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He realised only much later (when they brought him back) that he can't die. Same goes for Hot Rod. These two jokers... The Movie was a HUGE waste of time and it wouldn't be made if it weren't for this stoopidity. So why did the remaining cast who were killed off in the movie stay dead That's simple. They were all, in one way or another, discovered by Prime to be useless and most of all stoopid - They all don't deserve to be revived . Take Wheeljack for example... I mean come on, real dinosaurs maybe pea-brained, but robot dinosaurs can be smart with adequate hardware and programming - and yet he made the Dinobots stoopid. Tell me what does an astute leader do with a subordinate like Wheeljack and the comrades who helped him build the Dinobots?

He realised only much later (when they brought him back) that he can't die. Same goes for Hot Rod. These two jokers... The Movie was a HUGE waste of time and it wouldn't be made if it weren't for this stoopidity.

I was kind of disappointed that Prime would hesitate at the very last moment - when he turned all girly manbot and refused to shoot through Hot Rod. Prime should have known robots can be rebuild and 'Rod's memories can be reinstalled. Stoopid Prime! I hope Rodimus or Hot Rod will never get his MPC or Binaltech toy treatment. If I'm Prime, I would have stomped on him like what Grimlock did to the Sharkticons.

WTF?! No Tampo printing?! What frigging day and age is it now that Yamato STILL CHOOSES NOT TO, when almost every frigging plastics goods manufacturers out there have moved forward, and are using them for printing markings on their products!!! Graham buddy, ya gotta spare sometime to tie and bitch-spank that Yamato CEO for this fandom man. I'll personally fly down to HK to help you. Let me know.

any chance of getting a "desert low vis" toning from the yellowing? I don't think so. From a distance, my 1/48 Hikaru is still "white". But you never know what a few more years might do to it.

Hm, I dunno, I've always have this idea that the age thing on them toyboxes, are actually refering to one's mental state, rather than the physical age of a person.

In time, I guess all plastics will yellow. The only problem is that the yellowing is not consistent on the different parts of the toy, because of the different plastics used. My 1/60 Hikaru has proven that - his biceps and fists are yellower than the rest of his other white plastic parts, and the whiter plastic parts are yellower than the yellowed white-painted metal parts. If I have a Pantone code book now, I can easily give you 3 different yellow color codes no problem! My 1/48 Hikaru VF1A that has also yellowed however, is very consistent on all his parts. This consistency of the yellowing effect, is quite nice actually, so I'm not as bothered with the 1/48 as I am with the 1/60 Hikaru - He just looks a little weathered.

I know Bandai is very capable of a solid and thoughfully-designed transforming Macross VF toy - IF they want to. But looking at the old M7 valks, and their recent Takatoku reissues, it seems to me that anything in their job dockets that is more expensive than gashapons, will automatically tell them to go half-hearted on it. If anyone wants to see a SOC level Macross toy, expect nothing short of a miracle.

Maybe no one cares if there is space for a poster that size or not, but to that poor CF pilot IT MATTERS!

Okay, I think the word is possitively, "SEXY" with the male symbol stylized into the letter "Y". I also think WDC is correct - That IS a poster of a girl that looks like Misa. Hey, isn't it against regulation to put a pin-up that huge? Here is my screen grab, it was step forwarded to the very last frame...

From that screenshot alone, does it say "SEXY" ? Nah, knowing Roy Focker, I bet it sez, "SEX ME".

Throughout history, man have battled another, killed, or get killed for a piece of 'tang. The drive to get some poon is only seconded by his insatiable thirst for some hard alcoholic beverages. To be seen flying a CF to get both perks mentioned above, is the smallest of his concerns I'm sure.

"Imagination is more important than knowledge".

From the looks of the hairstyle and the uniforms, I think it's Misa and the sempai himself, going to a secret rendezvous.

Oral sex causes cancer!! Yoda:- Hmm, a practical future for this technology I see.

speaking of that. follow this link I am somehow highly disturbed right now Vostok 7 I had thought better not to post something like that, and let all your imaginations or if any of you have watched the show, get the idea. Damn, this tanuki creature must be truly special (huge nuts and all). They even use his appearance in a property commercial to make as though that location they're selling, is special and should be sought after - WOW! Thanks all!

