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  1. Stampeed Valkyrie
    holy moly! $4500 for a VE-1? this reminds me of ebay back in the early 00s where 1/55 strikes were basically getting gobbled up by 1 or 2 whales and driving the prices up artificially. Side note, I managed to acquire a 1/55 Matsushiro Jetfire that needs some parts.. most of my old links for these are dead.. any good sites for parts, like back packs or other random stuff for repair?
  2. Stampeed Valkyrie
    if you work in the "industry" as you claim then less talking to people like chat GPT to get your point across. . The US is not Europe, and what works in China and Europe does not work here. Not even going to get into the thermal runaway issues and the fact that China has millions of EVs sitting in fields brand new and rotting. Is it even safe to drive your Tesla again? or is some whacko gonna come and vandalize it?
  3. Stampeed Valkyrie
    I concur with the sentiment of mediocrity this season. There are some standouts.. Dandadan S2 - Its still entertaining. Not as good as season 1, however it has its moments. I need to play catchup only on Ep 9 as of this post. Sono Bisque S2 - Ending theme is an earworm.. I am enjoying it even with the amount of content getting cut. At the speed they are going I am willing to bet the climax is the Haniel cosplay and will probably end as abruptly as they did with the manga. Sakamoto Days S2 - nowhere near as good as S1. Its not bad, but as of late the whole plot has gone of the rails. I am current but this seems like filler to me unless it just ends with no S3. Shield Hero S4 - Actually not bad this season, I didn't think I would keep this going with the general disdain I had going from past seasons. They are still well off into the weeds at this point with the waves almost forgotten outside a mention a few episodes ago. Rascal does not dream of Santa Claus - meh. This season is going at a breakneck pace, anime only viewers god speed. LN readers.. god speed.. lol Kijin Gentoushou - I am enjoying it still. I think this is another title that started extremely strong but started to fizzle out. It probably will never be super popular but its worth a watch. Summer Pockets - I am way behind on this since I picked up the VN. I don't wanna spoil anything further, so will address once I finish the game. Futari Solo Camp - pretty meh. Its another not bad, but not good either. Basically a camping promo anime.. And a whole bunch of dropped this season, probably higher then normal.
  4. Stampeed Valkyrie
    Cracker Barrel is a brand based in the south eastern US. I seem to sit an the most northern of its locations in the Mid Atlantic area, and nothing really north of Texas in the Central US. with possibly a few locations in the SW US. outside of that, I am not surprised if you have not heard of it. right.. which is why they back peddled faster then anything else. Obviously not most people.. I don't expect this brand to last forever but alienating an established brand for people who don't go there.. great idea! fail This is a car thread not a Cracker Barrel thread.. my reference is still valid.. back on target. No its not... maybe its the failure to grasp this that makes the point. Dodge is an American Brand.. its not European.. putting EVs aside attempting to sell Alfa Romeo's as Dodge is doomed for failure. I don't see alot of Hornet's.. why is that? 1 reason is that the people who want a Tonale will go the Alpha Romeo route.. And most people know its not an american car. The hurricane, is an engine that stellantis has had some major issues with, and on top of the fact that putting a European motor in an American Muscle car.. is another fail. And finally onto EVs the market in the US is already saturated at this point, maybe its all the rage in Europe but that is not natural. EVs will live and now die because the only way to push EVs is to force mandatory compliance with unelected bureaucrats making arbitrary rules. Thank god for Cheveron deference and Trump torpedoing Cafe standards.. but that is another topic. Count me in on the Luddite team if it means we can get vehicles that act more like cars and trucks, and less like smartphones.. I think you might need to lower the gas on your gaslighting.. I also don't need an explanation on what a Technical standard is. so pulling this right out of the weeds.. again.. I didn't think I needed to explain that Chevrolet and Dodge are different companies each manufacturing a product that is the same but also different. Outside the commonality of a combustion engine (ie runs on gas) they each do their own things their own way. But what I can explain is that these cars are 56 years old and still on the road. Here is some homework for you.. EVs.. take one from outside of your City and drive anywhere to another state that involves rural anything. You might have some luck in the NE US, but outside of the major cities your gonna get into trouble. Add temp extremes like cold or excessive heat and its gonna be even worse. EVs are at best local only vehicles so long as you live in or near metropolitan areas. Meanwhile I can borrow my neighbors 92 Honda Prelude and go from coast to coast with a couple of tanks of gas. Not that he would let me mind you.. but its a feat impossible with the current lack of infrastructure and EVs on the market. Real world example time.. former employer chose to purchase 10 Tesla Model 3s for sales and fleet use between the Major cities in the mid Atlantic, NYC, Philly, Baltimore, DC.. etc. Worked great until that footprint started to expand further south and west. I can give you one example of taking one from Baltimore, to Philly, and then west to Pittsburgh and eventually Columbus was a bust. We ended up swapping the vehicle to a standard Accord in Kingston because the charging would have added an additional workday in travel time. This was 2022.. the gaps in charging station locations was pretty readily apparent which limited where we could travel. PA Turnpike anyone? And finally with all that said.. I don't even have a disklike for EVs.. I just recognize their limitations and without some major remedies easy pass.
