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  2. Mommar
    DHL?
  3. Seto Kaiba
    There are times when it can be satisfying to see a villain confront the consequences of their actions and have to live with them. However, that only works when the villain's offenses are comparatively minor and there's a suitably karmic form of self-enforcing retribution available. For Ben Solo, the consequences of his actions are a New Republic war crimes tribunal and a swift execution by firing squad. He was Supreme Leader Snoke's right-hand man and then Supreme Leader himself after he assassinated Snoke. His crimes are not minor. He personally murdered hundreds if not thousands of people and was an accessory to the murders of billions more as Supreme Leader Snoke's enforcer and later Supreme Leader himself. What he did as Kylo Ren was way, WAY too heinous for him to be allowed to live and walk away after the war ended. We know from The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett that the New Republic executed senior Imperial officers for their crimes. Kylo Ren's offenses are an order of magnitude or two worse than the crimes that got Moff Gideon the death penalty in a New Republic court. There's no way that letting him live and walk away from what he did would ever be a satisfying or natural conclusion to his story arc. He was a legitimate monster. It's the same deal with the Emperor and Darth Vader. The sheer scale and number of their crimes meant that death was the only acceptable way for their part of the story to end. Eh... I think Star Wars will be better off putting that Skywalker nonsense behind it. It suffers too much narratively from The Main Characters Do Everything as it is.
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  5. jenius
    That may be the same adapter that's included with the YF-19 which has lower legs when the supers are installed.
  6. Yesterday
  7. Hikuro
    cool, I can wait a few months.
  8. rsvictor1976
    I got mine today from Amazon JP. Shipping + tariff came out to be 11704 Yen, but I opted for the expedited shipping. They did lower the price on my pre-order to match the recent price drop, so in the end I ended up spending roughly $249 for the toy and shipping in total. I don't understand why Bandai would make the stand adapter for fighter mode into three pieces using these tiny pegs. I feel like they're going to snap off when I pull them off. Also, the pivoting gunpod handle that you're supposed to use in fighter mode doesn't work too well. The gun keeps wanting to snap into place so I can see why previous photos we've gotten show the gunpod in a weird angle.
  9. Big s
    Just watched Weapons on Max or HBO Max or soon to be Max Amount + or Dimaxulu plus or whatever it’s called or going to be called. it’s a movie about a teacher that had a bad work day and all the parents blame her for being a mess up and so she decides to ruin a police officer’s life by forcing him to quit sobriety and the poor guy accidentally ruins his career and love life. Then as a reward the teacher All joking aside, I did really like the movie despite being told by Yoda. Things do kinda fit together and it might actually be a pretty good horror film if the way Naruto runs is your biggest nightmare. Even if the non linear story telling isn’t your thing and Naruto Zombies aren’t impressive, this movie has a pretty great payoff with possibly the most satisfying ending in this age of terrible endings from the last decade. The last few minutes are pure gold and even if you hate the rest of the movie I’d suggest at least watching the final twenty or maybe just ten minutes
  10. Big s
    Sometimes less is more when it comes to mods. Looks very cool
  11. Big s
    That little Smilo Ren is a cloth parts fail. I was looking at the pics at bbts and it really looks like a mistake
  12. treatment
    you are thinking about it, no? full-scale versions at https://twitter.com/28experience/status/1981991404147789888 --- and moar comparo shots from same fan: web-translated: full-scale versions at https://twitter.com/28experience/status/1982308081041297433
  13. Tking22
    I'm in for FT Windcharger, all I have is the X-Transbots figure, and from day one that has been a place holder, and I've had that figure going on a decade now at least. Every time I've transformed XT Windcharger it's a hassle, such an awful, clunky, piss-poor transformation, and a very meh robot mode end result. Vehicle mode is great, but that bot mode and transformation were just awful, one of the worst third party experiences I've ever had.
