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  1. mechaninac
    Squee!!!!
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    I fall on the side of staying as true to the original material as possible when scripting for dubbing, but having the traslator(s) use best judgement when making creative alterations necessitated by launguage/cultural disparities that would render dialogue too cumbersome and/or nonsensical if adherence to strict translation is maintained (Ex.: if a joke or wordplay would fall flat, change it so that it's not longer an issue, but try to make the new dialogue match the context of the story/mood of the scene); it's not a creative licence, but a constructive alteration in order to further the quality of the storytelling to the intended audience. Another area that can sometimes benefit from a little rewrite is in characters' names. It is almost always preferable to keep the original names, even though any meaning those names have in Japanese are lost unless you happen to know Japanese, but then you wouldn't need Subs or Dubbs in the first place, would you? However, there are instances where westernizing or renaming would be preferable in order to make it either more pallatable or less eye-rollingly stupid/weird. This can run the gamut of a minor respelling (Roy Focker to Roy Fokker... for obvious reasons) to complete name change (South Burning from 0083 isn't so bad, although a bit awkward; Quattro Bajeena of Zeta get's a lot worse but is tolerable -- if you speak Portuguese, however, that comes close to meaning 4 va9!na; but Full Frontal, on the other hand, is downright ridiculous to an English speaking audience and should've been changed to something a lot less dumb.
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    Yes! That's most welcome. I just hope that it makes it through the dubbing process unnedited.
  4. mechaninac
    For the diecast parts I would think that lacquers would be adequate, or automotive paint would be ideal for its strength and the fact that you can have them custom mixed (just take a sample you wish to color match with you and they do the rest) at most autoparts stores ready for airbrushing or even in rattle cans or those containers that couple with a propellant can.
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    Wattayaknow, that worked... thx!
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    I didn't want to start a whole new thread for Defiance, so I thought this was as good a place as any to post about this new Syfy series. So, was anyone else who happend to catch the 2 hour premier episode as thoroughly bored with it as I was? I mean, this thing is dull, and considering all the hype and specials and build-up they gave the series prior to launch, having it be about as entertaining as watching paint dry is getting really close to committing a capital offence in my book; not only that, but it felt, to me, like a mish-mash of Falling Skies, Terra Nova, Earth Final Conflict, and Alien Nation... I may give it one or two more episodes to see if it gets a solid footing and at least a bit interesting, otherwise, like most Syfy Network fare, I'll just ignore it. Other than Continuum and Being Human currently(never cared for Warehouse 13, Eureka, or any number of other projects they've thrown at audiences), and SG1/SGA/SGU, there hasn't been anything even remotely good on that Network since BSG finished its run... what a wasteland.
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    Last couple of times I visited N-Y's webstore all the prices were listed in Yen and I was unnable to switch currency views with their selector pull down menu... the language one still works just fine. Have they disabled the currency choice due to all the recent requests for Yen billing brought on by recent exchange rate trends, or is it just me?
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    It's not just Japanese to English and vice versa that can prove to be translation nightmares when subtext, inuendo, humor, slang, double entendres, historical connotations, etc., come into play. Even with languages that have a lot more in common can be nigh impossible to translate verbatim without copious amounts of editor's notes (Ex.: Get Smart is impossible to translate into Portuguese without losing the double meaning of the word play of the title. When Mel Brooks's spy spoof series aired on Brazilian television it was retitle "Agente 86", because "Fica Esperto" or "Pega o Smart" just don't work too well or don't sound right); this is where Subs can be far more accurate as the translator has the luxury of adding contextual aids, but having notes pop up on dubbed works or having audio explanations inserted is almost always awkward. I personally applaud the work translators do on dubbed anime as they almost always manage to get most, if not all, of the plot across in a way that is natural to the target audience. Dubbed works just make the medium much more accessible to even the most casual fans who prefers to devote 100% of their attention to following the visuals and audio without having to read endless lines of text that often flash by too quickly or lack enough contrast/definition to follow without having to pause and/or rewind.
  9. mechaninac
    DX Chogokin YF-29 30th Anniversary version...
  10. mechaninac
    Yeah, by the time you add the shipping it costs about the same as N-Y's current price with registered SAL.
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    Nice! I'd buy that YF-29 in a second. From the posted images I'd say that Ozma's Durandal is not all black, but all dark gray -- different tones of dark gray, with true black accents; the overall shade is more akin to DD Ivanov's SV-51 than anything else, and perhaps not even quite as dark. Bandai needs to get on this, and Isamu's version, pronto... what better way to milk a mold, head units notwithstanding, than to produce all these great game derived schemes that everyone seems to drool over...
