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    This might be a meme posted as a joke, but this is mild compared to how packages are actually handled. I have seen worse than this first hand at UPS on a regular basis. I used to have to go to the local distro center to pick up my packages, and they always had the door open to the loading docks. I'd see stuff falling off the conveyors, boxes all over the floor, and worst of all, they loaded the semis by literally throwing the packages WORSE than this GIF depicts into the back of the trailer like they were practicing for olympic shotput.
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    Bandai Sv-262 DX valk

    Pontus replied to seti88's topic in Toys

    I too would rather have the Elvis, but I was just asked today by my daughter what my favorite valk was, so I can hardly pass this up after telling her it's the 262.
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    Instant buy for me. AE still let me place an order.
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    Why 505 and not 82?
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    I'm reminded of 2 quotes after seeing the movie last night and now considering what to post here... "A horror movie with jump scares is like a comedian walking into the audience, tickling everyone, then claiming they're funny because everyone laughed." The jump scares in other alien films at least have quick building movement and genuine scare factor. This movie had unscary bs instant frame flip jump scares that were cheap and felt more like a video game or b movie. And, "If you can't say anything nice..." Well, I'll just say I liked Prometheus better. My face hurts and my arm is tired from facepalms and wtf gesturing. I'll give you a bonus quote, "Buy the premise, buy the bit." I didn't buy the premise. But hey, there's another alien toy to buy! (Spoilers in the product pics at this link)
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    Nope. Not clicking it! LOL. I only posted that as a joke, (that probably only made me laugh) not an actual complaint. IT Crowd, s2e3, Roy gets bent out of shape when his friend tells him there's a twist in the movie he's about to watch. The funny part here is that you didn't really say anything but it sorta sounds like you were suggesting that there was going to be an abomination with a cat head. Personally, I don't usually mind spoilers, but I am avoiding them for this since it's one of the very few movies that I'll go to the theater for.
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    Was there some sort of additional content regarding this? I thought they got DNA preserved in the molten lead she jumped into. According to IMDB, "scientists on the outer space vessel USM Auriga create a clone of Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) using DNA from blood samples taken before her death. The Alien queen's DNA was mixed in with Ripley's, and the clone grows up with an embryo already inside it." Although I don't think this is any more plausible than "genetic memory" when they somehow manage to clone her with a queen embryo as a bonus. But I have to say that I really loved the whole xeno-Ripley idea. Considering how difficult to control xenos are, I would think the military would rather focus on creating super soldiers by infecting and removing embryos surgically than breeding dangerous xenos.
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    I can finally die in peace!
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    Well, I for one thought it WAS Misa, especially considering your handle. If it's not Misa, where's it from, and why did you choose "MisaForever"? Does either have anything to do with your interest in "Zentradi Women" or do you just like the strong willed, stubborn type? I always wished that Hikaru would have gotten married to Misa. I was never a big fan of MinMay from the very start.
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    No, each theater has their own exclusive cup/bucket combo. The only one that looks halfway decent and the one previously shown here was from Cinemark. Since there's none of those near me, I had to order it from a scalper. Regal has a zeno head as well, but it's just solid black plastic with white painted teeth and looks cheap. There's also a facehugger storage tank that glows. AMC is the only one that has the facehugger bucket shown here, and at least at my local theater, they are already gone first thing this morning, so if you're hoping to get one when you actually WATCH the movie, there won't be any left.
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    I normally eschew the theater for my own living room where I can pause at will, the seating and floor isn't sticky, I can eat/drink whatever I want without losing a limb for it, and the sound and picture is so much better (especially when they don't turn off the side lights and/or dim the projection to save the lamp). But I feel like, even if it's a crap movie, it will be best watched in the theater for the spectacle of the thing, so I ordered tickets. I was going to go for a matinee to save some dough, but it just seems wrong to watch an Alien movie during the daylight hours. Strangely, the 10pm Saturday showing only had 2 seats reserved. Everything else into next week was already looking crowded around the middle seats at my local Imax. Apparently, there's some "4DX" theaters showing it. I had no idea what that meant, so I looked it up. Moving seats, water spray, wind, and even smells! But I'm not sure I want all that for an Alien movie. I certainly don't want the smell, lol. Until there's full, matrix style movie immersion available, I think a 4k picture and good sound with maybe some furniture shaking is plenty good enough for me.
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    Whether they include it or not, all the nails are already in the coffin for me after they asked for final payment with ZERO intention of actually shipping it upon payment. Taking a preorder payment is one thing, but if you're asking for final payment, you darn well better be shipping it. I don't pay for hopes and dreams.
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    I called my local AMC theater this morning to see if they'd have the buckets thinking this was the only version. They said to be here bright and early as they expect a line for them as soon as they open and to be gone immediately. I'm really glad that I decided to go to ebay and see if they're already being scalped instead of taking time off work to hang out at AMC because each theater has their own exclusive bucket and cup combos. AMC's is lame, just a normal popcorn bucket with an unrealistic, plastic looking facehugger hanging off the side. The one pictured here is from Cinemark. There's one other head bucket from Regal, but it's just all black with white teeth, looks as bad as the facehugger from AMC. Look them up on ebay if you're interested. There's a sortuv cool glowing facehugger tank bucket, but this is the only one that I would consider worthy of display. I hope it looks as good in person as it does in pictures since I just dropped $75 for it.
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    I haven't watched Frontier yet, but it's in the queue. I like the color and style of the 25G almost as much as the RVF, altho the revival finish is noice.
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    BBTS preorder for Kaname is up. Also, on AmiAmi.
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    Thanks for replies fellas! I was sortuv afraid this thread would fall flat, but I'm happy to see others sharing. @sketchley, love the Schtroumpfs/Smurfs and I've always wondered about your valk smurf, nice job! I created my own avatars for other forums using a modified Handy Schtroumpf (that's pretty much me if I was a smurf) where I added my pipe. But on a motorcycle forum I changed the log into a tire, changed the pencil in his ear into an air gauge, and changed the hammer in his hand into a wrench while adding a BMW logo to his overalls (my motorcycle). It's kinda hard to see in the restricted avatar size of that particular forum, but here it is: Oh, and @Duke Togo, it seems I was unaware of this manga, and now that I've read about it being the longest running manga ever (how did I miss this?!), I think I need to check out Golgo13. And I thought One Piece had a lot of manga, holy cow! So thank you.
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    Whether you're a new or old member, or just recently changed your avatar, tell us what it means to you, why/how you chose it, etc.. Don't assume we get the reference or know a character; please tell us who or what it is. Also, why did you choose your name? And if you have anything funny in your location or interests, please tell us about it. Anyway, I'll start... I initially started using my usual generic Pontos/Pontus avatar of an ancient greek mosaic depicting the OG Greek sea god. My friends and I got way too into channeling old school Greek mythology in my early twenties (and an occasional mild hallucinogen). As the calm, quiet, deep one, I was dubbed Pontus, a primordial deity of the sea, born of Gaia from nothing, and with the sea goddess Thalassa created all sea life. Surprisingly for me, later in life, when I looked this up on the internet (not available at the time), I found out that I actually LOOK like him in this ancient greek mosaic (minus the crab claws and antenna). Tell me that's not a trip! 😱 Anyway, I figured I should probably keep it Macross related, so I went looking on the interwebs for an appropriate replacement. I found my current Captain Global GIF which was perfect! I may have started collecting only for Roy's valk, but my true favorite character is Global. I also happen to smoke a pipe shaped just like his. And I'm generally here to watch longingly as amazing valks for sale pass me by for one reason or another, so the valks passing by like ghosts was spot on, lol! My interests listed as "Heavy machines, far overground" is not only the obvious reference to large space robots, but also a modified quote from the original old silent film, "Metropolis" - "Heavy machines, far underground" which was what we named our amateur noise band (we just had a bunch of noise makers, band instruments, and a big old Wurlitzer organ that we jammed out on).
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    Hi-Metal R

