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The Rotten Rat getting its filthy mittens on Anime, more than likely to bestow its now-infamous brand of "tender loving care" upon it like they did with Star Wars and Marvel and Willow and Indiana Jones and many more, fills me with dread for this most-Japanese art form and story telling.

By no means is this immediate distrust uniquely relegated to Disney; every American studio has had a terrible track record on this front, be it animation or live action:  For every Alita or One Piece, there are dozens of examples of complete (on many levels) failures.

5 minutes ago, TangledThorns said:

But why?

Some easy money... lord knows, most new movies aren't cutting it in paying the bills.

1 hour ago, pengbuzz said:

Avatar: Cold Hard Cash.

Given Current Hollywood, that is pretty much the only franchise/IP that is making good on that goal... 

1 hour ago, sh9000 said:

Battlestar Galactica.

 

I haven't been into anything of this sort, other than the rare automotive diecast, in years but this has my undivided interest, so much so that I can taste it. 🤤

The one thing that gives me pause is the sticker price on that glorious Viper...

8 hours ago, m0n5t3r said:

HMR Reactive Armor is the only thing left I want from MacZero... Maybe an Ivanov too. 

Octos and Cheyenne would be very nice too...

Major pipedream; we all know those will NEVER happen; heck, we're still waiting for the Tomahawk and Phalanx from OG Macross to see the light of day.  

I'd call it a cash grab if, given the gag in the original, that wasn't the entire self-aware point... 

36 minutes ago, Big s said:

Unfortunately that’s what they usually do

Since there are no examples of their not having F'd up or severely diminished IPs/studios they've acquired, some immediately, others after a few outings, and even their own legacy stuff (Snow White being their latest abomination) gets plundered, I'd posit that it's much closer to always than usually. 

Disney is a content singularity.  It consumes everything it can in order to grow and, in the process, shreds everything it eats into unrecognizable particles.

55 minutes ago, Thom said:

Not in hand yet. but can this be considered a toy..?

The best kind... one that can MAKE toys. 

52 minutes ago, mikeszekely said:

Ghost Rider.

The first one was... okay(?).  The sequel... I refuse to formally acknowledge its existence.

Cautiously intrigued and assiduously withholding any opinion or judgement until it either impresses or disappoints...

Came in looking for updates -- I'd settle for rumors and minor crumbs -- on the VF-5000 Star Mirage and I'm leaving disappointed...  

2 hours ago, TangledThorns said:

On that note its pretty sad the fans are creating more Star Wars content than Disney is, lol.

Not only more -- number of dedicated fans vs "professionals" working for the Mouse makes it a given -- but superior in almost every single way except polish.

Leagues better and more authentic all around than Bane's appearance on BoBF

11 hours ago, Old_Nash_II said:

https://www.airdatanews.com/turkey-aims-to-sell-kaan-fighter-to-brazil/
New Brazilian airfighter, and I only found out about the development earlier today. It looks very similar to the F-22, since it is a joint venture with Turkey, which was prevented from having the F-35 fighters (almost the same XD)

 

Basil tirando uma página diretamente do roteiro chinês... por que desenvolver um projeto original quando os Estados Unidos já fez o trabalho difícil?  E o nome do caça me faz pensar no grito do capitão Kirk em A Ira de Khan. 

Oldie but goodie:

51 minutes ago, sh9000 said:

^Too much kissing Lilandra.

If that were the case, the waxy pigment would've been crooked and smeared, like Jack Burton after trading spit with Gracie Law (Big Trouble in Little China).  That figure looks a lot more like it was self-applied in front of a makeup mirror... 

^ Why is he wearing lipstick???... 

2 hours ago, Black Valkyrie said:

 

Maybe they already have VF-19F & S in the pipeline . 

 

I don't doubt.  If they aren't cutting steel for the molds necessary for the Blazer specific parts, I'm sure they already have all the necessary 3D data done, validated and ready to go to the toolmaker.

5 hours ago, Old_Nash_II said:

Waiting for Rideback bikes

Whattyaknow... a mini Ligar ZOID...

This actually makes perfect sense.  Other than the head and the addition of the speaker fins on the shoulder pauldrons, the unit is identical to the Fire Valk.  I may get this but I'm really interested in the Emerald Force's S and F Blazer variants.

3 hours ago, sh9000 said:

I'd buy one in 1/18 scale and 1/12 scale.

My wallet AND bank account just whimpered, and I swear every one of my credit cards just gave me the evil eye, at the mere thought of how much something like this would cost... 

16 hours ago, Radioguy said:

Neither of you get it.

The building is MADE OF THE BOXES.

A giant cavernous warehouse building shaped like a coliseum made entirely of boxes, most still sealed, some in shippers, with their mint status content safely encased within... 

On 3/27/2025 at 9:13 PM, scand said:

At this point.... it's  a must the we see the coliseum in which you store your stuff.

Not likely to be a coliseum but something more akin to the giant warehouse seen at the end of Raiders of the Lost Arc... 

11 minutes ago, tekering said:

...Is there really a larger market for crap than for decently-sculpted figures with modern articulation? 🤨

 

As long as nostalgia-brained individuals with money to burn keep buying, apparently so...