SolarFlare13

Hey every-pony ^^ how are we all doing today? 

*a wild EpicEnergy appears!*

Hi, I'm back from my week off the forums! I'm not sure if I'll be very active or not though because my mood likes to change all the time. Anyways, I've been playing a ton of Destiny 2 while I was away, so that's been fun. I hope everypony had a good day today!

Flying airplanes is fun. You should like, try it some time  .

I'd just like to say 'Happy Birthday' to my OC. ^^  for those of you who dont know, I created my OC on the 27th of May 2016.  man, it's hard to believe that Solar Flare is already 6 years old  O.O

I haven’t been able to see notifications for anyone’s status updates for a bit now.  I really hope it’s a glitch and not permanent.  Reading status updates of those I follow is my favorite thing to do on this site, and if I can’t easily do that anymore it will significantly reduce the amount I continue to partake on this forum. 

I know this would be more fitting for a goodnight post but I just adore artwork like this! 

Good morning everypony!  Have a great day! 

Apologies if anypony's updates aren't getting any reactions or replies by me.  It's just that the forum is so buggy at the moment that I don't even get notified when somepony posts a status update.  I hope these problems can be fixed soon and I know they will.  In the meantime, this is very irritating. 

Good morning everypony!  Have a great day! 

Hey every-pony ^^ how are my cuddly pony friends doing today? 

Okay, I know this isn't the offical livery they're gonna run next year and we're gonna get a brand new mustang in the not too distant future, but man, that thing looks sexy!!! O.O 
Link: https://www.supercars.com/news/championship/wau-gen3-mustang-renders-emerge/

Okay, I know I said I wasnt gonna buy a diecast this year, but there's a chance that I might.  this year marks the end of an era for Walkinshaw Andretti United. they've been racing commodores since 1988 and they were the Factory Holden Team all the way up til 2017.

Since they're moving to ford next year, I wanna show my support. I got a couple of options. at my local hobby store, they've got the 2011 bathurst winner in 1:43 scale for $53 and they've got the race up on youtube. up to this point, this was the the last time WAU won the Bathurst 1000 (Nick Percat won that race back in 2011).

Last year, Chaz won the great race for WAU. the 1:43 scale is $100 and the 1:18 scale is gonna be a whopping $265. he is one of my favourite drivers, but I think that's a little too much...

...and last but not least, you've got the cars they're currently racing in the V8 Supercars Championship. 

Price-wise, I think I should go for the 2011 Bathurst winner, but I really wanna get one of the newer models, and I'm more interested in getting Nick's car than Chaz.
tbh, I like both drivers, but I wanna get something different. I met nick percat in 2017 in a signing session and he was a really nice guy. next year, I'll be able to support him, which makes me happy  ^^ so yeah, a bit of a tough decision to make  I feel like I should just bite the bullet and just buy the 2011 bathurst winner before it's sold out.

Hey every-pony  ^^ how are we all doing today? :3  

I still cant believe that Walkinshaw Andretti United will become a FORD team in 2023.  to see Nick and Chaz in a Mustang...ohh man, I cant wait for next year.  

I know it’s a tiny picture but it speaks for itself! 

THIS IS HUGE!!! O.O I just woke up and this just popped up. FORMER factory Holden team Walkinshaw Andretti United will become...A FORD TEAM next year. 

Link: https://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/other/supercars-rocked-by-shock-ford-switch/ar-AAWTs1C?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=cc6e42f66b874bc08f98796b94324975

there was A LOT of speculation that this team would bring a new manufacturer into the V8 Supercars championship next year. OH F*CK YEAH, THAT IS F*CKING AWESOME!!!  

