justvinnie

Damn! The Gigil dying, the Stargazer eps... these all hit you hard.

vinnie

It was just some really hard move that Gamlin hadn't master. From what I understand, there are such moves in real life that pilots of skill can pull off with more facility than others.

vinnie

I don't want a SDF-Macross... there are plenty of those out already. I want a Battle 7! THat would rock.

vinnie

Max indicates that Basara actually flies and is quite proficient at doing so, though no where near the level the former in his prime.

vinnie

Youtube is great. I've forgotten how fun M7 is. You know, now that I'm watching an ep a day, it's even better. Doesn't seem too repetitive. And the music is unforgettable, catchy as hell.

vinnie

Forge powers, huh? Nothing like his parents. And he's been aware of Jessica. Radiation dude is cool. One of those not very practical powers. Then again Nathan's right... fly around saving cats from trees...

vinnie

It's not a common trope, but using TK to affect temperature or set things on fire has been used in fiction. I think you're reading a bit more into it (being able to make groups of molecules vibrate faster or slower is a far cry from the fine manipulation needed to initiate fusion), but one way or the other we're both just speculating.

True this is all fiction. And my personal interpretations of the powers is based on my knowledge of science. Generating net motion in a group of molecules is easy. But controlling the motions of individual molcules in random motion enmasse is a lot harder. It's not a matter of fine control, but rather the sheer amount of control. As an analogy, imagine controlling one ant in an ant farm. You could push and prod it certain directions. Now imagine doing that to all of the ants at once. It's neigh impossible! But you CAN move all of the ants at once by moving the ant farm so that even though each ant is still moving randomly (relatively for the purposes of this analogy) but they still all have net motion relative to you.

For Sylar to have thermal control he could need to be conscious of each molecule to counter its random motion. If the writers say he can do that, than I am going to really hate Sylar as a character.

Anyways, let's end this debate here.I agree yes TK can cause thermal control but would require a level of consciousness and control that would basically make a god. And I don't like that.

vinnie

Why mess with the air molecules? He just needs to manipulate the ones in the object he's freezing (i.e. the guy's head).

I guess my problem with what you're saying is that Sylar has the ability to control individual atoms and molecules. That would give him God-like powers. There's no limit: fusion initiation, spontaneous combustion, nuclear detonation, molecular decomposition... basically if you can think it, he can do it.

Think of it this way: just because you can carry a pitcher of water doesn't mean you isolate out individual water molecules to carry.

For me telekinesis embodies only abilities involved in controlling the motion of a few items at the macroscopic scale. That is why I consider thermal control a different set of powers: the ability to absorb ambient energy to lower the temperature of the object you are absorbing energy from.

vinnie

You can hear the bullets hitting the ground after he gets done shooting, if you listen closely.

As for thermal control, heat is nothing more than moving molecules. Just use TK to move them faster or slower to control the temperature.

Temperature is ambient thermal energy. Gas molecules moving at random speeds and in random direction. It's one thing to move a set of molecules in one direction and at the same relative speed, but to control trillion of trillions of air molecules moving in just as many directions?

As for HRG and private plane, yeah that could be true, but its more fun if he had powers too. If he did have powers it wouldn't be teleporation. I'd say he can move really fast. Not fly but kind of like the Flash?

I do not believe Sylar wears a bullet proof vest. What kind of villain wears bullet proof vests? Not the bad ass variety.

vinnie

So what is HRG and Eden's powers? HRG so gets around really fast...

vnnie

Excepting regeneration (which we have no evidence of, that I've seen), all of these are doable with just telekinesis.

Thermal control is possible with telekinesis???

vinnie

Well that's about as unfair as it gets. Who pays $80 for an MPC... even RT.com has them for sale at $59.99.

Neova does not sell 1/48s for $100 and he's in Hong Kong (IIRC). You can get a 1/48 for $125 new pretty easily, and you can get an MPC for half that pretty easily. There isn't a huge price similarity... nor is there a huge quality similarity to be sure.

