Gen. Magnus, cool combos there. How do you like your new figures? For Alternate Mugen General 7, that one looks really close to the original version. How stable are the legs? Do you think we could get a side & back shot? I was having some problems figuring it out but I made the legs different and was wondering if it was an improvement over the original or a substandard copy.

Here are some pics of the packaging of my TRU set:








more to follow:

here are the main figures. They are exact copies of Q,R,S except for color:








Here is the bonus figure, Armed Leon:






Group shot:




I really like this set. The color for Razor Ninja makes him clearly my favorite, with Quest Knight's color scheme coming in second. I actually prefer the original green for Save Gunman but the red as an angry bull is fitting. Plus Armed Leon is a pretty cool little lion. I'm glad they developed a way for the weapons to come together as this little guy. A very good set if you can find one.

I also got a pm asking if the Roid General 3 pieces are the same as the TRU exclusive Three Beast Warrior set. They are not. Both have pieces unique to each set.

Three Beast Warrior accessories:


Roid General 3 accessories:



Plus the Roid General 3 set includes the 3 roid forms for Quick Knight, Razor Ninja, Save Gunman:


It is hard to see with the flash washing out their heads (plus they are not painted) but their letters are molded into the sides of their heads.

There are actually some pretty serious differences between the original and this one if you look a bit more closely. The original doesn't use a ton of parts. Sadly, the legs do slide outward a little but it is not too bad, really.

I have no problem setting you up with some pics. I sure hope they help.

Gen from the front


from the side


from behind


and from the top / back (elephant trunk removed for open pic)


Here are the shots of the foot. If you need more detailed pics, just let me know.

front (outer parts removed for detail)


side (outer parts removed for detail)


and back (outer parts removed for detail)


Again, if you need more shots or details on how I got this together, just ask. I'm happy to help.

Oh, and I love the new figs. Over Ligan is a bit weak when compared to ZE and JS but he is still pretty keen.

I like Over Ligan. Combine 2 of him with Drill Robo from the original MRR series and you can get:
OVERDRILL!
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Thanks for the pics Gen. Magnus. I was putting him together the way you have him but (at least on my figures) I didn't like how Carry Eagle's L shaped wheel piece that holds the arms together seemed to put pressure on the arms because of the roid head getting in the way. I thought it would put too much pressure on the pins and weaken them. I can't really tell but it seems to not be a problem with yours.
I ended up redesigning the legs a bit and they came out very stable and without the perceived stress:

Nicely done. I may have to redesign the legs as well as I too am concerned about the stress.

Well, have just done a brief animation of the 4 Dragon Legends set. I tried making an animated .gif, but it comes out as way too big to post here as an attachment (11.7Mb). So I tried making an .mpg of it, which weighs in at a more manageable 3.1Mb - and I will try posting it in on YouTube.com and post the link here once it has been processed.

EDIT: Here's the YouTube link - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTi-4B0HBn0
hopefully it should work ok..

Video turned out pretty awesome, Unclejoe. If you could of ripped the "Bine Bine Mugenbine" tune and put over it, I'd say it'd be official!


Aoi

cool movie Uncle Joe

hey guys, i havent heard from ryan at fantofan in a few weeks...anyone know if hes ok? or just busy? i wanted to order Heavy Mammoth and Tri-Wolf from him...(on the good side im broke as hell right now and couldnt pay even if i DID hear from him lol) ...but i just wanna know if anyone else has heard from him recently.

Since FantoFan was updated on the 28th of March, I figure he's just busy.

Aoi

Last time I chatted to Ryan, he said he was getting snowed under with orders for Masterpiece Megatron, but he should still hopefully be able to reply to you, but it may take awhile..

As far as I know, he's fine. I just heard from him this morning.

I got an email from him last week stating: "Sorry for the late reply, my system actually crashed, resulting me losing
all my data and mails, it could not have come at a worst time, currently
rebuilding it and am salvaging the data."

Sounds like he may have salvaged his computer data but you should send him an email just to be safe.

I finally unpacked my Heavy Mammoth's! The colour scheme isn't as bad as the pictures would lead you to believe.
So I put them both together and came up with:
ZWEI MAMMOTH!!!
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Cheese, that Zwei Mammoth looks sweet!! Once my Tri-Wolf arrives, am gonna start ordering some duplicate sets!!