    Pontus replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    $300 seemed reasonable for the premium but I've seen non premium ones going for about $225 or so. When the HMR costs nearly $150, double is a bit of a stretch, but... well it depends on your priorities and budget.
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    Hi-Metal R

    Pontus replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    Ahem... apologies Lieutenant. I was just thinking about all these Valkyries to buy.
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    Hi-Metal R

    Pontus replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    If you're hurting for shelf space, really need to save money, and don't mind dealing with a bunch of fiddly pieces, HMR are awesome, quality toys that are fun to play with However, if you only want a single copy of just a few of your favorites to display, Arcadia 1/60 scale doesn't cost much more, don't have lots of bits, and display and pose really well in a perfect size for a dedicated, unencumbered shelf/display. I started with HMR for playing with a cheaper toy, but once I got serious about even minor collecting by most standards here, a larger scale was too tempting with more options, models, etc, and with a little patience found good deals on really cool toys. I recently got an Arcadia VF-4A premium finish, and it is GAWJUSS! But HMR has a non canon (but should be imho) Roy color version... with all the tiny missiles popping off all the time.
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    In case anyone, like me, saw the tampo on these head lasers and thought, what the heck does "Erlikon AAB-7" mean, the first result on Google wasn't actually Macross related; It was for the Oerlikon 20mm Autocannon. This anti-aircraft gun was used in both world wars by both allied and axis forces and is still in use today. Would this head laser have been a nod to the Oerlikon cannon?
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    No, definitely for that little jet puppy thing. Seriously tho, wtf is up with that thing? Are they just making silly bits to pad out the kit?
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    This makes the last to complete a collection of at least one of each number that I can/care to procure and consider cannon in 1:60 scale. This one's a very nice addition, probably second only to the SV-262 imho. I don't usually like panel lining, but this looks... crisp. 👌
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    Hopefully Brian and Kevin aren't involved in the writing. I absolutely hated reading their novels as much as I yearned for historical context in the Dune universe. There were several times when I would read something on one page and clearly the other writer wrote the same thing on the next and somehow didn't catch it in editing. Good stories, horrible writing.
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