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Keldroc posted:I always pictured Lawrence Fishburne as the Optimus Prime type. "Hot Rod, no one can tell you what the Matrix is, you must see it with your own optic sensors."
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Jul 6, 2019 20:24
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Silhouette posted:"Hot Rod, no one can tell you what the Matrix is, you must see it with your own optic sensors." 
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Jul 6, 2019 20:46
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Dawgstar posted:https://twitter.com/denofgeekus/status/1147313094525255681 Pretty sure they lost so bad last time, they are not even legally allowed to sue again unless Hasbro specifically used the word "Robotech". And even then.
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Keith David, Fishburne and Elba as literally any character would be amazing. Even Soundwave.
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Thew had some interesting things to say about Megatron. The way that these assorted, unrelating transforming robots became G1 is weird. Not to mention how the faction sigils are taken from the second and third in command instead of the leaders. That's one thing G2 got right. Were Hot Rod and Galvatron designed by the makers of the cartoon, rather than the toy companies? I think Ultra Magnus was some kind of convoy in Japan first, but I can't imagine anybody designing a sports car semi without the story reasons for it happening.
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It's not really that weird, most of the early Transformers were taken from Diaclone and the Micro-Change sub line of Micro-Man, both were from the same company and had plenty of overlap in the people who were designing them, and have very similar aesthetics too, and of the toys added from elsewhere to Transformers, they all match pretty well to the joint Diaclone/Micro-Change style too(only reason Jetfire sticks out so much is because Robotech was a thing, otherwise his nature as a borrowed design* would be about as obscure as it is for Roadbuster and Whirl), indeed most of the American made designs for the Movie characters feel way more out of place due to how crude they are compared to the Takara made designs *funny thing is that wasn't even the only time an American robot toy line borrowed designs from Macross, the obscure Converters line did so as well
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Jul 6, 2019 22:52
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the 1986 movie original characters were floro dery designs, tfwiki has some trivia if you look them up.
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Hemingway To Go! posted:the 1986 movie original characters were floro dery designs, tfwiki has some trivia if you look them up. I meant the toy designs, not the animation models, the latter are fine(except maybe Rodimus Prime's weird old man face)
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Hemingway To Go! posted:the 1986 movie original characters were floro dery designs, tfwiki has some trivia if you look them up. The Basics has several episodes that cover this as well and are also entertaining.
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Jul 6, 2019 23:44
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I'm employed again so I'm back on my poo poo. Just got Siege Galaxy Prime and god I love this chunky bastard. I had my roommate touch up the smokestacks and a little bit of detailing, but I may commission her to do it up like her Ultra Magnus: 
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Jul 7, 2019 03:03
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Brunt rules. I haven't had a chance to really break him into pieces and see what's what yet, but his vehicle mode is the best of the weaponizers I think. The turret can rotate even.
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Jul 7, 2019 06:02
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Dawgstar posted:https://twitter.com/denofgeekus/status/1147313094525255681 It should be noted that the extension deal only covers the three series used to make Robotech (SDF Macross, SDC Southern Cross, and Genesis Climber Mospeada), and not Macross series outside of the original. So the cockblocking of blu-ray editions of Macross Plus in the west may finally be over.
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Jul 7, 2019 08:04
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I couldn't leave this behind And this arrived while we were out of town. It's a little fragile but I adore it. 
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Jul 7, 2019 20:42
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I love it when KO stuff comes in an unnecessarily big packet.
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Keldroc posted:It should be noted that the extension deal only covers the three series used to make Robotech (SDF Macross, SDC Southern Cross, and Genesis Climber Mospeada), and not Macross series outside of the original. So the cockblocking of blu-ray editions of Macross Plus in the west may finally be over. That's true. Related, I wonder how many people try to actually talk to Big West these days.
