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  1. Knight26
    Don't enter the mac cult, they are overpriced, underpowered, unable to be expanded, and extremely limited in what software they can run. Dual booting the machine with Linux isn't a bad option though.
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    So, I have not seen Gundam Origins yet, and I love UC Gundam. Is it retconning things? The previews I've see show GMs and Guncannons, which were developed concurrently with the RX-78 Gundam. Is the series now saying that they came before it?
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    I have not caught up on this season yet of any of these shows, is flashpoint still going on, or as he repaired the timeline yet?
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    A-7s are probably the second loudest plane I have ever encountered. That round pipe and oval exhaust are a big reason for that. I would bet money at the A-7 would have been quieter. The loudest plane, frigging F-35. Everyone on EAFB new when that plane spun up, it was super loud, even louder than the C-17s on the ramp next to our building.
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    Nice progress, will be interesting to see where this leads.
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    Those eyes...
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    I wouldn't say that SW7 was crap, but it definitely didn't live up to the hype. It was just another JJ retread, sorry I am not one of the JJ Abrams fan boys. They didn't want to take any risks or go anywhere knew, so just remade SW4. Not a horrible move, but it could have been better. R1 on the other hand looks really good, and I have faith in Gareth Edwards, he is a talented director. Do we already know the story? Of course, but I trust the direction he will take it in. It looks interesting and should be a star WARs movie, can't wait.
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    Loved those back in the day, still drawing?
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    Watched this again last night, still enjoyed it far more than Into Dorkness. It was a fun movie all around that respected classic trek while still being new and exciting. Karl Urban was fantastic, as were all the actors, they nailed the characters. Even my wife, seeing it for the first time, noticed the myriad Macross nods and homages in the movie.
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    The new series starts this week I believe. I would kind of like if it was a continuation and he was the original Mac's son, get some RDA cameos in there every once in a while. Been watching the original series again lately too, it was a cool show.
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    I enjoyed the movie for what it was, and seeing the deleted scenes feel that leaving some of those in would have benefited the film. They added a lot of character depth, especially to the younger, core X-Men. Just like so many of the recent superhero films however they left too much on the cutting room floor, things that would have improved the movie for just a few extra minutes of run time.
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    She's really Countess Elizabeth Bathory, and bathes in the blood of the innocent
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    SDF 1:700

    Knight26 replied to Norman41's topic in The Workshop!

    This project just amazes, can't wait to see it all put together.
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    My thoughts on this movie. http://noblestorm.blogspot.com/2016/08/ghostbusters-2016-review.html
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    I will be there for sure, looks like a truly interesting and intelligent sci-fi film. Love this new wave of smart, fall sci-fi.
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    Hmm, interesting. So will Supes appear in JL at all then? I figured he would show up at the very end at least.
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    I attribute the low box office to a couple of factors: 1: Into Darkness was such a mess that it turned away a lot of fans, casual and hardcore. 2: CBS/Paramount lost a ton of goodwill with fans with the Axanar lawsuit. 3: Bad marketing. The first trailer was horrid and scared many people off, the second one helped, as did Simon Pegg's personal campaign, but still. 4: Anton's death. Believe it or not I know people who refused to see the movie because of how soon his death was in relation to the release. 5: Market saturation. There have been so many big blockbusters this year already that people are kind of burnt out. Ultimately, Trek 4 is in danger of not happening. This movie may see a comeback in home video sales, which if Trek 4's only chance. In truth though Trek belongs on the small screen. This movie would have made a phenomenal 2 part trek episode, which honestly is what it felt like. The early feelings on ST:D though have a lot of fans nervous, so that show will have to hit it out of the park. That fact that CBS is making it the flagship of their own streaming service isn't helping. CBS/Paramount need to get back into the fans' good graces, and if ST:D doesn't do it then we will see a lapse in Trek for years to come. Which might be what it needs. Trek took a rest for over a decade between TOS and TMP and came back strong.
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    At the same time it could be that she turned bad again, or died upon their return. Also, the lack of Gordon even being mentioned is interesting. Unless they announce casting someone as him in future installments I'm going to say he's dead too.
