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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: RIP President Reagan
« on: June 9, 2004, 07:04 PM »
I can't wait for the REST IN PEACE part, myself. Sorry, I'm just sick of the media coverage. Stations should just replace their network logos with "Reagan still dead!" if they really need to constantly remind us all the man's deceased.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: OK Who Had September 14th?
« on: June 9, 2004, 06:58 PM »
Random thoughts:

- I've heard of "fifteen minutes of fame," but "fifteen minutes of J-Lo" is ridiculous.

- At this rate we'll all have been married to her by 2032.

- Nice religious girls are so hard to find these days.

- I can't help wonder if the baby's hers.

- Everyone needs a hobby.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: The new Batmobile.. thumbs up!
« on: June 9, 2004, 06:48 PM »
I liked it when I first saw it weeks ago, I like it even more now that I've seen it in person.

As a lifelong Batfan, I have to say this is my new favorite Batmobile. It's the most realistic version yet. It doesn't insult my intelligence with cheesy paint jobs, neon lights, or open canopies that scream "Shoot here!"

Aside from purely aesthetic tastes, I really don't understand why this thing is causing such a division among critics. To me the Batmobile should be function over form. Considering this is an origin story for Batman AND his car (and a bunch of other elements), it's possible he might put a Bat-touch on it at a later date. But I sure as hell don't want to see Bruce Wayne detailing it in the Batcave so it appeals to chicks when he should be out kicking the Scarecrow's ass.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Kids. Have them? Want them? Despise them?
« on: May 26, 2004, 11:24 AM »
Quote from: OCB on May 26, 2004, 11:13 AM
When's your wife due John?

September 14th, according to our last visit. Snips will follow shotly thereafter. We're good at three.  8)

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Kids. Have them? Want them? Despise them?
« on: May 26, 2004, 11:03 AM »
I hope those of you who know beyond the shadow of a doubt that you do NOT want children have yourselves spayed or neutered. Better safe than sorry, right folks?

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Watto's Junk Yard / Mountain Bike 1, Segway 1, Bush 0
« on: May 25, 2004, 04:29 PM »
Damn. If it's got two wheels, it's a menace to Bush.

I wonder if we'll find some Segways (of mass destruction) in the Middle East anytime soon?

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Other Toy Lines / Re: Xevoz/Stikfas
« on: May 25, 2004, 04:23 PM »
I've customized a couple Stikfas in the interest of building a universe of my favorite superhero characters. Unfortunately I lost steam due to real life. (Damned real life!)

Anyway, my son has almost every Xevoz figure. I even picked one up and gave it a custom paint job. Fun toys. He likes them better than his beloved Bionicles!

I'm only finding them at TRU and lately Target. Are these showing up at any other brick & mortar venues?

(Oh, and a Thread Merge might be in order here.)

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Grand Moff Tarkin
« on: May 21, 2004, 09:23 AM »
That's what we in the Licensing biz call "oversaturation." A great little tune like that becomes so commonplace, even if you hear it in its proper context (like Indiana Jones IV), you're sick of it.

Yeah, I imagine George would frown on that. Send him a letter. Tell him I said "Hi."

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Grand Moff Tarkin
« on: May 20, 2004, 02:30 PM »
"Grand Moff Tarkin" is a trademark owned by Lucasfilm. (Note the ™ on the packaging after his name.)

"Nerf-herder" is a term made up of toy brand trademarked by Hasbro followed by a generic word. It's used in a single line of dialogue, not a formal name. I doubt Lucasfilm sees much sense registering that one.

To contact Lucasfilm regarding the use of their trademarks, send a letter to the attention of their Publicity Department at the following address:

P.O. Box 10228
San Rafael, CA 94912

Good luck.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Grand Moff Tarkin
« on: May 20, 2004, 11:09 AM »
(Why does the guy on the left have all the other men's hair?)

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Shrek 2
« on: May 19, 2004, 10:17 PM »
We took the kids and enjoyed it. Plenty of stuph for every age. Make sure you stay through the credits.

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Kubricks / Re: Kubricks and Minimates
« on: May 19, 2004, 10:13 PM »
I understand and share your frustration, but AA was faced with a few options.

- They could have made the humans the same 2-inch scale as the Marvel Minimates, but then they'd be faced with the engineering nightmare of creating an even SMALLER scale body for Hobbits. I can't picture 14 points of articulation on a 1 1/2-inch body. The 2-inch body suffers enough from a reduced scale.

- They could have made the humans the same 3-inch scale as the Trek (or other pre-Marvel) Minimates, and used the 2-inch body for Hobbits, but then they'd have to develop a larger body for the bigger characters like the Uruk Hai and Sauron. That might have been cost prohibitive.

- Or they could have ignored the scale altogether and just done humans and Hobbits with the 2-inch body. That would piss off everyone.

I think AA's counting on LOTR/block figure fans to pick up this line, not guys like us who want to pit Wolverine against Uruk Hai in a mini-brawl to end it all.

Honestly, I don't think a line like Lord of the Rings works very well in this category or any other where common bodies are used for various characters. Can you imagine Mego getting this license back in the day but only offering the human-sized characters because they only had one body scale?

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Kubricks / Re: Kubricks and Minimates
« on: May 19, 2004, 07:09 PM »
As I understand it, the Hobbits use the 2-inch Marvel bodies. Humans will use a new 2 1/2" body style, while the rest will use the 3-inch Trek body. The only reason Sauron will measure up to 4 inches is due to his headgear, not the body style.

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Kubricks / Re: Kubricks and Minimates
« on: May 19, 2004, 04:03 PM »
Beth might be interested in this post from "TowerRecords.com" over on the AA boards:

"Currently we are expecting our Super Skrull / Thing 2 Pack to arrive in stores and online mid-August. We are trying to express a limited number of them to offer at our Tower booth at the San Diego Comic Con in July. We will also have a limited amount of our exclusive LOTR Sauron Mini-Mate available at the booth as well.

We will make it available on the 25th of this month to coincide with the DVD release. Online will only be able to offer the figure at $2.99 with purchase of the DVD or $6.99 as a single item.

We will be offering the figure FREE on the first day of the DVD release at our brick 'n mortar stores across the country. Our apologies for not being able to offer the same online. After that, you can purchase the figure for $6.99 or with the DVD for $2.99 while supplies last.

Pre-Orders for figures is something that I continually push for but currently, we will not be doing pre-orders for the LOTR Sauron Mini-Mate figure online. Sorry. It will be made for purchase online on the 25th and there are no limits."

Good deal on that Sauron Minimate, and I can't wait for August to get that Super Skrull & Thing 2-pack.  ;D

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Hall of Justice / Re: DC Pocket Heroes
« on: May 19, 2004, 02:33 PM »
I remember getting all excited when DCD announced they would be offering smaller scale figures. I thought this would be Super Powers 2! Instead it was a rehash of Mego's Pocket Heroes.

I can't stand the way these look, but there's no denying the braod range of characters in this collection. It may be struggling at retail, but it's not for lack of trying. And these look like a lot of fun for customizers. Check these out!

If it weren't for the painfully common body styles and the lack of decent articulation (not to mention short capes), I'd be into this line. Instead, I'm into Minimates. Go figure.  :-\

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