I just said the other day that Chaz will always be a Ford driver, despite the fact that he made the switch to holden a couple of years ago. (for those of you who dont know, chaz mostert WON the bathurst 1000 in 2014, and 2021) 

Okay, NOW I'm excited. in the last couple of events, Walkinshaw Andretti United has become the only team that is able to match the pace of the red bull cars, and it was starting to get kinda boring watching two holden teams duke it out against each-other. Next year, we'll have THREE VERY STRONG Ford Teams on our side. (thanks to the guidance of former triple 8 engineer david cauchi and the groves, Penrite Racing is now the leading ford team and it's so good to see Davey up at the pointy end of the field. they've kept throwing performance parts at the cars and now, they're even better than the shell cars, which is pretty ironic considering they've been the leading ford team for the last couple of years ) 

Welcome back Chaz!!! ^w^ ...and we also get Nick Percat. I met Nick in a signing session back in 2017. he was a really nice guy. Now, I can support him for real. Ohh man, the combination of Grove Racing (David Reynolds), Shell V Power Racing (Anton De Pasquale and Will Davison) and now, Walkinshaw Andretti United (Chaz Mostert and Nick Percat), they are gonna DESTROY Triple 8 next year.  this has to be the best news I've heard all year. I remember back in the early 2010s when these two were fighting for factory backing from GM / Holden. Ultimately, it was triple 8 that came out on top and they left the Holden Racing Team in the dust. from 2017, they lost their factory backing and in 2018, the team was bought by Michael Andretti. the team started to re-build themselves from the ground up, similar to when Roger Penske bought 50% of Dick Johnson Racing back in 2015. It wasnt til they signed up chaz, that was when they really turned thing around. but yeah, it's hard to believe these guys were the ORIGINAL Holden Racing Team, and now, they are racing for Ford. yeah, it comes to show ya that these guys do not like each other. (Walkinshaw Andretti United and Triple 8) and they want to get their revenge. 

THIS IS HUGE!!! O.O I just woke up and this just popped up. FORMER factory Holden team Walkinshaw Andretti United will become...A FORD TEAM next year. 

Link: https://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/other/supercars-rocked-by-shock-ford-switch/ar-AAWTs1C?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=cc6e42f66b874bc08f98796b94324975

there was A LOT of speculation that this team would bring a new manufacturer into the V8 Supercars championship next year. OH F*CK YEAH, THAT IS F*CKING AWESOME!!!  

I just said the other day that Chaz will always be a Ford driver, despite the fact that he made the switch to holden a couple of years ago. (for those of you who dont know, chaz mostert WON the bathurst 1000 in 2014, and 2021) 

Okay, NOW I'm excited. in the last couple of events, Walkinshaw Andretti United has become the only team that is able to match the pace of the red bull cars, and it was starting to get kinda boring watching two holden teams duke it out against each-other. Next year, we'll have THREE VERY STRONG Ford Teams on our side. (thanks to the guidance of former triple 8 engineer david cauchi and the groves, Penrite Racing is now the leading ford team and it's so good to see Davey up at the pointy end of the field. they've kept throwing performance parts at the cars and now, they're even better than the shell cars, which is pretty ironic considering they've been the leading ford team for the last couple of years ) 

Welcome back Chaz!!! ^w^ ...and we also get Nick Percat. I met Nick in a signing session back in 2017. he was a really nice guy. Now, I can support him for real. Ohh man, the combination of Grove Racing (David Reynolds), Shell V Power Racing (Anton De Pasquale and Will Davison) and now, Walkinshaw Andretti United (Chaz Mostert and Nick Percat), they are gonna DESTROY Triple 8 next year.  this has to be the best news I've heard all year. I remember back in the early 2010s when these two were fighting for factory backing from GM / Holden. Ultimately, it was triple 8 that came out on top and they left the Holden Racing Team in the dust. from 2017, they lost their factory backing and in 2018, the team was bought by Michael Andretti. the team started to re-build themselves from the ground up, similar to when Roger Penske bought 50% of Dick Johnson Racing back in 2015. It wasnt til they signed up chaz, that was when they really turned thing around. but yeah, it's hard to believe these guys were the ORIGINAL Holden Racing Team, and now, they are racing for Ford. yeah, it comes to show ya that these guys do not like each other. (Walkinshaw Andretti United and Triple 8) and they want to get their revenge. 

Well, I just finished watching the first couple of episodes of My little Pony: Tell your tale and it's actually not that bad. tbh, I had really low expectations and I thought it was gonna be crap / pony life 2.0. the first episode was...pretty meh, but the rest of it was pretty good / entertaining.  there was a lot people that said this was way better than pony life, so I decided to take a look at it.

