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  1. Fiefly marathon on Sci-Fi channel, all day of Firefly this tuesday(tomarrow), Sure it may be the same for most local programming as well. I bring this up for those who never caught it, since I personally never saw an episode till this thread started, I liked it. Loking forward to the movie this friday.

  2. Great episode, was very intense at moments, making it even better. Can't really compare Cain of old and Cain of new, since so many other elements of the show have changed. I do like how the strict military discipline clashes with the lackadaisical Galactica. I can understand how the leadership would not mesh. I wonder if the President has direct control over Marines in BSG, that would be a trump card to offset the balance of conflict for sure. Damn, now i cant wait for January to get here :(

  3. Yah, I my self never understood that either, throwing out cliche's like reality factor? I understand people have opinions, but come on, it is just a show. If you have that much time to post about a show constantly, then maybe it is not the show that has the problem, lol. However, i too am looking forward to tonight's show, can't believe how fast the season went by!

  4. I really have to get that kit sometime. (after the 1/72 Monster and several other items though :p ) Can you give a quick impression of the kit?

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    The kit itself is ok. A couple parts were a little warped, but that has more to do with the G-System casters, which are usually pretty good. No flash on the kit. Small bits were a little brittle, but generally ok. The engine bells were not the same thickness, which bothered me a bit. The kit goes together easy enough, but you have to pin the legs and the arms. I did this with some brass rod. This was a little difficult for me since it was my first time pinning a kit. The stand is too weak for the weight of the kit. I think in hot weather it will bow. I drilled two holes with two pins in the stand and then two holes in the bottom of the kit, so the stand would stay tight. I should've made a new stand, but I wanted to get this kit done. The ARMD's were generally pretty easy, but you can accidentally fill in some of the deck detail if you sand/putty too much. Overall, a good kit... I'd give it a 6 or 7 out of 10.

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    The model Looks great, its amazing how simple techniques can make the model look a whole lot better, i like the deck detail, looks great. Maybe one of these days ill complete mine.

  5. One thing i do enjoy about the Podcast, is the relaxed commentary about the show, its not scripted or anything cheesy about that, its just a couple guys sitting around talking about the show they produced or what not. Everynow and then they let something slip about the show notes, and one thing I have noticed, is that half the time the series is a write it as you go kinda style, which is a relief, so it makes it easier to ignore all those "I'm an expert, heres what to expect next" kinda posts. The funny thing is, is that a writer can wake up that morning, scrtach his head and say, " You know what?, I am making Adama a cylon today!"

  6. Show about Marines? Never heard of this one, but ill check it out for sure, thanx for the heads up. Just my input about Marines and the versatile roles they can play, I recall one tour i did in 93, on ship and being Comm with Top Secret clearence, i never thought in a million years I would be assigned to a .50 Cal hanging off the back of a Navy Ship. Excuse the pic, its a bit before Digiltal cameras, lol.

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  7. Yes Rustall is simply awesome, and better yet, actually easier to apply then paint, and most any other weathering effects. Been using it for years, and found all kinds of ways experiment with it. Also it last a longtime, im on my 3rd set in only 7 years, wow, 7 years, im getting old :D

    You cant screw up the aplication either, use it on any kinda model, resin does require a rough sand first though, the new rustall set comes with fine dirt which you can mix with the flat matt and black matt, both come with the rustall kit.I am not sure if the old post exists, i had pictures loaded with some rustall applied to em, but i think that was years ago here on the MacrossWorld forums, ill dig up a pic and throw in post.

    i say get it, try it, about 20 bucks if i remember correctly, my last set lasted me about 2 years so far, of course i have done only about 6 models, lol. You cannot screw up with this, you want a weathered effects you will get em for sure, no matter how you put it on.

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  8. I agree, that live draft actually sucks for any league, even an office one, lol. Auto pick sounds fun, via yahoo, make it easier for everyone, and stat tracking is done so we just have to check results, so anyone can play. I'll check out the yahoo one tonight see how it works.

  9. Mess'n around today, checking out downloads, found Google Earth, Yah i know, always someone out there who has known about it for years, U R special, we get it, but anyhow, spent a few hours playing with it, it is the most updated one i have seen yet. So for fun, to find me, put in zip code 85219 and move the little hand to 33 degrees 24'43.74"/111 degrees 29'49.32" , thats my house built not to long ago, so as you can i see, im in the middle of no where, lol. So anyone wanna show me where u live. Not sure how updated it is, but my area is within 4 months. I woudl like check places in other countries if anyone is up to it. :p It is easy and stright forward to use, the tilt feature is way kewl too. Its a free download, 10MB's.

    Key words, google earth, what yah waiting for?

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