Well, having finally transferred my episodes of MRR from CD to DVD, I will have a bit of a mess-around with my Mugenbines to make some kind of transport / dropship, based around the Juuki Gattai pods!! Knowing me, it'll end up looking like a poor rip-off of Thunderbird 2..

post pics...and let us be the judge if they are good or not.

2.5 weeks and still not package from Rosalindas. :-( I was hoping for a happy birthday by getting them in today.

Will do, Overbite - especially now that I'm getting the hang of this photography malarkey!!

New addiction curiosity seconded!

Can't wait to see your dropship, Uncle Joe!


Aoi

Well, here goes nowt!! This is just a preliminary design for my dropship / transporter doohickey. I was stuck for a name for it, so it's currently called the TurboLeon!!

It's a nifty start, Uncle Joe!


Aoi

Thanks Aoi - have to work on some kind of tail-fin set-up, and maybe make the entire combo a bit bigger by adding a few sets.. Will give that a try over the next few days and see how things turn out

I love the original, lets see one of the vehicle modes parked on the ramp that would look cool!
Remember UncleJoe, "Less is more". Add too much and the ship will loose "credibility". It wont look believable.

Word. I like it as it is. Do you have a KC or CE to park on the back? That, I think, would look pretty slick.

Well, I have both, so I will do some pix with them loaded aboard!! The only change I would make to it right now would be to make it a bit more rigid where the two lions are on either side. Where they join is a bit on the floppy side, so I will try and see if there is some way of making the joint a bit more secure. This is why these sets are so much fun; you can customize them until you get a combo that not only looks cool, but will have a rigid build quality (if that makes sense).

I can see how that could be. Do you have any other parts akin to the 'staff' that is making up the upper portion of the tail of the ship? If so, it may work and not get in the way if you ran a part like that between those two lions along the top.

Hey Guys!

Thanks for the Well Wishes! Havent had surgery yet, just been seeing doctors and been a bit busy..But thank you guys alot =]

been working on my shelves in my spare time..will have pics of them soon. =]

and theres some awesome gattais on page 35 i have GOT to try when i get the chance...ill be around more often again...no doctors till next month.

and Cheese...No hard feelings bro? =]

Well, I guess I could use the legs from my Zord Elephant, and try fitting them underneath - which will not only give support, but a decent set of landing gear!! Am trying to find a bit I can attach to the lions and the big gear block they are attached to to give it a bit of strength - will give it a whirl..

That sounds like a solid idea to me!

Good start UJ. Can't wait to see the finished product. A good test vehicle might be Over Ligan (keeping w/ the lion theme).

Glad to hear that you are still around Immy. Hopefully you won't need surgery and will get better soon.

Sorry to hear about your shipping delays Gen. Magnus. (I already responded to tfw thread). Didn't they give you a tracking number? Hopefully it will get to you tomorrow.

Stackups, no hard feelings. You should be mad at me for being a big jerk! Glad you're not!
I did get something in the mail from my brother that I wasn't expecting, a nice solid piece of plastic with good simple transformations and a cool gimmick!
DX Juuken Gattai Geki Touja
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HE DOES THIS COOL SPIN ATTACK! OUCH! WATCH OUT!
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Geki Touja : " NOW I RULE THIS BULLETIN BOARD! BRING ME YOUR PUPPIES I FEEL LIKE A SNACK!"
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Geki Touja : " I RULE! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
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OKAY! I got a bit carried away but it is a cool toy! The upcoming animal add-ons look like they'll make this even more fun down the line! This reminds me of the Gear Fighter Dendoh toys from several years back, they were great toys. I'll do a review once I unpack all of them.
Heres a pic of some of the power-up animals. Thanks, whoever I got this from, I don't remember!
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Seeing all this GekiRanger stuff makes me wish i'd grabbed some of the Boukenger vehicles and robots.. doh!!

No, I've gotten no tracking info from them. In fact, I've gotten no communication from them what so ever despite my multiple requests for such. When I paypal'ed them the funds, in the notes in both orders I asked and I asked about a week ago. I've heard nothing. I am not a happy man right now.

All I can suggest you try is to file a dispute via Paypal's Resolution centre - hopefully that will work, or at the least be worth trying..

Sorry to hear about your experience, Gen. Magnus.

That's the downside with International orders via the Post Office. There's no way to track them, like you could if you shipped it state to state.
The only way I've managed to communicate with Rosalinda is via eBay. I'll usually go to the product I've purchased and "Ask Seller about this Item".
I'd include the Payment ID# at some point in the message. Another thing to do is maybe ask for the Customs number, that's the only slight "tracking" you can get on it. (You'll have to call the Post Office and give them that number, and they'll tell you if it's stuck in customs or not. However, since I'm working on getting stuff for school right now, I actually haven't tried requesting this information as I haven't had a chance to order anything else from them yet.)

Hope this'll get cleared up and you'll get your stuff soon!

Aoi

Sadly, that is exactly what I have done. The last message I sent was sent via 'contact seller'. I included the lot numbers for both packages and requested tracking or customs number information as well as the dates on which the parcels were sent. This is the same information I requested when I sent my funds via paypal for both parcels (3 lots in each order).

What I have gotten...um...chirping crickets? If I don't get either parcel today (as it will be 3 weeks on one and 2 weeks on the second as of today) I will be sending them another message and reminding them that I have written before and not heard anything and informing them that I am getting concerned.

good luck GM. I hope they arrive soon.

