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Forresto

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  1. I hope they realize what a mistake pay for map packs is as a concept. Map packs should always be free otherwise the community gets divided and those playing all the maps becomes smaller and smaller. My friend barely plays because his favorite maps, Death Star and Scarif seem to always be dead when he logs on. Cosmetics can be pay for DLC.
  2. What an amazing topic and source of reference. I cant believe ive missed this for so long. I might have some model comparisons I can contribute.
  3. It Follows - If this had come out in the eighties it would be a classic and most of us would have seen it in our lifetime by now. What i'm saying is if you want a great scary movie look no further. If your in the US its on Netflix. Blair Witch - Low rating on IMDB be darned, I'm a huge fan of the original Blair Witch and had to watch. A far better sequel then that awful one we got previously that had absolutely nothing to do with the original. I personally enjoyed it a great deal but I understand the appeal isnt broad. Was the film spiritual at all or deal with spirituality? I've found that most of his films deal heavily in spirituality. Such as in Signs, the water is really holy water or at least is sanctified.
  4. Rey is not a jedi yet however and Luke never finished his training in the Empire Strikes Back. Since there is no time jump between Episode 7 and 8, a lot of time will have to pass in 8 for Rey to complete her training.
  5. I'm not saying it may not become plural Just that very clearly we know it to be singular now, as in there is no possible others as Rey is not a jedi yet. Unless there's a time jump later (apparently 8 takes place immediately after the end of 7) or a large amount of time passes I'm not sure if she will become one in this movie. Again its possible the point of this movie is that she does and the title becomes plural. Then again if we follow Star Wars tradition the master must die, and leave Rey as the sole Jedi making the title singular again. Thing is, i'm not convinced Rey is going to become a Jedi. I think if she's the Chosen One who is meant to bring balance to the force, she's going to be between the light and dark. The Sith and Jedi are a cycle of asymmetrical power where when one is in power there are very few of the other. That's not balance at all. Of course she could become a jedi and then move past that but that is only a theory.
  6. I bought a $30 Tarkin, which is real and absolutely lovely, from the death star set and the same seller at the time had a $13 Han Solo. $4 for the hairpiece alone doesn't sound awfully fake, especially if the seller is aware that the hair piece is currently in a far cheaper set and no longer exclusive. Given how cheap hair on BL tends, emphasis on tends, to be i'm not overly suspicious. However its your money and your risk. Personally if you don't want to take the risk just buy the previous version of Han Solo's legs and torso, if you don't have either, and wait until the desert skiff comes on sale in your area. That way you get the hair piece and a perfectly good Han.
  7. Mystery Solved?
  8. I think we're going to have a lot of Attack of the Clones detective work in the next movie, except you know done far better. I remember seeing concept art in the Force Awakes of Rey exploring the ruins of the second Death Star and the Emperor's Throne Room which is submerged in one of Endor's oceans. I feel like there will be a lot of exploration of the force.
  9. Month long break till the next episode if you live in the States. This was a top notch episode though, one of the finest Rebels has done yet. The character development of Sabine had me a little choked up, surprisingly. I liked everyone even...*shudders* Ezra. He was a jerk as usual but I could see the appeal more. As for the show I give it maybe two more seasons at most for a five season total. It would make sense as they are most likely doing Scarif as the series finale. I'm sort've looking forward to the next series they make. Don't get me wrong I enjoy rebels a lot, despite my grumbles, but i'm always concerned each episode of whether they will handle characters correctly. Always asking does this fit with the Original Trilogy? I'm hoping we get a series set in either the Old Republic period or between the OT and ST, set in a time period not established in the current canon that we know absolutely nothing about. A new frontier if you will. When I played KOTOR for the first time last year it was a strange and wonderful feeling. I felt the nostalgic wonder of the OT in a familiar universe while at the same time feeling I know absolutely nothing. That's what I want in a new series, something that's barely restrained by the current canon that can go a little wild with new concepts and enemies.
  10. Does the Imperial Officer have a black or grey uniform? Hope its black.
  11. I rewatched the Force Awakens and i'm fairly certain Rey has got to be Luke's daughter. In the canon Rey visually remembers her parents and at the end Luke and Rey exchange a look that goes far deeper then "oh hey someone finally found me." I used to subscribe to the theory that Rey was Han Solo's daughter and all but now i'm convinced she has to be Luke's.
