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it has commenced... https://twitter.com/sakutom3/status/1983078971739910490 web-translated:

Bandai has slapped hard points on everything since the YF-19 full set pack, presumably for play value, even though they won't release any more missiles. So there are more valks than missiles to go around. Meanwhile, they won't add hardpoints back on the revival frontier valks, excluding the armored 171 that they were originally concieved for, despite the 25s canonically using them and even have contours of them molded into the wings. Basically just another fine example of Bandai logic.

Yeah, there was never a loadout in the animation, but it makes sense,. The hardpoints are built into the structure of the wing, and who knows if they might be used for tanks as well, so it wouldn't make any sense to remove them. Also, I'm looking forward to filling up a VF-19P with weapons from the other releases. ... Someday...

At less not animated, Basara was super against using weapons. There is a episode where he gets super up set when Ray tells him to play certain chord that Basara didn't know and it was a command to fire the micro missles that are concealed on the lower legs.

Does anyone ever recall the VF-19Kai having any sort of loadout? Just curious as to why it has hard points. Maybe someone can post pics of the 19 fully loaded?

My wife and I went to see Tron: Ares this past weekend. It was neither great nor terrible, but I found it an enjoyable escape. It told its own story within the Tron universe with some nice homages to the original film and the briefest of references to Legacy. The visuals were certainly beautiful, as one would expect following Legacy. The mid-credits scene makes me hope this does well enough to justify a sequel, as what it promises has more to do with legacy than Legacy.

Aww, they’re in love. Maybe the baby will be a 1S

Yeah, but he was still the best part of that mess

Appropriately, that's the general consensus for The Acolyte as a whole. 😂

1j and 1a!

Yes.

If anyone is looking!!! FINALLY made it to Amazon! Better get it fast! I snagged one today! Showing up tomorrow! Amazon.com: Academy 492645-1/144 USAF B-2A - Scale 1:144 : Arts, Crafts & Sewing

Like no one else is available in the galaxy to save it, right? No one gave a squirt about the name "Skywalker" until Anakin became a Jedi and went on his adventures, and then Luke took up training and got off Tatooine. Between Anakin and Luke, the name apparently faded into obscurity: when Luke introduced himself to Leia in her holding cell (ANH), she said "who?" So since we can't use any of the characters from the Sequel Tragedy Trilogy (for reasons previously stated), it's probably best as you said to do all new ones. Give them a chance to achieve heroic feats and do tremendous things in the galaxy.

DHL?

There are times when it can be satisfying to see a villain confront the consequences of their actions and have to live with them. However, that only works when the villain's offenses are comparatively minor and there's a suitably karmic form of self-enforcing retribution available. For Ben Solo, the consequences of his actions are a New Republic war crimes tribunal and a swift execution by firing squad. He was Supreme Leader Snoke's right-hand man and then Supreme Leader himself after he assassinated Snoke. His crimes are not minor. He personally murdered hundreds if not thousands of people and was an accessory to the murders of billions more as Supreme Leader Snoke's enforcer and later Supreme Leader himself. What he did as Kylo Ren was way, WAY too heinous for him to be allowed to live and walk away after the war ended. We know from The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett that the New Republic executed senior Imperial officers for their crimes. Kylo Ren's offenses are an order of magnitude or two worse than the crimes that got Moff Gideon the death penalty in a New Republic court. There's no way that letting him live and walk away from what he did would ever be a satisfying or natural conclusion to his story arc. He was a legitimate monster. It's the same deal with the Emperor and Darth Vader. The sheer scale and number of their crimes meant that death was the only acceptable way for their part of the story to end. Eh... I think Star Wars will be better off putting that Skywalker nonsense behind it. It suffers too much narratively from The Main Characters Do Everything as it is.

That may be the same adapter that's included with the YF-19 which has lower legs when the supers are installed.

cool, I can wait a few months.

I got mine today from Amazon JP. Shipping + tariff came out to be 11704 Yen, but I opted for the expedited shipping. They did lower the price on my pre-order to match the recent price drop, so in the end I ended up spending roughly $249 for the toy and shipping in total. I don't understand why Bandai would make the stand adapter for fighter mode into three pieces using these tiny pegs. I feel like they're going to snap off when I pull them off. Also, the pivoting gunpod handle that you're supposed to use in fighter mode doesn't work too well. The gun keeps wanting to snap into place so I can see why previous photos we've gotten show the gunpod in a weird angle.

