Totoro242

Its also evident that the blue aliens have been tracking the Destiny before the SGU crew even came aboard as evident by their scout pod that detached from the Destiny at the end of episode 3, so its not a case of Rush convincing them that the Destiny was a threat.

Totally true, but I don't see the correlation. It is possible that they are good or benign, have been tracking Destiny, and after capturing Rush were manipulated into attacking Destiny.

If this show is to be much like BSG, then I'm expecting to be surprised.

I've played ES4, and it looks pretty dated. Actually I thought it looked pretty bad when it came out. Now compare that to the original Fable. Fable still looks really good.

I guess it comes down to a matter of tastes. I replayed Fable on the XBOX last fall and it was pretty dated in my opinion.

I doubt that, actually. From the general tone of the show, I figure there's a 60-70% change the aliens either won't come back, or will come back and swat those hairless monkey insects off their garden world.

Its also very possible that the aliens are good. Perhaps they were lied to and manipulated by Rush into attacking Destiny. Since we only got Rush's side of the story, we don't really know at this point.

The more unrealistic designs are, the better they age. Realism simply doesn't age well.

I have no idea what you mean.

Realistic design from Elder Scrolls IV:

Caricature aqnd "cartoony" designs from WOW:

Um, wow.

http://kotaku.com/5522894/finding-balance-...he-old-republic

Sweet. The character designs are looking better I think. Less caricature, ala WOW, and more realistic.

I havent heard anything about the music, I wonder how they will approach that aspect...

I\'ve seen those occasionally at YahooJP auctions. I love the totally wild graphics!

Roy Fokker karate-kicking the Zentraedi soldier is one of the best!

The painted ones are beautiful. They would make great posters - images of a Macross time long past.

Did anyone make giant circular Macross menko, like this Gundam one (in my collection)?

Yes!

Seika Note made these circular menko/milk cap tops for Macross also, including some giant-sized versions.

I have a couple of them and I think even some doubles. I'll probably be selling some of them very soon. Supa-cheesy stuff.

Most of what I'm after now is the TRU exclusive Force Unleashed set and the AT-AT drivers. If u can get those shoot me a message and we'll work something out

I'm on it

Also got the Nahdar Vebb Mailaway figure. Looks like TRU in Australia is gettng them, so I grabbed it there. GREAT toy, one of the best of the Clone Wars line.

Hey, you if there is any figure here in the U.S. that you need, let me know and I would trade for one of those Nahdar Vebb's

I dunno. I don't think I'll go see a movie that depicts Zeus in a full suit of plate mail armor!!!

At least people in the original version of the movie wore friggin' togas!

Apparently there is a bit of rhyme and reason to the director's particular choice for the look of the gods. And, you can blame the Japanese:

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-...e-titans-poster

"During an interview at his film's March 29 world premiere in London, the French native Leterrier revealed that he is a big Saint Seiya fan. He specifically cited the armor that the gods wear in his film remake as a sign of homage and respect to Saint Seiya."

Really liked this episode. I'm glad Rush came back. Turning him into some seething, hell-bent revenge villian, ala Wrath Of Khan, was going to turn out as an obvious and way predictible plot device in my book.

Like the aliens also. Very un-human in all aspects except they are bipedal and apparently breath oxygen, but hey, you can't win 'em all.

Usually, sci-fi aliens kick the crap out of humans when they first meet and then humans win eventually with cliches like hope, love, humanity, etc; now, it seems, the aliens might be the ones getting their butts kicked and then coming back later to kick some butt with things like unity, organization, collusion, etc... All the things the humans apparently lack...

I liked that the Destiny weapons were uber-powerful too. That main cannon is huge!

Those are totally cool Akim. I have the two ride Armors on the top, but I need the two cycles on the bottom

>3. 1/35 gakken cyclone complete with gun loose - $80 shipped in the US only plus add the 5% paypal fees

Which 1/35 Cyclone?

Toys R Us has the Lego Mon Calimari Cruiser playset for 30% off.

The first pic is of Mospeada Menko cards from Seika note I have 2 or 3. Full sets pop up on Ebay every few years.

The second pic is postcards and I think we already dicussed those in another thread.

That Mospeada cup is awesome in a cheesy kind of way

Here's the size comparison with Revoltech.

Final product will have tampo printing, and the figure will be semi-gloss finish.

Other than the articulation, Revoltech has nothing on that Toynami sculpt. That is one nice looking toy.

The Revoltech is too "cartoony" looking, with exagerated gunpods and feet, for my tastes.

AVP - Scared the crap out of me. Fighting the queen atthe end was thrilling. Some of the best online play ever. Hated AVP 2 because of the models.

