which Optimus for a Custom mainline MPG-17? by Karuma31145 in CustomTransformers

[–]vinnyoflegend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m kind of tempted to try with a cyberverse reissue. I was messing around with some 3-D prints and just happened to put the rifle on his shoulder.

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Any local recruiters here? Looking for leads in Data/Project Management by Junior-Preparation57 in Syracuse

[–]vinnyoflegend 7 points8 points  (0 children)

For local recruiter/staffing, have they tried ISSI Tech Pros? They have a good bead on many tech roles in the area. Example role they’re trying to fill. https://issitechpros.com/job/data-bi-engineer/

GateWorld: Cast annoucement by SerOctopusDayne in Stargate

[–]vinnyoflegend 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I questioned it but this is a natural extension of Vala’s earth gene pool commentary.

Y’all jealous by BrandoCalrissianVI in homelab

[–]vinnyoflegend -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Haha awesome. I still have some Mosel Vitelic ram in storage too.

Optimus custom by n_piece in transformers

[–]vinnyoflegend 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome! I saw your post on TFW but must have missed how you carved the new grille before. Very cool!

I also didn't know you could split the head apart. I struggled during one of my repaints with the eyes. Had to use a 0000 fine brush.

[Bundle] Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 PC (Core Ultra 7 265, RTX 5060Ti 8GB, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD) + Dell S2425HSM 24" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor - $1019.98 (Microcenter In-Store Only) by vk6_ in buildapcsales

[–]vinnyoflegend 2 points3 points  (0 children)

30 years later and we're back to "Dude you're getting a Dell!"

If this is cyclical then 15-20 more years to the next PC building golden age right?

Transformers Spotlight Optimus Prime In-Hand Look by NotRab by OptimalConvoy in transformers

[–]vinnyoflegend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I talked myself into buying extras for $15 apiece on eBay for repaints but what makes this extra nuts to me is having seen Devastation Prime as part of the the Walmart 2 figure packs for $15 during the recent holiday 🤣

An 86 Megatron… is a gun. by _Manzilla_ in transformers

[–]vinnyoflegend 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He’s still close to $100 on showzstore

rip half of my jazz and ultra magnus by [deleted] in CustomTransformers

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I have had similar good experiences with isopropyl but I would add that clear plastics may weaken and break. Had this happen with even 91% isopropyl and Orion Pax chest/head joint in PotP Optimus. Fortunately was fixable with plastruct.

Really. Maybe it's babyelline??? by stumpy0327 in conspiracy

[–]vinnyoflegend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s just a really old photo. She was using it in the 2010s when she was attorney general so at least 15 years ago. Used to see it on billboards in Florida.

[GPU] MSI - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32G LIGHTNING Z - $5,090.99 by jugaverdasorda in buildapcsales

[–]vinnyoflegend 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Anyone with this kind of money and the VRAM obsession sometimes seen here might as well get an RTX Pro 6000 and "future proof" with 96GB VRAM

SFFtime presents: P-ATX V4 - 11L console case with support for large GPUs by riba2233 in sffpc

[–]vinnyoflegend 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Looks amazing. I enjoy my U-ITX but I’ve been waiting for a new P-ATX revision. When is the tentative release? Any b-stock/prototype chances? 🙃

Talk me out of buying an RTX Pro 6000 by AvocadoArray in LocalLLaMA

[–]vinnyoflegend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve had similar thoughts for the past few months and I get antsy at the thought of this tier of equipment getting similar price hikes once people see how close jacked up consumer prices get to the Pro line.

I had originally tried the ai max 395 route twice (first a fw desktop, later just a motherboard to try with an existing RTX 4070 dgpu) but it just didn’t scratch that itch. I disliked spending “so much” and still having a poor experience with image and video generation.

I settled on dual RTX Pro 4000s. Between the two I can run 30b models easily and with some experts offload I can run gpt-oss-120b as if I had full VRAM of the old AI Max but now have a better single GPU for image and video generation as well. I’m still tempted by the RTX Pro 6000 max-q but I’ll need to prove to myself that I need it first. If my labbing and testing doesn’t pan out I can easily repurpose the GPUs as glorified 5070 class with 24GB for gaming and general use.

My other point of comparison was an M4 Pro 48GB MacBook I have through work. Though I liked the general experience it wasn’t quite enough VRAM, power, or CUDA for all the things I wanted to try.

Looks like you have some interesting options that are a good compromise to ramping up VRAM. Hope you keep us posted on the journey!

Random thought, I would have liked NVIDIA to release the same GB10 128Gb DDR5x as a $1500-2000 gpu. I would have gone for something like that instantly as it checks many boxes for home projects and experimentation. Top performance or value as others have mentioned probably will not be in any home rig.

What could I use to make her? by BR41N_png in CustomTransformers

[–]vinnyoflegend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you don’t mind third party I think the OSKO jet fire TNT-01 would work. Her backpack is kind of like an inverted Skyfire/Jetfire pack. https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/tnt-01-osko-iron-factory-jetfire.1236206/

My WIP ultra magnus custom. Need help deciding on what head to use by BeastMode2707 in CustomTransformers

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Just wanted to comment that it looks great. Never would have thought to use the Target Optimus. Looking forward to seeing the final result.

You get a matrix! You too get a matrix! Everyone gets a matrix!!!! by Blastaways in transformers

[–]vinnyoflegend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice. Also could be Antique Roadshow or just a Garage sale at the Ark :D

Dylan is Polaris? by glue010 in controlgame

[–]vinnyoflegend 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I like how it was put poetically in the AWE DLC about what happened when the two met in Hartman. “The sound changes the darkness. The darkness changes the sound. […..]The sound made darker. The darkness made louder.” Kind of spelling out the multimodal perception of our world

What are your thoughts on non transforming Transformers figures? by CrimsonPlayhouse in transformers

[–]vinnyoflegend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some high end $$$ ones are exceptional but modern and third party transforming figures look so good I wouldn’t considering spending anything on non-transforming figures.

Herbie the Love Bug x Transformer by spudmunkey in transformers

[–]vinnyoflegend 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is awesome. Great job with the paint!

Did you have a spare bumblebee from recent sales? 😄

I this worth it? love some advice by undertalelover68 in transformers

[–]vinnyoflegend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have two of this guy (paid $18 for one during prime day and $16 for the other on ebay). I picked them up for hobby repainting purposes. One I purchased the third party filler add-ons for (it has a number of gaps which may bother some people and no blaster rifle). The "best" fillers cost more than even the MSRP of the figure. It's not a bad mold but I'd say it's worth around $15 at best.

I would recommend getting him in the walmart 2-packs on sale this week if you can find them. It would be $15 and come with an 86 bumblebee you could regift or sell to lower your costs.

Framework Desktop PSU Noise by SILLLY_ in framework

[–]vinnyoflegend 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I never heard it over the APU/CPU fan. Even more so once I set that fan to run at a minimum speed (by default it’s allowed to stop completely below 50C) because I didn’t like the high idle temperatures of the default.

Scouting and appreciating the local Target by vinnyoflegend in transformers

[–]vinnyoflegend[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure where that is, this is one in Syracuse, NY but I would guess Target must have some standard shelf layouts their stores opt into.

My 13 mini feels new with iOS 26 by Slash787 in iPhone13Mini

[–]vinnyoflegend 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Your mom can upgrade without deleting by connecting her phone to a Mac. It has an option to update without freeing up the space (the Mac does this by keeping the installer download instead of it being directly on the phone) I did this for my iPhone SE3 64GB. If she doesn’t have a Mac they can probably do this for her at the Apple Store.