Takara-Tomy Diaclone Reboot

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  1. fwestivus

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    DA-92 fix update: no update.
    Turns out that epoxy didn't want to stick. Didn't think to check how well it stick to whatever plastic this is after using it for brass, steel, aluminium and acrylic. Oops.
    So. Plastic glue. Souped up version of ye olde airfix glue. It's worked on a few other things, so fingers crossed with this.
    It's a bit nippy here, so giving it a full 24 hours before I check it.
    If this doesn't work, it's on to more drastic measures.
     
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    Oh, yeah, my bad, i meant ', not ". That said, now that i think about it no one from Takara ever said dianauts aren't clones... So there is a chance they're made from the same mold even in their fictional universe. We already know waruder pilots are. They're all basically human sized mechas piloted by tiny squids.

    Oh, cool, now i know his name! Thanks!
     
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    Just got my DA-92 in. For those that have received it and had issues with it, was your box double taped? Just seeing if there’s a correlation with broken feet/not broken feet with amount of tape on the box. My box has been double taped on the bottom. It could have been a completely different issue as to why it was double taped. Just curious.

    edit: the tray holding battle convoy also has double tape on it. Hmmm

    edit 2: my feet seem fine. They feel as normal as 65 and shadow convoy. I’m super interested to hear what the tape situation is for others then.

    I love a good Spinal Tap reference.
     
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    Wild guess @puma, what if whoever sold it to you got replacement parts, opened the box, fixed it and sealed the box again? That would explain the double tape, the only way to confirm it tho would be to ask them directly or take the feet apart and check if there are any stressmarks.
     
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    i bought it from a proper store that shipped it to my proxy during the release weekend/week. I doubt any of that happened to my copy before this issue was becoming known.
     
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    That was me. I edited my own post. I was upset when I made it and realized this wasn’t the place for it. But thanks.
    What stand are you using to hold up the jet? I have been thinking about getting some stands for Diaclone, but they are such dense and heavy figures I’m not sure what stand could hold, say, an entire Powered Convoy in a flight pose.
     
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    In my edit, I wasn't referring to your post, but the dude that posted 7 or so times in a row, individually replying to different people instead of using multiquote.

    And in my original post I wasn't just talking about you, but the whole height thing that was eating up space for more constructive dialogue about this toyline.

    Speaking of, I ordered my DA-92 from TCP, so it's gonna be a while before I get mine. Hoping the ankle issue gets fixed inhouse before those go on the ship bound for TCP.
     
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    I just got an email from AMJ with a import fees deposit refund £17 on a two month old shipment to UK of 2 in-stock DA-85s. This ended up being over 20% of what I originally paid.

    Now I am really hoping I get a similar email two months after the DA-95 shipments.
     
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    I use the Tamashii Stage stand and these won't hold the entire Powered Covoy. This stand barely hold this jet Haha These base is only good for SHF and figma.
     
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    They’re good for the Waruder pods too!
     
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    Managed a couple of good DA-92 shots

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    So, I'm wanting a "Marissa" Dianaut. What's the easiest and cheapest way to snag a female figurine? I have the figure that came with MP Delta Magnus but she's too leggy to be 1:60 and towers over the rest of the men.
     
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    Buy a dianaut pack with women in it.
     
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    It’s cool. Hope you get yours sooner than later. I had to cancel mine for car repairs. And now I have even more car repairs.
     
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    If you can find a DA-41 figure pack somewhere, that set would give you a good Marissa figure. It’s been out of production and sold out for a while though, so you may need to check Mandarake or similar for a used one.

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    There's no such thing as "too leggy", unless you're trying to criticize Uma Thurman.

    If that's the case, i'll order my waruder army to invade Ukranus.

    (I know, i know, i shouldn't post anything when i'm drunk, sorry)
     
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    Yeah you should stop. Ukraine (the joke I assume) is fighting off Hitler atm. There are tortured and raped kids found in mass graves. Currently.
    This message board shouldn’t be treated like the sewer that 4chan is.
     
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    DA-81 (Big Powered GV Expansion set) has a female pilot and is still available:

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    Matrix Quest Can't Escape from the 1:60 Scale Diaclone World

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