Heh... didn't realize the MPC prices went down. Neova sold me 2 1/48's for $100 (welcome back MW special). Yeah... $120 sounds about right for a new 1/48 shipped. How much is shipping at RT.com? The way I see it, the cost difference regardless is justified. Even as I pull my first 1/48 apart for some modding.

vinnie

PS: I mean $100 each.

Bright diffused back lighting. Bouncing the flash off of white walls.

vinnie

So that's DL's powers... explains the Houdini comment. I still don't get Niki's powers... It's like there's another person inside her with their own goals and ambitions...

vinnie

$80 full reatil for the MPC with inferior design, subpar plastic and outdated toy technology.

Or $100 for e-tailers like Neova for a 1/48.

To this day I can't get over how superior the 1/48 are to every Valkyrie representation their is.

vinnie

I don't think that Claire's dad is a bad guy at all. I think they are a watchdog group aware of specials... and they don't want another Sylar on the loose. Their job is to monitor.

I only say that Sylar has copying abilities because why else would he kill specials?

vinnie

So Claire obviously gets attacked by Sylar. That's not suprising since I believe he's been following her. The mysterious figure at the bonfire... and definitely the figure standing over her body in the painting. We know that Sylar has telekinetic abilities. Peter obviously mimics them in the painting were you can seeing the locker doors fly away from him (and presumably at Sylar to protect Claire). Obviously the combined powers of Claire, Hiro, and Peter are enough to drive Sylar away. Then again, Peter gains all of their powers if they are all fighting in close proximity. Can you imagine? Peter would be invincible.

Why does Sylar attack "specials"? It might be that Sylar is similar to Peter in that he can copy other's powers. But unlike Peter, he can do it permanently if he kills them and does something with their brain. Note the child and how her father died? Frozen solid with his skull cap sliced off. Same with Isaac in the future except not frozen. That's another ability of Sylar control over thermal energy. He's an egomaniac trying to gather all the powers out there and that's why he has to kill Isaac. With a psychic predicting his every move, it's going to be hard to do anything.

Lastly, Peter actually retains the powers he copies for a short time aftwerwards. It probably just fades away over time.

It was cute how the writers led us on that Peter's powers were flight when it was really Nathan's. Now how long has Nathan known that he can fly?

vinnie

I dunno which one I was watching where the japanese guy from the future shows up and the cheerleader rams the qb's car into a wall.....but that was fun. It was my first episode.

Ep 4

I wonder if Peter got his scar from fighting Sylar? I mean if the two are in close proximity... imagine the kind of battle that would ensue! Now imagine other heroes near by... Peter would have the advantage... He'd mimic ALL of their powers. One thing for sure... Peter got the scar cause Claire wasn't around...

vinnie

Could be worse, he could have been a Marine mercenary. As my g/f pointed out on the back cover of the DOOM movie, that's ridiculous.

vinnie

The SHE has huge ugly square intakes, no landing gear & the wings set too far forward. Also, the feet are not accurate in fighter mode.

Graham

Tell me more about how you feel concerning the SHE YF-19, Graham. Don't hold back.

vinnie

Most of the stuff that we call rubber is actually plastic mixed with a plasticizer. This allows the plastic to be softer like rubber. These are usually organic, lipophilic compounds that over time can leached out of the plastic and dissolve other things like paint which is made up mostly of organic polymers.

vinnie

PS: Incidentally, should check out the estrogen pollution theory concerning plasticizers...

*wonders if omnipresent narrator is in Shadow Chronicles*

Seriously, watching RT is like watching Macross through someone's window with the curtains closed. While its awesomeness is still evident, the image isn't so clear. I just don't think you should go mucking around with someone else creative work, regardless of whatever right you own.

vinnie

for the VF-1, Yamato 1/48 accept no subsitute!

Quoted for truth! Best VF-1 bang for your buck.

vinnie

So Claire's powers are like Wolveerine, extermely fast cellular regeneration. Only thing she lacks is claws and admantium. Nkki's powers are the Hulk's. When she gets scared, the monster in her comes out to protect her. That monster has spuer strength and speed. And Sylar is a telekinetic.

vinnie