Introducing the ZWEI BROTHERS
Zwei Eagle & Zwei Tyranno!
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Heres the whole ZWEI CLAN!
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Coming soon: ZWEI GRAND GATTAII !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

P.S. Did anyone else check out Gurren Lagaan, the new Gainax anime? Its total mecha mayhem, in the style of FLCL! I highly recommend you download it today!

cool combos there Cheese. Now you need to make one using all 8 of them....
(or is that Zwei Grand Gattaii)

During the final battle with MachineRobo Shadow, the four ZWEI brothers evoke their holy union and become...
ZWEI GRAND GATTAI !!!!!!!!!
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Using the combined might of the "Rolling Thunder Cannons" and "Cross Eagle Striker", the Mugen villages were freed from Shadow's tyranny!
Or were they ?...

I did a last minute tweek and moved ZGG to a brighter spot.
1st a regular shot
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2nd a close up of the cockpit and "Rolling Thunder Cannons" ( I love that name) Oh by the way, the "Cross Eagle Strikers" are his double rocket punches.
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Finally a shot head on, notice I turned the shoulder wings upward, which gives the design a more powerful look.
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This took about 2 and a half hours to build. ( Given all the trial and error I went through) He's very stable but, he does not like to stand on smooth surfaces. Hence the green napkin beneath him!
He is heavy and has some limited movement, mostly in the arms.

Nice combo Cheese - looks bloody gigantic!! How big is that brute, if you don't mind me asking?

wow Cheese...thats just...wow...awesome job.

Damn, Cheese, that combo is slick!

A true gentlemen would not ask how "big it is" without taking said person on a proper dinner and movie date first to break the ice!
( Its 16" from head to toe or 22" from cannon tip to toe. )
You sir are a rogue and I am offended! 1

Holy crap, Cheese - that's HUUUUGE!!!
My current record is about 13" for my Jungle Terror - guess i better work harder for the next one!!

I got my Mugen Inset Double set in just a little bit ago!

expert craftmanship there cheese
Now you need to try and build one which uses all of the drivers and cockpits.


how do you like the Insect Double set Gen. Magnus?

They are quite sweet. I think I like the silver on Jab Stag more than the grey / blue on Junk Stag. I didn't have an Iron Beetle but I definitely like the golden brown Inter Beetle more than the red of Iron Beetle. Thanks to the additional accessories, the full bot mode is far cooler.

I like both but I think the color scheme on the Insect Double Set is better than the original releases. I prefer Junk Stag's Gestalt head style over Jab Stag's though.

I do have to agree there. Jab Stag's isn't bad but I do prefer Junk Stag's gestalt head. Oh well. It's still more than 2 steps forward and one step back.

Don't know if you guys have been to Prominence lately, so heres one of the better combos I've seen using all four of Build Gattai series.
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Hello!
Is there anybody out there?
Come on guys post some pics of your creations, Starscream about shipping time, do something!

Unless everyone has been eaten by.... POSSUMS!!!!!!!!!!

P.S. If you haven't been eaten, check out the new anime Kiss Dum. Its first episode is out there for download. Its confusing but cool!
Of course you are all watching Gurren Lagaan . Right? RRRRRRIIIIIGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Check out Gigantic Formula and Xenoglossia too!

Only if you haven't been eaten by......POSSUMS!!!!!!

I'm still here (no possums sighted yet) but I am pretty busy trying to get my thesis completed. No new Mugenbines yet either

Hey all!!

Well, my Try Wolf has arrived, which ups me to 43 sets!! Not as many parts as the Speed Eagle, but otherwise it's a cool set. Nice vehicle mode, and the animal mode is very good indeed!!

In other news, I'm currently storyboarding my next animation which wil be starring my combo Solar Ligan. Am attempting to plan this animation so it runs to at least a few minutes, with sound effects and maybe a voice-over track as well. For those of you not familiar with Solar Ligan, I'll attach a pic!!

No opossum eatings here, thankfully... damn foul beasties. No new Mugenbine either, however, since Insect Double. I do have 2 people over seas looking for a Mach Ptera for me but that is about it right now.

