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  1. mechaninac
    Just sent payment for mine, AmiAmi also; should have it in a couple of weeks... I cheaped out and opted for SAL.
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    As long as there is no up-front money in the equation, if a retailer flakes out on their pre-order commitments either due to their over selling or supplier's inability to fill quotas, I won't be too distressed over it. Now, if the retailer takes payment first and then fails to deliver we've got problems.
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    Yeah, the Panthro thing is the least bothersome of all the little inconsistencies that have crept into this series... it's there but not as glaring, and one can also say that Lion-O was too young and flighty to pay much attention to the adults who frequented the Palace on a regular basis; Tygra, however, was older and of a more serious, thoughtfull, temperament so he would have remembered Panthro at least in passing since he was most often accompanied by Grune whom Tygra seemed to idolize.
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    Aang went into the Avatar State a total of 3 times before training with the Guru, and all 3 were precipitated by a threat not to himself but to Katara, so the fear of having his beloved hurt or killed coupled with his upbringing as a Air Nomad Monk made it possible for him to slip into that state; his spiritual/philosophical training and the very nature of Airbending also made it relatively easy for him to cross over to the spirit real, and commune with his previous incarnations. As Old_Nash said, Korra is too impulsive, stubborn, easy to anger for her to easily learn Airbending... according to Tenzin, the discipline most in opposition to the Avatar's temperament is the most difficult for him/her to master, and one can assume, by extrapolating further, that spiritual endeavours would also be difficult for her. It may take a greater amount of stress than she has heretofore been exposed for her to snap into the Avatar State, maybe seeing Mako or Tenzin in mortal danger. I too agree that it would be interesting to have an episode where Korra successfully meditates into communion with Aang or Roku or Kyoshi in order to gain some insight/wisdom on how to deal with the Equalist Rebellion. But if my speculation regarding the link between Airbending's spiritual side and the Avatar's ability to access the spirit realm hold water, she will have to grasp Airbending and Tenzin's teachings before she could ever accomplish it. On a side note, the Avatar State, while impressive, was one of the few aspects of the original series that I really could have done without; it smacked too much of Deus Ex Machina for my taste. The only saving grace was that it was not an invulnerable state and the Avatar could be hurt or even killed, and if killed while in the Avatar State the cycle of reincarnation would be forever broken.
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    Somehow, I'm not at all surprised you'd have such a dream; can't put my finger as to why...
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    That is just disgustingly cool...
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    No underestimating of any motivation; except, perhaps, the writers after-the-fact additions/elaborations which, if not outright trampling on continuity, do make things somewhat haphazard. However... The latest episode does introduce a couple of new elements
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    The writers of this show should be congratulated in how smart the writing is for a TV series, let alone a cartoon: The way the Northern Water Tribe representative manipulated Korra into doing his bidding was very well done, and Amon is one cold, calculating, methodical antagonist . Avatar was an excellent show, but this one is proving itself both a worthy successor, and superior, to the original in just about every measurable way.
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    Like I said, not worried yet, and I guess I never really focused on the conformal misilles on the fuselage... good to have confirmation, however tenuous, that my nascent paranoia is misplaced.
  11. mechaninac
    Saw that email this morning; payment due by 05/04/12. I've already spent way too much this month so I'm sending payment in next week after the 1st... I know it's academic, but I'm keeping track of a monthly budget for frivolous items that I have every intention to adhere to.
  12. mechaninac
    The stand's display arm and attachment piece are huge honking unsightly monsters, but that Nightmate Plus looks oh so sweet...
  13. mechaninac
    They still have blisters on the nacelles as place-holders for the conformal missiles. I'm not worried, yet, that Yamato will goof it up and mold the missiles as blisters onto the engine pods as, like Dobber mentioned, it seems they're concentrating on the fuselage and inboard wings at the moment. I do hope their game plan clearly calls out those blisters as separate parts (missiles) so that the engineering team doesn't mess it up and run out of time to correct it before the files have to go out to the tool maker in order to meet the 2012 release date... a future CAD render or actual resin/RP sample picture should clarify where they're going with this.
