Mp-55 nightbird

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by Jhund, Jul 21, 2021.

  1. f-primusunicron

    f-primusunicron i just wanna be loved

    Joined:
    Oct 13, 2009
    Posts:
    5,326
    News Credits:
    17
    Trophy Points:
    287
    Location:
    Colombia (South America)
    Likes:
    +4,638
    i need the software they use to make these then
     
    • Like Like x 1
  2. Liampope

    Liampope Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Apr 23, 2014
    Posts:
    5,937
    News Credits:
    3
    Trophy Points:
    247
    Location:
    Stavanger, Norway
    Likes:
    +16,916
    Yeah it's pretty amazing. I mean rendering this good or better of course exits - e.g. movies - but I've never seen it used in this way before - a virtual promo photo shoot for a plastic toy that looks real. No wonder the poses look so good, lol! The materials and lighting are almost totally convincing. Only the wobbliness through the window looks a bit fake and overdone. Heck there's even some texture on the ends of pins and rivets!

    It's only the geometry and fit and finish that give it away - just too perfect. The real thing, moulded, painted and assembled can never look that good, as I showed with a closeup pic of arcee a few pages up.
     
    • Like Like x 4
  3. Liampope

    Liampope Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Apr 23, 2014
    Posts:
    5,937
    News Credits:
    3
    Trophy Points:
    247
    Location:
    Stavanger, Norway
    Likes:
    +16,916
    I totally buy it! :) 

    It is really weird the site pulled the skids proto pics, but not CJ. Why the hell would that be???

    I wonder if we'll see this more as standard? I mean if they can render the CAD models this convincingly why not? Saves messing around with a wobbly hand painted prototype, paying a photographer, all the mistransformations and crap poses! The upgrade in quality of posing is immediately obvious. I just want them to make the granite backdrop part of the scene rather than pasting them on unconvincingly! Not MP without the granite. If I could be bothered to do it for my Starscream model, they damn well can too! :) 

    Wooooooaaaah - maybe I gave them the idea of virtual photo shoots?! Yup, I'm convinced! That's what I'm believing! :) 
     
    • Like Like x 8
  4. f-primusunicron

    f-primusunicron i just wanna be loved

    Joined:
    Oct 13, 2009
    Posts:
    5,326
    News Credits:
    17
    Trophy Points:
    287
    Location:
    Colombia (South America)
    Likes:
    +4,638
    i really want nightbird and a couple extra of those swords but i dont have neither the money to order her right now nor i live close enough to the US to it be worth the shipping price
    but damn im sad reading about how many people dont care about those swords, there are so many molds that could look great with them
     
  5. Liampope

    Liampope Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Apr 23, 2014
    Posts:
    5,937
    News Credits:
    3
    Trophy Points:
    247
    Location:
    Stavanger, Norway
    Likes:
    +16,916
    You could have my swords, man. Pretty sure I'll never ever ever use them.

    (Cos if it didn't happen in the cartoon it didn't happen. Geewun forever!!)
     
    • Like Like x 6
  6. f-primusunicron

    f-primusunicron i just wanna be loved

    Joined:
    Oct 13, 2009
    Posts:
    5,326
    News Credits:
    17
    Trophy Points:
    287
    Location:
    Colombia (South America)
    Likes:
    +4,638
    i live in south america i doubt the shipping cost will be worth it -_- but thanks
     
  7. Liampope

    Liampope Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Apr 23, 2014
    Posts:
    5,937
    News Credits:
    3
    Trophy Points:
    247
    Location:
    Stavanger, Norway
    Likes:
    +16,916
    Probably wont cost me much to stick them in a slow envelope and hope they get there! :)  I'll drop you a PM when I get it.
     
    • Like Like x 3
  8. f-primusunicron

    f-primusunicron i just wanna be loved

    Joined:
    Oct 13, 2009
    Posts:
    5,326
    News Credits:
    17
    Trophy Points:
    287
    Location:
    Colombia (South America)
    Likes:
    +4,638
    Thanks
     
  9. Deruji

    Deruji International Traditional 2D Animator

    Joined:
    Aug 21, 2006
    Posts:
    665
    News Credits:
    4
    Trophy Points:
    262
    Location:
    Germany
    Likes:
    +1,068
    Ebay:
    Facebook:
    Twitter:
    Instagram:
    YouTube (Custom URL):
    Tumblr:
    Ikea does this with their furniture shots, and Lego often has shots for their store. The software isn't the important thing, it's the person modelling and texturing it. Plus the quality of any procedural textures/materials and lighting you use. The renderer can be standalone and has strong impact on the image quality.
     
