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What do you do when one Chuck isn't enough? You add another, that's what ya do! Chuck from the very popular podcast, StarJoes joins us as a guest to double your Chuck power for the week. StarJoes Chuck gives an impressive performance. WOJM Chuck, just throws in the "rag." From the mailbag we ready Monte's letter concerning theigh cuts and other items to make it easier to customize. Hear the reactions from the live Tweet as man-cards were retracted then later reissued. In the news, wave 3 just got here and it looks like wave 4 is nipping at its heels. A date for COIL Con III is revealed. The club debuts some more detail on the FSS figures and cardart, while Justin and Gary give their thoughts on the behavior of the fandom towards the club. IDW crowns a new Cobra Commander - ample spoilers are given, you have been warned. Ellen Tigh is still the 13th Cylon; sorry its a 5 year old show, spoiler limitations do not apply. If you need more Joe on TV, The Hub is now showing season 2 of the Joe toon. Lastly the crew wraps it up by discussing the Joe-molded Jurassic Park figures that were originally destined for TRU, but are showing up in various Asian markets. Greg was moody so we ended it short so he could get some sleep. Shhh, don't laugh too loud, you'll wake him.
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December 9th, 2011 at 1:48 am
It’s Double Chuck !!!
December 9th, 2011 at 10:08 am
Great show, gentlemen.
You’re wrong about the Ghost Rider legs, though. They do suck, and I replaced mine with the legs from Resolute Destro; no paint required, and it looks MUCH better:
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z58/MonteWilliams/Lahore%20Pakistan/Samhain.jpg
But Ghost Rider doesn’t have those horrid Marvel Universe ball-joint hips. If it wasn’t for his thigh cuts, his legs would have been fine!
Also, for what it’s worth, yes, I am teaching in Pakistan, alongside my wife (who is a school counselor) and our daughter, who is in second grade.
We spent two years in Asmara in the Horn of Africa, and we’ve been here since August. Our contract runs through May or June of 2013.
While the city (Lahore) is not without its tensions, we are not in what you might think of as a “danger zone”. I mean, it’s all relative, of course. But as I delight in pointing out, I have taught in California and Idaho and Africa and Pakistan, and in nearly a decade of teaching I have known of three schools that had lock downs due to security concerns.
And all three schools were in Twin Falls, Idaho.
Finally, Frostbite is not going to be the thirteenth figure. Come on, man. You think the Club is going to give us Big Boa and Jinx… and then have the surprise figure be Frostbite?
I am a huge fan of Frostbite, and even I would find him an underwhelming choice.
Keep it up!
December 9th, 2011 at 1:52 pm
Concerning articulation, I think Hasbro needs work on what they have now before adding anything else. Putting the shoulder joints in cavities severely limits their range and looks weird. Putting elbows deep in sockets limits their range too. And stop hanging web gear/vests over the hip joints so figures can sit properly. Those are all easy fixes which wouldn’t create any extra costs. On the other hand I love the the modern articulation of double jointed knees, ankles and wrists, especially the new wrists.
For the 13th Club figure, I’m guessing Raptor. Simply because POC desert battle Zartan looks like he was originally intended to be Raptor. This could be the chance to release him.
December 9th, 2011 at 6:55 pm
Do we know if the Club will stay away from doing characters Hasbro has already covered during PoC/30th? Something in my head keeps popping out Tan Double Clutch.
I’m wondering if #13 is going to be something unrelated to any of the 12. Do we have any evidence that suggests it would be related to any of them? Who’s to say #13 isn’t Recoil, or Capt. Grid-Iron, or Rampart, or another Adventure Team character?
December 11th, 2011 at 1:35 am
Can’t wait to hear what you all think of the Retaliation trailer!
December 11th, 2011 at 4:40 pm
Pathfinder could be an easy kitbash for a 13th figure.
December 12th, 2011 at 7:44 pm
Great show as always. I agree that the club is getting far too much hate these days. I mean, I’m by no means their biggest fan, but I’m really excited for the subscription figures and especially Footloose next year. (I just hope it shows up, unlike the Dial-Tone I never got and had to purchase from eBay.) I’m willing to give them another shot next year and just re-upped my membership. So people need to just calm down and get over it. I seriously doubt we’d be getting much of what the club is making if we had to wait on Hasbro.