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IF I were to buy another copy of DYRL, then it would have to be substantially better than my FX bootleg, ie vastly better picture, sound and subs.

Ebay does suck. Do any of you guys ever use the other auction sites, like gunsamerica.com, auctionarms.com, or gunbroker.com?

Nice of you to mention that. Shouldn't that have gone in your first post?

That sucks. Maybe they just need somebody work on their side. Look at the new Norinco 1887 and 1897 Winchesters. Those are being brought over by Interstate Arms, I think. They're still Norinco manufactured, but they're imported by somebody else. Wouldn't that be a kick in the nuts to all of the M1A and 1911 manufacturers if somebody did the same thing for the rest of the Norinco line?

Exactly. They had every opportunity to add an "Original Story By: " credit to any of the many Robotech DVD releases, but did they?

Yeah, that would have made all kinds of sense too. If they were going to do this, they should gone all the way and "Special Editioned" the hell out of Robotech, not just tinker with the sound mix. Oh well, I guess her hair will likely stay bubbly blonde.

Is there any chance that the 'Rinco ban will sunset? *has no idea how your laws work in these regards*

Yup. Lets not forget some of the rather...odd...choices in names that HG "asked" ADV to use for the Mospeada DVDs.

That still goes on today, I'm afraid. Part of the problem is that people were selling these things for way, wayyyy more than they should have retailed for. There is no way in hell a Norinco M305 should retail for $600 USD. We can now get them up here for $399 CDN. Dealers down there must have been making a fortune off of them before the ban. Like I said, they work fine if you leave them stock. IF you leave them stock. It seems Norinco has a facination with metric threading, and in all the wrong places (shades of our discussion on 1911 grip screw bushings, JsARC?). The modern production M305 has proper head spacing with the factory bolt & barrel, but as soon as you put on an aftermarket match-grade barrel you're pooched on the bolt. Time to start emailing Numrich for a replacement USGI bolt assy. But the fun doesn't stop there. All that stuff that screws onto the business end of the barrel? Yeah, you'll have to replace all of that too, since the threads won't match that new barrely ou bought. Again, you're emailing the parts dealers for USGI flash hiders ( I don't recall if you can reuse the gas assembly). Like JsARCLIGHT said, it's lot$ of fun.

It's too bad you guys still have that pesky ban on Norincos down there. The current production M14 clones have eliminated the problems that JsARC speaks of. Shooters up here have tested the rockwell hardness of the bolts and receivers, and they are all well within spec. On top of that, the flash hider is bored to National Match specs. The only real problem people seem to encounter these days are loose gas cylinders, which is more a problem of the design that anything else. A little bit of home gunsmithing will allow you to shim the cylinder and unitize the gas assy. Will they shoot like a new M1A national match rifle? No, but they're more than servicable as a rack grade rifle. Edit: I forgot to mention the Chinese "mystery wood" that the stocks are made of. The current theory is that they are made from compressed chopsticks, or discarded telephone poles. If I ever get one, a USGI fibreglass stock will be in order asap.

Dwaahh! I hadn't thought of that!

I'm sure you'll find nothing but love for the M1A from most of us. I'd never give up my M1 Garand, but damn if I don't want one of those. It's too bad that the prices for them are getting so ridiculous these days, especially after you import them to Canada. Right now, I just can't justify spending $2000 on a rifle. I may have to settle for a Norinco M-305, and build from there. How is the parkerizing on your rifle, Noriko? The Springfield I looked at last December had a nearly black finish.

As much as I deride all things HG, it would actually make sense if they had changed her hair color for the remasters. Of course, that's a lot of footage to alter, but it would still be nice.

I'm glad that Zwick is making a pass on the Talisman screenplay, because fom what I'd read it did indeed suck big floppy donkey dick. Which reminds me, I need to look for a used copy of The Black House this weekend. The UK covers are indeed better than the covers we'll be getting here, but I'd still prefer the north american version of Book 7 just for the Whelan paintings. Even if the cover is a little "meh" I'm still optimistic that the rest of the paintings will deliver.

Oh yeah....I remember now. The last time Infusion was here commenting on their new fansub, a bunch of trolls popped out of the woodwork to harass them. Whatever the hell that was all about.

Thanks for the link, treatment.

How long does AnimeONE usually take to do their subs?

Not interesting... more like inevitable. Just say that like Agent Smith. I think DYRL MPCs are a certainty, regardless of whether or not HG and Toynami have announced them.

No. I've only seen the X-Wing at a local shop, and even then it was inside the case. I thought the paint job was ok, at least for somethign produced in mass quantities. Certainly not as good as a hand crafted Fine Molds version, certainly. As for the Falcon, I only know what I've read online. There was a thread regarding the Falcon on the Starship Modeler forums ( a site I know you're familiar with ) where they tore Code 3 a new one, complete with pictures. The arguments against it seemed pretty convincing to me. *shrug*

Well...for a "Macross Movie" website, all they have are links to the TV series DVDs and the DYRL unposeables, which we've known about for some time. Perhaps they're waiting for AX to add any "surprises?"

Get ready to utter a loud "D'oh" because they've announced that they're releasing a re-edited director's cut of Exorcist III on DVD.

By all acounts they're extremely so-so. The paint apps are quite decent for a mass produced piece, but some of the details leave much to be desired. Despite their claims to the contrary, the Code 3 Falcon is directly based on the old MPC Falcon kit, and as such inherited all of its inaccuracies. If you just want something that looks good, then they might be for you, although I still think they're way too expensive. But if you're s stickler for accuracy, then stay away.

Maybe we'll finally get a decent transfer of Macross Plus. Someday...that is.

The VF-1D set of PE parts are essentially the same as the standard PE set, minus the parts for the FAST packs. It also includes parts for the back seat area. And no, you can't have mine.

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