Kanedas Bike
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Really enjoyed this as well, and while I couldn't help but be reminded of Jack Bauer's 24, Jack Ryan managed to avoid falling into the more annoying tropes of 24.
Would definitely check out any follow-up seasons.
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^Nice!
Super excited for the Obi Wan, and I want to pick up another Episode III Anakin if I can. Only managed to secure 1 preorder when it opened.
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7 hours ago, davidwhangchoi said:
how many you getting?
IV
At first I was thinking that I went overboard, but the more I look at pics the more I think I want to get up one more.
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1 hour ago, davidwhangchoi said:
is looks like a good valk, i might get a few.
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5 hours ago, F360 said:5 hours ago, davidwhangchoi said:
damn i guess i'm ordering it.
Hey guys, not to rain on your parade or anything like that - but MyKombini was one of the stores that couldn't deliver on the 31A. I had my order cancelled and money refunded immediately but a few members reported that after that happened they briefly listed it for an inflated price (I didn't see for myself).
I have ordered other Tamashii exclusives from there before with no issues and hopefully this Metal Build is fulfilled with no issues.
Good luck gents!!!
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^truth
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*whew*
Had a good night. Good luck and congrats to all who got their orders in.
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Bump!
For those who may be interested I'll also be adding a YF-29 Rod once I get a chance to snap some newer pictures of it, it's MIB never transformed, only displayed in Fighter mode, all accessories and paperwork present and accounted for.
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19 hours ago, CF18 said:
All gone!
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Nice pics everyone!
Got mine yesterday and I'm really surprised with how much I like the 31S over the F and both iterations of the J, especially in Fighter mode. The C still wins the best Delta head design. Can't wait to get the Armor pack whenever that's released.
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6 hours ago, F360 said:
I hope it's a straight web shop exclusive after the event, and NOT some lottery one like the vf-31Kai.
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7 hours ago, no3Ljm said:
Based on what I've understand from their announcement, after the said event they will put it on sale thru their Premium Webshop. So there's still hope, B. I'm planning on getting one to replace my KO.
Yep, keeping my fingers crossed for us!
7 hours ago, davidwhangchoi said:nice! good news
Agreed!
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3 hours ago, Mommar said:
Your last two lines are how mechanianc is describing how history should be viewed too.
Then maybe I read his post wrong, I thought we were of a different mind on a few key points. Either way, all good.
3 hours ago, kajnrig said:What does CYA stand for? is the only thing I'm wondering from this whole development.
3 hours ago, hachi said:I think it's Cover Your Ass, a pre-emptive move.
LOL - yep!
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Well sh!t, I'm definitely down to get a MB Strike Freedom. Hopefully they won't be too difficult to get. I sold my original awhile ago and I've been kicking myself ever since.
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8 hours ago, mechaninac said:
That line of thinking inexorably leads to tearing down of commemorative/symbolic statues and monuments, desecration of sacred grounds and holy sites, book banning and book burning, destruction or art and relics, rewriting of history and disrespect/disdain for past accomplishments, vilification of entire religious - ethnic - racial groups based on collective guilt, and all sort of undermining of societal cohesion. It is a potentially dangerous slippery slope with no bottom; all to assuage modern sensibilities which often prove to be incredibly fickle and often irrational. It is one thing to offer honest criticism of the past and come to terms with it (the good, the bad, and the ugly), but entirely another to vilify it based on morays that either did not exist or were mostly irrelevant when they took place... context is everything.
As for Disney, they just pulled a major CYA with Gunn's firing because they saw the bad publicity nightmare he represents.
We will have to agree to disagree on some ideas, even while I see your point about applying whatever "today's" social standards are to "yesterday's" social standards, - some things are abhorrent no matter when they occurred and what was the "norm".
Slavery (no matter the culture or continent that it occurred on) wasn't an accomplishment. Genocide, child sacrifice, any number of things people did across the globe or here in the good ole US of A should be looked at as horrible. I don't see mine or anyone else's disgust for those things as irrational or fickle. We agree that history shouldn't be changed or re-written as is so often it is, usually to the detriment of all, it should be remembered as is, the good, bad and ugly, so that we can learn and grow from it collectively. But to be honest, some monuments need to be torn down.
It is a slippery slope and where the line in the sand is drawn can be quite arbitrary based on one's own value structure. Mine tells me that I won't blindly respect the past just because "things were different back then".
