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I remember the gray being a bit darker in the purple one, but it’s one of those things where the colors seem to change depending on the screen shot or the source. The wiki site is closer to the ones I remember, but I’d have to see it again in the show. I remember the box was really off from the ones in the show. here’s a screenshot of the purple one and it has the dark gray and also gray feet

I am curious to see if we will see a continuation of the SV-300 through SV-303 research for the next enemy(bad guy) variable fighter and go a whole new way for the next hero valkyrie design. I wished that Bandai had made a toy of the SV-303 instead of the SV-262 color change for Con Vaart in red. I love the design of the SV-262Hs/Ba, but the transformation in toy form causes me anxiety. I hope that we get some news/teasers/something this year. Twich

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I saw it tonight and thought it was great. Luthor is a bit annoying, but otherwise it was a fun movie, it didn't take itself too seriously at all. If you give it a chance you might have a good time

For your next phase, get some cheapo TVs and put them against the background with a moving starfield. I think we could all pitch in $5 to collectively make it happen

UN-freaking-believable display you have there, seriously. Amazing.

MEP Toys AJAC project https://www.facebook.com/meiccoms/videos/1881670732394928/

I have seen 3 versions. Green, purple, and that light blue version. I’m leaning towards the purple.

Have you decided on which version to paint it as?

Cool. Thanks. I was tempted to get purple power but chose LA Totally Awesome based of early recommendations and the name. Reminds me of something from Wayne’s world! Lol Wonder if IMAI was like, “well we have a bunch of this color so let’s use it.” Hahaha. @Big s Grey and white makes sense to me. So I am in phase two of putty, glueing, and sanding on this little fella. I think I need to shorted the cannon stand a couple mm. It looks a bit high off the shoulders but most of this is going to just be a straight build. Having fun so far.

Used Purple Power to strip my Bandai C-3P0. Super easy and reusable. My Imai Glaug got the same colors. My Bandai repop got the white parts.

DYRL shelf is pretty much done. Might throw a few HMRs and character figures in where there's space, but my focus is on the larger scale stuff. Now to finish the SDFM and Frontier shelves...

Co-author with David Webber on the Starfire series and numerous other works all his own, he has passed away from cancer. Baen Books posted on Facebook about, though I have yet to see any others. Truly sad. I really enjoyed the Starfire books.

As far as Attack on Titan, it was and probably still my favorite anime of this millennium. I don’t think there’s even a close second. But I do have to say that the stuff before discovering that there were other nations was the better part of the show. I still liked it, but there’s a frightening thing about not knowing where your monsters come from. Kinda like with Alien or Predator. Once you find out then it’s not a scary. But unlike a lot of sequels to Alien or Predator, I still really liked the later episodes of Attack on Titan

I remember it being grey and white, but it’s been a while

Been a long day... let's see what Crunchyroll's found anything in the Summer '25 simulcast season that's actually worth watching. New Saga has a new episode today... Tedious in the extreme. I'm strongly considering dropping this one. Betrothed to My Sister's Ex has a new episode... which I am feeling MUCH more enthusiastic about! Still fun, I have a feeling this one's going to be my favorite for the season. Secrets of the Silent Witch also has a new episode... For what it's worth, when I read (and later watched) Attack on Titan I felt that the sense of mystery surrounding the Titans and the Titan Shifters and the foreboding that went with it was an essential part of the story. It was the very embodiment of Nothing is Scarier. (I am admittedly a great big fan of horror as an art form so my bias is going to be on full display here...) The idea that the world within the Walls was all there was of civilization made the entire rest of the setting into one massive liminal space. The sense of isolation within desolation and oppressive emptiness of the world was the fuel for a great sense of horror and foreboding throughout the first half. This was made doubly effective by the Titans themselves. Normally seeing a person on the horizon in such an isolated space is cause for great relief. Attack on Titan turned that on its ear and made it cause for terror. Anything remotely person-shaped outside the Walls is a Monster that will Eat You without a moment's hesitation. Not knowing where the likes of Ymir, Grisha, Reiner, or Annie came from helped maintain that sense of mystery and oppressive horror. Was there some other, isolated city out in that vast desolation? Did the Titans have a civilization? Are these monsters really as mindless as they appear or was there malice behind them? These mysteries helped keep the story engaging. IMO, the Big Reveal that history as it was known to the protagonists was one huge lie, that the world of Attack on Titan was largely similar to ours in terms of its geography, culture, and technology aside from the existence of the Titans, and that the rest of the world was not only not utterly desolate but positively thriving really fatally punctured the horror with mundane explanations and real world familiarity. The only thing that remained mysterious was the Titans themselves, and that was demoted to essentially "just magic". Eren being a completely unrepentant heel for the entire second half of the story really was a poor creative choice, IMO. I know it's that kind of story, but it'd have been nice to see some progression or the idea that he was at least struggling with what he felt was his preordained destiny to destroy the world. Instead, he just kind of flips from a tyke bomb who hates the Titans with a thoroughly understandable passion to a Misanthrope Supreme and Omnicidal Maniac all at once. It would have been nice to see more of a moral spectrum besides just "awful person" and "extremely awful person"...

