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  2. Dangard Ace
    No sure if there's any metal in it but Mighty Orbots Kickstarter has funded. Hopefully it actually ships. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/themightyorbots/mighty-orbots-deluxe-combining-12-figure-1985-edition
  3. M'Kyuun
    Well, I think the sounds will vary, and I doubt kids, or adults for that matter, will ever stop vocalizing engine sounds, pew-pews, etc. I still do it at 54, and I've no intention to quit. As to the useless stuff, I look back at all the little fig bases for Dimensions (I've got a Tupperware container full of those figs and the little builds for that game), and the myriad brick separators that I've attained over the years. Granted the separators are useful, but at this point, I have a lifetime supply of them already, and 20-30 more years of buying sets and accumulating more separators.
  4. guyxxed
    I had a very similar experience flippnig through that book while sitting next to my wife on the couch! 😉 Needless to say, my fandom of Shirow's works come with a very big asterix and a pretty firm date range where said fandom ends. Speaking of architectural greatness, I also need to give a shout out to another obvious one: Moebius. I remember reading 'Airtight Garage' and being blown away by how laser straight and yet totally fluid his lines were and how amazing the landscapes were. Imperial Boy is another (though in a totally different way) that has always grabbed my imagination.
  5. F-ZeroOne
    Yeah, I've got the impression ever since being revealed these are clearly aimed at kids. While Lego has increasingly earned a reputation for being aimed at adults, its not the only demographic they serve and flashy lights and sounds appeal to children, even though part of me is a little sad they'll be less inclined to provide their own whooshy sounds. Another thing thats been pointed out about the chargers is that I understand one is included with each set so over time theres potential for households to be stuck with a lot of these very specific use items.
  6. Papa Rat
    Thanks
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  8. F-ZeroOne
    Yeah, I always loved the background engineering in "Appleseed", its where I first encountered the term "Arcology". Funny story, I bought "Intron Depot" because I loved his mechanical work and being a rather young and naive person at the time didn't realise that the volume contained certain unedited scenes from the "Ghost in the Shell" manga. I was waiting for a train with a friend and opened the book up to browse the contents, and I swear when I got a certain page I heard my friends eyes pop out their head... (along with mine!). 😅
  9. M'Kyuun
    Joe Meno, AFOL, friend, and most notably the creator and chief editor of Brickjournal, an AFOL based LEGO magazine, elucidated on the properties of the new "smart bricks". Here's a quote from his Facebook page: Did some reading on the LEGO Smart Play system (nope, not at Vegas to see it - and won't be at New York either for Toy Fair to see it) and have some thoughts on it. The first thing to note is that the system is not targeted to AFOLs - it's specifically pointed at kids. The system is basically a very tricked out Light and Sound System from the 80s (I think) that got sized down to a 2x4ish brick. It looks 4 plates high, so it's a touch larger than a brick. It's an action/reaction system using minifgures and tags that has the potiential of lots of interactivity on a certain level. The tags are on tiles and specialized minifigures with RFID chips, which is pretty clever - that places memory on the tiles, which reduces the overhead of the smart brick. The smart brick is a slave to the tags - it has some basic startup functions at the start (shake to activate and blinky LED to indicate activation) but needs the tags in the minifigures and tiles to react. The actual chip is less than the size of a stud, which is pretty impressive on a tech scale, considering there's a accelerometer and a processor to load the tag info. There's also a light sensor and a speaker in the brick. This appears to be a closed system, so hacking may not be allowed. That would be a reflection of target market. However, the other implication is that all the hackable areas would be in the RFID. Memory, firmware...it could all be done in the RFID. This makes it easy the brick to stay relevant for years - it's the tags that get updated. The interaction shown was dogfighting or lightsaber duels, which is okay, I guess. Would like to see other ideas, especially for groups. The set seem to expect individual play. But the wierdest thing is the charging pad. It's not LEGO compatible. That makes NO sense. A user has to place the brick into this tray on the charger plate to charge....why couldn't the charger be a piece or baseplate? That is a trip in design process.
  10. Rock
    The Kog-At is a 1/100 IMS with parts for the stripped face for it's final battle appearance. The SR4 is a Volks resin kit. The VSMS #3 (gothicmade 1/100 ims kits) Die Kaiserin was also shown. As were prototypes for the VSMS Z.A.P.
