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    1/48 Vf-1d Completed!

    Graham replied to Kurt's topic in Toys

    Fantastic work as usual Kurt, but it's just crying out for custom TV Hikaru and Minmay figures in the cockpit. I'll get this up in the MW custom toy gallery, as soon as I re-install Dreamweaver on my PC (probably be after Xmas now though). BTW, can't wait to see your custom paint schemes on the 1/48 GBP and 1/60 VF-0S when they are released. Graham
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    Apparently, the Miami Vice Bren Ten was hard chromed, not stainless. Info again from the Bren-Ten.com website. All-Stainless Bren? There are a number of interesting facts about the Bren Ten used on Miami Vice. First off, the gun used by the character Sonny Crockett appears to be an all-stainless steel gun. None of the production guns made by Dornaus & Dixon were all-stainless. Because of gauling problems between stainless steel slides and frames Dornaus & Dixon opted to go with a stainless frame and a carbon steel slide, and on ALL the full-sized guns these slides are blued, without exception. The Special Forces Light, however, has a slide that is hard chromed rather than blued. This is the finish that is also on the Miami Vice Bren. From what I understand, Sonny Crockett's pistol received this treatment to make it more visible during night filming. (This is the same reason it was decided to repaint his Ferrari Testarossa white which was originally black like the Ferrari Daytona Spyder 365 GTS/4 that was used in the first few seasons.) Graham
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    I've long had an interest in the Bren Ten. For those that care, the exact reasons that the manufacturer went out of business are covered on the Bren-Ten.com website. I've copied the relevant text below: - The Demise of Dornaus & Dixon And The Bren Ten While it is fact that Dornaus & Dixon Enterprises, Inc. filed bankruptcy and closed its doors in 1986, the reasons for this have long been unclear and misunderstood. One popular belief, often refered to in the gun magazines of the time, was that the unavailability of magazines was the primary reason. While problems with the mags were another "nail in the coffin" so to speak, they were not the main issue. Simply put, the company lacked sufficient funding to continue operation. Dornaus & Dixon started taking advance orders (along with payments for these orders) at least as early as 1982. This created huge pressures to deliver and because of this guns were shipped prior to any kind of endurance testing. If this testing had been done beforehand all the various problems which surfaced subsequently could have been addressed during the development stage, before any guns ever got into the hands of consumers. But instead what happened was that Dornaus & Dixon were forced to scramble in order to fix problems with guns that had already been paid for while still trying to fill long paid for orders. Of these problems the first generation mags were just one of the more publicized issues. Basically the company was trying to ship guns to buyers who's money had long since been spent while at the same time trying to fix guns (and magazines) that had already been shipped and were now being returned for warranty work. This equates to labor and product going out and no money coming in. So, with bankruptcy papers filed, the company of Dornaus & Dixon Enterprises, Inc. shut down operation and the Bren Ten semiautomatic pistol became yet another piece of firearm history. Graham
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    LOL......so Tike was a necrophiliac then. Graham
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    So what percentage of the film is new footage then? Graham
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    The Bren Ten 10mm, while being a nice weapon, was by all accounts not terribly reliable with blank ammo, which was why the switch to the uber-reliable S&W 645 in seasons 3 & 4. Graham
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    I actually have 4200+ posts on this forum, plus 2,800+ posts on the old MW forum, which gives me a combined total of over 7,000 posts. Ain't too many members can say they post that much. And where's the fun in posting if I can't offend people every now and then? Graham
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    'Tis true. You don't want to be standing behind him. Graham
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    Looks black in the trailer. Graham
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    Anybody know what pistol Farrel's Crocket is going to be carrying? I've tried searching online for pics and info, but so far have drawn a blank. I doubt it will still be TV Crocket's S&W 4506 from season 5, as they are ourt of production, but it better be something big and stainless and carried in a horizontal shoulder rig. My suggestions would be either a .45 SIG P220 stainless or a .45 S&W 945 5", which would carry on the tradition nicely as TV Crocket used S&W .45 autos for 4 out of 5 seasons. The 945 is not a typical cop gun either, so would be good for undercover work. One of the new stainless S&W 1911s would also do, although I'm not a huge fan of 1911 type pistols. Graham
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    Same here. Mann should either call the movie something else, or still call it Miami Vice, but do not call the main characters 'Crocket & Tubbs'. Create all new characters instead and perhaps as a nice shoutout to the original, have a scene mentioning that Crocket and Tubbs were these two cops that worked Vice back in the '80s. IMO, classic '80s rap is still mostly listenable to, unlike what they pass off as music these days (heh, sounds like I'm turning into my old man). Graham
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    Yes, to pastels and Phil Collins. Who is Jay Z? I'm guessing he's a rap singer? Never heard of him myself. Rap is not my cup of tea and thankfully, it's not popular in this part of the world and rarely plays on the radio or TV here. Graham
