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Wow. That thing looks like it's got some beef. Really want to see the cycle mode now.

Finally got around to watching the second episode. I like some of the subtle changes to the intro. I'm hoping that maybe at some point Cable will get a cameo/name callout in the theme.

It does my heart good to know that Cable will be back in some capacity in this. I can hardly wait to see him.

Just in time for all of the buffs he got in SF6.

On 2/21/2024 at 7:50 PM, azrael said:

The way I understood it was

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...Omega has the gene/genetic material which prevents midichlorians from degradation (i.e. she's a "template"). All the other clones do not carry that gene so any time blood (or any genetic material) is cloned/transferred, the m-count degrades. That means should Palpatine clone himself 🙄, his midichlorian count would not transfer between him and his clone, making an imperfect clone. Omega, like most folks in the galaxy, does not have an M-count high enough to be particularly Force-sensitive but she has the genetic template to keep midichlorians from degrading if one were to clone a Force-sensitive.

Using Grogu was likely their post-Palpatine attempt to create a "Snoke" since there wasn't a Palpatine around to extract genetic material from. But we're getting ahead of ourselves and that's a ways down the road.

 

Right there on the same page with you!

As a devout Cable collector, I must have that new version. However, recycling the weapons is just insanely lazy - especially when this one passes so easily for Marvel vs. Capcom 2. Thankfully, I can hope that 3D print customizers should be able to solve this eventually with some new offerings.

Also watched the first 3 today. I can't help but feel, though, that in order for this season to work in terms of (sequel) canon, won't it have to have a particularly unhappy ending? Unless the "storytelling out" is that Project Necromancer isn't actually a success and Palpatine has to resort to other not-as-perfect means...?

So the Japanese version will have an English translation option...? I want this in a big way - mainly for my man Gamrin - but I don't want Harmony Gold to have anything to do with it.

On 11/4/2023 at 1:24 PM, mikeszekely said:

I had just ordered one of those. I'll post a full review once it arrives.

Despite the silver sun visors and the extra gear on the bumper it's apparently based on another toy that was supposed to be Bumblebee Prime. If the bumper kit is removable (which I believe it is) I might add a bit of paint and use this as a replacement for SS38 instead of SS102, as 38’s not looking so hot these days and my gripes with 102 should be fixed with DNA's upgrade kit.

Where did you order yours? For that price, I'd be sorely tempted to get one as well!

On 9/19/2023 at 5:29 PM, Raikkonen said:

Anyone have any updates the supposedly new series EZY? 

I've been askin' about that for, what, 3 years now? 😭

On 3/15/2023 at 11:19 PM, Mog said:

Someone on another board suggested that the TIE Interceptors and TIE Bombers were probably from the Chimaera (Thrawn’s ship). 

Which raises the question, why would Thrawn commit such resources to taking out Bo-Katan? She doesn't seem like she's in a position to be much of a threat at the moment. But logistically speaking, given that Interceptors and Bombers weren't as common as TIE Fighters, it makes sense that they would have come from a full-size ISD. It makes me wonder from where they were deployed (as in how close to the planet so as not to be obvious), though.

Well that certainly took a rather dark turn. Never once before have I ever stopped to think that the clones and First Blood-era John Rambo might have something in common. They were trained for one very specific purpose, and so what do they do with their lives once they are no longer ordered to serve that purpose?

I am very curious to see where Crosshair has wound up.

Every single one of those is a must-have. Wow. The only nitpick is that Low Light's gun seems a bit on the small side. Good thing that Gridiron just dropped their big honkin' M82 Barrett.

I'm so annoyed that I can't seem to get Legacy Dead End anywhere - even online - without having to pay more than twice retail. That's the last one I need to finish Menasor.

I am well into the minority, but I absolutely LOVE this color scheme. I've wanted this exact Star Mirage since I first saw it all the way back in college.

1 hour ago, snakerbot said:

I'd think the best we get is more info on the VF-5000G.

Which will still make me squeal like my daughter when I see it. 🤪

I'm still hung up on Kenari, largely due to one line of dialogue...

I guess we won't know for sure for at least another two years. Ugh.

OK, I have questions about loose ends... I'm not expecting answers to most of these, but it's more a matter of whether or not anyone else is also wondering about these same items.

Eh, just randomly thinking.

That really high-pitched squealing sound you heard a little while ago? Yeah, that was me when I saw the photo of the Hi-Metal Fire Valkyrie. The Kai will always, always have a very special place in my heart.

What are the odds that this would get a worldwide rerelease now that there are rumors of Bandai doing so with older Valkyries...? I still have my original one, but would be more than happy to buy a second with new shoulders.

Got preparation notification from BBTS. My Pile of Loot is going to be epic if Kintaro doesn't break everything else in the box...

Whoa. Now that is awesome looking...

Well, let's see how sales do for the first release. Maybe Arcadia will consider redecos (e.g. Yamato YF-19 and its blue and orange variants) if this one does well. I personally LOVE the color scheme - it just screams Macross 7. I cannot wait to get a preorder in.

Mitsurugi is absolutely glorious. I have wanted a Soul Calibur toy like this for YEARS.

On 5/26/2022 at 2:45 AM, twich said:

So I happened to be in Burlington, Vermont at the airport waiting to fly out and have known that the Green Mountain Boys (Vermont Air National Guard) have shared the runway with the Burlington airport.  I look out of the gate window into the hanger space I see several F-35 ( I assume to be the F-35A model), which kind of surprised me, as I did not know that air national guard units were getting the F-35.  I know that the Green Mountain Boys had f-16's for the longest time, but I am glad to see them with F-35's.  I know that on 9/11 they sent their F-16's into the air without any air to air missiles loaded as they scrambled so fast.

Twich

 

 

My wife was just at that same airfield a few days ago, and she also sent me photos of the F-35s! I was shocked, to say the least. How does the Vermont Air National Guard have the budget to be able to field these? I was wondering if they were laying over or transferring, but looking at the date of your post, now I'm not so sure anymore.