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You're missing out. There, now that I've said it, you must accept it and move forward with life. I'd reccommend checking ebay and the Macrossworld For Sale section for a good deal. Somebody snagged a VF-1S for 99 shipped today. But you definitely NEED at least one 1/48. It's totally worth it. Oh yeah, and you also NEED at least one set of FAST packs. Because they rock. Completely. Now go breed snakes or knock off a few 7/11's or whatever you need to do.

Heh... anybody notice that the G-man himself got "tagged"? Check it Here. I can only say that I'm proud of the part I've played.

Yee-haw! Got my Prime today... it truly is a magnificent design... I freaking love this toy! As far as UPS goes, it looks like they actually read my note, because they came by about 5:45 today. I wish I could have things shipped to work, but with Paypal and the Confirmed Shipping Address and only one bank account... fuggedaboudit. One question - Mine is the Takara version (long smokestacks, no faux battle damage)... but unlike others I've seen pictured, my windshields are clear, not blue. I don't really care, mind you... but I was curious if anyone knows why?

Okay... then at the very least, she should lose the "office girl" look and be forced to work as a stripper to find information. A boy can dream, can't he? It's not as bad a plot device as Amnesia (See Terri Bauer, season 1), is it? Think of it as Primetime Fan Service.

Would some clever and impudent mod please make this Graham's new member title? Sure, I know he's the boss, but it would really crack me up. Max! Hee! Thanks Milkman. You've made my day. That, and the fact that I got my 20th Anniversary Prime from UPS. After transforming it and admiring the sculpt for the last few hours, it's absolutely no surprise that it won hands down. It truly is a design marvel, the best I've seen since I first got my hands on a 1/48 valkyrie. Also, Convoy/Prime is just such a powerful nostalgic piece to Americans who grew up in the 80's. I can only hope they put out more Masterpiece editions. It's like having a Transformer with the care and love usually put into Gundams or Yamatos. There's definitely a place for such a collector's line.

I think that's the most likely scenario. And its pretty tried and true in reality. Sucker em in with our culture, then conquer em with capitalism. Heh... if you throw in their love of music and Minmei... it all ties nicely into the theme of Macross and human culture conquering an alien race.

Would some clever and impudent mod please make this Graham's new member title? Sure, I know he's the boss, but it would really crack me up. Max!

Who cares about Mandy, Sherry Palmer, and Nina (my evil girlfriend dream come to life)... I'm simply watching the show at this point to see the further adventures of office moron Chloe. Everyone I know who watches the show despises her, but I think she's easily the only realistic thing left on 24. What office doesn't have a clueless goob? Still - another thought on Season 3... What the hell were they thinking giving Kim Bauer (my dim hot girlfriend dream come to life) the awful Ann Jillian haircut/wig for the entire season? After 4 minutes of episode 1, I said outloud, "They ruined her! I have to look at that for an entire season?" Where is the justice? As it is now, I'm currently praying for her subplot to involve going to a stylist or something. Edited to add: I suppose I should be happy that she's not being menaced by a cougar. Or a militant weirdo who lives underground. Or a rake left lying on the ground.

Must... stay... out... of... conversation.... Arggh... I picked up Wolves of the Calla at Christmas and decided to re-read the previous 4 before diving in. Of course, now I'm halfway through Wizard and Glass and I'm dying to get into the new stuff. Don't want to spoiler myself, though. I'll check back on this thread in about a week.

You know that comment on irony I made in my first post in this thread? I'll let you in on a little secret: most mainstream SF are really westerns. It's why we call them "space operas." The term comes from "saddle opera," which was used to describe western stories in pulps and dime novels. Firefly just happened to actually look like a western. True, but what I hated about Firefly is the idea that these guys can be zooming about the galaxy in starships, visiting high tech space stations etc, and then they land on a planet, where the entire cast is dressed in rejects from the costume department of the Outlaw Josey Wales. I just do not believe (and yes, Sci Fi is all about suspension of disbelief) that an advanced society would have that much of a dichotomy going on. Alot of the same elements are there in Star Wars, and yeah, Star Wars is also a Space Western in alot of ways, but at least the backwoods planet of Tatooine had a high tech bar, and people dressed in their own period's clothing. Huh.... I have to disagree with that, MM. We easily have that much of a dichotomy in our society today - even if it isn't the "advanced society" of SciFi... Go visit the rich areas of any major city in the U.S. - then drive to projects. Hell, contrast any american city to the third world... you'll notice a very heavy lack of technological advancement in poor African countries. Seems to me that believing in a more equal society requires more suspension of disbelief. I always hated future utopian visions, personally... not realistic at all. But, all that being said - Firefly is still a kick ass show.

