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It's one of the many cut scenes from Jedi. Basically, Vader goes to see the Emeror but Jerjerrod says "Nuh-uh." so Vader chokes him. Then when Jerjerrod manages to gasp that it was the Emperor's wish that he remain undisturbed, Vader releases him. It would have been a neat scene, but it was ultimately a little pointless. But long story short, there was a scene were Vader reached out and touched somebody, but it was cut. Otherwise, who would he have choked? Piett? Piett - "Its an older code, but it checks out. I was about to clear them. Shall I hold them?" Vader - "No, leave them to me." CHOKES PIETT Or that nameless officer who brings Luke to Vader? Commander - "He was armed only with this." Vader - "Good work commander. Leave us. Conduct your search and bring his companions to me." CHOKES COMMANDER You know, if Lucas REALLY wanted to make a "special edition" of the movie, why didn't he include these scenes? I'd have loved to see Vader getting his Force on...

Gah!!!! I'm loving it so far! Wow. I've grabbed all but four tracks from the soundscore, and so far, this has to be the best work I've heard on Williams' part. I've been using the guide posted earlier on this thread to grab tracks. So far, it hasn't let me down.

I just finished the novel, and saw no sign of Binks. Go back and read again where Bail joins Padme when Palpatine is about to declare the empire. It notes that Jar Jar is there on the platform with Padme, looking worried. I'm prety sure this is the only place he appears in the novel and the movie. Almost a cameo, and no spoken lines I'm aware of. I'll be damned, totally missed that. Well, I guess totally exluding him with have led to questions. It's probably for the better he got a SMALL part. ...though, if he had been murdered by clones...

I just finished the novel, and saw no sign of Binks.

If the movie is HALF as good as the scanned chapters.....

We had a toy store around here that overpriced Yammies, as well. Hell, they paid 80 bucks for my TOYNAMI VF-1J way back when.... put it on the shelf for 120.. AHhaha... suckers

So ah, what is a 21 worth nowadays anyhow? Ebay only seems to get the FP versions.

I don't know... I'm despirately trying not to get excited, but the way Obi-Wan shouted "You were the chosen one!..." Could it be that we're going to get a quality film?

Watch then gun hand. The damn thing is fragile as hell. Yup, the fingers broke on me when I was trying to attach the gun on my blue alpha. Waiting for my replacement hands to come in, but now when I try to attach the guns on my other alphas I just connect it to the palm without wrapping the fingers around the gun handle. The first greenie I picked up lost part of his lower hand (below pinky.) My second one's holding up, but I'm REALLY careful when affixing the GU-XX.... Still, the first one still HELD the gun, and the fingers just looked slighly crooked. It's a pity. The hands have GOOD articulation and are very attractive. I just don't know why Toynami didn't choose a more malleable plastic like what's normally used in a polycap or something REALLY stress resistent, like Yamato's 1/48 hands.

Watch then gun hand. The damn thing is fragile as hell.

I went down to Clearwater last weekend, to visit friends, so I decided to pack up a TON of anime DVDs I didn't care about anymore and trade them back into AnimeNation for an MPC... (just couldn't justify buying one with all the issues people are having) Well, the first one I grabbed had some paint issues and the canopy has stress lines in it. I took it back, and got a near perfect example. Based on THIS piece, I love it, though I'll be making any further MPC purchases in person and at the store. I must say, it's a REAL pity Toynami skimped so much on the construction of this toy... I really like the sculpt, considering its size.

Shockblast has been reported in Ohio and some other mid-western states. Keep your eyes peeled.

Swerve, now with robot mode images: Swerve

yea, I'm watchin' it...

Man, that's awesome.

Well, as soon as I can cough up enough money to finally get my hands on a Monster.... Alternators - cheap, and cool to boot Toy collecting... is generally too expensive for me. I come from a poor family AND am paying for college out of pocket... though.. I was hoping, once I had graduated, to pick up stuff at that point... It's a real pity that that will not be the case.

Honestly, as much as I love it, Macross just has been on the decline... How many people do you know actually liked M0 anywhere near as much as the original or Mac Plus? Perhaps the latter spoiled us, I don't know. I'm guess Yamato saw that the franchise just really lacked the spirit that originally propelled it. To me, the newer stuff (zero, seven) just seemed like half-assed effort. Of course, IMO

Robot mode looks a little akward, but I'm sure that's due to poor transformation. Otherwise: cooool.... looks like a simplified version of Grimlock's transformation.

Satanic Bugs? Looks like Zim meets Looney Tunes.... ..and we wonder why today's generation is all kinds of f*cked up...

Hey!!! I want that gun barrel!! Where can I get one?!?!?! I finally picked up windcharger and he's all I ever wanted in a alternator The Vechicle alt mode is flawless. It looks great with or without the roof. I was going to wait on the binaltech version but I gave in (hey, Im weak hehehe) As for the robot mode, it has all the things I wanted in an alternator... The waist turns. It has mid-bicep swivels, mid-thigh swivels and very light on the ball joints. (which are concentrated on the wrists and the ankles of the figure) This isnt neccessarily a bad thing. The swivel joints in the shoulders and thighs guarantees no limbs or panels popping off during transformation!! Its also not hollow like most alternators/binaltechs are and has very little "back pack" kibble. The only complaints that I have about the figure are how stiff his knees are. And when you do get them to bend, its limited because the thigh hits the side panels somewhat. His feet, though on ball joints, seem a little floppy and somewhat limited in movement. ( I had trouble transforming his feet/calves because the instructions failed to mention there was a swivel you had to move ) His head sculpt is ok, his face sort of reminds me of Mr. Incredible (must be his chin Lolz) His weapon/sheild looks kind of blah without the barrel, but doesnt distract too much from the overall look to windcharger. With all that being said, WindCharger isnt a bad figure. Its not on top on my list but I like it. Strongly reccomended!!! eagerly awaits the release of Alternators Shockblast/Shockwave!! Check ebay. They're going for 14 bucks with shipping

From what he told me, the sheer number of shelf warmers prompted a lot of stores to order smaller batches of Tracks and Jazz. These, obviously, sold out quickly (last Tracks I saw was here around, oh, December..) so they're ordering more Grimmies and whatnot. If you want, I'll PM you if I find a Tracks/Jazz around here.

Yea, they are. A friend of mine who works at Wal-Mart told me that the last Tracks/Meister shipments ended about mid-December.

FINALLY... Gainesville restocks. I found Grimmy and Battle Ravage last night, at Wal-Mart. My friend picked me up Swindle for my birthday, so I'm all up to date again.

His legs suck? He has a knee joint... Yea, the erm... gun sucks... Mainly, the quality of the plastic seems to be plastic. Mine's almost translucent.

I'll be checking with my local Wal-mart this evening, when they get stocks in. The toy department manager's supposed to be on staff, so I'll ask her what's up. Edit: here's the thing, as long as SOME Alternators sit on the shelf, nothing will be reordered. She told me that the computers are set to automatically request more stock. In short, even if you have Smokescreens sitting there, gathering dust, chances are that you won't see any new Alternators until those are sold. Energon toys aren't moving, and most managers kind of lump the two transformers groups together when judging popularity. A friend of mine who works at another Wal-Mart is going to try his manager to order some boxes. If so, I'll FINALLY have my Grimlock.