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 JohnHwangDD wrote:
The Japanese ships only work if you haven't seen the anime. Otherwise, it's "how come Space Battleship Yamato is in the Gothic Sector?"

I'd say other than the Yamato herself you'll be fine. I mean really barring a truely dedicated fan who's going to be upset to see Alien Ship #64 Which We Saw For 21 Seconds?

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:

 JohnHwangDD wrote:
The Japanese ships only work if you haven't seen the anime. Otherwise, it's "how come Space Battleship Yamato is in the Gothic Sector?"

I'd say other than the Yamato herself you'll be fine. I mean really barring a truely dedicated fan who's going to be upset to see Alien Ship #64 Which We Saw For 21 Seconds?

Because they're still looking for Iscandar? Hey, it's the warp, anything's possible!

They aren't hard to modify. A few RTT or DFC bits and you practically have a whole new ship.

I think the 70s space opera aesthetic works well for Tau.

 Barzam wrote:

Blizzard Gunner, which I see being a very popular kit.

Has this thing been given a release date, true size or price point yet?

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:

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Oh and more ships...

https://hlj.com/product/BANN25753/Sci



https://hlj.com/product/BANN19778/Sci



https://hlj.com/product/BANN27858





I've a few Mecha Collection ships and they're about the size of BFG cruiser, maybe a bit bigger.

Is it wrong that I want to get a bunch of those and play Jovian Chronicles or Lightning Strikes! Are the models up to the challenge of that kind of handling?

 Easy E wrote:
Is it wrong that I want to get a bunch of those and play Jovian Chronicles or Lightning Strikes! Are the models up to the challenge of that kind of handling?

Well... the original JC/LS stuff is resin, with all that it entails. These ones are Bandai-level plastics, and apart of being insanely more detailed, they should be at least as sturdy as resins...

So yes. Yes, they would be.

A while back I bought a box of used Star Wars Armada ships just for the giggles (got them for $40). It's mostly Empire star destroyers. 3 of them are about 5.5 Inches long, one a bit bigger.

I have no intent on playing Armada, as I know no one that plays it. I do know a couple people that want to play Battlefleet Gothic when it gets rereleased. I wonder if they will throw a fit if I have a "counts as" fleet. Star Destroyers backed up by 4-inch Battlestar Galactica ships, LOL

 Albertorius wrote:

 Easy E wrote:
Is it wrong that I want to get a bunch of those and play Jovian Chronicles or Lightning Strikes! Are the models up to the challenge of that kind of handling?

Well... the original JC/LS stuff is resin, with all that it entails. These ones are Bandai-level plastics, and apart of being insanely more detailed, they should be at least as sturdy as resins...

So yes. Yes, they would be.

Generally I find it's important which generation of kits you're using. The new ones usually branded Yamato 2199 are FANTASTIC, everything fits together and they'll easily stand up to punishment.

The older kits (which I think are just branded Yamato) tend to have a lot of small fiddly parts and antennas that are just glued on with butt joints (ie flush against the plastic, rather than having a tab and hole). They're still fairly hardy but troublesome to build.

The ones I showed, Domellers III, were dreams to build and under $10. And generic enough to pass for several different fleets.

https://www.amazon.com/Bandai-Hobby-Domellers-Starblazers-Collection/dp/B00ME1VNHM/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1522813247&sr=8-1-fkmr1&keywords=yamato+bandai+model+domellers

I shared these in my plog, but I'd recently come across a toyline out of China that some of you might be interested in. There's definitely some possibilities for wargame conversions.

While looking for some pics of the B.25 Acid Rain line, I came across a 1/24th scale Chinese action figure line that I believe is called Dark Source. The line is produced by a company called Joy Toy. I have a suspicion that the guys behind it are wargamers themselves due to there apparently being an actual wargame tied to Dark Source as well as due to the presence of a few pirated GW pieces. The line consists of near future sci-fi soldiers, mecha, and vehicles. The line draws inspiration most heavily from Titanfall, but there seems to be a bit of Gears of War, Halo, and Lost Planet in there as well.