I could Starscream about not being able to get my hands on that figure. That is the last figure from that particular sub-line I need. Rabble, rabble, rabble....

I got a plush opossum hanging on my closet door. I'm pretty tight on walking space; so I can't get over to it and it can't get over to me, so I haven't been eaten yet!

Anywho, I'm trying to wrap up getting my most important softwares that I studied in school, so I haven't been able to buy many Mugenbines recently. I did splurge slightly and bought a Fang Tiger, though!


Aoi

Wow, all you hard working students! I still remember what it was like in college, though that was over 23 years ago! ( DANGER OLD MAN RAMBLING alert! )
Hope you guys all do great! I'm sure you will, especially if you put even a fraction of the energy you use on Mugenbining into it!
Its good to hear from everyone, I was beginning to think I was the lone Mugenbine collector. ( Kinda like a "Cat Lady" but no cats just Mugenbines!)

I'm still unpacking and building shelves for my toy room. I hate to say it, but I still don't think I have enough room!
My collection is all over the map I need to narrow it down! I've got MRR, Mugenbine, Zoids Blox (my fav of the line), Webdiver, S.I.C.,DaiGunder, Power Rangers , Keybots, Revoltech, Soul of Chogokin,
GoDaikin, TFormers Beast Wars, Microman and GaoGaiGar! Not to mention all the various anime figures! This room is going to be shelf-a-rama!

As soon as I can get around to building something I'll post a pic.
In the meantime here is a picture of two upcoming Keybots. BlazerDile and Gaia Drago. Repaints of Bots from the first line, they've updated them with the new "cores" and given each "Smallbot" Launchers!
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Now from the Key Master himself at Key+Bots comes this giant creation. Giganticciflut! (I didn't name it!)
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This is how he compares to regular Keybots!
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Have fun guys and don't make an old man worry so much!
Anyone with a psyche major? I make a great case study!
Bye!
Possum free since '73!

Cheese, you should get/make some museum/store display cases to put in the center of the room (unless it doubles as an office or something). I think that would look cool. (not an interior decorator/psychology major)

well, I guess I can be mad about amenbo still being down, but Joeal at BBTS said he was looking into getting keybots, so thats kool.

hey, cheese, can you post a link to the site where you get all your keybots combo pics?

I get those great pics from here: http://keytoy.web.fc2.com/
Now keep in mind he uses multiples of the same sets, sometimes as many as four or six of one character! ( He does list what he uses to create each piece, which is a big help.)
But, with a little creativity you can come up with just as great designs using one or two of each set.

Overbite,
Great idea, with the museum display! Looking into getting some glass cases from the Norwegian gods of furniture, IKEA!

Thought Ikea was the Norse god of flat-pack furniture!!

Oops! I'm getting my furniture gods all messed up! Now all my bookcases will be struck down by their vengeful hand.
The IKEA god is an unforgiving god!

Here is a small (and I do mean small) picture of the up coming Attack Condor set. I couldn't find a bigger picture on Rakuten's site and when I checked again today they had pulled the picture completely. Damn that super secretive Bandai! You'd think they were building nuclear weapons!
From what the description says it goes from condor to Policeman with motorcycle + Helicopter to Robot. So keep your eyes peeled for better pictures. We won't see this puppy till June!
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sounds like Condor is gonna be a really fun figure to mess around with.

and i just placed an order with ryan for Try-wolf finally...cant wait to get him.

Think you will like Try Wolf, Immy - not a bad set actually!! Ok, not got as many bits in the set as Speed Eagle, but it's still worth getting. As for the Attack Condor, just hope someone releases a larger pic of it soon; kinda like the idea of it splitting into two vehicles - wonder if they will continue that motif into any future releases...

That is pretty keen. I'm not doing this series but that one is cool looking (from what I can see in the itty-bitty pic)

Is it me, or might Attack Condor use pieces from Mach Ptera? The head of the Condor mode kinda looks similar.

Anywho, got FangTiger in the mail the other day! He's pretty neat...I just wonder, what sort of vehicle mode is he supposed to have? (I kind of wonder if it's spaceship?)


Aoi

I'm gonna be getting some more figs soon. heat tricera, overligan, and possibly the falcan saga set. not sure yet.

I'm really looking for galaxy rex. anyone got one fer trade?