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    All Next Generation movies, with the exception of First Constact, were horrid pieces of dreck, but IMO Insurrection takes the crown for the worst Star Trek movie ever made; regardless, I do agree with you that Nemessis is worse than ST:V... even as silly as that was. Yes, the JJ-'prise's gotta go. It looks like they had two teams creating independent, complete, designs for the new "old NCC-1701": a larger derivative of the Connie refit, and an awkward bulbous Buck Roger's abortion; then someone, perhaps Abrahms himself, decided to put the saucer of the first atop the engineering hull of the second, with the result being far uglier than the sum of its parts. I'm just not sure if depicting a primary hull separation preceding the ship's destruction would be a good idea as it would smack of walking on previously trodden soil (Generations).
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    The jiggly F-cups are centainly mesmerizing...
  14. mechaninac
    Actually, there is. It's called the YF-30
  15. mechaninac
    Those are some fat thighs on that thing...
  16. mechaninac
    You could try two part epoxy type putties, the kind that comes as two separate slugs of extruded dough or the co-extruded variety that you have to knead together to activate. There are several brands out there such as Milliput or Aves or Kneadatite formulated with modeling in mind, to much stronger stuff that cures to a near metal-like strength and that can be found online or in Auto and Hardware stores. If the intention is to bolster or reconstruct stress bearing structures, the stronger "professional" stuff would be advisable. Just bear in mind that two part putties are exothermic in nature and may soften or melt very thing plastic sections, so it is a good idea to test on a piece of like plastic before committing to repairing the toy to see if there is any adverse reaction between the putty's chemistry and the toy's ABS, or if the putty generates too much heat (this really should not be an issue since the amounts of putty involved are small...small volume=little heat but enclosed spaces will trap heat too, so better safe than sorry), and even if it does that can be mitigated by working is smaller amounts at a time or curing in the freezer.
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    As a standalone OVA, I found Orguss II to be very good, but as a follow up to Orguss, it feels too detached from the original; although, because of the overall character and tech designs it does have a passing resemblance. The mecha are pretty good, not to the same standard as those from Orguss, but not bad at all. Like DuelGundam2099 mentioned, the characters are well defined, the story is coherent and without extraneous filler, the action is tight and well executed, and the ending was satisfying and without any WTF existential BS or ambiguity or open ended-ness or just plain bad rushed wrapping-up like so many other anime... and it even had epilogues for the characters that made sense.
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    Anime Toy: Yamato 1/60 VF-4G. This was, without a shadow of a doubt, the most I've paid for any plastic/diecast toy, ever. Yamato's 1/60 VF-17S and VF-19S, and Bandai's Andromeda are distant seconds. Non Anime Toy: AUTOArt 1/18 McLaren F1. Model: Kotobukyia 1/100 MGS Rex.
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    Just got my VF-1A TV browny today; my VF-1 collection of TV only schemes is now complete, I'd be in for a Cavaliers version if I could ever find one around the $100.00 mark, but that is highly unlikely to happen. I like all the TV schemes, but I have to admit that the CF is my favorite of the bunch (like the DYRL? too, but I avoided getting into those with the V2; besides, I have a few in 1/48, so I'm good for most of the movie versions); just like with Gundam's Mobile suits, the grunt units hold much more appeal to me than the hero ones.
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    I'm glad I requested a change in currency billing before the invoice was sent out. They never replied to my emails in this regard, but when I received the payment request today it was in Yen; it's such a minor thing, but the total with shipping came out to almost 20 USD cheaper than the original quoted amount when I placed my preorder. Now to decide if I should pay without delay or wait and see if the exchange rate gets even more favorable against the Dollar...
  21. mechaninac
    18,890¥ is the price with shipping.
  22. mechaninac
    I suppose it's possible, but Alto's YF-29 has already been reissued once.
  23. mechaninac
    Wow! That looks better than the Yuki figure...
  24. mechaninac
    At that price I'll pass. I'll just keep my fingers crossed that Hobbyfan can deliver on my preorder.
  25. mechaninac
    And my modest buying frenzy continues. I just scored a MISB VF-1A CF TV ver. off ebay for $89 shipped. I want to stop buying, I realy do, but I just keep getting pulled back in... Now the only VF I need is a VF-22S Max to call my Yamato branded Macross collection complete. And a VF-17D, and a VF-19F, and a VF-19P, and a VE-1, and a VT-1, and, and, and...
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