Cheese—lookin forward to seeing more pix of the animal power ups for that power ranger guy. It must be nice to have your brother in Japan looking out for new toys for you.

Thanks.

I've written them again today as there was nothing in the mail today. This time I got the address from paypal and used that one. Let's see if they get back to me this time.

maybe neg eBay feedback will help them respond sooner...

I'm still waiting on the rest of my pos feedback from them on the second lot, sadly. I know I'll get a neg on that as revenge if I do. If I don't have communication soon, however, there will be a neg in their future. As it stands now they are sitting at a neutral (once it gets posted).

I just checked my e-mail and got a mailer demon on the address I sent that message to. It was returned due to full box. I turned around and sent it via e-bay.

well their eBay feedback is still pretty high; no negs and neuts lately. Hopefully it will get to you soon.

Well, the actually got back to me this time! I was told that this person does not have access to customer number but he / she would file a complaint re: the first package and that I should give the second one a few more days. I am supposed to hear back from them on Tuesday re: the first package.

Well GM, I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!!

The first pictures and reviews are in for the new Tri-Wolf Mugenbine. Its getting a very average rating, reason being, its lack of originality in both parts and construction. You can tell from the pictures that there really is nothing special about it. But, they have made dull, "filler" figures in the past, that only shine when combined with other sets. I'll wait till I see some combos before passing judgement.
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Woot! Got my first package today!



Dino2:


Mugen Kaiser 5:

Sweet combos GM!! Glad you finally got your bits..
And I do rather like the look of the Tri-Wolf - thanx for posting pix of it, Cheese! Am gonna grab one of those, as I reckon it looks pretty good

yeah, Tri-Wolf does look a bit plain and seems to reuse alot of core parts from other sets, but I will probably get him anyways. I hope the new something condor one will be more interesting than just a repaint of Speed Eagle. Anyways thanks for the pix Cheese. BTW where are they reviewing the figure? Now if Amenbo would get their site up so I can order this and Heavy Mammoth...

GM, glad they finally came.

Seem to have hit a bit of a quandry here (and sorry to go off-topic) - Ryan @ Fan2Fan has offered me a Genesic GaoGaiGar for £110, and was wondering whether you folks reckon I should go for it, or save my money for more Mugenbines - any thoughts?

Once again, I apologise for going off-topic; just wanted to know what you guys thought..

You and me both!

Doing a bit of conversion from pounds to dollars...it sounds a bit pricy to me, Uncle Joe....but then again, alot of the GGG releases look to be. ^_^;; The only advice I can think of is: Figure out how many more Mugenbine figs you have to go..add them up and then compare the prices of the two...then go with the cheapest...but either way, it's still your call!

Mugen Kaiser 5 looks pretty awesome, Gen. Magnus. Who's all he made up of? The only ones I recognize for sure is Dig Kong and Fang Tiger.


Aoi

That contains Kaiser Condor, Dig Kong, Energy Rhino, Fang Tiger, and Power Nose.

I have the Genesic Gaogaigar, it is a great piece. Great transformation and detail. That price is pretty decent! Watch shipping though, that toy is HEAVY!
I say go for it, you won't be disappointed when you get the toy.

Here are some gattai's from http://shirocchi.blog61.fc2.com/
Like I said Tri-Wolf looks better combined with other sets.
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Thanks! that gives me three more to go to build it.

Also..hate to be a bother with this next question, since it's pretty involved. Does/Can anyone list the Official Gattai (Non-Mugen Orders) and their "Member" components?


Also, an off-topic question for UncleJoe; do you have a Brickshelf account?


Aoi

Funny you should mention that Aoi; I set one up last nite!! Have uploaded a few of my LDraw bits into there, and am working on a few more creations too.

BTW thanks for the advice on getting a GaoGaiGar - whether I get it or not, am still gonna dump some more cash into Paypal now that the Tri-Wolf is available.Just a shame there's a big gap between now and when the Attack Condor is out..

I can't take credit for the design. I got it here.

Be warned, the forepaws from the FT (at the waist) are pivotal in this design since the top is so heavy!

Do you mean like: Galaxy Rex + Heat Tricera = Mugen Dyno Double ?

Yup! Figure that'd help me in figuring out which ones to get next.

Aoi

The official page has a number of them here: http://www.mr-club.jp/museum/index.html. Click on each figure you are looking into and then the links below the images that follow.

Sadly, the book that has all of the official combinations is out of print.

This Mugenbine site has most of the combinations & is in English.

hmm since Magnus got his box, that hopefully means my 2nd package from Rosalinda should be here soon, it shipped out on the 13th/14th.

im really looking forward to doing that combo from a few pages back of Juuki Gattai Hercules and the other beetles.

I too am now waiting for a few items - one from HLJ, and another lot from Ryan (Fan2Fan). Am gonna run out of room to store all these at this rate!!

I've also got a second package en route from them that hopefully gets here soon. With my Wingbat (shipping today), that'll be 4 more this week (or so).


I'm thinking about placing an order HLJ, BBTS or someone else (if I can find others selling them) for more of that set soon. Ryan is also looking for a mugenbine volume for me. Ryan rules.

Heck yeah - Ryan is pretty cool at finding discontinued or rare items. If he can find me a Genesic GGG, he can't be all bad!! :

Will try and do a review of the Mugenbine Candy bits once I have them - and will do some pix as well!!