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  2. Big s
    The Mugen Caliber is one that you can purchase stateside, but pretty sure Harmony Gold is blocking the Mospeada Kits since they seem to only be available from Japan and it’s been a while since their preorders went up.
  3. Big s
    It would be entertaining to see him playing two different characters in the same movie that just have different outfits but the same faces
  4. Big s
    Pretty sure in reality they’d just use a wheeled drone or a four legged bot kinda like one of those Boston dynamics ones rather than a bipedal design
  5. M'Kyuun
    I totally agree with your view that the earlier designs with more surface detail are preferable to the smooth ship design the eventually went with. However, one needs to consider the times, and if the entire ship was a CG construct, it would've been easier, I'd think, for them to render it all smooth than to try to incorporate all the patterns (which resemble the gyri and sulci of the brain. Wonder if that was intentional?) I always thought it a cool design, nonetheless. The Eagle from Space: 1999 is such an iconic design, and definitely worth a mention. I've always loved the real-world utilitarianism of it. I hadn't given any thought to the Nostromo when I started this thread, but it's an absolutely brilliant design- monstrously huge, utilitarian in the extreme, replete with structures that imply large scale storage- the fact that it is an ore refinery in space was not lost on the model designers, and I think it speaks to that quite elegantly, even if the ship itself doesn't fit the traditional description. I appreciate the info and backstories to some of these designs as well. I discovered the work of Swedish designer Simon Stalenhag a couple years ago via the Amazon Prime show, Tales from the Loop, which built a series of stories around his artwork. It's a dark and gritty show, and I loved both the stories and the way they so faithfully brought his art to life in the show. I wish The Electric State had been done as well, but they went for a completely different vibe focusing more on humor. It didn't work as well, alas. For me, Simon's allure is the way he paints odd and otherworldly technologies, images, and objects into everyday mundane scenery; that juxtaposition is appealing, and Simon's an impressive artist to boot, so the photo realism of his work makes an impression. I hope to see more of his work influence sci-fi in shows and film, as it strikes a chord.
  6. Big s
    Kinda curious about the question mark in the decal sheet. Is it gonna be some naughty nose art? Or maybe an obscure marking from one of the variant paint jobs?
  7. Big s
    I posted the full description on the previous page and really excited to see a bit of new art from a classic master as a cool bonus
  8. Big s
    I think you should have left the original line in there. More entertainment value for all. Also kinda wondering why spell check always goes the pervy route
  9. Seto Kaiba
    Nah, we'll get full-on Terminators. Human-scale bipedal robots armed with conventional weapons. Probably supported by other drone weapons platforms. Back in April 2017, Russian robotics firm Android Technics caused a bit of an uproar when they published a video of their multipurpose humanoid robot prototype FEDOR conducting a target shooting exercise as a demonstration of its precision and dexterity. Android Technics strenuously maintains that the FEDOR prototype was designed for rescue operations and absolutely not intended to have any military application, but the Russian deputy prime minster at the time still felt compelled to make a public statement in response to the demonstration that Russia was on no uncertain terms absolutely NOT developing a Terminator. (Which, I am certain, reassured exactly nobody.)
  10. Thom
    Whoops!
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  12. pengbuzz
    Say what? O.O
  13. F-ZeroOne
    And while we're on the subject of British TV SF - "Doctor Who" (I recently learned that the space station model used for the opening of "The Trial of a Time Lord" incorporated parts from "Macross" model kits!), "Blakes 7" (one of the reasons British TV SF had a bit of a reputation for slightly ropey effects is that "Blakes 7" replaced a police drama series in the schedule, and was given the same FX budget!) and even "Red Dwarf", which had some fantastic model work for a supposed "comedy" series.
  14. F-ZeroOne
    "Space: 1999" is a great shout, but I guess almost any "Gerry Anderson" series would count, at least the ones with a vehicular focus (*cough*"The Secret Service"*cough*). If we're mentioning "Space: 1999" I guess "UFO" also counts; after all "Space: 1999" started life as a sequel series for "UFO"!
  15. Dangard Ace
    Only Artic troop builder that makes sense is the steel battalion. He's got a winter jacket. Saw Vipers gonna freeze his ass off. Snow Night Viper is definitely going to freeze into an icicle. Hasbro, you want me to buy the Artic HISS to go with my HasLab? Make a Kwinn figure.
  16. Urashiman
    It is decided then
  17. captain america
    4 so far.
  18. Papa Rat
    Go for it!
  19. rice_1204
    Ah, ok, glad to see the site is still up. I forgot to turn on wifi, so i guess my eSIM is presented as a non-local IP. Thanks for confirming!
  20. Thom
    So much better than AI!!!
  21. Thom
    Johnny Storm Lives!
  22. Thom
    Seen some scenes, and yes, jsut a dude in a chair. There are other characters but they are all on-screen, so all you really have is IceT acting face-first into a camera. It's really bad.
  23. grogall
    Yes it really does! Great you might get it by next xmas...🤪 Happy holidays! Maybe by next xmas you finally start reviewing the series....🤗
  24. Thom
    Go for it! Can always buy another! Edited for obvious reasons!
  25. jenius
    Looks amazing. Got my orders in for the TWE Melkia and accessory set.
  26. grogall
    So it looks like the visor display panel is actually detailed on this unit! 👍🏻 Can't wait to get mine! 🤗
  27. Papa Rat
    Very cool!
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