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  • Birthday 07/05/1971

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    Robots, especially those that transform; LEGO; sci-fi; well-engineered toys

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  1. M'Kyuun
    This has Kill Bill vibes- different premise, but the snark and fighting feel similar. Looks like an exceedingly fun film. Rip looks interesting as well. Will give it a watch.
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    Well, if other folks are like me, they're less concerned with the character and more so with the design. Done right, like SS86, he has both nice looking bot and car modes which makes for a desirable toy. Design and aesthetics have always mattered to me more than lore. I've never quite understood not getting a cool looking toy due to its portrayal in media. Toys appeal to me on their own merits. Wouldn't mind owning the Earth version of Hound (I have the Siege toy), but Classics Hound, one of my favorite figures, has been filling the role in my first season G1 display for years, and I'm fine with that being a continual state as I already have the other four characters in their non-toony goodness and I feel no compunction to double-dip. I think they're all good figures on the whole, though, so for those who didn't manage to get their hands on the previous individual releases, this is a nice set, especially if you're down with the plain toon look. First, what a wonderfully terrible pun! I actually LOLed when I read it, despite myself. Bravo, sir, bravo! Second, is it me or does he look more like some alternate universe Iron Man than a Transformer? To me, it looks more like a weird suit of armor or like it's a guy doing cosplay. Give me the G1 designs any day b/c at least they look like they turn into stuff.
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    Arcadia VF-5000G

    M'Kyuun replied to daBlah!'s topic in Toys

    Man, those look good. Experten's really strutting his stuff with that design; unlike a lot of his garage kits, which betray their compromises, this thing looks so well-designed and put together. It just whetts the appetite for a proper toy.
  4. M'Kyuun
    Really?!!! I had no idea. That show was so kitschy and appealing to kids (with some adult humor in there too, just like a lot of Looney Toons). I thought it was great when I was little. However, the Superfriends cartoon largely eroded Batman's appeal for me as I got older, as he couldn't really do anything without his utility belt. I called him Utility Belt Man for years until '89 rolled around and Burton's Batman was announced. As it happens, I had a friend who was huge into Batman, including the comics. I got him a copy of one of Frank Miller's graphic novels for his birthday, and of course, I read it before I gave it to him.😄 That changed my perception of Batman quite a bit as well as all the info my friend and his brothers told me about the character, as I think they were all versed somewhat in the comics. Batman: TAS went a long way towards righting the wrongs of the old 70s and 80s Batman toons- just an excellent show. Warner Bros also started turning comics into animated movies, which also lent some grit to the character for me. Rocksteady's Arkham Asylum/Knight series still stand as some of my favorite games and just a fantastic depiction of the Caped Crusader. It's a shame they stopped at three games. With all his tech wizardy, Batman and Cyborg definitely qualify as sci-fi staples, at least for me, as they both rely on neo-futuristic tech to do their thing. Batman Beyond certainly qualifies, as that's sci-fi through and through. I still need to finish that series. I started it last year and kinda fell off. It's good- I'm just easily distracted by shinier things and then I forget.
  5. M'Kyuun
    Beautiful lineup! Some of Kawamori's most striking designs, especially the YF-19. Love it!
