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John Byrne
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Joined: 11 May 2005 Posts: 133349
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Posted: 26 August 2015 at 1:23pm | IP Logged | 1
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Mimbu's not talking about Godzilla. Again!I can feel the Earth shifting on its axis!
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Bill Mimbu Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 14 April 2008 Location: United States Posts: 7368
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Posted: 26 August 2015 at 6:29pm | IP Logged | 2
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I can feel the Earth shifting on its axis!
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Well... We can't have that happening:
Actually, this is a mini-figure of the Ultraman monster Jirass, which was one of the 1960s Godzilla suits with an added frill and yellow markings... Yeah, it didn't fool anyone, and the Ultraman producers ended up doing the final battle with tongue firmly in cheek.
Found this at the Liberty 8 shop in Akihabara.
Edited by Bill Mimbu on 26 August 2015 at 6:31pm
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Bill Mimbu Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 26 August 2015 at 6:33pm | IP Logged | 3
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Also, added some new swag to my Alien Mephilas collection:
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Bill Mimbu Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 14 April 2008 Location: United States Posts: 7368
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Posted: 02 September 2015 at 12:54pm | IP Logged | 4
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Reportedly being released in Japan later this year:
CNet Japan (Japanese)
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Vinny Valenti Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 17 April 2004 Location: United States Posts: 8120
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Posted: 03 September 2015 at 12:54pm | IP Logged | 5
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Is that a Godzilla Jack-In-A-Box? If so, that would be awesome. He could give his signature scream as he pops out!
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Michael Roberts Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 20 April 2004 Location: United States Posts: 14857
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Posted: 03 September 2015 at 1:18pm | IP Logged | 6
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That's a coin bank.
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Lars Sandmark Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 05 October 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 3144
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Posted: 03 September 2015 at 5:13pm | IP Logged | 7
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I found a ThunderStrike action figure at Walmart.
I have a fondness for the character, due to the artwork of Ron Frenz.
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Bill Mimbu Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 14 April 2008 Location: United States Posts: 7368
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Posted: 03 September 2015 at 6:48pm | IP Logged | 8
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That's a coin bank.
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From the Gormaru Island Facebook Page:
"In Honor of G16 Day 01, A New GODZILLA Bank Has Just Been Announced!
As a "Thank you to all fans" ahead of G16's release, Ltd.Shine and TOHO has announced this fun little beauty!
This bank has a unique gimmick! "If you put a coin within the round waving ocean surface on the bank's sea top. The monster king Godzilla will surface from the ocean while being accompanied by his roar and famous theme as BGM.
Where he will then take the coin by hand, dragging it into the bank and then sink back down into the watery depths of the ocean!"
Release Date: November 3rd 2015 (Uses 2 AA batteries)/ Price: ($22-$24)"
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James Woodcock Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 21 September 2007 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7798
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Posted: 04 September 2015 at 2:26pm | IP Logged | 9
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Went to Force Friday last night. And made the local paper's website:
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Brian Hughes Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 15 June 2015 Location: United States Posts: 309
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Posted: 04 September 2015 at 2:52pm | IP Logged | 10
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Back in 1987 - 1990, I got to go to spend several months each summer in Ankara, Turkey. My father worked for General Dynamics as Project Manager over the Turkish F-16 project.
While there we discovered a shop that made and sold Meerschaum Pipes. They had many historical and mythical characters carved into the pipes. I had never seen any Superheroes on the pipes though. so I asked the shop to get one made of Superman. Now while Superman is well known around the world, in countries like Turkey, he is considered something just for kids, so the artists that make the pipes are not generally happy to be putting them on to the pipes. So I paid some extra money, and provided JB's "Man of Steel" series as examples of how I would like it to appear. What I got doesn't look at all like what I asked for, and they were not willing to do it over. The end result is that I have a one of a kind piece for my collection.
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Brian Hughes Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 15 June 2015 Location: United States Posts: 309
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Posted: 08 September 2015 at 12:13pm | IP Logged | 11
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Adding left and right perspectives.
Edited by Brian Hughes on 08 September 2015 at 12:18pm
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Robert LaGuardia Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 15 November 2007 Location: United States Posts: 1296
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Posted: 12 September 2015 at 6:57pm | IP Logged | 12
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On my old 4s, with its cracked screen, I thought that was Supergirl.
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