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Better Off Dead -- "This mountain is pure snow! Do you realize the street value of this stuff? Trading Places -- "It was the Dukes, it was the Dukes..." Big Trouble In Little China -- "You'll come out no more!" "What!...What will come out no more?!!!" They Live -- 'THIS IS YOUR GOD' (subliminal currency message).

What could you possibly mean?

All you'll need to remember from now on is the following: 1. What's hers is hers and what is yours is hers; 2. Never, ever leave the toilet seat up; 3. Even when you're right, you're wrong; 4. Forget about ever winning an argument again; 5. In the words of Fred Flintstone... "when you put a ring on a woman's finger it turns into a radar that reads man's minds" 6. All your answers should be limited to "yes dear", "no dear", and "I'm sorry". Anything more elaborate than that is asking for trouble. Enjoy, and congratulations.

that comment makes me think i miss the toys of yesteryear they were designed to last then 351788[/snapback] The reason the Toynamis tend to break, specially the Alphas, has less to do with design/engineering, though they are definitely over designed and under engineered, but more due to the piss poor quality of the plastics used and the asinine choices of what parts to make out of die cast.

Here's an oldie but goodie:

Unfortunately, you're right; a shame isn't it? 350675[/snapback] Guess who's holding the rights... 350836[/snapback] Ooh, ooh, I know this one...Microsoft? No, wait...Haliburton? It has to be Sony, right? Never mind...

It's got Arnold, but does this DVD set have enough Southern Cross? 350765[/snapback] The producers told me that would be included in the Special Edition, as well as comments by Lucas. 350767[/snapback] I'm bot gonna buy that one though, 'cuz the doorknob shot first. 350784[/snapback] But that is the boxed set that will include "Biceps and Doorknobs: A Retrospective" featurette. That alone would make the SE a must buy.

It's been 20 years since I've seen a full episode, but I'm trying to remember what was communist about it... as for the Smurfs and Captain Planet... 350769[/snapback] Read "The Rainbow Fish". Same type of lame, anti-individualist bilge.

Brilliant!

Wasn't this "children's" (this and that other psychodelic mess with the kid and his magic flute) show extremely popular with the Ivy league college student set back in the late '70s? I guess the program got progressively more entertaining in direct proportion to the amount of Pot they smoked back then.

Unfortunately, you're right; a shame isn't it?

That would translate into no earlier than 2nd quarter of 07, in Toynamise.

The return of the giant space pickle.

I wasn't putting down Hackman's Luthor, or his ability to play the "heavy", but his characterization was rather tongue in cheek... more like an inspired, mischievous sociopath than an evil, calculating, megalomaniacal genius, specially starting with the second movie. Having Fat boy and Bimbo as sidekicks to Hackman's somewhat flippant real-estate-tycoon-wanna-be Luthor didn't really help to establish the character as Super Man's greatest foe either, IMO. I'll readily agree that we don't know what Spacy's take of Lex will be, and one screenshot is hardly enough to make an educated comparison; for all we know, Spacy could play him just like Hackman did (for continuity's sake), but the overwhelming first impression seems otherwise... foolish? maybe, but it's amazing how, more often then not, first impressions are correct. We'll find out in due time.

Translation: No f'n around during work hours.

You do realise that the 1/60 VF-0S is actually larger than a 1/48 don't you? 1/48 VF-1 = 30cm in fighter mode 1/60 VF-0 = 32cm in fighter mode The VF-0 is a big bird, far larger than the VF-1. Graham 346137[/snapback] No, I did not know that. Thanks Graham, I may have to reconsider. I thought the VF-0 was the same size as a VF-1S. 346325[/snapback] Yeah, the sizes are deceiving if you're not used to think in terms of relative scales. To put the relative sizes in a real world context, the VF-0 is about the size of a F-14 Tomcat or F-15 Eagle, while the VF-1 is more akin to a F-16 Falcon or AV-8B Harrier II in size...the Zero is a much bigger bird than the VF-1. And to really blow your mind, a SV-51 would be bigger than a SU-27 Flanker... that's gargantuan.

Only thing is that Spacey looks a lot more serious/pensive than Hackman ever did in that role...that's a good thing.

Be afraid... be very afraid.

I thought that the remainder of the current season was supposed to return next January, thereby concluding the last episode's cliff hanger... same goes for SG1 and Atlantis.

I can't believe this thread has been resurrected... I haven't done much with any of these models...work, life, the usual interruptions, in conjunction with getting tired of them for awhile have conspired to put them all in the back burner for the last few months. I'll eventually continue working on them once I get inspired again. Here are some renders of the current status of the NIKICK:

There was a series that lasted one or two seasons on MTV that was spun off a series of shorts from Liquid Television...not so pretty eye candy and definitely for stoners. Aeon Flux was always a cult favorite in both incarnations, but it never had widespread popularity; why a movie based on this show/character has been made, or why Charlize Theron took the role (other than a substantial payola), beats the hell out of me...chalk it up to another example of Hollyweird's total lack of originality, and their penchant to underestimate audiences, and then wonder why ticket sales are hovering near an all time low. At any rate, based on the trailers I've seen, it looks like it will be total garbage and earn a place in movie history with other piles of steaming poo like Catwoman and Electra. As for Aquaman, he's the quintessential background character and in no way interesting enough to carry a series, no matter how bad. For all intents and purposes they could try using Merman...just about the same level of popularity.

Your childhood shall be despoiled yet...wasn't there word of a Predator remake?

Not mention the fact that they will take it as an opportunity to bombard the audience with environmental wacko rhetoric and politics until your head explodes...remember Captain Planet?

My recommendation would be to stick with the latter releases (VF-1S FP and latter)since they are fast pack and/or GBP capable. The 1/60s are also the only way to get ready-made VF-1D, VE-1, and VT-1 that look good to excellent in all three modes and won't cost you an arm and a leg to acquire. EBay should be fine, just make sure that you are bidding on true Yamato 1/60 and check the seller's feedback and you should not get fooled.

Can someone say overpriced chunk of plastic and diecast with horrendous QC? Those images have been posted before; I don't think there has been anything new on the Beta/Tread in some time.