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    Interesting. I just had an upgrade kit from TFSafari get delivered this past Saturday by Uniexpress. Normally these things come via USPS and get put safely in my mailbox. The Uni guy put the package in front of my garage instead of putting it on my porch. I wasn't aware of the delivery, as I didn't look at my email, so it sat in the pouring rain and then my dog destroyed the outer cardboard box and part of the inner product box before I discovered it on Monday. Fortunately the innards were still intact and serviceable, a lucky break for sure, as my dog is a serious chewer and would have absolutely destroyed the contents had it remained outside for much longer. The kicker is that the Uni dude took a picture of the package placement from inside his car and he caught my dog scrambling down the porch steps in the photo he sent me. Lesson learned- I need to really stay on top of tracking in the event these guys deliver another package. BTW, this was my first delivery from them AFAIK. Not the best first impression. As to the VF-19 Fire Valkyrie, the painted and lined shots look great! Kudos to the talented folks who enhance the beauty of these lovely beasties and generously share pics. Like other folks here, I'm not a big fan of the red and yellow/gold or the face, either, but I still love the design, the silhouette. I went for the HMR version of it, however, as it was the more affordable and space-saving option, since I'm out of room for 1/60 scaled valks. Moreover, it's pretty much perfect transformation, and that, too, appeals to me, as well as its being a smaller capture of the larger DX. I own a Yamato Blazer valk, and I love that thing's design, but I like the straighter nose of the HMR/DX. I'm happy to have both in my collection. The other aspect of the HMR toys is that they seem more playable, if that makes sense. I'd rather fidget about with them than the 1/60 toys, even if a little more care needs to be exercised around needle thin antennae and such. That said, and in spite of my lack of space, I'm still holding out useless hope for Arcadia to release their VF-5000G. I'd far, far prefer it in this color scheme, but I fear beggars can't be choosers, and we'll be lucky to get it at all at this point since it was revealed back in 2022 with little news since. I'd happily take and HMR, though. 😄
  7. M'Kyuun
    I get what you're implying, but honestly, I don't think anyone was really thinking that way in the 30s and 40s. I never made that correlation as a kid watching Batman in the 70s and 80s so I think that's more of a worldly adult POV. In retrospect, a lot of superheroes have questionable costumes hence the reason none of the actors in recent decades have worn skin-tight body suits like Batman '66 or Chris Reeves' Superman. Beyond that, the majority of female superheroes and villains were drawn to accentuate their feminine appeal, which generally means a fair bit of skin showing or just really form-fitting suits with ample bosom and plenty of cleavage. That trend carried over to sci-fi as well.
  8. M'Kyuun
    Well, you're not wrong. It is odd that she traipses around in a thong regardless of situation or environment and nobody bats an eye or shows any discomfort. I realize she's fully prosthetic, but it seems she's anatomically endowed and fully functional. She sleeps topless in just panties next to a teenaged boy in 2nd season after emerging from the shower in said panties with naught but a towel draped around her neck to partially cover her breasts. Moreover, after he inquires whether she can have sex, she playfully invites him to find out. A bit risqué if not ethically questionable. If the genders were reversed, I think there would've been far more flack and attention given to it back when it was airing on tv. What's more disturbing about it is that she's a cop.
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    Cat guy, too. I thought about grabbing some of the other kits for the Constructicons, primarily the ones with replacement arms, but the expense just doesn't seem worth it to me when so much of what's in them would just stay in the box. Hence my wish for an arms-only kit. I think they'd get more sales of that than these kits with superfluous stuff in them.
  10. M'Kyuun
    I wish one of these 3P upgrade kit makers would release a scope that transforms to make the part between the arms look like it's part of the tank, y'know grey with some tank grrebles, and make the part of the scope forming his cannon rotate up and down so that the tank mode looked and functioned more realistically. It seems like such a no-brainer to me, as that was my first and only want from an SS86 Megatron upgrade kit, and yet no one has done it. Maybe I'm just weird for wanting that? My DK-71 Long Haul upgrade kit arrived on Saturday, but I failed to see the delivery email, so it sat outside for two days in the pouring rain. To make matters worse, my stupid dog ravaged the cardboard box it was packed in, as well as taking a chunk or two out of the actual package within. Fortunately, the contents were all intact, so small mercies. FWIW, a company called Uni made the delivery and they placed it out in front of my garage instead of bringing it up on my porch. Not sure if the dog was out at the time (he's a 90lb pitbull-husky mix and looks like a German Shepard), but it seemed an odd place to deliver a package considering how many deliveries I receive. The vast majority attempt to put it on my porch, and one delivery person, afraid of my dog, was intercepted by my next-door neighbor who was kind enough to bring the package over. Either that, or, fearing my dog, they'll postpone delivery to another day. FWIW, my dog is big, he jumps a lot when he's excited, but he hasn't a malicious bone in his body. Anyway, I'm trying to think of a solution so that it doesn't happen again. My wife won't let me get rid of the dog, as much as I've emphatically declared how badly I want to be rid of him for numerous reasons beyond his ruining my toys and preventing deliveries, although those are high on my list. Alas, it's my own fault for agreeing to getting him when he was a pup. Shoulda known better. As to the kit, it adds some nice waist swivel to Long Haul and raises his legs in combined form to cover the area behind Hook, which looks better to me. Too, it lowers the wheels to ankle level in Long Haul's bot mode, which also looks better. Kinda wish they swung inward instead, but it's still an improvement. I still wish they'd release an arms-only upgrade kit with improved arms for Bonecrusher, Hook, and Mixmaster. No useless horns, no fillers- just arms. I'd buy that for a dollar, or $40-50.