  5. Stampeed Valkyrie
    first statement about quiet cars.. in your soccer mom wagons and daily econobox cars, they were always quiet. Not including the aftermarket fart can exhausts. As for sport and muscle cars.. lol maybe I spend more time around sport and muscle cars.. that and I do not live in CA. As for Cracker Barrel.. the CEO decided to tune out the core audience. The "Most People" argument does not hold water, Most people were knocking the company for being bone headed. I don't see how this is any different with Stellantis and Dodge.. European company tuning out its core customer, pushing EVs to a muscle car crowd.. fail. With the fall back being the Hurricane engine, which is also European in an American Muscle car brand.. double fail. And as for industry standards.. yes and no. A standard in theory should aid in pricing as well as build and repair issues. However.. even with standards these cars will still NOT last. in my example the only shared standard that the 69 Caprice, and 69 Charger have are they run on gasoline.. and yet they are still here. Its also worth noting that both of the cars I mention come from a time period where the general consumer believed a vehicle should be disposed of at 100k miles. Modern vehicles have come a long way on beating the 100k mile expiration date.. well some manufacturers have.. others not so much. But its to be expected considering average new car costs keep going higher and higher.
  6. Stampeed Valkyrie
    The long and skinny on the EV charger is that Stellantis/Dodge attempted to sell a car that its core market openly ridiculed and made fun of. Dodge was known as a performance brand SRT, Viper, Challenger, Charger.. etc. The removal of the Hemi is the death knell for this brand, and the scramble to include"Six Pack" ICE option will not cut it. An example of a European company not understanding the US car market, and totally missing the mark with its core audience.. See Cracker Barrel for similar results. I also find amusement in people applying the "purist" label to people with my point of view.. you do realize we are on Macross World right? If I need to explain that one.. this will go over your head. Even with all that said, I don't hate the EV Charger.. I do like how it looks. But the speaker for engine noise is pretty comical, Yes its fast and pretty impressive at that. On the flip side, these cars will not exist outside of collections in 7-10 years. Same with any EV no matter who the manufacturer due to battery lifespans and cost of replacement. You wanna prove me wrong.. buy the car.. don't lease it. As someone who enjoys classic cars, and I have a preference for the V8. I have 2 cars from 1969 both are fully working and road legal. I challenge any current EV to be in that shape in what.. 2081? not happening..
  7. Stampeed Valkyrie
    So after a recent trip to galloping ghost.. I found a capcom game called Tech Romancer. It came out in 1998 in arcades and also had a Dreamcast port. It has a mech called wiseduck, which is very close to the Monster.. doing some research,, and no wonder https://capcom.fandom.com/wiki/Tech_Romancer Mechanical Design: Shoji Kawamori, Kazutaka Miyatake
  8. Stampeed Valkyrie
    so a year later.. and I found the other 2 V1 style watches that I was missing. VF-1A Cannon Fodder V1 And VF-1D
  9. Stampeed Valkyrie
    did someone let out all the hot air of the summer 2025 anime season already? so many flops. Gonna keep talking about bunny girl, as nobody else is posting about it. So Episode 3 just wrapped, and I don't know what the heck I just watched. Without sounding too bombastic this might be the worst adaptation of a novel I have ever seen. Apparently in less then 2 episodes they wrapped Vol 10 Lost Idol. I'd like to rename this arc lost viewer as it writes off Zukki as someone of no import even worse then the Sister Venturing out movie did.
