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    Thanks. Would you mind posting that link as a URL instead? I always seem to get an error message instead of the usual post/thread preview.
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    There's a new HG parts campaign. https://hlj.com/hg-gundam-bonus-parts-2018
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    You're absolutely right, but imagine if they weren't...
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    So... those ARE HMRs, right? No? Th-they're 1/60s, you say? The box is still twice their size, you say? I ask too many questions, you say?
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    So... Preorder when?
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    A bit of a tangent (and another necropost), but does a DVD/BD of the fabled English dub exist? Saw this in my Youtube recc's and was immediately whisked back to eight years old.
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    I'm not sure yet whether it's Bandai that's doing a second wave of the YF-19/Strike or some special thing CDJ is doing. I want to say it's the former because the Strike was included in the announcement, but it could just be CDJ.
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    From the YF-19 thread:
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    BANDAI DX YF-19!!

    kajnrig replied to seti88's topic in Toys

    Yeah, I'd also like to know for sure if this is a Bandai second wave. The inclusion of the MB Strike indicates it is, but still...
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    Courting death doesn't HAVE to be literally courting literally Death.
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    I'm really glad they didn't do that. Woulda been too much, woulda cracked my impenetrable stoic facade... Speaking of thoughts,
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    Ugh, I can't even bring myself to watch the Gonzo run anymore. I might buy it too if these events were altogether new, but they're not all that different from what's happened in the past. I feel like Kaname's more passive so far, more uncertain and timid. Sousuke, on the other hand, is more aggressive, even pushy. Considering the progress they've made together and individually in the last major story arc, her reflexively reeling away from him out of fear in her apartment seems like an odd thing to do. And when they're in the car later in the episode and he responds tersely to her questions and tosses items at her, scarcely acknowledging her, it's again not how I'd expect them to interact with each other. Aside from their little hand-holding moment, which is a direct and logical carryover from and building upon TSR, Kaname seems more suspicious of him than trusting, and Sousuke seems more dismissive of her than appreciative. It's not consistent with how they've always treated each other, and certainly not with how they ended the last season. I meant awkward more in that the setup to the conversation was awkward (by way of the aforementioned odd characterization following a moment of incredibly strong characterization) and the conversation felt contrived to give Sousuke his "I'll mamoru you" declaration. And besides being awkward, it's also... just... bad writing. There's quite a bit of that here (outnumbered by the good writing, for sure, but still). Characters talk in exposition, likely as a means of refreshing the audiences' memory or catching up new viewers on the world, but for instance Kaname shouldn't be calling her Whispered abilities "vague" when she has personal experience of what she and others can do with it. And then there are entire scenes of unnecessary dialogue (like much of the student election meeting). The total absence of humor does play a role in the "off" feeling as well, I'll admit. The comedy has always been a prime vehicle for characterization in this show, so losing it entirely does change the dynamics of the characters. Bah. That all said, I do agree that
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    I'm catching up on FMP IV, and... three major complaints: 1) Xebec is no KyoAni. The animation is technically impressive but incohesive. And hoo boy did they cut corners on that car chase. 2) A bit of a nitpick, but one that everyone gets wrong: The shot cannon used by Mao isn't a shotgun, it's a pump-action rifle that fires the same rounds as the automatic rifles the M9s use. The reason Sousuke uses it primarily is because of his experience as a guerrilla fighter in Afghanistan/Helmajistan, where its and/or similar weapons' simpler mechanics and ability to quickly load different types of ammunition compared to an automatic made it a versatile tool for him. Most games and even animation gets it wrong, though, and treats it as just a shotgun because it looks like a shotgun. 3) The characterization is really... odd, all around. Chidori gets it the worst of them all; she's bothered by things that didn't bother her before (or that she at least came to terms with before), she's more timid and flaky than she was before... It's as if the events of TSR never happened. Everyone feels a bit more like stock anime characters than before. Speaking of which, this season's writing is much more generically anime than Fumoffu or TSR, which is further disappointing. (Kaname and Sousuke's awkwardly contrived conversation at the end of episode 3, for instance. It's even capped off by the usual hammy mamoru declaration.) EDIT: oh also they need mikuni shimokawa back EDIT 2: Are they actually calling the ASes "mechs"? Could just be the subtitles...
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    Everything here is on point.
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    https://slate.com/culture/2018/05/avengers-infinity-war-and-the-last-jedi-take-very-different-approaches-to-long-running-franchises.html ...egh. I saw this as a recommendation, and I can't help but feel like it's comparing apples and oranges. It tries to wrangle an entire critical analysis out of a single shared plot point, and there's unsurprisingly not much of substance there to back up the arguments made.
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    Yeah, I'm not familiar with the story, so I figured the Laevatein would make its appearance nearer the end of this season, then they'd do one more 10-12-episode season for a final arc. But this being the pace isn't bad, either, just unexpected.
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    It's not even finished. What garbage. 0/10 This really went above and beyond once the 3D-printing came into the picture. Kudos and good job.
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    I have two or three of those (they're roughly 1/200 scale). They're nice for what they are, but this bird definitely deserves a nice big-scale kit.
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    IIRC, the extra wings have hardpoints for the various extra munitions. Also IIRC, the wings are designed for easy swapping, which has the side effect of making them prone to falling off. Someone who actually has one, feel free to correct me on this.
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    Thanks for the spoiler. -__________- (not really it's pretty well known it gets beat and rebuilt, but still i thought that would happen later)
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    Tangentially related video recommendation:
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    ^ Speaks the godly truth. I'd almost literally give an arm and a leg for a nice 1/72 VF-171, transforming or not.
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    I honestly thought it was him at first glance, and second, and third. It took a good while for my eyes to move from the facial expression to the hair color.
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    Podtastic's statement was just kind of poorly thought-out all around, I think that's something we can all agree on. So... I was forgiving of the art for the most part... And I mean... It's fine. It's fiiiine. It's fine. They're fine. It's fine. It's fine. She'll be doing both, eventually.
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    So... did I hear that right? You're selling these for $50 apiece? Wow, what a steal! I'll take two! But seriously, though, that MUST be at least $2k worth of variable fighters there. Jelly jelly.
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