  11. M'Kyuun
    I don't mind scantily clad women; however, make even the minimal apparel fit the genre. If she was wearing a two-piece bathing suit with a gun belt holding a laser rifle and wearing some sort of space helmet or even a visor with headphones and a little mic, with maybe a hint of some cybernetic limbs, at least she'd fit the part. Just, no Vikings in a robot battle, please. Having just watched GitS: SAC, Major Kusanagi comes immediately to mind as one of those more well-known scantily clad sci-fi women, and I'm good with it. More Motoko, less Viking. 😄
  12. M'Kyuun
    As popular as the Dinobots are, making new toys is like printing money. I'm sure Grimlock will sell well (heck,, I've not been interested in the line thus far, but even a Missing Link version of Grimlock has my antennae perked). I'm sure we'll get the whole team, righting a serious wrong that they committed with MP Grimlock. 🤣 Typical! I'm just now getting caught up on the news (7:30 PM), but I noticed those shoulders right off the bat, which I'm sure is the point of contention. FWIW, I don't disagree; that was a well-pointed out niggle that most fans had with SS86 Hot Rod (and Rodimus), which despite that particular wart, still stands as one of the best releases in the SS86 line. However, Takara should have the awareness that simply upsizing a retail figure or bringing over a well-pointed out weakness of said figure into a MP figure is just a no-no. This was a read-the-room moment for them and they're obviously oblivious or just don't care. Since I've pretty much dropped out of MP scale collecting, I have nothing to gain or lose. I'll just watch from the sidelines as the fans gather with their torches and pitchforks. And then fight to get in their preorders anyway. 😄
  13. M'Kyuun
    I like everything about that last painting except the out-of -place Viking chick; she's too much of a fantasy trope that sticks out like a sore thumb in an otherwise very sci-fi environment. For the record, I'm not much of a fantasy fan, and I generally like my sci-fi more on the science-y side than otherwise. The robots look great, the domed cities in the background are absolutely apropos, and the ships, which remind me of a cross between manta rays and the Horton Ho 229 or this set from the LEGO Ninjago Movie are fitting. If the girl was wearing some sort of space suit or jumpsuit with sci-fi accoutrement, it'd be perfect.
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    Unfortunately, the attempt to capture the real car as accurately as possible takes precedence over functionality. It'd be nice if they could do both, but that would entail making a lot more specialized canopy/windshield pieces as well as compromising the look of the vehicles. I came to terms with the compromise back when they were still only 6-wide. The move to 8-wide gave the designers more real estate and thus more options. Moreover, the steady addition of new elements every year to better capture the curves and contours of the cars has greatly enhanced what's possible with the brick. Kids now just don't know how good they've got it compared to what we had to work with from the 70s through the early millennium.
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    I've always loved this cover illustration of R. Giskard from Asimov's Robots of Dawn by Michael Whelan. Still have my copy from when I was about twelve years old. It was the cover that caught my attention, and ever since I've always wanted to see Asimov's robots depicted in a show or film like this. Chris Foss has an impressive body of work, and while his style doesn't always appeal to me, his work manifests a great imagination and the wherewithal to make it come alive on the canvas. Harkening back to @F-ZeroOne's post above, two founding fathers of Sci-fi, the British H.G. Wells and the French Jules Verne, painted their pictures with words and established a foundation for the early sci-fi genre using their knowledge of scientific advances of their eras and weaving them into narratives that continue to influence sci-fi to this day. Much like today's authors, they engaged in speculative fiction, which built upon nuggets of accepted scientific fact and liberal license as to how that science would manifest in various circumstances.
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