Yeah. It was a fun surprise seeing there was any color separation at all on this kit. Maybe it’s the same colors as the non “iron type” not sure.

Glad it worked for you!

@joscasle What a hunk of... lovely plastic! A classic ship done right. @pengbuzz You have a real nice kitty right there! @Papa Rat That's just after the chrome stripping? Dang, I like that color combo just as is!

@joscasleThose look great! @pengbuzz love it! Oh and thanks for the recommendation on LA Awesome! It only took about 20 mins of soaking and the chrome came off without any scrubbing at all. Now rinsed off and drying. Much appreciated 👍

Be careful of that though: too long and the parts can warp! That's how I lost the booms on my Matchbox SDF-1! O.O

Just need to let the base dry; I applied Realistic Water™ by Woodland Scenics: May do some refining work on panel lines (nose is a bit lacking on them), but I can do nothing more with the color. It is what it is, and I'm not fighting with this anymore. My reference (courtesy "crackerjazz" on RPF):

Secrets of the Silent Witch is turning out to be a good show. I will continue watching.

Looking forward to that, thought I'm debating on whether or not to pick up a few more of XTB's. Their Scrapper was pretty good. Speaking of MMC, I'm way late on this because it's been sitting in my stash waiting to ship, but I've finally got the last of MMC's Protectobots. This is Ventus, their take on Blades. If nothing else, visually Ventus is looking pretty great. I mean, at this level we've come to expect that they'd get details like the arm kibble, chest vents, knee pads, and color placement. But MMC got the two-segmented thighs, the line around the wrists, the circles on to the top of his torso, the indented section of his pelvis, and even managed to compress the kibble on his arms to better match his Sunbow self. Ventus is pulling all of that off with minimal extraneous kibble, too. Little cockpit and rotor on the back, like the G1 toy (can't recall if that bit of cockpit is cartoon accurate). The bulk of the tail boom is tucked flatly as an integrated part of the legs, with just a little of the tail near his heels breaking the illusion. Ventus comes with a pistol, two "rocket launchers," and a pair of alternate faces in cause you'd prefer to swap the stoic default face with an angry one or a slight smile. Note that he also comes with replacement faces for Incertus (Groove), as the stock faces were prone to scratching. Ventus' articulation is mostly good, largely on par with the other members of the team, save for one glaring flaw. His head is on a hinged ball joint that can look down a little, but has tons of upward and sideways tilt. His shoulders rotate and extend laterally 90 degrees (mind the kibble). His biceps swivel, and his soft-ratcheted elbows bend around 120 degrees. His wrists swivel, and his fingers are individually articulated, though they're molded into curves and only jointed at the base, with a ball joint on the thumb and hinges for the rest. His waist swivels, and he's got about 45 degrees of ab crunch. His hips, soft-ratcheted all around, can go 90 degrees forward, 45 degrees backward, and over 90 degrees laterally. His thighs swivel, and his knees bend 90 degrees. His toes can tilt downward... and that's it. In the year of our Lord 2025, when even Hasbro knows to put ankle articulation on a $25 Deluxe, MMC released a Masterpiece-style figure with NO ANKLE PIVOTS. Ventus holds his pistol well, but plugging the tab on the back of the handle into his palm/thumb area. The same cannot be said for the rocket launchers, which use small squarish tabs to loosely plug into ports on the sides of his legs. I guess MMC felt it was necessary to include, since the leg guns are part of Blades' animation model. Ventus' transformation is fairly straightforward once you understand what you're doing- part of the cockpit comes off his back to cover his head, most of the rest of it is in his chest and tummy. Moving his chest and tummy leaves a hollow void that you can fill buy stuffing his arms in there, but you gotta make sure you're expanding and arranging the kibble on his arms just right. His waist swivels so that his crotch is under his butt plate, his legs unfold into the rear of the helicopter, then he folds backward at the waist and bends at the hips and knees to stuff everything below the waist that isn't a helicopter into his back. The problem is, even when you know what you're doing, it's kind of a pain. You don't have a lot of clearance to work with in spots, his chest is clipped in place with c-clips holding onto metal rails that are also used for sliding his shoulders, and you need to collapse the lower half of his thighs over the upper half but the buttons