  11. Seto Kaiba
    Eh... he had some funny moments and a few good books back in the 90's. I got pretty far in my own career applying some of the suggestions from his first few business books from the 90's. Then he revealed what kind of person he really was in the 2000s, and it was just... EW. I called it quits with his work when he first started flirting with holocaust denial in '06. It wasn't much of a surprise seeing him descend into open racism, sexism, making light of mass shootings, and all manner of other repugnant behavior thereafter. I can't say I'm sorry to see him gone.
  12. Papa Rat
    Is the IMS KOG 1/100 as well?
  13. guyxxed
    Love this topic, and a lot of great entries so far. This one is a bit of a no-brainer, but I think it deserves mention: Masamune Shirow (Manasori Ota) creator of Appleseed and Ghost in the Shell. His manga work (before he devolved into a hentai artist) was a foundational building block of my sci-fi childhood. A lot like Ron Cobb on the previous pages, Shirow didn't just come up with a cool design, he engineered it! His books were full of technical tangents on all sorts of minutiae and footnotes that I typically found as engrossing as the story itself (and he was usually open about his influences, too, as the "S. Mead" label on the car below helps show). A motorcycle or car that occupied two panels in a comic was fully designed from the ground up and (mostly) work, and I have always admired his architectural ideas as well. Olympus city in Appleseed was an endlessly fascinating place to me as a kid, and I was very influenced by his design aesthetic. Anyway, a few random panels of his to add to the thread:
  14. TangledThorns
    I got PACIFIC RIM vibes from this trailer... But I can only dream, lol. Seriously tho, a Godzilla x Pacific Rim mash-up would be cool af!!
  15. TangledThorns
    Scott was ahead of his time. RIP Scott Adams, Creator of the ‘Dilbert’ Comic Strip, Dies at 68 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/scott-adams-dead-dilbert-comic-strip-1236472244/
  16. sh9000
  17. F-ZeroOne
    Another ghost from the British toybox, Matchboxs "Adventure 2000" line of die-cast future vehicles: https://mikepigottsdiecasttoysandmodels.wordpress.com/2022/02/08/adventure-2000-by-matchbox/ The "Raider Command" vehicle actually made it into the pages of "2000AD" when it was used as the basis for Judge Dredds main ride in the classic saga "The Cursed Earth" (not the first time that particular storyline would dance on the edge of copyright/trademark hell either!).
  18. Thom
    So much this!! Loved it when I was so much younger, all the cool car chases and incredible jumps (Daisy Duke...) But now, I'd take the General Grant any day over a car with a traitor flag on it. As to von Daniken, my sympathy for his loved ones, but he was a cook. Literally everything that humanity has done in its long history, wiped away in favor of mythical space gods for which they found no proof for anything. Just like the Dukes of Hazzard when I was a kid, it was fun fantasy. Now...
  19. pengbuzz
    the nice thing about hot melt glue is that if you need to remove it, a little 91 percent alcohol will help pop it off the plastic.
  20. magicsp00n
    Man, that looks so fun. I'm in full support of this line.
  21. lechuck
    It's the Bird of Prey! (cue Klingon Theme) 😄
  22. sh9000
    https://www.target.com/p/transformers-studio-series-mtmte-collection-the-transformers-the-movie-deluxe-class-autobot-hound-action-figure/-/A-94744441
  23. sh9000
  24. Stemp Fester
    Anyone know of a good easily searchable visual database for Star Wars figures / vehicles etc? I need to sort out my collection of figures and their accessories and have no idea in a lot of cases of just what goes with what...
  25. grogall
    So my FATTY landed... First because of the size of the feet the Mech has got some good weight to it! The colour is not as torques as I thought it't more like a pastel green. The articulation is top notch! the cockpit is easy to open and close, the head is a little loose making it rotate at the slightest touch... The only downside I have is the Balerant Pilot figure that has the problem you can't make him look forward. the way the neck cavity is made he always looks down!? I'll have to see if I can fix it. But other than that nothing to complain about! Great mech excellent printing, good quality plastic and metal. and finally a decent sized Balerant Mech in good quality! Almost everything I hoped it would be. 🤗 now just have to wait for the rest of the squad ,so Fyana has something to shoot at...🫢 NO!.... The boxes keep getting bigger...🥶
  26. Old_Nash_II
    Same here XD
  27. LocusPocus
    Thanks @pengbuzzi will try that first did not think of that. It’ll probably get ugly for a while but will try to recreate those locks.
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