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Are they figures or statues? I like the Yamato ones so It's not something I'd invest in, but they look pretty good.

I'm not crazy about Mike's frontier valk. The dark blue just won't display well and it has no real distinguishing features other than the sniper rifle. I think once I get an Ozama with armor parts, and super parts for my Alto renewal I'll be done with Frontier. I kind of like this canon fodder though.

woops, wrong thread.

to be fair, arni was pretty swole for his last movie, the last stand.

any word on when that will be up for preorder?

I was able to pull most of it off. But I cut some down the line of the opening. Annoying.

I didn't hate it. It's a solid C. It was fun and better than a lot of other movies. Certainly better than any other Superman movie other than Superman 2 in the 80's.

I didn't see any spares like with the 171 canon fodder. You can see my photo of the open package. You get: 4 hands Communications dish Knife and pilot 3 connector bits for the knife and gun. Gun pod Valk. The head lasers are hard plastic and not rubbery like the 171.

Also new Mari and the damaged version of 02 are on the way! I really want that version too! haha. http://blog.amiami.com/amiblo/2013/06/20-01.html

WOOT!!! GOTS ONE! Pre-order for Medicom's RAH NEO Eva unit 02 opened back up. 180 bucks. It's on Ebay already for 360. http://www.hlj.com/product/MEDRAH-604

Looks awesome in my Detolf too. Pops like a soda.

Yup. I hate it. It just gets yellowed and old and impossible to take off, so I try to remove as much as possible without destroying the package. I wish they could find a way to start using Velcro in packaging. It can't be that much more expensive.

I've spent so many hours watching Sopranos. James was a supremely gifted actor and he will be missed.

You can argue that fewer people care... but you look at things like the NSA program. I think people do care and want the country to be a certain way, and I think Superman would be a great way to capture those feelings. Going back to what made our country great, and having Superman show some of that off. I don't want to get political or anything, but yeah, I think the gritty superman is just writers who are too lazy to update the story for today. Grant Morrison was able to do it properly, but nobody else that I know of.

No problem. He's a good alternative to have on hand. I think he has some connections with the industry back in China so he gets some rare stuff.

Thanks! Comments and suggestions are welcome. I know a guy up in New york selling at a decent price considering you get domestic shipping. http://www.lunartoystore.com/products/masterpiece-mp-12t-tigertrack-pre-order I'm pretty sure he has some in stock, even though it says pre-order. Send him an email. I got my lambor from him back in Feb and I can vouch for him. I talk to him on gchat all the time. Good shipping and legit products. He's this Chinese American fellow trying to start a business and specializes in 3rd party stuff.

Saw a VF-11c sell for $260 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Yamato-1-60-VF-11C-Thunderbolt/121123919963?_trksid=p5197.m1992&_trkparms=aid%3D111000%26algo%3DREC.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D14%26meid%3D8404009615858178433%26pid%3D100015%26prg%3D1006%26rk%3D1%26sd%3D121123919963%26 And a VF-11b sell for $150, though I can't find the link.

I got mine this morning. I paid on the very last day and used EMS. I was kind of pissed that hobbyfan told me that they got no stock, then told other people they got 10% stock. It sucks that I overpaid a bit, but I got it fairly quick. Really love the color and how the communication dish rotates. Looking forward to transforming it this weekend. Also... what the living frakk is up with all the tape they used to put the cardboard cover on the styrofoam? Seriously, they couldn't just use a few strips to secure it? haha.

Awesome. I like the body count markings on the shoulder.

My video review: I got mine Tuesday morning and I love it. I'm really, amazingly stoked for Wheeljack! I pre-ordered two, and one bumblebee. I'm crossing my fingers that his ears will light-up!! I hope the 30th anni voting yeilds a Starsaber MP! That would be tits.

Stoked. I don't really like the plus Valks other than the VF-11's but I'll give this newly engineered one a shot. Glad to see Arcadia is moving forward and I hope it helps to kill the scalping market even more.

