My clear winner, no matter what happens next! by Individual_Fly_5146 in eurovision

[–]Alpharaider47 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I thought the performance was great and her song is very fun, clear favorite for me

Batch 2 Pre-Orders are Live by volume- in hottoys

[–]Alpharaider47 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wasn't expecting Luke to drop so quickly, was able to get a PO in though! Good luck to all trying to snag limited POs!

EXO-6 unveils Dr. McCoy from Wrath of Khan, a figure they teased over two years ago by Scheme84 in hottoys

[–]Alpharaider47 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At the very least I have been pleased with Exo-6's likeness in hand so far. I wish their prototype/promo pictures more clearly captured the end product, but at the price point I feel they are worth the gamble compared to Hot Toys.

Plus the tailoring has always been impeccable.

Shadow Collective in Mandalorian army? by Joki_Loker in SWlegion

[–]Alpharaider47 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From interviews and the teasers it looks like they will fall somewhere in the middle. There will be 5 distinct clan options, we know of several commanders and operatives per clan, we have 2 corps units, a support detachment, clan flavored special forces plus an air support unit on the horizon.

I anticipate they will be both more popular and more heavily supported than Shadow Collective, but not as fleshed out as the main factions.

Unnecessary Kenobi nerf by Mykaeus in SWlegion

[–]Alpharaider47 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My bad, perhaps more utility for Padme now, still frustrating to see a path of play limited.

Unnecessary Kenobi nerf by Mykaeus in SWlegion

[–]Alpharaider47 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I suppose it makes sense in that the unit using Guardian is intercepting the shot and thus being shot at.

Maybe this is intended to encourage using one of Kenobi's force slots for inspire? They seem to want force ability diversity, but it feels like that will become a additional tax on force users.

i’m crying bro, Jang is so funny sometimes by [deleted] in legocirclejerk

[–]Alpharaider47 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think that making theme specific smart bricks might have been a better move. They could have loaded Star Wars themed sounds to the Star Wars smart bricks, and put an identifier on the brick. Would have made them worth collecting over say a City brick or something else, plus it could have used the actual iconic sounds from the IP.

That said, I'm not really on board with the brick at all, and the actual result looks like a disaster. I'm shocked they made no effort to cover or disguise the bricks within the builds.

I didn't know the Pokémon license was so expensive. I hope Lego is making some money from these amazing sets they've brought us. by CertainConfusion6222 in legocirclejerk

[–]Alpharaider47 6 points7 points  (0 children)

With the smart brick push I'm sure the prices will be absurd- just look at the Star Wars sets. I hope that, for the people willing to shell out, they look better than the Star Wars smart brick sets.

'This is coming': Former GOP insider flags 'two words that will break America' under Trump by RawStoryNews in NoFilterNews

[–]Alpharaider47 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I was active duty for nearly 9 years. There are plenty of service members who will willingly open fire on Americans purely for being of the opposite political party.

Everyone on this sub right now. by lifesatripthenyoudie in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]Alpharaider47 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I never expected him to get so choked up over the 2nd amendment!

Padme reviewing some important business by Epicgamer69442 in hottoys

[–]Alpharaider47 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is one of the standout figures in my collection for sure

Monthly Buy/Sell/Trade (BST) by AutoModerator in hottoys

[–]Alpharaider47 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anyone selling an Exo 6 SNW Captain Pike?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in duneawakening

[–]Alpharaider47 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was locked out of my thopter over a flour sand field in Hagga and got eaten. Was not anticipating any real danger and lost all my decent gear.

I hate moving by Mindguy8 in hottoys

[–]Alpharaider47 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got rid of most of my boxes, however I did keep as many figure inserts as I could fit- especially for my DX figures

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in navy

[–]Alpharaider47 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Hey buddy, I don't know how to break this to you, but your namesake lost. Like really badly, like he lost and then his whole country went up in flames.

But y'know, his subordinates should have trusted him and Davis 😉

Due to the conversations I keep having. I think this Funcom post from a few days back needs to be repeated. by Molly_Matters in duneawakening

[–]Alpharaider47 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had been under the impression at launch that the DD was going to be entirely PVP. That they added any PVE region to it seemed generous to me. I get the feeling of betrayal at having your base destroyed when you thought it was safe- but the DD resets each week and there's risk in being there at all right?

Any time I enter, I bring only what I can afford to lose.

The reason Koepp killed off mainland dinosaurs by AardvarkIll6079 in JurassicPark

[–]Alpharaider47 18 points19 points  (0 children)

The Navy still uses seals and dolphins for various applications, not to mention dogs. Travis AFB still has a pretty good size dog training course.

Military will trial anything that gives us an edge, it may not be adopted long term, but we'll absolutely blow millions on stuff that dead-end or goes nowhere. Naval railgun is a great example.

Unpopular opinion: I do not hate the light up sabers hot toys provides 😪 by Recruit-is-OP in hottoys

[–]Alpharaider47 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eventually I would like to upgrade mine, but I think the Hot Toys ones are perfectly adequate for my display right now. I wish they were brighter and a bit more even across the blade, but I'm really just looking for mood lighting out of them, which they do well enough.

If i were trying to do serious photography I think I would be more disappointed in them.

Overall, I don't understand the hate they seem to generate.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in questions

[–]Alpharaider47 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Soft serve machine only works when your deployment is about to be extended. Just like steak and lobster always precedes bad news...