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  1. jenius
    Can't BW send a C&D then since HG doesn't have the rights to put a Regult (Battlepod) in anything other than merchandising for the original Robotech series? Ignoring the legal tomfoolery, that was some good looking stuff.
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    If its an obscure reference now imagine now obscure it is then... and to have a possession of his and to expect others to know him? Edit - it makes less sense because I thought I knew who that guy was... and I was wrong so the reference seems more obscure... but maybe everyone else knows and loves that guy.
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    It makes even less sense to me now.
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    Robotech fans want cheap toys... they complained about the mpcs being out of the average fans budget. Remember, being a robotech fan is different from most other anime. A yamato legioss would make robotech fans sad because they couldn't justify buying it... like the mpc cyclones.
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    I totally missed the mural scene. I mean, I was there, and I was watching, but I'll need to watch in in slow-mo on DVD or something because I couldn't really see what was going on. The engineer in the beginning is totally symbolic. That's like the one instance where I can tell what the writers were trying to do (or, I think so at least). I'm sure if I was reading this instead of watching it as a movie I could figure out the symbolism behind the cross (it seemed to be muddied but I'm guessing it's just "faith" even if that faith is "what I choose to believe" and has nothing to do with Christianity), or the reason why David is so enthralled with Lawrence of Arabia (does anyone know?) or why the captain had a thing for an R&B singer I'm not at all familiar with (and presume not many people would be familiar with in the future but it might just be to set up his little joke about "love the one you're with"). Anyway, the engineer in the beginning is indeed sacrificing himself to create life. It's the circle of life all neatly wrapped into one gesture and you can very easily read into it all sorts of religious subtexts of acts of sacrifice in various religions/myths that either freed, saved, or created life. I'm still bummed at how the engineers were represented... such a waste.
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    This quote so far is true of all Macross toy manufacturers for all Macross series. Well, I guess Macross Zero's V1 toys didn't even make it to market (the 1/100 partsformer) but I'm sure we'd all like V2 VF-0 toys over a reissue of the subpar Yamato offerings. Look at all the clamoring for Yamato to take a third effort at the YF-19. Waiting for the next version seems a prudent decision more often then not... but you'll spend a whole lot less time actually buzzing around with your toy transformable planes.
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    An omission that makes your characters look stupid and unbelievable isn't clever writing. Omissions that make it seem like your characters are acting without motivation or provocation isn't clever either. I agree it's not a bad movie but it isnt' particularly well written.
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    Why do the 35Max toys come with a metal pin? The instructions show the toy being disassembled and that pin being used to pop out a couple pegs from the torso. What's going on there?
  9. jenius
    Awesome article and lots of help. I think I'll try to stick with my 6950/70 card until around Xmas and then revisit this decision then and see if there have been some price drops to help me out in the meantime.
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    I think a lot of the heft of the Beta is as much for making it balance with the overly metal Alpha. These toys needed a renewal. All plastic versions with better designs and at the same price point or less. Heck, make 'em 1/72 if they can pull it off. It's a shame.
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    Vickers can't be a robot if for no other reason then how poorly over-acted the "Father!" line was. Jeebus... the last thing this film need was a Vader storyline. Besides, her not being a robot is the only thing that makes her jealousy of David work. Sorry I didn't put 2 and 2 together on that Med pod. I guess it does make sense now (overlooking the whole super advanced piece of machinery that can only work for one sex or another).
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    I saw a yahoo japan auction for a 1/48 TV focker pilot... it was in a bag and looked legit.
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    Well at least there's some 10th anniversary love for zero.
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    I had heard rumors but the lack of cad by now had me concerned.
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    Anybody here running crossfire? I have a 6950 I unlocked to a 6970 and I'm debating whether to spend $200 and run crossfire OR upgrade to a first gen 28nm card. I guess the third option I have is wait until Xmas to see if AMD tries to come busting through with yet another right before xmas release of a high end card. Any suggestions? I have heard lots of problems about crossfired cards. Obviously they're much improved over the old days but I hear people still are complaining about stuttering and odd issues when gaming.
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    I watched this in 3D on Sunday. It was a totally fun ride with a few great moments. Unfortunately it ramps up the implausibility more and more as we get toward the end (to be expected I suppose) but that makes it easy after the credits have rolled to start looking at the movie start to finish and say "Wow, that was pretty terribly written." I asked my brother (who went to the theater with me) nearly all the questions in that Red Letter Media youtube file on the car ride home. I also was wondering why Vickers has a med pod only suitable for men in her little assylum area... why? Some of the questions I understand can't be answered because mediocre writers were taking a stab at symbolism. Would a society that can build life and travel all the universe really need to rely on a mechanism that required suicide? No, there's clearly an effort at symbolism in play there. So, I certainly don't NOT recommend this film because it was fun but boy, does it also seem like a horrible missed opportunity in hindsight. With some better writing that made things more cohesive and plausible while fleshing out the characters better this could have been epic. Instead it was just a fun popcorn flick. Alright, so here's where I think they should have gone... PROTOCULTURE! C'mon, it could have been cool. The Space Jockeys were having a civil war... yadda yadda yadda. Do I still need spoilers? Here we go:
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    I heard for shucks and giggles a Japanese design firm took it upon themselves to design the ultimate Legioss toy... but they just work on it when they've got some down time and they have no expectation of ever seeing it made. Too bad too. I sent in a request that, since it's all a pipe dream anyway, they include some connection mechanisms for the never-to-be-made (or even designed) Tread as well.
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    Honestly, it's too soon for me to say. I've only handled the one DMZ toy so far. I'm hoping to spend a lot more time with my Votoms toys in the future but I've been side-tracked by a lot of other hobbies and all the stuff that comes with having a baby on the way.
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    The renewal 25 is leagues better than the yf19... leagues... and I'm no yf19 hater.
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    Yes... they've been going for 28,000 yen in japan.
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    Hasn't that preorder page been there forever? They also had the preorder up for Yellows Ride Armor for a long while. It seems silly to release it now though... the Alpha that goes with it is now very old by today's standards and desperately in need of a "renewal" version.
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    What if it's a 1/48 V2? I still dream of such a thing. That line wouldn't need to be complete but if it had the production quality of today's Yamato offerings plus more bells and whistles, more points of articulation, etc... anyway, if they went that route I'd hope they'd give us the original Mac toys before anything Macross the First.
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    DX VF-25G

    jenius replied to zulu's topic in Toys

    Yeah, and I got my VF-25S DX renewal preorder in a couple weeks before release but I wouldn't go recommending that approach here either. I hope this all ends up being hysterics again but still, I suspect some people are going to end up paying more than $227 shipped especially with 14,000 Yen right now being about $180.
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    DX VF-25G

    jenius replied to zulu's topic in Toys

    That didn't really happen with the VF-171 so that seems like a bit of a gamble.
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    DX VF-25G

    jenius replied to zulu's topic in Toys

    I don't understand why Bandai hasn't yanked the MSRP way up on these things. If demand greatly exceeds the supply you're going to bring to the table, any sensible business person would yank the price up through the roof to drop demand down. Granted, Michael won't sell as well as a Ozma or Alto but seeing what's been happening you'd think they'd at least bump the MSRP up from 14,000 to 16,000 or something. Bizarre.
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