I love how they focus on the two pegasi in the first three episodes. they really did not get a lot of screen-time in the movie. (if anything, this mini-series is WAY better than the movie and this SHOULD'VE been the introduction to gen 5.) 

I love how Zipp is incredibly shy and she does not like the amount of attention she gets from every-pony, but she is also the most mature of the mane 5. I really like that. tbh, that's how I'm like IRL. she's a combination of fluttershy and rainbow dash. (I'd say she is more rainbow dash than fluttershy, but nowhere near as cocky as rainbow dash.) that is a really nice blend between the two and she is certainly the most interesting out of the mane 5. I know I said izzy was my favourite out of mane 5 when I watched the movie, but now...Zipp is my favourite. 

whereas her sister...ohh man, she is the complete opposite: she wants all of the attention, she's over-dramatic (I could say the same for Izzy) and she's into fashion. (I will admit: I'm still not a fan of the use of I-phones / technology in equestria, but that is something I'll have to get used to, unfortunately) yeah, she is definitely the rarity of the group.

in one of the episodes, Hitch says 'honesty is the best policy'. yup, he's applejack, and we already know that Izzy Moonbow is Pinkie Pie with a horn and Sunny is Twilight but as an earth pony. 

it reminds of the earlier seasons of MLP FIM where the episodes were cute, fun and simple, and I really like that. for anyone who is on the fence, I'd skip the first episode and I'd go straight to the 2nd episode. it gets better and better and better.

call me crazy, but I think this should be the main series. I thought it was gonna a carbon copy of Pony Life, but no. they did a really good job. 

(I'd give it a thumbs up, but...we ponies dont have thumbs...so I'll give it a cup of cider) 

So, would I go back and re-watch this? yes I would. 

Oh, would you look at that. it is the 4th of may here in Australia. time to give ya a star wars meme.  So yeah, for those of you who are into star wars, May the 4th be with you 

All jokes aside, Revenge of the sith is my favourite star wars film. I know a lot of people like to make memes out of this movie, but there's no denying just how much of a badass obi wan kenobi was in this movie.  it is EASILY the darkest film in the franchise. I grew up watching the prequels and they were a big part of my child-hood. 

Oh, would you look at that. it is the 4th of may here in Australia. time to give ya a star wars meme.  So yeah, for those of you who are into star wars, May the 4th be with you 

All jokes aside, Revenge of the sith is my favourite star wars film. I know a lot of people like to make memes out of this movie, but there's no denying just how much of a badass obi wan kenobi was in this movie.  it is EASILY the darkest film in the franchise. I grew up watching the prequels and they were a big part of my child-hood. 

Well, today is the first day of May. ^^  Man, there is A LOT happening this month.  you've got the qualifying race for the Nurburgring 24 on the 8th (which will determine the grid for the Nurburgring 24), the Eurovision song contest in the next two weeks (I'll be supporting Croatia cuz I'm quarter Croatian), Australia (of course, I'm half Australian, but if I'm gonna be brutally honest, I dont think Australia is gonna win it) and Finland A.K.A the guys who WON the Eurovision song contest back in 2006, which is the first time I watched the Eurovision song contest 

(I tell ya, these guys were robbed last year. they should've won it. I'm sick of this modern-pop music trash. We need more ROCK MUSIC!!!!!!) 

...the Bathurst 12 hour on the 15th (I hope Davey wins the race.  this will be the first time I'll be able to watch qualifying / the top 10 shootout for the bathurst 12 hour)

...and last but not least, you've got the Nurburgring 24 on the 26th of May. (I really want these guys to win the Nurburgring 24) 

 it's hard to say what is gonna be the highlight of this month. One thing's for sure: this'll certainly help take my mind off of what's going on in the world.  

this is also the month where it starts to get cold. Yeah, I'm not a fan of the cold, but...it is what it is. 

So anyways, how are we all doing today? ^^

Well, today is the first day of May. ^^  Man, there is A LOT happening this month.  you've got the qualifying race for the Nurburgring 24 on the 8th (which will determine the grid for the Nurburgring 24), the Eurovision song contest in the next two weeks (I'll be supporting Croatia cuz I'm quarter Croatian), Australia (of course, I'm half Australian, but if I'm gonna be brutally honest, I dont think Australia is gonna win it) and Finland A.K.A the guys who WON the Eurovision song contest back in 2006, which is the first time I watched the Eurovision song contest 

(I tell ya, these guys were robbed last year. they should've won it. I'm sick of this modern-pop music trash. We need more ROCK MUSIC!!!!!!) 

