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    Stealing this from another forum: Also, Full Metal Panic kits were previewed a couple months ago, can't remember if they were already shared here or not. Scale and release date have not been stated; promo materials have listed the heights at around 14cm. With the 1/60 Laevatein by Kotobukiya coming in around 15.5cm, that suggests that the Bandai kits will be roughly 1/72.
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    Bandai DX VF-31

    kajnrig replied to UN Spacy's topic in Toys

    No, IIRC all of them are outfitted with the speaker pods.
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    That said, I'm not sure if I'll be getting the Laevatein. I've always thought it a bit too flashy compared to those two. Maybe I'll just stick with the model kits this time around. Speaking of which, the full list of model kits (ignoring only the short-lived Mode Lock line by Kotobukiya) for those interested:
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    Ah, I'm sure you've got it down pat; I was just remembering it wrong, as @wmkjr's screenshot made clear. 1/72, closed and open fixed mode, would be great but I'd hate to make you do much more work. What's the risk in a "simple" scale-down of the preexisting model?
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    This is the best news.
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    Anyone else checking out the AGDQ streams? I didn't realize they had them already but have been catching a bunch of the runs on Youtube. Great stuff as always. This is what I've got on right now:
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    Gave myself to the halfway point of the new Devilman show. I kept hoping it would get better, but it didn't. It starts off with forgettable storytelling but some... provocative... imagery, both of which you kind of expect going into something called Devilman. But it never moves beyond that; I kept waiting to learn more about the world, and never got what I wanted. Animation style aside, it's also pretty low quality. They try to get by on shock value, which only gets you so far. Oh well. Just wanted to give you a thumbs up for pulling the P-Chan avatar. I dunno anyone who still remembers Ranma 1/2.
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    Nice video! Is this an accurate recreation of the in-show speaker pod? I don't doubt it is, but I seem to remember there being extra speaker kibble coming off the top of the largest speaker section. Also, apologies if someone's already asked, but any chance this gets recreated in 1/72?
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    It's way different from your typical Godzilla movie, isn't it? All that "overly complicated exposition" sounds like setup for a space adventure series, not a two-part OVA monster flick. I mean in the end it's well worth it, but yeah, I'm still struck by how different it is. I also really liked that post-credits scene, sets up nicely for the follow-up. I've heard some generally good press for this... show? OVA? movie? I think I'll check it out tonight, see what it's about. I remember the old Devilman commercials when I think Manga Entertainment was releasing it. Check out all that cheese!
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    This was re-released just a couple months ago too, right? Wonder why Hasegawa's going on this spree all of a sudden... Not that I mind, of course. EDIT: According to my HLJ orders, it was about a year ago, so a bit longer ago than I thought, but still... keep it up, Hasegawa. Maybe some of the Ace Combat stuff next?
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    The flaw being intentional is... well, not bad per se, but I do think it's missing the forest for the trees. Personally, I always figured the design flaw was a result of someone overlooking something or it was a cost-cutting measure, or a confluence of any number of similar human errors. The point is we never needed to know WHY it exists, just that it does. (The Empire either ignoring it or being woefully unaware of it also speaks to the level of hubris among those in charge. All part of being comically evil.) If it's an intentional thing, then... that's fine, too, I guess. That could work as a plot device. That they felt the need to establish another "royal family of Star Wars" around whom the major story beats turn is what gets to me. There was no need for that, and in fact I'm fairly certain the story would have been better off without it.
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    Likely it was meant only for its Japanese storefront for its Japanese customers.
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    I'd say... yes? Cautiously. It uses that super fluid cel-shaded CGI style that I don't particularly like, but the quality of the art is great. The characters don't really have a lot to them, which isn't exactly a criticism in a Godzilla movie, but they almost feel wasted here. The world feels incredibly fleshed out and could have made for a great standalone sci-fi series in the vein of Star Trek. The choreography could have used some improvement as you don't really get a proper sense of the scale of Godzilla. Oh, and it uses the (new) American design of Godzilla, too, for whatever that's worth to you. I think it's a perfectly fine design, so I had no issues with it here. So... Yeah, color me impressed. Definitely not what I was expecting, but definitely good.