The part in bold - Disney absolutely pulled a CYA. Whether they were right or wrong, I can certainly see how a quick and decisive decision had to be made. Agree with them? Ehhh, maybe so, maybe no, but blame them I don't.
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3 hours ago, mechaninac said:
... Except that those old movies were NOT controversial in the least when they were made; pedo pervyness, on the other hand, has always been taboo... there is a canyon sized amount of difference. To judge those movies by the PC standards of today is to be as disingenuous, shallow, and moronic as those who rail against and wish to ban books like The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Those old movies played on stereotypes, like the crows from the classic Dumbo cartoon movie; they are time capsules, not closet skeletons.
Wait, did we just equate racism to the "PC standards of today"?
And I've read the Adventures of Tom Sawyer, I don't want it banned any more than I want those old Disney cartoons banned, but ugly is ugly and evil is evil - there is nothing PC about that. And yes racism in all forms, at any point in time, is just that - ugly. We shouldn't care what the societal standards were at the time.
I really wanted to stay out of this discussion because there really is no "right" or "wrong" as far as we know. We can debate the topic 6 ways from Sunday but no one knows the mind of the person that made the "jokes" in question. At best they were in poor taste and at worst...well there's a special place in hell for folks that hurt children.
I'm in the camp that I believe Gunn was trying to be a provocateur vs. airing out some perverse personal desire. But I don't know, and at the end of the day it's not my place to pass judgement. I've formed an opinion and nothing more.
All of that said, I sure hope no one judges me as a person based on some nonsense I said 10 years ago.
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PS - get the Director from Ragnarok or Ant-Man and the Wasp to take over GoTG, Gunn is entirely too toxic at this point, petition or not and support of the folks who actually know him or not
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9 minutes ago, Shizuka the Cat said:
Honestly, I wish this Bandai DX Chogokin VF-1J would be released in 1/55 scale, as a successor to the old Takatoku/Bandai chunky-monkeys.
At that scale, it would still sit fairly well next to the Yamato/Arcadia 1/60 scale line, as well as the existing Bandai DX Chogokin releases for Macross Frontier, Delta, and the upcoming Plus.
Displaying a 1/55 VF-1J on the same Yeti stand or runway set would not look all that out of place with those other toys... whereas I feel at 1/48 scale the VF-1 would be just a bit too large. Granted, you could then display it with the Yamato 1/48 scale toys, but that is a far more limited selection to choose from.
Also quoted for truth, I wouldn't mind if this was an amazing revival of the old 1/55 line as well. I think it'd play well from a nostalgia perspective AND scale better with the current line of 1/60'ish Valkyries.
And considering that I sold every single 1/48 I owned years ago I don't have anything in that scale.
But I'm still planning on buying 1...or 2.
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46 minutes ago, Saburo said:
Whatever scale it is I am buying it.
1/48th scale would be nice, but I am hoping its 1/60 to keep in line with all the other Valkyries I have. 
Quoted for truth.
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Bump bump
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Had a great transaction with @Salvanis - thank you!
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Hi All,
Selling off a couple of non-Macross items - both have been opened for inspection only and are essential brand new (the Mazinger was very briefly displayed). All included paperwork and accessories are present and account for.
Prices include shipping in the continental United States (apologies to my friends out of the country, due to costs and effort I still only ship in the US).
Payment: PayPal, Gift or please add 4.5%
Shipping: USPS Priority Mail with Insurance for exact purchase price - I ship M-F, usually the next closest business day to when payment is made
Sentinel 1/12 RIOBOT VR-052F Mospeada Stick (never played with, transformed or displayed): $ 190
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Bandai Metal Build Mazinger Z (briefly displayed): $ 215
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Please PM if you are interested. Please note they are both to go to eBay this weekend if not sold by then.
Thanks!
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On 7/2/2018 at 10:30 PM, F360 said:
Good price bump
Thank you!Item is currently on hold and pictures added below;
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7 hours ago, F360 said:
The #0000 Limited GN-000 0 Gundam also have lots of diecast so it will feel like a Metal Build. But it's based frame is of the older #1001 Metal Composite RX-78-2 with G Fighter.
It's still good but "the Origin" rx-78-2 (#1009) will be able to pull off better poses.
Ah, thanks very much for the info! Sounds like another item to be added to the wishlist.
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2 hours ago, F360 said:
good pick. that's the best there is ,right now.
Ok, now you guys are making me want one too.
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Tom Clancy's JACK RYAN on Amazon Prime Video
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LOL - exactly
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