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    Your offspring has good taste! In case he hasn't seen it, the whole album is set to an anime... or vise-verse Thanks for reminding me, first time I've rewatched it in years!
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    So... it's a J-20, sans canards? Jokes aside, all of what you said is also plausible/possible. I have no knowledge of the gearbox/motor or it's torque issues, but I can see how a combo "OMG we need to not ship this lemon" and "Hey, there's this petition calling us out on ignoring our own corporate precedent we can use as cover" makes a lot of sense. If the torque issue really is that bad, then you're correct: shipping them out only to have the gears self-destruct on them would be embarrassing.
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    every factor can play a part in the fascinating chemistry at play here. The biggest factor is likely the Plastic's own chemical composition and quality of the mixture/moulding processes. That said, most of humans are broadly unaware of what a chemical soup the atmosphere inside our homes really is... Do we have any chemists on the Forum? I'd be very interested to see how some of the solutions that have been tried and tested on the forums stack up against any scientific knowledge on the subject.
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    Very nice! Is the PE as tedious as it looks?
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    Well Damn! that piques the interest... LOVED the opening shot of the ship slamming back into real-space
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    If they could throw-in an Oberth class, I'd buy a couple too. Maybe some later UN Spacy or NUNS designs like the Guantanamo, North-Hampton, and Uraga... heck, I'll even take Frontier-era versions with the VF-25-head-looking turrets Maybe if Hasegawa's Cordoba sells well, maybe there's hope?
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    I think Max is the type who wouldn't keep a score-board... at least not publicly. if he did, his entire nose would be covered
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    don't keep that set a secret when it's available please!
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    Sounds like a fair assessment.
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    I'll admit, I'm completely meh on his casting, but that sucks. Hope he gets well soon.
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    nah, sic the Protodeviln on them.
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    +1000
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    As a person whose physique can be described with the exact same words: because GP-02 is BIG CHUNGUS compared to most Gundam suits... its like the Sumo wrestler of Feddie MS. In the GP-02's case, it's an impressive bulk, however in my case it's abject laziness, lol.
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    Actually no, I did not. I assume that was so they could get the airframe back from the Arctic if the pilots got fried because they were too close to the Genies when they detonated? if you hook a broad-spectrum jammer up to a powerful enough generator, isn't that exactly what would happen [in theory]? Also, since they're space bugs that evolved [presumably] into their current form; that's either a hell of a hide-and-seek adaptation [which it can't be, because they're emitting energy at a high intensity], or that's Humans mis-interpreting a "hey, stay the F away from me" communication ["vocalization" seems like the wrong way to characterize it, but they communicate with fold waves, which means energy], so the "jamming" may have been the Vajra equivalent of a growl, or cat hissing. I can only imagine any other space-borne life form would get the message after entering their electrical/energy field... even a space-whale might take notice!
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    Indeed. I wonder what sort of division there is between LEGO writ-large and Technic... I have no idea of their corporate structure. It's not so much that "Boeing is an arms manufacturer"... as you pointed out: almost ALL aircraft manufacturers have military contracts, same with Mitsubishi, Mercedes, BMW, CAT [Caterpillar], lots of others as well from whom they've licensed vehicles/products. It's that the petition was introduced. Some choice lines from the petition read: "The „Osprey“ is a tilt rotor freight aircraft built by the arms companies Boeing® and Bell®. It is sometimes armed with heavy weaponry. The „Osprey“ is being used by various branches of the US military as well as the Japanese army. The aircraft is also used in attack and raid missions. The aircraft has been deployed to Iraq and more currently to Yemen, Mali, Syria and Afghanistan. Reportedly the Osprey has been involved in lethal incidents with civilian casualties – children among them. There is no civilian version of the „Osprey“ today." "The arms section of Boeing® also produces fighter jets, fighter helicopters, bombs and rockets (even intercontinental nuclear rockets). There are numerous examples of the use of Boeing® arms violating human rights, humanitarian and international law." "Why does LEGO® not have other militaria and military vehicles in its program? Because the production of such items violates company values and goals. LEGO® has set itself high standards for responsibility and sustainability. In fact, there is a regulation which specifically targets the production of arms: „The basic aim is to avoid realistic weapons and military equipment that children may recognize from hot spots around the world and to refrain from showing violent or frightening situations when communicating about LEGO products. At the same time, the purpose is for the LEGO brand not to be associated with issues that glorify conflicts and unethical or harmful behavior.“ (LEGO progress report 2010). Arms and military vehicles are also ruled out in other documents on the corporate values of LEGO®." They're using the fact that this is a military-only plane [at least right now] to get it shut down, citing LEGO's previous stance, and apparently LEGO's own corporate regs. I'm still going with: Corporate Officer didn't know, found out via a petition, and decided shutting it down was the safest way forward for the brand. but again: little knowledge of LEGO, other than they make neat toys, I'm just applying Occam's razor to the info I can dig up on a quick google.
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    Problem solved!
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    Well you're knocking it out of the park, sir!
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    Yes, smokescreens make sense. One assumes they would've delayed the release if the issue wasn't solved, which suggests that it probably has been, or they wouldn't be shipping/selling the thing. I would assume "LEGO sold a piece of junk" would ostensibly be way worse for them, long-term, than working with Boeing. If the fees were too high, one assumes they would not have signed the deal/contract... Or their legal team dropped the F'ing ball, and Boeing slid-in some extra fees, etc.... also possible.
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    TBH, i don't follow LEGO very closely, but If one had to venture a guess... From Brick Fanatics: It simply may not have been a problem until someone on their forums [or whatever they do for public interaction] either raised the issue, or pitched a fit [as internet denizens do]. The way I'm reading this: It's not the $ amount of the fees being a problem for either LEGO or Boeing, it's that LEGO payed $X to a military manufacturer, which upset some people. LEGO being LEGO, they want none of that, which is understandable. I have no idea if that's true or not, but yea, I'd buy the official explanation. I've seen companies make costlier decisions for dumber reasons. Boeing LOVES the idea of kids playing with a toy of their airplane(s), and it was built-in marketing for the V-22 as a SAR bird... Boeing couldn't lose on this one. As you said, LEGO was already shipping/selling it, so the evidence would suggest that they didn't want to stop production either. LEGO would've already payed Boeing's fees [presumedly], so why stop unless they thought the resulting brand damage would be major? One panicked corporate officer could've easily resulted in this situation playing out this way.
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    Agreed on this trailer. Somehow this thread is the first I'm hearing about this movie other than "*gasp* it got delayed!" from overly-dramatic film critics. Looks interesting... but oh man... "there are people in the future that need us" ... oh boy, that line almost made me vomit from laughing so hard!
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    sounds right.
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    That looks wonderful so far! Congrats on pulling that off!
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    That was great!!
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