I think the main problem with this movie is that it's kind of a clash of two worlds. Their are the people who feel superman is an ideal. Truth. Justice, and the American way. A bright sun god and a symbol of the best of humanity (See Grant Morrison's All Star Superman). And then their are newer fans who have only grown up with deconstructionism. All the attempts to make Superman "relevant" have been fun trips, but they mean nothing without the gold standard of the character. From Frank Millar's Superman in the Dark Knight Returns, to The Soviet Superman of Red Son, and things like Superior by Mark Millar. Entire generations have grown up with Superman not really being Superman, and they want this dark gritty take on something that was never dark and Gritty. I think the movie is trying its best to reconcile these two types of cultural Supermans, but due to all the technical flaws in the storytelling and the lack of any real focus other than destruction, the movie falls short of what it could have been. All the Soul and Joy of Superman was sucked out with the color and thrown to the wolves. Problems with the story: 1. Technology and science in this movie was all over the place. They had the power to create small black holes and cryosleep pods, but they couldn't conserve enough energy to keep their society running properly? EVEN with multiple planets to draw resources from? They never explained why their "empire" just stopped working. Is it even that important? No. But if the death of the planet makes no sense, your mind just writes it off as bullshit and you don't care, and thus you care less about Superman. Also, if radiation is what makes Supes, Super-powered, then a change in gravity and atmospherics wouldn't steal his power like it did on Zod's spaceships. Not to mention the sun is just outside the ship and the ship has windows. Also, if the gravtron ray thing steals his powers... how could he fly through the planet right inside it's beam. I didn't even care at that point. 2. Lois lane was pointless. Which is fine. I could care less about the love story side of Superman. It's been played to death, and overbearing for decades, but she really was souless and just an exposition piece. She didn't even look like a Lois Lane to me either. 3. Superman was just too bulky. Part of what makes him fantastic is that he is a muscular, yet lean guy who can do amazing feats of strength. Clark isn't the hulk, or even Thor. He is a really big guy. He would have had a farm boys physique. Lean muscle from repetitious moves like shucking hay, or plowing earth. Superman looked like a roided gym rat. Just didn't work for me. But it's a minor complaint. I know cultures change and looks change, so I understand that they have to keep up with the times. Superficial problems: 1. The suit looked like Spider-man beat up all the tailors on Krypton and forced them to copy his outfit. It was terrible and, again - too dark. 2. Too much armor. I mentioned that I hated this before the movie came out.. but yeah this didn't even remotely look like a super-hero movie and it had no real visual style of it's own. 3. Visually it was just too... gray. My eyes felt strained the whole time watching this movie, and it was really frustrating to pay for a movie and feel like you're watching a cam rip because the director likes super dark filters. This isn't Fight Club, for frakks sake. 4. The religious symbolism was almost insulting and I didn't like it. BUT I understand why Zack used it. It's a shot-hand for saying that superman is a Demi-god, and that is a concept a lot of people aren't familiar with after the decades of shows like Lois and Clark. Things I liked: 1. The action was fantastic and crazy. I've always wanted a more epic scale with Superman. It was fun to see all the crazy violence and destruction.. but I think they went way too far with it. This did feel like a Hulk movie where the destruction was so over the top. Also, Superman didn't seem to have any concern for innocent people or all the destruction he was causing. He took out two cities with no attempt to remove himself from population centers. 2. Zod had motivations that made sense and the actor did a good job. He reminded me of a crazed Roman dictator, and that's a good thing. The ONLY moment during this movie where I felt like cheering was when he lost his crappy armor, which is sad. 3. As for the armor, I did like the clear visors. Clever way to show the actors faces. To sum up, this movie is only watchable because the action is so over-the-top, that it becomes a spectacle. I have to agree with RedLetterMedia, that this is an alien invasion movie, and not a super-hero film. There was nothing inspirational, heroic, or engaging about this film. I wanted to feel like I did when I was a kid and Superman inspired me. I got that for a few seconds when they showed him as a child playing with his dog, but this was right after 1000's of people died. I guess, and I hope, that the next one will be more true to form. Maybe this one is just Superman learning to be Superman, and that's why it was so dark and grim. I love dark and grim, for the record. Just not for Superman.

Fedex is only cheaper for larger items I think. I don't know how much experience NY has with them, but oh well haha

Fedex is 50 bucks. I went ems

Paid!! I bought a Tiger Track Masterpiece this morning, and PO super parts for luca today. When does it end? LETS DO THIS!!