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by Mindmaster » Fri Feb 06, 2015 3:02 pm
- Motto: "For I have dipped my hands in muddied waters, and, withdrawing them, find 'tis better to be a commander than a common man!"
- Weapon: Dark Saber Sword
If the price is right, I want one.
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by Evil Eye » Fri Feb 06, 2015 3:06 pm
- Motto: "Don't be a goddamn coward."
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Rated X wrote:Delta Magnus wrote:Nah, I can't see this being KO'd, at least not into a pre-made figure (as that would require putting more effort into it than simply reverse-engineering molds, and KO makers hate effort). That said as she's a garage kit she'll probably be recasted by a few people. Just be sure to get a good recaster- the ones from thailand are always awful.
I'd be totally up for painting and assembling her myself though. I'm good at painting and modelling, so it should be a breeze.
You know the x-transbots powerglide and wheelie arent just KOs of the jizai molds right ? Theyre upsized and the wheelie has diecast parts. Theres nothing lazy about them. Somebody sacraficed a very expensive jizai version to make those possible.
Upsizing and changing materials for certain parts is far from hard work- upsizing is done by KO companies all the time, and it doesn't change the fact that they essentially stole someone else's work and passed it off as their own without giving any credit to the original creator.
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by william-james88 » Fri Feb 06, 2015 3:08 pm
- Motto: "'till All Are One"
-Kanrabat- wrote:Will it transform?
The text says:
"side by side before and after deformation of the vehicle mode"
I dont know if deformation reffers to having to dissasemble or if its bad google translate for "transforming"
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by padfoo » Fri Feb 06, 2015 6:30 pm
- Weapon: Concussion Cannon
RhA wrote:I like it's blockyness.
I agree I don't like the design at all. It looks cheap!
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by Ultra Mad » Fri Feb 06, 2015 8:17 pm
- Motto: ""To do what I must""
- Weapon: Twin Cryo-Blasters
I've been asking for a while for a Minerva reissue or a more modern toy with a new head. That was not what I had in mind. I really want a Minerva (I have the Korean KO version from a few years ago) but not this one.
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by Rated X » Fri Feb 06, 2015 9:46 pm
- Motto: ""Assumption is the mother of all screw ups.""
- Weapon: Saw-Edged Pincer
Delta Magnus wrote:Rated X wrote:Delta Magnus wrote:Nah, I can't see this being KO'd, at least not into a pre-made figure (as that would require putting more effort into it than simply reverse-engineering molds, and KO makers hate effort). That said as she's a garage kit she'll probably be recasted by a few people. Just be sure to get a good recaster- the ones from thailand are always awful.
I'd be totally up for painting and assembling her myself though. I'm good at painting and modelling, so it should be a breeze.
You know the x-transbots powerglide and wheelie arent just KOs of the jizai molds right ? Theyre upsized and the wheelie has diecast parts. Theres nothing lazy about them. Somebody sacraficed a very expensive jizai version to make those possible.
Upsizing and changing materials for certain parts is far from hard work- upsizing is done by KO companies all the time, and it doesn't change the fact that they essentially stole someone else's work and passed it off as their own without giving any credit to the original creator.
Thats why its called a KO. Its sole purpose is to make money. It wasnt made by people who design figures. But upsizing requires a lot more work than simple reverse molding. Thats why I said those upsized KOs are far from lazy. Additionally, I forgot to mention x-transbots added additional articulation not found on the smaller jizai version. Im just not seeing any laziness with the figure in hand. They accomplished their mission of improving the original figure while maximizing their profits. I call that being ambitious, not lazy.
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by Sabrblade » Fri Feb 06, 2015 11:34 pm
- Motto: "Can't do a job halfway. What's worth doing is worth doing well, I say."
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william-james88 wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:Will it transform?
The text says:
"side by side before and after deformation of the vehicle mode"
I dont know if deformation reffers to having to dissasemble or if its bad google translate for "transforming"
Google Translate doesn't understand that "henkei" means "transformation" instead of "deformation".
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by bvzxa » Fri Feb 06, 2015 11:49 pm
- Motto: "Power flows to the one who knows how. Desire alone is not enough!!"
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I want one because it's Wonderfest. They do great things there.I still want a Wonderfest Arcee for the wife and I think she would like this one as well. One day I will post her female robot collection lol!!
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by Emerje » Sat Feb 07, 2015 12:25 am
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Dead Metal wrote:Cool
Yup, if it's for Wonderfest it's officially sanctioned by Takara.
Not entirely. At events like Wonder Festival and Comic Market they allow a one time waiver on licenses for figures and models sold in limited numbers. So it's not that Minerva is licensed, it just doesn't require a license. The day after Wonder Festival it's just another bootleg.
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by fenrir72 » Sat Feb 07, 2015 12:28 am
- Motto: "Power to the strong and the right!"
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Emerje wrote:Dead Metal wrote:Cool
Yup, if it's for Wonderfest it's officially sanctioned by Takara.
Not entirely. At events like Wonder Festival and Comic Market they allow a one time waiver on licenses for figures and models sold in limited numbers. So it's not that Minerva is licensed, it just doesn't require a license. The day after Wonder Festival it's just another bootleg.
Emerje
Festival days limited license. And it also sports the TF logo. You know how law abiding people in Japan are.
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by Dead Metal » Sat Feb 07, 2015 2:33 am
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Emerje wrote:Dead Metal wrote:Cool
Yup, if it's for Wonderfest it's officially sanctioned by Takara.
Not entirely. At events like Wonder Festival and Comic Market they allow a one time waiver on licenses for figures and models sold in limited numbers. So it's not that Minerva is licensed, it just doesn't require a license. The day after Wonder Festival it's just another bootleg.
Emerje
Note how I said sanctioned? I know that it's a one day selling licence, but it's still officially sanctioned by Takara, and will feature all the logos and TM it needs.
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Intah-wib-buls?
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