to unlock the sliders are a pain. To be clear, compared to a lot of other 3P toys Ventus' engineering and transformation isn't really that bad, but considering how good the other MMC Protectobot limbs were I can't help but feel a tad let down. Fortunately, his alt mode is pretty worth it. I mean, yeah, he's a tad plain... I'd expect the toy-version to have black windows, a red chin, and maybe a stripe on the side. But the G1 toy didn't have any Rescue or Coast Guard markings or anything, and the cartoon kind of doubled down on Blades' plainness by coloring over the windows and much of the chin with white. Amusingly, the animation model kept the toy's little wheels on the landing skids, which a real Bell UH-1 definitely wouldn't have, but otherwise it's a pretty decent representation. In fact, I know you guys like to rag on aircraft having neglected bottoms, but even from underneath Ventus cleans up very well, with naught but a few seams to even indicate that it's a transforming toy. While we're under there, you'll notice a square hole in the chin. You can sandwich the piston's handle into it, and the barrel even swivels so that the sight is still facing upward. Cartoon accuracy also demands guns on the sides of a helicopter (because Blades will protect you TO DEATH!). For this, there are ports on the tail you can flip open and reveal little peg holes. The rear section of the rocket launcher folds down, which gives the launcher clearance to reach around the fuselage. Not much else to it... the main rotor spins, but the tail rotor kind of doesn't. You need to push it in and lock it to keep the blades aligned, otherwise one folds over the other. The wheels spin, but poorly, as they're not really big enough for the weight of the figure. Blades is, typically, my least-favorite of the Protectobots, so maybe Ventus always had an uphill battle, but he's definitely my least favorite of the set. Since MMC released their Vortex, it seemed like the engineering was getting better and better in each of their All Built-In limbs, but with a finnicky transformation and no ankle pivots Ventus seems like a big step backward for them. I have to stress, however, that's compared to the lofty standards MMC set themselves for this set. By most 3P standards, I think what you're getting here is mostly a cleverly-engineered toy with a solid, cartoon-accurate robot mode (minus the lack of ankle articulation) and good, if a little cartoony, helicopter mode. Ventus is a perfectly adequate MP-style Blades that will look good with the other MMC Protectobots on a shelf. But how about combined mode? OK, I'd normally do a second review for the combined mode, but I'd also go into some detail about how everything fits together with pictures and junk, and honestly, combining Maximus Pro (aka Defensor) was kind of a pain. First, I had to transform Ignis (Hot Spot), and again I'm reminded how MMC was maybe a bit too clever for their own good on this one, as I quickly realized that there was zero chance I was going to reconfigure Ignis' hips and thighs properly from memory. One video guide later (which also helped me to decipher the folded-up armature that becomes Maximus Pro's calves and feet Ignis was ready, but I had to attach the limbs. Doing the arms is super easy; there are latches on the shoulder ports, and you just have to make sure that the one for the right arm has the latch facing up and the one for the left arm has the latch facing down. Slot the arms in, and close the latches to lock them down, and you're good to go. Doing the legs was a bit harder, though. There's a hinged T-bar in the foot that has to be captured by the leg bots, then behind a black cover on the knees you'll find rails that square-shaped panels on the legs slide into. Capturing the T-bar is a pain, as you can't really see what you're doing. Getting Incertus (Groove) onto the knee rail wasn't bad, but Navigant's (Streetwise) panels are hinged, so they kind of want to move out of the way rather than slide in. The combined mode looks quite good, at least. Considering that the torso bot is a fire truck with a big ol' ladder, Maximus Pro is very clean. I know people collecting Zeta/Fans Toys/XTB/DX9 combiners will likely complain Maximas Pro is too short, but he's the same size as MMC's Bruticus with the upgrade kit (or slightly taller without), which is all that matters as far as I'm concerned. I very much appreciate how Incursus and especially Navigant are actually transformed, and not just tacked onto the leg frame. It makes the combination look purposeful while having the benefit of being cartoon accurate. Maybe a little too cartoon accurate... I'd prefer a little red on the abs. You can, at least, close Medicus' (First Aid) window if