Crapnabbitt! After tracking my MP Prime for days on UPS, I apparently missed the delivery guy by about 10 minutes yesterday and got the stupid "package could not be delivered" notice instead of the Toy of the Year. I even left early from work to try and be there, then drove around the neighborhood looking for the big brown truck after I realized I'd just missed him. How sad is that? I hate stupid UPS... who the hell gets home from work by 4:45?

Dude! Don't ask about the pilot sculpt! Macross pilot sculpts are always disappointing. Happened on the MPC, the 1/60, and the 1/48. It'll just start a new round of whining... and I'm not quite ready for that yet. Just when everyone here was happy and acting nice to each other for about 30 seconds.

You guys are a bunch of losers. What's a Macross? I only check in here to mock you relentlessly.

God... I think everybody has a story like this. Mine went when I rented my first house after college and decided I would rescue my Transformers/Robotech collection from Mom's attic. I know that I had full sets of Constructicons, Stunticons, Arielbots, Protectbots, and Combaticons. Along with Prime, Megs, Shockwave, Jetfire and about a billion others... Of course when I got there... Missing an arm or leg or accessories or whatever from EACH of them! Luckily this was about 8 years ago, so prices weren't outrageous yet on eBay and I pieced them together. To this very day, I have no idea why so much was missing... I blame it on overzealous garage sale tactics from the folks, but they swear they didn't sell any of my stuff. At the very least, they didn't mess with my treasured Gakken Mospeada Cyclone. But, I still would love for Takara to rerelease Shockwave and Predaking, so that I could feel complete inside.

I loved hackers also. Ceral Killer was funny. Hackers is worth multiple, multiple viewings just for the young, short haired, unearthly beauty of Angelina Jolie. But I can't really say that Cereal Killer was all that funny.

Heh... and some of you folks thought the Sound Force color schemes were as ugly as possible... Guess not.

If I only had a nickel for every time I heard that. True dat... but few here understand just how tender you can be when romancing the knob... I suspect if one took a peek into your obviously troubled soul, they might see this -

Damn... gotta check the trigger on that thing. Maybe next time I'll use Britney Spears as bait. That'll snare you but good!

Sweet! But, alas, I was not the winner. Nor, even a bidder. You aren't kidding around when you say "you just need the body!" This is very, very, very true. I also like hair and the ability to move a bit in my Natalie Portman clones. Keira Knightley would be a good enough substitute. Edited to add - Still, I'd take that mask... beats making love to door knobs!

And if IMDB is correct: Holds a master's degree in chemical engineering. Was offered a Fulbright scholarship to study at MIT He may be a shitty actor, but you at least gotta give him props for not being a total moron like Van Damme, or a total fake like Seagal. Heh... who knew it took a master's to deliver famous lines like - I must break you. Heh... it always comes back to Stallone, in the end. The ultimate meatball.

I've been attempting to collect all the moderators to complete my collection. Right now I'm using a warm ham sandwich under a carefully hidden cage in a tree. Either way, I think I'll most likely pass on the Q-Rau, not so much because of the price, but because it's easily my least favorite enemy mecha in Macross. I'll hold out for a Regult.

Don't forget that Hikaru also piloted the GBP-1J in the Macross series as well, just so you know.

He is Director/Lead Designer. I cant wait to play this one myself. I have been a Metal Gear fan since 1988. Agreed. To me, his "overly cinematic" style is what makes Metal Gear what it is. I can think of about a million sequel videogames that don't hold up nearly as well.

Great show... but what can you expect from Whedon and company? Haven't got the DVD's yet... but I got a Best Buy Gift Certificate and a full tank of gas... Hmmmmm..

Heh... I actually saw that movie in the theater. Drunk. The crowd cheered when he died. Also I laughed my ass when one character said very dramatically, "We're going to have to call the president... [long pause, then looks directly at the camera] this has to be an EXECUTIVE DECISION." Golly, I love bad films!