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Just catching up on how RAM prices exploded... RAM I bought over the Summer has gone up in price by over 2 to 3 times... Probably a good time to jump on those MC pre-builts it seems. Rising RAM Prices Could Be the Next Big Problem for PC Gamers, as ASUS Warns of ‘Massive’ Price Hikes if Shortages Continue https://wccftech.com/rising-ram-prices-could-be-the-next-big-problem-for-pc-gamers/

They should make a movie about the Weyland-Yutani merger, it'll have political intrigue and androids and aliens and predators!!

I'm too sexy for my shirt.

Can we assume this line is already dead?

Seeing this brings back the painful memories of my childhood when I used to deploy those spring loaded metal landing gears. Those really hurt!

It's official!

I especially like that the curtain was folded on itself, rendering it just as malfunctioned as the robot it was meant to hide.

Admittedly: with no thanksgiving, no christmas gifts to look forward to now (money vanished for those) and no projects, it just adds to my depression. I'm already "small" in all of this, and if I get any smaller, I'll be able to hide under my 1/72 scale models! O.o Anyways, I'm taking up bandwidth here. Shutting down notifications until after new years.

40th Anniversary Raph looks pretty cool. Leonardo was a great buy so I'll probably go for this one as well.

with all the new announcements this week from Bandai , including this, the new V.O.T.O.M.S and Gundam releases, I'm running out of space really fast! 😅

Yeah, that mermaid turned out great!

Thank you! I'll check it out 🙏♥️

Some more great images of the Tamashii Tokyo store display by Hobby Watch...(Google Translate) The "HI-METAL R Votoms" series will feature merchandise based on the episodes. A corner was set up at the Akihabara UDX venue of "TAMASHII NATION 2025" to display the latest items from the "HI-METAL R" series. All five items on display are from the "Armored Trooper Votoms" series. Up until now, the "Votoms" series developed in "HI-METAL R" has released rival-type mechs based on the concept of "confrontation," with the exception of the first release, "Scopedog Red Shoulder Custom." From now on, this will be reset, and starting with "HI-METAL R Scopedog" to be released in 2026, a BANDAI SPIRITS representative said that they are planning mechs that represent each episode of the TV series. 　In addition to the above-mentioned Scope Dog, "Udo Arc" at the beginning of the TV series, "Brutish Dog" and "Scope Dog Melkia Military Equipment" are also being planned. The former is a Perfect Soldier Fianna machine, characterized by its pink coloring and armament equipped on its right arm. The product being planned will be able to be posed by holding it in front and holding the magazine like a stock. ATM-09-ST (Scopedog-Melquiyan Army) The latter is the long-awaited purple Scope Dog of the Melchia regular army, and it also comes with the long-awaited parachute backpack and log gun. The parachute backpack is quite large, but it has been designed so that it can be posed while wearing it. ATM-09-GC (Brutishdog) ATH-064 (Berserga WP) And from the "Kumen Arc," Belserga, which is likely to become the highlight item of the series, is currently being planned. The prototype on display beautifully reproduces the sturdy body, which is different from the Bloodsucker, another H-class AT released in "HI-METAL R." Belserga's trademark pile bunker on its left arm and swampy clung on its legs have of course been designed as movable gimmicks. The metallic gold colour of the ATH-064 (Berserga WP) really makes the unit stand out! Optional armament set for SCOPEDOG In addition to these units, the "HI-METAL R Scope Dog Weapon Option Set" was also on display. This is equipment common to all Scope Dogs in the series, and includes a solid shooter, pentatrooper, shoulder missile gun pod, round mover, and a base with the logo. The solid shooter and round mover have a different coloring than those included with the "HI-METAL R Scope Dog (Space Combat Version)," and are designed to match the normal Scope Dog. ATM-09-ST (Scopedog) February Release The whole display.... The lineup of the "HI-METAL R" "Votoms" series has suddenly expanded. With the exception of the "HI-METAL R Scopedog," the release dates and prices of the items are still in the planning stages and specifications may be subject to change, but we look forward to the announcement of each item's details. (C) Sunrise I'm sure Hobby Japan will soon release detailed images of the three new V.O.T.O.M. on there site.. 🤗

I sure hope so. My heart just fluttered.

You're welcome.

You rock! Thanks a bunch.

I usually let Vallejo paints cure for three days. This allows them to fully dry out and have full adhesion to the surface. If you are planning to use lighter fluid it could get under the paint when cleaning. Use a toothpick dipped and soaked in lighter fluid. Using a cotton swap dipped in lighter fluid can help. Just brush away the edge first and then work the edge are from the surface you want to preserve. Some of the lighter fluid get on your paint, don’t worry. Leave it alone and let it dry.

just fyi. Seems HLJ has lowered their duties-rate to 20% (7960y) as of this posting: Not sure when they started doing that, but it was at 30% before (11940y)...

How long is the cure time? I need to put a solvent AKA lighter fluid on the surface to clean it up and hope it doesn’t dissolve the paint. I might do a test tonight and see what happens. Not sure if they play well together.

I do. What can I help you with?

Hey thanks so much. Means a lot. 👍 Do you happen have any experience with Vallejo acrylics?

That came out great. Those pieces are tiny and your work shines through.

Pedanticness train pulling into the station! I didn't say that no CF model has had "visor"-type optics... I said: While most CF variants tend to have "monoeye face" with a single large polarized cover over a multitude of optics and other sensors, there are a few out there that go against the grain. The VF-4A has a visor-type monitor turret, as does the VF-5000B Star Mirage, and the VF-14A Vampire. The VF-171 Nightmare Plus is also a visor type, as does the Sv-262Ba. ... if not for the VF-5000B's presence on that list, I would say all of the exceptions are General Galaxy's fault.😆 (Well, the Macross II Valkyries all go in on visor types too... since they've largely gotten rid of the A-type head in that timeline as of the 2070s or so.)

Ms. Yutani gained possession of all the Yautja tech retrieved after the events of AvP:R and The Predator (as depicted in both films), long before the Weyland-Yutani merger even happened... and of course Peter Keyes (in Predator 2) explicitly explains everything the CIA had known since 1987.