RogueTrooper

That's NO Wookie! That was my blind date from last Friday!!!!! euuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!! You can tell from the video that she had a little too much to drink

Me too, I wish that they would make a movie that is set between Mad Max 1 and Mad Max 2 that tells the story about Max's journey as he wanders out in the wasteands. They could show him modifying the Interceptor for the long haul..... Maybe call it "Mad Max 1.5 The Wastelands"

No it is not the big bad naziguy from Raiders. Tom Hardy muscled up for the part in the movie "Bronson". I know Hardy looks like the BIG muscled up Nazi (in the cedits as 1st Mechanic) that Jones fights in plane blowing up scene of Raiders but that was Stunt man Pat Roach not Hardy. A little bit about Pat Roach, he was also in the scene of Marion's Bar (He's the big guy that Indy was fighting with when the nazi, Toht (Ronald Lacey) says " Shoot them, shoot them both" Roach is also in the "Temple of Doom." Pat is the bad guy who is slaming Jones around the mining car. He did have a part in 'Crusades" but the scene was cut out. Bronson Plot In 1974, a hot-headed 19 year old named Michael Peterson decided he wanted to make a name for himself and so, with a homemade sawed-off shotgun and a head full of dreams he attempted to rob a post office. Swiftly apprehended and originally sentenced to 7 years in jail, Peterson has subsequently been behind bars for 34 years, 30 of which have been spent in solitary confinement. During that time, Michael Petersen, the boy, faded away and 'Charles Bronson,' his superstar alter ego, took center stage. Inside the mind of Bronson - a scathing indictment of celebrity culture. Here is the trailer to Bronson:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKC-FKGMeCY

Cool it's the Star Blazers Battleship Yamato !!!!!!!! EXCELLENT!!!! I grew up watching that and Battle of the Planets/G-Force: ( in Japan known as Kagaku ninja tai Gatchaman) These are the granddaddys of anime IT's funny to watch these two now with the un-cut elements of graphic violence, profanity and transgenderism back in, and remember the kid friendly versions that they put out in the mid to late 70s on American TV........ ahhh good times......

Thanks Tig, You now got me going frame by frame through Trek 11 not only looking for R2's cameo!!!!! but to see if there is any other Sci-Fi cameos, may be a Cylon???

From what I have read across the net, there will a be a new version of the V-8 interceptor that is supposedly cobbled together from other wrecked inteceptors. If you look closely at the Youtube video that I posted, the black inteceptor that is sitting there in the background is the new one for Fury Road. It has different light covers, back with the original black rims and is missing the bronze sheild logo on the side at the front of the doors. I guess Max went car shopping at the post apocalyptic pre-owned car lot and got himself another hot ride. I hope he did a car fax report on it. Maybe he got it off of Ebay.

I never said that classic Trek didn't have it's problems. The major thing you might say about the classic Trek back then, was that the special effects cost so much to make, that it ate up a major portion of their budget. I can remember seeing anniversary shows where their production team recounted how they would have to go to some of the others TV show sets and steal props so they could make a scene. So I would say the fight scenes were the least of their worries. What you have to look at are the story lines and the camaraderie that Kirk, Spock and Bones had. Battlestar Galactia back in 1978 had the same problem with it costing them one million dollars alone just for the special effects, per episode. This caused the series to be cancelled because the network did not think it was worth it. George Lucas just happened to get lucky with some of the members he had on his team for Star Wars. They were able to pull it off by the skin of their teeth. If you go back and look at The Empire of Dreams, everbody on the team was surprised at what they had accomplished.

Very Cool Brain, I am lovin your Book!! Can someone in the London please get me a copy of SWI Issue # 116 signed when it happens?? please..... Tom

But does get your attention!!!

Yeah, Vic, i know what you mean. The blaster fire off that websites makes me jump everytime too.

