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Fanhome has a kit for assembling the MkIII armor. It's a subscription model. I got my first shipment today. Stage 1 is the head. It's got some heft to it. High quality. Good paint matching. Something for me to look forward to for the next 23 months. https://www.fanhome.com/us/marvel/iron-man-build-up/
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Unfortunately, I share the same outlook as this YouTube poster about the probable rapid demise of the superhero genre, as a commercially viable film genre. It is not as if people are getting sick of heroes, it’s just that the people in charge of various media hire writers that can’t write or even conceive of proper heroes, only deconstruct them in an environment that lacks a moral center If your curious, take a look
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ZZ Top Bassist Dusty Hill Dies at 72
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"This is the Way"
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This is the BBC's take on him https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-57960048 He was very good.
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Cause of death was complications from pancreatitis. Kansas rock violinist, singer Robby Steinhardt dies at 71 Kansas is one of my two or three favorite bands. Robbie's vocals and violin are integral to their unique sound. He hasn't performed with the band in a very long time, but he will definitely be missed.
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Taiwanese puppet shows! That is where its at now. There is this Taiwanese/Japanese co production of puppets called Thunderbolt Fantasy. Its really good. I seen first season and it rocked. I skipped the music intro the first times I watched the show because it was a bit much. But the show itself is awesome. I got used to music after a while. Taiwanese puppet shows is the new cool thing.
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Died at 71 from late stage Dementia. https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/former-saints-pick-wrestlings-paul-mr-wonderful-orndorff-dies-at-71/ar-AAM4jbz RIP Sir. One of the great heels from when I was a kid.
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Richard Donner, Director of ‘Superman,’ ‘The Goonies’ and ‘Lethal Weapon,’ Dies at 91
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To our neighbors to the north.
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Happy July 3rd ! Yes ! It is July 3rd ! The ideal day to have a party, have a drink and really overdo it as you have the Sunday to let it wear off before you go back to work on Monday. It is not as if anything important is happening on the 4th is it ? So Happy July 3rd !
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Canada Day this year came in the wake of the discovery of unmarked graves at Canadian residential schools, escalating into the "heat dome" heatwave, still moving eastward across Canada as I write, and culminating in a tragic and apocalyptic way when Lytton, a primarily First Nations town and the hottest place in Canada, burned down on the holiday eve. So it was a bummer, is what I'm saying. Here's wishing that Independence Day goes better!
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As pride month draws to a close, I just want to wish any other LGBT+ folks on here a happy Pride!
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It's time for the 2021 Master List Superdraft! This draft is a superhero draft of the kind we have seen often on this forum. This particular draft seeks to maximize the event of one player 'sniping' another. To do this, most of your picks will come from a small list that we will jointly create. June 1: everyone drafts 9 characters. Some heroes, some villains, all characters appropriate to the superhero genre. We want everyone's list in QUICKLY, so it doesn't matter if there are duplicates. These characters are sent to me by PM. You are answerable only to your own conscience. Last year I vetoed a number of characters for not being approp…
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Nobody's talking about the trailer for the new legendary Godzilla film? Rodan, Mothra, and King Ghidorah to appear! Rodan looks pretty good...like a literal fiery phoenix. The others are only quick shots, but their basic appearance seems to match their Japanese counterparts. I'm not sold on the "each head of Ghidorah having a different personality" angle, but we'll see how it goes.
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First off, I will grant you that I am old. I am so old that I remember reel to reel tapes even before there were 8-tracks. I’m so old I remember when the most mobile phone you could own was installed in your car, you needed to have a special operator place the call for you and the only place you saw one of those was on TV. I am in fact so old that I’m not sure I spelled Tik Tok correctly. But in spite of all that, I’m beginning to think that this thing is not simply a matter of me not understanding a new thing but something that is actually dangerous. In the last 24 hours I’ve seen a news report about one kid in the U.S who died doing a TT challenge about chokin…
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Ned Beatty has died aged 83. He was a whole load of films that I have seen including Superman 1 and 2 and Deliverance. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-57467111
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This is an odd one for this site, but we have such an eclectic and varied knowledge base that I figured it's worth a shot. Recently came into possession of this old beauty: The paperwork that I have on it is decidedly off -- has it as a 1918 International Harvester flatbed truck...along with a serial number that didn't start being used until the 1950s. It's pretty much all original apart from a few minor things (fuel filter, some wiring, etc.). While we're working on fixing it up, I'm trying to dig up as much information on it as I can...which is where you lot come in. Anyone have knowledge (or ability to gain said) of early IHC …
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https://geektyrant.com/news/marvel-announces-a-new-tabletop-rpg-marvel-multiverse-coming-in-2023
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The participants were WORLD CREATION SUPERDRAFT 5 OUR WORLD CREATORS THIS YEAR ARE . . . Player 1 Cancer God E’il God of the Ocean Geography. The World is infinite, flat with many lands surrounded by ocean Sentient Life. The Eech sentient rocks Gift to Civilization. Ore. Interference. Mythic Monster or Guardian. Secondary Domain. Navigation Secondary Domain . Storms Secondary Domain: . Player 2, csyphrett God Justice Geography. Courthouses Sentient Life. The dreaded (Paladins) G…
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I was bummed to hear that 2-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year and 7'5'' former Utah Jazz Great, Mark Eaton passed away after a bicycling accident, he was 64. https://www.si.com/nba/2021/05/29/utah-jazz-legend-mark-eaton-dies-at-64 Rest In Peace, Mark.
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Oh gawds, it's the World Creation SuperDraft 5! You are a god. We are building a new fantasy mythology from scratch. Working with all of the other gods, you are going to create a new world. The setting is completely blank. You will need to contribute your divine ideas to build the lands and populate them with a variety of life. Here's what you'll need in your divine portfolio. Domains of Influence. These are special realms of control and responsibility for which you are known and prayed to. You will have one primary domain and three secondary domains. Secondary domains can b…
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So this just happened. Market run today. Get what I need for the next few days. A few rather slow checkout people who don't know how to use the self-serve checkout, but ok...get through that. Scan everything. Finish and pay. "Attendant needed."" Huh? She's stepped away, but comes back. Finish and pay. SAME THING. HUH??? She gets that cleared, I go to pay...tap, tap, DING. OK Wait. There should be a transaction confirmation on my phone. Nope. But it's printing the receipt.... Look at receipt......wait, I didn't pay with a debit card..... What happened...the person before…
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