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    Finally saw this move this weekend with the wife, ultimate edition. I enjoyed it, had some messy plotting at times, but in the ultimate edition everything worked. Looking at what ended up cut for the theatrical edition, I can understand the hate. Almost all of Lex's plotting ended up cut, messing up the whole structure of the narrative. It's still a very Snyder movie, and could have done with a bit more levity. Also, it would have been nice to see Batfleck make the connection of Supes' ID himself. Lex, hate to say this, is the best live action Lex to the movies. Yes, he is too crazy, but at least he isn't a crazy real estate mogul, he's a tech/industrial billionaire like in the comics and 'toons. I loved the 90s toon version of Lex, plotting, ruthless, and working through intermediaries to get things done while keeping his hands clean. I would have liked to have seen that Lex, and it could have been done, they were almost setting that up, all he needed was another puppet or two to pull it off, we saw him being the puppet master, so why not take it that final step? Now, I have a theory of how the Nolanverse Bats could still be Batfleck. Hear me out. Yes, they are different actors, but think of it like how the art style changes in comics, Jim Lee characters don't look like John Romita's. We know from DKR that Bruce is alive, and that Robin replaces him in Gotham. We also see that Robin is dead in BvS. We can assume that the Joker is alive and free after DKR, he goes out and starts forging more of an empire for himself, becoming the Leto Joker in SS, who then kills Robin, leaving Gotham defenseless. This prompts Bruce to come out of hiding, without Selena (for reasons unknown). We'll probably never get a good reason why, but Wayne comes back, and steps up being Batman again too. After many years of batmaning again he's getting burnt out leading to Man of Steal and BvS. This also plays into his line about how many good guys are left (Robin's death), and how many stayed that way (Harvey Dent/Two Face). I'm also not discounting the idea that Leto's Joker could be a twisted/turned Robin. Anyway, just a thought.
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    Saw it over the weekend, great movie, no, terrible movie, no, Ok movie, yes. There were a lot of good things in the movie, most in the first two acts and the final scenes. Overall though the third act was a bit of a mess, and yes, the main villain was weak. What this movie really is, is just world building. Imagine reading a book: Chapter 1-3, heavy action, focuses on Batman (I have a theory of how the Nolan movies still work with the current DCU) Chapter 4, we get our first real super powered character, Superman, and see how the world reacts. In narrative this is many years (10+) after chapters 1-3. Chapter 5, The batman faces off against Superman, clashes of ideology and groundwork for other meta/supers laid. Chapter 6, this is a world building chapter, we close some plotholes of where Bats was for 10 years (Catching members of SS), see how his nemesis in chapter 2 has changed. Chapter 8, (upcoming) get some backstory on WW, setup for the big reveal/payoff in chapter 9 Chapter 9, (upcoming) we finally get our justice league pay off. This movie doesn't really stand on its own, it is part of a larger whole that the DCU is assembling, and it feels like it. I will say that Leto's Joker still isn't the best in my opinion, Ledger's is still #1, but I can see how the two could be made to be the same character, or the one be the successor to the other.
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    There
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    http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/pentagon-admits-no-f-35-iote-until-2018-uss-john-paul-jones-validates-aegis-mrbm-tracking-chinese-not-keen-on-us-supplying-tomahawks-to-japan-033848/ http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/air-space/2016/05/24/final-f-35-testing-slips-2018/84885820/ IOT&E won't be until 2018 at this point due to retrofits and the upcoming 3F software drop. IOC was declared due to an IRA (Interim Readiness Assessment), basically this clears the aircraft to start dropping munitions on ranges and going to Red Flag. But the plane is still not cleared for full operation.
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    I hadn't heard anything from my AFOTEC buddies about F-35 passing IOT&E
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    I'll wait to see what people I know think of it, but based on the reviews it seems pretty meh. I wasn't that interested in it to begin with. Also, I never cared for the fact that the existence of this movie gutted the last season of Arrow, which would have had a much larger Task Force X/Suicide Squad storyline complete with Harley Quin. If WB is going to treat the DCU and WBTV as separate universes then let them be separate universes. What this tells me is that they were afraid that the Arrow SS storyline would be better then the movie, again.
  25. Knight26
    I'm game if it fits/comes with 1:18 1:20 scale figures.
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