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magicsp00n

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  1. For those keeping track, blastotoys.com now has preorders up for $139.95. http://www.blastotoys.com/stores/previews_...ublisher=Yamato
  2. I wonder if they'll come up with a "Bulky Lee" pilot name like they did for the Low Vis...
  3. I grew up reading the manga, which I liked very much. I just saw the movie last night, and I think it's The Hotness. The only problem I had with it was that I didn't much care for the English voice actors.
  4. I think DC is having him back simply to rub it in... after trying to "stick it to the big guys" by being one of the founders of Image, he now has to admit his failure and go back to one of the Big Two to get his rent money. You know how it works. He's now broken. They'll humiliate him for awhile... then kill him.
  5. I also think Xenon is a better name, but Microsoft evidently didn't want people to look at PS3 and think it's more advanced than their new system, so they had to come up with a bigger number.
  6. magicsp00n

    VF-1S

    I think that's a great update to the look, while still keeping very true to the original. Nice style.
  7. The TV Max 1A has always been my favorite. Someday I WILL have one... Someday...
  8. For those of you keeping track, GameStop.com just lowered their price on the volume 3 alpha to $59.99. http://gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=321802
  9. I just ordered a Scott from robotech.com about two weeks ago and it came with the cell. I don't think they've been selling a whole lot of the alphas through the website.
  10. I picked up the Green Alpha last night, and it's a hella good-looking toy. I don't enjoy the terror I feel when transforming it, unsure if any piece is going to snap off, but it sure looks good on the shelf.
  11. I've seen these for sale in the Japanese store at Epcot Orlando about six or seven months ago. I think the superposeables are good toys, if you're not interested in transformation.
  12. Yeah, it was. You'd think they could have come up with another name.
  13. Here's an image of an Imai Stick I put together awhile ago. I never quite got around to adding the extra polish, like the decals, but maybe I will someday. It's a good model, as far as models go. A much nicer representation of the cyclone than the Gakken toy. The rider can actually sit on the bike. If somebody made a more sturdy toy using this mold, I'd buy it. Everyone else who mentioned how complicated this model is was right... it took a long time to build. I had just moved to a new city and didn't know anyone, so I had a lot of time on my hands. I'm not much of a modeller, but I got through it okay. The biggest problem for me was trying to match the TV paint color.
  14. You should be able to find thicker aluminium sheets around also. Those work very well for hobby projects. There's a nice surplus store near me that has them, but I suspect a good hobby shop would as well.
  15. I used to be afraid of completely taking apart my airbrush (Badger 150), but once I actually tried it, it was no problem. They're designed to be dis- and re-assembled. I agree with the other posters, though; if you're using acrylics, you shouldn't need to pull the brush apart. Blasting some Windex through it works fine. At most, just pull the head off and soak it for a little while.
  16. Depending on how much I get, I'm hoping to pick up a 1/48 VF-1J. We'll see how it goes. This year I got married and bought a house, so I expect my tax situation to be significantly different, which hopefully means a bigger refund. Any extra I get goes to paying down the mortgage. I get really itchy about owing money, even on a house.
  17. Pirates! is still my favorite all-time PC game. Sid certainly knew how to get the player's imagination going. I'm hoping this new one will have the same charm as the original.
  18. So, I'm not getting it. How is every toy of a battleship or aircraft carrier a Macross rip-off?
  19. I played the demo that came with a recent issue of Xbox magazine. I really wanted to like it, but what they had on the demo was a pretty bland FPS. There was no need to transform to cycle mode. It was only the first level, so hopefully the complete product is more fun, but I'd rent it first.
  20. I'm always in favor of packaging that will let you take the toy out without destroying the box. Toynami, Yamato, and Bandai all do that well, so you can put the toy back in if you want to store or resell it. If only they could have done that with the 20th anniversary Optimus Prime...
  21. Happily, I'm going to be on the west coast for the next week. After Charley and Frances, I'd lose my marbles if I had to camp out in the apartment for another big storm. Why the heck do they always have to come on the weekends? Why can't it hit on Monday so I can skip some work?
  22. Wow, who knew there were so many MWers in Florida? We do need to have a little convention. I'm in Orlando, and things are fine right now. (4:30 Saturday afternoon) We're getting the outer bands, so it'll rain really hard for about an hour, then clear for an hour, repeat. We expect power to go out sometime tonight, but otherwise things don't look too bad here. Mobile homes are evacuated, but I'm in a sturdy apartment complex. Honestly, the biggest problem I've been having is every member of my family calling me to see how I'm doing. There's no cool pictures for me to take of the current storm, so here's one of the examples of Charley's aftermath. Everyone in FL, keep well.
  23. For what it's worth, I got mine yesterday, and haven't found any real problems with it. There were some tense moments transforming it, but nothing broken and nothing floppy, as far as I can tell. It's a much better toy than the VF-1 Masterpiece line, though I somehow miss the light-up visor. My only wish is that it could be more poseable, but I recognize the limitations with a transformable toy.
  24. I've played quite a bit with some buddies from work. The gameplay requires more strategy than 1942; the terrain is much hillier and dense, so there's a lot of hiding and sneaking. I've had enemy players literally walk over me and not see me. The vehicles seem to have more powerful weapons but weaker armor, so it's more possible for an infantry unit to have a chance. I don't know if I prefer it to 1942, but it's a nice change of pace.
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