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Robin Hood: Men in Tights

For some reason, I can watch that movie over and over and the jokes never get old to me.

I'm sure there's some Batman Begin fans and collectors of toys other than Macross around here...if so, this is for them.

Also, I know that this figure has been out for a while (as well as the movie) and has already been reviewed on http://www.mwctoys.com, but I just got my Collector Editon Batman Begins figure and I thought I'd share some pics of what I consider to be the best Batman action figure to have been produced in a long time.

I bought my Batman Begins Collectors Edition figure last week from Toys-R-Us ... in Norwich, England. They had around fifteen of them stacked on a shelf for 9.99 pounds each (about $18.00 US each). I wasn't all that impressed when I first saw the figure as I thought it was just a repaint of the poorly articulated Battle Gear Batman with a new cape in a nice window box. After a closer look, I was happily surprised to see all the articulation that this figure featured and that it was much closer to how Batman appears in the film than any of the other figures that have been released. This figure is a great addition to my collection, although I wish he were a little bigger so he could have mixed in with my Marvel Legends figures. You should definitely pick one up for yourself if you get a chance.

I read that this Collector Edtion Batman Begins figure is an international exclusive (UK and Austrailia only) and that it had a limited production run of only 5,000. I don't know if it's all true as the box inicates none of this, but recent eBay sales seem to support it as being true.

I never used to snipe, but ended up losing so many auctions to people who were sniping that I finally broke down and registered with one.

Sniping only works against cheap people. If you put in your maximum bid, there's no way sniping will get you.

Not true. If the snipers maximum bid is higher then your maximum bid, sniping will get you.

That's true and I snipe about 80% of the time.

When ever I place a non sniping bid and wait it out some idiot comes around and makes twenty small bids of a dollar a piece. They either take over the auction that way or leave before that happen but have you just few dollars at from your maxium bid with three days left on the auction.

If I'm looking at item that has a current bid of $10 and I have $100 to spend. I'd rather snipe at the last minute and win it for $50 than watch some $1 at a time bidder bring my bid to the max. If I win it for $100 with a snipe fine but I'm not gonna let some pussy bring up my bid any other way if I can help it.

That's exactly how I operate and I almost always win the auctions I snipe...usually for much less than I anticipate. The only time I bid early is when there's an item that ends at an inconvenient time for me to watch the auction. I can put down a lot of money on an item that I really want, but I will usually put something like 15% to 25% percent above the average going rate. That means if someone bids me out, they can't say they got too great of a deal.

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I know members here in general don't like Arafat209 and that he's been blacklisted for valid reasons, but I can't help but feel sorry for him.

What do you guys think?

I love PSP Video 9! I downloaded/converted a few episodes of Robot Chicken to my PSP for the first time. I need to get Wipeout: Pure so I can try the online browser glitch for myself.

If I were you, I would trade now before your friend realizes that his Jetfire is actually worth more than your set of FAST packs.

I've been a section commander in the USAF for about 4 years now. I was stationed at Minot AFB, ND for 2.5 years (5 MUNS & 5 MXS)and now I'm currently stationed at RAF Lakenheath, England (48 EMS).

What a wanker.  He just used the G.I. Joe U.S.S. Flagg aircraft carrier toy for the background ("diorama").

*LAME*

What a coincidence, "wanker" and "lame" are two words that come to mind when I think about you and your comment. While the auction above is not mine, I shared several pics a while back of my collection displayed on my USS Flagg to which a lot of the members here expressed their appreciation. BTW, the seller never mentioned the background or that it was a "diorama." I think I already know the answer, but why exactly did you decide to say that poo, anyway? Sometimes, it's better to just keep your negative attitude to yourself. Here's some pics from my collection so I can join the "wanker" club and hopefully piss on your day:

While it's fun to stick valkyries and other aircraft-type toys on the deck; I primarily use my USS Flagg for my GI Joe collection:

Some of my faves:

"Is the actual creator of Calvin and Hobbes. He is secretly going around the country at night dressed as a ninja killing anyone who has one of those "peeing Calvin" stickers on their car."

"Vin Diesel speaks in THX certified sound."

"Vin Diesel has solved all of history's greatest problems with ho-slappings and his unique ability to ejaculate anti-matter."

"Vin Diesel invented the Accordion, but it was originally meant to be, solely, a murder weapon. It wasnt until 1913 that it began being used as an instrument. Vin has accepted this and has no bitter feelings towards the French."

"Vin Diesel was the real creator of Spawn, not Todd McFarlane. In fact, Vin Diesel IS Spawn, and using his awesome hell powers, he thought up the greatest sci-fi movies ever, including Alien, Blade Runner, and Terminator. He also starred in all of them, as both the main characters and as the monsters, and his favorite roles were those of Newt, the Alien Queen, Pris, and John Connor, while simultaneously impregnating all the supposed people who played the above-mentioned roles, and causing all of them to give birth to their own grandchildren, because his semen is really Red Bull energy drink."

