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It looks good @pengbuzz. Clearly you are not a flat-earther! Good luck with the show.

It is fun which is probably why it did so well. But it's a popcorn flick rather then being something momentous or epic. That's a downgrade in my estimation, and I just can't take it seriously.

My 2 pence, Mando was the best parts of BoBF. The show finally got interesting rather than maudlin. And I really like Bo-Katan so I think she was a good edition.

It's representative! The astronaut is just a bit higher in altitude, that's all. Maybe describe it as the astronaut is on a spacewalk during a Hubble repair mission?

Some insight on the Toyrise Legioss Omega – interview with the people involved (Shinji Aramaki) creating it. Page three has the juicy bits for Mospeada fans. https://hobby.dengeki.com/reviews/2739360/

Lol I don't really get the hate either, it was fine, far better then the vast majority of the DCEU, which isn't saying much, but people tolerated that mediocrity for years, Superman 2025 was at least fun.

I'm in for Peacemaker, bummer he's a bit light on accessories though.

Is the Gambit the same action figure without the metallic and more expensive? I think the metallic pink was an odd choice on the older one, but the armor bits kinda worked in those colors, but if I didn’t already have the older version, I’d probably get the new one.

To be honest, it’s nowhere near as bad as a lot of haters make it out to be, maybe give it a try since it’s a free watch if you already got the Max or HBO Max or whatever service. Just keep in mind that it’s a jumble and maybe even a train derailment rather than a total train wreck. Basically, just go in with extra low expectations and grab a drink and some popcorn, but it’s also not a movie that I’d say is necessary to watch either, so if you do stick to not watching, it’s not gonna be a loss either. Maybe try Hundreds of Beavers for a much more satisfying experience

I wasn’t too surprised after the thought of them milking the mold set in. They did pretty much every variant of the regult other than color changes and after thinking about the fact they pumped out four of those and a bunch of armored Valkyries I figured tv version of the Queadluun Rau was soon. As far as panel lines, if you’re gonna do that, I’d suggest doing it in test first. Maybe on some rounded plastic spoons and really get that practice in. A lot of surfaces here are gonna be rounded rather than flat, so a cheap spoon should be a good sacrifice for practice

Me: I love a good "white Optimus" Ultra Magnus... too bad the only one Hasbro gave us is the one that makes up the core of Earthrise Ultra Magnus. And at least that was Earthrise... I don't think we've had a Nemesis Prime since Siege! Hasbro: Ok... we'll repaint that toy-style Deluxe Optimus as Magnus, and we'll pack him with a Nemesis repaint of Animated Optimus. As a Target exclusive with two other guys. Me, looking at SS86 Optimus: "Not exactly what I had in mind..." Some guy in China, whispering: "Oh, I got you, bro..." I'll be honest, I have no idea who's making these. They come in a plain brown box with "MD-005" A, B, and C written on it, with check boxes that ostensibly should indicate what variant is inside but none of which were checked on either of the copies I got. As you can see, they're knock-offs of SS86 Optimus, but in Ultra Magnus white and Nemesis black. Note that Shattered Glass purple also exists, as well as regular red-and-blue Optimus. I haven't decided if I want the SG version or not, and the regular Optimus version is sold out at my usual stores. Now, again, this is MD-005. There's another KO going around as AS-08. By all reports, AS-08 is an inferior KO that's uses shoddy materials. MD-005 does seem to use a different plastic than the official figure, but it's solid and feels good in the hands. The joints are all solid, some tighter than the official figure. In short, MD-005 feels like a quality figure. These two versions (and the SG version) come with the rifle, Matrix, axe, and blast effects that SS86 Optimus came with, but not the trailer, repair drone, Roller, or the other effect parts. Instead, they come with some alternate heads, a battle damage part, and some filler for the truck mode. Regular Optimus comes with even more stuff, which I'll bring up if I can manage to get my hands on one. The heads are probably the most interesting bit. A lot of people seemed to not like the original SS86 head (left), though I thought it was fine. But here you also get a season 1 head (middle) and 86 movie head (right), plus a battle damaged version of the movie head. Personally I kinda like the SS86 head on Magnus, but the movie head for Nemesis. Swapping them is as simple as yanking one head off the ball joint and popping another one on. There's a notch in the panels on the sides you have to flip up when you spin the upper body for transformation. The battle damage part takes advantage of that by using a small tab to plug into it. Undoubtedly this part was created for the regular version of Prime, to recreate his iconic wound from his battle with Megatron, and whoever's making these figured they already had the part might as well stuff it in with all the colors. As a (nearly) 1:1 copy of SS86, the transformation is the same. They did replace the plastic wheels with rubber tires, though. I didn't test the Season 1 head, but the movie head transforms just fine. Which brings me to that last filler piece. It's filler for the back of the cab, designed to look like an AC unit. One side is flat, the other sloped, so you'll know which way it fits in. And it just wedges in place, it doesn't tab or lock in. It's a nice idea, and I don't even mind partsforming it, but there's no place to store it on the robot mode, so I doubt I'll ever really use them. At roughly $40, these are high-quality figures that deliver the repaints that Hasbro can't/won't. The extra heads are an especially nice touch. My only real complaint is that I wish they painted the tops of their crotches, the way the official figure did. If you're a fan of Magnus, SG Optimus, or Nemesis (@Scyla) then I can comfortably recommend them. Heck, I'd be in for Delta Magnus, Shining Magnus, or Pepsi Optimus repaints, too.

