Hi All! As many of you know, at the GatchaCon events held during the San Diego Comic Con, I have usually brought a box of extra Gatchaman items I have for people to look through and, if they wish, to purchase. This hadn't been too big a deal, since I had been living close enough to the convention to simply load up a box or two of stuff and drive down with it. However, I moved earlier this year, and driving from home to the convention is not an option. Since lugging a large box of items onto an airplane is equally impractical, I figured I would instead put together a list of the items I have, their prices, and links to photos of those items, and send the list to people who are planning on attending the convention. They can then look over the list, and if there's anything they want, I'll bring it with me and they can get it at the con without having to pay for postage. While I know some of the people who are planning to attend, that doesn't mean I know everyone who is going to be there. So, if you're planning on attending the Comic Con next week, and would like to see what Gatchaman items I'm offering, let me know, and I'll send you the list. Of course, if there are people here who are not attending but are still interested in seeing what I have, I can easily send you the list as well. Naturally, if I'm not going to see you in person, you would have to pay additional costs to cover shipping. Anyway, if you want to see the list, send me a note at [EMAIL]jbl@cts.com[/EMAIL] , and I'll get it off to you! I apologize for the commercial plug, and I'll now let you get back to your regularly scheduled posts. James

Oh, dude ... Send me the list!! I'm not going, but I'm happy to browse and pay shipping if you take paypal. PM me!! SJ

James I would love to see the list too... Paypal works for me too, if that what you take... if not we can work something out. Just PM me with whatever information you need! Lori

Hi all! Just a quick note to anyone else who might want the list of items, please send me your request for the list to the e-mail address I provided above. I cannot PM it to you because it is simply too long, going far beyond the number of characters this system allows in a single message. If I don't have an e-mail address to send it to, I cannot send it to you. James

Any chance you could post it here?

Any chance you could post it here?

I'm afraid not, for the same reason I cannot post it in a PM. The system used here has a limit of 10,000 characters in a post, and the list runs over 50,000 characters. James

Oh my! That's a big list.

I want the mug! I want the mug!! I am still working on flash to let me snag the lighters, too ... SJ

Originally posted by SJ_SwanJun I want the mug! I want the mug!! I am still working on flash to let me snag the lighters, too ... SJ

Ahhh! so here is a way around your baseball problem. "Flash, if you insist on playing baseball all night, than you just have to let me get those lighters." Or, something like that.

I want the mug! I want the mug!!

Sadly, the mug is already spoken for. It was the first thing to go, actually. I do still have the lighters, though. Just remember, I only have one of most of the items on the list, and they're all on a first come-first served basis. James

CD - I used the ploy, and it worked!! I can have them! I WANT THE LIGHTERS!! Tatsunokofan - how much for shipping of the lighters to Canada? USPS, tho. Not UPS - God not UPS - they're bastards on brokerage fees!! (I paid $60 brokerage on a $10 item from the states in my early eBAy days ... So yeah, the lighters, shipping to Canada ... Toronto, Ontario, M6N 2P6 I'll take them if shipping is not as high as I imagine (weight, damn weight) ... SJ

Originally posted by SJ_SwanJun CD - I used the ploy, and it worked!! SJ

glad the plot worked. See Swans really do know how to get around their Eagles. Especially with help from other Swans and a few wise Owls.

Hey James, the minifigs arrived today! They're awesome! Thanks so much!

I've seen this while net browsing , although I don't know wheter is a novelty to you! Gatchaman Pins Clicky

Did you notice they have Ken and Joe's names mixed up?

Nope, I'll check again.

Nope, they haven't mixed their names, but they mistaken Ryu for Jinpei!

Ooh, you're right! Ken and Joe are switched, and Ryu and Jinpei too! I wonder why Jun is the only one they got right?

Maybe because she's a girl? I'd wish to get some Nambu pins. I'd knew where to stick those!

ROTFL!!! Not to mention what I'd do if they were crazy enough to make Zark pins... That FOSDIC would be getting jabbed!!!

Hi all, Oh yeah, those Character Collection cloisonne pins! They were released in Japan by Yutaka in 1995, along with about 100 other non-Gatchaman anime character pins. It was a pretty big series, if you were trying to get them all! About 2 years ago, the Gatchaman ones reappeared in Diamond Comic catalog. I suspect that a bunch of the pins must have surfaced somewhere and Diamond got them, though it is possible that Yutaka reissued them. I doubt they were a reissue, though, mostly because there was no noise about them on Japanese fan sites, and they didn't turn up in any Japanese auctions at the time. There is actually a 6th pin in the set, though a lot of people are unaware of it. It has long been the hardest of the pins to find, and was not included in the offering from Diamond. That pin looks like this: None of the pins are very large, only about 1" long and 1/2" tall. Being made in Japan for their domestic fan market, there was never any consideration given to including a 7-Zark-7 pin in the series. Sadly, there was no Dr. Nambu pin either. James

Originally posted by tatsunokofan there was never any consideration given to including a 7-Zark-7 pin in the series.

