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Been racking up points against the Zangief players. It's funny how I now get comments that I'm cheap when I'm using Akuma to teleport away when they get too close and use the multiple fire ball tecnique to keep them away. karma.... hah!

Dagnamit... I just ordered me a standard edition version on the bay for a decent price... I hope I'm not so unlucky. Anyone here having issues with theirs? BTW, I just want to vent about how cheap some Zangief players are.... the next one on my list are the Blanka players... Thnx.

I couldn't figure out how to unlock Akuma based on the cheat information provided at most gaming sites, even after several tries, until a friend of mine told me that to guarantee getting him, play the easiest setting and try to get at least 1-2 perfects, 1-2 Ultra finishers, and not lose a round to anyone, including Seth (so obviously no continues either). Akuma will pop up right after you beat Seth, before the ending movie plays out. Getting Gouken is fairly similar, except you use Akuma to get 2-3 perfects, and 3 ultra finishers, which is a breeze on easiest once you have Akuma.

I've had it since Thursday night and have already clocked in 24 hours of game time, which I haven't done in any game since the last PS2 AceCombat... Got Gouken in that time frame too with about 16 hours of online play, so my left thumb is sore as hell using my dual shock pad. How is the MadCatz stick so that I can save my poor thumbs?

I saw the movie first which in turn lead to me watching the anime (on Cartoon Network no less so I don't even know what is being butchered) and so now I wanna get a version with good subs, and I might wanna track down scanlations also. I would have to say that for a condensed version of the anime or even manga, it was still a great watch. I showed my sister this movie who isn't really into anything Japanese and she thoroughly enjoyed it herself (and imagine her reaction when I told her The Ring was originally a japanese movie). Intelligient writing and she even liked the ending. I myself thought the ending could've been better, and felt it was a bit rushed, but still a great movie IMO... I mean if you watch anime or JDoramas, it's almost a given that most endings will be disappointing, but nevertheless the writing and character development is usually better than anything we see here in the US (that is if you have the patience to watch anything Japanese).

Getting 2 of these for sure!!! just look at the details of the fig here: http://www.shueisha.co.jp/s-book/gunmu/com/ (right click to zoom in and the last pic can rotate 360 degress)

I liked Pitt so much that I am in the process of building another one, mainly because I bought the varaints of Savage Dragon and Super Patriot. I'm looking for the 2 packs in my area but I can't find them. I want Conan and Waarl, heard they were actually good. I also want Clown Face and Panda since I liked the comics back in the late nineties, being it was hyped as the most controversial for it's day. I'm not looking forward to the LCBH series 2 though, being that all I'm familiar with is the Darkness, but I am looking forward to the series 3 with a mean ass looking Ice Giant as the BAF to go with the Conans. As far as the belt chain go, I actually did the same thing, but it's an easy fix... You can just cut the chain at it's smallest width and then super glue it once you have wrapped it around his waist.

It's a dry month for robot collecting for me, so I impulsively bought this series when I saw them at Walmart. Toybiz (known for their Marvel Legends figures), now called Marvel Toys, is back making highly articulated action figures. The irony of it is that Marvel Toys is [supposedly] still a subsidiary of Marvel, but the Marvel toy production license was given to Hasbro, so Marvel toys has had to branch out to making characters from independent comic books. The first BAF (Build a figure), Dale Keown's Pitt, is trully an awesome figure, so I had to write about it to encourage some of you diehard Macross collectors to check it out. Who the hell is Pitt you say? Well, go here if you don't know. I like big hulking comic book characters and this figure has become my favorite plastic figure, replacing the Icons Hulk. For those of you that know, the Icons Hulk isn't heavy on articulation, but is a huge chunk of plastic and just looks awesome in my opinion. So that speaks a lot for this Pitt figure becoming my new fave. Just check out the details on this figure; chains galore, nice sculpt, and it has all kinds of red and gray shading/washes. It may not have a lot of accessories, make that none, but it does have presence! Here's some comparison shots with the Icons Hulk(s) and to compare them with some of my [recent] diecast robots so you can see how much shelf space it can take up! ...and finally a Hulk vs Pitt like in one of the Marvel Comics cross overs: So, if you want to build a Pitt figure, you have to buy all 6 figures in this series. The good news is this series actually has fairly well known characters like the Witchblade, Judge Dredd, and Savage Dragon, so you really do get your money's worth for getting all 6. The characters that you may not know are still fairly decent and if you don't want them, you can always give them to your nephews (like I did) or to your kids. You can go to this site for better pics of Pitt and the other figures in this series: http://lcbh.marvellegends.net/LCBH/LCBH01/ You can still order series one from BBTS by the way, if you can't find these at your local Wally World.

Exactly where you found it. The naked MMS bodies can be ordered online from that JP Konami store. I don't think they ship outside of Japan though... or you can try Yahoo Japan.

You guys might be misinterpreting the email from that post... HLJ carried the non-exclusive Getters, I don't remember them having the exclusive Black Getter though but maybe they did... The Mazinger and Great Maz were announced to have a non exclusive full production run, so the slightly lower MSRP as well. IIRC, the "non-silver" (or non-anime recolor) Boss and Dabulas were the context of that email from that RJ member, and HLJ is taking preorders for the silver Boss Borot and Dabulas but not the anime accurate versions (which is believed to be the exclusives). It's just odd that the anime re-colors would be the exclusives, but understandable since these technically aren't based on any anime, but Sato's imagination of what these would look like in an industrial age.

Volks' Custama Rei and Asuka seem to be out. Anyone else know details for the high price? Here's a gallery and a review in japanese: http://pony-hp3.web.infoseek.co.jp/CUSTAMA-P.htm Pic from pony-hp:

Yep, the Tyrants are vinyl with minimal articulation and seem a bit overpriced at about 5000 yen a piece and the Command car is part of a gashapon set, again overpriced at 7800 yen. I don't think the Command Car will be diecast. But for the diehard fans that want to make their own Patlabor dioramas, they have these options....

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the in scale Tyrants and the Command Car from CM's also up for preorder at HLJ.

You mean this one? http://www.tisinc99.com/gho194483.html It seems like it's the Fewture EX Gokin version they have on preorder. Also coming from tisinc99 is a dead give away since they tend to overprice their Japanese import toys.

Where did you get yours from? I've read you can also contact CM's customer service and they should be able to replace your defective product. I heard they even cater to international customers.