Nothing yet: the fair starts Thursday, so I won't know until then. I had to delete my earlier reply; I suffered a seizure last night that mostly took me offline, and my answer on here was nearly unintelligible. On another note: did this micro-diorama using one of the 1/72 NASA Shuttle astronauts and some mat board: It's supposed to represent this photo, but I miscalculated on the earth's curvature :

I haven't watched this movie and don't ever plan to.

Soundwave and Blaster height comparison.

Todd McFarlane.

John Wick.

McFarlane 1/6 Spider-Man Gold Edition Autograph Series.

Gambit (Comic Variant). Bloodsport. Peacemaker. Black Manta.

Agreed. Would of been very nice to get the more detailed line art version but I understand why they went cheaper. I'm still shocked they did the TV version at all considering it did require new molds and I don't think they can do any variations like they did with the movie version. Maybe they do a generic version that is all green? Besides, this will give me a good reason to try and cut in my own panel lines. Going to need to practice first.

You're not wrong... I'm just saying it's not the character's fault. 😜 Of course Favreau and Filoni bent over backwards to make Bo-Katan Kryze look good in The Mandalorian even at the expense of the show's own protagonist. Why? Because Bo-Katan Kryze is one of Dave Filoni's OCs from The Clone Wars. Same as season two's scene stealer Badass-By-Creator-Fiat Ahsoka Tano. Din stealing the show in The Book of Boba Fett is more a problem of Boba being incredibly badly written and boring. He's a bounty hunter who doesn't do any bounty hunting, a crime lord who does no crime, a ruler who doesn't actually rule anything, a clueless schmuck, and a Fake Mandalorian to boot.

Ok, now I'm getting excited for this! I totally had forgot about pre-ordering it!

Plus, the stance is less 'cutsey-anime girl.' She may have been in an anime, but she was never a 'cutesly anime-girl!' Keep that firm, purposeful stance.

Yeh, I finally caved in and pre-ordered the TV QRau. It's my favorite Zent Armor. Also put the GLAUG in my private warehouse from HLJ. Guess I'll eventually pay a jillion dollars to have them both shipped once the QRau drops.

The latest max release (tentatively tomorrow) has box art which I assumed to be Mercy Rabbit like the recent ones, but this one is 'Naochika Morishita' Have they done any other Macross products?