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  1. tekering
    Rumor has it that Disney doesn't have to pay royalties to Lucasfilm on designs that are "legally distinct" from a pre-existing OT design, thus they can pocket 100% of the merchandising profits (which conveniently explains all the new Imperial troops in Rogue One, the lame speeder bikes and walkers in Rebels, the Falcon's radar dish, C-3PO's red arm, etc. etc.)
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    is Mad Max the pilot?
  3. tekering
    Funny, TakaraTomy didn't play those games with the Clones. Both sets were regular retail releases. Again, the Transformer Legends releases were sold in boxed sets... ...and while they're as small as some of the Studio Series deluxes, I think they're a little too big and bulky to be called "Legends scale..." ...maybe...?
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    Sure, if you wanted him slumped down in the seat like... ...well, you know.
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    No atmosphere on Cybertron... no gravity in space... no animated depiction on Earth... so, no complaints from me. Just yesterday, I was asked to acquire a set of the Japanese Legends releases, specifically for their Targetmaster pack-ins... I hadn't realized they'd already doubled in value!
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    I'm surprised how well The Force Awakens holds up on repeated viewings -- much better than Attack of the Clones, for instance -- but The Last Jedi quickly became unwatchable. I have no intention of revisiting The Rise of Skywalker, as I can't imagine it being any more palatable the second time... But yeah, we've still got the OT, the games, The Mandalorian, and new Clone Wars episodes to look forward to, so let's just forget the sequel trilogy and move on.
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    Well, you're not gonna find one at MSRP now... What would you consider a "decent" price?
  8. tekering
    There's very little content worth commenting on in this thread, but I have to ask about this... What possible reason would you have for using the "animated debut" Boba Fett for these pics?
  9. tekering
    Not much to spoil, really. It's mostly a lackadaisical vacation in paradise with the Rikers.
  10. tekering
    I sure hope Roger Waters is getting royalties, since they've been hitting us over the head with "Another Brick in the Wall" for over TWO YEARS now!
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    It's a repainted Takatoku/Matchbox 1:3000.
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    For many of us, that's certainly the case... ...even more so than The Last Jedi had lowered our standards... ...after The Force Awakens had already lowered our standards. Honestly, if it weren't for The Mandalorian, my expectations would be six feet under at this point. Yet Rise of Skywalker has managed to splinter the fanbase even further, since a significant number of fans really enjoyed it. Here in Japan (where I'm active with the Rebel Legion, the Jedi Order, and the 501st Japanese Garrison), the hardcore fans loved the film. The Last Jedi had its distractors, but Rise of Skywalker hasn't garnered a single criticism here. Having expressed similar disappointment with Godzilla: King of the Monsters, my friends are starting to see me as a cranky old man who's impossible to please.
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    Well, whaddaya know? It turns out the rivets weren't the most ridiculously absurd part of this product after all... The price is even more absurdly ridiculous.
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    Seriously, I wish I hadn't bought their Mk.85, Iron Spider, "Night Monkey" Spidey, or Infinity War Cap (ESPECIALLY Infinity War Cap)... I've since pre-ordered the new MAFEX releases with their superior accessories and unmasked heads, but I feel like a chump having to dump the SHFs now. I'll be lucky to get half of what I paid for 'em.
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    Is this the Star Trek: Picard thread, or The Rise of Skywalker? They're all such disappointments, I really can't keep track any more. I suppose most franchises have about five or six good years in them, at most.
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    You guys clearly haven't worked with the visually impaired before... That's not rivets, it's Braille. A long, agonized scream written across the nosecone in Braille.
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    And that's why we love him 3000.
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    I stand corrected.
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    Steve Rogers, Luke Cage, and... April O'Neil?
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    Japanese society is heavily influenced by the media, and rampant paranoia is their bread and butter (terrorist attacks, missile strikes from North Korea, deadly Chinese viruses), but as an English teacher here, this irrational panic is hurting my business. Schools are closed, community centers are closed, and many of my classes have been canceled as a result. Damned fear-mongering is hitting me where it counts!
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    Using stock footage to cut corners and save money ensures you know that this is the real Star Trek.
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    It's harder to collect stuff from a dead franchise, 'cause there's less of it to collect. Take Exosquad, for example. The show was sophisticated and mature, the toys were terrific for their time, but even incorporating Robotech into the toy line couldn't save the franchise. 25 years on, I think it's safe to assume there will never be any more Exosquad merchandise for fans to collect.
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    As terrible as the sequel trilogy turned out to be, there were more original ideas present than in The Mandalorian (which is entirely recycled ideas from other genres).1 1- Of course, recycled ideas from other genres is infinitely preferable to recycled ideas from other Star Wars movies.
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    MEP's Facebook page would seem to bear that out, I fear. I stumbled upon their post with the Hovertank prototype pics, and of the 50 comments posted in response, only ONE comment was critical of the product... ...and it was the comment I'd posted.
  25. tekering
    Refinements? You have a gift for understatement.
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