Kelsain

I want to be optimistic, but it reminds me of the New Jedi Order launch. "Dozens of story tellers coming together to form a seamless, overarching narrative." 

Right, if it’s only 7”, I’ll probably skip this. If it’s 8-9”, I’ll totally get a blank, and might eBay the Bandai...

7 hours ago, Bolt said:

Mc Farlane really blew it. Should have gone with a different chapter. Why does everyone want to do the same boring Ultramarines..?

Looks like they’re offering an unpainted version as well.

Hmm, doesn’t look quite as good as the Bandai, but msrp $20. We’ll have to see how it scales against other figures. I like ~1/12 scale.

Oh my, 1/12 probe droid?!

On 1/29/2020 at 1:53 AM, borgified said:

I think it was teased however not made yet, however one was made in 1/48 scale as a model kit. The next possible KO valk teased is Hayate's 31j as pics are just shown only. 

If they really wanted some $, they’d make a KO VF-31A.

26 minutes ago, Knight26 said:

Yes too Ashoka centered, and because this is being released out of order there won't be much, if any real dramatic stakes in any Ashoka/Maul battles.

True. If this had come out as planned, prior to their appearances in Rebels, we'd all be wondering if this would be the death of either Maul or Ahsoka - maybe both. If it does overlap with ROTS, I am very interested to see how Rex handles it. (again, another bit of suspense removed, thanks to having his later story filled in)

On 1/8/2020 at 11:49 AM, sh9000 said:

Wow.

If any of y'all who are collecting these figures have an extra red-haired head that you're not going to use, it would really come in handy for a custom I'm considering...

Woo! The Expanse is back! Looks like it went live on Amazon Prime a day early. 

1 hour ago, tekering said:

If this actually happens, it will be the first time in history that the fourth film of two successful franchises -- both starring the same actor -- are released on the same day.  

A couple years ago, I purged some of my old models on eBay, including some of the simple Robotech branded 1/170 kits like this:

My kids are now getting into models, and my son really wants a Gerwalk kit for Xmas.

He's too young for a Hasegawa or Bandai kit, and I'm realizing this would have been perfect for him.

Has anyone on the board got something small, easy, and cheap like this that they'd be willing to part with?

Thanks

3 hours ago, Dobber said:

 I really want that new big Star Destroyer...but I can’t justify $700 to myself! Lol. 

Yeah, my 6 yo son saw that in the catalog and put it on his Xmas list. And I had to be all "Buddy, we all love you; but it's never gonna happen..."

Finally had the chance to watch the first episode. And while I’d accidentally spoiled the ending for myself, I was not prepared for the cuteness. My kids are gonna lose their crap when they see that...

I almost barreled ahead into episode 2, but I need to go to bed...

15 hours ago, sh9000 said:

Thicc...

On 11/5/2019 at 4:08 PM, Black Valkyrie said:

 

https://www.comicbookmovie.com/spider-man/into_the_spider-verse/spider-man-into-the-spider-verse-producer-confirms-japanese-spider-man-for-sequel-a171483

 

Yes! I was kinda bummed that they left Leopardon out of Ready Player One, but I understood why. This is the perfect situation to bring it back.

Between this fact, and watching Back to the Future II with my kids last week; there's been a lot of "where are my flying cars!" around our house.

With my daughter now old enough for the Marvel movies, these Star Wars shows, full Disney catalog, and bundling with Hulu (which we already have); it's worth it to me. 

Keeping fingers crossed for a 1/12 Milia; or Myria, I guess.

Great job, CrossAir! I forget, are these supposed to be modified X-Gears for regular size pilots? Or modified Valkyries for macronized pilots? Either way probably works...

Although, given those eye decals, I'm surprised I haven't seen one painted up as Cattra yet.

13 hours ago, 505thAirborne said:

This is the one scene from the trailer I'd like to see on the big screen. It is nice to see the Falcon with it's old school radar dish back. 

I definitely see ships from the same class as:

Ghost, Shadowcaster, U-wing, Nebulon-B, Pelta, Hammerhead, goofy E8 star bomber, and various Mon Cal ships, including the one from Rogue One. Obviously, these are all existing assets in their library. Hopefully there are some prequel-era ships in there as well.

I'm hoping for a good one. I've mostly enjoyed the new trilogy; 8 did let me down in several ways, but I don't want to get into it. I will definitely be seeing this in the theater. It might be my son's first SW theater experience; and I'm sure he'll love it, if he's not too scared. Fingers crossed that, even if it's not great, this movie will bring the fan reception out of its continual loop of gloom.

I think that's what's brought my enthusiasm for the franchise down, more than the films themselves - the fact that EVERY Star Wars discussion thread I've seen over the last 2 years continuously repeats the same cycle of annoyances, angst, arguments, attacks and bickering after about 10 posts. It's just not that fun to share in the community of Star Wars anymore. 

On 9/13/2019 at 10:16 AM, tekering said:

Oof, $210... I think I may be out on this one...

I should have realized that this would be more like the GW pricing model than the Bandai one.

EDIT: haha, after reading Mechaniac’s post, I realized that I was set to New Zealand pricing!

I guess we may just have to see if they do a wider release, if these sell out quickly. 

With the continued availability on the international sites, I imagine this isn’t anything like a Macross preorder situation. 

Honestly wish it was a kit like the 1/12 Star Wars or FigureRise ones. Ultramarines have never been my thing.

Are these it available in US & Canada? I see a preorder button at the top of all the European pages, but nothing on the US site.

Huh, I’m digging the new paint job on the X-Wings.