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    Modeling is completely done, and I've almost finished breaking up the master into numerous parts to prototype when time permits. SF-3A LANCER II 3Dpdf - FINAL.pdf Edit: The build platform image shows parts scaled at 1/60 (1.6667%)... the model was done 1:1
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    Right.... It makes no sense to swing by home to check on mom and the little ones after the entire Thunderan civilization had been decimated. The quixotic quest is far more important than finding out if their loved ones survived; never mind that the lizards were not preocupied with hunting down two lowly kittens. Besides, at the start of the series one gets the impression that Kit and Kat were orphans, not runaways, and that they hook up with Lion-o and crew because they had no other choice and/or were looking for adventure. I'm not saying that it ivalidades or violates previously stablished events, but it does mucks things up somewhat. It's like the love triangle, and not recognizing Panthro when he makes his entry... it's just sloppy continuity. The only reason they wouldn't go back to the farm given what befell Thundera, and in light of this latest episode, is if they feel shame for having abandoned their mother and siblings in the first place... can't face her; or were afraid to discover that they had become real orphans.
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    That....is....Epic!
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    The one thing that keeps me from pulling the trigger on any of these WAVE kits, MOSPEADA Armo Soldiers included, is their price point... waaayyyy too rich for my blood where model kits are concerned.
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    Those are some awefully masculine features on that "woman"... as Rock Samson would say: I'd want to check for surgical scars...
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    Machine time permitting (I have to sneak in parts along with legitimate projects... it's not frowned upon where I work but real projects do come first), I intend to eventually run an SLA copy in 1/48 and 1/60 each... I'll have to test a couple of parts in 1/60 (if it works for 1/60, 1/48 should be no problem) to see if the panel lines will scan properly as they currently stand . Unfortunatelly, I have neither the equipment or know-how, nor the inclination, to cast these myself. I would be open to having a recaster make a limited run depending on what I'd get out of it.
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    That'll do it... type and sleep is a recipe for errors... Já vivo nos Estados Unidos há muitos anos e eu ainda encontro certas palavras ou frases que simplesmente não podem ser facilmente traduzidas. Back on topic. All Thunderan females are hot; but then, in anime (Thundercats isn't anime, I know, but its visual style is heavily influenced by it), all catgirls/women are hot. The last episode had me wondering why Whily Kit and Kat did not return to the family farm after the fall of Thundera to at least check if their mother and siblings were okay. Actually, I know this is due to this being an open ended show with multiple writers who don't always compare notes; this will then necessitate some future episode to shoehorn an explanation... similar to what they did with the whole Lion-o/Cheetara/Tygra love triangle thing. Or just leave it unresolved as a small scab one wants to pick at from time to time...
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    It all comes down to 'Google Translate' mistranlation and the fact that sometimes there is no direct correspondent in English to a Portuguese word, and vice versa. Google gives puppies as the tranlation to filhotes, with pups and cubs as alternates; these are all incorrect as the translations are animal specific but the Portuguese word is a general one. The correct term, in context (filhotes = cria), would be brood or offspring or youglings.
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    I suppose this last episode leaves the door open for Kit's and Kat's mother and siblings to still be alive, either back at their farm or captive somewhere, as their homestead could have been far enough away from Thundera to have been spared the city's, and its inhabitant's, fate.
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    Thanks for the replies. BTW, the "renders" are just print-screens of the actual Wildfire working environment with 'real-time render' enabled but with reflections and shadows turned off, but the praise is appreciated. Now for an update: Again, just more refinements and added detail; I'd call it 95%+ done. Next comes breaking the master into individual components that result in the best parts count / color break down / ease of clean-up / ease of assembly compromise... still debating if I should add a cockpit. As always, comments are appreciated. SF-3A LANCER II 95% - 3Dpdf.pdf
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    Time for an update: refinements made and details added. Comments, as always, are very welcomed. 3D LANCER II 85%.pdf
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    The toy itself isn't half bad, specially for the price, even at MSRP. The EPIC FAIL comes in their handling of release schedules; had they delivered on time and interspersed other Zent Mecha in the line up to add variety -- after all, a Regult is a Regult is a Regult, no matter what beanie hat it's wearing-- the whole 1/100 thing could have been so much better for the fans and likely profitable for them. But this is a Toynamy-HG collaboration... so the point-gun-at-foot-and-pull-trigger business philosophy is their operating standard.
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