505thAirborne

@Mog This is truly a good day to be a MOSPEADA fan for you... your Tread is finally a reality. 

With Sentinel re-releasing the ETA and now the Tread, I might have to go for it and get a set. That Tread looks mighty damn good. 

One of those random YouTube videos you catch out the corner of your eye. 

4 minutes ago, Big s said:

It’s all about the maple. Their dollar is printed on paper made from the purest of maple trees. They have so much maple power that you can flavor your pancakes with them by just waving their dollar over a stack. It’s also a good way of testing counterfeit bills. Store owners in Canada always keep pancakes and waffles on hand to test the legitimacy of the bills 

We decided to give CIVIL WAR a try since it was on HBO Saturday night, overall, it's a lack luster film with very little to say (a few good scenes, but overall, I wouldn't watch it again). While from what I've read the director purposely gives no backstory on how or why the war started, details of how or why CA & TX are on the same side, why the US dollar is worthless, but the Canadian dollar is superior... If this was specifically mentioned in the movie, I missed it. 

Those tidbits of info with a dose of narration would have made this a far better film. While war correspondents don't carry weapons, given how crazy America is at that point, being armed would have made sense. The talents of Wagner Moura were wasted and that bummed me out, he was superb and allowed to shine in NARCOS but reduced to amateur dialog in this movie. One last gripe is the music/soundtrack... it's very distracting. 

My favorite moment in the film of "we see this now BUT never again" is Kristen Dunst telling the new girl, get a Kevlar helmet & body armor... you'll never see that helmet again, especially at the end when you would truly need it. 

So yeah, skip this one and give "Rebel Ridge" on NETFLIX a try, by far better or "Fight Night, The Million Dollar Heist" on Peacock. (Peacock is $5.00 a month)

RIP James Earl Jones. 

Dear Hasegawa, let us know that a 1/48 YF-21 with or without fastpacks is in the works & I'll grab that 1/48 YF-19. 

On 6/30/2024 at 12:49 PM, electric indigo said:

SUNNY

 

Final episode is this Wednesday, so far, I have enjoyed this show. Hoping the finale ties everything together. 

If I've ever ordered directly from these guys before I don't remember, so we'll call this the first time & the verdict is, pretty damn good packing. I like the little corner protectors, that's a nice touch. Overall, no damage and my "Not Jetfire" box is in solid condition.

Man, it's 1985 all over again & I love it. I think I've told this story before (Sorry if it's a repeat). Back in 85 a week before my birthday I was at a Mervyn's dept. store when they still sold toys and there were stacks of Jetfire's, I wanted one so bad. My Mom told me, wait & see what happens on Christmas (I was still at the age of, is Santa real?). 6 days later on Birthday I unwrapped my box & it was a Transformers Jetfire... still the best gift ever! 

Seeing this box art, the toy, the armor, man... actual happy childhood vibes today. 

Apologies in advance for all the pics. 

24 minutes ago, sjoebarry said:

JUST RECEIVED MINE FROM SHOW-Z

they did a nice job packaging (plastic corner protectors).  one tiny rip in the cardboard box though;

Just the box alone looks awesome, I hope mine was packed that securely. My "Not Jetfire" just left customs in Chicago this morning, should be in Kansas later today. 

@tekering So did you just get one of these or are a few more on the way?

Two thumbs up for @rick.vale, my Yamato Kakizaki VF-1 + fast packs arrived safely, very fast shipping, well packaged and frankly, better than described. 

I now have a completed 1/60 scale Skull Squadron. 

So... We just watched HORIZON An American Saga on MAX. 

Yep, it's a 3-hour plus movie that isn't terrible, or the worst film ever made, but it is no Dances with Wolves or Open Range, films that Kevin Costner clearly thought through from start to finish. HORIZON has a lot of faults, above all is a weak script & dialog, way too much back & forth, one minute you're in Montana, then Wyoming, Western Kansas then Apache territory & back again & again & again. Also, too many characters that don't really matter... like, you don't know them on any personal level, the final frustration is the last couple minutes of the film, it feels completely out of place. Kevin Costner's character & the female costar he's with almost plays out almost like Tom Selleck's character in "Quigley Down Under". (You either loved that duo's chemistry or you didn't.) 

Cinematography & costumes are top notch, no expenses spared there. The musical score is decent but hiring Bear McCreary, John Williams or Hans Zimmer would have been a better choice. 

In the end, it's a 3-hour movie where lots of things are happening, but it's so incoherent at times it makes it hard to stay focused. Maybe Part 2 will be better at putting the pieces together but, I'm not holding my breath. 

On 7/29/2024 at 3:16 PM, no3Ljm said:

 

This show is really good. Vince Vaughn is a total delight and the story gets your attention right away. 

Is this new release uncensored? 

If I remember correctly, the last Blu-ray had some of the violent scenes cut. 

Another fantastic review video from @jenius

A giant thank you to @Major Tom for the Moscato VF-1D conversion it, super cool member & really fast shipping. 

While I have the DX VF-1D, I've always wanted a Yamato 1/48 version... with this kit, that's a reality now. 

21 minutes ago, Pontus said:

Why 505 and not 82?

Because he served in the 505th PIR (Parachute Infantry Battalion). 

As written above... "that was the first name that came to mind". 

Hey all, 505thAirborne comes from my father's uncle who served in the 82nd Airborne during WWII (after seeing Saving Private Ryan research into my families service records began), that name became my username when I had my Helmet restoration business on eBay back in 2007, so when I joined up that same year here on MW, that was the first name that came to mind & well, here we are all these years later. 

As for my Avatar, that is Eunha of both Gfriend & VIVIZ. As far as I am concerned, she is the true real life Galactic Fairy. 

7 hours ago, jenius said:

I think I'm talking myself into buying this. It would be my first purchase from ShowZ which means it takes more to convince myself to do it.

18 hours ago, twich said:

Just got notice that this shipped out from ShowZstore! I guess I will find out in 15-25 business days!

Twich

Same here, I'm looking forward to this one. 

The first of @jenius YF-21 videos! 

PM sent. 

11 minutes ago, Big s said:

Oddly, I think it got posted in the Romulus section last week or so, but maybe it fits here just as well 

Cool, I wasn't sure if anyone had seen this yet. Either section works for me.