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Yeah, my "Now what?!!" was a rhetorical question. It just surprised me that they resolved the suitcase nuke (aka, "snuke" ) crisis relatively early, as compared to other seasons. Not that I'm complaining, mind you. You're right though: I too am a little intrigued to find out what El Presidente gave up in exchange for Jack.

Back in the Day: One of those somewhat small Convertors knockoffs back in the 80's (a Fast Packed VF-1S, if memory serves me right). Recently (as in maybe three years ago ): Bandai Re-Issue 1/55 VF-1S (no FP's, though).

Nice work on Exhibit F there. I think that's the first time I've seen that particular pose done with the 19. Very different and unique!

Well THAT was different. Glad to see Jack bringing his kill ratio back up to its usual high standards. For one brief second there, I seriously thought they were gonna go with a "Manchurian Candidate"-style swerve on that final phone call. Guess, I was the only idiot thinking that. Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't there still like 6 or 7 hours left? Now what?!!

God, last night's episode was GLORIOUS!! Now, I know why I waited until Wednesday night to watch "24".........so I would be in the perfect snippy mood to watch last night's South Park!

I'm trying to do this all off of memory, so someone correct me if I get any of my facts mixed up. A couple years back there was an offer for a limited edition all-black VF-1J Valk'. Problem was that it was limited to just three valks. And you would have to sign up for a Japanese credit card just in order to get into the drawing for one of these rare birds.

Squad Colors: Primarily black, with some grey here and there, and a smattering of red trim and red markings. Squad Name: "Sliver Red Aces," specializing in espionage and reconnaissance. (You know, all the fun black ops stuff. )

More importantly, what's the deal with the kite logos? They don't look right (unless this is the new symbol for the new series...........which would be wrong for so many reasons).

Just watched the season finale. Dammit, I gotta wait until NEXT YEAR to find out how all of this is resolved?!! I think my DVR cut off shortly after the "Stay Tuned" part at the end; I'll have to check out what I missed (if anything) on the re-air later tonight. I'm not sure I buy the whole idea of a "certain someone" being called to the witness stand. Mind you, I have nothing against what was said in the speech (since what was said makes a lot of sense). But it was just the method in which they got to that point (plot-wise) that I'm having a hard time believing. One other thing, is it bad that I laughed at Baltar's "butterfingers" line?

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^^Well last week, they instantly went straight into the story without showing the usual opening credits/montage. During the episode two weeks ago, Sackhoff's name was out of the credits. But if I remember it correctly, nobody's name was moved from its usual spot during the montage. The spot where Sockhoff's name would usually appear was just left blank. Probably was cheaper to do it that way than to totally rework the credits.

^^I remember someone a few years back posting a pic of the 1/48 M&M's doing a tango. I'm too lazy to search for it now, but I always thought it was a pretty cool pose and pic. ....I actually have the Toynami MPC versions in a similar pose, but I don't want to sully this thread with pics of Robotech products.

Well, part of Spidey's appeal is all the trials and tribulations he goes through during his "real" life. I'd go into a longer rant. But it's late and I'm sleepy. In any case, here's the final trailer for the movie: http://www.comcast.net/providers/fan/popup.html?v=219583909 Hope this third movie in the trilogy delivers!

It's all in good fun. Though, one of these days Graham's gonna drop an obvious hint on us (like "You have the Alpha, but I hold the OMEGA." or "Thunderbolt and Lightning.....very, very frightening me!") And we're all gonna interpret it 21 different ways but the right one.

<Puts pitchfork down after all the talk about the VF-11> So, does this mean we can expect 21 reasons to celebrate after the SV-51 is released?

As much as I'm a fan of the Stealth/Low Viz schemes, I wouldn't mind the Supernova Blue scheme more. There's something "Max Jenius"-esque about the scheme that I just like (Plus, it's something a little different). Gotta agree with Valkyrie addict's earlier comments, as well: a Skull-Leader color-scheme would be pretty cool too. As I've said in other threads, the thing I don't like about this particular scheme is that the shield is just too light; I'd rather have the shield's color blend in more with the rest of the plane.