...the Bathurst 12 hour on the 15th (I hope Davey wins the race.  this will be the first time I'll be able to watch qualifying / the top 10 shootout for the bathurst 12 hour)

...and last but not least, you've got the Nurburgring 24 on the 26th of May. (I really want these guys to win the Nurburgring 24) 

 it's hard to say what is gonna be the highlight of this month. One thing's for sure: this'll certainly help take my mind off of what's going on in the world.  

this is also the month where it starts to get cold. Yeah, I'm not a fan of the cold, but...it is what it is. 

So anyways, how are we all doing today? ^^

Well, today is the first day of May. ^^  Man, there is A LOT happening this month.  you've got the qualifying race for the Nurburgring 24 on the 8th (which will determine the grid for the Nurburgring 24), the Eurovision song contest in the next two weeks (I'll be supporting Croatia cuz I'm quarter Croatian), Australia (of course, I'm half Australian, but if I'm gonna be brutally honest, I dont think Australia is gonna win it) and Finland A.K.A the guys who WON the Eurovision song contest back in 2006, which is the first time I watched the Eurovision song contest 

(I tell ya, these guys were robbed last year. they should've won it. I'm sick of this modern-pop music trash. We need more ROCK MUSIC!!!!!!) 

...the Bathurst 12 hour on the 15th (I hope Davey wins the race.  this will be the first time I'll be able to watch qualifying / the top 10 shootout for the bathurst 12 hour)

...and last but not least, you've got the Nurburgring 24 on the 26th of May. (I really want these guys to win the Nurburgring 24) 

 it's hard to say what is gonna be the highlight of this month. One thing's for sure: this'll certainly help take my mind off of what's going on in the world.  

this is also the month where it starts to get cold. Yeah, I'm not a fan of the cold, but...it is what it is. 

So anyways, how are we all doing today? ^^

Well, today is the first day of May. ^^  Man, there is A LOT happening this month.  you've got the qualifying race for the Nurburgring 24 on the 8th (which will determine the grid for the Nurburgring 24), the Eurovision song contest in the next two weeks (I'll be supporting Croatia cuz I'm quarter Croatian), Australia (of course, I'm half Australian, but if I'm gonna be brutally honest, I dont think Australia is gonna win it) and Finland A.K.A the guys who WON the Eurovision song contest back in 2006, which is the first time I watched the Eurovision song contest 

(I tell ya, these guys were robbed last year. they should've won it. I'm sick of this modern-pop music trash. We need more ROCK MUSIC!!!!!!) 

...the Bathurst 12 hour on the 15th (I hope Davey wins the race.  this will be the first time I'll be able to watch qualifying / the top 10 shootout for the bathurst 12 hour)

...and last but not least, you've got the Nurburgring 24 on the 26th of May. (I really want these guys to win the Nurburgring 24) 

 it's hard to say what is gonna be the highlight of this month. One thing's for sure: this'll certainly help take my mind off of what's going on in the world.  

this is also the month where it starts to get cold. Yeah, I'm not a fan of the cold, but...it is what it is. 

So anyways, how are we all doing today? ^^

Hey every-pony ^^ how are we all doing today? 

Hey every-pony ^^ how are we all doing today? 

wow, it's a good thing I waited!!! ^^  okay, so there's just been an announcement that SH. MonsterArts will make a figure of...Monster X.  

So, for those of you who are wondering who is Monster X, he is basically King Ghidorah...before he transforms into Keizer Ghidorah. (yeah, he turns into a different version of king ghidorah) he comes out of a meteor after godzilla blasts it into smithereens. he teams up with Gigan to try and beat godzilla, but it ultimately becomes a fight between Monster X and Godzilla. IMO, the real fight starts when Keizer Ghidorah appears. 

...but yeah, this is pretty exciting. I was wondering what was gonna be the next figure S.H. MonsterArts was gonna release after Final Wars Goji. speaking of which, my S.H. MonsterArts Final Wars Goji should be coming out next month. I'll need to head over to Castle Towers sometime next week and find out. Seriously, I cant wait to pick it up. ^^

EDIT: Holy shit!!! O.O some-body's already got a pic of it. MAN, it looks DOPE!!! 

