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    I'm glad I wasn't the only one to think this.
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    It's coarse. And it gets everywhere...
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    Saw it again earlier tonight at the behest of the nephews. It wasn't quite so rough this time around because I didn't have to think so much about it, but the second viewing reminded me that there was one scene that absolutely tanked the film for me: EDIT: Things I really liked the second time around: - That Hammerhead maneuver. - My nephews freaked out when they saw Ip Man in a Star Wars movie. - The on-location/physical sets are really slick. - The X-Wings taking off in the rain effects. The rain swirling around the jet exhaust especially. - The first shot of the Star Destroyer was remarkably amateurish. It doesn't look like a space ship in space, it looks like a scale model in stark lighting. My ranking: - EST - ANH - RotJ - TPM (because Darth Maul, and only because Darth Maul) - TFA - RO - - - ...several more -'s later... - RotS - AotC
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    To be clear, I didn't misunderstand his importance/relationship to the Erso's; I just thought it was poorly done. Interesting point, and something I felt, too, now that I think about it. On the one hand, I liked the moral ambiguity. But on the other... it's the Empire and the Rebels. Space Nazis and La Resistance. This doesn't feel like the kind of universe to have that kind of "reality" injected into it. The most I felt about the CGI was that it was an odd decision. It didn't bother me, but it didn't elevate the movie for me, either.
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    I didn't understand Saw. Like, any of him. I didn't understand why he was there, I didn't understand what effect he was supposed to have on either the main plot or other characters, I didn't understand why he was considered an extremist when he did more or less the same level of shady things the rest of the Rebellion did. I guess his... torture? fact-checking? it wasn't really clear why the creature... is supposed to be representative of "extremism," but we already saw Rebels killing their own to preserve the mission and going behind each other's backs and masking an assassination mission as a rescue. How was he an extremist again? But I think the bigger problem with him is that he, like other aspects of the film, should have been left on the cutting room floor. As he is, he does nothing for the story except deliver the first piece of intel - the pilot - to the Rebellion, a plot contrivance which could have easily been taken care of any number of ways, up to and including having the pilot already with the Rebellion at the start of the film. Rework him as a senior Rebellion operative looking for the pilot who happens upon his runaway adoptive daughter Jyn, and he spends the movie trying to convince her of the cause (which I think is kind of hinted at in the movie, but it does so in a really clumsy fashion). He either dies convincing her to fight for the Rebellion, or he dies with the rest of the crew during the finale. Agh. Grumble grumble grumble I'm becoming an old sourpuss.
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    Must be. The 31A doesn't come with any pilots or deck crew.
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    Is there not another part SD6 on another runner? Usually they're pretty good about that sort of thing. I'll be getting mine in by the end of the week (hopefully), so I'll try to look at it for you.
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    TFA is marginally more enjoyable than Rogue One, though. Maybe only by virtue of being part of the mainline series, but still, I enjoyed it slightly more anyhow... if "enjoyed" is the right word. That entire subplot with the father was really, really dumb. And not dumb in a "eh, I'll roll with it" kind of way, but in a "this really should have been left on the cutting room floor" way.
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    Bandai DX VF-31

    kajnrig replied to UN Spacy's topic in Toys

    Only on 4 and For Answer, I thought. (Which the Nineball pre-dates.)
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    I for one was made more and more irate by the fact that they forgot to turn off the music. Like a brass quartet in your ear drums for three hours straight... Otherwise, sub-par movie overall. Not bad, but closer to it than to good. Never thought the plan-stealing played out as a big dumb battle. More like harried espionage and infiltration gone awry. It could have been a rollicking good spy thriller in the Star Wars universe, but nope, right back to same old same old Star Wars space battles. One final gripe: Shouldn't have fired the weapon. Was a lazy storytelling strategy. There were plenty of creative ways to go about things. I'm glad people enjoyed it, though.
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    Bandai DX VF-31

    kajnrig replied to UN Spacy's topic in Toys

    Are the knee landing gear integrated a la previous DX releases or parts-swapping a la the 1/72 model kit?
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    Quoting from an acquaintance on another board: [Inf Dimension] 1/100 MG Exia Dark Matter conversion kit
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    I could have sworn I saw this figure posted on this forum before, but alas, searching gives me nothing. Anyway, this is only tangentially related to the Eva movies, but since there's a new Eva Vs. Godzilla movie in the works, some of you might enjoy the NERV Anti-G Weapon Shiryu Prototype Unit 01, from Sentinel's "Riobot" line of figures:
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    Bandai Sv-262 DX valk

    kajnrig replied to seti88's topic in Toys

    Ah, yes, I just saw in the model kits section. Looking very very very good.
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    Oh, it IS the CF release! Just in time to do battle with the Hasegawa version, too!
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    Oh yeah, very much this. Can't quote this enough.
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    Bandai Sv-262 DX valk

    kajnrig replied to seti88's topic in Toys

    Is that a CF kit? Or a modded Hs?
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    Bandai DX VF-31

    kajnrig replied to UN Spacy's topic in Toys

    Sad to hear that, in2seconds. Hopefully someone'll be brave enough to take theirs apart and help you come up with a DIY solution... On another note, I'm glad those of you who bought it like it. It shouldn't be understated how much the inherent design simplification helps to make the toy better. Literally nothing needs to be removed from the Valk in order to transform from one mode to another. Gunpods don't magically go from elbow to hand, no shields have to magnetically transfer arms, etc. It's one of the things I like most about this design, even if I dislike it overall. Under-carriage gunpods (on transforming Valks, not real-world planes) have always struck me as really bad design, albeit aesthetically pleasing.
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    Bandai DX VF-31

    kajnrig replied to UN Spacy's topic in Toys

    P-Bandai has a survey specifically for overseas customers. Here's your best shot at eliminating those pesky third-party fees. https://p-bandai.jp/enquete/1000004100_outline/ Who knows, you might even be able to pick up some Super parts for less than your third-born son.
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    P-Bandai has a survey specifically for overseas customers. Here's your best shot at eliminating those pesky third-party fees. https://p-bandai.jp/enquete/1000004100_outline/
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    Dang. Even before Bandai announces theirs? yeayeayeyayeayeayyeayeayea
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    Bandai DX VF-31

    kajnrig replied to UN Spacy's topic in Toys

    For what it's worth, HLJ had some P-Bandai items on sale recently. I forget if it was during this most recent sale. So... they MIGHT have some Super parts in stock?
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    Bandai Sv-262 DX valk

    kajnrig replied to seti88's topic in Toys

    If you're thinking of "Battle of the X Planes" by PBS Nova, yeah, that was also a big part of the decision. The X-35 demonstrated a functioning transformation to/from VTOL whereas the X-32 required parts-swapping. When I first saw that documentary, I thought these two planes were the inspiration for Project Super Nova. But then I paid attention to timelines and got my facts straight.
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    Bandai Sv-262 DX valk

    kajnrig replied to seti88's topic in Toys

    Oh I dunno, the X-32 has its charms... You have to be in a certain contrarian mood to appreciate its look, but then the same could be said of the YF-23 (to a lesser degree). Who was it, some general or something who helped choose the YF-22 over the -23, who said something along the lines of "If it looks like a fighter, then it's the better choice." The YF-23 certainly looked unorthodox compared to the more "aggressive" YF-22, and the -32 to what was essentially a scaled-down F-22 in the X-35. Both were ignored in favor of their inferior but more aesthetically pleasing competitors, proving once again that fashion really is everything.
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    Oh, my fault. I thought it was similar to other Yamcadia/DXes, ie being completely out of stock unless a random box or two are found in the dark recesses of the warehouse.
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