  14. mikeszekely
    Ever since Dr Wu released his version of Cyclonus I've wanted him to do Scourge, too, to complete the trio of new '86 Decepticons. Fortunately, I didn't have to wait long. This is Star Shuttle, Dr Wu's take on Scourge. Putting Star Shuttle with Destroy Emperor (Galvatron) and Wingman (Cyclonus) really show how far the good doctor has come along since starting the Extreme Warfare line. Destroy Emperor looks positively primitive next to his henchmen! But I personally think that Star Shuttle is a bit more sharply sculpted than even the relatively recent Wingman. As good as he looks from the front, as we spin him around we do see quite a bit of alt mode. You kind of expect that in the wings, but the outsides of his legs and his backpack almost completely hide his robot form when viewed from the back. Once again, though, I'm inclined to cut some slack to a toy that's shorter than a tube of Chapstick and costs about as much as a Deluxe despite coming packed with a second figure. This time he even comes with a weapon! To be totally clear, I'm not sure if every copy of Star Shuttle will come with a gun. The impression I got was that this is a first run/preorder bonus. Star Shuttle's got pretty good articulation for his tiny size. His head swivels, no tilt. His shoulders are ball joints that swivel and move laterally 90 degrees. His elbows are ball joints which bend 90 degrees and double as bicep swivels. His wrists don't swivel, but his waist does. Hips are ball joints that go 90 degrees forward and laterally, and nearly 90 degrees backward. He has actual thigh swivels just above his knees, which are hinges that bend 90 degrees. His toes have some up/down tilt, and his ankles can pivot 90 degrees. His wings are attached via ball joints, so they can spread and flap for more dynamic poses. Star Shuttle's tiny hands are too small to practically have peg holes, so instead the handle of his gun is sort of like a c-clip that clamps around his fists. Star Shuttle's transformation borrows more from the G1 toy than the Studio Series one, with his legs turning inward and his heels folding down to make the front of the vehicle. His backpack spins 180 and a flap folds out to fill in the gap around his thighs. His shoulders shrug up and his forearms turn to plug into his cape, which then wraps around to tab in near his waist on the underside. Then his head turns 180 degrees and flips up, collar and all, so his head crest plugs into the middle engine nacelle. I think his alt mode came out pretty well, turning into a solid, swooshable little representation of the 3-engined, aerodynamic brick we all know and love (or hate, not judging). I think the biggest knocks against it are the visible shoulders and ball sockets on the wing joints. To a lesser extent, the hinges on the backpack flap and wings also seem relatively larger than they might on a Studio Series or Masterpiece figure, but it's the tradeoff necessary to make a figure this tiny that's also durable. With no wheels to roll on, not alt mode weapon storage, and no moving parts the alt mode doesn't actually do much, though. I guess it doesn't have to. And if troop building is your thing (at this price, why not?), good news! While the Scourge version of Star Shuttle comes packed with an entirely different fellow we'll talk about next time, you can also buy a two pack of Star Shuttle with a brighter blue plastic and a very pale blue in place of white, so Scourge can hang with his Sweeps. And yeah, everything I keep saying in all my other Dr Wu reviews applies here. They're not mini Masterpieces the way Newage or Magic Square make their figures. They're relatively simple, relatively cheap Micromaster-sized figures that do a great job of making your Titans and Combiners look even bigger. Their small size and small price also makes them easy to collect. So once again, yes, I recommend Star Shuttle.
  15. sh9000
    Also up for preorder.
  16. sh9000
    Marvel Legends X-Men '97 Wolverine and Storm x2.
  17. VF-Zero
    Latest Haul.
  18. treatment
    downscaled from https://twitter.com/28experience/status/1983178984725852185 --- Cross has an unfortunate defect with his copy: https://twitter.com/cross_W42S/status/1983164809609916737 web-translated: while Gorilla's bit frustrated with his recent string of Bandai mfg-luck... https://twitter.com/MTM_025_8_S04/status/1983136583575580889 web-translated:
  19. MKT
    ^^ Wotafa does spend a bit of time explaining on the mold's subtleties around the head. There's a neck joint that acts as a lock, and the head lasers have to be angled outwards first before they can be rotated. The shoulders purple diamond elegantly moving in and out of the way as the speakers are opened & closed is a very nice touch and makes up for the lack of rotating pilot seat.
  20. treatment
    wotafa's...
  21. electric indigo
    Thank you very much for the appreciation! The PA is a Fujita design, but I wanted it to push towards the FSS side, as you noticed, so I lengthened the ankles, the midsection and the neck. The leaner MSG hands and the modified elbow joints work in the same direction. The massive anti-ship missiles would have countered this concept (IMO they are too large even on the original kit). I considered just using a light color here, but in the end I made new missiles from plastic rods. Coincidentally, they emphasize the Uma-jirushi appearance that might have been the base for the wing design. Limiting the additional details also works nicely for actually finishing a kit 😄
  22. Chronocidal
    These are just so ridiculously similar, I'm really looking forward to doing a comparison. Went ahead and asked AE to ship mine, along with an HMR VF-19P, so hopefully it won't get hung up due to the usual DHL shenanigans.
  23. Big s
    Looks like a before and after where he just realized that there’s a floating head that looks just like his next to him
  24. treatment
    Yeah. "Julian" either forgot to do it or just haven't check the manual for it, yet...
  25. Big s
    It may have been a good idea at some point, but I still think it’s best to either do stories before the sequels or preferably long after them and not mention them at all
  26. Big s
    I’ve been wondering this about almost every Disney production. The moment you think they may have learned a lesson, they go right back to messing things up again. Kinda like a junkie that seems like they may have turned things around after rehab and asks to borrow some cash, but it turns out that they just want to buy more smack. And once you think maybe they’ve reached rock bottom then they make Iron Heart
  27. Big s
    It’s basically just scaling down and simplifying the 1/72. But I definitely want it for my 1/100 kits
  28. jenius
    Is the DX mistransformed? I thought there was a panel on the inside of the leg that covered the gap. Very surprised there are no uniboob covers!
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