Just to play devil's advocate here, Lee has always been just a bit of the idealist/"I believe in the system" type person, even during the mini-series. He sided with the Secretary-of-Education-turned-President in the mini-series against his dad's orders. He said that he understood (maybe even supported?) Zarak's fight back when he first met Zarak. And of course, he pulled the gun on Tigh during the Season 1 cliffhanger. I am a little surprised no ones thrown some flack at the Admiral for his part in Lee's actions. No doubt, Lee's gotta take the responsibility and burden for his actions against the President (And IF Baltar walks, Lee's gonna have to carry that huge-ass weight too.) But the Admiral didn't do himself any favors by giving Lee those law books, grounding him from flight duty, assigning him to guard Baltar's lawyer, and then chewing Lee out after Tigh's debacle on the witness stand. Hell, it's almost embarassing how differently the Admiral treats his own son compared to how he treats Tigh. A couple other random notes: * Even with my little rant above, I did like the episode AND the direction all the main characters were heading towards. * Loved that Helo-Gaeta scene when Gaeta delivered that deadpanned "Sure." .........Guess he hasn't gotten over that whole Tigh almost spacing him bit, has he?

Thanks for the extra large pics, Graham. Any word on whether DD's crosses will be tampo'ed on? Also, I'm glad they didn't try to shoot the moon with the price.

Not only is the guy a klepto, but he's a slimly, lie-to-save-his-client's-ass, Machiavellian-plotting, scum-bag lawyer. ...........Basically, the kind of lawyer you want defending you in a trial. I also liked the little character touches here and there in last night's episode. Gave us some nice bits of continuity there. So next week, we'll have a little Caprica Six/Tigh throw-down? That oughta be fun!!

Well, there's at least one thing the CM's have already got over the Toynami versions: RATCHET-JOINTED GOODNESS!! Assuming they can hold the "aiming gun, arm out-stretched" pose, I'm sure we'll be fawning over these even more. ....Of course, I too wanna see a few more pics of the various modes and a colored, non-resin prototype before I start plunking down money on a pre-order.

Thanks for all the pics, Graham! After looking again at the lineart pics posted earlier, I kinda wish the cockpit on the Tread was just a little bit wider. (Though, they probably made it that way for design compromises in all three modes.) We'll see how things progress with this as they get closer to the final production design. But I'm still excited and looking forward to this finally being released! P.S.--Nice work on coloring the prototype, Totoro 242. The coloring almost makes the issues with the chest intakes less noticeable.

Thanks kensei. Had a little trouble getting that part of the leg open. But I was able to open it up just enough to access the necessary screw and tighten it. Now the wing can hold whatever pose I choose.

Shouldn't Max's gun be pointed towards his hand? Damn "animation errors" are getting into our posing pics now!

Sorry if this has been addressed already, but is there a quick fix to make the wing roots tighter? When I'm posing the 19 in Battroid mode, one of the wings on mine sags down if I pose it at certain angles.

Really loved the Vipers flying through the clouds and the crisp shots of the Vipers mid-flight. For as much as she was trying to avoid her "destiny," a lot of this episode seemed focused on Starbuck tying up loose ends and saying goodbye (in her own way) to those closest to her. I kinda suspected Starbuck would "disappear" in this episode. And after a few scenes, it was pretty obvious what was going to happen. But given what we know about her character from past episodes, I thought the episode was fairly well-executed. I actually liked this "goodbye" episode a heck of a lot more than I did the "Kat dies" episode from a few months back. None of the plot-lines seemed to come out of left field, and everything in this episode was touched on and built up from earlier episodes. I'm definitely intrigued by where this new storyline may lead. And I believe my eventual opinion on this episode will depend heavily on how well future episodes follow up and develop this particular plot thread. In a way, I feel like I've only read the first chapter of a story and am trying to use that to judge my opinion on the entire book. This was definitely on the back-burner of my mind. We'll see if they start dropping hints about this later on this season or (more likely) next season.