So, just a few pics to share...





















There's more stuff in the line, too. Check it out. You can find most of the sets on Aliexpress. Don't bother checking Ebay. There's only about two sellers on Ebay and they're charging way too much for everything.

The company's name is Joy Toy?
That'll lead to some...interesting...internet searches.

What is the name of the second drop Ship? Please help me home my Aliexpress experience like a laser.

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
What is the name of the second drop Ship? Please help me home my Aliexpress experience like a laser.

I see it listed under "Double Fork Halberd". Joy Toy 1:27 shows most of the kits.

Thanks!

Crap, I saw something else I want, too. That wheeled tank thingie...

Really like the look of those Joy Toys.

And @Inquisitor Bob: Very nice BFG conversions there!

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
Thanks!

Crap, I saw something else I want, too. That wheeled tank thingie...

I think I’m in love with the double fork halberd ship

The mammoth tank is cool apart from the price

Think I found their Facebook page when I was trying to find out more info last night

https://www.facebook.com/Source-Toys-1965342663709078/

Not a lot on there tho...

Holy cow, that's some good-looking stuff!

Oh wow indeed!

I didn't see that one on aliexpress. Is it unreleased?

Here you go, apologies for the gibberish, it's on Dutch.

Those not Titanfall kits are awesome, but expensive.

Man, some good looking stuff. Ain't cheap, that's for sure.

Looks like it would be good for a Sentinel conversion.

If you're interested in the Joy Toy stuff, there's a seller on Aliexpress called Shop3216099 Store that you'll want to look out for. The name is weird and some elements of the listings wind up being nearly gibberish, but they have the best selection of the line and the best prices. They're the one I got my mech from. They seem to cycle items on sale quite regularly, so it's good to keep an eye out if you're interested in buying some. It helps that most of their Joy Toy stuff gets free shipping, too. So, case in point, I got my Iron Skeleton from them for about $42 last month, so I was able to get it a bit cheaper. Just Monday night I ordered the black Zeus mecha for only $60. So yeah, the prices are a bit high, but if you keep an eye out and use their coupons, you can get better prices.

$42 for a pre-assembled, pre-painted Knight Titan is dirt cheap.

 War Drone wrote:
Really like the look of those Joy Toys.

And @Inquisitor Bob: Very nice BFG conversions there!

Thanks! Although, I must admit I actually was going for more of an SG1 or Babylon 5 look for that one. Most of my BFG ship photos went down with Photobucket. Long story short: I bought a lot of Ravenwing sprues.

Kotobukiya has two new Frame Arms variants going up for preorder on Monday. They appear to be AEW&C variants of the previously released Lidao and Jidao machines. It sounds like the Jidao variant (the white one) will come with a new handgun while the Lidao variant has a Kotobukiya shop exclusive handheld sensor pod that will only be included if you order it from their webshop or if you purchase it from one of their brick & mortar shops.

The (white) Jidao has an awful lot of LED Mirage in it.

Specifically LED Mirage Boomerang ESP / Flame...

Top half was giving me Nagano vibes while the legs look like something out of Gundam 00 to me.

As some of you may have heard there's a new solo Star Wars picture coming out focusing on a single character. I forget what the solo Star Wars film is called but I'm sure we'll find out which solo character it focuses on pretty soon.

https://culttvman.com/main/revell-preview-the-new-star-wars-solo-kits/

WARNING MAY CONTAIN IMPORTANT SPOILERS FOR A MOVIE EVERYONE IS PRETTY MEH ABOUT!


OK, the sensitive among you might want to scroll down...



As I was saying there's a pretty important spoiler right here, that thing on front of that thing...



So when I was a kid I didn't always have enough space ships or whatnot for all the action figures and toy soldiers so I'd have to put them on books or something to represent the space ship they were on.





Apparently that is now canon.





Remember those cool speeder bikes from Return of the Jedi? I always wondered how they would look if they were just flying bricks. And well... Now I know.

It might be useful for making ships though...

Anyway looking forward to finding out who's in the solo Star Wars film. I'm hoping for Mace Windu myself.