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Jul 7, 2019 22:57
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Rhyno posted:I couldn't leave this behind
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Keldroc posted:It should be noted that the extension deal only covers the three series used to make Robotech (SDF Macross, SDC Southern Cross, and Genesis Climber Mospeada), and not Macross series outside of the original. So the cockblocking of blu-ray editions of Macross Plus in the west may finally be over. If they still own the Macross trademark in the West and want payment for it's use then that blocks any potential Macross release
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Dawgstar posted:I love swole off-model Cheetor. is he meant to have shoulder nipples
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Jul 8, 2019 02:09
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I realized that my Galaxy Prime could use an ax, so I ordered a Pteraxadon and I'm planning to give it a sorta Animated-inspired wash of color.  Hey check it out, it's Not-Swoop
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Other posted:If they still own the Macross trademark in the West and want payment for it's use then that blocks any potential Macross release This may be limiting that to just the Robotech brand. I guess we'll see. Some seem to believe that it's basically the same deal as before and Tatsunoko just hosed up.
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Jul 8, 2019 07:29
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Dawgstar posted:Also LOL at 'making Robotech.' Shadow Chronicles was, what, 15 years ago? Good Listener posted:Pretty sure they lost so bad last time, they are not even legally allowed to sue again unless Hasbro specifically used the word "Robotech". And even then.
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Jul 8, 2019 11:33
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Arquinsiel posted:There's currently a comic series out with Titan and they tried to get a wargame off the ground not that long ago via Palladium. Sure, but I don't think they've had a direct hand in things since that extremely mediocre OVA.
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Captain Invictus posted:Is there anything amusing on the back? Just pics of the other KOs in the series. I also got my Ectotron who is neat but there's plenty of pics of that guy. And Zeta Seaspray who is just fine for the MP display.
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Dawgstar posted:Sure, but I don't think they've had a direct hand in things since that extremely mediocre OVA. If they hewed at least slightly to the Jack McKinney books they’d have fared better.
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Dawgstar posted:Sure, but I don't think they've had a direct hand in things since that extremely mediocre OVA. 
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Jul 8, 2019 14:09
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Chibs posted:
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Jul 8, 2019 14:35
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Arrivals while I was out of town. Got a box arriving Wednesday as well. 
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GD_American posted:If they hewed at least slightly to the Jack McKinney books they’d have fared better. Is a sentence I never thought anyone could say in earnest, but here we are. HG's level of gently caress-uppery is impressive.
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I thought Mckinney's stuff (I know it was actually two dudes) was decent, as far as genre fiction goes. Lord knows Robotech was not exactly a layered, nuanced tapestry of characterization.
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Having watched Thew's Megatron review it reminds me of being a bit  when I saw the Fortnite NERF stuff recently. It's... just real guns. But neon. Some kid is going to spraypaint one black and get shot by cops over it. Or just get shot anyways.
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Jul 9, 2019 02:47
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Wow, Siege Skyfire is a big boy. Plane mode is just as unpolished as advertised. Kind of want to finally figure out how to do a panel line wash for him. Still think the Takara Generations version is my favorite Jetfire so far, even with his one wiggly leg. Classics has the better plane mode and boosters but he's relatively primitive now. Man, if Hasbro ever did a Jetfire based on the XB-70 Valkyrie, I'd be there with bells on. Or, yknow, if Harmony Gold ever mysteriously burned down and Hasbro poached the Macross license from Bandai like they did with Rangers. One can hope. Phy fucked around with this message at 04:23 on Jul 9, 2019 |
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Arquinsiel posted:Having watched Thew's Megatron review it reminds me of being a bit Nerf has bipod mounted sniper rifles and belt fed tripod mounted machine guns It's been a thing for a while
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Jul 9, 2019 04:33
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Rhyno posted:Arrivals while I was out of town. Got a box arriving Wednesday as well. Put his face mask on! That seriously is my favorite Prime design. I'm not sure why, might be the shoulder armor.
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Jul 9, 2019 05:43
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Rhyno posted:Arrivals while I was out of town. Got a box arriving Wednesday as well. Is that the non-transforming Prime? I think that’s the same company that hinted at doing a TFP Knockout too.
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Captain Invictus posted:Nerf has bipod mounted sniper rifles and belt fed tripod mounted machine guns I had the tripod at my desk at work over 10 years ago. It only worked intermittently, but when it did, look out.
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The_Doctor posted:Is that the non-transforming Prime? I think that’s the same company that hinted at doing a TFP Knockout too. It is. They have Megatron ready to go, Ultra Magnus in late stages and Knockout is in early design stage. It's a crazy good figure.
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Captain Invictus posted:Nerf has bipod mounted sniper rifles and belt fed tripod mounted machine guns
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