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My Hasegawa SV-51 Ivanov kit came with a leaflet for this credit card promo in the box.

The leaflet has a larger version of the Battroid pic and it clearly shows that the heatshield is a similar blue to the Low Vis heatshield and features a standard Skull.

Graham

Graham, please post a scan. I'd like to see a picture that shows a little more of the detail on this exclusive.

I remember reading about this Japanese credit card offer for an extremely limited all black 1/48 VF-1J a while back, but I don't recall ever hearing how it turned out.

http://www.gecard.com/character/macross.html

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BTW- Is roller included with the trailer?

Nope, no Roller included. Oh well, I'm happy with the trailer as MP Optimus Prime looks much better with a "real" trailer instead of the cardboard one Takara supplied. They are nearly the same dimensions by the way.

Well, I got my OP Trailer today. Lots of great detail on the outside and it functions well for its purpose. While there's not a whole lot of room in the trailer to fit more than one BT/Alternator comfortably, there are tire stops in the trailer to keep them from rolling around. Here's some pics:

BoBe-Patt means the sticker, not the printing. All my jetfire boxes have the tatsunoko symbol on them somewhere [8+] but only one has it as a sticker rather than printed on the box. At least I think thats what he means. I wish either of my matsu's was in the box they came in rather than a box that fit... I would know more

My Bandai Jetfire has it's original box with the gold Tatsunoko sticker on the bottom right corner. A vast majority of the boxed Jetfires that ended on eBay have the gold sticker as well. The only one I saw that didn't have the sticker on it was a Canadian-released Jetfire with the bottom side being completely different.

Also, something I just noticed. There is a small "VALKRIE" trademark printed towards the bottom of the from side...even though the word is used no where else on the package or inserts.

I ordered one from www.toy-wave.com for $50 and it should be arriving in the next week or so. All I really hear are complaints when it comes to this trailer because it's either too short, or doesn't open like the original, doesn't include Roller, not realistic, etc. I could really care less about all that as my MP Optimus will finally have a trailer for his alt mode while everyone else is sitting around and bitchin', waiting for Takara/Hasbro to make that perfect trailer that may very well never come.

I just ordered a set of the new Play Arts Fullmetal Alchemist poseable figures. I think they will display well with my Naruto figures as they are around the same scale/posability.

For you Naruto fans, you should checkout www.toy-wave.com (under new arrivals) now if you want some of the best and most difficult Naruto figures to get. They just picked up some more stock of the poseable 5" Bandai figures that came out in 2003 and the prices are very decent, especially for Naruto (usually sells on eBay for $80 to $100 by himself). I picked me up a set a while back and I was really impressed with them.

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(missing earplug  )

So has anyone found this problem? Now that I think about it, I don't even know if both came when I took it out of the box...

~Tico

I'm pretty sure that all the Hasbro/Takara Optimus Primes are like that, i.e., missing an "ear-plug."

2,500.

Damn, that's a smaller production number than I thought. Yamato wasn't kidding when they labeled it "Limited Version". Oh well, I'm happy with the one Low-Viz that I own.

11b fighter mode

Does Isamu fit in the Yamato YF-19 cockpit as well?

An oldie, but a goodie...

Wow... I feel alot better getting a v2 YF-19 with a couple minor paint chips for 110.... those prices are even higher than I thought the median was.....

I would get it... I love my YF-19, especially since mine seems to be one of the only ones that has the leg fins folding the right way... almost every picture I see has them going onto the sides of the legs, when they are supposed to fold the otehr way onto the back of the legs... like there was an assembly issue of sorts.

And Seph....where are those 1/72 people from?

Only versions 1 and 1.5 have the the leg fins that fold on the outside (although not line accurate, I prefer it over folding them them the other way).

The 1/72 scale aircrew are from Hasegawa; they also make 1/48 scale aircrew.

unrelated ... but i thought i shouldn't start a new topic, seeing as there's one called "YF-19" right here (convenient).

do you guys think USD$150 is too much to fork over for a YF-19 (Second Ed.), particularly in light of the possibility of the imminent release of this LS kit?

damn damn damn. i should've been more patient.

You're second-guessing your decision to buy a Yamato 1/72 YF-19 v.2 for $158 shipped? Dude, trust your instincts...you got yourself a great deal! Although it is fragile and certainly could be improved on, Yamato's YF-19 is an excellent representation as a fully transformable ABS plastice/diecast toy. Not to mention that it is also Yamato's first Macross product offering which helps to retain it's value. I personally love the size, sculpt and detail of the YF-19 and it remains as one my most prized possessions.

As for the LS version, I love the accuracy and slim lines; however, the chances of me ever owning one are probably slim to none. Also, 1/100 scale and made of resin just doesn't do it for me. Given the choice to have the Yamato YF-19 on my shelf or pictures of the LS on my computer; I'll take the Yamato.

Here's some gratutious Yamato YF-19 love: