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Kitz Concept Toy Thread 2.0
jvmacross replied to Stampeed Valkyrie's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Nice....did you buy them at retail or did you receive them as part of the KC Kickstarter?- 2716 replies
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Star Wars Maul - Shadow Lord, 2026 on D+
jvmacross replied to sh9000's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
It all culminates with Palpatine's return....somehow....- 40 replies
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Medicom/Hot Toys and all 1/6 scale figures
borgified replied to EXO's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
So Zero Showa villains Hot Toys?! Just keep on milking the Showa Hero’s to keep your ideal Kamen Rider marketing idea lineup happy. Not impressed at all. 😤 -
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Seto Kaiba replied to sh9000's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Nah, I'd say superhero comic book fans are at least as bad in that regard. Star Wars at least has a story with a sense of direction and intent. Superhero comic fans have spent decades huffing the copium and making excuses for stories that go nowhere and do nothing, full of characters who never change or develop beyond shallow stock characterizations, and which end in reboots when sales slip or soap opera stasis becomes impossible to maintain any longer. All that and a bunch of the art is traced from TV, porn, and stock photos. The Star Wars fans may have been conditioned over decades of "canon" Expanded Universe content to accept and praise slop that would get a D- in any creative writing class, but they still have standards enough to reject a real turd no matter how much fanservice it's wrapped in (e.g. The Acolyte). They're more discerning... just not by much. Star Trek and Lord of the Rings kind of have the opposite problem. Star Trek is suffering because it's currently in the hands of creators who, in many cases, either do not understand it or actively dislike the aspects of its story that made it into the cultural icon it is. They keep trying to take it in darker, more dystopian directions in order to make it more Star Wars-like and action-friendly and don't understand that the reason audiences hate it every time they try is that that's fundamentally antithetical to Star Trek's identity and core themes. Lord of the Rings is trying to keep milking a brilliant adaptation of one of the foundational novels in western fantasy, but they've exhausted the available body of original narrative material and are trying to scrape a prequel together by adapting the book's appendices! They're trying to spin a dry, historical abstract about Middle Earth's prior history into this epic fantasy tale in its own right and struggling because they're adapting something that wasn't important enough to include in the main story and having to fill in the gaps with material of their own devising. Small wonder it doesn't test as well as adaptations of the main story. Star Wars is suffering because its chief creative officer and far too many of its showrunners have excessive, even obsessive, devotion to the source material that paralyzes their creativity and leads to endless retreading of old ground.- 40 replies
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I'm mostly interested because it's small enough to display 3 each - 1 per mode. I have the Hasegawas for fighters and the Bandai 1/72s which I would leave in battroid, but I was never going to get another set of Bandais for gerwalk.
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Wave 1/72 and 1/100 Destroid Kits
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That's a good teaser, felt like a full trailer. Glad WB didn't abandon DUNE.
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sh9000 replied to EXO's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
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I preordered the tomahawk right away when it went live but haven’t had the final payment go through yet. Has anyone on here already got one? Edit* HLJ says release is 3.31.26
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Your Most Recent General Toy Purchase - 2024 Edition
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AKA the part where Paul lives long enough to see himself become the villain.
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The Newbie and Short Questions thread
PixelatedShinobi replied to azrael's topic in Movies and TV Series
That's insane. I can't imagine spending that much on a hobby project. At some point I'll probably have to learn some basic Japanese myself, but today is not that day. I've already paid for the first chapter of The Ride, so expect it out in... early April? If you have any leads on those illustrations, it'd definitely help a lot for the future.- 7139 replies
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Star Wars Maul - Shadow Lord, 2026 on D+
Big s replied to sh9000's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Star Trek and Lord of the Rings are still rolling downhill- 40 replies
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Star Wars Maul - Shadow Lord, 2026 on D+
TangledThorns replied to sh9000's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Like I said before, Star Wars fans are the most forgiving. I can't think of any franchise that would get away with the immense crap that Star Wars has without self-destructing or incredible ridicule.- 40 replies
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Hobby Japan Web, has more images of the Hi-Metal R Scopedog (Melquiya) Forces version, this is closer to the final release with the GAT-35 Long Gun, ATP-BP1-ST Parachute Backpack in the final version! Battle scenes can be reproduced! Introducing examples of the use of "HI-METAL R, Scopedog (Melquiya) Military Equipment" and "Armed Option Set for Scopedog" that are receiving popular orders! [Armored Trooper V.O.T.O.M.S] This time, we will introduce the "HI-METAL R Scope Dog Armed Option Set" and "HI-METAL R Scope Dog (Melquiya) Forces version", which are currently receiving orders from "Armored Tropper V.O.T.O.M.S", which has also announced a new anime. "Die Graue Hexe" "HI-METAL R Scope Dog" is compatible with the "Armament Option Set for HI-METAL R Scope Dog" that is currently being ordered. A newly shaped GAT-49min, 50mm Pentatrooper, SWAT-38, 9 Tube Shoulder Missile Gunpod, and SAT-03 Solid Shooter Bazooka & ATC-BR1-S Round Mover that have been renewed to match the color optional set are included. Another title logo that can be attached to the dedicated base is also included. " It is an optional set linked to the AT that has been released so far, such as the "HI-METAL R Scope Dog" and the "HI-METAL R Scope Dog (Melquiya) Forces version", which is also being released. HI-METAL R Scopedog (Melquiya) Forces version" comes with a newly shaped log gun and a parachute zack. The scope of the GAT-35 Long Gun has a movable mechanism, allowing movement according to the turret lens. SAT-03 Solid Shooter Bazooka, ATC-BR1-S Round Mover The SAT-03 Solid Shooter Bazooka is equipped with a telescopic gimmick on the barrel, and the ATC-BR1-S Round Mover has a built-in sliding mechanism at the top and the movement of the vernier support. Battles between scopedogs using the armed option set. In fact, this imitates the package art of the armed option set. This time too, it is Mr. Hideki Tenjin who will work on the package art. *Note: Its nice to see the red missile, tail fins on the SWAT-38, 9 Tube Shoulder Missile Gunpod, but I looked at all the Episodes in the series and can't find a gray, SAT-03 Solid Shooter Bazooka!? Also does the (Melquiya) Forces version come with a bullet hole to the head? 🤔
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That looks great! I'm just an amateur fumbling around and doing YouTube tutorials when I get stuck, but if there are things I can help with, I'm willing to try. Just keep your expectations low. 😉
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Mandarake has the Hi-Metal Scopedog that was released in February down too 12,000 yen or roughly $75.00 USD. For those who might be interested but don't want to spend too much!
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Kitz Concept Toy Thread 2.0
Convectuoso replied to Stampeed Valkyrie's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
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Gotta get that one as well. The lil tomahawk needs a pal