you want. You do have to leave Ventus' cockpit angled, though, as the rotor locks into it. You also have the option of opening up his back and folding out part of the ladder if you want to give him his toy/OX-style collar. I'll remind you that Ignis also came with an alternate head and faces, should you want a more cartoon-simplified head or a more expressive face. Maximas Pro's head can swivel, but that's about it. His shoulders swivel and can move laterally a little under 90 degrees, and sadly he's got Hot Rod Shoulders so the rotation is on the wrong side of the lateral movement. On both arms his biceps swivel, on the right he can bend his elbow a little over 90 degrees, but the left can only manage 90. His wrists have partial swivels. Each finger is individually articulated with a trio of hinged knuckles, while his thumb has an additional ball joint. His waist swivels, and he's got 60 degrees of ab crunch. His hips can go forward 90 degrees, but only a little backward and about 75 degrees laterally due to his butt plate. His thighs swivel, but look kind of weird because his front "hip skirt" is actually connected to the top of his thigh, not his pelvis. His knees bend a bit over 90 degrees. His feet can tilt up some, but not really down, and he's got about 45 degrees of ankle pivot. Larger handles fold out of Ignis' guns so that Maximas Pro can hold them. In his left hand they work like you'd expect; tabs on the sides of the handle lock into his palm. On his right hand it seems like the space in his palm is too large, so the gun doesn't lock in at all. It's just the friction of his fingers keeping the gun there. One of the things I really liked about MMC's Bruticus was how everything ultimately had a place. Even Vortex's pistol ultimately had a little cubby in Onslaught's back. I wish that kind of effort had been expended here. See, you can store Ingis' rifles on his back. Medicus' pistol stays in it's dedicated spot inside his door. Navigant's pistol I have tucked under his windshield, which works but doesn't lock in and always felt like more of an afterthought than planned storage. Ventus' pistol can remain in it's alt mode spot (take my word for it, I was not yanking him apart enough to tab the gun back in). You can plug Ventus and Incursus' leg guns into their usual alt-mode spots, but Ventus' especially look kind of out-of-place. But that still leaves no storage at all for Incursus' pistol. The spot where it goes in his alt mode is occupied by the T-bar that locks him into Maximas Pro's foot. The best answer I could come up with is to leave Medicus and Navigant's pistols where they're stashed, but to take all of Ventus' weapons and attach them to one of Ignis' guns, and take all of Incursus' weapons and attach them to the other. For Incursus, this works mostly fine. For Ventus, the white stands out from the black, but the real trouble is that the little square tabs that barely attached the rocket launchers to Ventus' legs in bot mode are even more loose when using them to attach to Ingis' gun. If this is how you're going to keep them (which is what I plan), then you're going to need to do something to thicken the tabs first. BTW, the poles or arms or whatever that came with Ingis, that only have a real use in a base mode you'll almost certainly never use? They can also attach to Ingis' guns if you like, but I prefer to leave them in the closet with the other optional parts I'm not using. I have mixed feelings about Maximas Pro. On the one hand, I think he looks darn near perfect (if Sunbow accuracy is what you're going for), and he's got good articulation for a combiner. MMC's All Built-In engineering continues to impress, even if they went a little overboard on Ingis. But for all the lessons MMC learned from their Bruticus I can't help but feel like Maximas Pro is two steps forward, one step back. Tolerances are off in places, mostly relating to Ventus, like they rushed him out the door so they could move on from this project. His feet, which are essentially several hinged flaps locked together around a centra core, don't feel particularly stable. And I'm definitely disappointed with how poorly their individual accessories are integrated. By the time all is said and done, this project that had me genuinely excited at first feels less joyful and more like crossing a character off the list. But which character? Because I actually think I like their individual modes better than their combined mode. So, I think that's my final recommendation. Ventus- yes, get him if you want an MP Blades. Maximas Pro? Maybe wait and see how XTB's Defensor shakes out.

It’s about time that someone in the movie actually criticized the armored bikini. She should have asked about High heels also