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Crap. I meant to say George Miller, not Frank Miller. I always get those two mixed up. 😄
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Is Yukikaze on any streaming service?
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You had me going there...
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Somewhat pose.
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It's not just Hasegawa, but rather an industry standard. I worked at Aoshima for about 8 months, 9 years ago. I was introduced to a lot of that sort of strategy. Look at their Knight Rider KITT models or their Back to the Future Delorean models. They've issued many variants of these two cars alone. Season 1, 2, 3, and 4 for KITT, then the same molds released as a pre-painted KARR, some with the LED front scanners. The Delorean had models of all three versions (actually, there were four versions since the 3rd movie had both the white-rimmed '50s tires version and the train track version). Some with figures, some with photoetch. And they've re-released an all-new tooling of the Delorean, and made it so that a stand-alone, non-time machine Delorean kit could be released (making many happy). Bandai does the same thing, as does pretty much every other model company. My Academy F-14A Tomcat "Pukin' Dogs" kit has variant parts to make the B and the D, it seems. Just re-release the same kit with decals for a different livery and there you go. It's why you get unused, leftover parts on the runners with the kits you build. The mold toolings are the costliest investment, so if you can release different kits using little or no new toolings, you can maximize your profit. At Aoshima, we were hoping to do an all-new tooling for the Mad Max Interceptor, and if we could've gotten the license then I'm sure it would've been retooled to make both the black Interceptor and regular yellow/blue pursuit cars, plus the modified version from the 2nd movie. Who knows? Maybe even a stand-alone Ford Falcon model car. Alas, I was given a definite "NO" from the movie studio. Frank Miller refuses to allow his works being licensed. He probably saw too many Jar Jar Binks pajamas and the whole nightmare of Star Wars licensing and refused to go down that route.
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Thanks @Graham this is illustration is the cleanest image of the VF-17. esp. the underside of fighter, seeing how wide legs could be stored underneath...
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Nichimo 1/200 Regult Tactical Pod Combo Pack
SteveTheFish replied to cfernandez's topic in Model kits
Nichmo re-released their 1:200 scale Macross kits about 25 years ago, but this time gave them stupid, monochrome stickers rather than decals as they did before. I read the Japanese instructions and it's like they're telling you that they're doing you a favor because you get to now color those stickers as you wish. Very glossy stickers too. Ridiculous. They came with two in a package. I bought two Destroid sets off of YAJ only to discover that they came with those absurd, unusable stickers. They are to-scale with the Imai Monster that Bandai repops every once in a while. I'm very curious whatever happened to the toolings for those now that Nichmo is no more. -
My kid still watches the first movie and likes Springfield and The Simpsons Ride at Universal Studios. Will most likely watch this movie for kids.
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The Joker from Crisis. Superman from Zero Hour.
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4 per case. Sweet.
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Your Most Recent General Toy Purchase - 2024 Edition
sh9000 replied to azrael's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
GI Joe Classified Cobra SNAKE Battle Suit x4.
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The first 6 seasons of The Simpsons was legendary IMO. After that, it wasn't really the same anymore, very hit & miss with one good episode and one mediocre. The Simpsons movie 2007 was the last time I really enjoyed the show. By 2010, I stopped watching all together.
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Yeah, that’s about when I tuned out. I still contemplate watching it, but have never gotten past the classic episodes of the first decade.
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I only remember a colored prototype of the fatty, not sure on the 21.
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Disney+ TV Series, movies, animation,specials
Old_Nash_II replied to Old_Nash's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
https://disneytvanimation.com/post/796021706896687104/tron-uprising-reruns-return-to-disney-xd-as Finish the series or make one between Legacy and ARES, this cow doesn't want it In fact, you could return Evolution to STEAM -
Did Bandai ever shown even a gray/unpainted prototype like with both the HMR Fatty and the DX YF-21?
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I would buy that.
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What Current Anime Are You Watching Version v4.0
Seto Kaiba replied to wolfx's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Got back to Onmyo Kaiten Re:Birth Verse, having basically forgotten it existed. After a few minutes of episode six, I remember why I forgot it existed. It's kind of s***. The center of a Venn diagram of the worst aspects of Re:Zero and Nobunaga the Fool, both of which are vastly superior stories it's cribbing from without an ounce of shame. -
... wait, you mean there's some forgotten animation team out there that's still working on The Simpsons? 😶 Has the network just forgotten they exist and locked them in, or are they being held against their will? Seriously. I think the last time I spared a thought for The Simpsons was around the time the prior film came out... an upsettingly long time ago. Has it really been eighteen years? 🙃
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Maybe this will be like the Hi Metal R Fatty from Votoms where the initial prototype has lots of room for improvement and the final product addressed almost every concern... It can happen!
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I still love it…just not Lisa episodes. 😂
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Same. Lost interest ages ago. It's like THE WALKING DEAD, I'm surprised that people still watch these series.
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You haven't missed anything.😒
