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Masterpiece Megatron released.
First disturbing fan-mode unveiled.

MugenZector-5.
An insect-themed Mugenbine fan-mode from the ever-creative Gullwing.

Nippless.
“… 526 yen for a 6 pairs – which will last you 12 times if you have only one nipple.” Four times if you’re Chandler Bing.

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Compositing

Busou Shinki Fort Bragg

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Aquaman has had it with you, man.
See also.

You can almost hear Stan Bush.

Guild Wars 2 and expansion announced.
“We felt it was extremely important to reward those people who have been playing Guild Wars since the game first launched in 2005.”

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Bragg

Busou Shinki Fort Bragg

A photo of a Busou Shinki MMS figure with Fort Bragg accessories parts.

I was only mildly intrigued when the lineart for the Fort Bragg EX weapon set appeared online. It only became a Buy It Now figure for me upon release when fan-modes (like the one above) starting appearing.

I’m puzzled why this Mecha Musume-ish mode wasn’t documented in the instructions. The artillery platform legs were clearly designed to double as legs for an MMS figure; there are peg holes of the right sizes and joints in the right places.

(Long-time Transformers fans will know the toys sometimes had features that weren’t adequately documented in the instructions. This was particularly true during the Beast Wars era and it was mainly a problem with Hasbro’s figures. Takara’s instructions were generally better.)

I can understand how someone might consider these undocumented features a hidden bonus waiting to be discovered but I’m of the opinion cool design features ought to be pointed out and highlighted.

That can be the difference between sale and no-sale.

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A capitulation to violence

The cover of the book shows armed policemen with standing and crouching over the body. Most have the widest of grins on them and one gives the thumbs-up. The back cover describes the events leading to the killing as an “exhilarating” true story.

But as Mark Bowden‘s Killing Pablo makes clear, the victim was hardly a sympathetic figure and his death was indeed a cause for relief if not outright celebration. Who would have imagined that a short, fat, double-chinned stoner could hold an entire country hostage?
Continued…

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