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    According to Wikipedia, that only started being prescribed to the logo in 2004. Before that, notable definitions included - "S" for "Superman" (origin) - an El family crest/coat of arms (from Superman: The Movie) - a design by Pa Kent based off Native American iconography, depicting a snake to symbolize healing (The Man of Steel, 80s) This desire for it to mean something super deep, and "hope" of all things, I find to be really weird and unnecessary. But that's coming from me as a casual Superman audience. Anyway, I think it's about as good and bad as any of the other James Gunn superhero movies. Choosing Israel-Palestine as a backdrop wasn't a great decision. The use of Krypto and an associated spoiler was a good one. The movie was at its best when it didn't take itself super seriously. I think it could have handled the "serious" subject matter more adeptly by leaning even more heavily into its super simplistic, cartoony storytelling. As is, its attempts feel half-assed. Altogether, it holds together better than the Snyderverse movies, but otherwise is surpassed by other superhero movies before it. It's a cut above/below Superman Returns, but generally in that same ballpark.
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    They're officially non-scale, but are roughly slightly larger than 1/144 scale, same as the regular Robot Spirits line. IIRC they target an absolute size of around 5-6" or 12-15cm and scale loosely amongst themselves. (Smaller MSes like Wing are smaller than usual, bigger ones like Nu are bigger than usual, etc.) Metal Build and Chogokin are indeed bigger and tend to map more directly to 1/100 scale, though IIRC they too target an absolute size of 7-8" rather than a strict 1/100 scale. Currently, no. I don't remember if the Granddaddy has even been made in MB/Choogkin/etc. The Robot Spirits Ver ANIME figure might work for you, but like the Metal RS you linked, it also is in the smaller scale. Bandai did release a version of the MG Perfect Gundam without its "Perfect"/"Full Armor" parts, which might work for you: https://p-bandai.com/us/item/N2559803001006
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    That's my best guess, too. 🤷‍♂️ Oh well. Since it's been posted, I'll delete this thread. Thanks for the head's-up. EDIT: ...or not. I could swear there used to be a Delete option somewhere...
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    No, I mean what does "SCOOPUDA" stand for?
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    Ah, I see. I don't check that thread (obviously), what even is it? "SCOOPUDA" = ???
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    Just posting an FYI since I didn't see anyone had posted it yet. First episodes of 7, Frontier, and Delta are up. https://www.youtube.com/@macrossch2259
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    I don't know if my expectations have just dropped that much or the movie was legitimately that good, but I had a really good time with this movie. Gareth Edwards does a great job establishing scale, and there are tons of shots (maybe too many) that do a phenomenal job showing off just how big the big dinos really are. The story is meh, definitely doesn't reach the same level of smart and thought-provoking as JP1 but then again what has done, but it's serviceable enough and is told competently. As I suspected, the "fake" dinos are nowhere as interesting as the "real" dinos; the latter could still easily carry an entire film on their own, despite the insistence of the World movies. A future movie, I would love if they doubled down on their efforts here to be as "natural" with the dinos as possible. Even better if they make a dino the actual star of the movie and make smart decisions in order to tell a story from its perspective.
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    HMR VF-19P

    kajnrig replied to BlueMax's topic in Toys

    I don't remember seeing this in the anime/movie/OVAs. Can someone refresh my memory? I can only guess it was Basara's ride in Dynamite 7 and I simply forgot.
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    I'm just glad to finally see some news on these again after all these years. I was nearly about to renew a Hulu subscription again. Then again, that new Predator series did just come out...
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    I wouldn't say no to a Gundam Sentinel or Advance of Zeta animation. I know both are something of a rights abomination, but I would certainly appreciate the resulting repops or new molds entirely of model kits.
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    I'm an idiot, ignore me. Got my wires crossed and thought we were talking about the Plamax and/or VFG kits.
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    Nice, thanks. I was just looking at stores last night since the first pre-order caught me by surprise. EDIT: Well dang, looks like it's back to discontinued already. Must be popular... or really limited...?
