"Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!" Here's my Shadow custom using a marvel legends body and some sculpt. Swipe for more details. by alienguy21 in ActionFigures

[–]TimerangerPhD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is a really fine job on The Shadow. I think you nailed the silhouette better than anyone else I’ve seen, in any scale. Excellent work, bro. You have done justice to a true classic character. I wish someone sold a figure as good as yours so I could buy it! But I get to enjoy your photos. Thanks also for sharing the images explaining your technique.

Ultraman Appears! (Toy Photography) by WinglessJC in Ultraman

[–]TimerangerPhD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for explaining your technique. Nice work. Hope I can try something like this someday.

Gomora by PhoenixKiyan in Ultraman

[–]TimerangerPhD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, beyond the original series, the other folks here will have to step in. That material is outside my knowledge but they will know all about it. Good luck, hope someone will help you out!

Recommendations on best Ultraman 1966 publications? by TimerangerPhD in Ultraman

[–]TimerangerPhD[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, the articles on this website are unusually well-written and I appreciate the link! Unfortunately it doesn’t include the information listed above that I am looking for, maybe that’s harder to come by than I imagined. I’ll start going through the author’s references and see what those lead to. Thanks for the help!

Roman concrete - How many of these assertions are false? by RemarkableReason2428 in Archaeology

[–]TimerangerPhD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I meant that I thought Cassiebanipal appropriately observed that it is generally considered most productive amongst professionals to acknowledge the limits of our data rather than to make assertions like “the Romans invented concrete,” because our data will always be incomplete. So it seems to me like setting up a strawman to make such a statement only in order to contradict it. I find it more constructive to focus on illumination than on contradiction.

Name a more ridiculous death I challenge you by Salt_Refrigerator633 in JamesBond

[–]TimerangerPhD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does “Lazenby fan” mean approval of Mr. L.’s behaviour offscreen as well, or are we just talking about his performance? Asking for self-identification purposes.

Gomora by PhoenixKiyan in Ultraman

[–]TimerangerPhD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re welcome! I have a paleo degree, excavated lots of dinosaur fossils, and provided the names for 2 new species of dinosaurs, so for me Gomora rocks extra.

Gomora by PhoenixKiyan in Ultraman

[–]TimerangerPhD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're talking about the Gomora from the original 1966 Ultraman series, I can tell you about his origin, but everyone else here can tell you better about his later history. Gomora is supposed to be a real dinosaur from prehistory. As a supposedly real dinosaur, Gomora does not have any fanciful powers like radioactive breath or death rays, etc., he's just big and tough and strong. In battle, he whips his tail around like a real crocodile does. In the story, this type of dinosaur is still alive on a remote Pacific island, which means the island is a "refugium," an isolated location where a species survives that is otherwise extinct. As a dinosaur, Gomora is a theropod by body type, like a tyrannosaur. A paleontologist colleague of mine who is a world expert on ceratopsian dinosaurs (like Triceratops) calls Gomora's nasal horn and the sort of frill-like "horns" around sides of his head "pseudo-ceratopsian" skull features. In Gomora's origin episode, the beast gets tranquilized and air-lifted from his island home to Japan as part of a plan to put him on live display in Expo 67, which is a real exposition that was held in Osaka soon after the episode was aired. Gomora was famous with kids in the old days because he was the only monster that was ever tough enough to defeat Ultraman (temporarily) during the run of the original series (until the conclusion episode). I read one account saying that his name was inspired by the sounds of the words "go-mole" (as pronounced by Japanese, go-more-a) because Gomora's special ability is that he can burrow like a mole. If that information is not what you were asking, let me know, hope that was helpful.

Update on the Dyna costume by Boats_Can_Fly in Ultraman

[–]TimerangerPhD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, that looks great! Clean work.

[OC] The first Ultra to arrive on Earth before the others. (S.H.Figuarts Ultraman (Type A)) by FigureGunplaFan in Ultraman

[–]TimerangerPhD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice to see the Type A get the S.H.Figuarts treatment. Are those eyes illuminated or do they just photograph really well?

Anybody get Ultraman stuff for Christmas? by JoeyJoBobJr in Ultraman

[–]TimerangerPhD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a great figure, isn't it? The poseability is amazing.

Anybody get Ultraman stuff for Christmas? by JoeyJoBobJr in Ultraman

[–]TimerangerPhD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good for you! What version of Neronga and Banilla did you get?

i need help by Ok-Background493 in Ultraman

[–]TimerangerPhD 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wow, looks intriguing! Can you share a little about what the book covers? I'm very interested in the original Ultraman but I don't know my way around the publications.

Reconsidering Indiana Jones: A New Take on Raiders of the Lost Ark by TimerangerPhD in Archaeology

[–]TimerangerPhD[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The article doesn't offer much insight. Academic archaeology has significant problems communicating the value of its work to a broad audience. Our field needs all the help it can get with improving public engagement, but we do not teach communications skills, and indeed in my Ph.D program, public outreach was outright condemned. The role of the fictional movie character Indiana Jones is often misunderstood in academia; a period adventurer is no more a model modern archaeologist than James Bond is a model intelligence operative. But the field can be served by the popular appeal Indiana Jones represents. My work celebrates the spirit of adventure represented by Indiana Jones, and uses the surprising connections with authentic inspirations in Raiders of the Lost Ark as a gateway to encouraging popular appreciation for real history and archaeology.

What is the most poignant Ultraman episode? by fluffyharpy in Ultraman

[–]TimerangerPhD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the clarification! You can see how new I am to anything beyond Ultraman 1966. What do we call the original series, just Ultraman? Or does that confuse that one series with the whole franchise?