And for that, we can all get down on our knees and thank whatever deity we pray to.

Hey, I'd like to have a Zarky pin! I'd stick it on Eagle's ........

Originally posted by amyltrer Hey, I'd like to have a Zarky pin! I'd stick it on Eagle's ........

This is why it's a good thing there isn't an Ego pin... <---- Eagle after Ego pins him with the image of Zark

Originally posted by Transmute Jun

Originally posted by amyltrer Hey, I'd like to have a Zarky pin! I'd stick it on Eagle's ........

This is why it's a good thing there isn't an Ego pin... <---- Eagle after Ego pins him with the image of Zark

No it isn't! If therew ould have been an Ego pin , I'd be the first to buy it! No the Eagle looks soo good being bashed! Has Ego gone red from exhaust?

I'm just scared of what you'd do with the Ego pin!!!!!

Hmm , I do have some things in mind......

Originally posted by amyltrer Hmm , I do have some things in mind......

Ooh, I can see youe evil mind working....

You'll see it in the Eagle bashing series!

Originally posted by amyltrer You'll see it in the Eagle bashing series!

I'm already enjoying the Eagle Bashing series!!!!

Originally posted by Transmute Jun

Originally posted by amyltrer You'll see it in the Eagle bashing series!

I'm already enjoying the Eagle Bashing series!!!!

Hmm, that's not good! I was hoping I could ...ahem, make you to write that Ego ficcie

Originally posted by amyltrer Hmm, that's not good! I was hoping I could ...ahem, make you to write that Ego ficcie

Um, whether or not I'm enjoying the Eagle Bashing drawing, WHY would that make me write an Ego fic? I don't understand the logic. Anyhow, my current one is calling. I've added another 20 pages to it... and it's still going strong...

Originally posted by Transmute Jun Anyhow, my current one is calling. I've added another 20 pages to it... and it's still going strong...

Way to go TJ. I worked a little on my next fic this weekend. Then dreamed up the next part, so we will have to see where it is going now.

As long as you keep it going, I'm sure it will be terrific, CD!

Originally posted by Transmute Jun As long as you keep it going, I'm sure it will be terrific, CD!

It was meant to be a short insight into Cronus and Anderson's relationship. But Anderson will not shut up, he keeps going on about the background history of the team; how they were brought into the project, adoption of the selected children, training they have been doing and now medical procedures given to the team. So now I am left wondering how much I should keep writing and when too much information becomes boring. I think for now, I will write it all down and then I will have a look at it, when Anderson is done revealing secrets to Cronus, and see what I have.

Well, it depends on the story. Does the reader NEED to know this to go on and follow the story? For example, I did the whole exposition thing in the third bit of the fic I started posting this morning. But that's because to really understand what's coming, the reader needd to know all of that. If the reader DOESN'T need to know, then I'm a fan of a slow reveal, over many scenes. JUST as much as they need to know...

Originally posted by Transmute Jun Well, it depends on the story. Does the reader NEED to know this to go on and follow the story? For example, I did the whole exposition thing in the third bit of the fic I started posting this morning. But that's because to really understand what's coming, the reader needd to know all of that. If the reader DOESN'T need to know, then I'm a fan of a slow reveal, over many scenes. JUST as much as they need to know...

I am wondering that TJ. Do you need to know this information or is it information that would be nice to know so you the reader can understand my universe. *Cloud thinks, a bad thing* Maybe none of this scene needs to be revealed and I can leave it and move on to the next part. I like your idea of the slow reveal so, for now, I am writing it all down. I can always save it and reveal it later if a time comes for someone to know this information.

Originally posted by clouddancer I am wondering that TJ. Do you need to know this information or is it information that would be nice to know so you the reader can understand my universe. *Cloud thinks, a bad thing* Maybe none of this scene needs to be revealed and I can leave it and move on to the next part. I like your idea of the slow reveal so, for now, I am writing it all down. I can always save it and reveal it later if a time comes for someone to know this information.

Well, I guess what matters is whether or not the reader understands what is going on in your story. If revealing some of the background would help with that, then do so. If it's not necessary, you can wait. Sometimes it's also nice to do a slow reveal (little bits at little times) to prevent a big reveal later on. I took that path in the fic I am writing now... I had a character revealing little bits of his motives over time, so that when the moment came for him to act, the reader already kind of understood why he was doing that, without a big explanation.