I tell ya, the level of articulation this thing is gonna have is gonna be vastly superior to any S.H MonsterArts Godzilla that has come before it, BUT I'm probably gonna keep it in the box to retain its value. =P

...but yeah, this is another figure that is gonna sky-rocket once it's gone. One thing's for sure: this figure will be CHEAPER than Keizer Ghidorah.

Okay, I will admit, final wars is not my favourite film, but it is a lot better than a lot of other films I've seen. it's colourful, fun, and a lil bit bonkers. if you were expecting anything realistic from this movie, you're gonna have a bad time. this is not the type of film where you can just simply go and watch. this is a movie for the fans. if you wanna get the most out of it, you need to pretend it's an anime. that's all I'm gonna say. 

yeah, if you dont really care bout the plot and ya just wanna see pointless action throughout the entire movie / monsters, humans and aliens duke it out against each-other, then this is the movie for you. y'know, it's funny how I was comparing this to GvK. I should've been comparing this to KOTM. I just recently watched that a couple of days ago, and the two of them are pretty similar. the only issue I have with KOTM is that is feels like I'm watching a marvel movie. it's WAY too chaotic and it's difficult to see what's going on cuz there's so much happening on the screen. but the two films have got plenty of references to keep you satisfied. if you're looking for something modern and realistic and you can put up with all the chaos, KOTM is the one to watch, but if you're simple minded (like me), and you just wanna watch something that is fun and colourful, even if it doesnt make any sense / has ZERO logic, and you dont really care that much bout the plot, then Final Wars is your film. If you havent seen either of them, I highly suggest you go and watch them. 

Y'know, this is exactly the kind of news I wanted to hear. I was a bit of a bad day yesterday (I dont wanna talk bout it) and what's funny is, I just had a dream bout this. I did not think it'd turn out to be true. I like Final Wars. it's not my favourite, but it's a fun movie to watch every now and then. it's also the 2nd japanese godzilla movie I've seen on television. the first is godzilla vs destroyah, which was MANY years back. so yeah, Final Wars means A LOT to me. what's funny is, it's the only godzilla film that I have on DVD, I have it recorded on my Foxtel IQ, AND I have it on USB, so I can watch it whenever I want ^^

Man, this just made things A LOT more difficult. yes, I am a collector and no, I will not stop collecting. I have a bit of a plan. what I intend to do is I'm gonna get all of my diecast models and store them in a card-board box to take room for my figurines. Eventually, I'll need to buy myself a glass cabinet so I have a place to store them in my room and put them on display. yeah, there's not a lot of space down-stairs and there's a couple of figures they've just released that I wanna get:

- Star Wars Black Series General Grievous
- Mezco Ghost Rider (I'm honestly 50 - 50 on this. yes, I'd love to get a figure of ghost rider, but at the same time, I DONT wanna spend $340 on a figure. that seems rather wasteful, if ya ask me. I like to split it and buy other figurines, not just the one. there's NO doubt they'll release a marvel legends figure of ghost rider, considering it's his 50th anniversary later this year. yes, I'm taking the gamble and I'm fully expecting hasbro to release a figure of him in August)
- Marvel Legends Mr. Knight (At first, I didnt think much of the design, but he was really cool in the TV series + they havent made a figure of him, til now...and it looks A LOT better than the standard Moon Knight figure.) 
- Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Fuecoco Plushie (I have to get this.) 

Okay, yesterday I was gonna make a post bout something called the Midnight sons, but I think that can wait. seriously, this made my day a whole lot better  y'know what's funny? I was in the mood to watch final wars the other day (and several other godzilla films, for that matter), now...this just makes me wanna go and watch it 

no kidding, when I was having a nap earlier today, I was like: 'gee, it'd be nice if SH MonsterArts released a figure of Monster X'. well, it looks like I got my wish  I think that's the first time that has EVER happened to me. XD

I'm back home!  Had a fantastic time in Liverpool.  Did everything we wanted to do. 

Goodnight everypony!  See you all in the morning!