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    This must be the season of surprises, because I just went into the new(?) Netflix Godzilla anime movie expecting a Godzilla anime movie and got a hard sci-fi drama with one of the bleakest, most abjectly terrifying portrayals of Godzilla ever. They REALLY play up the force of nature angle here. Holy crap, that was a ride. They make sure to take into account time dilation, that's how hardcore the sci-fi is here. The human-alien coalition has been wandering space for 20 years, meanwhile back on Earth they estimate that nearly 1,000 years have passed. Just holy what the frakk this movie. I still can't believe what I just saw.
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    Eh, well I was never a big Vader fan, so I s'pose the magic was lost on me. Ever since they did in Maul like a chump, I think I must've resigned myself to the fact that Star Wars would never be my source for pure badass antagonist.
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    It does a bit, if only because my fanon assumption about the opening of ANH was always that Leia's ship was caught unawares by Vader's just moments before the opening shot. They were smuggling the Death Star plans to Yavin IV (or Dantooine? wherever it was supposed to go if not there) and got caught. Rogue One makes it so that Leia and co. are taking an active, visible part in the battle to steal the plans and from the beginning are mounting a desperate escape. Don't get me wrong, the scene itself is a fun little thing - the darkness, then breathing, then the lightsaber ignites and the curbstomp begins - but it's just more fanservice in a movie all about fanservice and very little else. EDIT: oh my god you're such a nerd
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    "What... What the frakk is going on?" - Me, every single Yakuza game
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    Okay, good to know. I just remember it being mentioned the past few pages or so and didn't know if it was A Thing or not. Seems like not. Re: Rogue One, that Vader/finale was the cherry on top for me, or perhaps more accurately the straw that broke the camel's back. The whole movie is already a slog for me, and that scene recontextualizing the entire opening of ANH nearly made me throw up my arms in exasperation.. Or actually at first I thought it was neat, but as I thought on it more I liked it less and less. Could the whole of TLJ be considered a space battle? If so, that'd be my "better than RoTJ."
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    Random on-topic tangent: Why were people upset about Rey in the water in TLJ? Something about her not being able to swim? Did TFA establish that she doesn't know how to swim or something?
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    Watched Miss Hokusai yesterday. It wasn't what I expected - more a bunch of short stories than a historical drama - but still, I liked it for what it was. It doesn't use the medium to much effect - you can tell it's almost a direct lift of the manga, panel to cel, for better and for worse - but the art is strong and the characters likeable and their lives are interesting. The lack of a central plot makes for an almost meditative experience. You don't have to expend effort trying to keep up with the story, you just let yourself live in their world for a little while. Recommended? ...yes, but with the caveat that you have to be in the mood for it. Here's the trailer:
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    Since it's Robotech, it got posted in the general Sci-Fi section. Discussion on this specific toy started around here: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/44143-kitz-concept-robotech-toy-line/?do=findComment&comment=1364999
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    I hated the Tolkien books because they used single quotes (') instead of double quotes (") for people talking. :/ Oh god, I vaguely remember people throwing fits about this. I also vaguely remember others defending the move with preexisting lore about Force-resistant creatures, like Waddo and... something that secretes mucus that resists the Force? I forget.
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    Yeah, thanks for clarifying. I'd have mentioned that but was on the phone and hate typing on it.
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    *mind blows* 8-year old me thought it was the bees' knees. I always thought she was cool though because afterwards she didn't bother with a prosthetic, just one-armed everything and was still stone cold Space Wonder Woman badass. There was something about the movies and Clone War being the immovable objects of the canon, but I don't know if that was only their rationale for getting rid of the EU, or if that's their policy moving forward as well so that even any new comics/books/etc. are nebulous canon-wise. I dunno. Again, it's arcane. Did they do a hyperspace jump from a planet in TFA? Or was that Rogue One? What hyperspace shenanigans was troubling in TFA? I'm trying to think of examples to prove this statement wrong, because there HAS to be something better, it's not like RotJ's was THAT good, and yet... I heard that she ended up marrying Jacen Solo, and then he went and became uber-powerful Sith Lord and killed her? I'm digging this trip through memory lane.
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    Reviving for: https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/905281/Justice-League-Batman-solo-movie-Jake-Gyllenhaal-Ben-Affleck-sour-Matt-Reeves/amp Jake Gyllenhaal to replace Ben Affleck.
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