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    I've used them a couple times. Never for multiple pre-orders and/or combining pre-orders and in-stock, though, since IIRC they don't consolidate orders the way HLJ do. Or if they do, it's not explained in a way that I was able to comprehend and take advantage of. If you're going to order these and only these, then they're a solid legacy choice. Amiami are similar, though IIRC you're able to combine in-stock items with pre-orders coming out that same month. Me, I've gotten into the habit of mainly ordering old "used" model kits from them, so I don't have to worry about pre-orders and shipping and combining orders, etc.
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    I've never found the N-Ger (oof, that abbreviation is... ) super attractive, but as they tend to do, Hasegawa have turned out a very nice-looking model from the artwork. That backpack especially looks very nice.
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    AC7's IIRC "Standard" control scheme is similar to that game's fighter mode controls. Maybe start there, with the added knowledge that simply selecting a target won't lock all missiles onto it; you'll have to get both in range and at an advantageous angle (either behind the target or facing it head on). Best of luck.
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    I guess we're running on different definitions of "straight," then. In my view, the movie not being ironic about its setting or otherwise doing a wink-and-nod to the audience is how it plays it straight. It doesn't raise an eyebrow at Ryu/Sagat being able to shoot a Hadouken/Tiger Shot, or Fei Long having a Shienkyaku, or... Blanka.
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    Having finally played it a year ago or so, yes please... but only if they can maintain a relative facsimile of the flight model. It definitely feels like the games have drifted further and further from the AC3 ideal in the decades since. AC04 was still pretty nice, but AC5 and beyond, while still definitely fun, also definitely veered a bit too arcade-y. I think it's the reduction of inertia, mainly. It's still there, but in a very subdued way. ASdkasjdflk. Anyway. Interesting that the capitol city is named Theve. Also interesting that the Su-57's post-stall missile is called a "Parthian shot." This truly is a Strange Real world...
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    I'm curious. People have been generally bemused by the Ryzen Max processors - those "mega APUs" with 4060-ish graphics and up to 128gb RAM - because of their high prices. Now that DRAM prices are jumping up, how do those devices compare now? For instance, a top-spec Framework Desktop (16 cores, 40-CU GPU, 128GB RAM) can be had for about $2000 + $storage. Are they still overpriced for what they are, or are they relatively more of a deal now?
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    What is with that music? Oh I dunno, the aforementioned anime movie was played pretty much completely straight and managed to be a banger. SF2V is a fun little alternate universe romp, but I find I just lose interest by the halfway mark every single time I try to watch it. And whereas the movie had a major influence on the franchise going forward - establishing Sagat's shoryuken-derived scar, the lightning storm meadow as a recurring stage, Bison's entire design, etc. - basically nothing the show does has any lasting impact. It's no real fault of the show's - it can't help its being made alongside the similarly-intentioned Zero/Alpha series - but still.
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    Just to be clear, a cubic meter is roughly 36 cubic feet, not 3. (Each face is 11 square feet.) The measurements you gave for the gatling give ~1.38 cubic meters/~50 cubic feet. The point still stands, just correcting the maths. Anyway, I always thought the Vajra creating bio-missiles was kind of stupid and impossible, but I never should have doubted the ability of nature to provide precedent. (Relevant section starts at 10:30, with context at 9:30.)
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    Well, that artwork IS pretty...
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    This is what I saw, so I thought you were joking until I clicked it and the video played.
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    The Monster is justified given it's basically two full kits in one. This... I'll just say I dodged a bullet when I decided not to get one (or, god forbid, more).
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    I doubt the info is available yet, but any idea on whether the art book contains anything new from the Ultimate Edition?
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    I dunno, I kept getting distracted by the ridiculous dialogue. It was like they threw the entire script into a blender, blitzed for five seconds, then scooped out a handful of words to use for the trailer. EDIT: The upside down mirror section was pretty neat, though, ngl. More like that, please.
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    It doesn't need to be a competition... That being said, the Hase photo does a good job making the heft look intimidating. I really like it. Same with the head laser. I do have to admit, despite my misgivings about the Plamax kit, it makes a very pretty, clean-looking Armored. Aaaaaalmost enough to make me get one...
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    Eh, it doesn't look bad per se, just same-y. Homogenized.
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    Specifically, I think it is a Bandai 1996 "LM (Limited Model)" non-scale model kit of the Alseides from the anime Escaflowne.
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    I especially like that the curtain was folded on itself, rendering it just as malfunctioned as the robot it was meant to hide.
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    That's the issue with exploring these things too in depth (which is to say, almost in any depth at all). The mystique breaks down almost instantly and they stop being the fearsome movie monsters they're supposed to be. Which, again, isn't exactly a BAD thing to do... It just isn't specifically what I want from a Predator movie. As for Dek, I didn't think much about it. I figured they just wanted a unique look. Weirdly, I have the opposite problem of basically seeing zero videos on my feed at all, spoilers or otherwise.
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    I'll say this, the whole warrior culture thing seems waaay off base. This is a hunting culture, not a warrior one. Or at least that's what it was built up as, to me. The one thing I've always felt that the comics/expanded lore/etc. gets wrong is not adhering to that distinction. Like, I'd like to see more survivalist or conservationist philosophizing girding the backbone of the civilization, not... bushido. As it is, absolutely none of the story and character beats are at all surprising or interesting, just executed competently enough as to be entertaining. This same movie, starring a Les Stroud-/Steven Rinella-(/Jeremiah Johnson-, for the more grizzled among you )type predator, would have been very interesting. But I can't deny I had a good time nonetheless.
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    I wonder if they're going to bother concocting a reason for the gang to be together again. Frankly, I'd rather they not, just have it be a standalone episode and let the fans figure out the canon if they really absolutely must do so. EDIT: New page tax:
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    Mild spoilers, but also very funny:
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    HLJ https://www.hlj.com/dx-chogokin-vf-31a-kairos-macross-delta-10th-anniv-banc723086
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    I can't wait to see what the threequel's title will be.
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    Or call it "The Mummy 3" and don't bother to address the other one at all. Bonus points because "the other one" could be referring to either of two different movies.
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    I've heard that this is the best execution of them all yet, both as an adaptation and as a standalone work, so I'm interested to check it out.
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