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That's rad. Also: https://twitter.com/baltmatrix/status/1369315628818051077
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Mar 9, 2021 17:29
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RV mode kind of sucks but bot mode whips rear end.
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Mar 9, 2021 17:37
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Rhyno posted:RV mode kind of sucks but bot mode whips rear end. I like that goofy battle platform, but, yeah. Bot mode is rad af for real.
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Mar 9, 2021 18:03
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I like the look of the trailer, but I had hoped they could do more with the battle mode.
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Mar 9, 2021 18:50
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I’ll buy it
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Mar 9, 2021 18:52
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Ten effect parts too, apparently. At least some of those are off the Sky Lynx/Omega Supreme molds.
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Mar 9, 2021 18:58
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G2 Ramjet up for preorder on Pulse. Rodimus looks pretty good!
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Mar 9, 2021 19:13
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Loving this. Preorder up on EntEarth. EDIT: and Pulse 
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Mar 9, 2021 19:18
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Ramjet's OG colorway is good, imo eye-searing colorways are better
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Mar 9, 2021 20:26
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G2 Ramjet and Megatron really getting to that very specific nostalgia era I cannot possibly resist.
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Mar 10, 2021 01:17
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Good call out on Ollie's. I was able to get Earthrise Prime for me and a buddy (sorry, no extras) along with Double dealer for $20. They also had a TON of the little tiny ones, I didn't browse through them because the guy was stocking right next to them and I am afraid of talking to people. Waterford location in Michigan.
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Mar 10, 2021 01:18
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If you go back and the tiny ones are the weaponizers with the blast effects then you can likely flip them to nerds who just want the blast effects. Those things are great and also super popular.
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Mar 10, 2021 01:25
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Arquinsiel posted:If you go back and the tiny ones are the weaponizers with the blast effects then you can likely flip them to nerds who just want the blast effects. Those things are great and also super popular. They were really small, like two on a card. Not sure what they were, but they had a billion of them.
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Mar 10, 2021 01:30
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That Ramjet looks real good but I picked up Sandstorm recently so I'm good really. I don't really need all the seekers, my brain is broke in OTHER ways. That said, if he wasn't in scalpers Hell, I'd pick up Thrust cuz of his weird wings.
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Mar 10, 2021 01:44
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Medullah posted:They were really small, like two on a card. Not sure what they were, but they had a billion of them.
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Mar 10, 2021 01:45
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Medullah posted:Good call out on Ollie's. I was able to get Earthrise Prime for me and a buddy (sorry, no extras) along with Double dealer for $20. They also had a TON of the little tiny ones, I didn't browse through them because the guy was stocking right next to them and I am afraid of talking to people. Thanks for the location check, because I had no clue they’re in Michigan. Might check a couple this weekend. I already have the Netflix Prime, but I’d pay $20 for the trailer.
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Mar 10, 2021 03:05
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Anil Dikshit posted:I’ll buy it Hell yes. I'm excited for a good Rodimus, finally. Takara have had a few stabs now at incorporating a Hot Rod-esque car mode into the 'Bago, and the only time it hasn't looked kind of dorky (as in, more dorky than a flaming RV with side pipes and a sports car front is already), they engaged in blatant cheating with MP-09's fake everything. I'm starting to think the volume just isn't there to make that combination gracefully. Changing up the proportions on the car mode and still providing the camper shell is an ok compromise by me.
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Mar 10, 2021 03:33
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What's the going price for the top gun plane? I missed the drop apparently.
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Mar 10, 2021 03:42
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I had the opportunity to pre order a Kingdom Core class Starscream from Target today, but I kept it in my cart and didn’t expect it to go so fast. I work at Target, so I prefer to get stuff there if I can, but the selection at the stores near me isn’t great. Edit: Ok, they let me order one. Space Robot fucked around with this message at 13:45 on Mar 10, 2021 |
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Mar 10, 2021 07:45
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Vaporware posted:What's the going price for the top gun plane? https://www.hlj.com/transformers-top-gun-maverick-tkt17419
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Mar 10, 2021 10:58
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As much as I love Amaxon JP, I don't feel like paying $25 shipping. I thought the US release was last year, but it's still up on Hasbro Pulse for $50.
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Mar 10, 2021 15:15
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If any Transformer ever needed an OSKO (in better plastic)
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Mar 10, 2021 18:15
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And with a better paint job. Maverick is an astounding swing and a miss for what should have been a called shot home run.
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Mar 10, 2021 22:11
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I've had some time to fiddle with MP-51 Arcee, and I have to say. Takara did a great job overall. Something about the way the figure is weighted makes her able to hold some good poses despite her tiny feet and no heel Spurs. The backpack does an incredible job of folding into itself, like Sunstreaker's. The faces are good, but I kind of wish they had included some different ones kind of like how MP-44 has those different animation style heads. Her chest is fine in-hand, her proportions aren't terrible at all. Some of the issues people have with it come from the collar being a little prominent, which it is, and the butterfly joints in her shoulders needing to move. I'm sure someone will engineer a clip-on if people really need her to have high fake boobs. But looking at the figure (and having it confirmed at the TF2005 boards) the flippable faction symbol on the hood of the car is the thing that gets in the way of her chest plate being higher when she's a car. Did we really need a flippable faction symbol there? I'm happy with the figure, but I know the chest is a dealbreaker for some folks, who probably wouldn't have minded a faction symbol on her backpack. Another interesting thing about this figure is that she has two waist joints. One is where her white midriff enters the grey belly area, and the second is where the pink upper torso enters the white midriff... the upper one is super tight on mine, I removed the screws to lessen the pressure there but it's still super tight... and glued shut from the factory. Still, I'm able to move it and give her a bit more waist rotation there. The lower joint feels like it's supposed to be limited and mostly used for side-to-side movement, but whatever is supposed to limit it doesn't work that well, and I can feel it go past that point. Doesn't seem to hurt the figure any, but it makes me a little nervous about possibly damaging it down the line. Of the people who have it, how are your waist joints? Tight upper/loose lower? Keldroc posted:And with a better paint job. Maverick is an astounding swing and a miss for what should have been a called shot home run. Yeah.
