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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... 

30 minutes ago, Big s said:

I think I stopped enjoying rewatching Star Trek stuff after DS9 and I used to enjoy rewatching Star Wars OG films even after the Disney purchase, but I haven’t done a rewatch after all the shows kinda turned mostly into flops. And now that I think of it, I don’t really rewatch the marvel stuff anymore more either, especially after the legacy of most of the characters seemed ruined for the most part. Might still rewatch The Guardians of the Galaxy films though. Even spider man doesn’t really make me excited much anymore, after a second viewing of No Way Home (the movie that gets worse every rewatch). I think the multiverse ruined those films. Never really cared for the DC stuff anymore, but I’d probably still enjoy a rewatch of The Suicide Squad, but I don’t know how I’ll feel after the reboot films start coming out 

Indeed.  Disney is, by no means, the only guilty party in the wholesale destruction of legacy IPs; however, they are, by far, the worst offenders.

16 hours ago, Big s said:

It may actually sour people from even wanting to rewatch the original as a side effect 

That has been the case for me regarding Star Wars:  I have zero desire to rewatch the originals and prequals because, thanks to Disney, all roads lead to Jake Skywalker and "wonder" Rey Palpatine; similarly, Marvell has also been severely tainted to the point phases 1-4 have no rewatch value anymore.  Some, a small part, of the sentiment is due to me outgrowing these IPs to be sure, but the bulk of it is due to what those in charge have done to them.  It is actually quite sad just how much they've screwed the pooch -- chasing, and pandering to, the "Modern Audience" and laughably bad writing and execution-- with once guaranteed crowd pleasers and money makers and merchandizing juggernauts... now moribund, easily ignored, husks of their former selves.

8 hours ago, Big s said:

And another one of these cheap horror films. 

Not my cup of tea to be honest but I don't consider these public domain derived slasher flicks any more of a butchery of the original IPs than what Disney has been doing for at least the last half a decade or so; in a way, given their tongue-in-cheek nature, they're FAR less damaging to the classics than abominations like the "live" action Snow White.

Prequels, sequels, reboots, retellings, (usually soulless and often butchered) live-action(ish) remakes... every Disney division is completely bereft of originality, inspiration and sorely lacking in what an entertainment company should excel at producing: compelling storytelling.

None of those numbers, and Cap 4's budget is grossly underreported given the substantial reshoots and delays that some peg the total north of 300M, take into account the marketing budgets and differences in studio financial recoup between domestic (~50 cents on the dollar) and international (~35 cents on the dollar, in aggregate) markets... cinemas need to make money and governments take their cuts.  Rule of thumb for taking everything into account is to multiply the ACTUAL budget, not what the studios initially allocate in their production pitch, by 2.5... and this does not even take inflation* into account.

Assuming the numbers quoted are within the actual final cost, minus advertising, the numbers required for break even (zero profit during their theatrical runs) are:

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania - $388m budget = $970M to break even (tbe), $476m BO = $494M loss before recouping some back through tax breaks depending on where the majority of the filming is done.

The Marvels - $374m budget = $935M tbe , $206m BO = $729M loss, again before any claw-backs.

Deadpool and Wolverine - $200m budget = $500M tbe, $1.3b BO = $800M profit plus whatever tax incentives there may be... an unqualified success!

Captain America: Brave New World - $180m budget = $450 tbe, $373m BO = still $77M underwater and entirely dependent on the true budget numbers.

Of the 4 movies cited, only Deadpool made money and likely not enough to offset the total loss of the other 3 combined.

*Inflation also means there are far fewer butts in seats paying higher per-seat prices to achieve the BO numbers being reported as compared to the past.

^^^

43 minutes ago, Urashiman said:

It has been a while. I‘ve been fiddling with the VF-9 again and decided I need a test print to check if everything is fitting. I only need to decide what to do with the main landing gear. Anyway… pictures.

And a size comparison.

Fan-frick'n-tastic!

8 minutes ago, pengbuzz said:

We have an Ollie's opening where Big Lots used to be later this month.

Lucky you.... you'll be able to witness the full "glory" of the failure that is Disney's hubris, vis a vis their cheap plastic monument(s) to pre-landfill garbage, first hand.  

16 hours ago, sh9000 said:

I'm ok with the articulation.

Agreed.  In light of how niche of a niche Star Trek has become over the Bad Robot/Alex Kurtzman stewardship of the franchise, and the fact that contemporary figures of the same size tend to msrp at twice, or more, the price point of this upcoming line, Star Wars' non selling inventory of unwanted Disney era garbage characters -- littering discount outlets like Ollies -- notwithstanding, the articulation is more than adequate.

NGL, they all look fantastic, some more desirable (Jellico, especially) than others, but all a huge improvement over the limitedly articulated Playmates stuff released around the time First Contact came out, to say nothing of the older smaller scaled fare that could not sit without being awkwardly spread-legged.

1 hour ago, F18LEGIOSS2 said:

I've made these hinges with leftover sprues for my gakken ride armor, stay tuned

Now, THIS is one of those face-palm moments when one says to oneself:  Why didn't I ever think of that before?  It is so brilliantly simple and deceptively obvious!