    • Like Like x 3
  10. Chris C137

    Chris C137 Have some self respect. Take the QC sticker off.

    Joined:
    Jun 17, 2019
    Posts:
    2,096
    News Credits:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    222
    Location:
    London
    Likes:
    +8,799
    Would there be any particular reason mine hasn't gone down when it has for everyone else?

    I've noticed my Skids and Reboost orders are still showing a higher price than the current listing prices as well.
    Screenshot_20210803-185352_Amazon Shopping~2.jpg
     
    • Like Like x 1
  11. Teletran-1

    Teletran-1 Wellest-Known Member

    Joined:
    Sep 25, 2006
    Posts:
    7,176
    News Credits:
    3
    Trophy Points:
    367
    Location:
    Canada
    Likes:
    +21,365
    My total with shipping and everything is more similar to yours, around 15 000. Is there some UK tax included in the main figure cost or something?

    EFC0FBAE-4B68-4F2A-B2B5-FAA50C36E1CB.jpeg
     
  12. lord ginrai

    lord ginrai D-list Decepticon

    Joined:
    Oct 23, 2002
    Posts:
    12,114
    News Credits:
    15
    Trophy Points:
    362
    Location:
    Osaka, Japan
    Likes:
    +31,519
    I recommend keeping screenshots that show the date and price. It should catch up, but their system isn’t perfect. I’ve had it happen once or twice where it didn’t go down to the lowest price. When it got released I contacted customer support and presented them with the evidence. They honored the price and gave me a partial refund.
     
    • Like Like x 1
  13. Ratchet2007

    Ratchet2007 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 13, 2007
    Posts:
    8,492
    News Credits:
    27
    Trophy Points:
    337
    Location:
    Glasgow, Scotland
    Likes:
    +18,094
    £105 at Omegalock
     
  14. Arie

    Arie One Man Army

    Joined:
    Dec 30, 2013
    Posts:
    2,013
    News Credits:
    6
    Trophy Points:
    262
    Location:
    The Netherlands
    Likes:
    +4,334
    Mine is on 14019 yen at the moment without import fees and shipping.
     
  15. CapZat

    CapZat Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Aug 2, 2020
    Posts:
    305
    Trophy Points:
    142
    Likes:
    +550
    FT Zealots paying 5k for a Fortress Maximus black & white 3d art, pre-order, 2030 release date lmao
     
  16. HolyCulture

    HolyCulture Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jun 10, 2013
    Posts:
    6,244
    News Credits:
    32
    Trophy Points:
    307
    Likes:
    +21,944
    The ‘us vs them’ words really gives official only buyers a bad name. Nothing wrong with wanting a massive Fort Max. Especially when you got the green to flash around like a TF superstar :) 
     
    • Like Like x 5
  17. Silvershot

    Silvershot On The Double Dutch Bus

    Joined:
    Nov 25, 2008
    Posts:
    1,828
    News Credits:
    10
    Trophy Points:
    317
    Location:
    Los Angeles
    Likes:
    +2,047
    Yes - Amazon now includes local taxes in the item price. Mine shows 12773 yen. If you subtract the 10.25% sales tax where I live in California, it drops to 11,586 yen. So you’re likely being charged around the same 11,586, plus whatever your local taxes are.
     
    • Like Like x 2
  18. RavageX9

    RavageX9 Tripredacus Agent

    Joined:
    Jan 8, 2016
    Posts:
    265
    Trophy Points:
    142
    Likes:
    +291
    Up again for preorder shipping to US at AJ.
     
    • Like Like x 1
  19. Dark Jedi

    Dark Jedi Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Feb 6, 2014
    Posts:
    7,819
    News Credits:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    287
    Location:
    The seven seas
    Likes:
    +11,873
    Ebay:
    Went with AE for $106 before the 8/25 deadline this week.
     
    • Like Like x 1
  20. Power12354

    Power12354 Criminal Boredom

    Joined:
    Dec 7, 2007
    Posts:
    122
    Trophy Points:
    212
    Likes:
    +305
    Well, would you look at that. :) 

    F5EF0D6A-FD29-47DC-8726-4F62C2C56407.jpeg
     
    • Like Like x 7