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Mar 10, 2021 22:47
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Its weird to complain about a figure's chest and have it not be about how the designers were pervs There being an extraneous gimmick that gets in the way makes sense. I'm not sure how they signed off on it otherwise
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Mar 10, 2021 22:52
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Keldroc posted:And with a better paint job. Maverick is an astounding swing and a miss for what should have been a called shot home run. Oh, hey, it does GERWALK. A bit awkwardly. GERWALKwardly. From the Macrossworld forums, and they would know: 
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Mar 10, 2021 23:02
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Phy posted:Oh, hey, it does GERWALK. A bit awkwardly. GERWALKwardly. I just don't understand that godawful paint job. Not only is it basically translucent soap plastic but then you splotch weird dirt all over it? Is it supposed to be, like, sand from playing volleyball? Why not just color him grey like the real thing in the movie and use Maverick-themed insignia and stuff to add pops of color? Aesthetically it's just bizarre choice after bizarre choice. It'd be really nice to see them do a more screen accurate jet paint job version whenever the sequel finally comes out.
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Mar 11, 2021 00:07
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So is there an actual reason for why the plane robutts in Macross do that? Don't know anything about that comic/show.
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Mar 11, 2021 00:57
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Lodin posted:So is there an actual reason for why the plane robutts in Macross do that? Don't know anything about that comic/show. Because it’s awesome
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Mar 11, 2021 00:59
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I figured it was supposed to be representative of weathering/"maintenance paint". Look at the fuselage of this bird: From what I understand, it's not uncommon for military aircraft to not only experience a buildup of grime in service, but anything that needs repainting gets a blob of paint in the spot where it needs it, rather than repainting the whole plane. This is particularly important for naval aircraft which spend most of their life soaking in the salty air. Over the life of the aircraft, you run into exactly the same problem that you do when touching up paint chips on cars - UV ages the paint, so even if the fresh paint is bang-on to the original application, it'll be a slightly different shade than what is currently on the plane. You end up with a subtly mottled appearance. Unfortunately, due to the soapy, beigeish plastic that washes out the panel lines, and the beige tint to the tampo, it ends up looking more like a crappy attempt at desert digital camo.
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Mar 11, 2021 01:04
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Anil Dikshit posted:Because it’s awesome Basically yeah According to the wikipedia article: Shoji Kawamori originally wanted to do a hero robot with chicken legs called GA-WALK; the show sponsors said "naw that's too dorky", so he forgot about it and did the VF-1; then a toy sample of the 1/55 VF-1 came from Takatoku with the legs unhooked and drooping down, and Kawamori realized that it could do GERWALK anyway, and wrote it into the show. In-universe, the justifications for it are "it gives you most of the mobility of robot mode and a good fraction of the speed/lift of plane mode". (This is bullshit, but then, so are giant robots that move as fast as people.) The story of how the VF-1 became G1 Jetfire, and then the cartoon and comics gave him a completely different look (eliminating GERWALK in the process) is a whole nother story
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Mar 11, 2021 01:17
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Phy posted:I figured it was supposed to be representative of weathering/"maintenance paint". Look at the fuselage of this bird: If that's what they were going for they really blew past the "this isn't really working, we should try something else" point of no return with almost admirable speed.
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Mar 11, 2021 03:58
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I remember the last time we talked about this, someone mentioned that since Maverick is licensed, Northrop Grumman would have had to sign off on the final appearance, and may have had input into how their (former) product was presented Which is part of why I hope for an OSKO
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Mar 11, 2021 04:55
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Phy posted:Basically yeah
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Mar 11, 2021 05:11
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Arquinsiel posted:Yeah, in the universe of the show it totally makes sense in the way that only works if you are willing to ignore all the real-world reasons that it's a terrible idea. Mecha anime in a nutshell, really.
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Mar 11, 2021 06:14
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I might've made a mistake. I got ahold of Kingdom Beast Megatron, and while playing around with him used his big ol' tail-claw to scritch both of my cats. Dexter, as it turns out, really likes dinosaur-scritches, and keeps shoving him off my desk trying to get more. At this point, if I put him on a shelf, that shelf is going to be thoroughly catted. I'm going to end up getting another dinosaur Megs for the cat, ain't I?
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Mar 11, 2021 17:02
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DigitalRaven posted:I might've made a mistake. I got ahold of Kingdom Beast Megatron, and while playing around with him used his big ol' tail-claw to scritch both of my cats. And posting a video.
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Mar 11, 2021 17:14
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Oooh gonna check out Ollie's in Sterling Heights/Utica today! And maybe stop at Portillo's if they're finally open.
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Technowolf posted:And posting a video.  HiriseSoftware posted:Oooh gonna check out Ollie's in Sterling Heights/Utica today! And maybe stop at Portillo's if they're finally open. Portillo's is amazing. Get me a big beef and cheese.
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