505thAirborne

ARTEMIS 1 is ready to go!! 

Got mine in this evening. I took one out to inspect and from what I am seeing & feeling, this is a very snug and secure toy. Zero floppiness with mine, despite no Tampo markings it's still a very impressive Tomahawk (The pilot & crew are nicely painted) and I would easily get a Phalanx & Spartan should they be made! 

Today is a good day! 

Round of applause to AmiAmi for the packing & DHL not damaging the box. 

13 hours ago, Lolicon said:

Another long sought after valk acquired!

RIP to the crew & passengers on board the B-17 Texas Rangers & the P-63.

5 hours ago, Chunky001 said:

A GF and I really got into the books a million years ago when I was in HS. I hated the original movie. Really like Queen Of The Damned. If the show nailed Lestat I'm in. I'll wait for it to make it's full season before I binge though. Thanks for the heads up.

I'm not sure if Lestat is super accurate to the books however the actor gives 100% to his character. 

For someone who never read the books and hasn't seen the Tom Cruise/Brad Pitt movie in ever, the series has been really good so far, acting is Top notch IMO.

The actor who played Grey Worm in GoT is Louis & he is really good in the role, the actor for Lestat... nails it! 

Check it out when you get a chance. 

Hey @spanner, if you're still looking for a VF-19P there is one n Mandarake, I'm not sure that's a fair price but she's there if interested.

Good hunting!! 

https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1207944438&ref=list&keyword=VF-1A

Has anyone else been watching Interview with the Vampire?

24 minutes ago, Big s said:

Wasn’t there already a part 2

Someone on YouTube mentioned that (as well it was bad) but this film has a lot of the original cast, so I guess that makes this the official part 2. 

I'm not big on Christmas movies but Hell Yeah, sign me up for this one!! 

The charge across the field in this film is nuts, the tracers add that extra fear. 

1 hour ago, Dynaman said:

I started watching this the other day and ended up turning it off.  Nowhere near as good as the original or even the Richard Thomas one.  Perhaps it gets better later in the movie.  It skips right over nearly all of the training sequences and picks right up with them going into the trenches giving us no time to really get to know any of the cast - which makes it impossible to care about them when they die off one by one (though even the dying off one by one appears to be missing from this version).  It also takes place in 1917 - by then the thrill of the war had long since worn off just so we could have a forgettable scene about Paul getting the uniform of a dead soldier.  Long story short - watch the original.

Yeah, we watched it last night. The way it's filmed, cinematography, uniforms, helmets & weapons were spot on. The music score did not impress me, irritating actually. If you've ever watched the 2004 film "A very long engagement", I was hoping for that in terms of nightmarish battle scenes (that movie will haunt you), this new film overall is good but it lacks in character development... you never really get attached to anyone. 

Best way to describe this movie IMO is that the Director/Producers didn't want to make a borderline shot for shot remake of the last two films & made many changes to the source material. 

Instead of another remake of AQOTWF, making a WWI film from the view point of the Germans say in 1915-1916 would have been a much better choice. 

So umm... that's a Ride armor huh?

1 hour ago, no3Ljm said:

Nice!  

I have to admit that VF-2SS really deserves a DX treatment. Like now. 

1 hour ago, no3Ljm said:

Would it be nice if Arcadia starts to include fixed posed hands starting with this VF-5000G. That would be awesome.

You'd think by now it's just a standard feature with these Valkyries. 

1 hour ago, Thom said:

 

I hope this is good, nice to see the F8F Bearcat getting some love & screen time!

It's going to feel like forever until the next season. 

34 minutes ago, VF-1A Cannon Fodder said:

@505thAirborne It is! Pre ordered it from Amazon and it’s still available with prime.

Hidetaka Tenjin's Artistry of Macross: From Flash Back 2012 to Macross Frontier

https://a.co/d/f2BmYvO

Thank you, I think I'll order one. Tenjin is definitely one of the best Macross artist's out there! 

36 minutes ago, VF-1A Cannon Fodder said:

Not a toy but an eagerly anticipated book

NICE!!! Is this book still available? 

After seeing one on Ebay for a $110.00 + shipping I thought I would try here. 

(Yep, I already searched Mandarake) 

2 hours ago, MechTech said:

@505thAirborne I wish the color swatches were bigger, but this chart is pretty good (depending on your monitor).

https://www.tamiyausa.com/blog/ts-paint-chips-tamiya-color-spray-paint/

I know you could look this up too, but just wanted to confirm that its pretty accurate (from personal experience). I miss having local hobby shops! I pray they make a comeback somehow. - MT

@MechTech Thanks buddy, when I lived in the Los Angeles area (San Fernando Valley) I had Smith Bros. Hobby Center as my instant go to shop, man I I miss that place. If you needed it they had it. 

As for those color swatches, I am starting to think the Tamiya "Coral Blue" might work out. After a wash in some Flory's that might even darken it a bit too. 

Time to place an order!!