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  1. tekering
    The clothes make sense to me. The moustache, however, does not. 😒
  2. tekering
    Toyrise is merely an imprint of TakaraTomy. They've been manufacturing transformable toys for nearly 50 years, and control a large segment of the Asian toy market. They can well afford to experiment with unorthodox designs. 😋
  3. tekering
    I doubt Japanese law allows multiple companies to produce the same products, at the same scale, from the same IP. Otherwise, it would probably happen a lot more. 😉
  4. tekering
    Jervis Tetch, Zatanna, and a Clock King...?! That's spectacular news.
  5. tekering
    You captured his speech patterns so accurately I heard his voice in my head. 😯
  6. tekering
    Sweet! 👍 i thought the new Viper designs were an equally respectful homage. Again, I'm happy to validate your feelings, but you do understand the intention there, right? Like every other aspect of the show, the cinéma-vérité realism extended to the space battles, applying the same documentary-style camerawork we've seen on the nightly news since the Vietnam war. That's how real dogfights have to be shot -- panning and zooming to follow the action as it happens -- and applying that aesthetic to a science-fiction space opera was truly groundbreaking... ...if a little jarring to oldskool fans. 😝 As opposed to the 1978 technique of reusing the same six model shots in every single episode? 😛 The original series was just so compromised by technical limitations, budget cutbacks, broadcast standards and practices, and television executive oversight, it's a miracle that it lasted as long as it did... until it became so unwatchable ABC canned it for good in 1980. Ironically, NBC made the same mistake that same year, retooling Buck Rogers in the 25th Century for its second season, with results almost as disastrous. 🫣 NuBSG, on the other hand, was so successful it not only completed its entire five-season epic, it spun off several TV movies, a prequel series, and a web series... and regardless of whether it satisfied your personal expectations, you certainly can't deny the universal acclaim it's received. So say we all!
  7. tekering
    That is glorious, dude. 😍 I'm not going to disparage anyone's opinions, but there are a couple misconceptions that need to be addressed: While it's possible you found Katee Sackoff or Grace Park attractive, there's nothing sexy about Kara "Starbuck" Thrace or Sharon "Boomer" Valerii, either as written on the page, portrayed by the actors, or photographed by the production. In fact, series showrunner Ronald D. Moore deliberately avoided objectifying either woman (nor any human characters on the show), wanting to emphasize stark realism and gritty drama. The only character overtly sexualized is Number Six, a Cylon. The original series, on the other hand, is full of sex appeal, with Maren Jensen (Athena), Laurette Spang (Cassiopeia), Anne Lockhart (Sheba), and Jane Seymour (Serina) often appearing in flowing off-the-shoulder gowns with plunging necklines. The 1978 original was definitely sexier. 😋 Heck, even the guys showed more skin! 😆 In the 21st century? That was never gonna happen. 😅 You're right about that. By trying to be more realistic, NuBSG featured much more understated costume and production design, and Bear McCreary's music has none of the soaring, operatic grandeur of the classic score. "Adventurous" and "goofy" are the complete antithesis of the Galactica concept, even as originally conceived by Glen A. Larson. The miniseries was outlined as a desperate war for survival, and only became an "adventure of the week" after ABC suddenly expanded it into a full season of television. Executive meddling resulted in a tonally-inconsistent, goofy mess that was even worse after the network retooled the series and slashed the budget for its second season: Will any of you try to defend Galactica 1980? 😝
  8. tekering
    Oh, that remnant Snowtrooper is ugly. 🤨
  9. tekering
    https://factoryent.com/collections/battlestar-galactica
  10. tekering
    Oh, a new trooper figure... A Shoretrooper dressed for the snow. 😅 Yawn. Helmet's a little small... Lazy repaint... Oh, more dirty Stormtroopers. 😆
  11. tekering
    I think Kranix looks great... but his dialogue no longer makes any sense. 🤨
  12. tekering
    That's the one, undoubtedly taken from this book: Just try and find a copy under $500, though! 😅
  13. tekering
    Actually, that was Kenner. Hasbro just kept repainting the vintage mold... which is even more impressive, seeing as that toy is over FORTY years old now! 😮 Actually, the filming miniature was much larger, 40 x 60 x 22cm (about 2 ft. in length). The ruler indicates length in inches. You're probably thinking of the A-Wing prototype (which was never filmed).
  14. tekering
    Incidentally, here's a decent 1:6 X-Wing: It's not perfect, either, but it sports a much better paint job, accommodates a pilot figure, and it's totally scratchbuilt -- no 3D-printed parts at all! 😲
  15. tekering
    I fear you may be waiting an eternity. 😕 I can't believe how good Hasbro's TIE Bomber still holds up, TWENTY-FIVE years later...! Their TIE Advanced from '96 was so lousy, they had to produce a new sculpt from scratch last year... 🤨 ...yet the TIE Bomber was so proportionally-accurate, it's almost a 1:24 studio-scale replica. Somebody really cared back then. ❤️
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