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  2. Dynaman
    I would have been excited for this if not for that dreadful History of the World show. If it gets good reviews I may see it at the theater but will probably be waiting for netflix, amazon, etc...
  3. Dynaman
    I have a feeling it is going to transition to a new series following Kirk and the Enterprise. Or perhaps going to movies.
  4. Dynaman
    Heck, it is far above Return of the Jedi, which is where the Rot really started. Personally I have a hard time choosing between it or the original Star Wars as the number 2 film in the entire franchise. Star Wars has the benefit of being a phenomenon that really sucked me in to science fiction (*) but really doesn't hold up as an incredible movie. * I remember seeing an ad for SW around Christmas and thinking it was just another silly science fiction movie - after the following summer I never had that pre-conceived notion about scifi again, though there were PLENTY of garbage scifi movies post SW of course.
  5. Seto Kaiba
    Not s'much. Destroids were practically abandoned as a concept after the First Space War. The only "new" models we've seen are modernizations and retrofits of pre-war 03 or 04 Series units like the Cheyenne II or Super Defender. The only commonplace one seems to be the Cheyenne II, partially (possibly mainly) via the unarmed Destroid Work model and the scaled-down Workroid. Yeah, it's a smaller derivative of the Destroid Work that's not meant for hazardous conditions. It's said to be quite popular as a piece of heavy industrial/construction machinery, though. Given that Hayate starts the Macross Delta series as a dockworker handling freight at the Shahal City spaceport and he finds Freyja inside a shipping container that had just been offloaded by a ship coming from Windermere IV, that that those containers are meant to be the same containers Hayate is handling day in and day out seems certain.
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  7. Chronocidal
    I absolutely love his statement in the teaser. "After 40 years, we asked, 'What do the fans want?' But instead, we're making this movie." If only the ST had been so bold. Also love they're targeting it for the 50th. Just poetry.
  8. M'Kyuun
    I believe that is exactly the intent. I don't know if a real incident took place as impetus, or if it's just urban legend, but I recall such a story from when I was a kid and over the years repeated. I'm too lazy to employ Google Fu, but suffice it to say, I think the intent was good but the execution a little heavy handed compared to how relaxed the laws are regarding real weapons.
  9. Scyla
    I always thought the "no realistic toy guns" legislation is in place so that the police can be certain that if a perpetrator is holding something that looks like a gun is actually in possession of a weapon that can hurt them (and is not an innocent kid playing coos and crooks with his pals).
  10. F-ZeroOne
    "Oh, no. Not again!"
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  12. mechaninac
    I'd call it a cash grab if, given the gag in the original, that wasn't the entire self-aware point...
  13. MKT
    Moderoid Bismarck. Price & release TBA.
  14. TangledThorns
    Welp, it looks like its actually happening! Mel Brooks Returning as Yogurt for ‘Spaceballs’ Sequel https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/spaceballs-sequel-mel-brooks-1236263558/ https://x.com/MelBrooks/status/1933196954273755322?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1933196954273755322|twgr^0eeb403b505078771a406b583c38c33de7f27a8f|twcon^s1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hollywoodreporter.com%2Fmovies%2Fmovie-news%2Fspaceballs-sequel-mel-brooks-1236263558%2F
  15. Thom
    Good and bitter news! Will be sad to see it end.
  16. Thom
    Dang, I liked Gadot in the roll. Oh well, change and reboots come ever faster and faster in the movie biz.
  17. Thom
    Dept Q. on Netflix. Starring Matthew Goode, last seen (by me) in Abigail and A Discovery of Witches. A gruff, hard bitten English inspector in Scotland given charge of a new cold case department. Quirky characters and never-do-wells abound!
  18. Chronocidal
    Nice, and the newer compound curve plates are being used to great effect on these new car models. I almost picked up the Countach set at Walmart here a week or so ago, but only because it was on the wrong shelf, and I didn't check the price (and it was only a few days after I splurged on SW day ). I might grab both of those eventually, but I'm still stuck in space shuttle land. Side note.. it's bizarre that Lego only offers tracked shipping for their best-selling parts. I ordered about $150 in bricks to build up Columbia, and it got split into two separate orders. Only the "best-seller" parts were tracked, and arrive in about five days. The other half of the order is .. somewhere? I got confirmation they shipped, but all I know is that I've got about $50 in plastic floating somewhere in the mail system that should arrive sometime between now and mid-August.
  19. sh9000
    Renewed for 5th and final season.
  20. captain america
    Captain's Log: Thursday, June 12, 2025 With all the master-patterns completed, I can now turn my attention to the tedious task of prepping all those masters for the molding process. Pics 68-72 show various components in various stages of preparation: because some parts have channels and complex geometries (openings, etc.) a plastic membrane needs to be added to strategic areas to allow the parts to be demolded without destroying them. What's not apparent in the images is that I also have to vent these membranes so that air doesn't remain trapped underneath them, so very tiny, surgical punctures are made in strategic locations to allow for proper venting. Pic 70 shows one part attached to a clear acrylic base. The gates are secured to the base with hot glue. This will allow the gates to detach cleanly from the part during demold and avoid damage. The last step involves gluing a mold box around the part(s) using that same hot glue. Pic 74: I've got my trusty mold material ready, along with a gram scale to accurately measure-out the silicone and catalyst. When thoroughly mixed, it will be a bright shade of Pepto-Bismol. When the mold rubber is thoroughly mixed, it then needs to be degassed, as the mixing process introduces a lot of air into the mixture. To that end, I employ a vacuum pump (pic 75) and a vacuum chamber (pic 76) to draw all the air out. Because I use an industrial pump, the process only takes a few minutes. With the rubber thoroughly degassed, I then carefully pour the rubber over the parts and let them set. This is a long process, so I may not have an update next week as I busy myself preparing the (almost fifteen!!) molds, but rest assured I will be very busy! 70.HEIC 69.HEIC 71.HEIC 72.HEIC 73.HEIC 76.HEIC 75.HEIC 74.HEIC 77.HEIC
  21. Papa Rat
    @Big s thanks for the reference. 👍 @derex3592 😂
  22. derex3592
    Another very simple solution I've been using lately (especially on modern kits with VERY tight tolerances), use Tamiya Extra Thin cement to "soften" the peg and especially the receiving hole for a few seconds. Like old Dad told me one time ....."a little lubrication helps everything son" - He wasn't wrong....😂
  23. Tking22
    Holy mother of frakk, that is absolutely mine! I was bummed the Paul Walker Skyline was Technic, less bummed now, a brick-built Icons Cobra? Um, frakking yes please.
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  25. sh9000
    Preview of wave 2.
  26. sh9000
    Marvel Legends X-Force X-23 and Warpath x2.
  27. sh9000
    https://www.target.com/p/marvel-legends-series-jean-grey-x-factor/-/A-92134428 Retro X-Factor Jean Grey in stock. https://www.walmart.com/ip/MVL-LEGENDS-FALL-ANV-2/14930559986 Gamerverse Captain America vs Venom. Other stores will list later today.
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