Can't agree more with you about the American culture, sad but true And LePoseur, Guys, I don’t know what was about my little incident that triggered comments such as these. I haven’t actually condemned anything - especially the show, what goes on in Miyazaki or other creators’ minds when they made the shows, or peoples’ uncomfortable reaction to something different. So let’s treat this on a case-to-case study basis. Anyway, to make things clearer, I’m not from the US. Thanks yellowlightman I’m from Malaysia – that’s why I’ve said, “…fathers in Asia especially...”. Since it was brought up, my opinion on the incident of America's big Superbowl scandal was quite simply this – Giving out the wrong ideas publicly. It’s not so much about the exposure of Janet’s nipple, but rather, the ACT of ripping off that portion of her cloth. How does one explain the PURPOSE of that action to their kids? Failing to explain that action properly might result in their little boys arbitrarily ripping off girls’ clothes. I’m merely thinking in the shoes of most parents. And the consequences certain situations create. As far as explaining the human anatomy to children is concerned, I can do that with little problem. But that topic was broached with a different subject matter – Had I gone along to tell the truth, and the kid reciprocates with a barrage of questions… How the heck do I explain how the balls on the Tanuki got so big? See, it’s not that easy and I didn’t really want to ignore the smart boy, and yet, I have no prior knowledge of this particular animal’s anatomy. To put it simply, I was caught off guard and I tried to cut it short, to the best of my ability. Anyway, my wife got to know about the incident and she simply laughed her ass off. My sister (the bro-in-law’s wife) called just now and she did the same. And to add an ironic twist to the whole situation, it was originally my sister who wanted me to buy that anime title so she can watch with my nephew. This case is now 50% closed. Thanks for all your input fellas. I really did learn something valuable. Hope it’s the same for all of you. There rest will probably resolve when on the dinner table tonight. Sigh!

I suppose you're right. But the danger of telling the truth (in this case) thus, fanning more curiosity into that little mind, might cause him to discover the wrong ideas as well as getting the proper ones. I dunno... maybe I'm just over-thinking it. I'll see how tommorow goes - I'm sure my bro in-law will call me out for drinks.

Maybe you guys are right but see, the thing is most fathers (in Asia especially) tend to avoid questions like these and let the mothers do the teaching. I'm not sure how western parents do it though. I gave my "answer" as a way to cut it short. I said they are travel bags because one of the elder racoons, magically transformed his balls into a huge red carpet and I thought I could use that to realistically back up my little lie. You guys probably just don't know how freaking hard it is to answer questions such as these - I'm also not implying that I know better.

Well, I hope you guys understand that, it is one thing to tell the truth, and quite the other to make the situation worse. The thing is, I didn't quite gave my answer straight away. At that moment, I thought, had I said, "yeah, they're testicles"... he might comeback and ask, "but where is the penis?". Had I told the truth, my brother in-law might have murderized me. I really did the best I could.

Congrats man! Like the father, this new Macross fan will be one of first to get his or her hands on the new toy releases.

I was happily watching Miyazaki's Racoon Wars (I've never seen it before until this evening) with my son and nephew, when suddenly, my 7 year old nephew asked, "Uncle, what are the two sacks hanging below the racoons? Are they the raccoons' testicles?". Alright. So, because my son was there as well, I pulled him aside, and whispered to the other kid, that those sacks are actually travel bags that the racoons use to carry stuff. Obviously he didn't quite fall for it - I saw that wierd look on his face. And because my son wasn't looking at me, I just ignore him. And man... You just can never imagine the position I was put thru after that... I mean, it was suppose to be a kiddy anime right? And yet it contained stuff that can make kids curious enough to ask uncomfortable questions. Luckily for me, my son was so into the show, he had not heard (I hope) his cousin's question. I sent the little rascal home and two hours later, my brother in-law called. Needless to say he was quite unhappy about what had happened. I also got an earful of scolding. Kids ask the darndest things and they are so spontaneous about it. What the heck was I suppose to do?

I guess I know what you are going to the Millia figure when it comes out. Man, sounds worse that doorknob boy. I mean I aint knocking Millia. If she was on my doorstep, I wouldnt turn her away buy we are talking about a figure. Worse? I could be out there aiding the doorknob boy as a getaway driver if you wanna talk about worse. There is a difference if you want to compare me to the doorknob boy - at least the "fun" I'm gonna have is genuinely my property. Not someone elses'. A thought or an expression is totally different from actually doing it.

Hallelujah! Dangerous curves really make for a more exciting tongue travel. Dis one's mah bag baybeee!

Thank you for this thread!!! And thank you Valkyrie putting up the songs. They really really made my day. If it's not too late to request it, can you also put up Remember 16? I don't have that album and I couldn't get one where I stay.