  10. Stampeed Valkyrie
    waaaaaay too much on the plate this season. So I will stick with the Rascal does not dream series for this post. It appears as is this season is going to cover books 10-13, starting with Lost Idol, then Nightingale, Student, and Finally Santa Claus. TBH these are not the strongest arcs of the series by a long shot. In the first 2 episodes your introduced to all the main characters except for maybe 1 that will complete these books, some in passing and others directly. Its possible that this might actually be a better medium then the novels for telling the story.. which would be interesting.
  11. Stampeed Valkyrie
    Looking ahead to Summer 2025.. and I'm screwed..
  12. Stampeed Valkyrie
    I'm playing catch up with Spring 2025 offerings.. and I have dropped a few but there are some standouts. Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive? - I talked about this one before, it at least kept my attention long enough to finish. Doing some research the LN is still going and the anime is doing an Anime Original ending.. with that said.. the ending was an absolute mess, just about as much of a mess as Himari was this whole series. The highlight of the series was Rion. 5/10 From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman - I just read this got a 2nd season.. so very pleased. I think this series was overlooked and I would recommend this as a high point this season. It had its cheese moments, but it was entertaining enough for me to come back to it each week. 7.5/10 The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows - Overall not bad, I expected it to be worse after reading some reviews. I think this one suffers from terminal 1 cour syndrome, where there is more to the story but we will never see it unless you dig into the source. 5/10 Please Put Them On, Takamine-san - I don't plan on finishing.. the censoring was abhorrent and I don't care enough to go back and give it a re-watch uncensored. 2/10 I've Been Killing Slimes For 300 Years And Maxed Out My Level Season 2 - This was a big let down. I enjoyed the silliness of the first season, but the 2nd season was just boring. I don't think I got past episode 6. I might go back and try again, but I think I am done with it. 3/10 I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! - Another one I would recommend from this season. I am somewhat familiar with the Manga, and it was pretty good. I have a feeling this is another just 1 cour and that is it series. My complaint about this series was the amount of time "The Guide" is given in the anime, compared to the manga. 7/10 Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentōshō - I am really enjoying this one, I am a few episodes behind on it but I am happy to see its going to be going for more then 1 cour. This might be my choice for best of Spring 2025. 8/10 My Hero Academia: Vigilantes - My other choice for anime of the season. I was not into the main series, superhero stuff is meh IMO. This series though has a balanced plot and the premise is pretty good. I think the lack of the OP characters actually makes this better.. 8/10 Yandere Dark Elf: She Chased Me All the Way From Another World! - I dropped this series after 4 episodes. The censorship was even worse then Takamine-san. 2/10 Aharen-san wa Hakarenai Season 2 - For the same reasons I enjoyed the first season, the 2nd did not disappoint. I think people can safely dive into S2 and get caught up pretty easily. 7/10 Summer Pockets - Still going and I am a few episodes behind. I will say this though.. its the strongest Key/Visual Arts anime to drop in some time. I am enjoying it and its light years ahead of ReWrite.. 7/10 Kakushite! Makina-san!! - ugh.. this is the worst on the ecchi scale of the 3 this season. However.. the story is not dead like the other 2. still.. 4/10 Catch Me at the Ballpark! - Another recommended one from me, the Mrs even enjoyed this one. More cute girls doing cute things, and I would like to see this get another season. 7/10 I might have missed 1 or 2 and I have a few others I am watching as I attempt to stay current.. which is futile.
  13. Stampeed Valkyrie
    Its been quite some time since I watched Excel Saga, the ending was .... well its memorable. I remember the original english dub actress had to bail halfway through the series cause the voicework was damaging her voice.
  14. Stampeed Valkyrie
    Yandere Dark elf is exactly as you described. As for good ones this season.. Katainaka no Ossan, Kensei ni Naru From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman - good so far. Not groundbreaking but its not isekai trash.. just sayin. Kijin Gentoushou Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentōshō - this is very good. seems to by flying under the radar on most places from this season.
  15. Stampeed Valkyrie
    The S3 OVA's were on point.. good stuff.
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