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    Pitt/Smith would have been a disaster. I like Pitt alot, but he is NOT Crockett. Will Smith's problem is that he plays Will Smith in every movie. As far as I am concerned, I have no interest in seeing anything else he does at this point. 352403[/snapback] Definitely would have prefered Pitt to Farrel as Crocket, but Will Smith is a definite no no for Tubbs. Problem is that Crocket and Tubbs are such iconic characters and Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas so nailed the parts, it's very difficult to imagine any of today's current crop of actors fillling their shoes. Graham
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    Ah, didn't notice that the link to Hedge Knight was for a graphic novel version. Well spotted WDC. In that case I won't buy it I think. The art book does look nice though. Graham
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    Seems like the region 1 BSG - season 2 DVD set containing the first 10 episodes from season 2 has been released already. That sort of crept in under the radar (or should I say Dradis ). I'd heard no news about it previously. As much as I want to own the series on DVD, I'm in two minds about buying this box set, as it only contains the 10 episodes aired so far, when we all know that eventually, they will release a complete season 2 set, which will probably be cheaper than buying this half set and the other half set I'm sure they will release next year. Graham
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    Just finished 'A Game of Thrones' last night. Awesome book. As luck would have it, 'A Clash of Kings', 'A Storm of Swords 1 & 2' just arrived today from Amazon.....yay! However, I've already started reading Murakami's latest book 'Kafka of the Shore', this morning, so I'll finish that before starting on 'A Clash Of Kings'. Anyway, can any George R.R. Martin fan tell me if the following two books are worth getting? The Hedge Knight. The Art of George R.R. Martin's A Song Of Ice & Fire. Graham
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    No plans to get an MPC Voltron myself. I've always hated the concept of robots that transform or combine into animals. Give me military mecha any day. Graham
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    Can't stand Farrel as an actor. He is the new Ben Afleck. Just watched the trailer. Gaahhhhh they start playing rap music halfway through.........NOooooooooooooooooo! Sorry, the movie may be called Miami Vice, but it is NOT Miami Vice in any way, shape or form. Yes, there may have been lots of guns and shooting in the trailer and fast boats and planes, but it just did not feel like Vice to me. And Farrel and Foxx are completely the wrong casting choice as Crocket and Tubbs IMO. Oh well, at least I just got my shipping notice from Amazon for season 2 of the TV series. Can't wait for season 3 to come out so I can see Crocket's Testarossa and S&W 645 again. Graham
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    Congratulations. Graham
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    I have to admit to never having seen a single episode of South Park as AFAIK, it's never been shown here on Hong Kong TV. Actually, I did get to see a couple of minutes on a friend's DVD once, but the minimalist, i.e. low budget animation style put me off. Is it worth putting in the effort to watch? I did enjoy Team America, which I understand is by the same creators. Graham
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    Where's my Hasbro BSG ships.......screw this lame SW stuff. Graham
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    But have ya seen his feet? Graham
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    Just listened to those dub clips. Oh dear me! Mari sounds OK, but yes a little bit old to be playing a 15 year old. As for the voice acting for Hikaru and Roy....WTF!!!!! All I will say is that's further proof that anime should remain in it's original Japanese language with English subs. Graham
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    Guys, c'mon. I'm in the top 10 posters list and usually post between 5 to 15 posts a day, sometimes more. It's not like I'm a lurker here. As for running Macrossworld, there have been no updates for the past 3 months or so, because when Shawn changed server, he forgot to give Jesse and me the passswords to the new server, so we couldn't update. I only managed to get in touch with Shawn a couple of weeks ago to get the new passwords. Shawn is a very busy guy now unfortunately. Just be grateful he's still paying the bills for this place. Jesse and I have updates planned soon, but in case you may not have noticed, it's close to Christmas time, so family stuff takes priority at the moment. And as Shin mentioned, I have a one and a half year old son, who takes up most of my available free time now. Graham
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    The huge variety of MS in Gundam is one of the many things I don't like about Gundam series. Economically, it would just be too unrealllistic to produce so many new models of mecha in such a short time frame. Can you imagine in the real world if even a superpower like the US tried to produce a completely new model Jetfighter or tank every week, they would bankrupt themselves in short order. I'm sure that MS are not cheap to build or design, but new models seem to appear in nearly every episode of every series. This is great for selling model kits and toys in the real world, but unrealistic in terms of presenting a believable universe. I actually like that there are fewer models of VF in Macross, with most VFs serving from 10 to 20 years before being replaced. This is far more realistic and believable than Gundam IMO. Graham
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