Yes Indy 4 was borning. I think Lucas, Spielberg and Ford, all three thought if they throw out a label that everybody knows and loves, and by bringing the iconic actor Ford back, making the movie would be cake walk, and audiences will sit there for two hours and applaud. I was totally surprised after seeing the Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull. I remember reading in the early 1990's, all the way up to the point of the announcement that a new installment of Indiana Jones would be made, that Harrison kept saying he would not sign on until there was a decent enough story for him to commit to. Yet, during production it was still up in the air as to whether Sean Connery would return as Jones, Sr. Also, suddenly in mid-filming, the announcement of Karen Allen's returning, to repisie her roll as Marion. In my opinion this made me wonder if they had any real story or script to work with at all. I know you are going to say that scripts are always updating and changing as they go along. But, not when you are playing with multi millon dollar budget. You would think, at least, they would have the majority of their ducks in a row before, lights, camera, action. I also can say that Harrison is the type of actor that isn't shy about stating or chanigng things he thinks does not work well. But, maybe he was just along for the ride. As in the case of Mel Gibson, I know first hand, by working on the movie set of The Patriot, while everyone else would show up, including other principle actors, Jason Isaacs, Chris Cooper, Rene Auberjonois, and Adam Baldwin were always there, through every rehersal from sun up to sun down, dedicated to the movie to make it the best it could be. Where as Mel Gibson would show up around 4 PM, ten hours after everyone else had been on the set working. He had to have his lines fed to him by a script girl and then leaves around 6 PM. Mel had a long days work, huh? So when I say that maybe a new actor, hungry with a new perspective and eager to put forth his best performance, may be the shot of adrenalin it needs.

Star Wars came out in 1977. even if you back up to the date that George Lucas started writing it back in 1973-74, Star Trek had been on TV since 1966. The cartoon series was on TV in the mid 70's. In the mid to late 70's, the original cast was slated to return for a new TV series called Star Trek The Next Phase. The only thing that Star Wars really did for Star Trek was, when Star Wars, A New Hope was such a blockbuster film in 1977, Paramount scratched the idea of making Star Trek a TV series and changed it into a major motion picture. So to say that Star Trek is a cheap copy of Star Wars. Look at the production dates of both of them and ask yourself, which came first the chicken or the egg? Don't get me wrong, I can sit here and talk about Star Wars until the sun burned out, but Star Wars does have it flaws too. I am going to name a few: George Lucas only putting out the original theatrical versions of the Original Trilogy on DVD, in non-anamorphic letter box only. (This makes it difficult to watch it properly on a wide screen TV) Ewoks Jar Jar Hayden Christensen Jake Lloyd midichlorians and definiitly not enough stormtroopers and clonetroopers!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't know what Hardy will bring to the Mad Max series, but I do think he is a talent that shows diversity. One thing I am glad is that he is not a well know actor, but has been in movies and TV since 2001. I think we can remember that Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Cary Fisher had acted before Star Wars, but were essentially unknowns until May 25, 1977. So think outside the box. What I should have probably asked; Can the Mad Max series survive without Byron Kennedy? Kennedy had a major roll in the story line in the first 2 Mad Max movies. I think he was the heart and soul that pushed them to be raw and edgy. I think this why Thunderdome was too Hollywood, commercialized, with a sagging story, with a Tina Turner soundtrack to boot. Kennedy passed away on 17 July 1983 and had no part in the third installment. Here are some of the movies Hardy has been in. Black Hawk Down (2001) (as Thomas Hardy) .... Twombly Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) .... Praetor Shinzon Bronson (2008) .... Charles Bronson RocknRolla (2008) .... Handsome Bob

QUOTE (RogueTrooper @ Jan 6 2010, 07:09 PM) It is the BIGGER and TALLER version of the FX armor From what I got from an email from Mike Gordon after inquiring about info on the TKX armor. Not only does it have the sharper detail, it is designed like the FX armor for extra large people. I assumed that everyone knew that the FX armor was already oversized to begin with. (Sorry my bad) I asked Mike in an email what the parameters were for the TKX armor and how it differs from the FX armor. and cost of the kit? I have copied and pasted his reply here: The TKX is sharper detail and made for larger people. Depends on your size "height and weight" The TKX cost around the same a little more. But is not EBAY price so if that is what you want best go to ebay and get the copied FX that some are getting . It is cheep becaue the guy copied it from a suit he purchased and the detail is not as sharp. When a suit shows lines clearly and outlines stick out that is good. Mike - Imperial Quartermaster - TK1336 StormTrooper 501st What I am getting from his email is that the X in TKX stands for "extra" when refering to clothing size. After normal sizes, small, medium, large, clothing goes to one X, two XX, three XXX. So that is what I meant when I said a bigger, taller version of the FX armor,

