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Saga '02-'04 / Re: Screen Scenes: first wave vs. the second wave
« on: September 12, 2003, 04:31 PM »
A friend of mine just got me the second set.  I picked them up today, and they look really cool!  I've yet to open them, but I'm gonna do it really soon.

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Clone Wars '03-'05 / Re: Value packs
« on: September 11, 2003, 11:25 PM »
Quote from: Jesse James on September 11, 2003, 03:31 PM
Not a great figure (The clone) IMO, but with a super articulated clone coming the rehashed Saga clone's just fine and dandy as something to add variety I think.


This might be that super articulated Clone Trooper.  As it is, this Clone Trooper has 14 points of articulation (if you include the two axes that the knees are articulated on):

-neck
-right shoulder
-right elbow (pivot joint)
-right wrist
-left shoulder
-left elbow (pivot joint)
-left wrist
-waist
-right hip
-right knee (bend)
-right knee (pivot)
-left hip
-left knee (bend)
-left knee (pivot)

The true test will be to see if these Clone Troopers wind up being individually carded in a later series.  My guess is that they might go with the same sculpt.

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Clone Wars '03-'05 / Re: CLONE VALUE PKS VS. CLONE MULTI PKS
« on: September 11, 2003, 11:20 PM »
Well, I've found the multi-packs, but not the value packs yet.  I think both have their pluses and minuses.

-PRICE POINT:  Multi-packs are $10 - $15 for 3 minimally articulated figures;  The value packs are added on to existing Clone Wars figures at a sub $5 price point.  ADVANTAGE:  Value Pack

-SCULPT/ARTICULATION:  The sculpts are pretty cool on the multi-packs.  However, the articulation is severely lacking;  The sculpt and the articulation are both good on the value pack Clone Troopers.  ADVANTAGE:  Value Pack

-ARMY BUILDING:  This one seems applicable.  With the multip-pack, you've got 5 different ranks represented in 4 different poses.  Quite an addition to any army builders displays.  The Value Packs have the disadvantage of being packaged with individual characters.  The Anakin Skywalker and Yoda are nice, but not nice enough to buy lots of them so that you can add more Commanders and Lieutenants to your army.  The ARC Trooper appears to be the saving grace here, with it's own army builder status and a white Clone Trooper as the added value.  A tough call here, but ADVANTAGE:  Multi-pack.

The criteria are probably different for everyone, but that's my take.  I think the value pack clones are great (having quite a few of the red SAGA ones already), they just aren't totally conducive to army building.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: So I Drove by The Ranch...
« on: September 11, 2003, 04:51 PM »
I don't know about you guys, but if I was in the area....I'd go to the wineries and indulge in some of California's finest!  And then probably get a DUI ticket.  ;)

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Other Toy Lines / Re: McFarlane Sportspicks
« on: September 10, 2003, 11:29 PM »
MLB7 is out!  I got some cool pieces, namely both versions of Bernie Williams, the Marlins "Pudge", and the Angels Jim Edmons.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: In Memory of those who died
« on: September 10, 2003, 11:27 PM »
I think that as September 11, 2003 quickly approaches, that we remember those who lost their lives in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania.  It's not about politics, or anything on the left or the right.  It's about the people who died on those planes, at the Pentagon, and in the World Trade Center.  And it's also about the people who worked tirelessly to rescue and help others.  

I know one firefighter who miraculously survived the collapse of one of the Trade Center Towers, sheltered in a stairwell with other firefighters.  I've known him since 1976, and I now hold him in the highest esteem for having run into that building in the hopes of saving some of the people in the Trade Center.  And I also know many families in my area that had people who never came home.

Have the politics of the situation been blurred?  Yes.  But the people who were lost should never be forgotten, and your memories of them should be crystal clear.  Always remember the 3,000 plus people who never came home.  Always remember the 343 firefighters who didn't make it out of the World Trade Center.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: So I Drove by The Ranch...
« on: September 10, 2003, 11:16 PM »
Scott, did you check out any of the Napa Valley?  It's really a treat, especially if you like wine.  There's a lot of wineries that aren't very far from the ranch.

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The Prequel Trilogy / Re: Who is this girl?
« on: September 10, 2003, 06:36 PM »
I would certainly think that Darth Vader would employ "agents" of some sort to assist in hunting down the Jedi.  I think Aurra Sing's a possibility, but I wouldn't bet the farm on it.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: How's your shopping Karma?
« on: September 10, 2003, 06:13 PM »
Today, it really paid off!  I had a great toy run, and I was pleasant as can be with all the store employees I came across.

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The Original Trilogy / Re: Death Star Troopers
« on: September 9, 2003, 10:55 AM »
Quote from: OCB on September  5, 2003, 09:02 AM


This one is pretty much a slam dunk...looks gray to me.  Cool pic, thanks Jesse ;)

BTW, which Insider was this from?

Looking at this image, I can say one thing definitively:  this guy is just BATHED in light!  There's an overhead light source behind him that's illuminating his shoulders and arms, and there's another light source in front of him with a red tint that's coloring his face.  

All of this light will make any dark garment or fabric appear lighter.  Is it possible that the uniform is darkl grey?  Sure.  But the way this shot is lit, it's hard to tell definitively what the true color is.  The only way to be certain would be if there was an evenly lit photo of this guy from some sort of production archive.

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Star Wars Universe / Re: Trivia: Episode I
« on: September 8, 2003, 09:41 PM »
Correct!  You're up.

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JD Sports Forum! / Re: Batter up! The JD Baseball Thread...
« on: September 8, 2003, 07:01 PM »
Aren't the Dodgers barely above the .500 mark?  If so, that doesn't speak too well for the National League Wild Card race.

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JD Sports Forum! / Re: NFL 2003
« on: September 7, 2003, 06:01 PM »
I don't like gloating when I see stuff like this:  http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=1611035

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JD Sports Forum! / Re: NFL 2003
« on: September 7, 2003, 05:47 PM »
You mean the Giants game, don't you?  Kurt Warner had excellent field vision...he was getting a great close-up look at it as the Giants kept on taking him down!

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JD Sports Forum! / Re: NFL 2003
« on: September 7, 2003, 04:46 PM »
WOOHOO!  MY G-Men start the season with a win over the Rams!  Nice!

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