Deus Ex: Invisible War - Totally enthralling cyber-punk game. You get so sucked into the setting. Good replay for the different endings.

Combat - Best Atari game. Why? 27 games in one. Endless replay.

Knights Of The Old Republic - Best Star Wars game. Great game setting, pays homage to Star Wars without ripping anything off.

Shogun Total War - Awesomeness. Realistic massive and epic samurai battles. What else could you ask for?

Ever Quest - This damn game sucked 3 years of my life away.

Dark Forces II Jedi Knight Mysteries Of the Sith - Fun story, multi maps are great, best expansion ever.

Battlzone 2000 - RTS meets futuristic real-time hover tank game. One of the most complex games I have ever played.

Hey Everyone,

I'm trying to come up with a definitive answer to the question of what squadron numbers should be on the TREADs for an idea I am working on to possibly make an accurate sticker sheet for the Toynami TREAD toy.

Here are my theories. There is no exact science to this by any means, so your best guesses are welcome.

From the show, we really only see two TREADs, or three if you count the blue TREAD twice:

Blue = "21" in the first episode. This would be the TREAD that Stick is attached to at the beginning. His squadron is 21, so the TREAD would be "21". On a side note, I’ve always assumed that Stick’s Legioss was “21” during the entire series, but the idea that Stick happened to find another Legioss from the 21st doesn’t really make sense. Did they repaint “21” on the Legioss that Jim has? Do we even see the squadron markings in the show anyway? Are the markings only really seen on the toys and models? Does anyone have any insights into what the number on the Legioss should be?

Blue = "07" second TREAD. The group finds this one and uses it for the series. Box art and line art designates this TREAD as "07" squadron, though this is the same squadron designation as Ray's Legioss. Are they supposed to be from the same squadron? Was the “07” painted on by the team later?

Green = "21" in the first episode. I would assume that the green Legioss/TREADs from Stick's squadron would be from the 21st squadron. There is a "31" on Ray's Ride Armor and "07" on Ray's Legioss, though I don't think either of these designations would be accurate for a TREAD.

Shadow = no number designation as far as I know.

Red = not seen in the series. There is a "06" on Bartley's Ride Armor. There is a "2" on Bartley's Legioss, which is in a triangular Jupiter Base emblem on the left wing. Should the TREAD have this 2nd squadron on it?

I would love to hear everyone's insight into this.

Thanks!

But, it must be said that for every missed piece of line art, there are ten new ones. This book is still amazing.

Another one is the Syncro Cannon. Shouldn't have been skipped.

In this "Mospeada art works book", there are no PT boat (A and B)...

"Mars Base" insignia is missing in Horizont ship lineart (page 64) ( compare with Entertainment Bible page30) or some others pics ...

There's much I have also noticed that is missing. The TREAD transformation sequence is a big one that coems to mind.

For those in Massachusetts, you'll have to check out Target. Went to pick up the CW Battle Pack - Ambush at Abregado for the 30% dicsounted price of $17+ from last week, only to find it now at 75% and only $6.24 !! So I grabbed that and the Assault on Ryloth. Also saw the Target TIE Fighter with pilot for only $9.98! Was in the Boston (Dorchester) store, so keep a look-out!

Check your local Toys R Us also. Found the new Millenium Falcon marked down from $159.99 to $99.99 earlier today. Headin' back tomorrow to pick one up. I'll be swinging by Target it looks like also

Wow those pics look great Totoro242! Thanks for sharing. If you got more pics, please post!

Just wish those original filmstrips were available for purchase like cels.

Yes, that would be cool. But as far I know, Macross TV was never commited to film except maybe a few sequences used in DYRL trailers.

My question is with the current CW figure waves.........is Hasbro still doing the whole "short-packed" thing?

Just want to know if I should jump on a figure when I see one, or wait until I can actually afford it, so he can have the different figs.

Thanks!

I think it depends on your market. Some waves are harder to find in my area and figures like Captain Argyus, Cad Baine, and Luminara were very rare.

New AT-AT ?

Hmmm... looks a lot like the old one to me.

http://www.rebelscum.com/photo.asp?image=/...TF2atatleft.jpg

If this is really it, I'm going to be disappointed. There seems to be some improvements to the sculpt, but the head is still way off proportionally. It doesnt look larger at all to me.

Cool, I didnt think anyone else knew about these Here are some pics from my website. I bought a box of these a long time ago and I counted 30 different collection seals and they are meant to be used as seals for backs of envelopes.

I have lots of doubles and I can probably find you the rest of the collection if you can let me know which ones you have