed at the Seoul PopCon 2023. I like. I want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 7 hours ago, MKT said: Is Prime1 = Pose+? Oh no, I think I confused them, should have double checked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex GS Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 15 hours ago, no3Ljm said: MoShow's 'Cyclone' displayed at the Seoul PopCon 2023. it looks so damn good, open up the POs for this one already!, I hope the materials used are good quality, one of the reasons I stop from buying the Riobot versions is cause it looks so fragile and the price is kinda high for what they are offering, and since this is Moshow I have high hopes for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey728 Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 18 minutes ago, Alex GS said: it looks so damn good, open up the POs for this one already!, I hope the materials used are good quality, one of the reasons I stop from buying the Riobot versions is cause it looks so fragile and the price is kinda high for what they are offering, and since this is Moshow I have high hopes for it. MoShow has a great track record for delivering high quality robots with excellent articulation, materials used, and diecast content. You can check out ShowZ for the products they've created and check out YouTube for reviews. https://showzstore.com/products/?Narrow=462 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain america Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 18 hours ago, no3Ljm said: MoShow's 'Cyclone' displayed at the Seoul PopCon 2023. Good grief!! I guess they threw human anatomy right out the window with this clown design. Had it been purely a robot I could understand, but those child-bearing hips and monster thigh gap make the ride look like some sort of sub-human gorilla. I'm sorry to be so harsh, but however well built the final figure may be, it looks like something a bored 10 year-old would draw in history class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted September 3, 2023 Share Posted September 3, 2023 That's why I asked if the feet are where the ankles appear to be... otherwise the torso to leg ratio is way off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
505thAirborne Posted September 3, 2023 Share Posted September 3, 2023 Since it's under the RT name, that Cyclone looks like a sagging/floppy mess. The Sentinel Ride Armors have a good blend of the TV series & updated designs. This on the other hand, is a swing and a miss! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted September 3, 2023 Share Posted September 3, 2023 Big ol' video review is up: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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claude grant Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 Just in case anybody was interested... https://gundamit.com/moshow-vr052f-genesis-climber-mospeada-cyclone-ride-armor_p1387.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex GS Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 1 hour ago, claude grant said: Just in case anybody was interested... https://gundamit.com/moshow-vr052f-genesis-climber-mospeada-cyclone-ride-armor_p1387.html never ordered from this site, deposit 1 dollar guarantees you the figure? 😅 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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