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50 minutes ago, TangledThorns said:

Watched the original TRON on D+ last night and for the first time it felt dated and kinda lost my nostalgia for it too. I think ARES is to blame for that loss of nostalgia.  

What modern Disney does to all IPs under its umbrella has that effect on all the OG stuff.  I, for one, find it extremely hard (more like impossible) to watch the original and prequal Star Wars trilogies precisely because of the extreme bad taste the sequel travesty has left in its wake; same goes for Marvel... not even the good stuff predating the Rat is any fun to watch anymore.  It's a real shame that in their arrogance they broke the chain of good will, wonder and nostalgia that built those franchises into the juggernauts they once were.

4 hours ago, treatment said:

As of this posting,  it seems this DX Fire Valk is being heavily discounted to even lower than 22k-yen by 3rd-party sellers at amzn.jp, but only if you are a jp resident:

 

As such and as of this posting time, amz-jp is selling it for 26.644y plus shipping-fees:

https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0F62BC2MB

 

here's the breakdown if I wanted to import it...

Around US$257 at current exchange-rate shipped.  

I'm still not pulling the trigger on this DX Kai even at that shipped pricing, tho...

 

 

 

If it were a Blazer VF-19S/F, then a strong maybe, but a Kai... hard pass.

TRON - ARES... it's Tronin' time.

ARES is also an anagram for a much more appropriate word descriptor where this movie is concerned.

2 hours ago, enphily said:

another teaser

Know what?...  I don't hate it but I don't like it enough to buy one.

The Rotten Rat getting its filthy mittens on Anime, more than likely to bestow its now-infamous brand of "tender loving care" upon it like they did with Star Wars and Marvel and Willow and Indiana Jones and many more, fills me with dread for this most-Japanese art form and story telling.

By no means is this immediate distrust uniquely relegated to Disney; every American studio has had a terrible track record on this front, be it animation or live action:  For every Alita or One Piece, there are dozens of examples of complete (on many levels) failures.

5 minutes ago, TangledThorns said:

But why?

Some easy money... lord knows, most new movies aren't cutting it in paying the bills.

1 hour ago, pengbuzz said:

Avatar: Cold Hard Cash.

Given Current Hollywood, that is pretty much the only franchise/IP that is making good on that goal... 

1 hour ago, sh9000 said:

Battlestar Galactica.

 

I haven't been into anything of this sort, other than the rare automotive diecast, in years but this has my undivided interest, so much so that I can taste it. 🤤

The one thing that gives me pause is the sticker price on that glorious Viper...

8 hours ago, m0n5t3r said:

HMR Reactive Armor is the only thing left I want from MacZero... Maybe an Ivanov too. 

Octos and Cheyenne would be very nice too...

Major pipedream; we all know those will NEVER happen; heck, we're still waiting for the Tomahawk and Phalanx from OG Macross to see the light of day.  

I'd call it a cash grab if, given the gag in the original, that wasn't the entire self-aware point... 

36 minutes ago, Big s said:

Unfortunately that’s what they usually do

Since there are no examples of their not having F'd up or severely diminished IPs/studios they've acquired, some immediately, others after a few outings, and even their own legacy stuff (Snow White being their latest abomination) gets plundered, I'd posit that it's much closer to always than usually. 

Disney is a content singularity.  It consumes everything it can in order to grow and, in the process, shreds everything it eats into unrecognizable particles.

55 minutes ago, Thom said:

Not in hand yet. but can this be considered a toy..?

The best kind... one that can MAKE toys. 

52 minutes ago, mikeszekely said:

Ghost Rider.

The first one was... okay(?).  The sequel... I refuse to formally acknowledge its existence.

Cautiously intrigued and assiduously withholding any opinion or judgement until it either impresses or disappoints...

Came in looking for updates -- I'd settle for rumors and minor crumbs -- on the VF-5000 Star Mirage and I'm leaving disappointed...  

2 hours ago, TangledThorns said:

On that note its pretty sad the fans are creating more Star Wars content than Disney is, lol.

Not only more -- number of dedicated fans vs "professionals" working for the Mouse makes it a given -- but superior in almost every single way except polish.

Leagues better and more authentic all around than Bane's appearance on BoBF

11 hours ago, Old_Nash_II said:

https://www.airdatanews.com/turkey-aims-to-sell-kaan-fighter-to-brazil/
New Brazilian airfighter, and I only found out about the development earlier today. It looks very similar to the F-22, since it is a joint venture with Turkey, which was prevented from having the F-35 fighters (almost the same XD)

 

Basil tirando uma página diretamente do roteiro chinês... por que desenvolver um projeto original quando os Estados Unidos já fez o trabalho difícil?  E o nome do caça me faz pensar no grito do capitão Kirk em A Ira de Khan. 

Oldie but goodie:

51 minutes ago, sh9000 said:

^Too much kissing Lilandra.

If that were the case, the waxy pigment would've been crooked and smeared, like Jack Burton after trading spit with Gracie Law (Big Trouble in Little China).  That figure looks a lot more like it was self-applied in front of a makeup mirror... 

^ Why is he wearing lipstick???... 

2 hours ago, Black Valkyrie said:

 

Maybe they already have VF-19F & S in the pipeline . 

 

I don't doubt.  If they aren't cutting steel for the molds necessary for the Blazer specific parts, I'm sure they already have all the necessary 3D data done, validated and ready to go to the toolmaker.

5 hours ago, Old_Nash_II said:

Waiting for Rideback bikes

Whattyaknow... a mini Ligar ZOID...