  12. I read that in Saw Gerrera's voice. LIES! DECEPTION! Seriously though I sortve feel TLG may, emphasis on MAY, have taken the wrong lesson from Assault on Hoth. The idea of a minifigure playset is not a bad idea. The popularity of the Death Star is proof of this. It was the poor execution. Imagine the Home One set from a few years ago (the first Ackbar set) at two hundred dollars. How much could be improved and expanded. Fill it with lots of cool figures and a really great looking, focused build (briefing room, bridge, no hanger) that would be great for display To me thats the point of UCS. A challenging detailed build that is amazing for display. I know the Falcon and Snowspeeder are popular sets and im not complaining they are being updated. However im concerned that Assault on Hoth has made TLG overly cautious to explore the subtheme. ...or maybe TLG is releasing to sets guranteed to move units and sell like crazy to make up for the poor sales of the Hoth UCS?
  13. "The Rebels have a mole!" Governor Pryce. Not to sound weird but clearly the biggest issue is Peter Cushing's torso is a little more *ahem* flat chested then Pryce.
  14. To be fair as said the Clone Wars was a kids show and a lot people died. The problem with Rebels isnt that the main protagonists havent died, at least I think, its that they havent built a large roster of named secondary characters they can just wipe out. For instance in the Clone Wars we knew certain characters couldnt die such as Anakain and Obi-Wan but they were smart and threw Ashoka into the mix. None of us knew her and I think many of us at the time did not forsee her surviving the show. Especially when Jedi and admirals and clones are being knocked off left and right. Wedge and Hobby and Dodonna are all cool but we know they survive. Now because of Rogue One we know even another two that make it so where is the tension? We should be getting to know a dozen other rebel characters that pop up from time to time like that imperial droid who defected. People who have one or two lines every other episode we get to know over the course of a season. People we get connected to that aren't in the OT so we dont know their fate. The Rebels writers did that with the Imperials and because of that I tend to root for the Empire while watching the show.
  15. So im the original poster, yeah it does fold forward but at the time I took the picture I didnt know it did. i'll try and post an updated picture.
  16. He was still on Scarif...
  17. Bistan would like to have a word...
  18. I kind've think the best way to honor Carrie Fisher and her character of Princess/General Leia is to make Leia impact the arc of another character in a massive way. For example, and this is for example and not a theory, let's say Snoke causes Leia's death and it pushes Kylo Ren towards the light. Leia should give another character a defining moment.
  19. Can you put a regular backpack on at the same time as the utility belt?
  20. I know Palpatine is wearing Black in the actual scene but I really hope we get him in his red robes just for diversity's sake. The robes he wears in the senate scene where he does the whole "The Republic will be reorganized into the FIRST...GALACTIC....EMPIRE!" spiel.
  21. Heroes of the Rebellion. Each one was only on screen for a few moments but they all felt like separate people that had character, not just nameless grunts. I'm glad Lego made them into figures! I wonder if the actors know?
  22. I am no longer pressed because I built Raskolnikov's extraordinary model and i'm very satisfied. However I am shocked there hasn't been a UCS AT-AT. The five most iconic vessels in Star Wars are easily the X-Wing, Tie Fighter, the Falcon, Death Star, and the AT-AT. You ask anyone on the street and there is no question they would mention one if not all those. The battle of Hoth is iconic in cinema history up there with King Kong on the Empire State Building (no pun intended.) We have the first four in UCS format. It's mind blowing we don't have the AT-AT as a UCS set. I mean how did the Sandcrawler get designed before it? The Slave 1 I get because Boba Fett is extremely popular but the Sandcrawler? Look i'm ultimately glad it was made as It's a great set and the vehicle is definitely memorable as are most Star Wars vehicles but come on. Compared to the symbol of the unstoppable Imperial War Machine? Assault on Hoth? They made a UCS based on the rebel side of Hoth, your general consumer doesnt care about the rebel side. I know it was meant to be released in tandem with the system scale AT-AT but they missed that shot.
  23. I'd gladly take both. TLG give me aliens and I will get a second job with the income going directly into your coffers if you would just give us more molds.
  24. Was the Rathtar a seperate build from the playset or was it built into it like the Dr. Strange set.
  25. That may be the Eta class shuttle.
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