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    Since it's not a Bandai kit, I didn't think there'll be any stock issues. I've gotten all my Hasegawas, Plamaxes, Kotobukiyas, etc. from them right on schedule. Still, fingers crossed. On the subject on Bandai and HLJ, I got orders fulfilled of some random repros in the last few months. Nice surprise, that. IIRC a Mega Size Zaku and a HG O Gundam. So it's still a decent way to get their back catalog at a good price. Just add them to the PW pile you're already building up.
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    https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/02/arts/television/jonathan-joss-king-of-the-hill-killed.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ME8.ayda.ZkQ3gdP3LTpp&smid=url-share
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    They're wearing Captain Commando uniforms.
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    Now that it features so prominently, I have to ask: Do those three accent lines on the nose of the VF serve any purpose? Or, would they serve a real-world purpose on a real-world aircraft? I know I've seen similar features before. I'm curious if they're strictly a consequence of design/engineering/construction, or if they're intentional like vortex generators and the like.
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    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/madoverlord/macross-ii-lovers-again-alus-edition/posts/4370355 Dear Backers, The last month has seen a lot of progress. We've almost completed the second restoration pass on the 4K video, and authoring is well underway. We expect to have a test disc next month. The editing of the 16-page liner notes and interviews booklet is complete, and once we get final approval of the cover design, that will go into final proofing and be printed -- we need to print this first because it affects the sizing of the chipboard box, and it's always better to adjust the box fit using actual components. Editing and final layout of the artbook is progressing rapidly, it looks like it's going to come in at around 230 pages, but this might grow as we keep getting new art that we just have to add, such as the opening animation storyboards... Character Goods! In addition to the main work of getting the disc and artbook completed, we've also been doing a lot of work on the two add-on character goods we are planning. The first is, of course, an embroidered patch, because at this point, it's a tradition. But the Macross II patch is our most detailed one to date, and not only did we have to use all 12 available thread colors, but to get the required level of detail we had to go from our usual 4x4" size to 5x5". This is one of our test patches; we do a small run to check everything out which we also use as the "team" patches we give to everyone who worked on the project. The final patch will be identical except the text will be in white instead of gold. And because we always like to try something new, for the first time we're doing a standee; it's about 6 1/4" tall. Both of these use Mikimoto-sensei's new Ishtar art, and are exclusive limited-editions available only to project backers. Tariff Headaches As we are sure everyone is painfully aware, there is considerable uncertainty as to what the delivered cost of products manufactured in China (such as these) will be on any particular day - and the delay between gathering all of your orders, placing manufacturing orders, and actual delivery (and payment of tariffs) makes things even worse. In order to reduce the window of uncertainty, we've created a Character Goods Preordering Poll. For each of the character goods, you can indicate how many of each of the items you'd order at three different prices (representing three different tariff scenarios) Patch: $10/$12/$15 Standee: $25/$30/$35 Note: These prices include shipping anywhere (as part of your main order), but do not include customs duty or VAT for international recipients. We'll use the results of this survey to determine the size of the production run (based on the tariff situation at the time of ordering) and the final cost (based on the actual tariff paid -- so we won't add them to the ordering page until they've actually arrived). Our goal will be to minimize the price everyone pays while minimizing the risks. One Last Thing We're pleased to announce that the documentary you made possible, The Story of Macross II -Lovers Again-, will be shown at Momocon on Thursday, May 22nd from 7:00PM!
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    Dang, none of you are interested in The Duskbloods? Or is that not a launch game?
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    I shipped my stuff immediately, before the cost of shipping REALLY starts going up. I'm pretty sure it was something like 14000 yen for 2 Glaugs and 2 MP Eva kits. Oof...
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    This might be a bit of a random pull, but is Vampire Knight worth checking out?
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    Can confirm, that was a great movie.
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    Can't be bothered to find the post, but the A24 war movie Warfare is apparently getting rave reviews. I'll try to catch it this week, after Sinners.
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    I don't know if this deserves its own thread but HLJ sent this out in response to the US tariffs. Would a thread that collects the various stores' responses be warranted? tl;dr - As of April 20, 11pm EST, only EMS will be available for shipping to the US. And from a few days earlier (goes without saying, but the coupon code is expired):
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    I saw the snake clip for the first time a few weeks back, and I was blown away by how exactly as stupid it was as people said. I'm happy to have never seen it in its entirety.
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    I honestly thought you were dedicating each paragraph to a separate film. AVP
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