Just watched Weapons on Max or HBO Max or soon to be Max Amount + or Dimaxulu plus or whatever it’s called or going to be called. it’s a movie about a teacher that had a bad work day and all the parents blame her for being a mess up and so she decides to ruin a police officer’s life by forcing him to quit sobriety and the poor guy accidentally ruins his career and love life. Then as a reward the teacher All joking aside, I did really like the movie despite being told by Yoda. Things do kinda fit together and it might actually be a pretty good horror film if the way Naruto runs is your biggest nightmare. Even if the non linear story telling isn’t your thing and Naruto Zombies aren’t impressive, this movie has a pretty great payoff with possibly the most satisfying ending in this age of terrible endings from the last decade. The last few minutes are pure gold and even if you hate the rest of the movie I’d suggest at least watching the final twenty or maybe just ten minutes

Sometimes less is more when it comes to mods. Looks very cool

That little Smilo Ren is a cloth parts fail. I was looking at the pics at bbts and it really looks like a mistake

you are thinking about it, no? full-scale versions at https://twitter.com/28experience/status/1981991404147789888 --- and moar comparo shots from same fan: web-translated: full-scale versions at https://twitter.com/28experience/status/1982308081041297433

I'm in for FT Windcharger, all I have is the X-Transbots figure, and from day one that has been a place holder, and I've had that figure going on a decade now at least. Every time I've transformed XT Windcharger it's a hassle, such an awful, clunky, piss-poor transformation, and a very meh robot mode end result. Vehicle mode is great, but that bot mode and transformation were just awful, one of the worst third party experiences I've ever had.

Ever since Dr Wu released his version of Cyclonus I've wanted him to do Scourge, too, to complete the trio of new '86 Decepticons. Fortunately, I didn't have to wait long. This is Star Shuttle, Dr Wu's take on Scourge. Putting Star Shuttle with Destroy Emperor (Galvatron) and Wingman (Cyclonus) really show how far the good doctor has come along since starting the Extreme Warfare line. Destroy Emperor looks positively primitive next to his henchmen! But I personally think that Star Shuttle is a bit more sharply sculpted than even the relatively recent Wingman. As good as he looks from the front, as we spin him around we do see quite a bit of alt mode. You kind of expect that in the wings, but the outsides of his legs and his backpack almost completely hide his robot form when viewed from the back. Once again, though, I'm inclined to cut some slack to a toy that's shorter than a tube of Chapstick and costs about as much as a Deluxe despite coming packed with a second figure. This time he even comes with a weapon! To be totally clear, I'm not sure if every copy of Star Shuttle will come with a gun. The impression I got was that this is a first run/preorder bonus. Star Shuttle's got pretty good articulation for his tiny size. His head swivels, no tilt. His shoulders are ball joints that swivel and move laterally 90 degrees. His elbows are ball joints which bend 90 degrees and double as bicep swivels. His wrists don't swivel, but his waist does. Hips are ball joints that go 90 degrees forward and laterally, and nearly 90 degrees backward. He has actual thigh swivels just above his knees, which are hinges that bend 90 degrees. His toes have some up/down tilt, and his ankles can pivot 90 degrees. His wings are attached via ball joints, so they can spread and flap for more dynamic poses. Star Shuttle's tiny hands are too small to practically have peg holes, so instead the handle of his gun is sort of like a c-clip that clamps around his fists. Star Shuttle's transformation borrows more from the G1 toy than the Studio Series one, with his legs turning inward and his heels folding down to make the front of the vehicle. His backpack spins 180 and a flap folds out to fill in the gap around his thighs. His shoulders shrug up and his forearms turn to plug into his cape, which then wraps around to tab in near his waist on the underside. Then his head turns 180 degrees and flips up, collar and all, so his head crest plugs into the middle engine nacelle. I think his alt mode came out pretty well, turning into a solid, swooshable little representation of the 3-engined, aerodynamic brick we all know and love (or hate, not judging). I think the biggest knocks against it are the visible shoulders and ball sockets on the wing joints. To a lesser extent, the hinges on the backpack flap and wings also seem relatively larger than they might on a Studio Series or Masterpiece figure, but it's the tradeoff necessary to make a figure this tiny that's also durable. With no wheels to roll on, not alt mode weapon storage, and no moving parts the alt mode doesn't actually do much, though. I guess it doesn't have to. And if troop building is your thing (at this price, why not?), good news! While the Scourge version of Star Shuttle comes packed with an entirely different fellow we'll talk about next time, you can also buy a two pack of Star Shuttle with a brighter blue plastic and a very pale blue in place of white, so Scourge can hang with his Sweeps. And yeah, everything I keep saying in all my other Dr Wu reviews applies here. They're not mini Masterpieces the way Newage or Magic Square make their figures. They're relatively simple, relatively cheap Micromaster-sized figures that do a great job of making your Titans and Combiners look even bigger. Their small size and small price also makes them easy to collect. So once again, yes, I recommend Star Shuttle.