I don't know what Hardy will bring to the Mad Max series, but I do think he is a talent that shows diversity. One thing I am glad is that he is not a well know actor, but has been in movies and TV since 2001. I think we can remember that Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Cary Fisher had acted before Star Wars, but were essentially unknowns until May 25, 1977. So think outside the box. What I should have probably asked; Can the Mad Max series survive without Byron Kennedy? Kennedy had a major roll in the story line in the first 2 Mad Max movies. I think he was the heart and soul that pushed them to be raw and edgy. I think this why Thunderdome was too Hollywood, commercialized, with a sagging story, with a Tina Turner soundtrack to boot. Kennedy passed away on 17 July 1983 and had no part in the third installment. Here are some of the movies Hardy has been in. Black Hawk Down (2001) (as Thomas Hardy) .... Twombly Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) .... Praetor Shinzon Bronson (2008) .... Charles Bronson RocknRolla (2008) .... Handsome Bob

A fourth installment of the MAD MAX series has been green lit, entilted Mad Max 'Fury Road'. Mad Max creator George Miller states that Fury Road' will not be a re-boot like Batman and Star Trek, but continues the story line, to be set after Beyond Thunderdome. Tom Hardy has been cast to replace Gibson in the role of badass ex-cop Max Rockatansky. Mel Gibson, star of 1979’s Mad Max and the sequels that followed in 1981 and 1985, apparently will not reprise his role in the sequel. Australian native Sam Worthington (Terminator: Salvation) was thought to be top choice for the part, but Miller never even asked Worthington to audition. Miller also cast Charlize Theron in the fourth installment of his post-apocalyptic action saga. Does the vision of Theron on tricked out motorcycles blowing stuff up in the Australian outback sound like a match made in survivalist heaven or a casting choice from hell? The film is to be produced in conjunction with Warner Brothers, and the production budget, looks to be upwards of $130m. Mad Max 4 Fury Road which is slated to begin shooting in August 2010, but pre-production has already commenced. The film is planned for a 30 week shoot. Filming Locations Sydnay AU. and Broken Hill, the same Mad Max 2 'The Road Warrior" The projected release date for the film itself is some two and a half years away - look for Fury Road to hit screens no earlier than May 2012 at this stage! Can the franchise survive without Mel ?? My opinion, I hope so! I think that Mad Max deserves a better send off than Thunderdome. Here are some video links about 'Fury Road': ------------

That's cool!! Anyone know how much it sold for?? Maybe Santa will get me one next year.....

Got ya, ......Undercover work hmmmmm right...

Excellent suit Pablo! Excellent! This makes me want to sing the lyrics to Right Said Fred - I´m 2 Sexy! I am a model you know what I mean And I do my little turn on the catwalk Yea on the catwalk on the catwalk yea I do my little turn on the catwalk Now everybody!!!

Are you giving up on the Darkside and joining the Rebels ?

hEy! Femtrooper Julie, Please no spoilers.... I just order me a Bluray copy from Canada of Fanboys........no spoilers please..... lalalalalala ...I am not listening......lalalalalal.........I am not listening. Don't do that again... you naughty girl you.....

I will still finish the other concept, just so you have two plans!!!!

Great, I am glad you like. I will get started on a parts/materials list and the blueprints / how to..........Stay tuned!

Hey Alex, Would love to come to your Birthday Party! But I am about 500mi way! So, I am will wish you AN EXCELLENT B-DAY!!!!!!!!!!! Dagum!...and I love me some laser tag....

It is the BIGGER and TALLER version of the FX armor